A. Hessel

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

A. Hessel is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Hessel has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in A. Hessel's work include Antenna Design and Optimization (37 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (35 papers) and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (32 papers). A. Hessel is often cited by papers focused on Antenna Design and Optimization (37 papers), Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies (35 papers) and Microwave Engineering and Waveguides (32 papers). A. Hessel collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and United Kingdom. A. Hessel's co-authors include A.A. Oliner, J. Shmoys, Ming Hui Chen, David Tseng, H.L. Bertoni, Leopold B. Felsen, N. Marcuvitz, L. B. Felsen, H. Steyskal and Aly E. Fathy and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques and IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

In The Last Decade

A. Hessel

77 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

A New Theory of Wood’s Anomalies on Optical Gratings 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 250 500 750
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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. A New Theory of Wood’s Anomalies on Optical Gratings
    1965 835 citations A. Hessel, A.A. Oliner Applied Optics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Hessel United States 18 1.2k 1.0k 803 571 549 85 2.2k
Alexander I. Nosich Ukraine 33 2.2k 1.8× 769 0.7× 2.1k 2.6× 1.2k 2.1× 493 0.9× 233 3.2k
Shouyuan Shi United States 33 3.5k 2.9× 591 0.6× 2.7k 3.3× 714 1.3× 666 1.2× 260 4.2k
T. Rozzi Italy 23 2.1k 1.7× 675 0.7× 909 1.1× 247 0.4× 147 0.3× 257 2.3k
Junji Yamauchi Japan 34 3.6k 3.0× 2.5k 2.4× 1.1k 1.4× 368 0.6× 375 0.7× 397 4.2k
Werner S. Weiglhofer United Kingdom 24 570 0.5× 215 0.2× 1.1k 1.4× 409 0.7× 244 0.4× 128 1.7k
Linfang Shen China 28 1.5k 1.3× 288 0.3× 1.5k 1.9× 993 1.7× 231 0.4× 130 2.6k
Edward F. Kuester United States 31 2.0k 1.6× 3.7k 3.6× 1.2k 1.5× 788 1.4× 143 0.3× 147 5.3k
Jeongwon Lee South Korea 14 875 0.7× 254 0.2× 1.8k 2.2× 885 1.5× 147 0.3× 48 2.4k
Pu‐Kun Liu China 21 1.2k 1.0× 507 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 451 0.8× 55 0.1× 279 1.8k
Arya Fallahi Germany 18 1.1k 0.9× 564 0.5× 964 1.2× 530 0.9× 50 0.1× 77 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fathy, Aly E., et al.. (2005). Modelling of ground plane loss in planar phased arrays. 23. 221–224. 1 indexed citations
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Steyskal, H., A. Hessel, & J. Shmoys. (2005). Limitations on gain-vs-scan for a dome antenna. 16. 186–189. 2 indexed citations
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Felsen, Leopold B., et al.. (2005). Surface ray methods in the analysis of conformal arrays. 14. 366–369.
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Hessel, A., et al.. (1995). Probe-fed strip-element microstrip phased arrays: E- and H-plane scan resonances and broadbanding guidelines. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 43(11). 1270–1280. 2 indexed citations
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Hessel, A., et al.. (1989). Periodic structure ray method for analysis of coupling coefficients in large concave arrays. II. Application. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 37(11). 1386–1397. 3 indexed citations
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Hessel, A., et al.. (1987). Electric and magnetic current sources in the parallel plate waveguide. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 35(11). 1307–1310. 30 indexed citations
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Fathy, Aly E., et al.. (1987). Element pattern ripple reduction in conformal arrays. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 35(12). 1467–1469.
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Hessel, A., et al.. (1980). Performance of a dipole element in a cylindrical array - A modal approach. 23. 162–165. 3 indexed citations
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Hessel, A., Y. Liu, & J. Shmoys. (1979). Mutual admittance between circular apertures on a large conducting sphere. Radio Science. 14(1). 35–41. 4 indexed citations
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Hessel, A., et al.. (1978). Aperture performance of a double-ridge rectangular waveguide in a phased array. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 26(2). 204–214. 5 indexed citations
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Felsen, L. B., et al.. (1976). Surface Ray Methods for Mutual Coupling in Conformal Arrays on Cylindrical and Conical Surfaces.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 8 indexed citations
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Hessel, A., et al.. (1975). Surface ray analysis of conformal arrays. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
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Bertoni, H.L., L. B. Felsen, & A. Hessel. (1971). Local properties of radiation in lossy media. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 19(2). 226–237. 24 indexed citations
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Hessel, A., et al.. (1969). A loaded ground plane for the elimination of blindness in a phased-array antenna. 163–169. 2 indexed citations
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Hessel, A. & A.A. Oliner. (1965). A New Theory of Wood’s Anomalies on Optical Gratings. Applied Optics. 4(10). 1275–1275. 835 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hessel, A., N. Marcuvitz, & J. Shmoys. (1964). Conversion of transverse electromagnetic waves into a longitudinal wave at a dielectric-plasma boundary. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 12(1). 130–132. 3 indexed citations
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Hessel, A., N. Marcuvitz, & J. Shmoys. (1962). Scattering and guided waves at an interface between air and the compressible plasma. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 10(1). 48–54. 36 indexed citations
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Felsen, L. B. & A. Hessel. (1961). A network approach to the analysis of Čerenkov radiation problems.. Il Nuovo Cimento. 19(5). 1065–1071. 4 indexed citations
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Hessel, A. & A.A. Oliner. (1960). WAVE PROPAGATION IN A MEDIUM WITH A MOVING SINUSOIDAL DISTURBANCE. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).
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Oliner, A.A. & A. Hessel. (1959). Guided waves on sinusoidally-modulated reactance surfaces. IRE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 7(5). 201–208. 310 indexed citations

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