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John Sheffield

Physics and Astronomy · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1965
Magnetic confinement fusion researchFusion materials and technologiesHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsSuperconducting Materials and ApplicationsParticle accelerators and beam dynamics

Publications

307

Citations

2,863

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
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This record appears to combine work from multiple distinct sources: some publications concern hydrogen energy technologies (fueling infrastructure, steam methane reforming, autothermal reactors for hydrogen production) and fusion-related topics, while others (historical letters, meeting tributes, editorial announcements) are unrelated to a coherent research program. Because of this mixing, it is difficult to characterize a single, consistent research focus from the available data.

Hydrogen production and infrastructureFusion energy researchCatalytic reforming processesRenewable energy systemsEnergy policy and sustainability

Publication counts have been low and irregular over the last decade, with a peak in 2018 and generally fewer than a few outputs per year since, averaging about 1 per year over the last 5 years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 8 publications8182019: 1 publication192020: 3 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 2 publications242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy×7
  • Oxford University Press eBooks×5
  • Fusion Science & Technology×2
  • AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts×2
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews×1
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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