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Phillip Sprangle 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 Phillip Sprangle sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 532 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Phillip Sprangle 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 Phillip Sprangle sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 77 D-Index — 13th percentile

13% 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

  • 2013 - James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society For pioneering contributions to the physics of high intensity laser interactions with plasmas, and to the development of plasma accelerators, free-electron lasers, gyrotrons and high current electron accelerators
  • 2011 - OSA Fellows For his seminal innovations in advanced radiation sources, advanced accelerators, and the generation and propagation of high-power lasers.
  • 1981 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Phillip Sprangle is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with focused subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics; Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Biophysics; Nuclear and High Energy Physics; and Biomedical Engineering.

Their scholarly contributions address a range of specialized topics, notably:

  • Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
  • Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
  • Optical Wireless Communication Technologies
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • Terahertz technology and applications
  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research

Phillip Sprangle has been published frequently in key scientific venues, including:

  • Optics Letters
  • Optics Express
  • Physical Review E
  • Physical Review A
  • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Notable recent papers reflect their focus on laser physics and optical phenomena, such as:

  • "Mode power spectrum for Laguerre-Gauss beams in Kolmogorov turbulence," 2022, Optics Letters
  • "Generation of rf radiation by low-intensity laser pulse trains in air," 2023, Physical Review E
  • "Full mode power spectrum for Laguerre-Gauss beams in strong Kolmogorov turbulence," 2022, Optics Express
  • "Theory of four wave mixing-based parametric amplification of spin-orbit modes," 2024, Optics Express
  • "UV laser pulse trains for Raman spectroscopy," 2021, Optics Letters

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors such as Henry F. Elder, Gavin Blair, Dustin Swanson, Sai Kanth Dacha, and Thomas E. Murphy.

Recognition for their work includes prestigious distinctions: the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics awarded in 2013 for contributions to high-intensity laser-plasma physics and the development of advanced plasma technologies; designation as an OSA Fellow in 2011 for innovations in radiation sources, accelerators, and laser propagation; and election as a Fellow of the American Physical Society since 1981.

Best Publications

  • Overview of plasma-based accelerator concepts

    E. Esarey;P. Sprangle;J. Krall;A. Ting

  • Nonlinear theory of intense laser-plasma interactions.

    P. Sprangle;E. Esarey;A. Ting

  • Propagation and guiding of intense laser pulses in plasmas

    P. Sprangle;E. Esarey;J. Krall;G. Joyce

  • Electron Injection into Plasma Wakefields by Colliding Laser Pulses

    E. Esarey;R. F. Hubbard;W. P. Leemans;A. Ting

  • Self-focusing and guiding of short laser pulses in ionizing gases and plasmas

    E. Esarey;P. Sprangle;J. Krall;A. Ting

  • Nonlinear interaction of intense laser pulses in plasmas

    P. Sprangle;E. Esarey;A. Ting

  • Laser wakefield acceleration and relativistic optical guiding

    P. Sprangle;E. Esarey;A. Ting;G. Joyce

  • Nonlinear Thomson scattering of intense laser pulses from beams and plasmas

    E. Esarey;S. K. Ride;P. Sprangle

  • Laser acceleration of electrons in vacuum

    Eric Esarey;Phillip Sprangle;Jonathan Krall

  • Relativistic Self-Focusing of Short-Pulse Radiation Beams in Plasmas

    P. Sprangle;Cha-Mei Tang;E. Esarey

  • Guiding of High Intensity Laser Pulses in Straight and Curved Plasma Channel Experiments.

    Y. Ehrlich;C. Cohen;A. Zigler;J. Krall

  • Propagation of intense short laser pulses in the atmosphere

    Phillip Sprangle;J. R. Penano;Bahman Hafizi

  • Envelope analysis of intense laser pulse self-modulation in plasmas.

    Eric Esarey;Jonathan Krall;Phillip Sprangle

  • A review of free‐electron lasers

    C. W. Roberson;P. Sprangle

  • Plasma Channel Formation and Guiding during High Intensity Short Pulse Laser Plasma Experiments

    K. Krushelnick;A. Ting;C. I. Moore;H. R. Burris

  • The Non-Linear Theory of Free Electron Lasers and Efficiency Enhancement

    P. Sprangle;Cha-Mei Tang;W. M. Manheimer

  • Plasma wakefield generation and electron acceleration in a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator experiment*

    A. Ting;C. I. Moore;K. Krushelnick;C. Manka

  • Tunable, short pulse hard x‐rays from a compact laser synchrotron source

    Phillip Sprangle;Antonio Ting;Eric Esarey;Amnon Fisher

  • Enhanced acceleration in a self-modulated-laser wake-field accelerator

    J. Krall;A. Ting;E. Esarey;P. Sprangle

  • Laser driven electron acceleration in vacuum, gases and plasmas

    Phillip Sprangle;Eric Esarey;Jonathan Krall

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric Esarey
Eric Esarey Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Wallace M. Manheimer
Wallace M. Manheimer United States Naval Research Laboratory
Victor L. Granatstein
Victor L. Granatstein University of Maryland, College Park
Karl Krushelnick
Karl Krushelnick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Marlan O. Scully
Marlan O. Scully Texas A&M University
Thomas M. Antonsen
Thomas M. Antonsen University of Maryland, College Park
Gregory S. Nusinovich
Gregory S. Nusinovich University of Maryland, College Park
Baruch Levush
Baruch Levush United States Naval Research Laboratory
Kwo Ray Chu
Kwo Ray Chu National Taiwan University
Richard Hubbard
Richard Hubbard University of Nottingham

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