R. A. Cairns

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

R. A. Cairns is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Cairns has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 62 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. A. Cairns's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (60 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (56 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (34 papers). R. A. Cairns is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (60 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (56 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (34 papers). R. A. Cairns collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Portugal. R. A. Cairns's co-authors include P. K. Shukla, A. A. Mamun, R. Bingham, R. O. Dendy, C. M. C. Nairn, R. Bostrōm, C. N. Lashmore‐Davies, Rićhard P. Hill, Rama Khokha and B. J. Kellett and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Cairns

121 papers receiving 3.1k 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.

Electrostatic solitary structures in non‐thermal plasmas

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. A. Cairns United Kingdom	23	2.1k	2.1k	1.1k	951	288	125	3.2k
A. V. Gurevich Russia	33	3.6k 1.7×	835 0.4×	1.2k 1.2×	885 0.9×	144 0.5×	140	4.6k
Peter H. Yoon United States	38	5.2k 2.5×	1.4k 0.7×	884 0.8×	2.0k 2.1×	363 1.3×	371	6.0k
D. B. Melrose Australia	41	5.6k 2.6×	1.1k 0.5×	959 0.9×	2.6k 2.8×	126 0.4×	309	6.6k
D. F. DuBois United States	31	935 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	375 0.4×	1.1k 1.2×	193 0.7×	73	3.1k
R. A. Treumann Germany	42	6.1k 2.9×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	352 1.2×	211	6.7k
B. Thidé Sweden	31	2.4k 1.1×	2.7k 1.3×	1.0k 1.0×	682 0.7×	165 0.6×	98	4.8k
M. Maksimović France	34	4.4k 2.1×	630 0.3×	856 0.8×	458 0.5×	220 0.8×	233	4.8k
Burton D. Fried United States	22	1.2k 0.6×	959 0.5×	234 0.2×	1.2k 1.3×	196 0.7×	69	2.2k
J. E. Maggs United States	28	2.5k 1.2×	410 0.2×	564 0.5×	1.2k 1.3×	119 0.4×	94	3.0k
P. J. Kellogg United States	39	5.1k 2.4×	739 0.4×	1.2k 1.1×	955 1.0×	84 0.3×	158	5.6k

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Alves, E. P., R. M. G. M. Trines, R. Bingham, et al.. (2021). A robust plasma-based laser amplifier via stimulated Brillouin scattering. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 63(11). 114004–114004. 4 indexed citations

Trines, R. M. G. M., E. P. Alves, R. Bingham, et al.. (2021). Boosting the performance of Brillouin amplification at sub-quarter-critical densities via reduction of parasitic Raman scattering. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 63(12). 124003–124003. 1 indexed citations

Eliasson, Bengt, A. Senior, M. T. Rietveld, et al.. (2021). Controlled beat-wave Brillouin scattering in the ionosphere. Nature Communications. 12(1). 6209–6209. 10 indexed citations

Trines, R. M. G. M., E. P. Alves, Edmund B. Webb, et al.. (2020). New criteria for efficient Raman and Brillouin amplification of laser beams in plasma. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 19875–19875. 21 indexed citations

Burton, David A., et al.. (2018). Uphill acceleration in a spatially modulated electrostatic field particle accelerator. Physics of Plasmas. 25(11). 1 indexed citations

Burton, David A., R. A. Cairns, Bernhard Ersfeld, et al.. (2017). Observations on the ponderomotive force. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 10234. 102340G–102340G. 4 indexed citations

Cairns, R. A.. (2013). Negative ion sound solitary waves revisited. Journal of Plasma Physics. 79(6). 1035–1037. 6 indexed citations

Cairns, R. A. & V. Fuchs. (2010). Calculation of a wave field from ray tracing. Nuclear Fusion. 50(9). 95001–95001. 15 indexed citations

Mamun, A. A. & R. A. Cairns. (2009). Dust-acoustic shock waves due to strong correlation among arbitrarily charged dust. Physical Review E. 79(5). 55401–55401. 97 indexed citations

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Cairns, R. A., I. Vorgul, & R. Bingham. (2008). Cyclotron Maser Radiation from an Inhomogeneous Plasma. Physical Review Letters. 101(21). 10 indexed citations

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Decker, J., A. K. Ram, A. Bers, et al.. (2004). Current Drive by Electron Bernstein Waves in Spherical Tokamaks. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 45. 2 indexed citations

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Cairns, R. A., Rama Khokha, & Rićhard P. Hill. (2003). Molecular Mechanisms of Tumor Invasion and Metastasis: An Integrated View. Current Molecular Medicine. 3(7). 659–671. 205 indexed citations

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Sen, Siddhartha, C. Xiao, Akira Hirose, & R. A. Cairns. (2002). Role of Parallel Flow in the Improved Mode on the STOR-M Tokamak. Physical Review Letters. 88(18). 185001–185001. 28 indexed citations

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Bingham, R., R. A. Cairns, & B. J. Kellett. (2001). Coherent cyclotron maser radiation from UV Ceti. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 370(3). 1000–1003. 38 indexed citations

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O’Brien, M.R., C. N. Lashmore‐Davies, V. F. Shevchenko, A. K. Ram, & R. A. Cairns. (2000). Electron Bernstein Wave Heating and Current Drive of MAST Plasmas. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 42. 1 indexed citations

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Demers, Y., V. Fuchs, R. Décoste, et al.. (1996). Lower hybrid current drive experiments on the TdeV tokamak. AIP conference proceedings. 118–121. 1 indexed citations

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McDonald, D. C., R. A. Cairns, & C. N. Lashmore‐Davies. (1994). A simple derivation of relativistic full-wave equations at electron cyclotron resonance. AIP conference proceedings. 289. 265–268. 2 indexed citations

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Cairns, R. A.. (1994). Lower hybrid current drive. Physica Scripta. T50. 69–74. 4 indexed citations

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Cairns, R. A., et al.. (1988). Absorption of radio-frequency waves. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 30(1). 11–19. 2 indexed citations

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Bingham, R., R. A. Cairns, A. E. Dangor, et al.. (1987). Saturation of plasma beat waves by collisional damping. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 29(1). 115–118. 8 indexed citations

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