Felix T. Smith

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Felix T. Smith is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Felix T. Smith has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 8 papers in Spectroscopy and 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Felix T. Smith's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (17 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (16 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (14 papers). Felix T. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (17 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (16 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (14 papers). Felix T. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Felix T. Smith's co-authors include R. E. Olson, R. P. Marchi, E. Bauer, R. C. Whitten, D. C. Lorents, Irwin Goldstein, B.A. Lewis, George W. Hay, W. Aberth and William H. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Felix T. Smith

58 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Lifetime Matrix in Collision Theory 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 1969 250 500 750 1000
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. Lifetime Matrix in Collision Theory
    1960 1.1k citations Felix T. Smith Physical Review profile →
  2. Diabatic and Adiabatic Representations for Atomic Collision Problems
    1969 833 citations Felix T. Smith Physical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Felix T. Smith United States 27 4.2k 1.2k 501 363 338 60 5.0k
Howard S. Taylor United States 40 5.6k 1.3× 2.0k 1.7× 1.3k 2.6× 540 1.5× 363 1.1× 161 6.5k
Oktay Sǐnanoğlu United States 36 3.6k 0.9× 835 0.7× 302 0.6× 166 0.5× 216 0.6× 115 4.5k
A. R. Edmonds United Kingdom 13 2.6k 0.6× 948 0.8× 609 1.2× 1.1k 2.9× 159 0.5× 17 4.6k
W Kołos Poland 31 3.9k 0.9× 1.4k 1.2× 130 0.3× 260 0.7× 477 1.4× 68 4.3k
C. Alden Mead United States 27 3.8k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 628 1.3× 353 1.0× 255 0.8× 56 4.4k
Barry I. Schneider United States 40 5.4k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 553 1.1× 254 0.7× 219 0.6× 138 5.8k
R. D. Levine Israel 34 3.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.1× 610 1.2× 100 0.3× 355 1.1× 101 4.3k
Bruce R. Johnson United States 37 4.6k 1.1× 1.8k 1.6× 610 1.2× 223 0.6× 734 2.2× 117 6.8k
Gregory H. Wannier United States 25 3.6k 0.9× 922 0.8× 548 1.1× 132 0.4× 137 0.4× 49 4.5k
M. E. Rose United States 15 2.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 314 0.6× 1.3k 3.5× 145 0.4× 19 4.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, Felix T., Simon J. Allen, Lars Bejder, & Alexander M. Brown. (2017). Shark bite injuries on three inshore dolphin species in tropical northwestern Australia. Marine Mammal Science. 34(1). 87–99. 23 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T., et al.. (2015). Discriminating Coercive from Sadomasochistic Sexuality. Archives of Sexual Behavior. 45(5). 1173–1183. 16 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T.. (2012). A New View of Minkowski Space. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 388(15). 152011–152011.
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Smith, Felix T.. (1980). Modified Heliocentric Coordinates for Particle Dynamics. Physical Review Letters. 45(14). 1157–1160. 129 indexed citations
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Miller, William H. & Felix T. Smith. (1978). Semiclassical perturbation theory of electron-molecule collisions. Physical review. A, General physics. 17(3). 939–953. 60 indexed citations
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Massey, H. S. W., H B Gilbody, & Felix T. Smith. (1975). Electronic and Ionic Impact Phenomena Vol. 4: Recombination and Fast Collisions of Heavy Particles. Physics Today. 28(1). 91–93. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T., D. L. Huestis, Debashis Mukherjee, & William H. Miller. (1975). Semiclassical Perturbation Scattering by a Rigid Dipole. Physical Review Letters. 35(16). 1073–1076. 11 indexed citations
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Massey, H. S. W., E. H. S. Burhop, H B Gilbody, & Felix T. Smith. (1973). Electronic and Ionic Impact Phenomena Vol. III: Slow Collisions of Heavy Particles. Physics Today. 26(1). 77–79. 3 indexed citations
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Olson, R.E. & Felix T. Smith. (1971). FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF COLLISION SPECTROSCOPY IN DIATOMIC SYSTEMS. Final Report, December 1, 1968--December 31, 1971.. 1 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T.. (1969). Heavy particle collisions.. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 353. 3 indexed citations
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Whitten, R. C. & Felix T. Smith. (1968). Symmetric Representation for Three-Body Problems. II. Motion in Space. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 9(7). 1103–1113. 216 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T.. (1966). A structure theory for a class of lattice ordered semirings. Fundamenta Mathematicae. 59(1). 49–64. 4 indexed citations
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Marchi, R. P. & Felix T. Smith. (1965). Theory of Elastic Differential Scattering in Low-EnergyHe++He Collisions. Physical Review. 139(4A). A1025–A1038. 108 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T.. (1963). Collision Lifetimes and the Thermodynamics of Real Gases. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 38(6). 1304–1310. 48 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T.. (1961). Capacitive Energy and the Ionization of Aromatic Hydrocarbons. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 34(3). 793–801. 57 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T.. (1961). IONIZATION IN AFTERBURNING ROCKET EXHAUSTS.. 3 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T., et al.. (1961). Chemionization in Three-Body Gas Phase Reactions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 35(4). 1500–1501. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T.. (1960). Lifetime Matrix in Collision Theory. Physical Review. 119(6). 2098–2098. 50 indexed citations
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Smith, Felix T. & G. B. Kistiakowsky. (1959). Kinetics of Coordinate Bond Formation. III. Method of Temperature Patterns and the Reaction NH3+BF3. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 31(3). 621–632. 7 indexed citations
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Goldstein, Irwin & Felix T. Smith. (1958). Reduction of the Products of Periodate Oxidation of Carbohydrates. VI. Methylation Studies on the Monoaldehyde Formed by Catalytic Reduction of D'-Methoxy-D-hydroxymethyldiglycolic Aldehyde1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 80(17). 4681–4682. 7 indexed citations

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