F. Reif

11.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
79 papers, 7.2k citations indexed

About

F. Reif is a scholar working on Education, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Developmental and Educational Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Reif has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 7.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Education, 20 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 15 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology. Recurrent topics in F. Reif's work include Science Education and Pedagogy (16 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (16 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (9 papers). F. Reif is often cited by papers focused on Science Education and Pedagogy (16 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (16 papers) and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (9 papers). F. Reif collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Slovenia. F. Reif's co-authors include H. L. Scott, Stuart A. Rice, Jill H. Larkin, G. W. Rayfield, Joan I. Heller, Lothar Meyer, D. T. Tuma, Michael A. Woolf, Bat‐Sheva Eylon and C. M. Surko and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

F. Reif

74 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal... 1965 2026 1985 2005 1998 1967 1965 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. Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics
    1998 1.2k citations F. Reif et al. American Journal of Physics profile →
  2. Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics
    1967 1.0k citations F. Reif et al. Physics Today profile →
  3. Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics
    1965 795 citations F. Reif CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) 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. Reif United States 37 2.3k 1.8k 1.3k 935 720 79 7.2k
Yuko Okamoto Japan 50 2.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 716 0.5× 1.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 282 12.9k
D. N. Langenberg United States 28 2.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 2.7k 2.0× 141 0.2× 1.8k 2.5× 83 6.4k
Peter Carruthers United States 51 2.2k 0.9× 214 0.1× 1.7k 1.3× 864 0.9× 400 0.6× 267 11.1k
Robert Karplus United States 30 1.8k 0.8× 987 0.5× 481 0.4× 168 0.2× 612 0.8× 82 4.3k
Wolfgang Christian United States 23 1.4k 0.6× 836 0.5× 327 0.2× 723 0.8× 718 1.0× 78 7.1k
Stephen G. Brush United States 29 842 0.4× 329 0.2× 192 0.1× 654 0.7× 370 0.5× 158 3.8k
Benjamin B. Bederson United States 52 2.2k 0.9× 793 0.4× 425 0.3× 351 0.4× 77 0.1× 242 11.8k
Lewis Elton United Kingdom 31 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 180 0.1× 550 0.6× 307 0.4× 163 5.8k
David Hestenes United States 37 932 0.4× 4.6k 2.5× 2.2k 1.7× 1.2k 1.2× 60 0.1× 81 8.6k
L. S. Schulman United States 34 3.2k 1.4× 632 0.3× 165 0.1× 2.4k 2.5× 1.1k 1.5× 222 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Reif

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Reif

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carbonell, Jaime, Jill H. Larkin, & F. Reif. (2018). Towards a general scientific reasoning engine. Research Showcase @ Carnegie Mellon University (Carnegie Mellon University). 4 indexed citations
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Scott, Lisa Benz & F. Reif. (2001). Teaching Scientific Thinking Skills: Students and Computers Coaching Each Other. EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology. 2001(1). 1671–1672. 1 indexed citations
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Bhavnani, Suresh K., F. Reif, & Bonnie E. John. (2001). Beyond command knowledge. 229–236. 36 indexed citations
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Reif, F. & Lisa Benz Scott. (1999). Teaching scientific thinking skills: Students and computers coaching each other. American Journal of Physics. 67(9). 819–831. 99 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1996). Guest Comment: Standards and measurements in physics—Why not in physics education?. American Journal of Physics. 64(6). 687–688. 5 indexed citations
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Reif, F. & Sue Allen. (1992). Cognition for Interpreting Scientific Concepts: A Study of Acceleration. Cognition and Instruction. 9(1). 1–44. 119 indexed citations
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Larkin, Jill H., et al.. (1988). FERMI: A Flexible Expert Reasoner with Multi‐Domain Inferencing. Cognitive Science. 12(1). 101–138. 33 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1987). Instructional design, cognition, and technology: Applications to the teaching of scientific concepts. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. 24(4). 309–324. 68 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1986). Scientific Approaches to Science Education. Physics Today. 39(11). 48–54. 31 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1983). What Can Science Educators Teach Chemists about Teaching Chemistry? A Symposium: How Can Chemists Teach Problem Solving?.. Journal of Chemical Education. 60(11). 4 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1983). Acquiring an Effective Understanding of Scientific Concepts.. 35(896). 348–50. 23 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1981). Statistische Physik. 1 indexed citations
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Packard, R. E., F. Reif, & C. M. Surko. (1970). Ultraviolet Emission Spectra of Electron-Excited Solid and Liquid Neon. Physical Review Letters. 25(20). 1435–1439. 42 indexed citations
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Surko, C. M. & F. Reif. (1968). Evidence for a New Kind of Energetic Neutral Excitation in Superfluid Helium. Physical Review Letters. 20(12). 582–585. 21 indexed citations
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Reif, F., et al.. (1968). Statistical Physics. Physics Today. 21(10). 85–87. 2 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1965). Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 795 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rayfield, G. W. & F. Reif. (1963). Evidence for The Creation and Motion of Quantized Vortex Rings in Superfluid Helium. Physical Review Letters. 11(7). 305–308. 81 indexed citations
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Donnelly, R. J., F. Reif, & H. Suhl. (1962). Enhancement of Hydrodynamic Stability by Modulation. Physical Review Letters. 9(9). 363–365. 40 indexed citations
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Reif, F.. (1961). The Competitive World of the Pure Scientist. Science. 134(3494). 1957–1962. 44 indexed citations
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Meyer, Lothar & F. Reif. (1958). Mobilities of He Ions in Liquid Helium. Physical Review. 110(1). 279–280. 76 indexed citations

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