Arthur E. Ferdinand

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Arthur E. Ferdinand is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Mathematical Physics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Arthur E. Ferdinand has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 3 papers in Mathematical Physics and 3 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Arthur E. Ferdinand's work include Theoretical and Computational Physics (4 papers), Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (3 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (3 papers). Arthur E. Ferdinand is often cited by papers focused on Theoretical and Computational Physics (4 papers), Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (3 papers) and Complex Network Analysis Techniques (3 papers). Arthur E. Ferdinand collaborates with scholars based in United States and Brazil. Arthur E. Ferdinand's co-authors include Michael E. Fisher and Helen Au-Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Mathematical Physics and IBM Journal of Research and Development.

In The Last Decade

Arthur E. Ferdinand

8 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Bounded and Inhomogeneous Ising Models. I. Specific-Heat Anomaly of a Finite Lattice

1969 570 citations Arthur E. Ferdinand, Michael E. Fisher Physical Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Arthur E. Ferdinand United States	7	855	405	324	285	223	8	1.1k
C.F. Baillie United States	14	709 0.8×	321 0.8×	228 0.7×	206 0.7×	114 0.5×	68	1.0k
Salvador Miracle-Solé France	17	528 0.6×	173 0.4×	401 1.2×	212 0.7×	81 0.4×	42	779
J. Chalupa United States	10	519 0.6×	130 0.3×	215 0.7×	253 0.9×	188 0.8×	25	723
F Y Wu United States	22	1.1k 1.3×	564 1.4×	356 1.1×	430 1.5×	383 1.7×	63	1.9k
Bruce M. Forrest Germany	13	431 0.5×	163 0.4×	210 0.6×	104 0.4×	340 1.5×	22	952
J.G. Brankov Bulgaria	14	523 0.6×	365 0.9×	219 0.7×	282 1.0×	220 1.0×	67	891
H. Falk United States	13	378 0.4×	290 0.7×	119 0.4×	196 0.7×	175 0.8×	49	769
Senya Shlosman France	19	844 1.0×	180 0.4×	719 2.2×	264 0.9×	152 0.7×	81	1.2k
Nicolas Sourlas France	13	887 1.0×	195 0.5×	338 1.0×	409 1.4×	230 1.0×	22	1.3k
M. Cassandro Italy	15	435 0.5×	102 0.3×	426 1.3×	202 0.7×	70 0.3×	52	779

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Ferdinand, Arthur E.. (1993). Systems, Software, and Quality Engineering: Applying Defect Behavior Theory to Programming. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations

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Au-Yang, Helen, Michael E. Fisher, & Arthur E. Ferdinand. (1976). Bounded and inhomogeneous Ising models. III. Regularly spaced point defects. Physical review. B, Solid state. 13(3). 1238–1265. 25 indexed citations

3.

Ferdinand, Arthur E.. (1974). A THEORY OF SYSTEM COMPLEXITY. International Journal of General Systems. 1(1). 19–33. 40 indexed citations

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Ferdinand, Arthur E.. (1971). An analysis of the machine interference model. IBM Systems Journal. 10(2). 129–142. 14 indexed citations

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Ferdinand, Arthur E.. (1970). A Statistical Mechanical Approach to Systems Analysis. IBM Journal of Research and Development. 14(5). 539–547. 46 indexed citations

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Ferdinand, Arthur E. & Michael E. Fisher. (1969). Bounded and Inhomogeneous Ising Models. I. Specific-Heat Anomaly of a Finite Lattice. Physical Review. 185(2). 832–846. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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Ferdinand, Arthur E.. (1967). Statistical Mechanics of Dimers on a Quadratic Lattice. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 8(12). 2332–2339. 65 indexed citations

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Fisher, Michael E. & Arthur E. Ferdinand. (1967). Interfacial, Boundary, and Size Effects at Critical Points. Physical Review Letters. 19(4). 169–172. 321 indexed citations

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