D. Neely

17.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
295 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

D. Neely is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Neely has authored 295 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 234 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 173 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 134 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in D. Neely's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (233 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (134 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (134 papers). D. Neely is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (233 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (134 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (134 papers). D. Neely collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. D. Neely's co-authors include C. Danson, P. McKenna, Z. Najmudin, V. Malka, A. E. Dangor, K. Krushelnick, M. Zepf, D. C. Carroll, David Hillier and N. W. Hopps and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

D. Neely

287 papers receiving 9.2k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Electron acceleration from the breaking of relativistic plasma waves

1995 647 citations Z. Najmudin, A. E. Dangor et al. profile →
Petawatt class lasers worldwide

2015 379 citations C. Danson, David Hillier et al. High Power Laser Science and Engineering profile →
Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced hybrid acceleration scheme

2018 285 citations A. Higginson, R. J. Gray et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
D. Neely	7.9k	6.4k	5.0k	2.1k	1.5k	295	9.6k
E. M. Campbell	7.7k 1.0×	5.7k 0.9×	5.4k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	987 0.7×	164	9.8k
J. Fauré	6.3k 0.8×	4.6k 0.7×	3.5k 0.7×	1.1k 0.5×	1.7k 1.1×	164	7.7k
J. Meyer‐ter‐Vehn	7.6k 1.0×	5.5k 0.9×	4.8k 1.0×	2.0k 1.0×	808 0.5×	126	9.1k
A. Rousse	6.6k 0.8×	5.1k 0.8×	3.6k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 1.0×	138	8.6k
C. B. Schroeder	10.0k 1.3×	6.2k 1.0×	5.0k 1.0×	1.7k 0.8×	3.3k 2.2×	341	11.1k
K. Krushelnick	11.9k 1.5×	7.7k 1.2×	7.4k 1.5×	3.3k 1.5×	1.4k 1.0×	268	13.1k
V. Malka	12.2k 1.5×	7.9k 1.2×	7.3k 1.5×	2.7k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	284	13.6k
Wim Leemans	11.9k 1.5×	8.1k 1.3×	6.2k 1.2×	2.0k 0.9×	3.9k 2.6×	409	13.9k
Csaba Tóth	5.1k 0.6×	4.1k 0.6×	2.9k 0.6×	946 0.4×	2.2k 1.5×	106	7.5k
Z. Najmudin	7.3k 0.9×	4.8k 0.7×	4.6k 0.9×	1.7k 0.8×	953 0.6×	172	7.9k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Neely, D., et al.. (2022). Early results from implementation of a ‘watch and wait’ protocol for complete clinical response following chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 92(11). 2961–2967. 4 indexed citations

Scott, G. G., P. Forestier-Colleoni, Sarah Hawkes, et al.. (2021). Kinematics of femtosecond laser-generated plasma expansion: Determination of sub-micron density gradient and collisionality evolution of over-critical laser plasmas. Physics of Plasmas. 28(9). 4 indexed citations

Dodd, Paul M., et al.. (2021). Response of nuclear track detector CR-39 to low energy muons. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 63(12). 124001–124001. 3 indexed citations

Esirkepov, T. Zh., Y. J. Gu, Tae Moon Jeong, et al.. (2020). Optical probing of relativistic plasma singularities. Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde). 5 indexed citations

Mirfayzi, S. R., H. Ahmed, D. Doria, et al.. (2020). A miniature thermal neutron source using high power lasers. Applied Physics Letters. 116(17). 18 indexed citations

Manuel, M. J.-E., L. Willingale, A. Maksimchuk, et al.. (2020). Enhanced spatial resolution of Eljen-204 plastic scintillators for use in rep-rated proton diagnostics. Review of Scientific Instruments. 91(10). 103301–103301. 7 indexed citations

King, M., N. M. H. Butler, D. C. Carroll, et al.. (2020). Enhanced laser intensity and ion acceleration due to self-focusing in relativistically transparent ultrathin targets. Physical Review Research. 2(4). 10 indexed citations

Turcu, I. C. E., Baifei Shen, D. Neely, et al.. (2019). Quantum electrodynamics experiments with colliding petawatt laser pulses. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 7. 24 indexed citations

Rusby, D., C. Armstrong, G. G. Scott, et al.. (2019). Effect of rear surface fields on hot, refluxing and escaping electron populations via numerical simulations. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 7. 24 indexed citations

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Higginson, A., R. J. Gray, M. King, et al.. (2018). Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced hybrid acceleration scheme. Nature Communications. 9(1). 724–724. 285 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tebartz, A., A. Ortner, G. Schaumann, et al.. (2017). Creation and characterization of free-standing cryogenic targets for laser-driven ion acceleration. Review of Scientific Instruments. 88(9). 93512–93512. 3 indexed citations

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Danson, C., David Hillier, N. W. Hopps, & D. Neely. (2015). Petawatt class lasers worldwide. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 3. 379 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bulanov, S. V., T. Zh. Esirkepov, Y. Hayashi, et al.. (2011). On the design of experiments for the study of extreme field limits in the interaction of laser with ultrarelativistic electron beam. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 660(1). 31–42. 56 indexed citations

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Theobald, W., C. Stöeckl, T. C. Sangster, et al.. (2004). X-Ray Line Emission Spectroscopy of 100-TW Laser-Pulse--Generated Plasmas for Backlighter Development of Cryogenic Implosion Capsules. APS. 46. 1 indexed citations

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Walton, B., Z. Najmudin, M. S. Wei, et al.. (2001). Short pulse laser beatwave experiments using the VULCAN laser facility. APS. 43. 1 indexed citations

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Najmudin, Z., R. Allott, F. Amiranoff, et al.. (2000). Measurements of forward Raman scattering and electron acceleration from high intensity plasma interactions at 527nm. ePubs (Science and Technology Facilities Council, Research Councils UK). 12 indexed citations

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Ross, I. N., Pavel Matousek, Michael Towrie, et al.. (1998). Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplifiers for the Generation of Extremes in Power. Intensity and Pulse Duration. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe. 144. CTuI77–CTuI77. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, M. Zepf, P. A. Norreys, et al.. (1996). Coherence and bandwidth measurements of harmonics generated from solid surfaces irradiated by intense picosecond laser pulses. Physical Review A. 54(2). 1597–1603. 37 indexed citations

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Zhang, Jie, E. Wolfrum, M. H. Key, et al.. (1996). Saturated output of a GeXXIII x-ray laser at 19.6 nm. Physical Review A. 54(6). R4653–R4656. 48 indexed citations

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Rus, B., C. L. S. Lewis, P. Dhez, et al.. (1995). Demonstration of amplification of a polarized soft-x-ray laser beam in a neonlike germanium plasma. Physical Review A. 51(3). 2316–2327. 27 indexed citations

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