Eugene Hecht

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Eugene Hecht is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Eugene Hecht has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 11 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Eugene Hecht's work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (10 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (8 papers) and Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (8 papers). Eugene Hecht is often cited by papers focused on Relativity and Gravitational Theory (10 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (8 papers) and Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (8 papers). Eugene Hecht collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Eugene Hecht's co-authors include Max Born, Emil Wolf, Mary E. Cox, E. G. Steward, F. Bueche and George J. Hádemenos and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Today, American Journal of Physics and European Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

Eugene Hecht

41 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light

2000 2.9k citations Max Born, Emil Wolf et al. Physics Today profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Eugene Hecht	1.3k	1.1k	939	354	282	44	3.4k
Max Born	1.3k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	959 1.0×	383 1.1×	310 1.1×	16	3.3k
A. De Martino	871 0.7×	2.3k 2.1×	412 0.4×	278 0.8×	246 0.9×	116	3.3k
Eustace L. Dereniak	845 0.7×	1.9k 1.7×	788 0.8×	399 1.1×	417 1.5×	182	3.5k
Konstantins Jefimovs	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.8×	888 0.9×	949 2.7×	192 0.7×	129	4.6k
Phillip Sutton	1.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.0×	853 0.9×	290 0.8×	258 0.9×	6	3.5k
W.T. Welford	2.2k 1.7×	1.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.3×	428 1.2×	171 0.6×	123	4.4k
S. G. Lipson	1.1k 0.9×	731 0.7×	567 0.6×	140 0.4×	164 0.6×	132	2.9k
L. Rosenfeld	1.8k 1.4×	851 0.8×	738 0.8×	327 0.9×	289 1.0×	55	3.8k
Michael E. Gehm	2.5k 1.9×	901 0.8×	886 0.9×	249 0.7×	602 2.1×	167	4.7k
H. P. Urbach	2.0k 1.6×	2.0k 1.8×	1.5k 1.6×	705 2.0×	169 0.6×	241	4.1k

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Hecht, Eugene. (2024). On Defining Weight and Weightlessness. The Physics Teacher. 62(6). 429–434.

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Hecht, Eugene. (2019). Kepler and the origins of the theory of gravity. American Journal of Physics. 87(3). 176–185. 4 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2018). Reply to Comment on ‘Relativity, potential energy, and mass’. European Journal of Physics. 40(2). 28002–28002. 2 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2017). Kepler and the origins of pre-Newtonian mass. American Journal of Physics. 85(2). 115–123. 6 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2015). Origins of Newton's First Law. The Physics Teacher. 53(2). 80–83. 9 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2010). On Defining Mass. The Physics Teacher. 49(1). 40–44. 11 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2009). Einstein Never Approved of Relativistic Mass. The Physics Teacher. 47(6). 336–341. 24 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2009). Einstein on mass and energy. American Journal of Physics. 77(9). 799–806. 25 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2009). Hecht's Response. The Physics Teacher. 48(1). 5–6. 4 indexed citations

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Bueche, F. & Eugene Hecht. (2006). Schaum's outlines of teori dan soal-soal fisika universitas. 1 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2005). There Is No Really Good Definition of Mass. The Physics Teacher. 44(1). 40–45. 25 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2004). Energy and Work. The Physics Teacher. 42(L2). L1–L3. 1 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (2003). On Morphing Neutrinos and Why They Must Have Mass. The Physics Teacher. 41(3). 164–168. 2 indexed citations

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Hádemenos, George J., et al.. (2000). College physics : based on Schaum's Outline of college physics by Frederick J. Bueche and Eugene Hecht. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Born, Max, Emil Wolf, & Eugene Hecht. (2000). Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light. Physics Today. 53(10). 77–78. 2862 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hecht, Eugene. (1998). Optics 4th Edition. 2 indexed citations

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Steward, E. G. & Eugene Hecht. (1986). Fourier Optics: An Introduction. American Journal of Physics. 54(6). 573–574. 37 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene, et al.. (1985). Consultants perspective on medical office computerization.. PubMed. 6(1). 62–6, 69. 1 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (1973). Random Multiple Aperture Diffraction. American Journal of Physics. 41(5). 714–715. 1 indexed citations

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Hecht, Eugene. (1972). Symmetries in Fraunhofer Diffraction. American Journal of Physics. 40(4). 571–575. 3 indexed citations

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