A. G. Petschek

3.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
48 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

A. G. Petschek is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. G. Petschek has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 12 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in A. G. Petschek's work include Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (10 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (6 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (5 papers). A. G. Petschek is often cited by papers focused on Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (10 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (6 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (5 papers). A. G. Petschek collaborates with scholars based in United States and Canada. A. G. Petschek's co-authors include Larry D. Libersky, John H. Schaibly, C.M. Fortuin, Robert I. Cukier, Kurt E. Shuler, Theodore C. Carney, Firooz A. Allahdadi, Hans A. Bethe, B. H. Brandow and Stirling A. Colgate and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. G. Petschek

46 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Study of the sensitivity of coupled reaction systems to uncertainties in rate coefficients. I Theory

1973 763 citations Robert I. Cukier, C.M. Fortuin et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
High Strain Lagrangian Hydrodynamics

1993 683 citations Larry D. Libersky, A. G. Petschek et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. G. Petschek United States	16	761	488	438	430	421	48	2.5k
M.M.R. Williams United Kingdom	24	896 1.2×	385 0.8×	205 0.5×	196 0.5×	294 0.7×	223	3.6k
M.M.R. Williams United Kingdom	22	835 1.1×	344 0.7×	185 0.4×	128 0.3×	278 0.7×	137	3.7k
Jay P. Boris United States	22	1.8k 2.3×	365 0.7×	389 0.9×	74 0.2×	726 1.7×	70	3.8k
Chun‐Hsu Su Australia	32	312 0.4×	896 1.8×	210 0.5×	376 0.9×	113 0.3×	102	3.9k
Arthur Beiser United States	13	203 0.3×	376 0.8×	1.1k 2.5×	393 0.9×	337 0.8×	53	3.9k
Alex Hansen Norway	42	1.4k 1.8×	779 1.6×	1.8k 4.2×	580 1.3×	197 0.5×	273	6.9k
G. F. Carrier United States	27	961 1.3×	288 0.6×	254 0.6×	320 0.7×	40 0.1×	84	3.3k
T. Elperin Israel	33	2.0k 2.6×	71 0.1×	849 1.9×	660 1.5×	151 0.4×	290	4.7k
Hans Lewy United States	15	725 1.0×	136 0.3×	358 0.8×	225 0.5×	73 0.2×	31	2.8k
Carol S. Woodward United States	18	956 1.3×	120 0.2×	189 0.4×	234 0.5×	96 0.2×	56	3.4k

Countries citing papers authored by A. G. Petschek

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. G. Petschek

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All Works

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Sánchez-Ccoyllo, Odón R., David J. Raymond, Larry D. Libersky, & A. G. Petschek. (1989). The Development of Thermals from Rest. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences. 46(14). 2280–2292. 35 indexed citations

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Worden, S. Pete, Robert Jastrow, Michael Green, et al.. (1986). Strategic Defense Initiative. Physics Today. 39(7). 13–96. 22 indexed citations

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Schery, S.D. & A. G. Petschek. (1983). Exhalation of radon and thoron: the question of the effect of thermal gradients in soil. Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 64(1). 56–60. 29 indexed citations

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Colgate, Stirling A. & A. G. Petschek. (1981). Gamma ray bursts and neutron star accretion of a solid body. The Astrophysical Journal. 248. 771–771. 53 indexed citations

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Colgate, Stirling A., et al.. (1980). The Luminosity of Type I Supernovae. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 12. 800. 8 indexed citations

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Colgate, Stirling A., et al.. (1980). The luminosity of type I supernovae. The Astrophysical Journal. 237. L81–L81. 77 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G., et al.. (1979). Monte Carlo functional expansion calculation of free molecular flows. Mathematics of Computation. 33(146). 765–777. 1 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G. & D.B. Henderson. (1979). Influence of high-energy ion loss on DT reaction rate in laser fusion pellets. Nuclear Fusion. 19(12). 1678–1680. 38 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G., et al.. (1977). Novel Monte Carlo binning technique. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 27. 1 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G., Stirling A. Colgate, & J. D. Colvin. (1976). Stimulated Compton scattering and quasar luminosity. The Astrophysical Journal. 209. 356–356. 2 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G. & Larry D. Libersky. (1975). Stability, Accuracy, and Improvement of Crowley Advection Schemes. Monthly Weather Review. 103(12). 1104–1109. 2 indexed citations

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Cukier, Robert I., C.M. Fortuin, Kurt E. Shuler, A. G. Petschek, & John H. Schaibly. (1973). Study of the sensitivity of coupled reaction systems to uncertainties in rate coefficients. I Theory. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 59(8). 3873–3878. 763 indexed citations breakdown →

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Petschek, A. G. & Howard D. Cohen. (1972). Continuous Approximate Treatment of Ionization-Potential Lowering. Physical review. A, General physics. 5(1). 383–389. 9 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G.. (1971). On the compensation between the bound state and continuum contribution to the partition function. Physics Letters A. 34(7). 411–413. 19 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G.. (1967). Accuracy of the Bethe-Faddeev Equation. Physical Review. 154(4). 934–935. 4 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G.. (1964). Author's reply to the preceding discussion. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 69(7). 1428–1428. 6 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G.. (1964). Recent Progress in the Theory of Nuclear Matter. Annual Review of Nuclear Science. 14(1). 29–50. 3 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G.. (1964). Calculation of Some Fourth-Order Diagrams in Nuclear Matter. Physical Review. 133(6B). B1401–B1403. 1 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G.. (1963). Interpretation of satellite detector counter rates. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 68(3). 663–665. 4 indexed citations

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Petschek, A. G. & R. E. Marshak. (1952). Theβ-Decay of Radium E and the Pseudoscalar Interaction. Physical Review. 85(4). 698–699. 29 indexed citations

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