N. K. Winsor

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

N. K. Winsor is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, N. K. Winsor has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 13 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 11 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in N. K. Winsor's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (16 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (15 papers) and Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology (11 papers). N. K. Winsor is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (16 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (15 papers) and Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology (11 papers). N. K. Winsor collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. N. K. Winsor's co-authors include John L. Johnson, J. M. Dawson, D. A. Tidman, Russell M. Kulsrud, J. M. Greene, J. Christiansen, J. Davis, K. G. Whitney, Rodney Burton and David Book and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Computational Physics.

In The Last Decade

N. K. Winsor

40 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

Geodesic Acoustic Waves in Hydromagnetic Systems

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. K. Winsor United States	14	998	670	258	230	142	41	1.2k
J. W. M. Paul United Kingdom	15	548 0.5×	383 0.6×	242 0.9×	279 1.2×	177 1.2×	33	855
C. Bruce Tarter United States	12	773 0.8×	742 1.1×	272 1.1×	497 2.2×	182 1.3×	26	1.6k
R.J. Bickerton United Kingdom	11	701 0.7×	490 0.7×	96 0.4×	181 0.8×	158 1.1×	40	977
T. Lehecka United States	17	730 0.7×	315 0.5×	184 0.7×	242 1.1×	179 1.3×	45	913
T. B. Kaiser United States	15	630 0.6×	318 0.5×	150 0.6×	217 0.9×	81 0.6×	46	810
J. B. McBride United States	15	614 0.6×	681 1.0×	119 0.5×	352 1.5×	269 1.9×	45	1.1k
C. S. Liu United States	16	789 0.8×	477 0.7×	238 0.9×	345 1.5×	88 0.6×	28	945
Tsuguhiro Watanabe Japan	15	516 0.5×	349 0.5×	183 0.7×	527 2.3×	164 1.2×	79	949
C. N. Lashmore‐Davies United Kingdom	24	1.1k 1.1×	940 1.4×	74 0.3×	421 1.8×	196 1.4×	87	1.5k
R. Chodura Germany	16	843 0.8×	533 0.8×	160 0.6×	353 1.5×	507 3.6×	36	1.2k

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All Works

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Winsor, N. K., et al.. (1994). Electrothermal-Chemical (ETC) Extensions to IBHVG2 With a New User's Tutorial. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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Greig, J. R., et al.. (1993). Investigation of plasma-augmented solid propellant interior ballistic processes. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 29(1). 555–560. 12 indexed citations

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Burton, Rodney, et al.. (1986). Investigation of a repetitive pulsed electrothermal thruster. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 1 indexed citations

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Burton, Rodney, et al.. (1985). Mass acceleration in a multi-module plasma jet for impact fusion. 1 indexed citations

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Goldstein, Steven A., et al.. (1984). Research and development of a plasma jet mass accelerator as a driver for impact fusion. Final Report. 1 indexed citations

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Christiansen, J. & N. K. Winsor. (1984). Castor 2: A two-Dimensional laser target code. Computer Physics Communications. 35. C–568. 3 indexed citations

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Burton, Rodney, et al.. (1984). Proposed system design for a 20 kW pulsed electrothermal thruster. 4 indexed citations

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Miner, W. H., N. K. Winsor, & Ira B. Bernstein. (1982). Numerical simulation of tokamak electron dynamics. The Physics of Fluids. 25(9). 1570–1577. 2 indexed citations

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Manheimer, W. M. & N. K. Winsor. (1981). Injection of intense pulsed-ion beams into tokamaks with application to plasma heating and current maintenance. Nuclear Fusion. 21(12). 1559–1571. 3 indexed citations

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Christiansen, J. & N. K. Winsor. (1980). A numerical model for laser targets. Journal of Computational Physics. 35(3). 291–318. 9 indexed citations

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Book, David, J. P. Boris, M. J. Fritts, et al.. (1979). Recent Developments in Computational Techniques for Applied Hydrodynamics.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 2 indexed citations

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Winsor, N. K., et al.. (1978). Runaway electrons in collective electric fields. The Physics of Fluids. 21(6). 940–944. 10 indexed citations

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Winsor, N. K., et al.. (1977). Thermal-Force Terms and Self-Generated Magnetic Fields in Laser-Produced Plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 38(13). 697–701. 61 indexed citations

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Papadopoulos, K., et al.. (1977). Formation of positive slope on electron runaway distribution in tokamaks. Nuclear Fusion. 17(5). 1087–1091. 24 indexed citations

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Whitney, K. G., et al.. (1975). Laser target model. The Physics of Fluids. 18(12). 1687–1697. 59 indexed citations

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Hellberg, M. A., N. K. Winsor, & John L. Johnson. (1974). Viscous stress tensor effects in low-pressure toroidal plasma confinement. The Physics of Fluids. 17(6). 1258–1259. 2 indexed citations

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Greene, J. M. & N. K. Winsor. (1973). Stationary shocks and toroidal diffusion. The Physics of Fluids. 16(6). 863–870. 16 indexed citations

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Winsor, N. K., et al.. (1971). Drift Effects on the Behavior of a Low-β Axisymmetric Toroidal Plasma. The Physics of Fluids. 14(10). 2203–2216. 13 indexed citations

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Greene, J. M., John L. Johnson, K. E. Weimer, & N. K. Winsor. (1971). Inertial and Resistive Effects in Toroidal Systems. The Physics of Fluids. 14(6). 1258–1267. 27 indexed citations

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Boris, J. P. & N. K. Winsor. (1970). EXTRAPOLATED NUMERICAL INTEGRATION IN THEORY AND PRACTICE.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations

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