F. Troyon

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

F. Troyon is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Troyon has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 27 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 13 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. Troyon's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (52 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (20 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (14 papers). F. Troyon is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (52 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (20 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (14 papers). F. Troyon collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. F. Troyon's co-authors include R. Gruber, S. Semenzato, Sauro Succi, D. Berger, W. Kerner, L.C. Bernard, W. Schneider, A. D. Turnbull, A. Bondeson and K. Appert and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Computational Physics and Computer Physics Communications.

In The Last Decade

F. Troyon

66 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

MHD-Limits to Plasma Confinement 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 100 200 300 400
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. MHD-Limits to Plasma Confinement
    1984 487 citations F. Troyon, R. Gruber et al. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 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. Troyon Switzerland 18 1.4k 819 464 376 333 69 1.6k
P. Merkel Germany 16 1.4k 1.0× 880 1.1× 411 0.9× 305 0.8× 365 1.1× 41 1.5k
D. Monticello United States 27 2.2k 1.5× 1.7k 2.1× 368 0.8× 294 0.8× 298 0.9× 79 2.3k
T. H. Jensen United States 24 1.7k 1.2× 1.1k 1.4× 503 1.1× 341 0.9× 374 1.1× 79 1.9k
H. R. Hicks United States 23 1.4k 1.0× 990 1.2× 230 0.5× 165 0.4× 154 0.5× 47 1.7k
R.C. Grimm United States 18 950 0.7× 657 0.8× 243 0.5× 160 0.4× 172 0.5× 30 1.0k
D. D. Schnack United States 24 1.7k 1.2× 1.7k 2.1× 254 0.5× 204 0.5× 185 0.6× 61 2.3k
J. C. Whitson United States 14 1.1k 0.8× 697 0.9× 209 0.5× 169 0.4× 318 1.0× 22 1.2k
J. Mandrekas United States 15 1.4k 1.0× 740 0.9× 220 0.5× 571 1.5× 320 1.0× 45 1.5k
A. Janos United States 22 1.8k 1.3× 1.1k 1.4× 285 0.6× 525 1.4× 253 0.8× 63 1.9k
K. McGuire United States 25 2.0k 1.4× 1.3k 1.6× 313 0.7× 483 1.3× 298 0.9× 67 2.1k

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Мартынов, А. А., et al.. (1997). The KINX ideal MHD stability code for axisymmetric plasmas with separatrix. Computer Physics Communications. 103(1). 10–27. 105 indexed citations
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Iacono, R., A. Bondeson, F. Troyon, & R. Gruber. (1990). Axisymmetric toroidal equilibrium with flow and anisotropic pressure. Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics. 2(8). 1794–1803. 62 indexed citations
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Václavík, J., F. Troyon, & Elio Sindoni. (1989). Theory of fusion plasmas : proceedings of the Joint Varenna-Lausanne International Workshop held at Hotel du Signal Chexbres (near Lausanne), Switzerland, October 3-7, 1988. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations
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Turnbull, A. D., et al.. (1989). Low-n ideal MHD stability of tokamaks: Current and beta limits. Nuclear Fusion. 29(4). 629–639. 19 indexed citations
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Troyon, F.. (1987). Theoretical studies of MHD stability. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 322(1563). 163–171. 1 indexed citations
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Semenzato, S., et al.. (1985). Study of the ideal MHD stability limit for JET. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 2 indexed citations
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Troyon, F. & R. Gruber. (1985). A semi-empirical scaling law for the β-limit in tokamaks. Physics Letters A. 110(1). 29–34. 63 indexed citations
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Troyon, F., et al.. (1984). MDH-limits to plasma confinement. Plasma Physics. 26(1). 209–215. 25 indexed citations
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Naitou, Hiroshi, et al.. (1984). Limits of Possible Operation of the R-Tokamak Due to Ideal MHD Instabilities. Kagoshima Kenritsu Tanki Daigaku Chiiki Kenkyūjo kenkyū nenpō. 694. 2–31. 1 indexed citations
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Troyon, F., et al.. (1984). MHD-Limits to Plasma Confinement. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 26(1A). 209–215. 487 indexed citations breakdown →
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Betancourt, Octavio, F. Herrnegger, P. Merkel, et al.. (1983). Comparison of MHD stability results obtained with the BETA 3D and HERA 2D codes. Journal of Computational Physics. 52(1). 187–197. 6 indexed citations
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Appert, K., R. Gruber, F. Troyon, & J. Václavík. (1982). Excitation of Global Eigenmodes of the Alfven-Wave in Tokamaks. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 24(9). 1147–1159. 30 indexed citations
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Troyon, F., L.C. Bernard, & R. Gruber. (1980). An algorithm to compute the vacuum contribution to the ideal MHD δ W in an axisymmetric configuration. Computer Physics Communications. 19(2). 161–169. 9 indexed citations
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Wersinger, J. M., A.H. Kritz, & F. Troyon. (1979). Lower hybrid oscillating two-stream instability in a plasma with magnetic shear. Journal of Plasma Physics. 22(1). 71–84. 1 indexed citations
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Berger, D., R. Gruber, & F. Troyon. (1976). A finite element approach to the computation of the MHD spectrum of straight noncircular plasma equilibria. Computer Physics Communications. 11(3). 313–323. 12 indexed citations
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Appert, K., D. Berger, R. Gruber, F. Troyon, & Jacques Rappaz. (1974). Study of the natural oscillations of cylindrical plasmas by the finite element method. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 13 indexed citations
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Appert, K., D. Berger, R. Gruber, F. Troyon, & Jacques Rappaz. (1974). Studium der Eigenschwingungen eines zylindrischen Plasmas mit der Methode der finiten Elemente. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 25(2). 229–240. 19 indexed citations
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Jones, Ian Rees, et al.. (1974). Influence of limiters on the penetration of an oscillating axial current in a straight pinched discharge. Nuclear Fusion. 14(4). 497–502. 1 indexed citations
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Berger, D., Jacques Rappaz, & F. Troyon. (1973). Parametric-Instability near Low Hybrid Resonance in Magnetized Plasma with Shear. Helvetica physica acta. 46(4). 447–447. 1 indexed citations
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Troyon, F. & R. Gruber. (1971). Theory of the Dynamic Stabilization of the Rayleigh-Taylor Instability. The Physics of Fluids. 14(10). 2069–2073. 41 indexed citations

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