G. S. Hurst

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
125 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

G. S. Hurst is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, G. S. Hurst has authored 125 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 47 papers in Spectroscopy and 38 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in G. S. Hurst's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (35 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (34 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (31 papers). G. S. Hurst is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (35 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (34 papers) and Nuclear Physics and Applications (31 papers). G. S. Hurst collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Russia. G. S. Hurst's co-authors include M. G. Payne, J. P. Young, T. E. Bortner, Stefan Krämer, E. B. Wagner, Peter Reinhardt, L. G. Christophorou, R. N. Compton, Munir H. Nayfeh and J. A. D. Stockdale and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

G. S. Hurst

120 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Resonance ionization spectroscopy and one-atom detection 1979 2026 1994 2010 1979 100 200 300
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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. Resonance ionization spectroscopy and one-atom detection
    1979 380 citations G. S. Hurst, M. G. Payne et al. profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
G. S. Hurst United States 34 1.9k 1.5k 743 638 427 125 3.6k
R. F. Stebbings United States 45 4.6k 2.4× 2.1k 1.4× 981 1.3× 675 1.1× 404 0.9× 141 6.4k
W. L. Fite United States 32 2.0k 1.1× 931 0.6× 486 0.7× 503 0.8× 187 0.4× 80 3.2k
Erhard W. Rothe United States 31 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 0.9× 421 0.6× 178 0.3× 384 0.9× 108 3.0k
M. G. Payne United States 34 3.0k 1.6× 974 0.7× 589 0.8× 183 0.3× 227 0.5× 141 3.8k
A. Chutjian United States 33 3.4k 1.8× 1.3k 0.9× 953 1.3× 881 1.4× 142 0.3× 129 4.4k
B. G. Lindsay United States 25 1.5k 0.8× 895 0.6× 470 0.6× 307 0.5× 229 0.5× 63 2.5k
James A. R. Samson United States 49 4.9k 2.6× 2.4k 1.6× 720 1.0× 1.3k 2.1× 237 0.6× 160 6.8k
Mark G. Inghram United States 39 1.6k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 521 0.7× 281 0.4× 358 0.8× 88 4.4k
G. H. Dunn United States 43 4.7k 2.5× 3.0k 2.1× 663 0.9× 1.1k 1.8× 545 1.3× 126 6.0k
Joseph Reader United States 37 4.1k 2.2× 1.7k 1.2× 829 1.1× 650 1.0× 246 0.6× 184 5.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. S. Hurst

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hurst, G. S.. (2023). Resonance ionization for analytical spectroscopy. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).
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Hurst, G. S. & V. S. Letokhov. (1994). Resonance Ionization Spectroscopy. Physics Today. 47(10). 38–45. 12 indexed citations
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Hurst, G. S.. (1987). Detection of single atoms by resonance ionization spectroscopy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 323(1569). 155–170. 2 indexed citations
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Krämer, Stefan, et al.. (1984). 81Kr detection using resonance ionization spectroscopy. AIP conference proceedings. 119. 246–252. 3 indexed citations
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Parks, James E., H. Schmitt, G. S. Hurst, & W. M. Fairbank. (1984). Sputter initiated RIS (SIRIS) for analysis of semiconductor impurities. 71(71). 167. 7 indexed citations
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Hurst, G. S., et al.. (1977). A sensitive, absolute, and time-resolved method for the study of reactive atoms. Chemical Physics Letters. 50(2). 207–209. 27 indexed citations
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Hurst, G. S., et al.. (1977). Saturated photodissociation of CsI. Chemical Physics Letters. 50(1). 70–73. 20 indexed citations
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Hurst, G. S., Munir H. Nayfeh, & J. P. Young. (1977). A demonstration of one-atom detection. Applied Physics Letters. 30(5). 229–231. 129 indexed citations
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Payne, M. G., et al.. (1976). Kinetic studies of Ar--N/sub 2/--SF/sub 6/ mixtures following proton excitation. 1 indexed citations
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Payne, M. G., et al.. (1976). Kinetic studies of N2 and N2–SF6 following proton excitation. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 65(10). 3863–3868. 31 indexed citations
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Payne, M. G., et al.. (1974). Effect of correlations between absorbed and emitted frequencies on the transport of resonance radiation. Physical review. A, General physics. 9(3). 1050–1069. 82 indexed citations
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Thonnard, N. & G. S. Hurst. (1972). Time-Dependent Study of Vacuum-Ultraviolet Emission in Argon. Physical review. A, General physics. 5(3). 1110–1121. 92 indexed citations
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Parks, James E., et al.. (1972). Ionization of the Noble Gases by Protons: Jesse Effects as a Function of Pressure. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 57(12). 5467–5474. 33 indexed citations
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Hurst, G. S., et al.. (1970). Vacuum Ultraviolet Radiation and Jesse Effects in the Noble Gases. Physical review. A, General physics. 2(5). 1717–1720. 12 indexed citations
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Compton, R. N., L. G. Christophorou, G. S. Hurst, & Peter Reinhardt. (1966). Nondissociative Electron Capture in Complex Molecules and Negative-Ion Lifetimes. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 45(12). 4634–4639. 206 indexed citations
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Hurst, G. S., et al.. (1961). Dissociative Electron Capture in Water Vapor. Physical Review. 123(5). 1715–1718. 14 indexed citations
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Rossi, H. H., et al.. (1955). INTERCOMPARISON OF FAST-NEUTRON DOSIMETERS. Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication. 3 indexed citations
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Mills, William A. & G. S. Hurst. (1954). FAST-NEUTRON DOSIMETRY IN A SMALL TISSUE-EQUIVALENT PHANTOM. Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication. 1 indexed citations
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Hurst, G. S., et al.. (1954). FAST-NEUTRON DOSE IN A LARGE TISSUE-EQUIVALENT PHANTOM. Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication. 112(5). 412–8. 2 indexed citations

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