Staff profile

• Magnetohydrodynamics
• Topological constraints

Journal Article

• Pattern Formation as a Resilience Mechanism in Cancer Immunotherapy
  Brennan, M., Krause, A. L., Villar-Sepúlveda, E., & Prior, C. B. (in press). Pattern Formation as a Resilience Mechanism in Cancer Immunotherapy. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology,
• MdfA is a novel ClpC adaptor protein that functions in the developing
  Massoni, S. C., Evans, N. J., Hantke, I., Fenton, C., Torpey, J. H., Collins, K. M., Krysztofinska, E. M., Muench, J. H., Thapaliya, A., Martínez-Lumbreras, S., Hart Ferrell, S., Slater, C., Wang, X., Fekade, R., Obwar, S., Yin, S., Vazquez, A., Prior, C. B., Turgay, K., Isaacson, R. L., & Camp, A. H. (2025). MdfA is a novel ClpC adaptor protein that functions in the developing. Genes & Development, 39, 510-523. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.352498.124
• Investigating the Effects of Atmospheric Stratification on Coronal Active Region Field Modeling
  Rice, O., & Prior, C. (2025). Investigating the Effects of Atmospheric Stratification on Coronal Active Region Field Modeling. The Astrophysical Journal, 981(1), Article 86. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/adb1ae
• Investigating the Efficacy of Topologically Derived Time Series for Flare Forecasting. I. Data Set Preparation
  Williams, T., Prior, C. B., & MacTaggart, D. (2025). Investigating the Efficacy of Topologically Derived Time Series for Flare Forecasting. I. Data Set Preparation. The Astrophysical Journal, 980(1), Article 102. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ada600
• Winding and magnetic helicity in periodic domains
  Xiao, D., Prior, C. B., & Yeates, A. R. (2025). Winding and magnetic helicity in periodic domains. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 481(2307), Article 20240152. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2024.0152
• Deciphering the Pre–solar-storm Features of the 2017 September Storm From Global and Local Dynamics
  Raphaldini, B., Dikpati, M., Norton, A. A., Teruya, A. S. W., McIntosh, S. W., Prior, C. B., & MacTaggart, D. (2023). Deciphering the Pre–solar-storm Features of the 2017 September Storm From Global and Local Dynamics. Astrophysical Journal, 958(2), Article 175. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acfef0
• The SKMT Algorithm: A method for assessing and comparing underlying protein entanglement
  Bale, A., Rambo, R., & Prior, C. (2023). The SKMT Algorithm: A method for assessing and comparing underlying protein entanglement. PLoS Computational Biology, 19(11), Article e1011248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1011248
• Computation of Winding-Based Magnetic Helicity and Magnetic Winding Density for SHARP Magnetograms in Spherical Coordinates
  Xiao, D., Prior, C. B., & Yeates, A. R. (2023). Computation of Winding-Based Magnetic Helicity and Magnetic Winding Density for SHARP Magnetograms in Spherical Coordinates. Solar Physics, 298(10), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-023-02211-9
• Spherical winding and helicity
  Xiao, D., Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2023). Spherical winding and helicity. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 56(20), Article 205201. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/accc17
• ARTop: an open-source tool for measuring active region topology at the solar photosphere
  Alielden, K., MacTaggart, D., Ming, Q., Prior, C., & Raphaldini, B. (2023). ARTop: an open-source tool for measuring active region topology at the solar photosphere. RAS Techniques and Instruments, 2(1), 398-407. https://doi.org/10.1093/rasti/rzad029
• A minimal model of elastic instabilities in biological filament bundles
  Panter, J., Kusumaatmaja, H., & Prior, C. (2022). A minimal model of elastic instabilities in biological filament bundles. Journal of the Royal Society. Interface, 19(194), Article 20220287. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2022.0287
• Magnetic Winding as an Indicator of Flare Activity in Solar Active Regions
  Raphaldini, B., Prior, C. B., & MacTaggart, D. (2022). Magnetic Winding as an Indicator of Flare Activity in Solar Active Regions. Astrophysical Journal, 927(2), Article 156. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/ac4df9
• An exact threshold for separator bifurcation
  Prior, C., & Wyper, P. (2022). An exact threshold for separator bifurcation. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 116(4), 321-349. https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2022.2085696
• Intrinsic winding of braided vector fields in tubular subdomains
  Prior, C. B., & Yeates, A. R. (2021). Intrinsic winding of braided vector fields in tubular subdomains. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 54(46), Article 465701. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/ac2ea3
• WASP: a software package for correctly characterizing the topological development of ribbon structures
  Sierzega, Z., Wereszczynski, J., & Prior, C. (2021). WASP: a software package for correctly characterizing the topological development of ribbon structures. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 1527. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-80851-8
• Helicity and winding fluxes as indicators of twisted flux emergence
  MacTaggart, D., & Prior, C. (2021). Helicity and winding fluxes as indicators of twisted flux emergence. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 115(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2020.1740925
• Magnetic winding – a key to unlocking topological complexity in flux emergence
  MacTaggart, D., & Prior, C. (2021). Magnetic winding – a key to unlocking topological complexity in flux emergence. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1730(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1730/1/012013
• Direct evidence that twisted flux tube emergence creates solar active regions
  MacTaggart, D., Prior, C., Raphaldini, B., Romano, P., & Guglielmino, S. (2021). Direct evidence that twisted flux tube emergence creates solar active regions. Nature Communications, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26981-7
• The alternative Kirchhoff Approximation in Elastodynamics with applications in ultrasonic non-destructive testing
  Fradkin, L., Djakou, A., Prior, C., Darmon, M., Chatillion, S., & Calmon, P.-F. (2020). The alternative Kirchhoff Approximation in Elastodynamics with applications in ultrasonic non-destructive testing. Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journal, 62(4), 406-422. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1446181120000036
• Spatial scales and locality of magnetic helicity
  Prior, C., Hawkes, G., & Berger, M. (2020). Spatial scales and locality of magnetic helicity. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 635, Article A95. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201936675
• Obtaining Tertiary Protein Structures by the ab Initio Interpretation of Small Angle X-ray Scattering Data
  Prior, C., Davies, O. R., Bruce, D., & Pohl, E. (2020). Obtaining Tertiary Protein Structures by the ab Initio Interpretation of Small Angle X-ray Scattering Data. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation, 16(3), 1985-2001. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jctc.9b01010
• Magnetic winding: what is it and what is it good for?
  Prior, C., & MacTaggart, D. (2020). Magnetic winding: what is it and what is it good for?. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 476(2242), Article 20200483. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2020.0483
• Using topology to locate the position where fully three-dimensional reconnection occurs
  Gekelman, W., DeHaas, T., Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2020). Using topology to locate the position where fully three-dimensional reconnection occurs. SN Applied Sciences, 2(12), https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-020-03896-4
• Interpreting magnetic helicity flux in solar flux emergence
  Prior, C., & MacTaggart, D. (2019). Interpreting magnetic helicity flux in solar flux emergence. Journal of Plasma Physics, 85(2), Article 775850201. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377819000229
• Observational signatures of magnetic field structure in relativistic AGN jets
  Prior, C., & Gourgouliatos, K. (2019). Observational signatures of magnetic field structure in relativistic AGN jets. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 622, Article A122. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201834469
• Quantifying reconnective activity in braided vector fields
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2018). Quantifying reconnective activity in braided vector fields. Physical Review E, 98(1), Article 013204. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.98.013204
• The emergence of braided magnetic fields
  Prior, C., & MacTaggart, D. (2016). The emergence of braided magnetic fields. Geophysical and Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics, 110(5), 432-457. https://doi.org/10.1080/03091929.2016.1216552
• Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. II. Comparative behaviour
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2016). Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. II. Comparative behaviour. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 591, Article A16. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201528053
• The extended polar writhe: a tool for open curves mechanics
  Prior, C., & Neukirch, S. (2016). The extended polar writhe: a tool for open curves mechanics. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 49(21), Article 215201. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/49/21/215201
• Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. I. Construction and relaxation
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2016). Twisted versus braided magnetic flux ropes in coronal geometry. I. Construction and relaxation. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 587, Article A125. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527231
• Ribbon curling via stress relaxation in thin polymer films
  Prior, C., Moussou, J., Chakrabarti, B., Jensen, O., & Juel, A. (2016). Ribbon curling via stress relaxation in thin polymer films. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 113(7), 1719-1724. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1514626113
• Helical Birods: An Elastic Model of Helically Wound Double-Stranded Rods
  Prior, C. (2014). Helical Birods: An Elastic Model of Helically Wound Double-Stranded Rods. Journal of Elasticity, 117(2), 231-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-014-9472-7
• On the helicity of open magnetic fields
  Prior, C., & Yeates, A. (2014). On the helicity of open magnetic fields. Astrophysical Journal, 787(2), Article 100. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637x/787/2/100
• On the shape of force-free field lines in the solar corona.
  Prior, C., & Berger, M. (2012). On the shape of force-free field lines in the solar corona. Solar Physics, 278(2), 323-345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-012-9938-3
• Stability estimates for a twisted rod under terminal loads: a three-dimensional study
  Prior, C., & Majumdar, A. (2012). Stability estimates for a twisted rod under terminal loads: a three-dimensional study. Journal of Elasticity, 109(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-012-9371-8
• The fourier transform of tubular densities
  Prior, C., & Goriely, A. (2012). The fourier transform of tubular densities. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 45(22), https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/45/22/225208