B. W. Downs

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

B. W. Downs is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, B. W. Downs has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 8 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in B. W. Downs's work include Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (14 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (14 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (7 papers). B. W. Downs is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (14 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (14 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (7 papers). B. W. Downs collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. B. W. Downs's co-authors include Raymond J. Seeger, Wesley E. Brittin, R.H. Dalitz, Y. Nogami, R. J. N. Phillips, David Smith, R. J. Phillips, D. G. Ravenhall, D. R. Yennie and B. Ram and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, Nuclear Physics B and IEEE Access.

In The Last Decade

B. W. Downs

28 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Lectures in Theoretical Physics

1962 2.3k citations Wesley E. Brittin, B. W. Downs et al. American Journal of Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. W. Downs United States	17	1.6k	1.4k	531	338	317	31	3.0k
Wesley E. Brittin United States	13	1.7k 1.1×	1.3k 1.0×	660 1.2×	348 1.0×	669 2.1×	36	3.6k
L. I. Schiff United States	27	2.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.1×	599 1.1×	333 1.0×	272 0.9×	88	4.3k
L. L. Foldy United States	28	1.6k 1.0×	1.2k 0.8×	353 0.7×	279 0.8×	241 0.8×	82	2.7k
Louis Michel France	21	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 0.8×	410 0.8×	348 1.0×	180 0.6×	66	2.5k
J. A. Tjon Netherlands	34	1.7k 1.1×	2.3k 1.7×	506 1.0×	611 1.8×	288 0.9×	121	4.1k
Claude Bloch France	20	2.6k 1.7×	1.4k 1.0×	1.3k 2.5×	534 1.6×	465 1.5×	29	4.1k
William Rarita United States	14	1.6k 1.0×	2.1k 1.5×	783 1.5×	201 0.6×	161 0.5×	23	4.5k
H. Mendlowitz United States	15	2.7k 1.7×	853 0.6×	455 0.9×	288 0.9×	857 2.7×	46	4.7k
Morton Hamermesh United States	11	1.1k 0.7×	459 0.3×	370 0.7×	435 1.3×	258 0.8×	19	2.3k
John M. Blatt Australia	22	2.6k 1.6×	2.0k 1.5×	411 0.8×	595 1.8×	464 1.5×	90	4.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. W. Downs

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All Works

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Downs, B. W., et al.. (2025). Hybrid Space and Submarine Architecture to Ensure Information Security of Telecommunications (HEIST). IEEE Access. 13. 193765–193785.

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Downs, B. W., et al.. (2025). Ad-Hoc Satcom Mega-Constellations through Heterogeneous Network Smart Contracting. 1164–1170.

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Downs, B. W. & B. Ram. (1978). Hard-core potentials in quantum mechanics. American Journal of Physics. 46(2). 164–168. 3 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W., et al.. (1972). One-boson-exchange potential model for the Λp interaction (II). Nuclear Physics B. 47(1). 138–156. 18 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W. & R. J. N. Phillips. (1966). Charge-asymmetry effects in Λ- $$\Lambda - \mathcal{N}$$ scattering. Nuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. A, Nuclei, particles and fields. 41(3). 374–379. 12 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W. & M. E. Grypeos. (1966). Binding of a Λ in nuclear matter. Il Nuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. B/Il Nuovo cimento B. 44(2). 306–314. 20 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W. & R. J. Phillips. (1965). Single-partiele-exehange model for hypernuclear forces. Il Nuovo Cimento. 36(1). 120–128. 26 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W., et al.. (1965). Imaginary part of the Λ optical potential in nuclear matter. Il Nuovo Cimento. 35(3). 852–859.

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Schenter, R.E. & B. W. Downs. (1964). Target-Momentum and Nonlocal Effects in the High-Energy Optical Potential. Physical Review. 133(2B). B522–B528. 6 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W., et al.. (1964). Binding Energy of aΛ-Particle in Nuclear Matter and theΛ-Nucleon Interaction. Physical Review. 133(1B). B133–B141. 32 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W. & R. J. N. Phillips. (1964). Λ- potentials from single-particle exchanges. Il Nuovo Cimento. 33(1). 137–143. 19 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W.. (1963). Remarks on the Bound States of a Central Potential in Quantum Mechanics. American Journal of Physics. 31(4). 277–279. 5 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W., et al.. (1963). Analysis of the Hypertriton in Terms of Hard-Core Potentials. Physical Review. 129(6). 2730–2738. 24 indexed citations

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Brittin, Wesley E., et al.. (1962). Lectures in Theoretical Physics, Volume 3. Physics Today. 15(2). 42–42. 1 indexed citations

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Brittin, Wesley E., et al.. (1962). Lectures in Theoretical Physics. American Journal of Physics. 30(5). 389–389. 2290 indexed citations breakdown →

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Downs, B. W.. (1962). Elementary Theory of Resonance Scattering. American Journal of Physics. 30(4). 248–255. 5 indexed citations

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Dalitz, R.H. & B. W. Downs. (1958). Remarks on the Hypertriton. Physical Review. 110(4). 958–965. 52 indexed citations

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Dalitz, R.H. & B. W. Downs. (1958). Hypernuclear Binding Energies and theΛ-Nucleon Interaction. Physical Review. 111(3). 967–986. 179 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W., D. G. Ravenhall, & D. R. Yennie. (1957). Electron Scattering from Nonspherical Nuclei. Physical Review. 106(6). 1285–1289. 40 indexed citations

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Downs, B. W.. (1955). Variation Calculation of the Polarizability of the Deuteron. Physical Review. 98(1). 194–196. 20 indexed citations

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