2026 Alexander Pukhov: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	81	2911	2764	276	263	520	27773

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World Ranking

Current World Ranking

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Publications

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Physics

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2764

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263

520

27773

Overview

Alexander Pukhov is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within physics and engineering, with a primary focus on nuclear and high energy physics, atomic and molecular physics, and optics. Their work also covers aspects of electrical and electronic engineering, mechanics of materials, and aerospace engineering.

The main fields of study for Alexander Pukhov include:

Physics and Astronomy
Engineering

They specialize in the following subfields of study:

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Aerospace Engineering

Their research topics cover a broad set of themes in laser and plasma physics, including:

Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
Magnetic confinement fusion research
Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
High-pressure geophysics and materials

Alexander Pukhov has contributed to multiple recent publications in notable scientific journals. Selected papers include:

"Forward-looking insights in laser-generated ultra-intense γ-ray and neutron sources for nuclear application and science," 2022, Nature Communications
"High-current laser-driven beams of relativistic electrons for high energy density research," 2020, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
"micrOMEGAs 6.0: N-component dark matter," 2024, Computer Physics Communications
"Extreme ionization of heavy atoms in solid-density plasmas by relativistic second-harmonic laser pulses," 2020, Nature Photonics
"All-optical quasi-monoenergetic GeV positron bunch generation by twisted laser fields," 2022, Communications Physics

Regarding collaborative efforts, Alexander Pukhov frequently coauthors with several researchers, including:

John Farmer
Lars Reichwein
Linbo Liang
Guoxing Xia
A. Caldwell

Their work is often published in key venues within the field, with frequent publications in:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
Physical Review Letters
Matter and Radiation at Extremes
Physical review. E

Best Publications

A laser-plasma accelerator producing monoenergetic electron beams

Jérôme Faure;Yannick Glinec;A. Pukhov;S. Kiselev

2698
Citations
Laser wake field acceleration: the highly non-linear broken- wave regime

A. Pukhov;J. Meyer-ter-Vehn

1544
Citations
Particle acceleration in relativistic laser channels

A. Pukhov;Z.-M. Sheng;J. Meyer-ter-Vehn

822
Citations
Production of a keV x-ray beam from synchrotron radiation in relativistic laser-plasma interaction.

Antoine Rousse;Kim Ta Phuoc;Kim Ta Phuoc;Rahul Shah;Alexander Pukhov

819
Citations
Relativistic magnetic self-channeling of light in near-critical plasma: Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation.

A. Pukhov;J. Meyer-ter-Vehn

801
Citations
Short‐pulse laser harmonics from oscillating plasma surfaces driven at relativistic intensity

R. Lichters;J. Meyer‐ter‐Vehn;A. Pukhov

791
Citations
Multi-MeV Electron Beam Generation by Direct Laser Acceleration in High-Density Plasma Channels

C. Gahn;G. D. Tsakiris;A. Pukhov;J. Meyer-ter-Vehn

595
Citations
Three-dimensional electromagnetic relativistic particle-in-cell code VLPL (Virtual Laser Plasma Lab)

A. Pukhov

522
Citations
Strong field interaction of laser radiation

Alexander Pukhov

499
Citations
Theory of high-order harmonic generation in relativistic laser interaction with overdense plasma.

T. Baeva;S. Gordienko;A. Pukhov

432
Citations
Three-dimensional simulations of ion acceleration from a foil irradiated by a short-pulse laser.

A. Pukhov

428
Citations
Transverse-Wake Wave Breaking

S. V. Bulanov;S. V. Bulanov;F. Pegoraro;A. M. Pukhov;A. S. Sakharov

409
Citations
Phenomenological theory of laser-plasma interaction in ``bubble'' regime

I. Kostyukov;A. Pukhov;S. Kiselev

396
Citations
Energetic ions generated by laser pulses: A detailed study on target properties

Markus Roth;Abel Blazevic;Matthias Geissel;Theodor Schlegel

364
Citations
Proton-driven plasma-wakefield acceleration

Allen Caldwell;Konstantin Lotov;Konstantin Lotov;Alexander Pukhov;Frank Simon

358
Citations
Laser Hole Boring into Overdense Plasma and Relativistic Electron Currents for Fast Ignition of ICF Targets

A. Pukhov;J. Meyer-ter-Vehn

333
Citations
Self-modulation instability of a long proton bunch in plasmas.

Naveen Kumar;Alexander Pukhov;Konstantin Lotov

316
Citations
Relativistic Channeling of a Picosecond Laser Pulse in a Near-Critical Preformed Plasma

Marco Borghesi;A.J. MacKinnon;L. Barringer;R. Gaillard

308
Citations
Relativistic Doppler effect: universal spectra and zeptosecond pulses.

S. Gordienko;S. Gordienko;A. Pukhov;O. Shorokhov;T. Baeva

306
Citations
Neutron production by 200 mJ ultrashort laser pulses

G. Pretzler;A. Saemann;A. Pukhov;Dirk Rudolph

287
Citations