M. Passoni

5.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
141 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

M. Passoni is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Passoni has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Materials Chemistry, 60 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 59 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in M. Passoni's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (46 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (41 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (35 papers). M. Passoni is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (46 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (41 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (35 papers). M. Passoni collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and Germany. M. Passoni's co-authors include Andrea Macchi, M. Borghesi, D. Dellasega, M. Lontano, C. E. Bottani, Valeria Russo, Andrea Li Bassi, Carlo S. Casari, Alessandro Zani and Luca Bertagna and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

M. Passoni

134 papers receiving 3.6k citations

Hit Papers

Ion acceleration by superintense laser-plasma interaction 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Ion acceleration by superintense laser-plasma interaction
    2013 963 citations M. Passoni et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Passoni Italy 30 2.1k 1.6k 1.5k 1.2k 700 141 3.7k
T. Norimatsu Japan 31 2.2k 1.1× 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 719 1.0× 260 4.0k
R. F. Smith United States 37 1.0k 0.5× 1.1k 0.7× 992 0.7× 1.9k 1.6× 2.2k 3.1× 144 4.1k
R. Sigel Germany 33 1.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 549 0.5× 554 0.8× 125 3.2k
H. Fujita Japan 24 1.2k 0.6× 781 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 527 0.4× 393 0.6× 139 2.8k
J. Winter Germany 40 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.9× 3.4k 2.9× 344 0.5× 209 6.2k
Tomáš Mocek Czechia 34 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 2.3k 1.5× 534 0.4× 196 0.3× 321 4.4k
J. S. Wark United Kingdom 45 2.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.4× 2.7k 1.8× 2.6k 2.2× 2.4k 3.4× 242 6.9k
D. R. Kania United States 29 500 0.2× 832 0.5× 923 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 322 0.5× 86 2.3k
Kazutaka G. Nakamura Japan 27 412 0.2× 493 0.3× 878 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 556 0.8× 216 2.7k
S. Fourmaux Canada 24 945 0.5× 573 0.4× 939 0.6× 495 0.4× 346 0.5× 86 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Passoni

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Passoni. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Passoni 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. Passoni. M. Passoni 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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Uccello, A., Matteo Pedroni, A. Cremona, et al.. (2025). Exploring the role of topography in the sputtering process of tungsten by GyM helium plasma. Nuclear Fusion. 65(5). 56006–56006.
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Marra, Gianluigi, et al.. (2025). Energetic ions for the growth of amorphous and crystalline tungsten-nitrogen layers by HiPIMS. Surface and Coatings Technology. 514. 132544–132544. 1 indexed citations
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Dellasega, D., Valeria Russo, M. Salvi, et al.. (2025). Corrosion behaviour in liquid lead of pristine and irradiated FeCrAlNi coatings deposited by HiPIMS. Materials & Design. 260. 114923–114923.
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Marra, Gianluigi, et al.. (2024). Corrosion resistance of HiPIMS tungsten and tungsten-aluminium coatings in contact with liquid Sn. Surface and Coatings Technology. 494. 131449–131449. 3 indexed citations
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Uccello, A., et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of a helium plasma–material interaction experiment in GyM linear device through SOLPS-ITER and ERO2.0 codes. Nuclear Fusion. 65(2). 26023–26023. 1 indexed citations
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Mateus, R., D. Dellasega, M. Passoni, et al.. (2024). Deuterium loading of redeposited-like W coatings present in tokamaks by ion implantation. Vacuum. 227. 113403–113403. 1 indexed citations
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Markelj, S., Janez Zavašnik, T. Schwarz‐Selinger, et al.. (2024). Deuterium retention and transport in ion-irradiated tungsten exposed to deuterium atoms: Role of grain boundaries. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 38. 101589–101589. 5 indexed citations
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Maffini, Alessandro, et al.. (2023). Towards compact laser-driven accelerators: exploring the potential of advanced double-layer targets. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 10(1). 15–15. 9 indexed citations
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Markelj, S., T. Schwarz‐Selinger, Mitja Kelemen, et al.. (2023). The effect of nanocrystalline microstructure on deuterium transport in displacement damaged tungsten. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 37. 101509–101509. 4 indexed citations
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Passoni, M., et al.. (2023). Numerical investigation of non-linear inverse Compton scattering in double-layer targets. Frontiers in Physics. 11. 5 indexed citations
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Maffini, Alessandro, et al.. (2023). Numerical Study of Carbon Nanofoam Targets for Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion Experiments. Laser and Particle Beams. 2023. 3 indexed citations
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Uccello, A., et al.. (2022). Global SOLPS-ITER and ERO2.0 coupling in a linear device for the study of plasma–wall interaction in helium plasma. Nuclear Fusion. 63(2). 26020–26020. 3 indexed citations
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Prencipe, Irene, Josefine Metzkes-Ng, Constantin Bernert, et al.. (2021). Efficient laser-driven proton and bremsstrahlung generation from cluster-assembled foam targets. New Journal of Physics. 23(9). 93015–93015. 17 indexed citations
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Romazanov, J., et al.. (2021). ERO2.0 modelling of nanoscale surface morphology evolution. Nuclear Fusion. 61(6). 66039–66039. 7 indexed citations
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Calzolari, Daniele, et al.. (2021). Superintense laser-driven photon activation analysis. Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 7 indexed citations
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Pardanaud, C., D. Dellasega, M. Passoni, et al.. (2020). Post-mortem analysis of tungsten plasma facing components in tokamaks: Raman microscopy measurements on compact, porous oxide and nitride films and nanoparticles. Nuclear Fusion. 60(8). 86004–86004. 13 indexed citations
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Mänz, P., D. Carralero, M. Griener, et al.. (2020). The diffusion limit of ballistic transport in the scrape-off layer. Physics of Plasmas. 27(2). 16 indexed citations
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Uccello, A., F. Ghezzi, L. Laguardia, et al.. (2020). Effects of a nitrogen seeded plasma on nanostructured tungsten films having fusion-relevant features. Nuclear Materials and Energy. 25. 100808–100808. 14 indexed citations
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Yivlialin, Rossella, Gianlorenzo Bussetti, Luigi Brambilla, et al.. (2017). Microscopic Analysis of the Different Perchlorate Anions Intercalation Stages of Graphite. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(26). 14246–14253. 24 indexed citations
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Donati, Fabio, Guido Fratesi, M. Passoni, et al.. (2011). Strain effect on local electronic properties of Fe nanoislands grown on Au(111). Virtual Community of Pathological Anatomy (University of Castilla La Mancha). 2011. 153404-1–153404-4. 1 indexed citations

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