J. M. Dawson

16.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
175 papers, 12.4k citations indexed

About

J. M. Dawson 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, J. M. Dawson has authored 175 papers receiving a total of 12.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 122 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 90 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 54 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in J. M. Dawson's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (78 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (71 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (47 papers). J. M. Dawson is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (78 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (71 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (47 papers). J. M. Dawson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. J. M. Dawson's co-authors include T. Tajima, T. Katsouleas, C. Oberman, H. Okuda, N. K. Winsor, John L. Johnson, T. J. Birmingham, Pisin Chen, Viktor K. Decyk and Predhiman Kaw and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

J. M. Dawson

167 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Laser Electron Accelerator

1979 3.3k citations T. Tajima, J. M. Dawson Physical Review Letters profile →
Particle simulation of plasmas

1983 551 citations J. M. Dawson profile →
Geodesic Acoustic Waves in Hydromagnetic Systems

1968 550 citations J. M. Dawson et al. The Physics of Fluids profile →
Acceleration of Electrons by the Interaction of a Bunched Electron Beam with a Plasma

1985 532 citations J. M. Dawson, Robert W. Huff et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Radiation Processes in Plasmas

1965 520 citations T. J. Birmingham, J. M. Dawson et al. The Physics of Fluids profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. M. Dawson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of J. M. Dawson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of J. M. Dawson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with J. M. Dawson. J. M. Dawson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Tubular microfossils from Neoproterozoic cap limestone of the Dzhetym Group, Kyrgyzstan 2025 ·Precambrian Research ·(unknown), J. M. Dawson, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	0
2	Isolating the Effect of Gamification – Design and Analysis of a Learning Engagement App Tailored to Course Content 2025 ·Technology Knowledge and Learning ·(unknown), J. M. Dawson, (unknown)	0
3	Neutrino Landau damping and collective neutrino–plasma processes 2000 ·Journal of Plasma Physics ·J. T. Mendonça, P. K. Shukla, R. Bingham, J. M. Dawson, (unknown)	5
4	Electron Energization by Lower-Hybrid Waves as a PossibleSource for X-ray Emission from Comets 1998 ·Physica Scripta ·V. D. Shapiro, R. Bingham, J. M. Dawson, (unknown), B. J. Kellett, D. A. Mendis	14
5	Binary collision model in gyrokinetic simulation plasmas 1993 ·Computer Physics Communications ·(unknown), R. D. Sydora, J. M. Dawson	42
6	Physics Modeling of Tokamak Transport, a Grand Challenge for Controlled Fusion 1991 ·J. M. Dawson, R. D. Sydora, Viktor K. Decyk, P. C. Liewer, R. Ferraro	5
7	Particle Modeling of Plasmas On Supercomputers 1987 ·J. M. Dawson, Viktor K. Decyk, B. McNamara	1
8	Electrostatic instabilities of velocity-space-shell distributions in magnetized plasmas 1986 ·The Physics of Fluids ·D. D. Sentman, J. N. Leboeuf, T. Katsouleas, Robert W. Huff, J. M. Dawson	4
9	Instability of Streaming Electrons Confined by Surface Magnetic Fields 1983 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), J. M. Dawson, J. N. Leboeuf	3
10	Damping of Large-Amplitude Plasma Waves Propagating Perpendicular to the Magnetic Field 1983 ·Physical Review Letters ·J. M. Dawson, Viktor K. Decyk, Robert W. Huff, (unknown), T. Katsouleas, J. N. Leboeuf, Bertrand Lembège, (unknown), Yukiharu Ohsawa, (unknown)	50
11	Electromagnetic radiation from beam–plasma instabilities 1983 ·The Physics of Fluids ·P. L. Pritchett, J. M. Dawson	30
12	Waves and Instabilities in a Magnetized Plasma 1982 ·Physica Scripta ·J. M. Dawson	1
13	Ion Heating and Confinement in a Toroidal Plasma Device with a Cusped Magnetic Field 1982 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michelle Rhodes, J. M. Dawson, (unknown), Neville C. Luhmann	8
14	Ion cyclotron resonance heating and the Alfvén-ion cyclotron instability 1980 ·Nuclear Fusion ·T. Tajima, J. M. Dawson	15
15	Enhanced Drag by Radiation for Runaway Electrons 1979 ·Physical Review Letters ·J. N. Leboeuf, T. Tajima, J. M. Dawson	4
16	Anomalous D. C. Plasma Resistivity Due to Ion-Acoustic Turbulence. 1974 ·PhDT ·Joseph H. Orens, J. M. Dawson	1
17	Collisional Absorption and Emission of Longitudinal Waves in a One-Dimensional Plasma 1969 ·The Physics of Fluids ·J. M. Dawson, R. Shanny, T. J. Birmingham	10
18	Comments on “Enhanced Bremsstrahlung from Supraluminous and Subluminous Waves in an Isotropic, Homogeneous Plasma” 1969 ·The Physics of Fluids ·Russell M. Kulsrud, C. Oberman, J. M. Dawson, M. N. Rosenbluth	2
19	Investigations of a Sheet Model for a Bounded Plasma with Magnetic Field and Radiation 1967 ·NASA Special Publication ·(unknown), J. M. Dawson	5
20	Oscillations of a Finite Cold Plasma in a Strong Magnetic Field 1959 ·The Physics of Fluids ·J. M. Dawson, C. Oberman	37

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