Paul Lorrain

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Paul Lorrain is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Molecular Biology and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Lorrain has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Paul Lorrain's work include Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (11 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (7 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (4 papers). Paul Lorrain is often cited by papers focused on Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (11 papers), Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies (7 papers) and Geophysics and Sensor Technology (4 papers). Paul Lorrain collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and United States. Paul Lorrain's co-authors include A. Guinier, J. Gillis, Dale R. Corson, F. W. Van Name, Edgar Everhart, S. Koutchmy, Nikos Angelos Salingaros, E. L. Hill, E. Almqvist and C. Guthmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Paul Lorrain

35 papers receiving 1.6k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Paul Lorrain Canada	12	697	376	302	244	234	36	1.7k
H. Brumberger United States	13	796 1.1×	203 0.5×	152 0.5×	185 0.8×	234 1.0×	42	1.9k
U. Valdrè Italy	20	674 1.0×	417 1.1×	432 1.4×	135 0.6×	291 1.2×	67	1.5k
C. J. Montrose United States	24	1.3k 1.9×	438 1.2×	577 1.9×	181 0.7×	399 1.7×	53	2.6k
J. Philibert France	23	1.1k 1.6×	351 0.9×	358 1.2×	1.0k 4.3×	310 1.3×	73	2.3k
H. B. Stanley France	12	894 1.3×	450 1.2×	936 3.1×	131 0.5×	472 2.0×	28	2.5k
Masanori Fujinami Japan	25	727 1.0×	442 1.2×	312 1.0×	303 1.2×	243 1.0×	136	2.0k
T. Hayashi Japan	24	1.7k 2.4×	700 1.9×	448 1.5×	226 0.9×	409 1.7×	123	2.6k
Shōgo Nakamura Japan	22	658 0.9×	569 1.5×	458 1.5×	83 0.3×	400 1.7×	132	1.6k
Atsuo Iida Japan	22	628 0.9×	178 0.5×	305 1.0×	117 0.5×	280 1.2×	133	2.0k
H. H. Madden United States	21	794 1.1×	595 1.6×	834 2.8×	131 0.5×	224 1.0×	46	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Lorrain

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Lorrain, Paul, et al.. (2006). Magneto-Fluid Dynamics : Fundamentals and Case Studies of Natural Phenomena. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 8 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul. (2001). Electrostatic charges in v × B fields. European Journal of Physics. 22(1). L3–L4. 11 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul, et al.. (2000). Fundamentals of Electromagnetic Phenomena. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 16 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul & S. Koutchmy. (1998). Chromospheric heating by electric currents induced by fluctuating magnetic elements. Solar Physics. 178(1). 39–42. 3 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul & S. Koutchmy. (1996). Two dynamical models for solar spicules. Solar Physics. 165(1). 115–137. 17 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul. (1993). Azimuthal magnetic fields in the Earth's core. Physica Scripta. 47(3). 461–468. 8 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul & S. Koutchmy. (1993). Photospheric electric currents in solar magnetic elements. 269. 518–526. 5 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul. (1991). The Cowling 'limiting-points' proof of his anti-dynamo theorem. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 19(5). 862–865. 5 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul. (1990). Electrostatic charges in v*B fields: the Faraday disk and the rotating sphere. European Journal of Physics. 11(2). 94–98. 31 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul, et al.. (1988). Electromagnetic fields and waves : including electric circuits. Virtual Defense Library (Ministerio de Defensa). 21 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul. (1984). The Poynting vector in a transformer. American Journal of Physics. 52(11). 987–988. 2 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul & Dale R. Corson. (1979). Electromagnetism: principles and applications. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 39 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul, et al.. (1979). Champs et ondes electromagnetiques. 2 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul. (1975). Gravitational analogue of the magnetic force. Nature. 257(5522). 161–162. 3 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul. (1974). Low natural frequency vibration isolator or seismograph. Review of Scientific Instruments. 45(2). 198–202. 13 indexed citations

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Lorrain, Paul & Dale R. Corson. (1970). ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES. SECOND EDITION.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 9 indexed citations

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Kammler, David W. & Paul Lorrain. (1969). Analog generation of 1/t and 1/t2. SIMULATION. 12(2). 95–95.

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Hill, E. L., Dale R. Corson, & Paul Lorrain. (1964). Introduction to Electromagnetic Fields and Waves.. American Mathematical Monthly. 71(2). 229–229. 5 indexed citations

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Almqvist, E., et al.. (1954). THE ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF THE Li⁷(t, α)He⁶ REACTIONS AT 240 KEV. TRITON ENERGY. Canadian Journal of Physics. 32(10). 621–629. 6 indexed citations

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Everhart, Edgar & Paul Lorrain. (1954). The Cockcroft-Walton Voltage Multiplying Circuit. Review of Scientific Instruments. 25(4). 394–394. 4 indexed citations

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