Francis F. Chen

6.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Francis F. Chen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Francis F. Chen has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 35 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 27 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Francis F. Chen's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (54 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (26 papers) and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (25 papers). Francis F. Chen is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (54 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (26 papers) and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (25 papers). Francis F. Chen collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Bulgaria. Francis F. Chen's co-authors include Donald Arnush, Max Light, David Blackwell, Isaac D. Sudit, Jane P. Chang, C. P. Leavitt, C. E. Clayton, D. G. Miljak, J. D. Evans and Davide Curreli and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Francis F. Chen

78 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300
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. Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
    2015 379 citations Francis F. Chen profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Francis F. Chen United States 37 2.7k 1.5k 1.5k 1.1k 952 78 3.9k
J. L. Hirshfield United States 26 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 2.4k 1.7× 1.3k 1.2× 389 0.4× 225 3.5k
Igor Kaganovich United States 34 2.9k 1.1× 1.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.1× 691 0.6× 867 0.9× 215 3.9k
N. Hershkowitz United States 44 4.8k 1.8× 2.4k 1.6× 2.8k 1.9× 1.2k 1.1× 1.8k 1.9× 297 7.2k
Yoshinobu Kawai Japan 23 1.4k 0.5× 855 0.6× 836 0.6× 528 0.5× 351 0.4× 227 2.3k
G. Bekefi United States 30 2.1k 0.8× 981 0.6× 2.3k 1.6× 1.4k 1.3× 302 0.3× 161 3.5k
J. E. Allen United Kingdom 35 2.4k 0.9× 1.3k 0.9× 3.0k 2.1× 388 0.3× 1.1k 1.2× 164 4.9k
W. A. Stygar United States 35 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 1.2× 1.4k 1.0× 551 0.5× 630 0.7× 196 3.6k
T. E. Sheridan United States 33 2.0k 0.8× 392 0.3× 1.3k 0.9× 310 0.3× 1.3k 1.3× 113 3.0k
A. A. Rukhadze Russia 23 1.0k 0.4× 798 0.5× 2.0k 1.4× 605 0.5× 263 0.3× 244 2.9k
J. Christiansen Germany 31 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 1.0× 1.5k 1.0× 412 0.4× 348 0.4× 156 3.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chen, Francis F. & H. Torreblanca. (2011). Permanent-Magnet Helicon Discharge Array. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 39(11). 2452–2453. 6 indexed citations
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Curreli, Davide & Francis F. Chen. (2010). A novel equilibrium theory of helicon discharges. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F. & H. Torreblanca. (2007). Density jump in helicon discharges. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 16(3). 593–596. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F.. (2006). Time-varying impedance of the sheath on a probe in an RF plasma. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 15(4). 773–782. 34 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F.. (2005). RF Langmuir probes, revisited. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, J. D. & Francis F. Chen. (2001). Nonlocal Power Deposition in Inductively Coupled Plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 86(24). 5502–5505. 23 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F., Xicheng Jiang, & J. D. Evans. (2000). Plasma injection with helicon sources. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 18(5). 2108–2115. 17 indexed citations
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Miljak, D. G. & Francis F. Chen. (1998). Helicon wave excitation with rotating antenna fields. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 7(1). 61–74. 59 indexed citations
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Blackwell, David & Francis F. Chen. (1997). Two-dimensional imaging of a helicon discharge. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 6(4). 569–576. 50 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F.. (1997). dc probe detection of phased EEDFs in RF discharges. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 39(10). 1533–1550. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F., et al.. (1996). Plane-polarized modes in a helicon discharge. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F., et al.. (1996). Damping of low-field helicon-TG modes. APS. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F., Isaac D. Sudit, & Max Light. (1996). Downstream physics of the helicon discharge. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 5(2). 173–180. 63 indexed citations
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Sudit, Isaac D. & Francis F. Chen. (1996). Discharge equilibrium of a helicon plasma. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 5(1). 43–53. 100 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F.. (1992). Experiments on helicon plasma sources. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 10(4). 1389–1401. 215 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F.. (1985). Modern Uses of Langmuir Probes. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 750. 19582–24. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F., et al.. (1985). Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Volume 1: Plasma Physics, Second Edition. Physics Today. 38(5). 87–88. 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F.. (1977). New Developments in Laser Diagnostics for Tokamak Plasmas. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 5(4). 231–241. 1 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F., C. Etiévant, & D. Mosher. (1968). Measurement of Low Plasma Densities in a Magnetic Field. The Physics of Fluids. 11(4). 811–821. 63 indexed citations
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Chen, Francis F.. (1963). Low-frequency instabilities of a fully ionized gas. 435. 3 indexed citations

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