George H. Sigel

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
154 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

George H. Sigel is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ceramics and Composites and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, George H. Sigel has authored 154 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 93 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 66 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 44 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in George H. Sigel's work include Glass properties and applications (64 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (43 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (36 papers). George H. Sigel is often cited by papers focused on Glass properties and applications (64 papers), Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors (43 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (36 papers). George H. Sigel collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Japan. George H. Sigel's co-authors include E. J. Friebele, David L. Griscom, A. Dandridge, E. Snitzer, T. G. Giallorenzi, D. C. Tran, J. A. Bucaro, S. C. Rashleigh, Richard G. Priest and M. G. Stapelbroek and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

George H. Sigel

150 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

Optical fiber sensor technology 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 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. Optical fiber sensor technology
    1982 593 citations George H. Sigel et al. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
George H. Sigel United States 33 2.8k 2.0k 1.9k 882 345 154 4.5k
A. Boukenter France 34 3.9k 1.4× 2.5k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 2.0k 2.2× 555 1.6× 365 6.6k
Y. Ouerdane France 33 3.8k 1.4× 1.9k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 1.9k 2.1× 295 0.9× 358 5.4k
G. W. Baxter Australia 25 2.2k 0.8× 484 0.2× 1.7k 0.9× 958 1.1× 333 1.0× 122 3.2k
В. Г. Плотниченко Russia 31 2.5k 0.9× 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 239 0.7× 242 4.1k
E. M. Dianov Russia 44 5.2k 1.8× 2.2k 1.1× 1.4k 0.7× 2.9k 3.3× 273 0.8× 247 6.3k
K. Vedam United States 37 1.3k 0.4× 235 0.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 787 2.3× 164 3.7k
D. Johnson United States 40 825 0.3× 238 0.1× 2.1k 1.1× 846 1.0× 844 2.4× 195 5.0k
S. W. Allison United States 24 943 0.3× 159 0.1× 1.2k 0.7× 383 0.4× 481 1.4× 134 2.4k
T. M. Shaw United States 38 1.9k 0.7× 494 0.2× 2.0k 1.1× 958 1.1× 910 2.6× 146 5.2k
Irving H. Malitson United States 10 2.3k 0.8× 234 0.1× 734 0.4× 1.7k 1.9× 1.3k 3.7× 13 4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of George H. Sigel

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yao, Nan, Kirk K. Hou, Christopher D. Haines, et al.. (2005). Nanostructure of Er3+ doped silicates. Microscopy. 54(3). 309–315. 2 indexed citations
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Sigel, George H., et al.. (1999). Laser-induced fluorescent cooling of rare-earth-doped fluoride glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 253(1-3). 50–57. 12 indexed citations
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Sigel, George H., et al.. (1997). The effect of compositional variations on the properties of rare-earth doped GeSI chalcohalide glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 222. 235–242. 25 indexed citations
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Iqbal, M. Tariq, Mohammadreza Shahriari, R. G. Ulbrich, & George H. Sigel. (1991). Remote infrared chemical sensing using highly durable AlF_3-based glass fibers. Optics Letters. 16(20). 1611–1611. 10 indexed citations
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Orcel, G., D.R. Biswas, Mohammadreza Shahriari, Tariq Iqbal, & George H. Sigel. (1991). Development of a New Glass for Fluoride Fiber Overclad. Materials science forum. 67-68. 569–574. 3 indexed citations
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Harrington, James A., et al.. (1991). <title>Hollow and dielectric waveguides for infrared spectroscopic applications</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1437. 44–53. 2 indexed citations
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Shahriari, Mohammadreza, Tanveer Iqbal, & George H. Sigel. (1991). The Effect of Atmosphere on the Surface Crystallization of AlF<sub>3</sub>-Based Glasses during Fiber Drawing. Materials science forum. 67-68. 263–270. 2 indexed citations
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Heo, Jong, et al.. (1991). Remote fiber-optic chemical sensing using evanescent-wave interactions in chalcogenide glass fibers. Applied Optics. 30(27). 3944–3944. 105 indexed citations
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Ding, Jie, Mohammadreza Shahriari, & George H. Sigel. (1991). Fibre optic pH sensors prepared by sol-gel immobilisation technique. Electronics Letters. 27(17). 1560–1562. 57 indexed citations
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Zhou, Quan & George H. Sigel. (1990). Porous Polymer Optical Fiber For Carbon Monoxide Detection. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1172. 157–157.
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Segelman, Alvin B., et al.. (1988). Highly Purified Pheophorbide A As A Photosensitizer In Human Bladder Carcinoma In Vitro. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 847. 205–205. 9 indexed citations
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Bucholtz, F., K. P. Koo, & George H. Sigel. (1985). Field annealing of metallic glass ribbons for fiber-optic sensors. Optical Fiber Sensors. ThAA4–ThAA4. 2 indexed citations
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Tran, D. C., Mark J. Burk, George H. Sigel, & K. Levin. (1984). Preparation of single-mode and multimode graded-index fluoride-glass optical fibers using a reactive vapor transport process. TuG2–TuG2. 2 indexed citations
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Tran, D. C., R. J. Ginther, George H. Sigel, & K. Levin. (1982). Preparation and characterization of zirconium fluoride based glass fibers. TuCC3–TuCC3. 2 indexed citations
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Koo, K. P. & George H. Sigel. (1982). An electric field sensor utilizing a piezoelectric polyvinylidene fluoride (PVF2) film in a single-mode fiber interferometer. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 18(4). 670–675. 42 indexed citations
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Sigel, George H. & E. J. Friebele. (1981). Radiation damage in doped silica fibers. WJ1–WJ1. 1 indexed citations
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Friebele, E. J., R. E. Jaeger, George H. Sigel, & M. E. Gingerich. (1978). Effect of ionizing radiation on the optical attenuation in polymer-clad silica fiber-optic waveguides. Applied Physics Letters. 32(2). 95–97. 28 indexed citations
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Friebele, E. J., George H. Sigel, & M. E. Gingerich. (1978). Radiation response of fiber optic waveguides in the 0.4 to 1.7 μ region. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 25(6). 1261–1266. 23 indexed citations
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Sigel, George H., et al.. (1977). Radiation Response Of Low Loss Silicone Clad Silica Fiber. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 67. 707. 2 indexed citations
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Sigel, George H., et al.. (1974). Radiation Effects in Fiber Optic Waveguides.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 6 indexed citations

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