H. W. Sobel

13.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 535 citations indexed

About

H. W. Sobel is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, H. W. Sobel has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 535 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 1 paper in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 1 paper in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in H. W. Sobel's work include Neutrino Physics Research (8 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (6 papers) and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (5 papers). H. W. Sobel is often cited by papers focused on Neutrino Physics Research (8 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (6 papers) and Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (5 papers). H. W. Sobel collaborates with scholars based in United States and South Africa. H. W. Sobel's co-authors include F. Reines, H. S. Gurr, James I. Lathrop, J.P.F. Sellschop, M. F. Crouch, W. R. Kropp, B. S. Meyer, L. R. Price, Z. D. Greenwood and P. B. Landecker and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment and Physical Review C.

In The Last Decade

H. W. Sobel

9 papers receiving 516 citations

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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.

Detection ofν¯e−eScattering

1976 247 citations F. Reines, H. S. Gurr et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. W. Sobel United States	7	514	78	42	20	13	9	535
Charles Picciotto Canada	9	310 0.6×	71 0.9×	33 0.8×	17 0.8×	8 0.6×	26	326
H. S. Gurr United States	10	542 1.1×	56 0.7×	39 0.9×	8 0.4×	15 1.2×	13	560
B. Degrange France	12	428 0.8×	135 1.7×	23 0.5×	10 0.5×	5 0.4×	31	445
Jean Kaplan France	10	395 0.8×	34 0.4×	48 1.1×	8 0.4×	6 0.5×	20	428
N. Golubev Russia	4	235 0.5×	90 1.2×	63 1.5×	9 0.5×	12 0.9×	5	254
A. Demehin Germany	9	345 0.7×	36 0.5×	42 1.0×	35 1.8×	8 0.6×	10	362
F. Petry Germany	11	388 0.8×	41 0.5×	47 1.1×	43 2.1×	8 0.6×	15	405
H. K. Walter Switzerland	9	644 1.3×	65 0.8×	33 0.8×	40 2.0×	29 2.2×	11	667
Ch. Kraus Germany	5	511 1.0×	99 1.3×	53 1.3×	11 0.6×	21 1.6×	15	531
B. Flatt Germany	5	510 1.0×	97 1.2×	56 1.3×	11 0.6×	22 1.7×	14	531

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. W. Sobel

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Riley, S., Z. D. Greenwood, W. R. Kropp, et al.. (1993). A low-background detector for observing the disintegration of the deuteron by reactor antineutrinos. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 335(3). 487–496. 1 indexed citations

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Reines, F., et al.. (1980). Evidence for Neutrino Instability. Physical Review Letters. 45(16). 1307–1311. 155 indexed citations

3.

Gurr, H. S., et al.. (1979). Detection of Weak Neutral Current Using Fissionν¯eon Deuterons. Physical Review Letters. 43(2). 96–99. 49 indexed citations

4.

Reines, F., H. S. Gurr, & H. W. Sobel. (1976). Detection ofν¯e−eScattering. Physical Review Letters. 37(6). 315–318. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

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Reines, F., H. W. Sobel, & H. S. Gurr. (1974). Stability of the Neutrino. Physical Review Letters. 32(4). 180–181. 17 indexed citations

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Gurr, H. S., F. Reines, & H. W. Sobel. (1974). Neutral-Current Limit and Future Prospect at a Fission Reactor. Physical Review Letters. 33(3). 179–181. 28 indexed citations

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Sobel, H. W., W. R. Kropp, James I. Lathrop, et al.. (1973). High-Energy Gamma Rays from Spontaneous Fission ofU238. Physical Review C. 7(4). 1564–1579. 13 indexed citations

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Reines, F., W. R. Kropp, H. W. Sobel, et al.. (1971). Muons Produced By Atmospheric Neutrinos: Experiment. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 4(1). 80–98. 20 indexed citations

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Reines, F., P. B. Landecker, James I. Lathrop, et al.. (1971). Upper Limit on High-Energy Neutrinos from Weber Pulses. Physical Review Letters. 26(23). 1451–1452. 5 indexed citations

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