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R. D. McBride

Physics and Astronomy · University of Michigan

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Established · publishing since 1987
Laser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsMagnetic confinement fusion researchPulsed Power Technology ApplicationsLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasmaParticle accelerators and beam dynamics

Publications

370

Citations

3,615

Est. group size

~13

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

40

Publishing since 1987

In context
Among 1,217 established Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index
Citations: 3,615cohort median 4,808
Publications / year (recent): 12.2cohort median 5.4

Typically publishes in teams of ~4 · 41% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 14 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 12.2/year recently
2017: 16 publications172018: 20 publications182019: 15 publications192020: 24 publications202021: 26 publications26212022: 24 publications222023: 10 publications232024: 12 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 8 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at University of Michigan each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators2018: 0 collaborators2019: 0 collaborators2020: 2 collaborators2021: 2 collaborators2022: 5 collaborators2023: 1 collaborator2024: 1 collaborator2025: 0 collaborators1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Physics of Plasmas×22
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×18
  • IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science×12
  • APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts×12
  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)×10
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026.

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