Stephen V. Weber

7.9k citations

110 papers · 6.6k · 3 hit papers · h-index 44

Impact in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Geophysics top 1%
- High-pressure geophysics and materials

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 95
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics 95
- Magnetic confinement fusion research 6
Geophysics 50
- High-pressure geophysics and materials 50

Co-authors: Bruce A. Remington (26 shared papers)Steven W. Haan (16 shared papers)R. John Wallace (16 shared papers)Joseph D. Kilkenny (9 shared papers)S. G. Glendinning (17 shared papers)Daniel H. Kalantar (17 shared papers)James P. Knauer (11 shared papers)Bruce A. Hammel (10 shared papers)
Journals: Physics of Plasmas (32 papers)Physical Review Letters (17 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (7 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (4 papers)Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

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Stephen V. Weber

108 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Stephen V. Weber's Hit Papers

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Achievement of Target Gain Larger than Unity in an Inertial Fusion Experiment 2024 · 247 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
2011 Physics of Plasmas

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1	Point design targets, specifications, and requirements for the 2010 ignition campaign on the National Ignition Facility Physics of Plasmas ·Steven W. Haan, John D. Lindl, Debra A. Callahan, Daniel S. Clark, JAY D. SALMONSON, B. A. Hammel, L J Atherton, Robert C. Cook Hit paper breakdown →	2011	561
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, Rieke Aden, Patrick Adrian, Bedros Afeyan Hit paper breakdown →	2022	369
3	A comparative study of the turbulent Rayleigh–Taylor instability using high-resolution three-dimensional numerical simulations: The Alpha-Group collaboration Physics of Fluids ·Guy Dimonte, D. L. Youngs, A. M. Dimits, Stephen V. Weber, M. M. Marinak, Scott Wunsch, Christopher J. Garasi, Allen C. Robinson	2004	366
4	Design and modeling of ignition targets for the National Ignition Facility Physics of Plasmas ·Steven W. Haan, Stephen M. Pollaine, John D. Lindl, Laurance J. Suter, Richard L. Berger, Linda V. Powers, William E. Alley, Peter Amendt	1995	322
5	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	294
6	Progress towards ignition on the National Ignition Facility Physics of Plasmas ·M. J. Edwards, P. K. Patel, John D. Lindl, L J Atherton, Siegfried Heinz Glenzer, Steven W. Haan, J. D. Kilkenny, Otto Landen	2013	258
7	Tuning the Implosion Symmetry of ICF Targets via Controlled Crossed-Beam Energy Transfer Physical Review Letters ·Pierre A. Michel, L. Divol, E. A. Williams, Stephen V. Weber, C. A. Thomas, Debra A. Callahan, Steven W. Haan, JAY D. SALMONSON	2009	258
8	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, Rieke Aden, Patrick Adrian, Bedros Afeyan Hit paper breakdown →	2024	247
9	Onset of Hydrodynamic Mix in High-Velocity, Highly Compressed Inertial Confinement Fusion Implosions Physical Review Letters ·Tammy Ma, P. K. Patel, Nobuhiko IZUMI, Paul T. Springer, M. H. Key, L. J. Atherton, Laura Robin Benedetti, David Bradley	2013	217
10	A review of the ablative stabilization of the Rayleigh–Taylor instability in regimes relevant to inertial confinement fusion Physics of Plasmas ·Joseph D. Kilkenny, S. G. Glendinning, Steven W. Haan, Bruce A. Hammel, John D. Lindl, David H. Munro, Bruce A. Remington, Stephen V. Weber	1994	194
11	The experimental plan for cryogenic layered target implosions on the National Ignition Facility—The inertial confinement approach to fusion Physics of Plasmas ·M. J. Edwards, John D. Lindl, Brian Spears, Stephen V. Weber, L. J. Atherton, Darren Bleuel, David Bradley, Debra A. Callahan	2011	160
12	Anomalous Elastic Response of Silicon to Uniaxial Shock Compression on Nanosecond Time Scales Physical Review Letters ·A. Loveridge-Smith, Amani M. Allen, James F. Belak, Thomas R. Boehly, Allan A. Hauer, Brad Lee Holian, Daniel H. Kalantar, George A. Kyrala	2001	158
13	Capsule implosion optimization during the indirect-drive National Ignition Campaign Physics of Plasmas ·Otto Landen, John G. Edwards, Steven W. Haan, Harry Robey, Jose L. Milovich, Brian Spears, Stephen V. Weber, Daniel S. Clark	2011	138
14	X-Ray Thomson-Scattering Measurements of Density and Temperature in Shock-Compressed Beryllium Physical Review Letters ·Hyunjun Lee, Paul Neumayer, J. Castor, Tilo Döppner, R. W. Falcone, C. Fortmann, Bruce A. Hammel, Andrea kritcher	2009	135
15	Single-mode and multimode Rayleigh–Taylor experiments on Nova Physics of Plasmas ·Bruce A. Remington, Stephen V. Weber, M. M. Marinak, Steven W. Haan, Joseph D. Kilkenny, R. John Wallace, Guy Dimonte	1995	127
16	National Ignition Campaign Hohlraum energetics Physics of Plasmas ·Nathan Meezan, L. J. Atherton, Debra A. Callahan, Eduard Dewald, Sham N. Dixit, Elizabeth G. Dzenitis, M. Edwards, C. Haynam	2010	117
17	A high-resolution integrated model of the National Ignition Campaign cryogenic layered experiments Physics of Plasmas ·Ogden S. Jones, C. Cerjan, Marty, Michael Marinak, Jose L. Milovich, Harry Robey, Paul T. Springer, Laura Robin Benedetti, Darren Bleuel	2012	115
18	Measurement of a Dispersion Curve for Linear-Regime Rayleigh-Taylor Growth Rates in Laser-Driven Planar Targets Physical Review Letters ·S. G. Glendinning, Sham N. Dixit, Bruce A. Hammel, Daniel H. Kalantar, Michael H. Key, Joseph D. Kilkenny, James P. Knauer, Deanna M. Pennington	1997	108
19	Measuring symmetry of implosions in cryogenic Hohlraums at the NIF using gated x-ray detectors (invited) Review of Scientific Instruments ·George A. Kyrala, Sham N. Dixit, Siegfried Heinz Glenzer, Daniel H. Kalantar, David Bradley, Nobuhiko IZUMI, Nathan Meezan, Otto Landen	2010	102
20	Cryogenic thermonuclear fuel implosions on the National Ignition Facility Physics of Plasmas ·Siegfried Heinz Glenzer, Debra A. Callahan, Alexander J. Mackinnon, John L. Kline, Gary P. Grim, E T Alger, Richard L. Berger, L. A. Bernstein	2012	94

About Stephen V. Weber

Stephen V. Weber is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Geophysics, Mechanics of Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation, having authored 110 papers that have together received 6.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (95 papers), High-pressure geophysics and materials (50 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (47 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (26 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (11 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (8 papers), Magnetic confinement fusion research (6 papers) and Combustion and Detonation Processes (5 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (5.3k citations), Geophysics (2.3k citations), Mechanics of Materials (2.6k citations), Radiation (760 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.5k citations). Stephen V. Weber has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Bruce A. Remington, Steven W. Haan, R. John Wallace, Joseph D. Kilkenny, S. G. Glendinning, Daniel H. Kalantar, James P. Knauer, Bruce A. Hammel, John D. Lindl and Siegfried Heinz Glenzer. Their work appears in journals such as Physics of Plasmas, Physical Review Letters, Review of Scientific Instruments, The Astrophysical Journal and Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion.

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