R. D. Hazeltine

6.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
152 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

R. D. Hazeltine 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. D. Hazeltine has authored 152 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 85 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 30 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. D. Hazeltine's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (123 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (78 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (36 papers). R. D. Hazeltine is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (123 papers), Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (78 papers) and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (36 papers). R. D. Hazeltine collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Romania. R. D. Hazeltine's co-authors include F. L. Hinton, M. Kotschenreuther, M. N. Rosenbluth, Peter J. Catto, P. Morrison, S. M. Mahajan, R. Carrera, James D. Meiss, K. C. Shaing and P. J. Morrison and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. D. Hazeltine

148 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

Theory of plasma transport in toroidal confinement systems 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 400 800 1.2k
What are hit papers?

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. Theory of plasma transport in toroidal confinement systems
    1976 1.4k citations R. D. Hazeltine et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. D. Hazeltine United States 34 5.0k 3.7k 1.0k 671 635 152 5.4k
J. D. Callen United States 38 4.8k 1.0× 3.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 593 0.9× 784 1.2× 169 5.3k
F. L. Hinton United States 33 5.0k 1.0× 3.4k 0.9× 1.4k 1.4× 532 0.8× 822 1.3× 76 5.3k
B. Coppi United States 41 4.3k 0.9× 4.3k 1.2× 663 0.6× 982 1.5× 364 0.6× 241 5.8k
Peter J. Catto United States 35 3.8k 0.8× 2.8k 0.8× 798 0.8× 558 0.8× 403 0.6× 231 4.1k
H. L. Berk United States 43 4.7k 0.9× 3.7k 1.0× 589 0.6× 1.1k 1.6× 324 0.5× 164 5.4k
A. Fasoli Switzerland 37 4.3k 0.9× 3.4k 0.9× 772 0.7× 447 0.7× 559 0.9× 208 4.8k
A. Bondeson Sweden 39 3.6k 0.7× 2.8k 0.7× 620 0.6× 650 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 130 4.7k
M. C. Zarnstorff United States 38 4.8k 1.0× 2.8k 0.7× 1.6k 1.6× 463 0.7× 1.0k 1.6× 147 5.1k
S. E. Sharapov United Kingdom 45 6.3k 1.3× 4.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.4× 653 1.0× 832 1.3× 242 6.7k
J. Weiland Sweden 29 3.6k 0.7× 2.6k 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 483 0.7× 564 0.9× 226 4.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hatch, D. R., A. Nelson, A. Diallo, et al.. (2022). A survey of pedestal magnetic fluctuations using gyrokinetics and a global reduced model for microtearing stability. Physics of Plasmas. 29(4). 12 indexed citations
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Hatch, D. R., et al.. (2021). Global Theory of Microtearing Modes in the Tokamak Pedestal. Physical Review Letters. 126(22). 225001–225001. 19 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D., et al.. (2020). A comprehensive conductivity model for drift and micro-tearing modes. Physics of Plasmas. 27(6). 7 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D. & F. L. Waelbroeck. (2018). The Framework of Plasma Physics. 27 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D.. (2016). Ambipolarity in a tokamak with magnetic field ripple. Physics of Plasmas. 23(8). 1 indexed citations
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Solano, E.R. & R. D. Hazeltine. (2012). Magnetic phase transitions in plasmas and transport barriers. Nuclear Fusion. 52(11). 114017–114017. 6 indexed citations
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Mahajan, S. M., et al.. (2010). Two-fluid temperature-dependent relativistic waves in magnetized streaming pair plasmas. Physical Review E. 81(2). 26403–26403. 12 indexed citations
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Waelbroeck, F. L., R. D. Hazeltine, & P. Morrison. (2009). A Hamiltonian electromagnetic gyrofluid model. Physics of Plasmas. 16(3). 33 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D. & Justin D. Lowrey. (2006). Electrostatic potential fluctuations in a Maxwellian plasma. Physics of Plasmas. 13(1). 3 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D. & S. M. Mahajan. (2004). Closed fluid description of relativistic, magnetized plasma interacting with radiation field. Physical Review E. 70(3). 36404–36404. 9 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D. & S. M. Mahajan. (2004). Radiation reaction in fusion plasmas. Physical Review E. 70(4). 46407–46407. 29 indexed citations
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Mahajan, S. M. & R. D. Hazeltine. (2002). Fluid description of a magnetized plasma. Physics of Plasmas. 9(5). 1882–1889. 18 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D.. (1999). Collisionless transport parallel to the magnetic field in a toroidal plasma. Physics of Plasmas. 6(2). 550–555. 6 indexed citations
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Shaing, K. C., R. D. Hazeltine, & M. C. Zarnstorff. (1997). Ion transport process close to magnetic axis in tokamaks. Plasma Physics Reports. 23(6). 523–530. 2 indexed citations
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Shaing, K. C., R. D. Hazeltine, & M. C. Zarnstorff. (1997). Electron transport processes close to magnetic axis in tokamaks. Physics of Plasmas. 4(5). 1375–1378. 16 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D. & William A. Newcomb. (1990). Inversion of the ballooning transformation. Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics. 2(1). 7–10. 12 indexed citations
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Meiss, James D. & R. D. Hazeltine. (1990). Canonical coordinates for guiding center particles. Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics. 2(11). 2563–2567. 42 indexed citations
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Hazeltine, R. D. & Μ. H. Montgomery. (1988). On tokamak equilibrium. Journal of Plasma Physics. 40(3). 481–491. 2 indexed citations
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Waelbroeck, F. L. & R. D. Hazeltine. (1988). Stability of low-shear tokamaks. The Physics of Fluids. 31(5). 1217–1223. 63 indexed citations
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Catto, Peter J. & R. D. Hazeltine. (1981). Omnigenous equilibria. The Physics of Fluids. 24(9). 1663–1675. 49 indexed citations

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