D. R. Bates

18.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
284 papers, 10.6k citations indexed

About

D. R. Bates is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, D. R. Bates has authored 284 papers receiving a total of 10.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 73 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 67 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in D. R. Bates's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (110 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (54 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (51 papers). D. R. Bates is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (110 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (54 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (51 papers). D. R. Bates collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. D. R. Bates's co-authors include A E Kingston, George W. Griffing, R. W. P. McWhirter, A L Stewart, R. McCarroll, H. S. W. Massey, A. Dalgarno, M. Saïful Islam, T. R. Carson and P. B. Hays and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

D. R. Bates

272 papers receiving 9.3k citations

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What are hit papers?

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.

Wave functions of the hydrogen molecular ion

1953 617 citations D. R. Bates, A L Stewart et al. profile →
Recombination between electrons and atomic ions, I. Optically thin plasmas

1962 607 citations D. R. Bates, A E Kingston et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. R. Bates United Kingdom	50	6.8k	2.6k	2.4k	2.1k	1.2k	284	10.6k
A. Dalgarno United States	77	16.9k 2.5×	5.6k 2.1×	6.0k 2.5×	3.2k 1.5×	1.3k 1.0×	517	24.2k
A. Dalgarno United States	54	5.4k 0.8×	2.7k 1.0×	5.3k 2.2×	2.4k 1.1×	391 0.3×	282	10.6k
M. J. Seaton United Kingdom	56	9.0k 1.3×	2.1k 0.8×	3.9k 1.7×	638 0.3×	799 0.7×	217	12.7k
James A. R. Samson United States	49	4.9k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	585 0.2×	1.1k 0.5×	720 0.6×	160	6.8k
Manfred A. Biondi United States	51	3.1k 0.5×	1.8k 0.7×	3.1k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.6×	174	7.7k
Joseph O. Hirschfelder United States	48	8.4k 1.2×	2.9k 1.1×	426 0.2×	2.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.3×	181	17.9k
R. F. Stebbings United States	45	4.6k 0.7×	2.1k 0.8×	1.1k 0.5×	565 0.3×	981 0.8×	141	6.4k
W. Ubachs Netherlands	50	6.6k 1.0×	4.3k 1.6×	1.7k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.0×	397	9.6k
E. W. McDaniel United States	32	3.8k 0.5×	3.2k 1.2×	463 0.2×	625 0.3×	2.1k 1.7×	105	7.8k
G. Herzberg Canada	54	17.8k 2.6×	9.8k 3.7×	1.0k 0.4×	4.6k 2.1×	3.1k 2.6×	127	24.7k

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Bates, D. R.. (1982). Ion–polar molecule encounters. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 384(1787). 289–300. 46 indexed citations

Bates, D. R.. (1980). Dependence of rate of ionic recombination on temperature and density of ambient gas. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 369(1738). 327–334. 15 indexed citations

Bates, D. R.. (1978). Transition state theory for ion-molecule reactions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 360(1700). 1–23. 20 indexed citations

Bates, D. R.. (1976). Ionization and recombination in flames. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 348(1655). 427–434. 4 indexed citations

Bates, D. R., et al.. (1974). Three-body ion-neutral association. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 339(1616). 13–28. 7 indexed citations

Bates, D. R.. (1974). Recombination and electrical networks. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 337(1608). 15–20. 13 indexed citations

Bates, D. R., et al.. (1971). Electron-ion recombination in a dense molecular gas. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 320(1543). 437–458. 17 indexed citations

Bates, D. R. & R. H. G. Reid. (1969). Charge transfer and vibrational excitations in H2+ — H2 collisions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 310(1500). 1–20. 48 indexed citations

Bates, D. R. & M. R. Flannery. (1968). Three-body recombination of positive and negative ions II. General third body. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 302(1470). 367–383. 42 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R. & A.R. Holt. (1966). Impact parameter and semi-classical treatments of atomic collisions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 292(1429). 168–179. 44 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R. & S. P. Khare. (1965). Recombination of positive ions and electrons in a dense neutral gas. Proceedings of the Physical Society. 85(2). 231–243. 71 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R. & A E Kingston. (1964). Recombination and energy balance in a decaying plasma I. H—H+— e plasma. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 279(1376). 10–31. 33 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R. & A E Kingston. (1964). Recombination and energy balance in a decaying plasma II. He—H e+— e plasma. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 279(1376). 32–38. 24 indexed citations

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Kingston, A E, et al.. (1960). The 1 s -2 s excitation of hydrogen atoms by electron impact. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 258(1293). 245–250. 22 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R.. (1960). Collisions involving the crossing of potential energy curves. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 257(1288). 22–31. 138 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R.. (1959). Some problems concerning the terrestrial atmosphere above about the 100 km level. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 253(1275). 451–462. 135 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R.. (1958). Electron capture in fast collisions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 247(1250). 294–301. 189 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R.. (1957). Approximations for the treatment of inelastic atomic collisions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 240(1223). 437–446. 23 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R.. (1957). Slow collisions between heavy particles. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 243(1232). 15–23. 22 indexed citations

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Bates, D. R., H. S. W. Massey, & A L Stewart. (1953). Inelastic collisions between atoms I. General theoretical considerations. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 216(1127). 437–458. 149 indexed citations

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