2026 Patrick Diamond: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	89	2298	2188	1155	1079	834	32054

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D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

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Physics

2298

2188

1155

1079

834

32054

Patrick Diamond publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick Diamond sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 834 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Patrick Diamond D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Patrick Diamond sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

1988 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Patrick Diamond is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a strong emphasis on Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. Additional subfields include Computational Mechanics, Materials Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science.

The main topics covered in Patrick Diamond's research include:

Magnetic confinement fusion research
Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics
Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows
Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
Fusion materials and technologies

Their recent papers include:

"Understanding LOC/SOC phenomenology in tokamaks," 2020, Nuclear Fusion
"Anisotropic E × B shearing rate in a magnetic island," 2021, Physics of Plasmas
"Enhanced particle transport events approaching the density limit of the J-TEXT tokamak," 2021, Nuclear Fusion
"A unified theory of zonal flow shears and density corrugations in drift wave turbulence," 2020, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
"Potential Vorticity Mixing in a Tangled Magnetic Field," 2020, The Astrophysical Journal

Patrick Diamond frequently publishes in several journals and conference venues, with notable venues including:

Nuclear Fusion
Physics of Plasmas
Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
The Political Quarterly
arXiv (Cornell University)

Collaborations are an important component of their work. Frequent co-authors include:

R. Hong
Ting Long
Rui Ke
Mingyun Cao
L. Nie

Patrick Diamond was recognized as a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1988.

Best Publications

Zonal flows in plasma—a review

P. H. Diamond;S. I. Itoh;K. Itoh;T. S. Hahm

2284
Citations
Influence of sheared poloidal rotation on edge turbulence

H. Biglari;P. H. Diamond;P. W. Terry

1983
Citations
Theory of mean poloidal flow generation by turbulence

P. H. Diamond;Y.‐B. Kim

657
Citations
Self-Regulating Shear Flow Turbulence: A Paradigm for the L to H Transition

P. H. Diamond;Y.-M. Liang;B. A. Carreras;P. W. Terry

530
Citations
On the dynamics of turbulent transport near marginal stability

P. H. Diamond;T. S. Hahm

487
Citations
Identification of zonal flows in a toroidal plasma.

A. Fujisawa;K. Itoh;H. Iguchi;K. Matsuoka

458
Citations
Neoclassical poloidal and toroidal rotation in tokamaks

Y. B. Kim;P. H. Diamond;R. J. Groebner

451
Citations
Self-consistent theory of mean-field electrodynamics.

A. V. Gruzinov;P. H. Diamond

380
Citations
Zonal flows and transient dynamics of the L-H transition

Eun Jin Kim;P. H. Diamond

371
Citations
Effects of Collisional Zonal Flow Damping on Turbulent Transport

Z. Lin;T. S. Hahm;W. W. Lee;W. M. Tang

362
Citations
The dynamics of marginality and self-organized criticality as a paradigm for turbulent transport

D. E. Newman;B. A. Carreras;P. H. Diamond;T. S. Hahm

328
Citations
A model realization of self‐organized criticality for plasma confinement

B. A. Carreras;D. Newman;V. E. Lynch;P. H. Diamond

323
Citations
Intrinsic rotation and electric field shear

Ö. D. Gürcan;P. H. Diamond;T. S. Hahm;R. Singh

277
Citations
Theory of ion‐temperature‐gradient‐driven turbulence in tokamaks

G. S. Lee;P. H. Diamond

269
Citations
Physics of zonal flows

K. Itoh;Sanae Itoh;P. H. Diamond;T. S. Hahm

258
Citations
Physics of non-diffusive turbulent transport of momentum and the origins of spontaneous rotation in tokamaks

P.H. Diamond;C.J. Mcdevitt;Özgür D. Gürcan;T.S. Hahm

256
Citations
Turbulence spreading into the linearly stable zone and transport scaling

T.S. Hahm;P.H. Diamond;Z. Lin;K. Itoh

255
Citations
Local measurements of correlated momentum and heat transport in the TFTR tokamak.

S. D. Scott;P. H. Diamond;R. J. Fonck;R. J. Goldston

251
Citations
Full-f gyrokinetic particle simulation of centrally heated global ITG turbulence from magnetic axis to edge pedestal top in a realistic tokamak geometry

S. Ku;Choong-Seock Chang;Choong-Seock Chang;P. H. Diamond

232
Citations
Nonlinear gyrokinetic theory of toroidal momentum pinch

T. S. Hahm;P. H. Diamond;O. D. Gurcan;G. Rewoldt

230
Citations