F. Zonca

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
193 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

F. Zonca 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. Zonca has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 171 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 160 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 30 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. Zonca's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (171 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (158 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (58 papers). F. Zonca is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (171 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (158 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (58 papers). F. Zonca collaborates with scholars based in Italy, China and United States. F. Zonca's co-authors include Liu Chen, G. Vlad, S. Briguglio, Zhiyong Qiu, R. A. Santoro, G. Fogaccia, F. Romanelli, X. Wang, Jiaqi Dong and Xin Tao and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

F. Zonca

183 papers receiving 5.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chapter 5: Physics of energetic ions 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2016 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. Chapter 5: Physics of energetic ions
    2007 452 citations S. Briguglio, W. W. Heidbrink et al. Nuclear Fusion profile →
  2. Physics of Alfvén waves and energetic particles in burning plasmas
    2016 337 citations Liu Chen, F. Zonca 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. Zonca Italy 42 5.3k 4.7k 845 595 521 193 5.8k
Peter J. Catto United States 35 3.8k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 558 0.7× 505 0.8× 798 1.5× 231 4.1k
H. L. Berk United States 43 4.7k 0.9× 3.7k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 554 0.9× 589 1.1× 164 5.4k
A. Fasoli Switzerland 37 4.3k 0.8× 3.4k 0.7× 447 0.5× 579 1.0× 772 1.5× 208 4.8k
Н. Н. Гореленков United States 42 5.3k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 494 0.6× 984 1.7× 980 1.9× 190 5.4k
J. Weiland Sweden 29 3.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.5× 483 0.6× 465 0.8× 1.1k 2.0× 226 4.0k
S. C. Cowley United States 43 3.3k 0.6× 4.8k 1.0× 296 0.4× 363 0.6× 506 1.0× 130 5.8k
B. N. Breǐzman United States 40 4.4k 0.8× 3.1k 0.6× 1.1k 1.2× 768 1.3× 600 1.2× 166 5.2k
B. Coppi United States 41 4.3k 0.8× 4.3k 0.9× 982 1.2× 432 0.7× 663 1.3× 241 5.8k
Liu Chen United States 52 7.4k 1.4× 8.9k 1.9× 1.2k 1.4× 730 1.2× 646 1.2× 191 10.3k
R. D. Hazeltine United States 34 5.0k 0.9× 3.7k 0.8× 671 0.8× 584 1.0× 1.0k 2.0× 152 5.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Zonca

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tao, Xin, F. Zonca, & Liu Chen. (2025). What drives chorus wave frequency chirping?. Physics of Plasmas. 32(10).
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Lauber, P., et al.. (2024). ATEP: an advanced transport model for energetic particles. Nuclear Fusion. 64(9). 96010–96010. 6 indexed citations
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Tao, Xin, et al.. (2024). Frequency Chirping of Electromagnetic Ion Cyclotron Waves in Earth's Magnetosphere. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(4). 3 indexed citations
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Chen, Liu, et al.. (2024). Drift wave soliton formation via beat-driven zonal flow and implication on plasma confinement. Physics of Plasmas. 31(4). 4 indexed citations
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Chen, Liu, Pengfei Liu, Ruirui Ma, et al.. (2024). The effects of zonal fields on energetic-particle excitations of reversed-shear Alfvén eigenmode: simulation and theory. Nuclear Fusion. 65(1). 16018–16018. 4 indexed citations
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Piron, L., P. Buratti, Matteo Valerio Falessi, et al.. (2023). Locked mode detection during error field identification studies. Fusion Engineering and Design. 195. 113957–113957. 2 indexed citations
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Falessi, Matteo Valerio, et al.. (2023). Physics of drift Alfvén instabilities and energetic particles in fusion plasmas. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 65(8). 84001–84001. 4 indexed citations
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Biancalani, A., A. Bottino, D. Del Sarto, et al.. (2023). Nonlinear interaction of Alfvénic instabilities and turbulence via the modification of the equilibrium profiles. Journal of Plasma Physics. 89(6). 6 indexed citations
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Ma, Ruirui, W. W. Heidbrink, Liu Chen, F. Zonca, & Zhiyong Qiu. (2023). Low-frequency shear Alfvén waves at DIII-D: Theoretical interpretation of experimental observations. Physics of Plasmas. 30(4). 6 indexed citations
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Qiu, Zhiyong, Liu Chen, & F. Zonca. (2023). Gyrokinetic theory of toroidal Alfvén eigenmode saturation via nonlinear wave–wave coupling. 7(1). 14 indexed citations
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Wang, T., et al.. (2022). Core localized alpha-channeling via low frequency Alfvén mode generation in reversed shear scenarios. Nuclear Fusion. 62(12). 126038–126038. 5 indexed citations
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Qiu, Zhiyong, et al.. (2021). Evidence of ‘two plasmon’ decay of energetic particle induced geodesic acoustic mode. New Journal of Physics. 23(6). 63045–63045. 2 indexed citations
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Falessi, Matteo Valerio, V. Fusco, E. Giovannozzi, et al.. (2020). On the polarization of shear Alfvén and acoustic continuous spectra in toroidal plasmas. Journal of Plasma Physics. 86(5). 13 indexed citations
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Wang, T., Zhiyong Qiu, F. Zonca, S. Briguglio, & G. Vlad. (2020). Dynamics of reversed shear Alfvén eigenmode and energetic particles during current ramp-up. Nuclear Fusion. 60(12). 126032–126032. 11 indexed citations
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Teng, Shangchun, et al.. (2017). Analysis of the Duration of Rising Tone Chorus Elements. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(24). 34 indexed citations
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Tao, Xin, F. Zonca, & Liu Chen. (2017). Identify the nonlinear wave‐particle interaction regime in rising tone chorus generation. Geophysical Research Letters. 44(8). 3441–3446. 58 indexed citations
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Palermo, F., A. Biancalani, C. Angioni, et al.. (2016). A new mechanism causing strong decay of geodesic acoustic modes: combined action of phase-mixing and Landau damping. Max Planck Digital Library. 2 indexed citations
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Biancalani, A., Liu Chen, Ф. Пегораро, & F. Zonca. (2010). Continuous Spectrum of Shear Alfvén Waves within Magnetic Islands. Physical Review Letters. 105(9). 95002–95002. 25 indexed citations
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Zonca, F., et al.. (2007). Radial structures and nonlinear excitation of Geodesic Acoustic Modes. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 49. 1 indexed citations

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