H. Scher

14.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
104 papers, 11.8k citations indexed

About

H. Scher is a scholar working on Environmental Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Civil and Structural Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Scher has authored 104 papers receiving a total of 11.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Environmental Engineering, 28 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 24 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering. Recurrent topics in H. Scher's work include Groundwater flow and contamination studies (43 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (22 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (17 papers). H. Scher is often cited by papers focused on Groundwater flow and contamination studies (43 papers), Soil and Unsaturated Flow (22 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (17 papers). H. Scher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Italy. H. Scher's co-authors include Elliott W. Montroll, Brian Berkowitz, M. Lax, R. Zallen, A. Cortis, G. Pfister, Marco Dentz, Martin J. Blunt, Michael F. Shlesinger and John T. Bendler and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

H. Scher

103 papers receiving 11.4k citations

Hit Papers

Anomalous transit-time di... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1975 1973 2006 1970 1978 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Anomalous transit-time dispersion in amorphous solids
    1975 2.4k citations H. Scher et al. Physical review. B, Solid state profile →
  2. Stochastic Transport in a Disordered Solid. I. Theory
    1973 981 citations H. Scher, M. Lax Physical review. B, Solid state profile →
  3. Modeling non‐Fickian transport in geological formations as a continuous time random walk
    2006 909 citations Brian Berkowitz, A. Cortis et al. profile →
  4. Critical Density in Percolation Processes
    1970 729 citations H. Scher, R. Zallen profile →
  5. Dispersive (non-Gaussian) transient transport in disordered solids
    1978 516 citations H. Scher et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
H. Scher 3.4k 2.7k 2.0k 1.9k 1.9k 104 11.8k
Muhammad Sahimi 4.0k 1.2× 4.3k 1.6× 1.2k 0.6× 2.2k 1.2× 155 0.1× 485 19.3k
Joel Koplik 1.4k 0.4× 3.4k 1.2× 861 0.4× 2.0k 1.1× 84 0.0× 186 12.2k
P. G. Saffman 2.2k 0.7× 1.4k 0.5× 825 0.4× 1.9k 1.0× 90 0.0× 151 18.8k
Paul Meakin 1.9k 0.6× 6.8k 2.5× 1.2k 0.6× 8.0k 4.2× 78 0.0× 440 25.2k
L. E. Scriven 1.2k 0.4× 5.7k 2.1× 3.2k 1.6× 1.3k 0.7× 76 0.0× 404 24.5k
Geoffrey Ingram Taylor 2.7k 0.8× 1.7k 0.6× 5.2k 2.6× 2.3k 1.2× 101 0.1× 49 20.7k
Howard Brenner 661 0.2× 2.3k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 78 0.0× 177 13.4k
Michal Borkovec 1.3k 0.4× 3.8k 1.4× 1.8k 0.9× 486 0.3× 72 0.0× 241 19.8k
C. J. Tranter 1.6k 0.5× 2.2k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 203 0.1× 187 0.1× 25 15.2k
Amnon Aharony 704 0.2× 6.9k 2.5× 2.3k 1.2× 15.5k 8.1× 200 0.1× 409 26.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scher, H., et al.. (2018). A continuous time random walk (CTRW) integro-differential equation with chemical interaction. The European Physical Journal B. 91(1). 8 indexed citations
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Edery, Yaniv, Ishai Dror, H. Scher, & Brian Berkowitz. (2015). Anomalous reactive transport in porous media: Experiments and modeling. Physical Review E. 91(5). 52130–52130. 34 indexed citations
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Berkowitz, Brian & H. Scher. (2010). Anomalous transport in correlated velocity fields. Physical Review E. 81(1). 11128–11128. 20 indexed citations
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Scher, H., et al.. (2010). Transport in disordered media with spatially nonuniform fields. Physical Review E. 81(3). 31102–31102. 7 indexed citations
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Bijeljic, Branko, Shira Raveh‐Rubin, H. Scher, & Brian Berkowitz. (2010). Non-Fickian transport in porous media with bimodal structural heterogeneity. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 120-121. 213–221. 33 indexed citations
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Scher, H., et al.. (2008). Numerical study of diffusion on a random-mixed-bond lattice. Physical Review E. 77(3). 31119–31119. 1 indexed citations
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Dentz, Marco, et al.. (2008). Transport behavior of coupled continuous-time random walks. Physical Review E. 78(4). 41110–41110. 42 indexed citations
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Berkowitz, Brian & H. Scher. (2008). Exploring the nature of non-Fickian transport in laboratory experiments. Advances in Water Resources. 32(5). 750–755. 79 indexed citations
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Cortis, A., et al.. (2004). Quantitative characterization of pore-scale disorder effects on transport in “homogeneous” granular media. Physical Review E. 70(4). 41108–41108. 74 indexed citations
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Cortis, A., Cláudio Rosa Gallo, H. Scher, & Brian Berkowitz. (2004). Numerical simulation of non‐Fickian transport in geological formations with multiple‐scale heterogeneities. Water Resources Research. 40(4). 84 indexed citations
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Kosakowski, Georg, Brian Berkowitz, & H. Scher. (2001). Analysis of field observations of tracer transport in a fractured till. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 47(1). 29–51. 76 indexed citations
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Berkowitz, Brian, Georg Kosakowski, Gennady Margolin, & H. Scher. (2001). Application of Continuous Time Random Walk Theory to Tracer Test Measurements in Fractured and Heterogeneous Porous Media. Ground Water. 39(4). 593–604. 98 indexed citations
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Margolin, Gennady, Brian Berkowitz, & H. Scher. (1998). Structure, flow, and generalized conductivity scaling in fracture networks. Water Resources Research. 34(9). 2103–2121. 75 indexed citations
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Blunt, Martin J. & H. Scher. (1995). Pore-level modeling of wetting. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 52(6). 6387–6403. 272 indexed citations
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Curtin, W.A. & H. Scher. (1992). Algebraic scaling of material strength. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(6). 2620–2627. 22 indexed citations
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Orlowski, T. E. & H. Scher. (1985). Picosecond Photoluminescence: A Probe of Band-Tail Thermalization in Amorphous Semiconductors. Physical Review Letters. 54(3). 220–223. 32 indexed citations
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Scher, H.. (1981). RECOMBINATION IN DISORDERED SOLIDS. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 42(C4). C4–547. 17 indexed citations
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Scher, H., D. M. Pai, & J. Mort. (1973). Criterion for determining the origin of Ohmic currents in insulators. Journal of Applied Physics. 44(6). 2908–2909. 14 indexed citations
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Scher, H. & M. Lax. (1973). Stochastic Transport in a Disordered Solid. I. Theory. Physical review. B, Solid state. 7(10). 4491–4502. 981 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zallen, R. & H. Scher. (1971). Percolation on a Continuum and the Localization-Delocalization Transition in Amorphous Semiconductors. Physical review. B, Solid state. 4(12). 4471–4479. 196 indexed citations

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