H. Z. Cummins

9.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
151 papers, 7.4k citations indexed

About

H. Z. Cummins is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ceramics and Composites. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Z. Cummins has authored 151 papers receiving a total of 7.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Materials Chemistry, 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 30 papers in Ceramics and Composites. Recurrent topics in H. Z. Cummins's work include Material Dynamics and Properties (53 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (34 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (31 papers). H. Z. Cummins is often cited by papers focused on Material Dynamics and Properties (53 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (34 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (31 papers). H. Z. Cummins collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. H. Z. Cummins's co-authors include E. R. Pike, Weimin Du, G. Li, Nongjian Tao, Robert W. Gammon, N. Knable, S. M. Shapiro, Edward M. Brody, A. Compaan and José Carlos Rodríguez Hernández and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

H. Z. Cummins

149 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Photon Correlation and Light Beating Spectroscopy

1974 870 citations H. Z. Cummins, E. R. Pike CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →
Experimental studies of structurally incommensurate crystal phases

1990 390 citations H. Z. Cummins profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. Z. Cummins United States	45	4.4k	2.3k	1.3k	964	941	151	7.4k
W. Petry Germany	46	5.7k 1.3×	2.0k 0.9×	765 0.6×	868 0.9×	631 0.7×	268	8.5k
Robert M. Hill United Kingdom	44	3.0k 0.7×	2.4k 1.1×	1000 0.8×	500 0.5×	796 0.8×	227	7.1k
W. van Megen Australia	39	6.1k 1.4×	1.4k 0.6×	2.7k 2.2×	258 0.3×	670 0.7×	110	7.9k
P. Tartaglia Italy	47	6.5k 1.5×	1.7k 0.8×	2.4k 1.9×	460 0.5×	608 0.6×	196	8.4k
Gilles Tarjus France	47	4.6k 1.0×	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 1.4×	774 0.8×	696 0.7×	200	7.6k
Sow‐Hsin Chen United States	42	4.0k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	1.7k 1.4×	231 0.2×	311 0.3×	160	7.6k
Julian H. Gibbs United States	26	6.4k 1.5×	662 0.3×	2.2k 1.7×	1.7k 1.8×	805 0.9×	56	9.4k
H. G. Drickamer United States	54	6.2k 1.4×	3.2k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	428 0.4×	2.4k 2.6×	401	14.7k
R. Jullien France	54	3.7k 0.8×	2.1k 0.9×	728 0.6×	671 0.7×	719 0.8×	237	10.0k
W. Götze Germany	45	8.4k 1.9×	3.7k 1.6×	1.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.8×	1.4k 1.4×	121	11.4k

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Cummins, H. Z., G. Li, Weimin Du, Yoon‐Hwae Hwang, & Guoqing Shen. (2013). Light Scattering Spectroscopy of Orthoterphenyl: Idealized and Extended Mode Coupling Analysis. Progress of Theoretical Physics Supplement. 126(0). 21–34. 1 indexed citations

Cummins, H. Z.. (2007). Liquid, glass, gel: The phases of colloidal Laponite. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 353(41-43). 3891–3905. 188 indexed citations

Brodin, A., et al.. (2002). Brillouin-scattering study of propylene carbonate: An evaluation of phenomenological and mode coupling analyses. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 65(5). 51503–51503. 29 indexed citations

Dreyfus, C., et al.. (2001). Brillouin scattering study of molten zinc chloride. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 63(4). 41509–41509. 16 indexed citations

Cummins, H. Z.. (1999). The liquid-glass transition: a mode-coupling perspective. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 11(10A). A95–A117. 40 indexed citations

Losert, Wolfgang, et al.. (1996). Spatial Period-Doubling Instability of Dendritic Arrays in Directional Solidification. Physical Review Letters. 77(5). 889–891. 34 indexed citations

Cummins, H. Z., G. Li, Weimin Du, José Carlos Rodríguez Hernández, & Nongjian Tao. (1995). Depolarized light scattering spectroscopy of glassforming liquids: Experimental tests of MCT. Transport Theory and Statistical Physics. 24(6-8). 981–1016. 28 indexed citations

Tao, Nongjian, G. Li, & H. Z. Cummins. (1991). Brillouin-scattering study of the liquid-glass transition in supercooled aqueous lithium chloride solutions: Generalized hydrodynamics and mode-coupling analyses. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(7). 5815–5830. 53 indexed citations

Srinivasan, M. R., et al.. (1990). Direct observation of microbubbles in directional solidification of salol. Physical Review Letters. 64(13). 1526–1528. 6 indexed citations

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Birman, Joseph L., H. Z. Cummins, & A. A. Kaplyanskiǐ. (1988). Laser Optics of Condensed Matter. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 55 indexed citations

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Qiu, S. L., et al.. (1985). Brillouin scattering in molten and crystalline alkali halides. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(4). 2456–2463. 9 indexed citations

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Wicksted, James P., Mitsugu Matsushita, H. Z. Cummins, Takeshi Shigenari, & Xue‐Zeng Lu. (1984). Resonant Brillouin scattering in CdS. I. Experiment. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 29(6). 3350–3361. 17 indexed citations

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Williamson, Samuel J., et al.. (1984). Light and Color in Nature and Art. American Journal of Physics. 52(2). 186–186. 74 indexed citations

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Cummins, H. Z., et al.. (1982). Dynamic light scattering studies of collagen. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 77(2). 616–621. 13 indexed citations

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Cummins, H. Z.. (1979). Brillouin scattering spectroscopy of ferroelectric and ferroelastic phase transitions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 293(1402). 393–405. 25 indexed citations

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Cummins, H. Z. & E. R. Pike. (1977). Photon correlation spectroscopy and velocimetry : [lectures]. Plenum Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Brody, Edward M. & H. Z. Cummins. (1974). Brillouin-scattering study of the elastic anomaly in ferroelectric KH2PO4. Physical review. B, Solid state. 9(1). 179–196. 47 indexed citations

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Cummins, H. Z. & Harry L. Swinney. (1970). Dispersion of the Velocity of Sound in Xenon in the Critical Region. Physical Review Letters. 25(17). 1165–1169. 28 indexed citations

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Wagner, Peter, et al.. (1969). Brillouin Scattering from Ultrasonic Microwave Pulses in LiNbO3. Journal of Applied Physics. 40(6). 2365–2368. 1 indexed citations

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Cummins, H. Z. & N. Knable. (1963). Single sideband modulation of coherent light by Bragg reflection from acoustical waves. Proceedings of the IEEE. 51(9). 1246–1246. 34 indexed citations

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