G. Rakavy

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

G. Rakavy is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Rakavy has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in G. Rakavy's work include Nuclear physics research studies (8 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers). G. Rakavy is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear physics research studies (8 papers), Astro and Planetary Science (7 papers) and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (5 papers). G. Rakavy collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Denmark. G. Rakavy's co-authors include A. Many, G. Shaviv, Z. Barkat, N. Sack, A. Ron, Z. Zinamon, Hanoch Gutfreund, J. Burde, J. J. Wagschal and U. El-Hanany and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Astrophysical Journal and Nuclear Science and Engineering.

In The Last Decade

G. Rakavy

22 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Theory of Transient Space-Charge-Limited Currents in Soli... 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Theory of Transient Space-Charge-Limited Currents in Solids in the Presence of Trapping
    1962 565 citations G. Rakavy et al. 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
G. Rakavy Israel 13 554 417 348 328 310 24 1.4k
T. H. Markert United States 22 965 1.7× 367 0.9× 307 0.9× 420 1.3× 347 1.1× 72 1.7k
E.H.A. Granneman Netherlands 19 102 0.2× 511 1.2× 173 0.5× 193 0.6× 561 1.8× 84 1.1k
K. G. McKay United Kingdom 12 82 0.1× 1.1k 2.7× 663 1.9× 75 0.2× 447 1.4× 16 1.8k
S. J. Czyzak United States 19 481 0.9× 300 0.7× 265 0.8× 33 0.1× 491 1.6× 84 1.2k
T. Niinikoski Switzerland 21 131 0.2× 170 0.4× 352 1.0× 419 1.3× 498 1.6× 87 1.4k
Huilin He China 24 540 1.0× 252 0.6× 375 1.1× 1.5k 4.5× 619 2.0× 74 2.3k
J. K. Wigmore United Kingdom 18 324 0.6× 411 1.0× 452 1.3× 34 0.1× 349 1.1× 105 1.1k
D. R. Schmidt United States 19 490 0.9× 320 0.8× 220 0.6× 68 0.2× 465 1.5× 66 1.1k
R. Shepherd United States 27 99 0.2× 278 0.7× 97 0.3× 1.3k 4.0× 1.3k 4.2× 105 2.2k
Ramses Günther Netherlands 13 147 0.3× 207 0.5× 193 0.6× 61 0.2× 294 0.9× 43 696

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Fields of papers citing papers by G. Rakavy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Rakavy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of G. Rakavy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of G. Rakavy 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. Rakavy. G. Rakavy 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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Rakavy, G., et al.. (1981). Hydrogen burning on a white dwarf accreting hydrogen in a binary system. Astrophysics and Space Science. 80(2). 397–403.
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Braun, D. C., et al.. (1979). Slow deflagration: A mechanism for mass ablation from degenerate stars. Astrophysics and Space Science. 60(1). 77–98. 3 indexed citations
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Barkat, Z., et al.. (1975). On the collapse of iron stellar cores. The Astrophysical Journal. 196. 633–633. 6 indexed citations
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Barkat, Z., J. C. Wheeler, J. R. Buchler, & G. Rakavy. (1974). Envelope dynamics of iron-core supernova models. Astrophysics and Space Science. 29(2). 267–283. 2 indexed citations
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Pazy, A., et al.. (1974). The Role of Integral Data in Neutron Cross-Section Evaluation. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 55(3). 280–295. 14 indexed citations
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Wheeler, J. C., Z. Barkat, & G. Rakavy. (1971). Can the Collapse of an Iron Core Trigger an Explosion of the Envelope. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 3. 452. 1 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G. & G. Shaviv. (1968). Nuclear burning stability and the limitation of ?thermal runaways?. Astrophysics and Space Science. 1(3). 347–354. 3 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G. & G. Shaviv. (1968). Isentropic models for final stages of stellar evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science. 1(4). 429–441. 9 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G. & A. Ron. (1967). Atomic Photoeffect in the RangeEγ=1−2000keV. Physical Review. 159(1). 50–56. 60 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G. & G. Shaviv. (1967). Instabilities in Highly Evolved Stellar Models. The Astrophysical Journal. 148. 803–803. 144 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G., G. Shaviv, & Z. Zinamon. (1967). - and Oxygen-Burning Stars and Pre-Supernova Models. The Astrophysical Journal. 150. 131–131. 68 indexed citations
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Barkat, Z., G. Rakavy, & N. Sack. (1967). Dynamics of Supernova Explosion Resulting from Pair Formation. Physical Review Letters. 18(10). 379–381. 277 indexed citations
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Gutfreund, Hanoch & G. Rakavy. (1966). The direct capture mechanism for intermediate energy nucleons. Nuclear Physics. 79(2). 257–274. 14 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G. & A. Ron. (1965). Total cross sections of the photoelectric effect for uranium. Physics Letters. 19(3). 207–208. 19 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G. & Dror Shalitin. (1964). Interaction and thermalization of ions in a hot plasma. Journal of Nuclear Energy Part C Plasma Physics Accelerators Thermonuclear Research. 6(1). 15–28. 1 indexed citations
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Burde, J., et al.. (1963). Lifetime Determination of the 2+ and 4+ Rotational Levels inGd154and the Effect of Rotation-Vibration Interaction. Physical Review. 129(5). 2147–2151. 15 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G.. (1960). On the Applicability of the Transport Approximation to the Calculation of Reactivity. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 8(3). 251–253.
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Rakavy, G.. (1958). An impulse approximation for the deuteron stripping reaction. Nuclear Physics. 7. 553–560. 4 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G.. (1957). Rotational spectra of nuclei following O16. Nuclear Physics. 4. 375–394. 110 indexed citations
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Rakavy, G.. (1957). The classification of states of surface vibrations. Nuclear Physics. 4. 289–294. 73 indexed citations

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