F. L. Hinton

6.6k citations

76 papers · 5.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.2%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 0.5%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 66
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 65
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 13
Astronomy and Astrophysics 38
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 35
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 8

Co-authors: R. D. Hazeltine M. N. Rosenbluth S. K. Wong C. S. Chang G. M. Staebler W. Horton R. E. Waltz Yong Baek Kim
Journals: Nuclear Fusion (17 papers)Physics of Plasmas (10 papers)Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (8 papers)Physical Review Letters (7 papers)Computer Physics Communications (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Nepal Switzerland

In The Last Decade

F. L. Hinton

74 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Poloidal Flow Driven by Ion-Temperature-Gradient Turbulence in Tokamaks 1998 · 547 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1998 Physical Review Letters
1976 Reviews of Modern Physics

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1	Nonlocal neoclassical transport in tokamak and spherical torus experiments Physics of Plasmas ·Weixing Wang, G. Rewoldt, W. M. Tang, F. L. Hinton, J. Manickam, L. Zakharov, R. B. White, S. Kaye	2006	35
2	Reduced equations for electromagnetic turbulence in tokamaks Physics of Plasmas ·F. L. Hinton, M. N. Rosenbluth, R. E. Waltz	2002	17
3	Neoclassical Radial Electric Field and Transport with Finite Orbits Physical Review Letters ·Weixing Wang, F. L. Hinton, S. K. Wong	2001	45
4	Modified Lattice Boltzmann method for compressible fluid simulations Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·F. L. Hinton, M. N. Rosenbluth, S. K. Wong, Y. R. Lin‐Liu, R. Miller	2001	14
5	The mechanism for toroidal momentum input to Tokamak plasmas from neutral beams Physics Letters A ·F. L. Hinton, M. N. Rosenbluth	1999	33
6	Plasma rotation driven by alpha particles in a tokamak reactor Nuclear Fusion ·M. N. Rosenbluth, F. L. Hinton	1996	51
7	Poloidal rotation in tokamaks with large electric field gradients Physics of Plasmas ·F. L. Hinton, Yong Baek Kim	1995	24
8	Generic issues for direct conversion of fusion energy from alternative fuels Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·M. N. Rosenbluth, F. L. Hinton	1994	6
9	Poloidal rotation near the edge of a tokamak plasma inHmode Physical Review Letters ·F. L. Hinton, J. Kim, Y.-B. Kim, Alain J. Brizard, K.H. Burrell	1994	30
10	Particle and energy confinement bifurcation in tokamaks Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics ·F. L. Hinton, G. M. Staebler	1993	145
11	Profile characteristics of H-mode bifurcation models and turbulence simulations with Gyro-Landau fluid models in slab and toroidal geometry G. M. Staebler, R. E. Waltz, M Beer, W. Dorland, R. R. Dominguez, C. M. Greenfield, G. W. Hammett, F. L. Hinton, G. D. Kerbel, T. Kurki-Suonio, Jack C. Wiley	1992	1
12	Thermal and particle transport in tokamaks: Theoretical models for ignition studies OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·D. W. Ross, P. H. Diamond, J. F. Drake, F. L. Hinton, F. W. Perkins, W. M. Tang, R. E. Waltz, S. J. Zweben	1987	11
13	Neoclassical ion transport in rotating axisymmetric plasmas The Physics of Fluids ·F. L. Hinton, S. K. Wong	1985	278
14	Rotational Suppression of Pfirsch-Schlüter Ion Thermal Conductivity for a Plasma Physical Review Letters ·Seung Kai Wong, F. L. Hinton	1984	12
15	Electron thermal conductivity in an ergodic magnetic limiter Nuclear Fusion ·Toshio Yamagishi, F. L. Hinton, D. K. Bhadra, Rich Miller	1983	8
16	Effect of finite aspect ratio on the neoclassical ion thermal conductivity in the banana regime The Physics of Fluids ·C. S. Chang, F. L. Hinton	1982	174
17	Impurity transport in tokamaks in the plateau to Pfirsch–Schlüter regimes The Physics of Fluids ·M. S. Chu, J.M. Rawls, Seung Kai Wong, F. L. Hinton	1977	7
18	Electrical conductivity of plasma in a spatially inhomogeneous magnetic field Nuclear Fusion ·F. L. Hinton, C. Oberman	1969	39
19	Test-Particle Propagator and Its Application to the Decay of Plasma Wave Echoes The Physics of Fluids ·F. L. Hinton, C. Oberman	1968	25
20	Variation of the lunar atmosphere with the strength of the solar wind Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·F. L. Hinton, D. R. Taeusch	1964	34

About F. L. Hinton

F. L. Hinton is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Applied Mathematics, Materials Chemistry and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, having authored 76 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (65 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (35 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (20 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (13 papers), Superconducting Materials and Applications (9 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (8 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (7 papers) and Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (5.0k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.4k citations), Materials Chemistry (1.4k citations), Aerospace Engineering (652 citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (226 citations). F. L. Hinton has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Nepal and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include R. D. Hazeltine, M. N. Rosenbluth, S. K. Wong, C. S. Chang, G. M. Staebler, W. Horton, R. E. Waltz, Yong Baek Kim, G. M. Staebler and J. Candy. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Fusion, Physics of Plasmas, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Physical Review Letters and Computer Physics Communications.

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