J. W. Boag

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
106 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

J. W. Boag is a scholar working on Radiation, Food Science and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Boag has authored 106 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Radiation, 20 papers in Food Science and 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in J. W. Boag's work include Radiation Effects and Dosimetry (20 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (15 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (9 papers). J. W. Boag is often cited by papers focused on Radiation Effects and Dosimetry (20 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (15 papers) and Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques (9 papers). J. W. Boag collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands. J. W. Boag's co-authors include Edwin J. Hart, G.E. Adams, D. L. Dewey, Antoinette Pirie, Ruth van Heyningen, Edith Hochhauser, Richard F. Mould, J.E. Sturrock, Joseph Rotblat and G. W. Dolphin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Genetics.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Boag

100 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Absorption Spectrum of the Hydrated Electron in Water and... 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Absorption Spectrum of the Hydrated Electron in Water and in Aqueous Solutions
    1962 589 citations J. W. Boag et al. profile →

Peers

J. W. Boag
H. E. Johns Canada
J. P. Keene United Kingdom
R. N. Hamm United States
John L. Magee United States
P. O’Neill United Kingdom
Norman V. Klassen Canada
Jean‐Paul Jay‐Gerin Canada
Jay A. LaVerne United States
Simon M. Pimblott United States
A. Chatterjee United States
H. E. Johns Canada
J. W. Boag
Citations per year, relative to J. W. Boag J. W. Boag (= 1×) peers H. E. Johns

Countries citing papers authored by J. W. Boag

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Fields of papers citing papers by J. W. Boag

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. W. Boag

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Boag, J. W., et al.. (1996). The effect of free-electron collection on the recombination correction to ionization measurements of pulsed radiation. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 41(5). 885–897. 83 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W.. (1985). The nuclear imperative the Crookshank lecture,1984. Medicine and War. 1(1). 5–11. 1 indexed citations
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Cullen, Beulah M., et al.. (1980). Cell Survival at Low Oxygen Tension and Dose Build-up in Argon. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 37(1). 19–32. 10 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W.. (1979). Electrostatic imaging in radiology: limitations and prospects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 292(1390). 273–283. 4 indexed citations
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Barish, Robert J., Rebecca Fox, & J. W. Boag. (1976). Ionographic autoradiography: charge distributions and electric field patterns. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 9(5). 879–886. 1 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W., A. J. Stacey, & R. Davis. (1976). Radiation exposure to the patient in xeroradiography. British Journal of Radiology. 49(579). 253–261. 29 indexed citations
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Mould, Richard F. & J. W. Boag. (1975). A test of several parametric statistical models for estimating success rate in the treatment of carcinoma cervix uteri. British Journal of Cancer. 32(5). 529–550. 53 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W. & S C Lillicrap. (1972). Dose distributions in high energy electron beams. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 17(5). 671. 2 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W., T. E. Burlin, E. Collinson, et al.. (1972). Quality factor and dose equivalent in radiation protection. British Journal of Radiology. 45(532). 314–315. 5 indexed citations
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Berger, M. J., G.E. Adams, D. K. Bewley, & J. W. Boag. (1971). Charged Particle Tracks in Solids and Liquids. Radiation Research. 46(2). 410–410. 28 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W.. (1971). Current Topics in Radiation Research. International Journal of Radiation Biology and Related Studies in Physics Chemistry and Medicine. 19(2). 201–202. 82 indexed citations
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Adams, G.E., J. W. Boag, & B. D. MICHAEL. (1966). Transient species produced in irradiated water and aqueous solutions containing oxygen. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 289(1418). 321–341. 29 indexed citations
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Adams, G.E., et al.. (1965). Reactions of the hydroxyl radical. Part 2.—Determination of absolute rate constants. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 61(0). 1417–1424. 129 indexed citations
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Adams, G.E., J. H. Baxendale, & J. W. Boag. (1964). Electron attachment in irradiated solutions. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 277(1371). 549–561. 17 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W., et al.. (1963). Physical methods in radiation chemistry and in radiobiology . Mécanisme de l'action des rayonnements sur les composés organiques solides . Effects of ionizing radiations on molecules in cells . Effects of irradiation on synthesis and loss of DNA. Masson eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W.. (1960). Statistical problems which arise in cancer therapy. Clinical Radiology. 11(3). 150–155. 6 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W. & A. Müller. (1959). Changes in the Electron Spin Resonance Spectrum of Glycine with Increasing Doses of Radiation. Nature. 183(4664). 831–831. 2 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W.. (1954). The Distribution of Linear Energy Transfer or "Ion Density" for Fast Neutrons in Water. Radiation Research. 1(4). 323–323. 33 indexed citations
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Boag, J. W.. (1952). The Saturation Curve for Ionization Measurements in Pulsed Radiation Beams. British Journal of Radiology. 25(300). 649–650. 25 indexed citations

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