M. Tabak

11.4k citations

108 papers · 6.7k · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 0.1%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
Geophysics top 1%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 101
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 93
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 18
Mechanics of Materials 46
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma 44

Co-authors: S. C. Wilks (20 shared papers)W. L. Kruer (7 shared papers)A. BRUCE LANGDON (3 shared papers)Rodney J. Mason (2 shared papers)J. H. Hammer (10 shared papers)E. Michael Campbell (5 shared papers)Michael Dean Perry (3 shared papers)J. G. Woodworth (2 shared papers)
Journals: Physics of Plasmas (25 papers)Nuclear Fusion (15 papers)Physical Review Letters (10 papers)Fusion Science & Technology (6 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan United Kingdom

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M. Tabak

98 papers receiving 6.6k citations

M. Tabak's Hit Papers

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Ignition and high gain with ultrapowerful lasers* 1994 · 2.4k 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.

1994 Physics of Plasmas
1992 Physical Review Letters

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1	Ignition and high gain with ultrapowerful lasers* Physics of Plasmas ·M. Tabak, J. H. Hammer, Michael E. Glinsky, W. L. Kruer, S. C. Wilks, J. G. Woodworth, E. Michael Campbell, Michael Dean Perry, Rodney J. Mason Hit paper breakdown →	1994	2379
2	Absorption of ultra-intense laser pulses Physical Review Letters ·S. C. Wilks, W. L. Kruer, M. Tabak, A. BRUCE LANGDON Hit paper breakdown →	1992	1455
3	Pair Production by Ultraintense Lasers Physical Review Letters ·Edison Liang, S. C. Wilks, M. Tabak	1998	366
4	Absorption of Short Laser Pulses on Solid Targets in the Ultrarelativistic Regime Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), Ronnie L. Shepherd, Barbara F. Lasinski, M. Tabak, H. Chen, H.-K. Chung, K. B. Fournier, Stephanie B. Hansen, Andreas J. Kemp, D. A. Liedahl, Klaus Widmann, S. C. Wilks, W. Rozmus, M. Sherlock	2008	157
5	Review of progress in Fast Ignition Physics of Plasmas ·M. Tabak, Daniel S. Clark, Stephen P. Hatchett, Michael H. Key, Barbara F. Lasinski, Richard A. Snavely, S. C. Wilks, Richard P. J. Town, Richard B. Stephens, E. Michael Campbell, Ricardo Matsura Kodama, K. Mima, K. A. Tanaka, S. Atzeni, R. R. Freeman	2005	143
6	High yield inertial confinement fusion target design for a z-pinch-driven hohlraum Physics of Plasmas ·J. H. Hammer, M. Tabak, S. C. Wilks, John D. Lindl, David Stanley Bailey, Peter W. Rambo, A. Toor, George B. Zimmerman, J. L. Porter	1999	117
7	A generalized scaling law for the ignition energy of inertial confinement fusion capsules Nuclear Fusion ·Mark Herrmann, M. Tabak, John D. Lindl	2001	104
8	Magnetic Field Generation in High-Intensity-Laser–Matter Interactions Physical Review Letters ·Rodney J. Mason, M. Tabak	1998	101
9	Hydrodynamic stability and the direct drive approach to laser fusion Physics of Fluids B Plasma Physics ·M. Tabak, David H. Munro, John D. Lindl	1990	99
10	Fast-ignition transport studies: Realistic electron source, integrated particle-in-cell and hydrodynamic modeling, imposed magnetic fields Physics of Plasmas ·D. J. Strozzi, M. Tabak, David J. Larson, L. Divol, Andreas J. Kemp, C. Bellei, M. M. Marinak, Michael H. Key	2012	83
11	Two-dimensional radiation-magnetohydrodynamic simulations of SATURN imploding Z pinches Physics of Plasmas ·J. H. Hammer, James L. Eddleman, Paul T. Springer, M. Tabak, A. Toor, Keith L. Wong, George B. Zimmerman, C. Deeney, R. F. Humphreys, Thomas J. Nash, T. W. L. Sanford, R. B. Spielman, John S. De Groot	1996	82
12	Experimental measurements of deep directional columnar heating by laser-generated relativistic electrons at near-solid density Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Joachim Koch, Michael H. Key, R. R. Freeman, Stephen P. Hatchett, R. W. Lee, Deanna M. Pennington, Richard B. Stephens, M. Tabak	2001	69
13	Particle-in-cell simulations of ultra intense laser pulses propagating through overdense plasma for fast-ignitor and radiography applications Physics of Plasmas ·Barbara F. Lasinski, A. B. Langdon, Stephen P. Hatchett, Michael H. Key, M. Tabak	1999	69
14	Spreading of Intense Laser Beams Due to Filamentation Physical Review Letters ·S. C. Wilks, P. E. Young, J. H. Hammer, M. Tabak, W. L. Kruer	1994	61
15	Time-Dependent Channel Formation in a Laser-Produced Plasma Physical Review Letters ·P. E. Young, Mark Foord, J. H. Hammer, W. L. Kruer, M. Tabak, S. C. Wilks	1995	60
16	Progress in target physics and design for heavy ion fusion Physics of Plasmas ·D. Callahan-Miller, M. Tabak	2000	57
17	Hot-electron energy coupling in ultraintense laser-matter interaction Physical Review E ·Andreas J. Kemp, Y. Sentoku, M. Tabak	2009	51
18	Fast Ignition: Overview and Background Fusion Science & Technology ·M. Tabak, Denise E. Hinkel, S. Atzeni, E. Michael Campbell, Kazuo A TANAKA	2006	50
19	Hot-Electron Energy Coupling in Ultraintense Laser-Matter Interaction Physical Review Letters ·Andreas J. Kemp, Y. Sentoku, M. Tabak	2008	50
20	Overview of ignition conditions and gain curves for the fast ignitor Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion ·S. Atzeni, M. Tabak	2005	49

About M. Tabak

M. Tabak is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials, Geophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation, having authored 108 papers that have together received 6.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (93 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (44 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (31 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (30 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (18 papers), Fusion materials and technologies (14 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (10 papers) and Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (6.3k citations), Geophysics (2.1k citations), Mechanics of Materials (3.8k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.7k citations) and Radiation (380 citations). M. Tabak has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include S. C. Wilks, W. L. Kruer, A. BRUCE LANGDON, Rodney J. Mason, J. H. Hammer, E. Michael Campbell, Michael Dean Perry, J. G. Woodworth, Michael E. Glinsky and Edison Liang. Their work appears in journals such as Physics of Plasmas, Nuclear Fusion, Physical Review Letters, Fusion Science & Technology and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment.

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