Setsuo Ichimaru

6.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
146 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Setsuo Ichimaru is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geophysics and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Setsuo Ichimaru has authored 146 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 47 papers in Geophysics and 28 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Setsuo Ichimaru's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (43 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (41 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (24 papers). Setsuo Ichimaru is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (43 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (41 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (24 papers). Setsuo Ichimaru collaborates with scholars based in Japan, United States and Germany. Setsuo Ichimaru's co-authors include Shigenori Tanaka, Kenichi Utsumi, Hiroshi Iyetomi, Shūji Ogata, Xin-Zhong Yan, Hikaru Kitamura, Shinichi Mitake, M. N. Rosenbluth, Kenji Tsuruta and Naoki Itoh and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

Setsuo Ichimaru

141 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Strongly coupled plasmas: high-density classical plasmas ... 1981 2026 1996 2011 1982 1987 1981 250 500 750 1000
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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. Strongly coupled plasmas: high-density classical plasmas and degenerate electron liquids
    1982 1.1k citations Setsuo Ichimaru Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
  2. Statistical physics of dense plasmas: Thermodynamics, transport coefficients and dynamic correlations
    1987 479 citations Setsuo Ichimaru, Hiroshi Iyetomi et al. Physics Reports profile →
  3. Analytic expression for the dielectric screening function of strongly coupled electron liquids at metallic and lower densities
    1981 450 citations Setsuo Ichimaru, Kenichi Utsumi Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Setsuo Ichimaru Japan 35 3.4k 1.7k 943 823 704 146 5.1k
H. E. DeWitt United States 31 2.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 492 0.5× 889 1.1× 402 0.6× 76 3.3k
W. J. Nellis United States 46 2.5k 0.7× 5.0k 2.9× 2.5k 2.7× 936 1.1× 664 0.9× 161 7.4k
A. C. Mitchell United States 40 2.0k 0.6× 3.8k 2.2× 1.4k 1.5× 674 0.8× 794 1.1× 104 5.4k
R. Redmer Germany 48 4.9k 1.4× 4.4k 2.6× 1.1k 1.2× 1.7k 2.1× 1.2k 1.8× 274 8.3k
J. S. Faulkner United States 33 1.7k 0.5× 395 0.2× 712 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 451 0.6× 123 3.7k
W. D. Kraeft Germany 26 2.8k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 327 0.3× 306 0.4× 440 0.6× 133 3.5k
Isaac F. Silvera United States 43 5.7k 1.7× 3.3k 1.9× 1.7k 1.9× 217 0.3× 232 0.3× 234 7.8k
John R. Ray United States 34 1.3k 0.4× 388 0.2× 1.3k 1.4× 492 0.6× 443 0.6× 105 3.6k
N. Rostoker United States 30 2.6k 0.7× 382 0.2× 810 0.9× 965 1.2× 1.7k 2.4× 148 4.9k
G. Röpke Germany 50 6.5k 1.9× 2.5k 1.4× 679 0.7× 1.6k 2.0× 5.3k 7.5× 429 10.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ichimaru, Setsuo. (2018). Statistical Plasma Physics. 14 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo. (1999). Physics of Strongly Coupled Plasmas. 1. Astrophysical and Terrestrial Strongly Coupled Plasmas.. Journal of Plasma and Fusion Research. 75(9). 1030–1036. 1 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo, Hikaru Kitamura, & Shūji Ogata. (1994). Thermal Enhancement of the Pycnonuclear Rates in Dense Stellar Matter. Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 46(3). 285–288. 1 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo. (1993). Nuclear fusion in dense plasmas. Reviews of Modern Physics. 65(2). 255–299. 200 indexed citations
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Ogata, Shūji & Setsuo Ichimaru. (1989). Evolution of Microscopic Bond-Orientational Order at Freezing Transitions in Supercooled One-Component Plasmas. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 58(9). 3049–3052. 3 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo, Hiroshi Iyetomi, & Shigenori Tanaka. (1987). Statistical physics of dense plasmas: Thermodynamics, transport coefficients and dynamic correlations. Physics Reports. 149(2-3). 91–205. 479 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ichimaru, Setsuo & Shigenori Tanaka. (1987). Spin-dependent electron interactions in metals across the compressibility and spin-susceptibility anomalies. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 36(11). 6182–6185. 5 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Shigenori & Setsuo Ichimaru. (1985). Parametrized equation of state for dense hydrogenic plasmas. Physical review. A, General physics. 32(6). 3756–3757. 14 indexed citations
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Yan, Xin-Zhong, Shigenori Tanaka, Shinichi Mitake, & Setsuo Ichimaru. (1985). Theory of interparticle correlations in dense, high-temperature plasmas. IV. Stopping power. Physical review. A, General physics. 32(3). 1785–1789. 36 indexed citations
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Utsumi, Kenichi & Setsuo Ichimaru. (1982). Dielectric formulation of strongly coupled electron liquids at metallic densities. VI. Analytic expression for the local-field correction. Physical review. A, General physics. 26(1). 603–610. 80 indexed citations
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Iyetomi, Hiroshi, Kenichi Utsumi, & Setsuo Ichimaru. (1981). Dielectric formulation of strongly coupled electron liquids at metallic densities. V. Possibility of a charge-density-wave instability. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 24(6). 3226–3230. 19 indexed citations
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Nagano, Seido, Setsuo Ichimaru, Hiroo Totsuji, & Naoki Itoh. (1979). Lifetime of surface-state electrons on liquid helium: Relation with the chemical potential of the electron liquid. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 19(5). 2449–2456. 10 indexed citations
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Itoh, Naoki, Setsuo Ichimaru, & Seido Nagano. (1978). Lattice model for the two-dimensional electron liquid. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 17(7). 2862–2865. 15 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo, et al.. (1974). Sum-Rule Analysis of Collective Modes in a Turbulent Plasma. Physical Review Letters. 32(3). 102–104. 17 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo & Tohru Nakano. (1973). Plasma Theory of Scorpius X-1. Progress of Theoretical Physics. 50(6). 1867–1878.
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Ichimaru, Setsuo. (1973). Scaling Laws and Universal Spectrum of Strong Plasma Turbulence. Physical review. A, General physics. 8(4). 2085–2089. 2 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo, et al.. (1970). Electromagnetic Radiation from Anisotropic Turbulent Plasma. Physical review. A, General physics. 2(3). 821–825. 7 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo. (1970). Theory of Strong Turbulence in Plasmas. The Physics of Fluids. 13(6). 1560–1572. 19 indexed citations
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Ichimaru, Setsuo. (1965). Coulomb Correlations in Inhomogeneous Many-Particle Systems. Physical Review. 140(1B). B226–B235. 14 indexed citations

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