K. Symon

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

K. Symon is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Symon has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in K. Symon's work include Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (15 papers), Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (15 papers) and Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (6 papers). K. Symon is often cited by papers focused on Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (15 papers), Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (15 papers) and Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (6 papers). K. Symon collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. K. Symon's co-authors include A. W. Trivelpiece, N. A. Krall, Harry R. Lewis, D. W. Kerst, L.J. Laslett, Lyndon Jones, Kent Terwilliger, James L. Schwarzmeier, M. K. Craddock and Andrew M. Sessler and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Review of Scientific Instruments and American Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

K. Symon

33 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Principles of Plasma Physics

1974 1.0k citations N. A. Krall, A. W. Trivelpiece et al. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Symon United States	12	617	594	532	406	319	40	1.6k
I. P. Shkarofsky Canada	20	749 1.2×	680 1.1×	801 1.5×	691 1.7×	381 1.2×	82	2.0k
J. Heading United Kingdom	14	579 0.9×	588 1.0×	197 0.4×	377 0.9×	280 0.9×	70	1.7k
C. B. Wharton United States	18	948 1.5×	455 0.8×	749 1.4×	772 1.9×	363 1.1×	47	1.7k
D.L. Judd United States	10	429 0.7×	292 0.5×	476 0.9×	200 0.5×	187 0.6×	34	1.2k
G. Schmidt United States	23	872 1.4×	584 1.0×	713 1.3×	322 0.8×	402 1.3×	154	2.2k
Burton D. Fried United States	22	959 1.6×	1.2k 2.0×	1.2k 2.2×	351 0.9×	198 0.6×	69	2.2k
F. Engelmann Germany	22	603 1.0×	1.5k 2.5×	1.5k 2.9×	428 1.1×	477 1.5×	108	2.6k
B. Lehnert Sweden	25	680 1.1×	1.4k 2.4×	1.5k 2.8×	535 1.3×	272 0.9×	171	2.7k
M. Shoucri Canada	23	712 1.2×	508 0.9×	1.3k 2.4×	308 0.8×	230 0.7×	167	1.9k
D. Grésillon France	23	479 0.8×	575 1.0×	640 1.2×	520 1.3×	167 0.5×	64	1.3k

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Jones, Lawrence W., F. Mills, Andrew M. Sessler, K. Symon, & Donald Young. (2009). Innovation Was Not Enough: A History of the Midwestern Universities Research Association (Mura). CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3 indexed citations

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Mills, Frederick C., et al.. (2009). Innovation Was Not Enough. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Liu, Jia, L. Teng, R.L. Kustom, et al.. (2002). Particle diffusion from resonance islands in ALADDIN at SRC. 285–287.

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Symon, K., et al.. (1997). Ednor Marsh Rowe. Physics Today. 50(5). 78–79. 1 indexed citations

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Symon, K.. (1996). Mura days. AIP conference proceedings. 351. 79–95. 1 indexed citations

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Symon, K.. (1991). Reflections on the MURA years. AIP conference proceedings. 237. 53–77. 1 indexed citations

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Chou, Weiren, S. Krämer, R.L. Kustom, et al.. (1989). Dynamic aperture measurement on Aladdin. CERN Bulletin. 1 indexed citations

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Symon, K.. (1982). Plasma Physics for Nuclear Fusion. Nuclear Technology - Fusion. 2(2). 250–250. 85 indexed citations

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Symon, K., C. E. Seyler, & Harry R. Lewis. (1982). Stability of Vlasov equilibria. Part 1. General theory. Journal of Plasma Physics. 27(1). 13–24. 25 indexed citations

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Schwarzmeier, James L., Harry R. Lewis, Barbara Abraham‐Shrauner, & K. Symon. (1979). Stability of Bernstein–Greene–Kruskal equilibria. The Physics of Fluids. 22(9). 1747–1760. 39 indexed citations

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Schwarzmeier, James L. & K. Symon. (1979). Variational nature of eigenvalue problems with a parameter. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 20(6). 979–983. 13 indexed citations

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Krall, N. A., A. W. Trivelpiece, & K. Symon. (1974). Principles of Plasma Physics. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 2(3). 196–196. 1004 indexed citations breakdown →

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Symon, K., et al.. (1970). BIT-PUSHING AND DISTRIBUTION-PUSHING TECHNIQUES FOR THE SOLUTION OF THE VLASOV EQUATION.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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Kerst, D. W., Donald E. Lencioni, D. M. Meade, et al.. (1969). PLASMA CONFINEMENT IN A TOROIDAL OCTUPOLE MAGNETIC FIELD.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).

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Symon, K.. (1968). Extraction at a Third Integral Resonance. 1.. 2 indexed citations

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Johnsen, Kjell, et al.. (1964). SOME PROBLEMS CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF INTERSECTING PROTON STORAGE RINGS. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1 indexed citations

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Symon, K., et al.. (1961). Mechanics. Physics Today. 14(6). 52–54. 2 indexed citations

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Kerst, D. W., F. T. Cole, H. R. Crane, et al.. (1956). Attainment of Very High Energy by Means of Intersecting Beams of Particles. Physical Review. 102(2). 590–591. 32 indexed citations

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Symon, K. & Andrew M. Sessler. (1956). Methods of radio frequency acceleration in fixed field accelerators with applications to high current and intersecting beam accelerators. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 7 indexed citations

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Symon, K., D. W. Kerst, Lyndon Jones, L.J. Laslett, & Kent Terwilliger. (1956). Fixed-Field Alternating-Gradient Particle Accelerators. Physical Review. 103(6). 1837–1859. 147 indexed citations

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