E. Merle

7.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
72 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

E. Merle is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Merle has authored 72 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 49 papers in Materials Chemistry and 16 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in E. Merle's work include Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (61 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (48 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (16 papers). E. Merle is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (61 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (48 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (16 papers). E. Merle collaborates with scholars based in France, Italy and Netherlands. E. Merle's co-authors include D. Heuer, M. Allibert, V. Ghetta, Sylvie Delpech, V. Ignatiev, L. Luzzi, L. Mathieu, R. Brissot, E. Liatard and O. Feynberg and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Applied Sciences and IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science.

In The Last Decade

E. Merle

65 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

The molten salt reactor (MSR) in generation IV: Overview ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 250 500 750
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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.

  1. The molten salt reactor (MSR) in generation IV: Overview and perspectives
    2014 766 citations M. Allibert, Sylvie Delpech et al. Progress in Nuclear Energy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Merle France 18 1.6k 1.4k 500 454 399 72 2.3k
V. Ignatiev Russia 16 1.1k 0.6× 685 0.5× 485 1.0× 400 0.9× 139 0.3× 37 1.5k
M. Allibert France 19 1.2k 0.8× 752 0.5× 747 1.5× 546 1.2× 166 0.4× 56 2.0k
Jan Uhlíř Czechia 11 823 0.5× 523 0.4× 382 0.8× 339 0.7× 191 0.5× 30 1.2k
O. Beneš Germany 26 1.9k 1.2× 787 0.6× 888 1.8× 774 1.7× 128 0.3× 101 2.7k
David Holcomb United States 12 743 0.5× 419 0.3× 376 0.8× 238 0.5× 140 0.4× 56 1.2k
O. Méplan France 13 634 0.4× 681 0.5× 105 0.2× 94 0.2× 348 0.9× 64 1.0k
M. Salvatores France 22 1.6k 1.0× 1.9k 1.4× 202 0.4× 44 0.1× 1.2k 2.9× 164 2.6k
Christine Guéneau France 23 1.5k 0.9× 786 0.6× 498 1.0× 69 0.2× 41 0.1× 101 1.8k
R.W. Moir United States 24 1.1k 0.7× 889 0.6× 124 0.2× 61 0.1× 296 0.7× 124 1.7k
L. Mathieu France 13 491 0.3× 528 0.4× 99 0.2× 99 0.2× 281 0.7× 47 833

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Merle

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Merle, E., et al.. (2024). An approach to Molten Salt Reactor operation and control and its application to the ARAMIS actinide burner. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 210. 110888–110888. 3 indexed citations
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Martín, F., et al.. (2024). Coupled Neutronics-Thermal-Hydraulic Modeling of a Molten Salt Reactor: The Aircraft Reactor Experiment. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 199(sup1). 1 indexed citations
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Merle, E., et al.. (2024). Neutronics–Mechanics Coupling for Fast Transient Simulation in Molten Salt Reactors. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository.
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Merle, E., et al.. (2024). New simulation controls for the molten salt reactors related neutronic evolution code REM. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 302. 5003–5003.
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Laureau, Axel, et al.. (2022). Unmoderated molten salt reactors design optimisation for power stability. Annals of Nuclear Energy. 177. 109265–109265. 4 indexed citations
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Lenain, Roland, et al.. (2021). NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATION OF A MULTIPHYSICS CALCULATION SCHEME. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.
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Iooss, Bertrand, et al.. (2021). Functional Outlier Detection by Means of h-Mode Depth and Dynamic Time Warping. Applied Sciences. 11(23). 11475–11475. 3 indexed citations
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Merle, E., et al.. (2020). Multiphysics CATHARE2 modeling and experimental validation methodology against CABRI transients. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 373. 110836–110836. 6 indexed citations
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Trotignon, L., et al.. (2020). Comparative Study of Physical Models for Particle Sedimentation Using SIMMER Code. Journal of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science. 7(4). 1 indexed citations
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Brovchenko, Mariya, L. Luzzi, E. Merle, et al.. (2019). Neutronic benchmark of the molten salt fast reactor in the frame of the EVOL and MARS collaborative projects. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 2–2. 40 indexed citations
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Laureau, Axel, D. Heuer, E. Merle, et al.. (2017). Transient coupled calculations of the Molten Salt Fast Reactor using the Transient Fission Matrix approach. Nuclear Engineering and Design. 316. 112–124. 44 indexed citations
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Allibert, M., et al.. (2017). Design evolutions of Molten Salt Fast Reactor. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 15 indexed citations
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Merle, E., D. Heuer, A. Billebaud, et al.. (2015). Molten Salt Reactors and Possible Scenarios for Future Nuclear Power Deployment. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).
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Laureau, Axel, P. Rubiolo, D. Heuer, E. Merle, & Mariya Brovchenko. (2014). Coupled neutronics and thermal-hydraulics numerical simulations of a Molten Fast Salt Reactor (MFSR). 161. 2307–2307. 11 indexed citations
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Doligez, Xavier, D. Heuer, E. Merle, et al.. (2008). Thorium Molten Salt Reactor reprocessing unit: characterization and influence on the core behaviour.. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).
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Forsberg, Charles, Christophe Renault, Christian Le Brun, E. Merle, & V. Ignatiev. (2007). Liquid Salt Applications and Molten Salt Reactors. Revue Générale Nucléaire. 63–71. 32 indexed citations
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Merle, E., D. Heuer, L. Mathieu, & Christian Le Brun. (2006). Molten salt reactor: Deterministic safety evaluation. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 9 indexed citations
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Nuttin, A., D. Heuer, A. Billebaud, et al.. (2005). 05/02043 Potential of thorium molten salt reactorsdetailed calculations and concept evolution with a view to large scale energy production. Fuel and Energy Abstracts. 46(5). 303–303. 3 indexed citations
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Perdu, Fabien, J.M. Loiseaux, A. Billebaud, et al.. (2003). Prompt reactivity determination in a subcritical assembly through the response to a dirac pulse. Progress in Nuclear Energy. 42(1). 107–120. 12 indexed citations
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Billebaud, A., R. Brissot, D. Heuer, et al.. (2002). The MUSE-4 experiment : prompt reactivity and neutron spectrum measurements. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 5 indexed citations

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