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Physics D-index 72 Citations 15,058 303 World Ranking 2904 National Ranking 270

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2012 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For elucidating fundamental aspects of turbulence in magnetized plasma with application to magnetic field amplification, heating, and transport in astrophysical, space, and laboratory plasmas

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Magnetic field

His primary areas of study are Turbulence, Magnetohydrodynamics, Computational physics, Plasma and Astrophysics. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Classical mechanics, Field line, Magnetic field, Solar wind and Dissipation. His research investigates the connection between Field line and topics such as Kinetic energy that intersect with problems in Equipartition theorem.

His studies deal with areas such as Field strength, Mechanics, Magnetic energy and Dynamo as well as Magnetohydrodynamics. His research investigates the connection with Computational physics and areas like Scaling which intersect with concerns in Power and Electrical resistivity and conductivity. His work in Plasma covers topics such as Atomic physics which are related to areas like Plasma sheet, Instability, Growth rate and Astrophysical plasma.

His most cited work include:

  • Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Kinetic and Fluid Turbulent Cascades in Magnetized Weakly Collisional Plasmas (751 citations)
  • Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Kinetic and Fluid Turbulent Cascades in Magnetized Weakly Collisional Plasmas (751 citations)
  • Instability of current sheets and formation of plasmoid chains (611 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Turbulence, Plasma, Magnetic field, Computational physics and Mechanics. His Turbulence study combines topics in areas such as Magnetohydrodynamics, Astrophysics, Classical mechanics, Dissipation and Solar wind. His Magnetohydrodynamics study also includes fields such as

  • Magnetic energy that connect with fields like Field line,
  • Scaling that connect with fields like Electrical resistivity and conductivity.

He interconnects Astronomy and Magnetic reconnection in the investigation of issues within Astrophysics. The Plasma study combines topics in areas such as Quantum electrodynamics, Instability and Atomic physics. As part of one scientific family, Alexander Schekochihin deals mainly with the area of Magnetic field, narrowing it down to issues related to the Anisotropy, and often Spectral index.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Turbulence (65.91%)
  • Plasma (39.14%)
  • Magnetic field (31.31%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2017-2021)?

  • Plasma (39.14%)
  • Turbulence (65.91%)
  • Magnetic field (31.31%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Alexander Schekochihin spends much of his time researching Plasma, Turbulence, Magnetic field, Computational physics and Solar wind. His work on Magnetohydrodynamics as part of general Plasma study is frequently linked to Intergalactic travel, bridging the gap between disciplines. The various areas that he examines in his Magnetohydrodynamics study include Magnetic energy and Anisotropy.

His research integrates issues of Dissipation, Atomic physics, Kinetic energy, Ion and Electron in his study of Turbulence. His Magnetic field research includes themes of Field, Thermal conduction, Power law and Intermittency. His Computational physics research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Neutral particle, Inverse cascade, Electron temperature, Supersonic speed and Orders of magnitude.

Between 2017 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Laboratory evidence of dynamo amplification of magnetic fields in a turbulent plasma (76 citations)
  • Thermal disequilibration of ions and electrons by collisionless plasma turbulence (49 citations)
  • Fluidization of collisionless plasma turbulence. (34 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Magnetic field

His primary areas of investigation include Turbulence, Plasma, Magnetohydrodynamics, Computational physics and Mechanics. His Turbulence research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Landau damping, Mach number, Dynamo and Dissipation. Alexander Schekochihin focuses mostly in the field of Dissipation, narrowing it down to matters related to Distribution function and, in some cases, Power law, Conservation law and Gyrokinetics.

He combines subjects such as Atomic physics, Ion, Thermal conduction, Electron and Magnetic field with his study of Plasma. His Magnetohydrodynamics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Solar wind and Anisotropy. His Computational physics study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Compressibility, Star formation, Galaxy, Interstellar medium and Supersonic speed.

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Best Publications

Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Kinetic and Fluid Turbulent Cascades in Magnetized Weakly Collisional Plasmas

A. A. Schekochihin;A. A. Schekochihin;S. C. Cowley;S. C. Cowley;W. Dorland;G. W. Hammett.
Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series (2009)

832 Citations

Instability of current sheets and formation of plasmoid chains

N. F. Loureiro;N. F. Loureiro;A. A. Schekochihin;A. A. Schekochihin;S. C. Cowley.
Physics of Plasmas (2007)

694 Citations

Simulations of small-scale turbulent dynamo

A. A. Schekochihin;S. C. Cowley;S. C. Cowley;S. F. Taylor;J. L. Maron;J. L. Maron.
arXiv: Astrophysics (2003)

593 Citations

Simulations of the Small-Scale Turbulent Dynamo

Alexander A. Schekochihin;Alexander A. Schekochihin;Steven C. Cowley;Steven C. Cowley;Samuel F. Taylor;Samuel F. Taylor;Jason L. Maron;Jason L. Maron.
The Astrophysical Journal (2004)

459 Citations

A Model of Turbulence in Magnetized Plasmas: Implications for the Dissipation Range in the Solar Wind

G. G. Howes;S. C. Cowley;S. C. Cowley;W. Dorland;G. W. Hammett.
Journal of Geophysical Research (2008)

361 Citations

Fast Magnetic Reconnection in the Plasmoid-Dominated Regime

D. A. Uzdensky;D. A. Uzdensky;N. F. Loureiro;N. F. Loureiro;A. A. Schekochihin;A. A. Schekochihin.
Physical Review Letters (2010)

355 Citations

Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Basic Equations and Linear Theory

Gregory G. Howes;Steven C. Cowley;Steven C. Cowley;William Dorland;Gregory W. Hammett.
The Astrophysical Journal (2006)

346 Citations

Kinetic Simulations of Magnetized Turbulence in Astrophysical Plasmas

G. G. Howes;W. Dorland;S. C. Cowley;S. C. Cowley;G. W. Hammett.
Physical Review Letters (2008)

320 Citations

Turbulent heating in galaxy clusters brightest in X-rays

I. Zhuravleva;E. Churazov;A. A. Schekochihin;S. W. Allen;S. W. Allen.
Nature (2014)

270 Citations

Gyrokinetic simulations of solar wind turbulence from ion to electron scales.

Gregory G. Howes;Gregory G. Howes;Jason M. TenBarge;William Dorland;William Dorland;Eliot Quataert.
Physical Review Letters (2011)

252 Citations

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