I. Estermann

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

I. Estermann is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Estermann has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 3 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in I. Estermann's work include Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (4 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (3 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (2 papers). I. Estermann is often cited by papers focused on Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys (4 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (3 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (2 papers). I. Estermann collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Israel. I. Estermann's co-authors include L. Marton, Sanborn C. Brown, J. E. Goldman, S. A. Friedberg, J. Weertman, J. E. Zimmerman, D. R. Bates, T. Schlesinger, Paul Marcus and Halstead Harrison and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

I. Estermann

14 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Methods of Experimental Physics 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 500 1000 1.5k
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.

  1. Methods of Experimental Physics
    1960 1.6k citations L. Marton, I. Estermann et al. Physics Today profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
I. Estermann United States 8 703 376 337 264 210 14 1.8k
L. Muldawer United States 20 701 1.0× 829 2.2× 355 1.1× 94 0.4× 121 0.6× 53 1.9k
Irving E. Dayton United States 11 1.0k 1.4× 863 2.3× 748 2.2× 421 1.6× 224 1.1× 18 3.0k
M. Kaminsky United States 22 361 0.5× 867 2.3× 375 1.1× 393 1.5× 277 1.3× 81 2.0k
W Steckelmacher United Kingdom 27 940 1.3× 692 1.8× 1000 3.0× 438 1.7× 178 0.8× 119 2.8k
R. S. Pease United Kingdom 12 348 0.5× 1.5k 3.9× 627 1.9× 317 1.2× 205 1.0× 39 2.4k
R. W. James Australia 13 428 0.6× 879 2.3× 270 0.8× 93 0.4× 440 2.1× 41 2.2k
W. L. Brown United States 27 373 0.5× 623 1.7× 1.1k 3.3× 139 0.5× 139 0.7× 73 2.2k
J. Schelten Germany 26 511 0.7× 881 2.3× 177 0.5× 134 0.5× 504 2.4× 107 2.5k
Alexandre A. Radzig Russia 2 1.2k 1.7× 422 1.1× 453 1.3× 277 1.0× 83 0.4× 2 2.2k
L. Marton United States 20 652 0.9× 318 0.8× 473 1.4× 86 0.3× 294 1.4× 53 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. Estermann

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Estermann

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of I. Estermann. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of I. Estermann based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with I. Estermann. I. Estermann is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Estermann, I.. (1975). History of molecular beam research: Personal reminiscences of the important evolutionary period 1919–1933. American Journal of Physics. 43(8). 661–671. 11 indexed citations
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Bates, D. R., I. Estermann, & Halstead Harrison. (1971). Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics, Vol. 5. Physics Today. 24(2). 45–45. 7 indexed citations
3.
Estermann, I. & T. Schlesinger. (1970). Evidence for Partly Specular Reflection of Electrons in Thin Metal Films Condensed on Amorphous Substrates. Journal of Applied Physics. 41(7). 2802–2805. 10 indexed citations
4.
Estermann, I.. (1970). INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON RAREFIED GAS DYNAMICS (7TH).. 1 indexed citations
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Bates, D. R., I. Estermann, & Sidney Borowitz. (1969). Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics, Vol. 4. Physics Today. 22(11). 75–77. 4 indexed citations
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Bates, D. R., I. Estermann, & Bruce W. Shore. (1967). Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics, Vol. 2. Physics Today. 20(8). 65–65. 7 indexed citations
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Estermann, I., et al.. (1966). ADVANCES IN ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS. VOLUME 2.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 2 indexed citations
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Estermann, I. & A. Roshko. (1964). Rarefied gas dynamics. 2 indexed citations
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Marton, L., I. Estermann, & Sanborn C. Brown. (1960). Methods of Experimental Physics. Physics Today. 13(5). 42–42. 1596 indexed citations breakdown →
10.
McFee, J. H., Paul Marcus, & I. Estermann. (1960). Possible Application of Molecular Beam Techniques to the Measurement of Surface Temperatures. Review of Scientific Instruments. 31(9). 1013–1014. 6 indexed citations
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Estermann, I. & J. Weertman. (1952). Specific Heat of Germanium between 20°K and 200°K. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 20(6). 972–976. 26 indexed citations
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Estermann, I., S. A. Friedberg, & J. E. Goldman. (1952). The Specific Heats of Several Metals between 1.8° and 4.2°K. Physical Review. 87(4). 582–588. 83 indexed citations
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Friedberg, S. A., I. Estermann, & J. E. Goldman. (1952). The Electronic Specific Heat in Chromium and Magnesium. Physical Review. 85(2). 375–376. 27 indexed citations
14.
Estermann, I. & J. E. Zimmerman. (1952). Heat Conduction in Alloys at Low Temperatures. Journal of Applied Physics. 23(5). 578–588. 23 indexed citations

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