M. Capitelli

16.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
482 papers, 13.5k citations indexed

About

M. Capitelli is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Capitelli has authored 482 papers receiving a total of 13.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 261 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 255 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 122 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in M. Capitelli's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (218 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (122 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (111 papers). M. Capitelli is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (218 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (122 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (111 papers). M. Capitelli collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Germany. M. Capitelli's co-authors include Gianpiero Colonna, C. Gorse, S. Longo, Fabrizio Esposito, Annarita Laricchiuta, I. Armenise, Lucia Daniela Pietanza, M. Cacciatore, R. Celiberto and C. M. Ferreira and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

M. Capitelli

478 papers receiving 12.8k citations

Hit Papers

Plasma Kinetics in Atmosp... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400 500
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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.

  1. Plasma Kinetics in Atmospheric Gases
    2000 551 citations M. Capitelli et al. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
M. Capitelli 6.8k 5.9k 3.6k 3.3k 3.2k 482 13.5k
Richard B. Miles 3.8k 0.6× 2.3k 0.4× 2.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 1.3k 0.4× 541 10.0k
Gianpiero Colonna 1.9k 0.3× 2.0k 0.3× 1.3k 0.4× 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.5× 223 5.2k
A. V. Phelps 7.6k 1.1× 4.8k 0.8× 3.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 357 0.1× 105 11.3k
Ronald K. Hanson 6.9k 1.0× 3.4k 0.6× 494 0.1× 2.9k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 976 35.0k
Igor Adamovich 4.9k 0.7× 779 0.1× 5.0k 1.4× 1.1k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 352 9.2k
Yukikazu Itikawa 2.9k 0.4× 3.2k 0.5× 1.5k 0.4× 1.4k 0.4× 168 0.1× 129 6.8k
Jay B. Jeffries 3.3k 0.5× 1.3k 0.2× 359 0.1× 942 0.3× 301 0.1× 284 10.9k
E. W. McDaniel 2.1k 0.3× 3.8k 0.6× 738 0.2× 740 0.2× 199 0.1× 105 7.8k
W. L. Wiese 1.7k 0.3× 4.7k 0.8× 495 0.1× 3.7k 1.1× 175 0.1× 169 8.4k
Yu. P. Raǐzer 2.8k 0.4× 1.1k 0.2× 1.5k 0.4× 1.1k 0.3× 306 0.1× 89 5.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Capitelli

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Capitelli. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Capitelli 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 M. Capitelli. M. Capitelli is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pietanza, Lucia Daniela, Gianpiero Colonna, & M. Capitelli. (2022). Non-equilibrium plasma kinetics of CO 2 in glow discharges: a comparison with existing modeling and experimental results. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 31(10). 104001–104001. 8 indexed citations
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Laricchiuta, Annarita, Lucia Daniela Pietanza, M. Capitelli, & Gianpiero Colonna. (2018). Electron-CO excitation and ionization cross sections for plasma modeling. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 61(1). 14009–14009. 5 indexed citations
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Celiberto, R., M. Capitelli, Gianpiero Colonna, et al.. (2017). Elementary Processes and Kinetic Modeling for Hydrogen and Helium Plasmas. Atoms. 5(2). 18–18. 14 indexed citations
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Colonna, Gianpiero, G. D’Ammando, Lucia Daniela Pietanza, & M. Capitelli. (2011). Radiation transfer, Level and Free-electron kinetics in Non-equilibrium Atomic Hydrogen Plasma. AIP conference proceedings. 1100–1105. 5 indexed citations
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Colonna, Gianpiero, Lucia Daniela Pietanza, & M. Capitelli. (2011). Reduced Two-Level Approach for Air Kinetics in Recombination Regime. AIP conference proceedings. 1365–1370. 6 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M., Carla Maria Coppola, P. Diomede, & S. Longo. (2007). An evaluation of the effect of the dissociative attachment of vibrationally excited H2on primordial universe chemistry. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 470(3). 811–813. 16 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M.. (2005). Rarefied gas dynamics : 24th International Symposium on Rarefied Gas Dynamics, RGD24, Monopoli (Bari), Italy, 10-16 July 2004. American Institute of Physics eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M., Gianpiero Colonna, Е. В. Кустова, & Е. А. Нагнибеда. (2002). State-to-state Kinetics and Transport Properties in Supersonic Air Nozzle Flows. ESASP. 487. 137. 2 indexed citations
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Bruno, D., M. Capitelli, Fabrizio Esposito, S. Longo, & P. Minelli. (2002). Direct simulation of non-equilibrium kinetics under shock conditions in nitrogen. Chemical Physics Letters. 360(1-2). 31–37. 44 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M., M. Cacciatore, R. Celiberto, et al.. (1999). Some aspects of electron-molecule scattering, molecular dynamics, and vibrational kinetics in nonequilibrium H2/D2 plasmas. Plasma Physics Reports. 25(1). 3–14. 4 indexed citations
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D’Angola, Antonio, M. Capitelli, Gianpiero Colonna, & C. Gorse. (1999). Transport Properties of High Temperature Air in Local Thermodynamic Equilibrium. CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Basilicata). 426. 253. 1 indexed citations
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Celiberto, R., U. T. Lamanna, & M. Capitelli. (1998). Elastic, diffusion, and viscosity cross sections for collisions involving excited atomic hydrogen. Physical Review A. 58(3). 2106–2114. 15 indexed citations
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Armenise, I., M. Capitelli, & C. Gorse. (1995). On the coupling of non-equilibrium vibrational kinetics and dissociation-recombination processes in the boundary layer surrounding an hypersonic reentry vehicle. ESASP. 367. 287. 6 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M., et al.. (1992). Plasma technology : fundamentals and applications. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 14 indexed citations
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Dilonardo, M., M. Capitelli, R. Winkler, & J. Wilhelm. (1986). Electron Energy Distribution Functions in RF Molecular Plasmas. MRS Proceedings. 68. 8 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M., et al.. (1978). Non Equilibrium Dissociation of HF in Electrical Discharges: The Role of Vibrational Excitation. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 33(9). 1085–1089. 2 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M.. (1977). Transport properties of partially ionized gases. Springer Link (Chiba Institute of Technology). 38(8). 10 indexed citations
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Cacciatore, M., M. Capitelli, & H. W. Drawin. (1976). Relaxation times for establishing quasi-stationary state populations in non-thermal plasmas. Physica B+C. 84(2). 267–274. 19 indexed citations
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Capitelli, M., C. Gorse, & P. Fauchais. (1975). Transport coefficients of high-temperature Ar-N 2 plasmas. 270.
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Capitelli, M.. (1972). Cut-off criteria of electronic partition functions and transport properties of thermal plasmas. Journal of Plasma Physics. 7(1). 99–106. 8 indexed citations

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