G. L. Lamb

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
38 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

G. L. Lamb is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, G. L. Lamb has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 10 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in G. L. Lamb's work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (13 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (12 papers) and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (7 papers). G. L. Lamb is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (13 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (12 papers) and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research (7 papers). G. L. Lamb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Canada. G. L. Lamb's co-authors include Uno Ingård, Marlan O. Scully, C. K. Rhodes, R. T. Deck, Frederic A. Hopf, M. L. Glasser, F. A. Hopf, M. O. Scully, Bruce C. Berndt and Kuo‐Chin Hsu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

G. L. Lamb

36 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Elements of soliton theory

1980 804 citations G. L. Lamb CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →
Analytical Descriptions of Ultrashort Optical Pulse Propagation in a Resonant Medium

1971 681 citations G. L. Lamb Reviews of Modern Physics profile →

Peers

G. L. Lamb

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R. K. Dodd Ireland

Hedley Morris Ireland

Nobuo Yajima Japan

Flora Y. F. Chu United States

V.G. Makhankov Russia

E. Infeld Poland

F. B. Estabrook United States

N. N. Bogoli︠u︡bov Russia

Tsunehiko Kakutani Japan

V. I. Karpman Russia

R. K. Dodd Ireland

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1.8k ×1.1

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742 ×0.6

AMPO

385 ×1.4

MP

149 ×0.8

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315 ×1.9

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Citations per year, relative to G. L. Lamb G. L. Lamb (= 1×) peers R. K. Dodd

Countries citing papers authored by G. L. Lamb

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Citations

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. L. Lamb

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. L. Lamb

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. L. Lamb. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. L. Lamb 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 G. L. Lamb. G. L. Lamb is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Berndt, Bruce C., et al.. (2012). Two-dimensional series evaluations via the elliptic functions of Ramanujan and Jacobi. The Ramanujan Journal. 29(1-3). 185–198. 3 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1980). Elements of soliton theory. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 29. 804 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lamb, G. L.. (1976). Solitons and the Motion of Helical Curves. Physical Review Letters. 37(5). 235–237. 63 indexed citations

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Deck, R. T. & G. L. Lamb. (1975). Phase variation in coherent-optical-pulse propagation. Physical review. A, General physics. 12(4). 1503–1512. 17 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1974). Coherent-optical-pulse propagation as an inverse problem. Physical review. A, General physics. 9(1). 422–430. 103 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1974). Bäcklund transformations for certain nonlinear evolution equations. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 15(12). 2157–2165. 131 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1974). Bäcklund transformation in nonlinear pulse propagation. Physics Letters A. 48(1). 73–74. 4 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1971). Analytical Descriptions of Ultrashort Optical Pulse Propagation in a Resonant Medium. Reviews of Modern Physics. 43(2). 99–124. 681 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hopf, Frederic A., G. L. Lamb, C. K. Rhodes, & Marlan O. Scully. (1971). Some Results on Coherent Radiative Phenomena with0πPulses. Physical review. A, General physics. 3(2). 758–766. 37 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1969). Optical pulse propagation in an inhomogeneously broadened medium. Physics Letters A. 28(8). 548–549. 5 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1969). π pulse propagation in a lossless amplifier. Physics Letters A. 29(9). 507–508. 19 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1967). Propagation of ultrashort optical pulses. Physics Letters A. 25(3). 181–182. 60 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1965). Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics of a Two-Component Plasma. Physical Review. 140(5A). A1529–A1534. 9 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L., et al.. (1964). Exact Solution of the Differential Equation for the Nondivergent Correlation Function in a One-Component Plasma. The Physics of Fluids. 7(7). 1087–1088. 5 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1963). Time Dependence of the Two-Particle Correlation Function in a One-Component Plasma. The Physics of Fluids. 6(12). 1707–1713.

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Lamb, G. L.. (1958). Diffraction of a Plane Sound Wave by a Semi-Infinite Thin, Elastic Plate.. PhDT. 1 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1957). On the Transmission of a Spherical Sound Wave through a Stretched Membrane. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 29(10). 1091–1095. 3 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1957). The transmission of a spherical sound wave through a thin elastic plate. Annals of Physics. 1(3). 233–246. 6 indexed citations

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Ingård, Uno & G. L. Lamb. (1957). Effect of a Reflecting Plane on the Power Output of Sound Sources. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 29(6). 743–744. 22 indexed citations

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Lamb, G. L.. (1956). Transmission of a Spherical Wave through a Thin Elastic Plate. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 28(1_Supplement). 162–162. 2 indexed citations

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