Edwin B. Wilson

20.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
93 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Edwin B. Wilson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Edwin B. Wilson has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 52 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 52 papers in Spectroscopy and 19 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Edwin B. Wilson's work include Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (48 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (45 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (19 papers). Edwin B. Wilson is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (48 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (45 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (19 papers). Edwin B. Wilson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Italy. Edwin B. Wilson's co-authors include J. C. Decius, Paul C. Cross, Benson R. Sundheim, Daniel Kivelson, Chun C. Lin, Francis J. Wodarczyk, R. W. Kilb, Robert J. Kurland, Richard W. Duerst and WF Rowe and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Edwin B. Wilson

89 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Vibrations: The Theory of Infrared and Raman Vi... 1955 2026 1978 2002 1955 1955 1957 400 800 1.2k
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. Molecular Vibrations: The Theory of Infrared and Raman Vibrational Spectra
    1955 1.2k citations Edwin B. Wilson et al. profile →
  2. Molecular Vibrations
    1955 514 citations Edwin B. Wilson et al. profile →
  3. Calculation of Energy Levels for Internal Torsion and Over-All Rotation. II. CH3CHO Type Molecules; Acetaldehyde Spectra
    1957 397 citations Edwin B. Wilson et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Edwin B. Wilson United States 37 4.2k 3.9k 1.1k 988 842 93 6.5k
Hs. H. Günthard Switzerland 39 3.3k 0.8× 3.4k 0.9× 852 0.8× 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 308 6.4k
Alan Carrington United Kingdom 41 3.6k 0.9× 2.6k 0.7× 822 0.7× 1.0k 1.0× 930 1.1× 150 5.9k
John Overend United States 39 2.6k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 916 0.8× 670 0.7× 636 0.8× 157 4.3k
D. A. Ramsay Canada 46 5.3k 1.3× 4.7k 1.2× 2.5k 2.2× 1.3k 1.3× 923 1.1× 165 8.2k
Walter Gordy United States 52 3.7k 0.9× 4.0k 1.0× 1.8k 1.6× 886 0.9× 993 1.2× 184 8.5k
Yonezo Morino Japan 51 4.8k 1.1× 4.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 1.2k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 137 7.3k
R. Bersohn United States 48 4.8k 1.1× 3.7k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.2× 467 0.6× 169 7.5k
Isaiah Shavitt United States 46 6.4k 1.5× 2.2k 0.6× 948 0.8× 1.4k 1.4× 829 1.0× 95 7.8k
Donald H. Levy United States 52 6.1k 1.4× 4.1k 1.1× 933 0.8× 1.9k 2.0× 621 0.7× 169 8.0k
S. H. Bauer United States 42 2.6k 0.6× 1.6k 0.4× 795 0.7× 832 0.8× 1.3k 1.6× 243 5.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1986). One Hundred Years of Physical Chemistry. 74(1). 70–77. 2 indexed citations
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Alonso, José L. & Edwin B. Wilson. (1980). Study of an intramolecular, bifurcated hydrogen bond in 1,3-dioxan-5-ol by microwave spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 102(4). 1248–1251. 21 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B., et al.. (1977). Free energy of conformational changes in vapors from low resolution microwave spectroscopic intensities. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 66(1). 41–45. 8 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1976). Does the second law of thermodynamics restrict chemiluminescent reactions?. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(11). 3387–3388. 8 indexed citations
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Rowe, WF & Edwin B. Wilson. (1975). An application of the Hellmann-Feynman theorem to vibration-rotation interactions. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 56(1). 163–165. 15 indexed citations
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Fuller, Michael J. & Edwin B. Wilson. (1975). Microwave spectrum and rotational isomerism of n-propyl isocyanide. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 58(3). 414–426. 6 indexed citations
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Riveros, José M., et al.. (1974). Microwave spectrum and rotational isomerism of ethyl nitrate. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 60(4). 1376–1385. 31 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B., et al.. (1972). Microwave Spectrum and Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Trifluoroethylamine. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 56(5). 2137–2141. 17 indexed citations
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Jennings, Philip & Edwin B. Wilson. (1967). Error Bounds for Expectation Values: Some Applications and Extensions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 47(6). 2130–2136. 31 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1965). Statistics, Then an Now. The American Statistician. 19(2). 37–38. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1965). Statistics, Then and Now. The American Statistician. 19(2). 37–37. 1 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1963). A critical look at statistical epidemiology. Cancer. 16(4). 510–515. 4 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1962). NOTE ON THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PEPTIC ULCER. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 48(11). 1924–1927. 4 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1962). Vibrational-rotational spectra. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 4(1). 1–14. 17 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1962). Four-Dimensional Electron Density Function. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 36(8). 2232–2233. 126 indexed citations
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Verdier, Peter H. & Edwin B. Wilson. (1959). Force Constant Calculations in Linear Triatomic Molecules from Infrared and Microwave Data. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 30(5). 1372–1373. 11 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B., et al.. (1955). Scientific Explanation: A Study of the Function of Theory, Probability and Law in Science.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 50(272). 1354–1354. 8 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1953). An Introduction to Scientific Research. Soil Science. 75(2). 168–168. 6 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1951). Microwave Spectroscopy of Gases. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 2(1). 151–176. 4 indexed citations
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Wilson, Edwin B.. (1951). Note on Association of Attributes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 37(10). 696–704. 2 indexed citations

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