David Husain

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
123 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

David Husain is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David Husain has authored 123 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 79 papers in Spectroscopy and 35 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in David Husain's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (81 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (71 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (28 papers). David Husain is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (81 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (71 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (28 papers). David Husain collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Spain and Sri Lanka. David Husain's co-authors include Robert J. Donovan, J. M. C. Plane, P. Norris, Gareth O. Roberts, Nigel K.H. Slater, Subhash Basu, R. F. Heidner, J. R. Wiesenfeld, Richard H. Clark and Paul Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

David Husain

120 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Recent advances in the chemistry of electronically excite... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 100 200 300
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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. Recent advances in the chemistry of electronically excited atoms
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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David Husain United Kingdom 23 1.3k 1.0k 711 441 360 123 2.2k
E.H. Fink Germany 31 1.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 470 1.1× 372 1.0× 134 2.7k
Arnold M. Bass United States 26 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 879 1.2× 391 0.9× 325 0.9× 68 2.4k
John F. Paulson United States 27 1.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 852 1.2× 225 0.5× 268 0.7× 93 2.4k
R. S. Ram United States 28 1.6k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 471 0.7× 309 0.7× 406 1.1× 94 2.2k
F. Stuhl Germany 32 1.3k 1.0× 1.5k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 296 0.7× 452 1.3× 122 2.6k
A. B. Callear United Kingdom 27 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 804 1.1× 467 1.1× 388 1.1× 124 2.4k
Chikashi Yamada Japan 36 2.1k 1.6× 1.7k 1.7× 939 1.3× 669 1.5× 470 1.3× 85 3.1k
J.A. Coxon Canada 34 2.1k 1.7× 1.9k 1.8× 1.1k 1.5× 435 1.0× 310 0.9× 94 3.1k
Erhard W. Rothe United States 31 2.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.3× 511 0.7× 421 1.0× 353 1.0× 108 3.0k
Gilberte Chambaud France 24 1.4k 1.1× 711 0.7× 365 0.5× 256 0.6× 472 1.3× 131 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Husain

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Fernández, José A., et al.. (1997). Removal rates for the collisional quenching of various vibronic levels of ground state NCO by simple molecules (N2, O2, NO, CO2, N2O, and SO2). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 106(17). 7090–7101. 10 indexed citations
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Husain, David. (1992). Chemistry of Atmospheres: An Introduction to the Chemistry of Atmospheres of Earth, the Planets and their Satellites. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry. 63(2). 253–254. 42 indexed citations
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Castaño, Fernando, et al.. (1990). Kinetic study of the collisional behaviour of Mg(3 3P J ) with alkanes at elevated temperatures following pulsed dye-laser excitation. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 86(5). 795–795. 8 indexed citations
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Husain, David & Gareth O. Roberts. (1989). The collisional quenching of Sr[5s4d(1D2)] by H2and D2over the temperature range 850–1100 K studied by time-resolved atomic emission following pulsed dye-laser excitation. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 85(6). 747–757. 2 indexed citations
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Husain, David, et al.. (1986). The reaction of Pb(63P0) with N2O at elevated temperatures studied by time-resolved atomic resonance absorption spectroscopy. Journal of Photochemistry. 35(3). 259–267. 2 indexed citations
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Harding, D. R. & David Husain. (1986). Kinetics of SiF(X2Πr) by time-resolved molecular resonance absorption spectroscopy following the reaction of Si(33PJ, 31D2, 31S0), generated by pulsed irradiation, with fluorinated compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 82(6). 937–952. 5 indexed citations
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Husain, David, Paul Marshall, & J. M. C. Plane. (1985). Determination of the absolute second-order rate constant for the reaction Na + O3? NaO + O2. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1216–1216. 4 indexed citations
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Husain, David & Gareth O. Roberts. (1985). A kinetic investigation of the collisional behaviour of Sr(53PJ) with H2and D2over the temperature range 725–1100 K, studied by time-resolved atomic emission at λ= 689.3 nm [Sr(53P1)→ Sr(51S0)+hν] following pulsed dye-laser excitation. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 81(7). 1085–1099. 6 indexed citations
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Husain, David & Nigel K.H. Slater. (1980). Kinetic study of the reactions of hydrogen and deuterium atoms with HBr and DBr by time-resolved resonance fluorescence. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 76. 276–276. 37 indexed citations
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Husain, David & P. Norris. (1978). Kinetic study of reactions of ground state silicon atoms, Si[3p 2(3 P J )], by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 74. 106–106. 44 indexed citations
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Husain, David & P. Norris. (1977). Kinetic study of ground state phosphorus atoms, P(34S), by atomic absorption spectroscopy in the vacuum ultraviolet. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 73(3). 415–432. 18 indexed citations
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Husain, David, et al.. (1977). Kinetic studies of reactions involving ground state Bi(64S) atoms by time-resolved resonance fluorescence. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 73(7). 1678–1690. 8 indexed citations
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Husain, David, et al.. (1975). Kinetic investigation of ground state carbon atoms, C(23 P J ). Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 71. 525–525. 107 indexed citations
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Husain, David, et al.. (1974). Kinetic study of electronically excited nitrogen atoms, N(22 D J , 22 P J ), by attenuation of atomic resonance radiation in the vacuum ultra-violet. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 70. 1721–1721. 96 indexed citations
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Husain, David & John Littler. (1973). Kinetic study of electronically excited lead atoms, Pb(61 S 0), by time-resolved absorption spectroscopy using attenuation of atomic resonance radiation. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 69. 842–842. 22 indexed citations

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