F. Escourbiac

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
105 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

F. Escourbiac is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Escourbiac has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Materials Chemistry, 46 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 40 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. Escourbiac's work include Fusion materials and technologies (94 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (46 papers) and Magnetic confinement fusion research (45 papers). F. Escourbiac is often cited by papers focused on Fusion materials and technologies (94 papers), Nuclear Materials and Properties (46 papers) and Magnetic confinement fusion research (45 papers). F. Escourbiac collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Russia. F. Escourbiac's co-authors include M. Merola, Takeshi Hirai, V. Komarov, A. Durocher, P.C. Stangeby, R.A. Pitts, R. Mitteau, A.S. Kukushkin, S. Carpentier and S. Lisgo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Nuclear Materials, Nuclear Fusion and Physica Scripta.

In The Last Decade

F. Escourbiac

102 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

A full tungsten divertor for ITER: Physics issues and des... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 2019 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. A full tungsten divertor for ITER: Physics issues and design status
    2013 618 citations R.A. Pitts, F. Escourbiac et al. Journal of Nuclear Materials profile →
  2. Physics basis for the first ITER tungsten divertor
    2019 433 citations R.A. Pitts, F. Escourbiac et al. Nuclear Materials and 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
F. Escourbiac France 30 3.6k 1.7k 1.1k 901 624 105 4.2k
M. Merola France 38 4.4k 1.2× 2.1k 1.2× 1.4k 1.3× 1.0k 1.1× 855 1.4× 177 5.2k
Takeshi Hirai Japan 36 3.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 559 0.6× 352 0.6× 117 4.4k
H. Greuner Germany 32 2.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.6× 979 0.9× 666 0.7× 358 0.6× 175 3.0k
J. Linke Germany 38 4.8k 1.3× 1.7k 1.0× 1.7k 1.6× 663 0.7× 308 0.5× 214 5.3k
V. Barabash Germany 27 3.2k 0.9× 661 0.4× 1.4k 1.3× 562 0.6× 310 0.5× 103 3.7k
A.R. Raffray United States 26 2.0k 0.5× 968 0.6× 417 0.4× 666 0.7× 429 0.7× 135 2.5k
S. Masuzaki Japan 30 2.3k 0.6× 2.6k 1.5× 407 0.4× 609 0.7× 689 1.1× 398 3.8k
R. Mitteau France 20 1.7k 0.5× 1.1k 0.6× 345 0.3× 447 0.5× 387 0.6× 94 2.2k
K. Schmid Germany 35 3.4k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 436 0.4× 417 0.5× 227 0.4× 143 4.0k
M. Sugihara Germany 27 2.4k 0.7× 2.4k 1.4× 286 0.3× 621 0.7× 859 1.4× 101 3.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Escourbiac

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Escourbiac, F., A. Durocher, A. M. Fedosov, et al.. (2019). Assessment of critical heat flux margins on tungsten monoblocks of the ITER divertor vertical targets. Fusion Engineering and Design. 146. 2036–2039. 35 indexed citations
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Hirai, Takeshi, S. Carpentier‐Chouchana, F. Escourbiac, et al.. (2017). Design optimization of the ITER tungsten divertor vertical targets. Fusion Engineering and Design. 127. 66–72. 58 indexed citations
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Gunn, J., S. Carpentier‐Chouchana, F. Escourbiac, et al.. (2017). Surface heat loads on the ITER divertor vertical targets. Nuclear Fusion. 57(4). 46025–46025. 144 indexed citations
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Wirtz, M., I. Uytdenhouwen, V. Barabash, et al.. (2017). Material properties and their influence on the behaviour of tungsten as plasma facing material. Nuclear Fusion. 57(6). 66018–66018. 61 indexed citations
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Hirai, Takeshi, S. Panayotis, V. Barabash, et al.. (2016). Use of tungsten material for the ITER divertor. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 9. 616–622. 268 indexed citations
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Panayotis, S., Takeshi Hirai, V. Barabash, et al.. (2016). Self-castellation of tungsten monoblock under high heat flux loading and impact of material properties. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 12. 200–204. 52 indexed citations
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Raffray, A.R., F. Escourbiac, L. Giancarli, et al.. (2015). Fusion Technology Information from ITER In-Vessel Components Applicable to DEMO and Beyond. Fusion Science & Technology. 68(3). 465–476. 2 indexed citations
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Merola, M., et al.. (2014). Overview and status of ITER internal components. Fusion Engineering and Design. 89(7-8). 890–895. 108 indexed citations
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Corre, Y., R. Dejarnac, Jean-Laurent Gardarein, et al.. (2014). Heat flux distribution and gyro-radius smoothing effect on misaligned CFC tile in the Tore Supra tokamak. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 463. 832–836. 9 indexed citations
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Villari, R., V. Barabash, F. Escourbiac, et al.. (2013). Nuclear analysis of the ITER full-tungsten divertor. Fusion Engineering and Design. 88(9-10). 2006–2010. 39 indexed citations
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Missirlian, M., et al.. (2010). Examination of high heat flux components for the ITER divertor after thermal fatigue testing. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 417(1-3). 597–601. 4 indexed citations
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Courtois, X., et al.. (2010). Results of acoustic monitoring of ITER divertor vertical target prototype. Fusion Engineering and Design. 85(7-9). 1391–1395.
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Schlosser, J., et al.. (2009). Initiation and propagation of damage in actively cooled CFC armoured high heat flux components in fusion machines. Fusion Engineering and Design. 84(2-6). 586–589. 1 indexed citations
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Roccella, S., F. Escourbiac, A. Pizzuto, et al.. (2009). Development of an ultrasonic test method for the non-destructive examination of ITER divertor components. Fusion Engineering and Design. 84(7-11). 1639–1644. 26 indexed citations
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Schlösser, J., M. Merola, A. Durocher, et al.. (2006). Acceptance criteria for the ITER divertor vertical target. Fusion Engineering and Design. 81(1-7). 265–268. 16 indexed citations
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Schlosser, J., F. Escourbiac, M. Merola, et al.. (2005). Technologies for ITER divertor vertical target plasma facing components. Nuclear Fusion. 45(6). 512–518. 39 indexed citations
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Schlosser, J., F. Escourbiac, M. Merola, et al.. (2004). Flat Tile Armour Cooled by Hypervapotron Tube: a Possible Technology for ITER. Physica Scripta. T111(1). 199–199. 11 indexed citations
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Libeyre, P., P. Garin, G. Agarici, et al.. (2003). Spin-off from Euratom-CEA association in fusion magnetic research. Fusion Engineering and Design. 69(1-4). 807–811. 2 indexed citations
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Schlösser, J., et al.. (2000). Prediction of Heat Transfer of Water Actively Cooled Plasma Facing Components. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 6 indexed citations
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Chappuis, P., F. Escourbiac, M. Lipa, R. Mitteau, & J. Schlösser. (1997). Possible divertor solutions for a fusion reactor. Part 2. Technical aspects of a possible divertor. Fusion Engineering and Design. 36(1). 109–117. 7 indexed citations

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