Walter Gekelman

4.5k total citations
182 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Walter Gekelman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Gekelman has authored 182 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 114 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 88 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 65 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Walter Gekelman's work include Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (105 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (80 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (74 papers). Walter Gekelman is often cited by papers focused on Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics (105 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (80 papers) and Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (74 papers). Walter Gekelman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Walter Gekelman's co-authors include R. L. Stenzel, J. E. Maggs, S. Vincena, D. Leneman, Patrick Pribyl, N. Wild, B. Van Compernolle, Hans Pfister, J. F. Bamber and Z. Lucky and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Walter Gekelman

177 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Walter Gekelman United States 35 2.6k 1.8k 850 673 500 182 3.5k
Paul M. Bellan United States 27 2.4k 0.9× 1.6k 0.9× 480 0.6× 677 1.0× 493 1.0× 177 3.3k
J. E. Maggs United States 28 2.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 409 0.5× 410 0.6× 687 1.4× 94 3.0k
Zensho Yoshida Japan 25 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 374 0.4× 673 1.0× 224 0.4× 217 2.5k
R. L. Stenzel United States 38 2.7k 1.0× 2.4k 1.3× 1.9k 2.2× 1.6k 2.4× 265 0.5× 201 4.7k
B. Lehnert Sweden 25 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 535 0.6× 680 1.0× 359 0.7× 171 2.7k
S. M. Mahajan United States 35 3.0k 1.2× 2.5k 1.4× 229 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 377 0.8× 218 4.0k
H. Okuda United States 27 1.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 474 0.6× 692 1.0× 217 0.4× 96 2.5k
A. Y. Wong United States 30 1.7k 0.6× 1.4k 0.8× 767 0.9× 1.4k 2.1× 122 0.2× 144 3.1k
Paulett C. Liewer United States 26 2.3k 0.9× 1.4k 0.8× 395 0.5× 331 0.5× 254 0.5× 105 3.0k
L. I. Rudakov United States 25 1.1k 0.4× 1.2k 0.7× 239 0.3× 644 1.0× 129 0.3× 128 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Gekelman

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Gekelman

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gekelman, Walter, Patrick Pribyl, S. Vincena, et al.. (2023). Design of the Lanthanum hexaboride based plasma source for the large plasma device at UCLA. Review of Scientific Instruments. 94(8). 4 indexed citations
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Pribyl, Patrick, et al.. (2020). Plasma Characterization Using a Silicon-Based Terahertz Frequency Comb Radiator. IEEE Sensors Letters. 4(9). 1–4. 2 indexed citations
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Martin, Michael J., et al.. (2017). Experimental Observation of Convective Cell Formation due to a Fast Wave Antenna in the Large Plasma Device. Physical Review Letters. 119(20). 205002–205002. 19 indexed citations
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Martin, Michael V., Walter Gekelman, Patrick Pribyl, et al.. (2016). Experimental Study of Convective Cells and RF Sheaths Excited by a Fast Wave Antenna in the LAPD. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2016(18). 1 indexed citations
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Tripathi, S. K. P., B. Van Compernolle, Walter Gekelman, Patrick Pribyl, & W. W. Heidbrink. (2015). Excitation of shear Alfvén waves by a spiraling ion beam in a large magnetoplasma. Physical Review E. 91(1). 13109–13109. 5 indexed citations
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Daughton, W., et al.. (2014). Onset and Evolution of Magnetic Reconnection in Line-Tied Systems. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2014.
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Compernolle, B. Van, et al.. (2012). Ion beam generated modes in the lower hybrid frequency range in a laboratory magnetoplasma. AGUFM. 2012. 1 indexed citations
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Compernolle, B. Van, Walter Gekelman, & Patrick Pribyl. (2011). Conversion of lower hybrid waves to whistler waves in the presence of a density striation. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 53. 3 indexed citations
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Gekelman, Walter, et al.. (2010). Experimental Measurement and comparison to theory of Whistler Waves at the LAPTAG high school plasma laboratory. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 52. 1 indexed citations
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Gekelman, Walter, et al.. (2010). Experiments on the ducting of Whistler waves at the LAPTAG high school plasma laboratory. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 52. 1 indexed citations
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Gekelman, Walter, et al.. (2010). Comparison of measured whistler wave energy flow to theory in the LAPTAG plasma device. 2010. 1 indexed citations
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Gekelman, Walter, et al.. (2010). Experimental Measurement of Whistler Waves at the LAPTAG high school plasma laboratory. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2010(2). 233; author reply 233–233; author reply 233. 1 indexed citations
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Lefebvre, Bertrand, Li‐Jen Chen, Walter Gekelman, et al.. (2010). Laboratory Measurements of Electrostatic Solitary Structures Generated by Beam Injection. Physical Review Letters. 105(11). 115001–115001. 40 indexed citations
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McWilliams, R., Yang Zhang, W. W. Heidbrink, et al.. (2007). Spectral Gap of Shear Alfv\'{e}n Waves in a Periodic Array of Magnetic Mirrors. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 49. 2 indexed citations
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Mauro, Nicholas A., et al.. (2004). Antenna generation of ion acoustic waves in a dense laboratory plasma. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 46. 1 indexed citations
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Gekelman, Walter. (2003). LAPTAG-A Physics Outreach Program at UCLA. 2003. 1 indexed citations
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Maggs, J. E., et al.. (2002). A laboratory investigation of Alfvén wave refraction in a parallel gradient. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 107(A12). 3 indexed citations
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Gibson, N. D., et al.. (2001). Ion Acoustic Waves, A High School Plasma Experiment. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 43. 2 indexed citations
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Wise, John A., et al.. (2001). Characteristics of the LAPTAG High School Plasma. APS. 43. 2 indexed citations
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Buck, Michael, et al.. (2001). Construction of a High School Plasma Laboratory. APS. 43. 2 indexed citations

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