D.W. Golightly

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

D.W. Golightly is a scholar working on Analytical Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, D.W. Golightly has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Analytical Chemistry, 8 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 4 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in D.W. Golightly's work include Analytical chemistry methods development (10 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (5 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (3 papers). D.W. Golightly is often cited by papers focused on Analytical chemistry methods development (10 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (5 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (3 papers). D.W. Golightly collaborates with scholars based in United States. D.W. Golightly's co-authors include Akbar Montaser, Velmer A. Fassel, Izumi Ishii, James J. Leary, Robert H. Clifford, Jean S. Kane, Simeon Coleman, Linda J. Bragg, Masatsugu Kubota and R. Mavrodineanu and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Geology and Talanta.

In The Last Decade

D.W. Golightly

16 papers receiving 745 citations

Hit Papers

Inductively coupled plasmas in analytical atomic spectrom... 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Inductively coupled plasmas in analytical atomic spectrometry
    1987 506 citations Akbar Montaser, D.W. Golightly profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D.W. Golightly United States 11 418 219 157 133 118 17 853
Arthur P. D’Silva United States 17 360 0.9× 369 1.7× 90 0.6× 109 0.8× 75 0.6× 51 872
E. E. Pickett United States 18 286 0.7× 172 0.8× 136 0.9× 54 0.4× 102 0.9× 52 1.2k
R.K. Winge United States 14 596 1.4× 335 1.5× 201 1.3× 177 1.3× 197 1.7× 21 980
C. Taylor United States 6 347 0.8× 263 1.2× 69 0.4× 99 0.7× 88 0.7× 16 700
W. J. Price United States 17 339 0.8× 99 0.5× 141 0.9× 126 0.9× 116 1.0× 56 1.1k
Robert C. Hutton United Kingdom 20 673 1.6× 373 1.7× 116 0.7× 54 0.4× 162 1.4× 40 1.0k
C. L. Chakrabarti Canada 18 571 1.4× 227 1.0× 102 0.6× 105 0.8× 313 2.7× 40 1.2k
I. B. Brenner Israel 20 826 2.0× 305 1.4× 172 1.1× 77 0.6× 194 1.6× 58 1.1k
Andrew T. Zander United States 16 543 1.3× 335 1.5× 121 0.8× 181 1.4× 141 1.2× 29 892
Dietmar Stuewer Germany 20 712 1.7× 508 2.3× 95 0.6× 89 0.7× 132 1.1× 32 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D.W. Golightly

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All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1995). Determination of Boron in Liquid Nutritional Foods by ICP-AES. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis. 8(3). 220–231. 5 indexed citations
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1991). Methods for the separation of rhenium, osmium and molybdenum applicable to isotope geochemistry. Talanta. 38(3). 259–265. 73 indexed citations
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Montaser, Akbar, et al.. (1989). Noise power spectra comparing He and Ar ICP discharges. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 44(11). 1163–1169. 20 indexed citations
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1989). Spark ablation—inductively coupled plasma spectrometry for analysis of geologic materials. Talanta. 36(1-2). 299–303. 5 indexed citations
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Ishii, Izumi, D.W. Golightly, & Akbar Montaser. (1988). Radial excitation temperatures in argon-nitrogen inductively coupled plasmas. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 3(7). 965–965. 30 indexed citations
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1987). Trace boron concentrations in geologic standard materials determined by fluoride-volatilization arc spectrography. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 1 indexed citations
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Montaser, Akbar & D.W. Golightly. (1987). Inductively coupled plasmas in analytical atomic spectrometry. 506 indexed citations breakdown →
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1985). The determination of 28 elements in whole coal by direct-current arc spectrography. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 4 indexed citations
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Golightly, D.W.. (1985). Atomic absorption spectrometry. Chemical Geology. 48(1-4). 361–362. 15 indexed citations
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1984). An improved Beenakker-type cavity for microwave induced plasma spectrometry. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 39(7). 931–937. 20 indexed citations
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Montaser, Akbar, et al.. (1984). Analytical performance of a low-gas-flow torch optimized for inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 56(2). 283–288. 21 indexed citations
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Leary, James J., et al.. (1982). An Objective Function for Optimization Techniques in Simultaneous Multiple-Element Analysis by Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometry. Applied Spectroscopy. 36(1). 37–40. 38 indexed citations
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Bragg, Linda J., et al.. (1980). Chemical analysis of 659 coal samples from the eastern United States. Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World. 21 indexed citations
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1977). Sets of spectral lines for spectrographic thermometry and manometry in d.c. arcs of geologic materials. Spectrochimica Acta Part B Atomic Spectroscopy. 32(7-8). 313–325. 6 indexed citations
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Kubota, Masatsugu, D.W. Golightly, & R. Mavrodineanu. (1976). A Rapid Wire-Loop Method for Determination of Lead in Paint by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Applied Spectroscopy. 30(1). 56–63. 2 indexed citations
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Golightly, D.W., et al.. (1975). Spectrographic Analysis of Geological Materials with an Argon Plasma Jet. Applied Spectroscopy. 29(3). 233–240. 21 indexed citations
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Fassel, Velmer A. & D.W. Golightly. (1967). Detection limits of elements in the spectra of premixed, oxy-acetylene flames. Analytical Chemistry. 39(4). 466–476. 65 indexed citations

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