Alan Nayfonov

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 721 citations indexed

About

Alan Nayfonov is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Nayfonov has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 721 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 1 paper in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Alan Nayfonov's work include Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (3 papers). Alan Nayfonov is often cited by papers focused on Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (3 papers). Alan Nayfonov collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. Alan Nayfonov's co-authors include F. J. Rogers, Werner Däppen, A. Konkar, Qianghua Xie, Peng Chen, A. Madhukar, A. Kalburge, T. Ramachandran and W. D. Kraeft and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series and Journal of Crystal Growth.

In The Last Decade

Alan Nayfonov

6 papers receiving 687 citations

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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.

Updated and Expanded OPAL Equation‐of‐State Tables: Implications for Helioseismology

2002 599 citations F. J. Rogers, Alan Nayfonov The Astrophysical Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alan Nayfonov United States	5	582	173	137	82	53	6	721
F. Delahaye France	14	561 1.0×	112 0.6×	157 1.1×	58 0.7×	107 2.0×	31	754
Jarron Leisenring United States	17	652 1.1×	148 0.9×	123 0.9×	28 0.3×	30 0.6×	63	730
J. Patience United States	21	1.5k 2.5×	380 2.2×	169 1.2×	107 1.3×	30 0.6×	39	1.6k
Kenneth G. Carpenter United States	17	625 1.1×	138 0.8×	110 0.8×	25 0.3×	31 0.6×	97	775
Toshihiko Tanabé Japan	17	994 1.7×	305 1.8×	76 0.6×	15 0.2×	36 0.7×	64	1.1k
Haruyuki Okuda Japan	13	421 0.7×	49 0.3×	81 0.6×	57 0.7×	58 1.1×	47	507
Wolfgang Gäessler Germany	14	379 0.7×	72 0.4×	206 1.5×	94 1.1×	12 0.2×	57	518
Marios Chatzikos United States	14	427 0.7×	78 0.5×	73 0.5×	10 0.1×	93 1.8×	40	525
Masahiro Ogihara Japan	15	856 1.5×	26 0.2×	22 0.2×	49 0.6×	58 1.1×	43	1000
D. van Buren United States	15	778 1.3×	87 0.5×	53 0.4×	12 0.1×	119 2.2×	45	834

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6 of 6 papers shown

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Rogers, F. J. & Alan Nayfonov. (2002). Updated and Expanded OPAL Equation‐of‐State Tables: Implications for Helioseismology. The Astrophysical Journal. 576(2). 1064–1074. 599 indexed citations breakdown →

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Däppen, Werner & Alan Nayfonov. (2000). The Sun as an Equation‐of‐State Laboratory. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 127(2). 287–292. 11 indexed citations

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Kraeft, W. D., et al.. (1999). A Comment on “On Density‐dependent and Temperature‐dependent Ground‐State and Continuum Effects in the Equation of State for Stellar Interiors”. The Astrophysical Journal. 516(1). 369–370. 3 indexed citations

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Nayfonov, Alan & Werner Däppen. (1998). The Signature of the Internal Partition Function in Thermodynamical Quantities of the Solar Interior. The Astrophysical Journal. 499(1). 489–495. 16 indexed citations

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Däppen, Werner, et al.. (1998). On Density‐dependent and Temperature‐dependent Ground‐State and Continuum Effects in the Equation of State for Stellar Interiors. The Astrophysical Journal. 498(1). 349–359. 6 indexed citations

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Xie, Qianghua, Peng Chen, A. Kalburge, et al.. (1995). Realization of optically active strained InAs island quantum boxes on GaAs(100) via molecular beam epitaxy and the role of island induced strain fields. Journal of Crystal Growth. 150. 357–363. 86 indexed citations

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