Don Secrest

6.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
74 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Don Secrest is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Don Secrest has authored 74 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 15 papers in Spectroscopy and 11 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Don Secrest's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (21 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (14 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (14 papers). Don Secrest is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (21 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (14 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (14 papers). Don Secrest collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Poland. Don Secrest's co-authors include A. H. Stroud, Bruce R. Johnson, Walter Eastes, Michael D. Gordon, Felicja Mrugała, David J. Malik, Leslie N. Smith, K. D. McLenithan, G. A. Pfeffer and U. Buck and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Don Secrest

73 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Gaussian quadrature formulas 1966 2026 1986 2006 1966 1967 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Gaussian quadrature formulas
    1966 1.1k citations Don Secrest et al. profile →
  2. Gaussian Quadrature Formulas
    1967 1000 citations A. H. Stroud, Don Secrest et al. Mathematics of Computation profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Don Secrest United States 28 2.8k 1.1k 600 501 421 74 4.9k
David K. Hoffman United States 36 2.6k 0.9× 807 0.8× 340 0.6× 144 0.3× 261 0.6× 184 4.0k
D. F. Mayers United Kingdom 24 2.4k 0.9× 524 0.5× 184 0.3× 742 1.5× 75 0.2× 44 5.2k
Frank E. Harris United States 41 3.3k 1.2× 808 0.8× 287 0.5× 189 0.4× 145 0.3× 240 5.4k
George B. Arfken United States 12 1.9k 0.7× 268 0.3× 286 0.5× 445 0.9× 175 0.4× 16 5.9k
E. R. Pike United Kingdom 37 2.0k 0.7× 464 0.4× 316 0.5× 230 0.5× 179 0.4× 190 5.9k
Berni J. Alder United States 34 2.4k 0.9× 320 0.3× 815 1.4× 394 0.8× 342 0.8× 75 6.5k
R. W. Hockney United Kingdom 28 2.0k 0.7× 312 0.3× 203 0.3× 606 1.2× 230 0.5× 80 9.1k
Albert A. Mullin United States 18 1.7k 0.6× 285 0.3× 316 0.5× 303 0.6× 89 0.2× 63 5.9k
Henri Amar United States 22 1.4k 0.5× 216 0.2× 295 0.5× 243 0.5× 142 0.3× 47 5.3k
L. M. Delves United Kingdom 25 1.5k 0.6× 218 0.2× 487 0.8× 541 1.1× 58 0.1× 108 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Don Secrest

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Don Secrest

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Don Secrest. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Don Secrest based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Don Secrest. Don Secrest is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tuzun, Robert E., et al.. (1998). Accurate computation of individual and tables of 3-j and 6-j symbols. Computer Physics Communications. 112(2-3). 112–148. 11 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don, et al.. (1992). The exponential distorted-wave approach for systems for which the S matrix of the distorted wave is not diagonal. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 96(1). 455–462. 8 indexed citations
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Tuzun, Robert E., et al.. (1991). Orbiting in high energy scattering. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 94(10). 6491–6499. 2 indexed citations
4.
Secrest, Don. (1991). A computational study of Kratzer oscillator basis sets. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 95(3). 1058–1062. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Jae‐Shin & Don Secrest. (1988). Rotational-vibrational structure of a quasi-linear molecule: methyliumyl. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 92(7). 1821–1830. 11 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don, et al.. (1986). The vibration-rotation hamiltonian. Molecular Physics. 59(3). 569–578. 19 indexed citations
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Buck, U., A. Kohlhase, Don Secrest, et al.. (1985). Rotationally inelastic scattering and potential calculations for Ne + CH4. Molecular Physics. 55(6). 1233–1253. 43 indexed citations
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Mrugała, Felicja & Don Secrest. (1983). The generalized log-derivative method for inelastic and reactive collisionsa). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 78(10). 5954–5961. 91 indexed citations
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Dykstra, Clifford E. & Don Secrest. (1981). Higher-order electron correlation effects in triatomic potential energy surfaces. Stretching vibrations of HCN and HNC. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 75(8). 3967–3972. 28 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don, et al.. (1979). Vibrationally inelastic integral cross sections for the scattering of He from H2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 70(1). 199–209. 21 indexed citations
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Heil, Timothy G. & Don Secrest. (1978). A comparison of close coupling and coupled states for low energy spherical top–atom collisions: Ar–CH4. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 69(1). 219–230. 39 indexed citations
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Pfeffer, G. A. & Don Secrest. (1977). The rotational sudden approximation at low energies. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 67(4). 1394–1404. 44 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don & Walter Eastes. (1972). Effects of an Attractive Well Potential on the Atom–Diatomic Molecule Collinear Collision. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 56(6). 2502–2507. 47 indexed citations
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Eastes, Walter & Don Secrest. (1971). Collisional excitation of rotation for a three-dimensional diatomic oscillator. Chemical Physics Letters. 9(6). 508–509. 22 indexed citations
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Goodisman, Jerry & Don Secrest. (1966). Use of Numerical Integration in the Computation of the Expectation Value of H2 with Applications to H2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 45(5). 1515–1522. 14 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don. (1965). Best Approximate Integration Formulas and Best Error Bounds. Mathematics of Computation. 19(89). 79–79. 8 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don. (1965). Letters to the editor. Journal of Chemical Education. 42(11). 625–625. 1 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don, et al.. (1963). Approximate Integration Formulas for Certain Spherically Symmetric Regions. Mathematics of Computation. 17(82). 105–105. 10 indexed citations
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Stroud, A. H. & Don Secrest. (1963). Approximate integration formulas for certain spherically symmetric regions. Mathematics of Computation. 17(82). 105–135. 50 indexed citations
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Secrest, Don & Joseph O. Hirschfelder. (1961). Slowly Reacting Gas Mixture in a Heat Conductivity Cell. The Physics of Fluids. 4(1). 61–73. 8 indexed citations

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