R. J. Gray

3.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

R. J. Gray is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. J. Gray has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 44 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 36 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. J. Gray's work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (60 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (44 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (33 papers). R. J. Gray is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (60 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (44 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (33 papers). R. J. Gray collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, China and Germany. R. J. Gray's co-authors include P. McKenna, D. Neely, R. J. Dance, M. King, R. Wilson, D. C. Carroll, Xiaohui Yuan, M. Borghesi, D. A. MacLellan and C. Armstrong and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

R. J. Gray

72 papers receiving 1.3k 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.

Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced hybrid acceleration scheme

2018 285 citations A. Higginson, R. J. Gray et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. J. Gray United Kingdom	20	1.2k	714	620	366	159	73	1.4k
L. Labate Italy	18	817 0.7×	503 0.7×	487 0.8×	183 0.5×	325 2.0×	124	1.1k
B. Zielbauer Germany	18	871 0.8×	483 0.7×	523 0.8×	295 0.8×	217 1.4×	74	1.0k
M. Zepf United Kingdom	17	1.7k 1.5×	1.1k 1.5×	1.1k 1.8×	575 1.6×	182 1.1×	27	1.9k
G. Dyer United States	17	775 0.7×	435 0.6×	542 0.9×	291 0.8×	227 1.4×	68	1.0k
R. J. Clarke United Kingdom	19	1.1k 0.9×	696 1.0×	639 1.0×	401 1.1×	204 1.3×	40	1.4k
Mamiko Nishiuchi Japan	20	1.6k 1.3×	882 1.2×	814 1.3×	470 1.3×	228 1.4×	89	1.9k
G. Kalinchenko United States	10	946 0.8×	450 0.6×	826 1.3×	236 0.6×	104 0.7×	39	1.1k
A. P. L. Robinson United Kingdom	15	1.3k 1.1×	937 1.3×	807 1.3×	481 1.3×	85 0.5×	42	1.4k
A. Machacek United Kingdom	8	1.5k 1.3×	1.1k 1.5×	875 1.4×	575 1.6×	176 1.1×	13	1.6k
M. Roth Germany	13	1.8k 1.6×	1.3k 1.8×	1.1k 1.8×	777 2.1×	170 1.1×	21	2.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. J. Gray

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Wilson, R., et al.. (2025). A neural network-based synthetic diagnostic of laser-accelerated proton energy spectra. Communications Physics. 8(1). 1 indexed citations

Armstrong, C., et al.. (2024). A scintillating fiber imaging spectrometer for active characterization of laser-driven proton beams. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 12.

Gray, R. J., et al.. (2023). Optimization and control of synchrotron emission in ultraintense laser–solid interactions using machine learning. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 11. 6 indexed citations

King, M., et al.. (2023). Perspectives on laser-plasma physics in the relativistic transparency regime. The European Physical Journal A. 59(6). 7 indexed citations

Armstrong, C., et al.. (2023). X-ray detector requirements for laser–plasma accelerators. Frontiers in Physics. 11. 4 indexed citations

King, M.S., et al.. (2022). Optimisation of multi-petawatt laser-driven proton acceleration in the relativistic transparency regime. New Journal of Physics. 24(5). 53016–53016. 9 indexed citations

Wilson, R., M. King, N. M. H. Butler, et al.. (2022). Influence of spatial-intensity contrast in ultraintense laser–plasma interactions. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 1910–1910. 4 indexed citations

King, M., N. M. H. Butler, D. C. Carroll, et al.. (2020). Enhanced laser intensity and ion acceleration due to self-focusing in relativistically transparent ultrathin targets. Physical Review Research. 2(4). 10 indexed citations

Duff, M. J., R. Wilson, M. King, et al.. (2020). High order mode structure of intense light fields generated via a laser-driven relativistic plasma aperture. Scientific Reports. 10(1). 105–105. 13 indexed citations

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Higginson, A., R. J. Gray, M. King, et al.. (2018). Near-100 MeV protons via a laser-driven transparency-enhanced hybrid acceleration scheme. Nature Communications. 9(1). 724–724. 285 indexed citations breakdown →

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Booth, N., R. J. Dance, R. J. Gray, et al.. (2018). Time-resolved measurements of fast electron recirculation for relativistically intense femtosecond scale laser-plasma interactions. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 4525–4525. 9 indexed citations

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Hidding, B., O. Karger, G. Pretzler, et al.. (2017). Laser-plasma-based Space Radiation Reproduction in the Laboratory. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 42354–42354. 31 indexed citations

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Chatterjee, Gourab, Prashant Kumar Singh, A. P. L. Robinson, et al.. (2017). Micron-scale mapping of megagauss magnetic fields using optical polarimetry to probe hot electron transport in petawatt-class laser-solid interactions. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 8347–8347. 8 indexed citations

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King, M., R. J. Gray, R. Wilson, et al.. (2016). Towards optical polarization control of laser-driven proton acceleration in foils undergoing relativistic transparency. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12891–12891. 48 indexed citations

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Gray, R. J., M. King, R. Wilson, et al.. (2016). Influence of laser polarization on collective electron dynamics in ultraintense laser–foil interactions. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 4. 7 indexed citations

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Colgan, J., J. Abdallah, A. Ya. Faenov, et al.. (2013). Exotic Dense-Matter States Pumped by a Relativistic Laser Plasma in the Radiation-Dominated Regime. Physical Review Letters. 110(12). 125001–125001. 39 indexed citations

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Hobbs, L. M. R., D. J. Hoarty, P. Allan, et al.. (2012). Demonstration of short pulse laser heating of solid targets to temperatures of 600eV at depths exceeding 30$\mu $m using the Orion high power laser. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 54. 1 indexed citations

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Coury, M., D. C. Carroll, A. P. L. Robinson, et al.. (2012). Influence of laser irradiated spot size on energetic electron injection and proton acceleration in foil targets. Applied Physics Letters. 100(7). 15 indexed citations

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McKenna, P., A. P. L. Robinson, D. Neely, et al.. (2011). Effect of Lattice Structure on Energetic Electron Transport in Solids Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser Pulses. Physical Review Letters. 106(18). 185004–185004. 52 indexed citations

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Fitch, Margaret I., B. Johnson, R. J. Gray, & Edmée Franssen. (1999). Survivors’ perspectives on the impact of prostate cancer: Implications for oncology nurses. Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal. 9(1). 23–28. 16 indexed citations

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