M. D. Tran

973 total citations
34 papers, 730 citations indexed

About

M. D. Tran is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Global and Planetary Change and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. D. Tran has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 730 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Global and Planetary Change and 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. D. Tran's work include Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (32 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (16 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (8 papers). M. D. Tran is often cited by papers focused on Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena (32 papers), Fire effects on ecosystems (16 papers) and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (8 papers). M. D. Tran collaborates with scholars based in United States, Russia and China. M. D. Tran's co-authors include Vladimir A. Rakov, Yanan Zhu, D.B.P. Huynh, S. Mallick, David J. Knezevic, Karen Willcox, Michael G. Kapteyn, Amitabh Nag, S. Heckman and J. R. Dwyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Geophysical Research Letters and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

M. D. Tran

33 papers receiving 705 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. D. Tran United States 15 546 307 190 123 94 34 730
G. Bacchiega France 9 602 1.1× 155 0.5× 450 2.4× 378 3.1× 26 0.3× 18 788
Nelson Theethayi Sweden 19 930 1.7× 211 0.7× 1.0k 5.4× 182 1.5× 28 0.3× 75 1.3k
Alberto De Conti Brazil 16 1.0k 1.9× 236 0.8× 676 3.6× 329 2.7× 59 0.6× 95 1.1k
A.M. Mousa Canada 14 836 1.5× 240 0.8× 513 2.7× 249 2.0× 27 0.3× 27 960
F. Heidler Germany 18 1.3k 2.4× 365 1.2× 866 4.6× 331 2.7× 61 0.6× 77 1.4k
Troels Sørensen Denmark 13 209 0.4× 52 0.2× 429 2.3× 48 0.4× 21 0.2× 29 570
C.A. Nucci Italy 18 1.3k 2.3× 322 1.0× 1.3k 6.7× 332 2.7× 30 0.3× 60 1.7k
Marco Aurélio O. Schroeder Brazil 13 572 1.0× 134 0.4× 445 2.3× 119 1.0× 17 0.2× 69 696
Amirhossein Mostajabi Switzerland 12 145 0.3× 117 0.4× 104 0.5× 61 0.5× 9 0.1× 27 331
C.M. Portela Brazil 18 513 0.9× 40 0.1× 703 3.7× 62 0.5× 6 0.1× 61 876

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. D. Tran

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. D. Tran

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. D. Tran. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. D. Tran 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. D. Tran. M. D. Tran 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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Rakov, Vladimir A., et al.. (2024). Comparison of Lightning Channel Luminosity Versus Time Profiles in the Infrared and Visible Ranges. Geophysical Research Letters. 51(12). 1 indexed citations
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Rakov, Vladimir A., et al.. (2024). Propagation Mechanism of Branched Downward Positive Leader Resulting in a Negative Cloud‐To‐Ground Flash. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 129(1). 11 indexed citations
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Rakov, Vladimir A., et al.. (2022). New insights into the lightning discharge processes. Plasma Sources Science and Technology. 31(10). 104005–104005. 10 indexed citations
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Rakov, Vladimir A., et al.. (2022). Transient phenomena in positive cloud-to-ground lightning discharges. Communications Physics. 5(1). 6 indexed citations
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Kapteyn, Michael G., David J. Knezevic, D.B.P. Huynh, M. D. Tran, & Karen Willcox. (2020). Data‐driven physics‐based digital twins via a library of component‐based reduced‐order models. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 123(13). 2986–3003. 142 indexed citations
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Rakov, Vladimir A. & M. D. Tran. (2019). The breakthrough phase of lightning attachment process: From collision of opposite-polarity streamers to hot-channel connection. Electric Power Systems Research. 173. 122–134. 27 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, et al.. (2019). Evolution of an Upward Negative Lightning Flash Triggered by a Distant +CG From a 257‐m‐Tall Tower, Including Initiation of Subsequent Strokes. Geophysical Research Letters. 46(12). 7015–7023. 14 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, Vladimir A. Rakov, M. D. Tran, Weitao Lyu, & Dan D. Micu. (2018). A Modeling Study of Narrow Electric Field Signatures Produced by Lightning Strikes to Tall Towers. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 123(18). 15 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, Vladimir A. Rakov, M. D. Tran, et al.. (2017). Evaluation of ENTLN Performance Characteristics Based on the Ground Truth Natural and Rocket‐Triggered Lightning Data Acquired in Florida. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 122(18). 9858–9866. 69 indexed citations
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Tran, M. D. & Vladimir A. Rakov. (2017). A study of the ground-attachment process in natural lightning with emphasis on its breakthrough phase. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 15761–15761. 34 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, Vladimir A. Rakov, & M. D. Tran. (2016). A Study of Preliminary Breakdown and Return Stroke Processes in High-Intensity Negative Lightning Discharges. Atmosphere. 7(10). 130–130. 19 indexed citations
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Tran, M. D. & Vladimir A. Rakov. (2016). Initiation and propagation of cloud-to-ground lightning observed with a high-speed video camera. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 39521–39521. 46 indexed citations
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Moore, R. C., Yanan Zhu, M. D. Tran, et al.. (2016). Initial breakdown and fast leaders in lightning discharges producing long‐lasting disturbances of the lower ionosphere. Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics. 121(6). 5794–5804. 14 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, Vladimir A. Rakov, & M. D. Tran. (2016). Optical and electric field signatures of lightning interaction with a 257-m tall tower in Florida. Electric Power Systems Research. 153. 128–137. 11 indexed citations
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Tran, M. D., Vladimir A. Rakov, S. Mallick, et al.. (2015). A terrestrial gamma-ray flash recorded at the Lightning Observatory in Gainesville, Florida. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 136. 86–93. 52 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, Vladimir A. Rakov, S. Mallick, & M. D. Tran. (2015). Characterization of negative cloud-to-ground lightning in Florida. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics. 136. 8–15. 34 indexed citations
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Rakov, Vladimir A., M. D. Tran, Yanan Zhu, & S. Mallick. (2015). New high-speed video observations of natural lightning at the Lightning Observatory in Gainesville, Florida. 7. 1–6. 1 indexed citations
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Zhu, Yanan, Vladimir A. Rakov, S. Mallick, & M. D. Tran. (2014). Characterization of negative cloud-to-ground lightning in Florida: Revisited. 1830–1834. 1 indexed citations
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Tran, M. D., Vladimir A. Rakov, T. Ngin, et al.. (2013). Microsecond-scale electric field pulses associated with lightning M-components. AGUFM. 2013. 6 indexed citations

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