J.A. Wesson

2.9k citations

32 papers · 1.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 18

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 1%
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 21
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 7
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics 7
- Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics 5
Aerospace Engineering top 5%
Condensed Matter Physics top 10%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 10%
- Plasma Diagnostics and Applications 4
Materials Chemistry
- Fusion materials and technologies 8
Computational Mechanics
- Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows 3
Radiation
- Nuclear Physics and Applications 2

Co-authors: G.D. Hobbs M. F. F. Nave A. W. Edwards Richard D. Gill D.J. Ward A. Weller R. Granetz D. Campbell
Cited by: Nuclear and High Energy Physics Astronomy and Astrophysics Aerospace Engineering
Journals: Nuclear Fusion (12 papers)Physical Review Letters (4 papers)Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (4 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Netherlands

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J.A. Wesson

31 papers receiving 1.7k citations

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1	Poloidal distribution of impurities in a rotating tokamak plasma Nuclear Fusion ·J.A. Wesson	1997	69
2	Abrupt Changes in Confinement in the JET Tokamak Physical Review Letters ·J.A. Wesson,B. Balet	1996	8
3	Introduction to Plasma Physics Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·J.A. Wesson	1996	1
4	Snakes [JET resonant localised structures] Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·J.A. Wesson	1995	42
5	Effect of temperature gradient on plasma sheath Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·J.A. Wesson	1995	17
6	Sawtooth reconnection Nuclear Fusion ·J.A. Wesson	1990	142
7	Negative voltage spike in tokamak disruptions Nuclear Fusion ·J.A. Wesson,D.J. Ward,M. N. Rosenbluth	1990	45
8	Calculations of power deposition and velocity distributions during ICRH: Comparison with experimental results Nuclear Fusion ·L.-G. Eriksson,T. Hellsten,D. A. Boyd,D. Campbell,J.G. Cordey,W.G.F. Core,J. Christiansen,Geoff Cottrell,J. Jacquinot,O.N. Jarvis,S. Kissel,C. Lowry,P. Nielsen,G. Sadler,D.F.H. Start,Paul Thomas,P. van Belle,J.A. Wesson	1989	24
9	Stability of the ideal m = 1 mode in a tokamak Nuclear Fusion ·M. F. F. Nave,J.A. Wesson	1988	12
10	Comparison between experiment and theory Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences ·R.J. Bickerton,A. Taroni,M.L. Watkins,J.A. Wesson	1987	22
11	Persistent density perturbations at rational-qsurfaces following pellet injection in the Joint European Torus Physical Review Letters ·A. Weller,A.D. Cheetham,A. W. Edwards,Richard D. Gill,A. Gondhalekar,R.S. Granetz,J. Snipes,J.A. Wesson	1987	148
12	Sawtooth activity in ohmically heated JET plasmas Nuclear Fusion ·D. Campbell,Richard D. Gill,C. Gowers,J.A. Wesson,D. V. Bartlett,Chris Best,S. Coda,A.E. Costley,A. W. Edwards,Steven E. Kissel,Charlotte Van der Elst,B. M. Bae,R. Prentice,R.T. Ross,B. Tubbing	1986	85
13	Rapid Collapse of a Plasma Sawtooth Oscillation in the JET Tokamak Physical Review Letters ·A. W. Edwards,D. Campbell,W. Engelhardt,H.-U. Fahrbach,Richard D. Gill,R. Granetz,S. Tsuji,B. Tubbing,A. Weller,J.A. Wesson,D. Zasche	1986	165
14	MHD simulation of jet Computer Physics Communications ·M. Turner,J.A. Wesson	1981	2
15	Scaling of tokamak reactor costs Nuclear Fusion ·Yoshitaka Wakatsuki,J.A. Wesson	1980	14
16	Heat flow through a Langmuir sheath in the presence of electron emissionbreakdown → Plasma Physics ·G.D. Hobbs,J.A. Wesson	1967	446
17	The ohmic heating of a multicomponent plasma Journal of Nuclear Energy Part C Plasma Physics Accelerators Thermonuclear Research ·J.A. Wesson	1962	4
18	The Ohmic Heating of Positive Ions in an Impure Plasma Proceedings of the Physical Society ·A. A. Ware,J.A. Wesson	1961	6
19	THE ROLE OF MATERIALS IN CONTROLLED THERMONUCLEAR RESEARCH OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) ·R. Ismailova,R. Hancox,A. E. Robson,Gabriela Soares de Souza,H. T. Miles,A. A. Ware,J.A. Wesson	1959	4
20	A Stabilized High-Current Toroidal Discharge Producing High Temperatures Nature ·N.L. Allen,T.E. Allibone,Е.М. Рахадилов,Khaled W Halawany,T.P. Hughes,Gabriela Soares de Souza,Solar Dryer,Barak Yaakobovitz,H. T. Miles,P. Sperlich,Zhiwei Xiao,A. A. Ware,J.A. Wesson,E.I. Vasilyev	1958	19

About J.A. Wesson

J.A. Wesson is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, General Materials Science, Radiation and Materials Chemistry, having authored 32 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (21 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (8 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (7 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (7 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (5 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (4 papers), Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows (3 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.5k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (851 citations), Aerospace Engineering (221 citations), Condensed Matter Physics (102 citations) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (498 citations). J.A. Wesson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include G.D. Hobbs, M. F. F. Nave, A. W. Edwards, Richard D. Gill, D.J. Ward, A. Weller, R. Granetz, D. Campbell, B. Tubbing and R.S. Granetz. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Fusion, Physical Review Letters, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Physics of Plasmas and Computer Physics Communications.

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