F. W. Perkins

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
107 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

F. W. Perkins is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. W. Perkins has authored 107 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 64 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. W. Perkins's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (66 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (61 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (25 papers). F. W. Perkins is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (66 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (61 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (25 papers). F. W. Perkins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. F. W. Perkins's co-authors include G. W. Hammett, E. J. Valeo, C. Oberman, C. E. Max, Johannes Flick, E. E. Salpeter, Norman J. Zabusky, Yasushi Ono, M. Yamada and P. K. Kaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

F. W. Perkins

101 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Fluid moment models for Landau damping with application t... 1973 2026 1990 2008 1990 1973 100 200 300 400
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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. Fluid moment models for Landau damping with application to the ion-temperature-gradient instability
    1990 477 citations F. W. Perkins et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. SpreadFand ionospheric currents
    1973 382 citations F. W. Perkins Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres 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. W. Perkins United States 43 3.7k 2.9k 1.1k 1.0k 894 107 5.4k
Thomas H. Stix United States 26 3.1k 0.8× 3.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 428 0.5× 54 5.3k
N. A. Krall United States 25 3.1k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 2.1k 1.9× 465 0.5× 568 0.6× 113 5.6k
Ira B. Bernstein United States 32 2.7k 0.7× 3.0k 1.0× 2.5k 2.3× 649 0.6× 625 0.7× 91 6.0k
R. N. Sudan United States 46 3.4k 0.9× 3.5k 1.2× 2.5k 2.2× 867 0.9× 1000 1.1× 206 7.1k
B. Coppi United States 41 4.3k 1.2× 4.3k 1.5× 982 0.9× 432 0.4× 316 0.4× 241 5.8k
B. I. Cohen United States 37 2.1k 0.6× 4.0k 1.4× 1.5k 1.3× 636 0.6× 341 0.4× 162 5.3k
Russell M. Kulsrud United States 45 6.9k 1.8× 4.9k 1.7× 943 0.9× 348 0.3× 300 0.3× 157 8.5k
C. Z. Cheng United States 49 6.3k 1.7× 5.4k 1.8× 729 0.7× 856 0.9× 716 0.8× 208 8.1k
W. Horton United States 45 5.4k 1.5× 5.7k 1.9× 894 0.8× 489 0.5× 378 0.4× 289 7.6k
J. B. Taylor United Kingdom 34 4.9k 1.3× 5.2k 1.8× 852 0.8× 557 0.6× 168 0.2× 93 7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. W. Perkins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Haye, R.J. La, Daniel Lewis Humphreys, J. R. Ferron, et al.. (2005). Higher stable beta by use of pre-emptive electron cyclotron current drive on DIII-D. Nuclear Fusion. 45(11). L37–L41. 24 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W., R. B. White, P. T. Bonoli, & V. S. Chan. (2001). Generation of plasma rotation in a tokamak by ion-cyclotron absorption of fast Alfvén waves. Physics of Plasmas. 8(5). 2181–2187. 42 indexed citations
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Harvey, R. W. & F. W. Perkins. (2001). Comparison of optimized ECCD for different launch locations in a next step tokamak reactor plasma. Nuclear Fusion. 41(12). 1847–1856. 12 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W. & Richard Harvey. (2000). Criteria for Suppression of Neoclassical Tearing Modes. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 42. 2 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W.. (2000). Generation and Sustainment of Plasma Rotation by ICRF Heating. APS. 42.
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Yamada, M., Hantao Ji, Scott Hsu, et al.. (1997). Identification of Y-Shaped and O-Shaped Diffusion Regions During Magnetic Reconnection in a Laboratory Plasma. Physical Review Letters. 78(16). 3117–3120. 79 indexed citations
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Yamada, M., et al.. (1990). Magnetic reconnection of plasma toroids with cohelicity and counterhelicity. Physical Review Letters. 65(6). 721–724. 140 indexed citations
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Ross, D. W., P. H. Diamond, J. F. Drake, et al.. (1987). Thermal and particle transport in tokamaks: Theoretical models for ignition studies. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 11 indexed citations
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Vesecky, J.F., et al.. (1980). Irregularities in Ionospheric Plasma Clouds: Their Evolution and Effect on Radio Communication. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 81. 27374. 2 indexed citations
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Berger, R. L., Liu Chen, P. K. Kaw, & F. W. Perkins. (1977). Lower hybrid parametric instabilities—Nonuniform pump waves and tokamak applications. The Physics of Fluids. 20(11). 1864–1875. 51 indexed citations
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Peterson, A., et al.. (1976). Low-Angle Radar Tracking. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 76. 33392. 119 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W. & E. J. Valeo. (1974). Thermal Self-Focusing of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 32(22). 1234–1237. 199 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W., M. S. Chance, & J. M. Kindel. (1973). Hydromagnetic wave heating of tokamak plasmas. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 9. 1047420–1047420. 1 indexed citations
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Taylor, Harold E. & F. W. Perkins. (1971). Auroral phenomena driven by the magnetospheric plasma. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 76(1). 272–277. 23 indexed citations
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Jassby, D. L. & F. W. Perkins. (1970). Transverse Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability in aQ-Machine Plasma. Physical Review Letters. 24(6). 256–258. 29 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W., et al.. (1968). Radar Thomson scatter studies of photoelectrons in the ionosphere and Landau damping. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(1). 97–110. 124 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W.. (1968). Plasma-wave instabilities in the ionosphere over the aurora. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 73(21). 6631–6648. 48 indexed citations
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Kempe, Daniela S., Wilson Smith, David T. Evans, et al.. (1965). Vaccination Against Measles: a Study of Clinical Reactions and Serological Responses of Young Children. BMJ. 1(5438). 817–823. 8 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W., et al.. (1965). Incoherent Scatter from Plasma Oscillations in the Ionosphere. Physical Review Letters. 14(15). 579–581. 67 indexed citations
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Perkins, F. W. & E. E. Salpeter. (1965). Enhancement of Plasma Density Fluctuations by Nonthermal Electrons. Physical Review. 139(1A). A55–A62. 90 indexed citations

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