2026 Vladimir E. Fortov: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	83	2756	11	1325	29147

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National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Physics

2756

1325

29147

Vladimir E. Fortov 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 Vladimir E. Fortov sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,325 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Vladimir E. Fortov 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 Vladimir E. Fortov sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 83 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% 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

2014 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2003 - Hannes Alfvén Prize, European Physical Society for his seminal contributions in the area of non-ideal plasmas and strongly coupled Coulomb systems, and for his pioneering work on the generation and investigation of plasmas under extreme conditions.
2002 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering work on the physical properties of hot dense plasmas at multimegabar pressures and very high temperatures achieved with shock compression

Overview

Vladimir E. Fortov was affiliated with the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Russian Federation. Their research spanned multiple fields, primarily focusing on physics and astronomy, engineering, and earth and planetary sciences. The scientist's work concentrated on various specialized subfields, including atomic and molecular physics and optics, geophysics, nuclear and high energy physics, astronomy and astrophysics, as well as aerospace engineering.

The main topics Fortov addressed included high-pressure geophysics and materials, dust and plasma wave phenomena, ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, combustion and detonation processes, earthquake detection and analysis, laser-plasma interactions and diagnostics, and gas dynamics and kinetic theory.

Among the notable published papers were:

"Three-dimensional structure of a string-fluid complex plasma," 2020, Physical Review Research
"Generation of strong-field spectrally tunable terahertz pulses," 2020, Optics Express
"Correlation and spectrum of dust acoustic waves in a radio-frequency plasma using PK-4 on the International Space Station," 2020, Physics of Plasmas
"Shear flow in a three-dimensional complex plasma in microgravity conditions," 2020, Physical Review Research
"Long-term evolution of the three-dimensional structure of string-fluid complex plasmas in the PK-4 experiment," 2021, Physical Review E

Frequent coauthors in Fortov's publications included A. M. Lipaev, Hubertus M. Thomas, О. Ф. Петров, Mikhail Pustylnik, and A. D. Usachev.

Publications were often featured in venues such as Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk, Physical Review Research, Optics Express, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, and the Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics.

Fortov received several awards throughout their career, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2014)
Hannes Alfvén Prize from the European Physical Society (2003) for contributions in non-ideal plasmas and strongly coupled Coulomb systems, and pioneering work in plasma generation and investigation under extreme conditions
Fellow of the American Physical Society (2002) for pioneering work on the physical properties of hot dense plasmas at multimegabar pressures and very high temperatures achieved with shock compression

Best Publications

Complex (dusty) plasmas: current status, open issues, perspectives

V. E. Fortov;A . V. Ivlev;S. A. Khrapak;A. G. Khrapak

1347
Citations
REVIEWS OF TOPICAL PROBLEMS: Dusty plasmas

Vladimir E. Fortov;Aleksei G. Khrapak;Sergei A. Khrapak;Vladimir I. Molotkov

799
Citations
Bactericidal effects of non-thermal argon plasma in vitro, in biofilms and in the animal model of infected wounds.

Svetlana A. Ermolaeva;Alexander F. Varfolomeev;Marina Yu. Chernukha;Dmitry S. Yurov

455
Citations
Shock-Wave Phenomena and the Properties of Condensed Matter

G. I. Kanelʹ;Sergey V. Razorenov;V. E. Fortov

446
Citations
The Physics of Non-Ideal Plasma

Vladimir E Fortov;Igor T Iakubov

445
Citations
Complex and Dusty Plasmas: From Laboratory to Space

Vladimir E. Fortov;Gregor E. Morfill

407
Citations
Particle charge in the bulk of gas discharges.

S. A. Khrapak;Svetlana V. Ratynskaia;A. V. Zobnin;A. D. Usachev

392
Citations
PKE-Nefedov : plasma crystal experiments on the International Space Station

Anatoli P. Nefedov;Gregor E. Morfill;Vladimir E. Fortov;Hubertus M. Thomas

381
Citations
Generation of 0.9-mJ THz pulses in DSTMS pumped by a Cr:Mg₂SiO₄ laser

C. Vicario;A. V. Ovchinnikov;S. I. Ashitkov;M. B. Agranat

364
Citations
Physics of strongly coupled plasma

Vladimir Fortov;Igor Iakubov;Alexey Khrapak

319
Citations
Extreme states of matter on Earth and in space

Vladimir E. Fortov

262
Citations
Spall fracture properties of aluminum and magnesium at high temperatures

G. I. Kanel;S. V. Razorenov;A. Bogatch;A. V. Utkin

260
Citations
Extreme States of Matter

Vladimir E. Fortov

249
Citations
Experimental Determination of Dust-Particle Charge in a Discharge Plasma at Elevated Pressures

Svetlana V. Ratynskaia;S. Khrapak;A. Zobnin;M. H. Thoma

239
Citations
Shock waves in condensed-state physics

Gennadii Isaakovich Kanel;Vladimir E. Fortov;Sergei Vladimirovich Razorenov

222
Citations
Behavior of aluminum near an ultimate theoretical strength in experiments with femtosecond laser pulses

S. I. Ashitkov;M. B. Agranat;G. I. Kanel;P. S. Komarov

212
Citations
Proposal for the Study of Thermophysical Properties of High-Energy-Density Matter Using Current and Future Heavy-Ion Accelerator Facilities at GSI Darmstadt

N. A. Tahir;C. Deutsch;V. E. Fortov;V. Gryaznov

211
Citations
Mechanism of dust-acoustic instability in a direct current glow discharge plasma

V. E. Fortov;A. G. Khrapak;S. A. Khrapak;V. I. Molotkov

206
Citations
Dynamics of Lane Formation in Driven Binary Complex Plasmas

K. R. Sütterlin;A. Wysocki;A. V. Ivlev;C. Räth

198
Citations
On the charge of dust particles in a low-pressure gas discharge plasma

A. V. Zobnin;A. P. Nefedov;V. A. Sinel’shchikov;V. E. Fortov

194
Citations