F. J. Comes

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

F. J. Comes is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. J. Comes has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Spectroscopy, 71 papers in Atmospheric Science and 53 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. J. Comes's work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (63 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (60 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (46 papers). F. J. Comes is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (63 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (60 papers) and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (46 papers). F. J. Comes collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. F. J. Comes's co-authors include K.‐H. Gericke, Karl‐Heinz Gericke, Stefan Klee, A. F. Garito, Alan J. Heeger, F. Dénoyer, E.H. Fink, Richard N. Dixon, Ian J. Arnold and U. Wenning and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

F. J. Comes

140 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

X-Ray-Diffuse-Scattering Evidence for a Phase Transition ... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 50 100 150 200 250
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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. X-Ray-Diffuse-Scattering Evidence for a Phase Transition in Tetrathiafulvalene Tetracyanoquinodimethane (TTF-TCNQ)
    1975 270 citations F. J. Comes et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. J. Comes Germany 29 1.3k 1.3k 1.2k 363 337 142 2.8k
C. M. Savage United States 30 1.8k 1.4× 772 0.6× 1.4k 1.1× 757 2.1× 689 2.0× 54 4.0k
H. Okabe United States 32 2.0k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 1.5k 1.2× 605 1.7× 636 1.9× 74 4.0k
J. R. McDonald United States 33 1.9k 1.5× 1.6k 1.2× 1.0k 0.8× 561 1.5× 528 1.6× 66 3.4k
Thomas M. Miller United States 33 2.4k 1.8× 1.3k 1.0× 1.2k 1.0× 495 1.4× 478 1.4× 193 4.2k
P. Zimmermann Germany 29 2.1k 1.6× 471 0.4× 552 0.4× 734 2.0× 532 1.6× 231 4.2k
Reggie L. Hudson United States 41 1.9k 1.5× 2.0k 1.5× 1.8k 1.4× 416 1.1× 232 0.7× 176 5.2k
E.H. Fink Germany 31 1.5k 1.1× 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 372 1.0× 470 1.4× 134 2.7k
Rafael Escribano Spain 27 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 964 0.8× 409 1.1× 138 0.4× 129 2.6k
Ruth Signorell Switzerland 33 1.7k 1.3× 894 0.7× 1.3k 1.0× 301 0.8× 162 0.5× 163 3.3k
F. Kaufman United States 41 1.4k 1.0× 1.8k 1.3× 2.3k 1.9× 776 2.1× 720 2.1× 129 4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. J. Comes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pfeiffer, Thomas, et al.. (2001). The contribution of the ozonolysis of terpenes to tropospheric OH concentrations. Canadian Journal of Physics. 79(2-3). 131–142. 1 indexed citations
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Penkett, S. A., J. M. C. Plane, F. J. Comes, K. C. Clemitshaw, & Hugh Coe. (1999). The Weybourne Atmospheric Observatory. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry. 33(2). 107–110. 21 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1997). Local concentrations of the tropospheric oxidants OH and O3; measurement and interpretation. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 93(16). 2899–2906. 6 indexed citations
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Lock, Michael, Karl‐Heinz Gericke, & F. J. Comes. (1996). Photodissociation dynamics of HN3(DN3) + hv → H(D)+ N3. Chemical Physics. 213(1-3). 385–396. 13 indexed citations
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Gericke, K.‐H., et al.. (1994). Characterisation of CN in the photodissociation of cyanogen azide at 193 nm. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 98(8). 1009–1014. 5 indexed citations
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Spiekermann, M., et al.. (1993). Local Monitoring of Absolute NO2 Concentrations in Ambient Air by Multipass Absorption Spectroscopy. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 97(11). 1440–1446. 12 indexed citations
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Herbert, A., et al.. (1991). Modelling Tropospheric OH; A New Approach. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 95(2). 199–201. 4 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1991). A White cell type multiple reflection system for tropospheric research. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 340(10). 661–664. 7 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1987). Photodissociation of room-temperature and jet-cooled water at 193 nm. Chemical Physics Letters. 133(6). 501–506. 31 indexed citations
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Gericke, Karl‐Heinz, Stefan Klee, F. J. Comes, & Richard N. Dixon. (1986). Dynamics of H2O2 photodissociation: OH product state and momentum distribution characterized by sub-Doppler and polarization spectroscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 85(8). 4463–4479. 185 indexed citations
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Klee, S., K.‐H. Gericke, & F. J. Comes. (1985). Dynamic aspects of the reaction O(1D) + H2S → OH + SH. Chemical Physics Letters. 118(5). 530–533. 10 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1984). A laser optical method for the determination of tropospheric OH concentrations. Applied Physics B. 33(2). 103–113. 8 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1981). Energy partitioning in the reaction 16O(1D)+H2 18O→16OH+18OH. II. The distribution of 16OH and 18OH. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 74(11). 6106–6112. 53 indexed citations
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Gericke, K.‐H., et al.. (1980). Is UV laser induced fluorescence a method to monitor tropospheric OH?. Geophysical Research Letters. 7(11). 905–908. 22 indexed citations
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Gericke, K.‐H., et al.. (1980). Inverted and anti-inverted populations of a doublets of chemically produced OH. Chemical Physics Letters. 69(1). 156–160. 22 indexed citations
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Arnold, Ian J. & F. J. Comes. (1980). Photolysis of ozone in the ultraviolet region. Reactions of O(1D), O2(1Δg) and O≠2. Chemical Physics. 47(1). 125–130. 13 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1972). Luminescence of Diatomic Molecules II. Energy Dependence of Collisional Deactivation Cross Sections. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 27(5). 769–776. 4 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J. & U. Wenning. (1970). Field predissociation. Chemical Physics Letters. 5(4). 195–198. 7 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1968). Die Photodissoziation des Wasserstoffmoleküls. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 72(8). 986–991. 2 indexed citations
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Comes, F. J., et al.. (1961). Notizen: Neue Anregungszustände des Argons oberhalb der Ionisationsgrenze 2P3/2. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 16(12). 1396–1397. 6 indexed citations

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