M. E. Foord

649 citations

89 papers · 3.8k · 3 hit papers · h-index 27

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
Geophysics top 5%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 71
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 65
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 7
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 24
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 20
- Vacuum and Plasma Arcs 4

Co-authors: Paul T. Springer (14 shared papers)Richard B. Stephens (9 shared papers)R. Cauble (8 shared papers)R. John Wallace (8 shared papers)Pravesh K. Patel (12 shared papers)David Gold (6 shared papers)Peter M. Celliers (7 shared papers)Alexander J. Mackinnon (7 shared papers)
Journals: Physical Review Letters (20 papers)Physics of Plasmas (11 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (10 papers)Astronomy and Astrophysics (4 papers)Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

In The Last Decade

M. E. Foord

84 papers receiving 3.6k citations

M. E. Foord's Hit Papers

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Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment 2024 · 258 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2024 Physical Review Letters
2022 Physical Review Letters
2003 Physical Review Letters

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1	Isochoric Heating of Solid-Density Matter with an Ultrafast Proton Beam Physical Review Letters ·Pravesh K. Patel, Alexander J. Mackinnon, M. H. Key, T. E. Cowan, M. E. Foord, D. W. Price, H. Rühl, Paul T. Springer Hit paper breakdown →	2003	551
2	Lawson Criterion for Ignition Exceeded in an Inertial Fusion Experiment Physical Review Letters ·H. Abu-Shawareb, Robert L. Acree, P. A. Adams, John J. Adams, B. Addis, P. J. Adrian, Bedros B. Afeyan, M. Aggleton Hit paper breakdown →	2022	381
3	Measurements of the Equation of State of Deuterium at the Fluid Insulator-Metal Transition Science ·Gilbert Collins, L. B. Da Silva, Peter M. Celliers, David Gold, M. E. Foord, R. John Wallace, Andrew Ng, Stephen V. Weber	1998	311
4	Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment Physical Review Letters ·H. Abu-Shawareb, Robert L. Acree, P. A. Adams, John J. Adams, B. Addis, P. J. Adrian, Bedros B. Afeyan, M. Aggleton Hit paper breakdown →	2024	258
5	Energy Confinement of High-Density Pellet-Fueled Plasmas in the Alcator C Tokamak Physical Review Letters ·M. Greenwald, D. Gwinn, Stanley L. Milora, J. M. Parker, R.R. Parker, Stephen M. Wolfe, Matthew M. Besen, F. Camacho	1984	229
6	Shock-Induced Transformation of Liquid Deuterium into a Metallic Fluid Physical Review Letters ·Peter M. Celliers, Gilbert Collins, L. B. Da Silva, David Gold, R. Cauble, R. John Wallace, M. E. Foord, Bruce A. Hammel	2000	200
7	Fast ignition with laser-driven proton and ion beams Nuclear Fusion ·Juan Carlos Fernández, Brian J. Albright, F. N. Beg, M. E. Foord, Bjorn Manuel Hegelich, J. J. Honrubia, Markus Roth, Richard B. Stephens	2014	123
8	Single-State Measurement of Electrical Conductivity of Warm Dense Gold Physical Review Letters ·Klaus Widmann, Tommy Ao, M. E. Foord, Dwight F. Price, Andrew D. Ellis, Paul T. Springer, Andrew Ng	2004	111
9	Ionization Processes and Charge-State Distribution in a Highly Ionized High- Z Laser-Produced Plasma Physical Review Letters ·M. E. Foord, Siegfried Heinz Glenzer, Robert S. Thoe, Keith L. Wong, K. B. Fournier, Brian G. Wilson, Paul T. Springer	2000	96
10	Absolute Equation-of-State Data in the 10–40 Mbar (1–4 TPa) Regime Physical Review Letters ·R. Cauble, T. S. Perry, D. R. Bach, K. S. Budil, Bruce A. Hammel, Gilbert Collins, David Gold, Peter M. Celliers	1998	84
11	Temperature Measurements of Shock Compressed Liquid Deuterium up to 230 GPa Physical Review Letters ·Gilbert Collins, Peter M. Celliers, L. B. Da Silva, R. Cauble, David Gold, M. E. Foord, N. C. Holmes, Bruce A. Hammel	2001	83
12	Charge-State Distribution and Doppler Effect in an Expanding Photoionized Plasma Physical Review Letters ·M. E. Foord, Robert Heeter, Peter A. M. van Hoof, Robert S. Thoe, James L. Bailey, M. E. Cuneo, Hyun Kyung Chung, D. A. Liedahl	2004	79
13	Radiation science using Z-pinch x rays Physics of Plasmas ·James L. Bailey, Gordon A. Chandler, David H. Cohen, M. E. Cuneo, M. E. Foord, Robert Heeter, D. O. Jobe, Pat Lake	2002	75
14	Time-Dependent Channel Formation in a Laser-Produced Plasma Physical Review Letters ·P. E. Young, M. E. Foord, J. H. Hammer, W. L. Kruer, M. Tabak, Scott C. Wilks	1995	63
15	Idealized slab plasma approach for the study of warm dense matter Laser and Particle Beams ·F. Perrot, M. W. C. Dharma‐wardana, M. E. Foord +2 others	2005	53
16	Multichannel light detector system for visible continuum measurements on Alcator C Review of Scientific Instruments ·M. E. Foord, E. Marmar, James Terry	1982	49
17	Benchmark Measurements of the Ionization Balance of Non-Local-Thermodynamic-Equilibrium Gold Plasmas Physical Review Letters ·Robert Heeter, Stephanie B. Hansen, K. B. Fournier, M. E. Foord, D. H. Froula, Alexander J. Mackinnon, M. J. May, Marilyn B. Schneider	2007	49
18	Neon photoionization experiments driven by Z-pinch radiation Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer ·James L. Bailey, David H. Cohen, Gordon A. Chandler, M. E. Cuneo, M. E. Foord, Robert Heeter, D. O. Jobe, Pat Lake	2001	48
19	Dynamics of high-energy proton beam acceleration and focusing from hemisphere-cone targets by high-intensity lasers Physical Review E ·Bin Qiao, M. E. Foord, M. S. Wei, Richard B. Stephens, Michael H. Key, Harry S. McLean, Pravesh K. Patel, F. N. Beg	2013	48
20	Electron Temperature Measurements of Solid Density Plasmas Produced by Intense Ultrashort Laser Pulses Physical Review Letters ·G. Guethlein, M. E. Foord, Dwight F. Price	1996	42

About M. E. Foord

M. E. Foord is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geophysics, Control and Systems Engineering and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 89 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (65 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (20 papers), Pulsed Power Technology Applications (8 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (7 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (7 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (6 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (5 papers) and Vacuum and Plasma Arcs (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.8k citations), Geophysics (487 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (656 citations), Radiation (99 citations) and Control and Systems Engineering (219 citations). M. E. Foord has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include Paul T. Springer, Richard B. Stephens, R. Cauble, R. John Wallace, Pravesh K. Patel, David Gold, Peter M. Celliers, Alexander J. Mackinnon, Andrew Ng and Gilbert Collins. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics of Plasmas, Review of Scientific Instruments, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer.

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