S. M. Gibson

172.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
89 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

S. M. Gibson is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, S. M. Gibson has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 50 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in S. M. Gibson's work include Magnetic confinement fusion research (22 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (20 papers) and Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (18 papers). S. M. Gibson is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic confinement fusion research (22 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (20 papers) and Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers (18 papers). S. M. Gibson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Switzerland and United States. S. M. Gibson's co-authors include K. Lackner, Tadashi Sekiguchi, R. Hancox, S. E. Bodner, J. B. Taylor, J. Hugill, P.E. Stott, M. Keilhacker, C. Gormezano and K. E. Turver and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

S. M. Gibson

77 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research

1987 2.8k citations S. M. Gibson, Tadashi Sekiguchi et al. Nuclear Fusion profile →

Peers

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F. Romanelli Italy

A. J. Wootton United States

R. C. Wolf Germany

Tadashi Sekiguchi Japan

E. S. Marmar United States

A. Fasoli Switzerland

J. Terry United States

E.M. Hollmann United States

N.J. Lopes Cardozo Netherlands

B. Alper United Kingdom

F. Romanelli Italy

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2.8k ×0.9

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1.4k ×0.9

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1.3k ×1.3

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688 ×1.1

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560 ×1.0

BE

Citations per year, relative to S. M. Gibson S. M. Gibson (= 1×) peers F. Romanelli

Countries citing papers authored by S. M. Gibson

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by S. M. Gibson

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by S. M. Gibson. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by S. M. Gibson. The network helps show where S. M. Gibson may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. M. Gibson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. M. Gibson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. M. Gibson 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 S. M. Gibson. S. M. Gibson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Jenkins, Kirsten, et al.. (2025). Conformation of six-membered vanadium chelate rings. Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry. 274. 113078–113078.

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DeCuir‐Gunby, Jessica T., et al.. (2024). Using Critical Race Mixed Methodology to Explore African American College Students’ Experiences with Racial Microaggressions. Innovative Higher Education. 49(6). 1077–1103. 4 indexed citations

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Lefebvre, H. P., S. M. Gibson, & Laurie Nevay. (2021). Machine detector interface for FASER. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 713–713. 1 indexed citations

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Nevay, Laurie, Stewart Boogert, J. Snuverink, et al.. (2020). BDSIM: An accelerator tracking code with particle–matter interactions. Computer Physics Communications. 252. 107200–107200. 42 indexed citations

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Hofmann, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Design of a Laser-based Profile Monitor for LINAC4 Commissioning at 50 MeV and 100 MeV. CERN Bulletin. 451–455. 2 indexed citations

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Kruchinin, Konstantin, et al.. (2014). Simulation Results of the FETS Laserwire Emittance Scanner. JACOW. 3729–3731. 1 indexed citations

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Dorn, Ronald I., et al.. (2012). Case Hardening Vignettes from the Western USA: Convergence of Form as a Result of Divergent Hardening Processes. Yearbook - Association of Pacific Coast Geographers. 74(1). 53–75. 15 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M.. (2008). The TQRMUL dataset: A new resource for teaching qualitative research methods at undergraduate level. 1(6). 39–42. 1 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M., P. Coe, James W. Cox, et al.. (2007). The Multi-channel High Precision ATLAS SCT Alignment Monitoring System: A Progress Report. 2 indexed citations

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Akhras, G., et al.. (1998). Ultimate strength of a box girder simulating the hull of a ship. Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 25(5). 829–843. 4 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M.. (1987). Resistively heated plasmas in JET: characteristics and implications. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 322(1563). 67–78. 2 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M., Tadashi Sekiguchi, K. Lackner, S. E. Bodner, & R. Hancox. (1987). Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research. Nuclear Fusion. 481–515. 2764 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gibson, S. M., et al.. (1982). Transient emission of ultra-high energy pulsed γ rays from Crab pulsar PSR0531. Nature. 296(5860). 833–835. 30 indexed citations

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Stott, P.E., et al.. (1977). The bundle divertor – part I: Magnetic configuration. Nuclear Fusion. 17(3). 481–496. 24 indexed citations

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Jacquinot, J., et al.. (1976). The scaling of plasma beta in a tokamak. Nuclear Fusion. 16(3). 521–523. 5 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M.. (1973). Adaptive Detection Probabilities for Fluctuating Target Models in Nonhomogeneous Gaussian Noise. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. AES-9(1). 113–115. 3 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M., et al.. (1968). Containment of Single Particles in Stellarators. Physical Review Letters. 21(15). 1052–1055. 2 indexed citations

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Bickerton, R.J. & S. M. Gibson. (1967). Shear Attainable in Stellarator Systems. The Physics of Fluids. 10(3). 682–683. 5 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M., et al.. (1962). PLASMA LOSS IN ZETA. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 3 indexed citations

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Gibson, S. M.. (1958). Controlled Thermonuclear Reactions. Nature. 181(4612). 803–806. 5 indexed citations

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