M. King

992 total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 632 citations indexed

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M. King is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. King has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 632 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in M. King's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (31 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (23 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (21 papers). M. King is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (31 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (23 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (21 papers). M. King collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Spain. M. King's co-authors include P. McKenna, D. Neely, R. J. Gray, R. Wilson, R. J. Dance, M. Borghesi, R. Capdessus, C. Armstrong, A. Higginson and S. D. R. Williamson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Scientific Reports.

In The Last Decade

M. King

33 papers receiving 604 citations

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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.

Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced hybrid acceleration scheme

2018 285 citations A. Higginson, R. J. Gray et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. King United Kingdom	11	588	399	348	197	54	33	632
R. J. Dance United Kingdom	12	629 1.1×	445 1.1×	375 1.1×	217 1.1×	87 1.6×	29	698
Jianhui Bin Germany	14	524 0.9×	312 0.8×	340 1.0×	139 0.7×	72 1.3×	41	574
R. Capdessus United Kingdom	11	599 1.0×	363 0.9×	358 1.0×	203 1.0×	52 1.0×	28	627
B. Aurand Germany	14	575 1.0×	354 0.9×	371 1.1×	177 0.9×	97 1.8×	56	650
Dustin Offermann United States	13	653 1.1×	427 1.1×	357 1.0×	219 1.1×	76 1.4×	26	693
N. M. H. Butler United Kingdom	8	425 0.7×	281 0.7×	227 0.7×	151 0.8×	87 1.6×	16	487
F. Nürnberg Germany	12	536 0.9×	333 0.8×	260 0.7×	219 1.1×	107 2.0×	20	611
O. Deppert Germany	10	494 0.8×	253 0.6×	254 0.7×	190 1.0×	111 2.1×	17	542
P. V. Nickles Germany	15	548 0.9×	408 1.0×	424 1.2×	190 1.0×	66 1.2×	38	679
N. P. Dover United Kingdom	13	652 1.1×	421 1.1×	434 1.2×	220 1.1×	61 1.1×	41	721

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Wilson, R., et al.. (2025). A neural network-based synthetic diagnostic of laser-accelerated proton energy spectra. Communications Physics. 8(1). 1 indexed citations

Trines, R. M. G. M., Holger Schmitz, M. King, P. McKenna, & R. Bingham. (2024). Laser harmonic generation with independent control of frequency and orbital angular momentum. Nature Communications. 15(1). 6878–6878. 5 indexed citations

King, M., et al.. (2023). Perspectives on laser-plasma physics in the relativistic transparency regime. The European Physical Journal A. 59(6). 7 indexed citations

Wilson, R., M. King, N. M. H. Butler, et al.. (2022). Influence of spatial-intensity contrast in ultraintense laser–plasma interactions. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 1910–1910. 4 indexed citations

King, M., N. M. H. Butler, D. C. Carroll, et al.. (2020). Enhanced laser intensity and ion acceleration due to self-focusing in relativistically transparent ultrathin targets. Physical Review Research. 2(4). 10 indexed citations

Duff, M. J., R. Wilson, M. King, et al.. (2020). High order mode structure of intense light fields generated via a laser-driven relativistic plasma aperture. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 105–105. 13 indexed citations

Williamson, S. D. R., R. J. Gray, M. King, et al.. (2020). Energy absorption and coupling to electrons in the transition from surface- to volume-dominant intense laser–plasma interaction regimes. New Journal of Physics. 22(5). 53044–53044. 5 indexed citations

Rusby, D., C. Armstrong, G. G. Scott, et al.. (2019). Effect of rear surface fields on hot, refluxing and escaping electron populations via numerical simulations. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 7. 24 indexed citations

King, M., N. M. H. Butler, R. Wilson, et al.. (2019). Role of magnetic field evolution on filamentary structure formation in intense laser–foil interactions. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 7. 5 indexed citations

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Higginson, A., R. J. Gray, M. King, et al.. (2018). Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced hybrid acceleration scheme. Nature Communications. 9(1). 724–724. 285 indexed citations breakdown →

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Capdessus, R., M. King, Dario Del Sorbo, et al.. (2018). Relativistic Doppler-boosted γ-rays in High Fields. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9155–9155. 7 indexed citations

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King, M., R. J. Gray, C. D. Baird, et al.. (2018). Reflection of intense laser light from microstructured targets as a potential diagnostic of laser focus and plasma temperature. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 7. 7 indexed citations

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Gray, R. J., R. Wilson, M. King, et al.. (2018). Enhanced laser-energy coupling to dense plasmas driven by recirculating electron currents. New Journal of Physics. 20(3). 33021–33021. 16 indexed citations

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Ronald, K., D. C. Speirs, M. King, et al.. (2017). Laboratory experiments simulating electron cyclotron masers in space. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 149. 3015–3015. 1 indexed citations

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King, M., R. J. Gray, R. Wilson, et al.. (2016). Towards optical polarization control of laser-driven proton acceleration in foils undergoing relativistic transparency. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12891–12891. 48 indexed citations

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Gray, R. J., M. King, R. Wilson, et al.. (2016). Influence of laser polarization on collective electron dynamics in ultraintense laser–foil interactions. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 4. 7 indexed citations

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King, M., R. J. Gray, H. Powell, et al.. (2016). Ion acceleration and plasma jet formation in ultra-thin foils undergoing expansion and relativistic transparency. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 829. 163–166. 11 indexed citations

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Wilson, R., M. King, R. J. Gray, et al.. (2016). Ellipsoidal plasma mirror focusing of high power laser pulses to ultra-high intensities. Physics of Plasmas. 23(3). 22 indexed citations

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King, M., K. Ronald, R. A. Cairns, et al.. (2014). Progress towards numerical and experimental simulations of fusion relevant beam instabilities. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 511. 12047–12047. 1 indexed citations

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Speirs, D. C., M. King, K. Ronald, et al.. (2012). Beam instabilities in laser-plasma interaction relevant to fast ignition. 1P–133. 1 indexed citations

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