Erik Lefebvre

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 991 citations indexed

About

Erik Lefebvre is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Lefebvre has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 991 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 16 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Erik Lefebvre's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (18 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (16 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (7 papers). Erik Lefebvre is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (18 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (16 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (7 papers). Erik Lefebvre collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Erik Lefebvre's co-authors include V. Malka, G. Bonnaud, E. d’Humières, J. Fauré, Y. Gauduel, K. Ta Phuoc, A. Rousse, L. Grémillet, S. Fritzler and R. Ferrand and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Erik Lefebvre

19 papers receiving 954 citations

Hit Papers

Principles and applications of compact laser–plasma accel... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300
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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. Principles and applications of compact laser–plasma accelerators
    2008 372 citations V. Malka, J. Fauré et al. Nature Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Erik Lefebvre France 8 912 604 560 292 103 20 991
K.-U. Amthor Germany 8 947 1.0× 503 0.8× 647 1.2× 284 1.0× 153 1.5× 9 1.0k
A. Henig Germany 14 996 1.1× 670 1.1× 716 1.3× 328 1.1× 94 0.9× 30 1.1k
Marius Schollmeier United States 19 1.0k 1.1× 683 1.1× 546 1.0× 390 1.3× 195 1.9× 44 1.1k
B. Zielbauer Germany 18 871 1.0× 483 0.8× 523 0.9× 295 1.0× 217 2.1× 74 1.0k
K. Markey United Kingdom 17 1.2k 1.3× 699 1.2× 777 1.4× 347 1.2× 148 1.4× 27 1.2k
C. Gahn Germany 10 808 0.9× 494 0.8× 606 1.1× 188 0.6× 133 1.3× 11 927
G. Kalinchenko United States 10 946 1.0× 450 0.7× 826 1.5× 236 0.8× 104 1.0× 39 1.1k
N. Hafz China 18 1.1k 1.2× 666 1.1× 709 1.3× 197 0.7× 212 2.1× 72 1.1k
V. S. Khoroshkov Russia 11 1.1k 1.2× 754 1.2× 704 1.3× 445 1.5× 159 1.5× 25 1.3k
M. Manclossi France 10 800 0.9× 581 1.0× 432 0.8× 308 1.1× 90 0.9× 19 840

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Erik Lefebvre

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bénisti, Didier, et al.. (2013). Nonlinear kinetic modeling and simulations of Raman scattering in a two-dimensional geometry. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 59. 5011–5011. 1 indexed citations
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Mora, P. & Erik Lefebvre. (2013). Preface. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 59. 1–1.
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Lefebvre, Erik, et al.. (2011). Focusing of laser-accelerated proton beams using curved targets, and improved energy deposition. High Energy Density Physics. 7(4). 353–360. 6 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Erik, L. Grémillet, A. Lévy, et al.. (2010). Proton acceleration by moderately relativistic laser pulses interacting with solid density targets. New Journal of Physics. 12(4). 45017–45017. 10 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Erik, et al.. (2009). Ion acceleration with high-intensity lasers and application to isochoric heating. Comptes Rendus Physique. 10(2-3). 197–206. 4 indexed citations
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Fauré, J., C. Rechatin, A. Ben‐Ismaïl, et al.. (2009). Physics of colliding laser pulses in underdense plasmas. Comptes Rendus Physique. 10(2-3). 148–158. 5 indexed citations
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Antici, P., J. Fuchs, E. d’Humières, et al.. (2008). Generation of MeV-Range Protons From 30–100 nm Solid Targets by Ultra-High-Contrast Laser Pulses. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 36(4). 1817–1820. 4 indexed citations
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Malka, V., J. Fauré, Y. Gauduel, et al.. (2008). Principles and applications of compact laser–plasma accelerators. Nature Physics. 4(6). 447–453. 372 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fauré, J., C. Rechatin, A. Lifschitz, et al.. (2008). Experiments and Simulations of the Colliding Pulse Injection of Electrons in Plasma Wakefields. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 36(4). 1751–1759. 2 indexed citations
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Lévy, A., T. Ceccotti, Horia Popescu, et al.. (2008). Proton Acceleration With High-Intensity Laser Pulses in Ultrahigh Contrast Regime. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 36(4). 1808–1811. 5 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Erik, E. d’Humières, S. Fritzler, & V. Malka. (2006). Numerical simulation of isotope production for positron emission tomography with laser-accelerated ions. Journal of Applied Physics. 100(11). 46 indexed citations
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d’Humières, E., J. Fuchs, P. Antici, et al.. (2006). PIC Simulations of Proton Acceleration with High Intensity Lasers: the Transparency Regime, and Interaction with Underdense Targets. AIP conference proceedings. 877. 388–394. 1 indexed citations
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d’Humières, E., J. Fuchs, P. Antici, et al.. (2006). Proton Acceleration: New Developments in Energy Increase, Focusing and Energy Selection. AIP conference proceedings. 877. 41–50. 2 indexed citations
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d’Humières, E., Erik Lefebvre, L. Grémillet, & V. Malka. (2005). Proton acceleration mechanisms in high-intensity laser interaction with thin foils. Physics of Plasmas. 12(6). 140 indexed citations
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Malka, V., S. Fritzler, Erik Lefebvre, et al.. (2004). Practicability of protontherapy using compact laser systems. Medical Physics. 31(6). 1587–1592. 208 indexed citations
16.
Coulaud, Olivier, et al.. (2003). Optimization of a kinetic laser–plasma interaction code for large parallel systems. Parallel Computing. 29(9). 1175–1189. 4 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Erik, et al.. (2003). Simulations of energetic proton emission in laser–plasma interaction. Laser and Particle Beams. 21(4). 573–581. 12 indexed citations
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Malka, G., J. F. Chemin, Gérard Claverie, et al.. (2001). <title>Optimizing photonuclear reactions with a high-intensity laser</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4510. 47–51. 2 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Erik & G. Bonnaud. (1997). Nonlinear electron heating in ultrahigh-intensity-laser–plasma interaction. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 55(1). 1011–1014. 72 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Erik & G. Bonnaud. (1995). Transparency/Opacity of a Solid Target Illuminated by an Ultrahigh-Intensity Laser Pulse. Physical Review Letters. 74(11). 2002–2005. 95 indexed citations

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