B. T. Thole

15.9k total citations · 8 hit papers
93 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

B. T. Thole is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Radiation and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. T. Thole has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 37 papers in Radiation and 36 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in B. T. Thole's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (38 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (37 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (25 papers). B. T. Thole is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (38 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (37 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (25 papers). B. T. Thole collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and France. B. T. Thole's co-authors include G. van der Laan, Paolo Carra, G. A. Sawatzky, J. C. Fuggle, F. Sette, M. Altarelli, Xindong Wang, Frank M. F. de Groot, A. Kotani and R.C. Karnatak and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

B. T. Thole

93 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

X-ray circular dichroism as a probe of orbital magnetization 1981 2026 1996 2011 1992 1993 1981 1990 1985 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. X-ray circular dichroism as a probe of orbital magnetization
    1992 2.2k citations B. T. Thole, Paolo Carra et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. X-ray circular dichroism and local magnetic fields
    1993 1.9k citations Paolo Carra, B. T. Thole et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. Molecular polarizabilities calculated with a modified dipole interaction
    1981 1.1k citations B. T. Thole profile →
  4. 2px-ray absorption of 3dtransition-metal compounds: An atomic multiplet description including the crystal field
    1990 836 citations Frank M. F. de Groot, J. C. Fuggle et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  5. 3dx-ray-absorption lines and the 3d94fn+1multiplets of the lanthanides
    1985 621 citations B. T. Thole, G. van der Laan et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  6. L2,3x-ray-absorption edges ofd0compounds:K+,Ca2+,Sc3+, andTi4+inOh(octahedral) symmetry
    1990 559 citations Frank M. F. de Groot, J. C. Fuggle et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  7. Branching ratio in x-ray absorption spectroscopy
    1988 482 citations B. T. Thole, G. van der Laan Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  8. Strong magnetic x-ray dichroism in 2pabsorption spectra of 3dtransition-metal ions
    1991 389 citations G. van der Laan, B. T. Thole Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. T. Thole Netherlands 48 6.9k 5.1k 4.4k 4.4k 2.3k 93 13.3k
F. Sette France 61 7.5k 1.1× 3.2k 0.6× 6.0k 1.4× 3.5k 0.8× 2.3k 1.0× 187 14.3k
G. Kaindl Germany 53 5.5k 0.8× 2.9k 0.6× 3.6k 0.8× 4.0k 0.9× 1.3k 0.6× 368 10.8k
J. Stöhr United States 78 12.6k 1.8× 4.8k 0.9× 7.6k 1.7× 3.5k 0.8× 3.9k 1.7× 270 21.4k
S. Hüfner Germany 57 5.9k 0.8× 2.7k 0.5× 6.0k 1.4× 2.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 311 13.2k
Lars Hedin Sweden 22 7.4k 1.1× 3.4k 0.7× 5.7k 1.3× 4.1k 0.9× 750 0.3× 43 13.4k
Shik Shin Japan 55 4.3k 0.6× 5.4k 1.1× 6.9k 1.6× 5.5k 1.3× 1.3k 0.6× 517 13.6k
A. Bianconi Italy 58 2.5k 0.4× 4.5k 0.9× 3.6k 0.8× 6.3k 1.4× 1.4k 0.6× 436 11.4k
G. A. Sawatzky Netherlands 50 3.5k 0.5× 6.5k 1.3× 7.0k 1.6× 6.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.5× 128 14.9k
O. Gunnarsson Germany 67 12.2k 1.8× 5.8k 1.1× 7.4k 1.7× 9.2k 2.1× 679 0.3× 234 22.2k
K. Baberschke Germany 50 7.2k 1.0× 3.8k 0.7× 2.8k 0.6× 3.8k 0.9× 838 0.4× 318 9.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Veenendaal, Michel van, J. B. Goedkoop, & B. T. Thole. (1997). Branching ratios of the circular dichroism at rare earth L23 edges. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. 86(1-3). 151–158. 10 indexed citations
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Laan, G. van der & B. T. Thole. (1996). X-ray-absorption sum rules injj-coupled operators and ground-state moments of actinide ions. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 53(21). 14458–14469. 145 indexed citations
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Tanaka, A., et al.. (1996). Effect of Coulomb Interaction on the X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism Spin Sum Rule in Rare Earths. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 65(9). 3056–3059. 76 indexed citations
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Veenendaal, Michel van, Paolo Carra, & B. T. Thole. (1996). X-ray resonant Raman scattering in the rare earths. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 54(22). 16010–16023. 43 indexed citations
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Laan, G. van der & B. T. Thole. (1995). Spin polarization and magnetic dichroism in photoemission from core and valence states in localized magnetic systems. IV. Core-hole polarization in resonant photoemission. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 52(21). 15355–15363. 22 indexed citations
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Alders, D., Claire Levelut, Scott D. Peacor, et al.. (1995). Magnetic X-Ray Dichroism Study of the Nearest-Neighbor Spin-Spin Correlation Function and Long-Range Magnetic Order Parameter in Antiferromagnetic NiO. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 32(3). 259–265. 53 indexed citations
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Laan, G. van der & B. T. Thole. (1993). Spin polarization and magnetic dichroism in photoemission from core and valence states in localized magnetic systems. II. Emission from open shells. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(1). 210–223. 79 indexed citations
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Carra, Paolo, B. T. Thole, M. Altarelli, & Xindong Wang. (1993). X-ray circular dichroism and local magnetic fields. Physical Review Letters. 70(5). 694–697. 1891 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thole, B. T., Paolo Carra, F. Sette, & G. van der Laan. (1992). X-ray circular dichroism as a probe of orbital magnetization. Physical Review Letters. 68(12). 1943–1946. 2166 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ogasawara, Hirohito, A. Kotani, Kozo Okada, & B. T. Thole. (1991). Theory of x-ray-absorption spectra inPrO2and some other rare-earth compounds. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(1). 854–859. 43 indexed citations
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Ogasawara, Hirohito, A. Kotani, & B. T. Thole. (1991). Calculation of magnetic x-ray dichroism in 4dand 5dabsorption spectra of actinides. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 44(5). 2169–2181. 32 indexed citations
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Okada, Kozo, A. Kotani, B. T. Thole, & G. A. Sawatzky. (1990). Polarization dependence of core-level X-ray photoemission spectra in anisotropic solids. Solid State Communications. 76(11). 1277–1279. 5 indexed citations
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Groot, Frank M. F. de, J. C. Fuggle, B. T. Thole, & G. A. Sawatzky. (1990). 2px-ray absorption of 3dtransition-metal compounds: An atomic multiplet description including the crystal field. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 42(9). 5459–5468. 836 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kotani, A., Hirohito Ogasawara, Kozo Okada, B. T. Thole, & G. A. Sawatzky. (1989). Theory of multiplet structure in 4dcore photoabsorption spectra ofCeO2. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 40(1). 65–73. 37 indexed citations
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Thole, B. T. & G. van der Laan. (1987). Systematics of the Relation between Spin-Orbit Splitting in the Valence Band and the Branching Ratio in X-Ray Absorption Spectra. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 4(9). 1083–1086. 22 indexed citations
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Laan, G. van der, B. T. Thole, G. A. Sawatzky, et al.. (1986). Experimental proof of magnetic x-ray dichroism. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 34(9). 6529–6531. 304 indexed citations
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Duijnen, P.Th. van, et al.. (1985). Do parallel β‐strands have dipole moments? An ab initio molecular‐orbital‐direct reaction field study. Biopolymers. 24(5). 735–745. 7 indexed citations
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Thole, B. T.. (1985). Least‐squares numerical Rayleigh‐Ritz and minimum‐variance methods for molecular calculations. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 28(4). 535–551. 7 indexed citations
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Thole, B. T. & Piet Th. van Duijnen. (1983). Reaction field effects on proton transfer in the active site of actinidin. Biophysical Chemistry. 18(1). 53–59. 29 indexed citations
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Thole, B. T. & P.Th. van Duijnen. (1983). A general population analysis preserving the dipole moment. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts. 63(3). 209–221. 73 indexed citations

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