P.B. Snyder

15.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
221 papers, 8.6k citations indexed

About

P.B. Snyder is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, P.B. Snyder has authored 221 papers receiving a total of 8.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 111 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 77 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in P.B. Snyder's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (214 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (111 papers) and Fusion materials and technologies (77 papers). P.B. Snyder is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (214 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (111 papers) and Fusion materials and technologies (77 papers). P.B. Snyder collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. P.B. Snyder's co-authors include H. R. Wilson, A.W. Leonard, X. Q. Xu, T.H. Osborne, R. J. Groebner, K.H. Burrell, M. Umansky, G. W. Hammett, T.H. Osborne and L. L. Lao and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Computational Physics and Nature Physics.

In The Last Decade

P.B. Snyder

213 papers receiving 8.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Edge localized modes and the pedestal: A model based on coupled peeling–ballooning modes
    2002 598 citations P.B. Snyder, H. R. Wilson et al. Physics of Plasmas profile →
  2. Edge stability and transport control with resonant magnetic perturbations in collisionless tokamak plasmas
    2006 481 citations T.E. Evans, K.H. Burrell et al. profile →

Peers

P.B. Snyder
O. Sauter Switzerland
H. Zohm Germany
A.W. Leonard United States
E. J. Strait United States
W. Suttrop Germany
L. L. Lao United States
T.E. Evans United States
R. Nazikian United States
S. Kaye United States
M. Maraschek Germany
O. Sauter Switzerland
P.B. Snyder
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.B. Snyder

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P.B. Snyder. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P.B. Snyder 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 P.B. Snyder. P.B. Snyder 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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Sun, Youwen, Qun Ma, S. Gu, et al.. (2025). Influence of n = 4 RMPs on pedestal structure and stability in EAST. Nuclear Fusion. 65(7). 76031–76031.
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Osborne, T.H., S. Saarelma, A. Kirk, et al.. (2024). ELM-free H-mode phase and decoupling of peeling–ballooning stability boundary in the MAST Upgrade tokamak. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 66(12). 125011–125011. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, B. C., J. McClenaghan, O. Meneghini, et al.. (2023). Flexible, integrated modeling of tokamak stability, transport, equilibrium, and pedestal physics. Physics of Plasmas. 30(9). 6 indexed citations
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Ménard, J., B. A. Grierson, T. Brown, et al.. (2022). Fusion pilot plant performance and the role of a sustained high power density tokamak. Nuclear Fusion. 62(3). 36026–36026. 28 indexed citations
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Xu, X. Q., et al.. (2022). Linear simulation of kinetic Peeling-Ballooning mode with bootstrap current under the BOUT++ gyro landau fluid code. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 65(1). 15002–15002. 1 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Santanu, S. Mordijck, K. Barada, et al.. (2021). Evolution of ELMs, pedestal profiles and fluctuations in the inter-ELM period in NBI- and ECH-dominated discharges in DIII-D. Nuclear Fusion. 61(5). 56008–56008. 11 indexed citations
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Wilks, T. M., M. Knölker, P.B. Snyder, et al.. (2021). Development of an integrated core–edge scenario using the super H-mode. Nuclear Fusion. 61(12). 126064–126064. 2 indexed citations
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Staebler, G. M., M. Knölker, P.B. Snyder, et al.. (2021). Advances in prediction of tokamak experiments with theory-based models. Nuclear Fusion. 62(4). 42005–42005. 14 indexed citations
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Xu, X. Q., et al.. (2021). Fluid turbulence simulations of divertor heat load for ITER hybrid scenario using BOUT++. Nuclear Fusion. 62(2). 26024–26024. 4 indexed citations
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Wilks, T. M., D. M. Kriete, M. Knölker, et al.. (2020). Impact of shape on pedestal characteristics in the wide pedestal quiescent H-mode in the DIII-D tokamak. Nuclear Fusion. 61(3). 36032–36032. 5 indexed citations
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Zang, Qing, Tao Zhang, Yingying Li, et al.. (2020). Study of H-mode pedestal predictive model on EAST tokamak. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 62(11). 115007–115007. 9 indexed citations
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Hughes, J. W., N. T. Howard, P. Rodriguez-Fernandez, et al.. (2020). Projections of H-mode access and edge pedestal in the SPARC tokamak. Journal of Plasma Physics. 86(5). 23 indexed citations
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Knölker, M., P.B. Snyder, T.E. Evans, et al.. (2020). Optimizing the Super H-mode pedestal to improve performance and facilitate divertor integration. Physics of Plasmas. 27(10). 12 indexed citations
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Hughes, J. W., N. T. Howard, M. Greenwald, et al.. (2019). The Edge Pedestal on the SPARC Tokamak. APS. 2019.
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Guterl, J., T. Abrams, C. A. Johnson, et al.. (2019). ERO modeling and analysis of tungsten erosion and migration from a toroidally symmetric source in the DIII-D divertor. Nuclear Fusion. 60(1). 16018–16018. 14 indexed citations
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Guterl, J., W.R. Wampler, D.L. Rudakov, et al.. (2019). Reduced model of high-Z impurity redeposition and erosion in tokamak divertor and its application to DIII-D experiments. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 61(12). 125015–125015. 7 indexed citations
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Snyder, P.B., R. J. Groebner, A.W. Leonard, et al.. (2010). Developing and Testing the EPED Pedestal Model. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 52. 1 indexed citations
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Leonard, A.W., R. J. Groebner, T.H. Osborne, et al.. (2006). Pedestal Performance Dependence Upon Plasma Shape. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Xu, X. Q., R. H. Cohen, W. M. Nevins, et al.. (2004). Density Effects on Tokamak Edge Turbulence and Transport with Magnetic X-points. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 3 indexed citations
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Snyder, P.B.. (2004). PROGRESS IN THE PEELING-BALLOONING MODEL OF ELMS: NUMERICAL STUDIES OF 3D NONLINEAR ELM DYNAMICS. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations

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