A. C. Mitchell

8.4k citations

119 papers · 6.0k · 2 hit papers · h-index 43

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Geophysics top 0.5%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 1%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics

Papers in

Geophysics 67
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 66
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 44
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 16
- Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics 12

Co-authors: W. J. Nellis (52 shared papers)Samuel T. Weir (9 shared papers)Thomas J. Ahrens (5 shared papers)M. van Thiel (15 shared papers)Q. Johnson (12 shared papers)Niall Holmes (13 shared papers)W. J. Nellis (6 shared papers)G. A. Lyzenga (3 shared papers)
Journals: The Journal of Chemical Physics (14 papers)Physical Review Letters (14 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (10 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (7 papers)The American Historical Review (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States Sweden China

In The Last Decade

A. C. Mitchell

107 papers receiving 5.6k citations

A. C. Mitchell's Hit Papers

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Metallization of Fluid Molecular Hydrogen at 140 GPa (1.4 Mbar) 1996 · 591 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1996 Physical Review Letters
1981 Journal of Applied Physics

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1	Metallization of Fluid Molecular Hydrogen at 140 GPa (1.4 Mbar) Physical Review Letters ·Samuel T. Weir, A. C. Mitchell, W. J. Nellis Hit paper breakdown →	1996	591
2	Shock compression of aluminum, copper, and tantalum Journal of Applied Physics ·A. C. Mitchell, W. J. Nellis Hit paper breakdown →	1981	512
3	Equation of state and electrical conductivity of water and ammonia shocked to the 100 GPa (1 Mbar) pressure range The Journal of Chemical Physics ·A. C. Mitchell, W. J. Nellis	1982	228
4	Metals physics at ultrahigh pressure: Aluminum, copper, and lead as prototypes Physical Review Letters ·W. J. Nellis, John A. Moriarty, A. C. Mitchell, M. Ross, R. G. Dandrea, N. W. Ashcroft, Niall Holmes, G. R. Gathers	1988	212
5	Minimum metallic conductivity of fluid hydrogen at 140 GPa (1.4 Mbar) Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·W. J. Nellis, Samuel T. Weir, A. C. Mitchell	1999	208
6	Shock temperatures of SiO₂ and their geophysical implications Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·G. A. Lyzenga, Thomas J. Ahrens, A. C. Mitchell	1983	203
7	Equation-of-state data for molecular hydrogen and deuterium at shock pressures in the range 2–76 GPa (20–760 kbar)a) The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. J. Nellis, A. C. Mitchell, M. van Thiel, G. J. Devine, R. J. Trainor, Nicholas H. Brown	1983	200
8	Shock compression of liquid argon, nitrogen, and oxygen to 90 GPa (900 kbar) The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. J. Nellis, A. C. Mitchell	1980	175
9	The temperature of shock-compressed water The Journal of Chemical Physics ·G. A. Lyzenga, Thomas J. Ahrens, W. J. Nellis, A. C. Mitchell	1982	152
10	Equation of state of Al, Cu, Mo, and Pb at shock pressures up to 2.4 TPa (24 Mbar) Journal of Applied Physics ·A. C. Mitchell, W. J. Nellis, John A. Moriarty, R. Heinle, Niall Holmes, Robert Tipton, G.W. Repp	1991	138
11	Interior Structure of Neptune: Comparison with Uranus Science ·W. B. Hubbard, W. J. Nellis, A. C. Mitchell, N. C. Holmes, S. S. Limaye, P. C. McCandless	1991	130
12	Shock compression of liquid carbon monoxide and methane to 90 GPa (900 kbar) The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. J. Nellis, Francis H. Ree, M. van Thiel, A. C. Mitchell	1981	123
13	Phase Transition in Fluid Nitrogen at High Densities and Temperatures Physical Review Letters ·W. J. Nellis, Niall Holmes, A. C. Mitchell, M. van Thiel	1984	120
14	Equation-of-state, shock-temperature, and electrical-conductivity data of dense fluid nitrogen in the region of the dissociative phase transition The Journal of Chemical Physics ·W. J. Nellis, H. B. Radousky, D. C. Hamilton, A. C. Mitchell, N. C. Holmes, Karen Christianson, M. van Thiel	1991	118
15	Equation-of-state measurements for aluminum, copper, and tantalum in the pressure range 80–440 GPa (0.8–4.4 Mbar) Journal of Applied Physics ·W. J. Nellis, A. C. Mitchell, David A. Young	2002	116
16	Molecular Dissociation and Shock-Induced Cooling in Fluid Nitrogen at High Densities and Temperatures Physical Review Letters ·H. B. Radousky, W. J. Nellis, M. Ross, D. C. Hamilton, A. C. Mitchell	1986	116
17	First X-Ray Diffraction Evidence for a Phase Transition during Shock-Wave Compression Physical Review Letters ·Q. Johnson, A. C. Mitchell	1972	114
18	The Nature of the Interior of Uranus Based on Studies of Planetary Ices at High Dynamic Pressure Science ·W. J. Nellis, D. C. Hamilton, Niall Holmes, H. B. Radousky, Francis H. Ree, A. C. Mitchell, M.J. Nicol	1988	109
19	Shock Compression of Liquid Helium to 56 GPa (560 kbar) Physical Review Letters ·W. J. Nellis, Niall Holmes, A. C. Mitchell, R. J. Trainor, G. K. Governo, M. Ross, David A. Young	1984	105
20	Electronic energy gap of molecular hydrogen from electrical conductivity measurements at high shock pressures Physical Review Letters ·W. J. Nellis, A. C. Mitchell, P. C. McCandless, David J. Erskine, Samuel T. Weir	1992	105

About A. C. Mitchell

A. C. Mitchell is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 119 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (66 papers), Energetic Materials and Combustion (16 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (16 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (15 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (14 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (13 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (12 papers) and Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Geophysics (4.2k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.1k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (843 citations), Mechanics of Materials (1.2k citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (779 citations). A. C. Mitchell has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Sweden and China. Frequent co-authors include W. J. Nellis, Samuel T. Weir, Thomas J. Ahrens, M. van Thiel, Q. Johnson, Niall Holmes, W. J. Nellis, G. A. Lyzenga, M. Ross and H. B. Radousky. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Physical Review Letters, Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal of Applied Physics and The American Historical Review.

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