F.W.K. Firk

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

F.W.K. Firk is a scholar working on Radiation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, F.W.K. Firk has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 35 papers in Radiation, 21 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 21 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in F.W.K. Firk's work include Nuclear Physics and Applications (34 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (21 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (11 papers). F.W.K. Firk is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Physics and Applications (34 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (21 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (11 papers). F.W.K. Firk collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. F.W.K. Firk's co-authors include J. B. Birks, T. W. Phillips, M.C. Moxon, Ravinder Nath, H. L. Schultz, J. E. Lynn, R. J. Holt, B. L. Berman, Steven J. Miller and R. J. Ginther and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Today and Physics Letters B.

In The Last Decade

F.W.K. Firk

44 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting 1965 2026 1985 2005 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. The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting
    1965 1.2k citations J. B. Birks, F.W.K. Firk Physics Today profile →

Peers

F.W.K. Firk
L.M. Bollinger United States
C. D. Swift United States
P. Axel United States
G. T. Ewan Canada
J.S. Geiger Canada
Walter H. Barkas United States
F. Ajzenberg-Selove United States
T.K. Alexander Canada
T. Lauritsen United States
S. C. Fultz United States
L.M. Bollinger United States
F.W.K. Firk
Citations per year, relative to F.W.K. Firk F.W.K. Firk (= 1×) peers L.M. Bollinger

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Fields of papers citing papers by F.W.K. Firk

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F.W.K. Firk

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F.W.K. Firk. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F.W.K. Firk based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with F.W.K. Firk. F.W.K. Firk is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Firk, F.W.K.. (1990). A comparative study of the scintillation response of natural crystals of anglesite (PbSO4) and cerussite (PbCO3). Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 297(3). 532–533. 7 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K.. (1979). Neutron time-of-flight spectrometers. Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 162(1-3). 539–563. 21 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K., et al.. (1977). Determination of R-function and physical-state parameters for n-4He elastic scattering below 21 MeV. Nuclear Physics A. 287(2). 317–343. 54 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K., et al.. (1976). The polarization of MeV neutrons elastically scattered from 4He. Nuclear Physics A. 258(2). 189–198. 5 indexed citations
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Holt, R. J., et al.. (1975). Experimental and theoretical studies of the elastic scattering of polarized neutrons from 6Li. Nuclear Physics A. 237(1). 111–124. 11 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K., et al.. (1974). R-matrix and phase-shift analyses of neutron polarization measurements from n-16O scattering. Nuclear Physics A. 225(3). 470–480. 12 indexed citations
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Holt, R. J., F.W.K. Firk, Ravinder Nath, & H. L. Schultz. (1973). The absolute polarization of neutrons from n-12C scattering. Nuclear Physics A. 213(1). 147–172. 21 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K., et al.. (1973). Polarization of neutrons elastically scattered from 16O. Physics Letters B. 47(4). 348–350. 4 indexed citations
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Nath, Ravinder, F.W.K. Firk, & H. L. Schultz. (1972). Differential polarization of photoneutrons from deuterium. Nuclear Physics A. 194(1). 49–63. 21 indexed citations
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Berman, B. L., et al.. (1972). The 90° differential cross section for the reaction 4He (γ, n0)3He and evidence for isospin mixing in the dipole states of 4He. Nuclear Physics A. 179(3). 791–795. 22 indexed citations
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Holt, R. J., F.W.K. Firk, Ravinder Nath, & H. L. Schultz. (1972). Polarization of Neutrons inn−C12Scattering: A Standard for Polarization Studies in the MeV Region. Physical Review Letters. 28(2). 114–117. 8 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K., et al.. (1970). A study of the giant dipole states of 28Si, 32S and 40Ca. Nuclear Physics A. 147(1). 19–32. 24 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K., et al.. (1970). Evidence for isospin splitting of the giant dipole state in 26Mg. Physics Letters B. 32(8). 675–677. 17 indexed citations
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Baglin, J. E. E., et al.. (1969). Correlations in the energies and widths of structure observed in the reactions 40Ca(γ, no)39Ca and 40Ca(γ, po)39K. Physics Letters B. 29(6). 359–361. 11 indexed citations
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Duke, C. B., F. B. Malik, & F.W.K. Firk. (1967). Boson-Broadened Photonuclear Reactions in Light Nuclei. Physical Review. 157(4). 879–884. 8 indexed citations
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McNeill, K. G., Dennis B. McConnell, & F.W.K. Firk. (1965). THE ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF 5.6-MeV GAMMA RAYS FROM THE CAPTURE BY 124Sn OF 62-eV NEUTRONS. Canadian Journal of Physics. 43(12). 2156–2161. 5 indexed citations
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Birks, J. B. & F.W.K. Firk. (1965). The Theory and Practice of Scintillation Counting. Physics Today. 18(8). 60–60. 1208 indexed citations breakdown →
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Firk, F.W.K., J. E. Lynn, & M.C. Moxon. (1963). Analysis and Interpretation of the Neutron Cross Section of Vanadium below 25 keV. Proceedings of the Physical Society. 82(4). 477–487. 14 indexed citations
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Firk, F.W.K., G. G. Slaughter, & R. J. Ginther. (1961). An improved Li6-loaded glass scintillator for neutron detection. Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 13. 313–316. 28 indexed citations
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Bird, J.R., M.C. Moxon, & F.W.K. Firk. (1959). Gamma ray spectra and parameters of neutron resonances in mercury. Nuclear Physics. 13(4). 525–540. 12 indexed citations

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