N. Sauthoff

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

N. Sauthoff is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, N. Sauthoff has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 11 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in N. Sauthoff's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (33 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (10 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (9 papers). N. Sauthoff is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (33 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (10 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (9 papers). N. Sauthoff collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. N. Sauthoff's co-authors include S. von Goeler, W. Stodiek, K. W. Hill, M. Bitter, Robert Horton, S. Suckewer, R.J. Goldston, H.P. Eubank, W. Roney and M. Goldman and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Letters A and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

N. Sauthoff

42 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Studies of Internal Disru... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 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. Studies of Internal Disruptions andm=1Oscillations in Tokamak Discharges with Soft—X-Ray Tecniques
    1974 544 citations S. von Goeler, N. Sauthoff et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
N. Sauthoff 1.2k 567 560 344 334 46 1.7k
W. Stodiek 1.1k 0.9× 459 0.8× 495 0.9× 243 0.7× 236 0.7× 23 1.4k
M. Bitter 1.3k 1.0× 773 1.4× 478 0.9× 349 1.0× 421 1.3× 75 1.8k
B. Grek 1.3k 1.0× 447 0.8× 488 0.9× 486 1.4× 272 0.8× 73 1.6k
C. Bruce Tarter 773 0.6× 497 0.9× 742 1.3× 296 0.9× 272 0.8× 26 1.6k
H. P. Summers 1.0k 0.8× 911 1.6× 440 0.8× 423 1.2× 529 1.6× 78 1.8k
S. Sudo 1.3k 1.1× 541 1.0× 490 0.9× 396 1.2× 419 1.3× 153 1.7k
M. Mattioli 1.2k 1.0× 886 1.6× 360 0.6× 493 1.4× 636 1.9× 89 1.9k
R.J. Fonck 1.5k 1.2× 404 0.7× 680 1.2× 492 1.4× 227 0.7× 47 1.7k
R. Wieland 1.7k 1.4× 673 1.2× 559 1.0× 362 1.1× 94 0.3× 56 2.0k
D. L. Hillis 1.7k 1.4× 381 0.7× 463 0.8× 570 1.7× 124 0.4× 107 1.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of N. Sauthoff

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Donné, A. J. H., Michael Cox, N. Sauthoff, & K.F. Schoenberg. (2025). Beyond power gain: Toward a comprehensive milestone framework for all fusion energy concepts. Physics of Plasmas. 32(9). 1 indexed citations
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Goldston, R.J., Mohamed Abdou, Stephen O. Dean, et al.. (2002). A Plan for the Development of Fusion Energy. Journal of Fusion Energy. 21(2). 61–111. 23 indexed citations
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Meade, D. M., S.C. Jardin, J. Schmidt, et al.. (2000). Mission and Design of the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE). University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 15 indexed citations
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Dean, Stephen O., W.R. Ellis, R. D. Hazeltine, et al.. (2000). Report of the Integrated Program Planning Activity for the U.S. Department of Energy Fusion Energy Sciences Program. Journal of Fusion Energy. 19(3-4). 169–228. 1 indexed citations
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Bernabei, S., N. Sauthoff, & Elio Sindoni. (1994). Tokamak concept improvement : proceedings of the workshop held at Villa Monastero, Varenna, Italy, 29 August-3 September, 1994. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Sauthoff, N., et al.. (1988). Conceptual design of the physics support portion of the CIT instrumentation and control system. Review of Scientific Instruments. 59(8). 1771–1773. 2 indexed citations
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Bitter, M., P. C. Efthimion, S. von Goeler, et al.. (1987). Multichord time resolved electron temperature measurements by the X-ray absorber foil method on TFTR. Nuclear Fusion. 27(3). 397–406. 30 indexed citations
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Hill, K. W., M. Bitter, N. Bretz, et al.. (1986). Studies of impurity behaviour in TFTR. Nuclear Fusion. 26(9). 1131–1141. 13 indexed citations
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Sauthoff, N., K. McGuire, & S. von Goeler. (1986). Reconstruction of m=1 MHD modes from projections. Review of Scientific Instruments. 57(8). 2139–2141. 11 indexed citations
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Goldman, M., et al.. (1985). Gridded ionization chamber for detection of x-ray wave activity in tokamak plasmas. Review of Scientific Instruments. 56(3). 349–354. 1 indexed citations
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McGuire, K., D. Buchenauer, P. Couture, et al.. (1984). Major disruption characteristics with a toroidal limiter in PDX. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 121. 329–336. 1 indexed citations
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Bely‐Dubau, F., M. Bitter, J. Dubau, et al.. (1983). Measurement of the FeXXV dielectronic recombination rate coefficient in the PLT tokamak plasma. Physics Letters A. 93(4). 189–192. 30 indexed citations
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Sauthoff, N., et al.. (1983). Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor - CICADA, an overview. 1 indexed citations
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Silver, E., M. Bitter, K. Brau, et al.. (1982). Soft x-ray measurements from the PDX tokamak. Review of Scientific Instruments. 53(8). 1198–1213. 41 indexed citations
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Hill, K. W., et al.. (1981). Low energy x-ray emission from magnetic fusion plasmas. AIP conference proceedings. 75. 8–24. 7 indexed citations
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Suckewer, S., et al.. (1981). Toroidal plasma rotation in the PLT tokamak with neutral-beam injection. Nuclear Fusion. 21(10). 1301–1309. 93 indexed citations
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Hawryluk, R.J., K. Bol, N. Bretz, et al.. (1979). The effect of current profile evolution on plasma-limiter interaction and the energy confinement time. Nuclear Fusion. 19(10). 1307–1317. 41 indexed citations
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Sauthoff, N.. (1977). <title>The Analysis Of Magnetohydrodynamic Modes In Tokamaks By X-Ray Techniques</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 106. 40–46. 3 indexed citations
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Sauthoff, N., M. Okabayashi, & J. Schmidt. (1975). Defeat of shear stabilization by peaking of the diamagnetic frequency profile. The Physics of Fluids. 18(7). 915–916. 5 indexed citations
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Schmidt, J., N. Sauthoff, & R.J. Hawryluk. (1974). Impurity Transport in the FM-1 Spherator. Physical Review Letters. 33(21). 1272–1275. 3 indexed citations

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