A. D. B. Woods

6.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

A. D. B. Woods is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geophysics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, A. D. B. Woods has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 19 papers in Geophysics and 18 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in A. D. B. Woods's work include Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (27 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (23 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (19 papers). A. D. B. Woods is often cited by papers focused on Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (27 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (23 papers) and High-pressure geophysics and materials (19 papers). A. D. B. Woods collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United Kingdom and France. A. D. B. Woods's co-authors include R. A. Cowley, B. N. Brockhouse, W. G. Cochran, G. Dolling, P. Martel, R. A. Cowley, E. C. Svensson, V. F. Sears, D. G. Henshaw and B. M. Powell and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. D. B. Woods

57 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Lattice Dynamics of Alkali Halide Crystals 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 1971 1963 1963 100 200 300 400
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Lattice Dynamics of Alkali Halide Crystals
    1960 474 citations A. D. B. Woods, B. N. Brockhouse et al. Physical Review profile →
  2. Inelastic Scattering of Thermal Neutrons from Liquid Helium
    1971 374 citations R. A. Cowley, A. D. B. Woods Canadian Journal of Physics profile →
  3. Lattice Dynamics of Alkali Halide Crystals. III. Theoretical
    1963 291 citations R. A. Cowley, B. N. Brockhouse et al. Physical Review profile →
  4. Lattice Dynamics of Alkali Halide Crystals. II. Experimental Studies of KBr and NaI
    1963 220 citations A. D. B. Woods, B. N. Brockhouse et al. Physical Review profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. D. B. Woods Canada 29 3.0k 1.7k 1.3k 849 737 58 4.8k
K. S. Singwi United States 34 4.3k 1.5× 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.6× 1.4k 1.9× 109 6.5k
A. Sjölander Sweden 22 2.7k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 644 0.5× 1.3k 1.6× 658 0.9× 46 4.8k
B. N. Brockhouse Canada 35 2.8k 0.9× 2.8k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 1.0k 1.2× 1.6k 2.1× 73 6.0k
R. O. Simmons United States 32 1.9k 0.6× 1.6k 1.0× 1.4k 1.1× 255 0.3× 760 1.0× 90 4.0k
C. A. Swenson United States 39 1.6k 0.5× 1.6k 0.9× 1.6k 1.2× 1.7k 2.0× 650 0.9× 103 4.8k
R. M. Nicklow United States 38 2.1k 0.7× 2.7k 1.6× 835 0.7× 1.7k 2.0× 803 1.1× 125 5.3k
B. Dörner France 39 1.7k 0.6× 2.4k 1.4× 1.0k 0.8× 1.1k 1.3× 263 0.4× 177 4.3k
F. W. de Wette United States 34 2.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 589 0.5× 1.5k 1.7× 197 0.3× 111 4.2k
G. K. Horton United States 21 1.6k 0.5× 989 0.6× 895 0.7× 349 0.4× 237 0.3× 82 2.7k
B. Feuerbacher Germany 34 2.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 873 0.7× 218 0.3× 876 1.2× 101 5.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sears, V. F., E. C. Svensson, P. Martel, & A. D. B. Woods. (1982). Neutron-Scattering Determination of the Momentum Distribution and the Condensate Fraction in LiquidHe4. Physical Review Letters. 49(4). 279–282. 123 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B., E. C. Svensson, & P. Martel. (1978). Neutron scattering from nonsuperfluid 4He. Canadian Journal of Physics. 56(2). 302–310. 23 indexed citations
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Svensson, E. C., R. Scherm, & A. D. B. Woods. (1978). TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE OF PHONONS IN LIQUID 4He. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 39(C6). C6–211. 3 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B. & V. F. Sears. (1977). Momentum Distribution in LiquidHe4atT=1.1 and 4.2K. Physical Review Letters. 39(7). 415–417. 51 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B. & V. F. Sears. (1977). The atomic kinetic energy in liquid4He. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 10(12). L341–L346. 5 indexed citations
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Powell, B. M., P. Martel, & A. D. B. Woods. (1977). Phonon properties of niobium, molybdenum, and their alloys. Canadian Journal of Physics. 55(18). 1601–1612. 61 indexed citations
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Martel, P., E. C. Svensson, A. D. B. Woods, V. F. Sears, & R. A. Cowley. (1976). Neutron scattering from superfluid helium at large momentum transfers. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 23(3-4). 285–301. 75 indexed citations
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Svensson, E. C., P. Martel, V. F. Sears, & A. D. B. Woods. (1976). Neutron scattering studies of the dynamic structure of liquid 4He. Canadian Journal of Physics. 54(21). 2178–2192. 25 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B., E. C. Svensson, & P. Martel. (1976). The first-to-zero-sound transition in non-superfluid liquid 4He. Physics Letters A. 57(5). 439–441. 9 indexed citations
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Scherm, R., et al.. (1974). Neutron scattering from liquid3He. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 7(18). L341–L345. 31 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B., E. C. Svensson, & P. Martel. (1973). Neutron scattering by liquid helium under pressure. Physics Letters A. 43(3). 223–224. 5 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B., G. Dolling, & R. A. Cowley. (1970). CRITICAL COMPARISON OF TECHNIQUES FOR INELASTIC NEUTRON SCATTERING.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations
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Stringfellow, M. W., T. M. Holden, B. M. Powell, & A. D. B. Woods. (1970). Spin waves in holmium. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 3(2S). S189–S200. 17 indexed citations
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Stringfellow, M. W., T. M. Holden, B. M. Powell, & A. D. B. Woods. (1969). Spin-Wave Excitations in the Conical and Spiral Magnetic Phases of Holmium Metal. Journal of Applied Physics. 40(3). 1443–1445. 6 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B., T. M. Holden, & B. M. Powell. (1967). Observation of Spin Waves in Erbium. Physical Review Letters. 19(16). 908–910. 22 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B. & S.H. Chen. (1964). Lattice dynamics of molybdenum. Solid State Communications. 2(8). 233–237. 98 indexed citations
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Nakagawa, Y. & A. D. B. Woods. (1963). Lattice Dynamics of Niobium. Physical Review Letters. 11(6). 271–274. 173 indexed citations
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Brockhouse, B. N., L. N. Becka, K. Ramachandra Rao, R.N. Sinclair, & A. D. B. Woods. (1962). CRYSTAL FIELD SPECTRA IN RARE EARTH OXIDES. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 3 indexed citations
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Brockhouse, B. N., et al.. (1962). Crystal Dynamics of Lead. I. Dispersion Curves at 100°K. Physical Review. 128(3). 1099–1111. 234 indexed citations
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Woods, A. D. B. & A. C. Hollis Hallett. (1958). The Viscosity of Liquid Helium between 0.78° K. and 1.1° K.. Canadian Journal of Physics. 36(2). 253–254. 1 indexed citations

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