I. Sick

16.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
206 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

I. Sick is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Sick has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 144 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 111 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 60 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in I. Sick's work include Nuclear physics research studies (113 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (72 papers) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (51 papers). I. Sick is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear physics research studies (113 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (72 papers) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (51 papers). I. Sick collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and France. I. Sick's co-authors include J. S. McCarthy, T. W. Donnelly, R. R. Whitney, Donal B. Day, B. Frois, Omar Benhar, J. S. McCarthy, J.M. Cavedon, Ph. Leconte and M. R. Yearian and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

I. Sick

204 papers receiving 8.9k citations

Hit Papers

Elastic electron scatteri... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 100 200 300 400
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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. Elastic electron scattering from 12C and 16O
    1970 432 citations I. Sick et al. Nuclear Physics A profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
I. Sick 7.9k 4.3k 1.4k 855 494 206 9.2k
A. K. Kerman 4.7k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 844 0.6× 671 0.8× 718 1.5× 91 6.4k
A. Winther 4.5k 0.6× 3.3k 0.8× 1.7k 1.2× 446 0.5× 385 0.8× 105 5.6k
T.T.S. Kuo 6.6k 0.8× 4.3k 1.0× 730 0.5× 1.0k 1.2× 702 1.4× 226 7.7k
A.M. Lane 4.9k 0.6× 3.7k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 947 1.1× 300 0.6× 89 6.4k
Nguyen Van Giai 7.5k 0.9× 3.9k 0.9× 757 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 584 1.2× 219 8.1k
Ben R. Mottelson 5.2k 0.7× 4.7k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 1.0k 1.2× 1.2k 2.4× 82 7.3k
R. M. Diamond 5.8k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 851 1.0× 810 1.6× 208 6.6k
H. Esbensen 6.2k 0.8× 3.9k 0.9× 1.8k 1.2× 433 0.5× 483 1.0× 176 7.1k
M.N. Harakeh 5.5k 0.7× 2.6k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 952 1.1× 355 0.7× 293 5.9k
R. V. F. Janssens 9.3k 1.2× 4.8k 1.1× 2.8k 2.0× 932 1.1× 690 1.4× 527 9.9k

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of I. Sick. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of I. Sick 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. Sick. I. Sick is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sick, I.. (2014). Importance of Tail of Proton Density. Few-Body Systems. 55(8-10). 903–906. 3 indexed citations
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Day, Donal B. & I. Sick. (2004). Is simultaneousyandξscaling in the quasielastic region accidental?. Physical Review C. 69(2). 2 indexed citations
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Sick, I.. (2003). On the rms-radius of the proton. Physics Letters B. 576(1-2). 62–67. 170 indexed citations
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Pandharipande, V. R., et al.. (1997). Independent particle motion and correlations in fermion systems. Reviews of Modern Physics. 69(3). 981–991. 144 indexed citations
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Day, Donal B., J. S. McCarthy, Z.-E. Meziani, et al.. (1993). Inclusive electron-nucleus scattering at high momentum transfer. Physical Review C. 48(4). 1849–1863. 74 indexed citations
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Filippone, B. W., R. D. McKeown, R. Milner, et al.. (1992). Nuclear structure functions atx>1. Physical Review C. 45(4). 1582–1585. 16 indexed citations
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Benhar, Omar, A. Fabrocini, S. Fantoni, V. R. Pandharipande, & I. Sick. (1992). Color transparency and correlation effects in quasielastic electron-nucleus scattering at high momentum transfer. Physical Review Letters. 69(6). 881–884. 42 indexed citations
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Platchkov, S., P. Bricault, J.M. Cavedon, et al.. (1988). Measurement of the1f72-Neutron-Orbit Radius inCa41. Physical Review Letters. 61(13). 1465–1468. 30 indexed citations
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Jans, E., M. Bernheim, M. K. Brussel, et al.. (1987). The quasi-free 3He(e, e′p) reaction. Nuclear Physics A. 475(4). 687–719. 48 indexed citations
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Day, Donal B., J. S. McCarthy, Z.-E. Meziani, et al.. (1987). yscaling in electron-nucleus scattering. Physical Review Letters. 59(4). 427–430. 108 indexed citations
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Boeglin, W., I. Sick, & H. Seiler. (1986). Electroplating of thick osmium targets. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 252(1). 1–3. 8 indexed citations
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Cavedon, J.M., J. C. Clémens, B. Frois, et al.. (1985). Boson Densities in the Germanium Isotopes and Inelastic Electron Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 54(7). 643–645. 9 indexed citations
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Juster, F.P., S. Auffret, J.M. Cavedon, et al.. (1985). Tritium Electromagnetic Form Factors. Physical Review Letters. 55(21). 2261–2264. 82 indexed citations
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Burzyński, Stanisław, H.P. Gubler, J. Jourdan, et al.. (1983). Accurate determination of the 17O16O + n coupling constant and spectroscopic factor. Nuclear Physics A. 399(1). 230–240. 27 indexed citations
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Platchkov, S., J.M. Cavedon, J. C. Clémens, et al.. (1983). The magnetic form factor of 51V at very high momentum transfer. Physics Letters B. 131(4-6). 301–304. 18 indexed citations
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Gubler, H.P., G.R. Plattner, W. D. Ramsay, et al.. (1982). Quasi-free π4He scattering and πN medium corrections. Physics Letters B. 112(1). 35–39. 12 indexed citations
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Platchkov, S., J.B. Bellicard, J.M. Cavedon, et al.. (1982). Magnetic electron scattering and valence nucleon radial wave functions. Physical Review C. 25(5). 2318–2352. 41 indexed citations
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Rock, S. E., R. G. Arnold, B. T. Chertok, et al.. (1982). Inelastic electron scattering fromHe3andHe4in the threshold region at high momentum transfer. Physical Review C. 26(4). 1592–1609. 23 indexed citations
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Mougey, J., M. Bernheim, A. Bussière, et al.. (1976). Quasi-free (e, e'p) scattering on 12C, 28Si, 40Ca and 58Ni. Nuclear Physics A. 262(3). 461–492. 207 indexed citations
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Hildenbrand, K. D., et al.. (1976). Elastic scattering of 12C on 13C at the Coulomb barrier. Nuclear Physics A. 274(1-2). 253–261. 7 indexed citations

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