Mark E. Savage

4.9k citations

143 papers · 3.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 33

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Magnetic confinement fusion research
Geophysics top 2%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 62
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 61
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 19
Control and Systems Engineering 77
- Pulsed Power Technology Applications 75

Co-authors: W. A. Stygar (29 shared papers)David E. Bliss (7 shared papers)Marcus D. Knudson (3 shared papers)Kyle Cochrane (2 shared papers)M. P. Desjarlais (1 shared paper)Thomas R. Mattsson (1 shared paper)Andreas Becker (1 shared paper)Ronald Redmer (1 shared paper)
Journals: Physics of Plasmas (14 papers)Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams (13 papers)IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (11 papers)Physical Review Letters (7 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (5 papers)
Partner nations: United States Russia Türkiye

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Mark E. Savage

140 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Mark E. Savage's Hit Papers

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Experimental Demonstration of Fusion-Relevant Conditions in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion 2014 · 344 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.

2014 Physical Review Letters

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1	Experimental Demonstration of Fusion-Relevant Conditions in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Physical Review Letters ·Matthew Gomez, Stephen A. Slutz, Adam B. Sefkow, Daniel B. Sinars, Kelly Hahn, Ole Per Hansen, Eric C. Harding, Patrick F. Knapp Hit paper breakdown →	2014	344
2	Direct observation of an abrupt insulator-to-metal transition in dense liquid deuterium Science ·Marcus D. Knudson, M. P. Desjarlais, Andreas Becker, Ray Lemke, Kyle Cochrane, Mark E. Savage, David E. Bliss, Thomas R. Mattsson	2015	239
3	Review of pulsed power-driven high energy density physics research on Z at Sandia Physics of Plasmas ·Daniel B. Sinars, M. A. Sweeney, C. S. Alexander, David Ampleford, Tommy Ao, J. P. Apruzese, C. Aragon, Darrell J. Armstrong	2020	179
4	Measurements of Magneto-Rayleigh-Taylor Instability Growth during the Implosion of Initially Solid Al Tubes Driven by the 20-MA, 100-ns Z Facility Physical Review Letters ·Daniel B. Sinars, Stephen A. Slutz, Mark Herrmann, Ryan McBride, M. E. Cuneo, Kyle J. Peterson, Roger A. Vesey, Charles Nakhleh	2010	140
5	Magnetically Driven Implosions for Inertial Confinement Fusion at Sandia National Laboratories IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science ·M. E. Cuneo, Mark Herrmann, Daniel B. Sinars, Stephen A. Slutz, W. A. Stygar, Roger A. Vesey, Adam B. Sefkow, Greg A. Rochau	2012	127
6	Conceptual designs of two petawatt-class pulsed-power accelerators for high-energy-density-physics experiments Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams ·W. A. Stygar, Thomas Awe, J. E. Bailey, Nichelle Bennett, E. W. Breden, E. Michael Campbell, Robert Emerson Clark, Robert Alan Cooper	2015	122
7	Observations of Modified Three-Dimensional Instability Structure for Imploding z -Pinch Liners that are Premagnetized with an Axial Field Physical Review Letters ·Thomas Awe, Ryan McBride, C. A. Jennings, Derek C. Lamppa, Matthew Martin, Dean C. Rovang, Stephen A. Slutz, M. E. Cuneo	2013	111
8	Differential-output B -dot and D -dot monitors for current and voltage measurements on a 20-MA, 3-MV pulsed-power accelerator Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams ·T. C. Wagoner, W. A. Stygar, H.C. Ives, T. L. Gilliland, R. B. Spielman, M.F. Johnson, P. Reynolds, James K. Moore	2008	110
9	Penetrating Radiography of Imploding and Stagnating Beryllium Liners on the Z Accelerator Physical Review Letters ·Ryan McBride, Stephen A. Slutz, Christopher Jennings, Daniel B. Sinars, M. E. Cuneo, Mark Herrmann, R. W. Lemke, Matthew Martin	2012	103
10	Understanding Fuel Magnetization and Mix Using Secondary Nuclear Reactions in Magneto-Inertial Fusion Physical Review Letters ·Paul Schmit, P. F. Knapp, Ole Per Hansen, Matthew Gomez, Kelly Hahn, Daniel B. Sinars, Kara Peterson, S. A. Slutz	2014	102
11	Beryllium liner implosion experiments on the Z accelerator in preparation for magnetized liner inertial fusion Physics of Plasmas ·Ryan McBride, Matthew Martin, R. W. Lemke, John B. Greenly, Christopher Jennings, Dean C. Rovang, Daniel B. Sinars, M. E. Cuneo	2013	100
12	Measurements of magneto-Rayleigh–Taylor instability growth during the implosion of initially solid metal liners Physics of Plasmas ·Daniel B. Sinars, Stephen A. Slutz, Mark Herrmann, Ryan McBride, M. E. Cuneo, C. A. Jennings, Jeremy Chittenden, Alexander Velikovich	2011	98
13	Electrothermal Instability Mitigation by Using Thick Dielectric Coatings on Magnetically Imploded Conductors Physical Review Letters ·Kyle J. Peterson, Thomas Awe, Edmund P. Yu, Daniel B. Sinars, Ella Suzanne Field, M. E. Cuneo, Mark Herrmann, Mark E. Savage	2014	92
14	Improved design of a high-voltage vacuum-insulator interface Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams ·W. A. Stygar, James A. Lott, T. C. Wagoner, Victor Anaya, Henry C. Harjes, H.C. Ives, Zachariah R. Wallace, G.R. Mowrer	2005	91
15	Performance Scaling in Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Experiments Physical Review Letters ·Matthew Gomez, S. A. Slutz, Christopher Jennings, David Ampleford, Matthew R. Weis, Clayton E. Myers, David A. Yager-Elorriaga, Kelly Hahn	2020	83
16	Modified helix-like instability structure on imploding z-pinch liners that are pre-imposed with a uniform axial magnetic field Physics of Plasmas ·Thomas Awe, C. A. Jennings, Ryan McBride, M. E. Cuneo, Derek C. Lamppa, Matthew Martin, Dean C. Rovang, Daniel B. Sinars	2014	79
17	Demonstration of thermonuclear conditions in magnetized liner inertial fusion experimentsa) Physics of Plasmas ·Matthew Gomez, S. A. Slutz, Adam B. Sefkow, Kelly Hahn, Ole Per Hansen, Patrick F. Knapp, Paul Schmit, Chris Ruiz	2015	74
18	Experiments on a current-toggled plasma-opening switch Journal of Applied Physics ·Clifford W. Mendel, Mark E. Savage, D. M. Zagar, W. W. Simpson, Tibor Grasser, Jeffrey P. Quintenz	1992	74
19	A Primer on Pulsed Power and Linear Transformer Drivers for High Energy Density Physics Applications IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science ·Ryan McBride, W. A. Stygar, M. E. Cuneo, Daniel B. Sinars, M.G. Mazarakis, Josh J. Leckbee, Mark E. Savage, Brian Hutsel	2018	73
20	Three-dimensional electromagnetic model of the pulsed-power Z -pinch accelerator Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams ·David V Rose, Dale R. Welch, Elizabeth A. Madrid, C. L. Miller, Robert Emerson Clark, W. A. Stygar, Mark E. Savage, G. A. Rochau	2010	67

About Mark E. Savage

Mark E. Savage is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Control and Systems Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, having authored 143 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pulsed Power Technology Applications (75 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (61 papers), Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics (33 papers), Gyrotron and Vacuum Electronics Research (30 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (19 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (19 papers), Particle accelerators and beam dynamics (16 papers) and Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology (15 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.2k citations), Geophysics (802 citations), Control and Systems Engineering (1.2k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.3k citations) and Radiation (271 citations). Mark E. Savage has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Russia and Türkiye. Frequent co-authors include W. A. Stygar, David E. Bliss, Marcus D. Knudson, Kyle Cochrane, M. P. Desjarlais, Thomas R. Mattsson, Andreas Becker, Ronald Redmer, Clifford W. Mendel and M. E. Cuneo. Their work appears in journals such as Physics of Plasmas, Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Physical Review Letters and Review of Scientific Instruments.

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