Joel I. Gersten

5.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
111 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Joel I. Gersten is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Joel I. Gersten has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 27 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Joel I. Gersten's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (23 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (15 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (14 papers). Joel I. Gersten is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (23 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (15 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (14 papers). Joel I. Gersten collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Puerto Rico. Joel I. Gersten's co-authors include Abraham Nitzan, D. A. Weitz, Stephen Garoff, N. Tzoar, Marvin H. Mittleman, John R. Lombardi, Ronald L. Birke, T. J. Gramila, H. M. Foley and Azriel Z. Genack and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Joel I. Gersten

110 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

Electromagnetic theory of enhanced Raman scattering by molecules adsorbed on rough surfaces

1980 859 citations Joel I. Gersten et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
Spectroscopic properties of molecules interacting with small dielectric particles

1981 573 citations Joel I. Gersten et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
The enhancement of Raman scattering, resonance Raman scattering, and fluorescence from molecules adsorbed on a rough silver surface

1983 413 citations D. A. Weitz, Stephen Garoff et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joel I. Gersten United States	31	2.5k	1.9k	1.8k	1.2k	768	111	4.7k
L. Genzel Germany	32	1.5k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	1.3k 1.7×	120	5.0k
J. Lermé France	44	2.5k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.1×	2.5k 2.0×	640 0.8×	115	5.7k
M. Pellarin France	45	2.4k 1.0×	2.1k 1.1×	2.1k 1.2×	2.9k 2.3×	697 0.9×	134	5.9k
Cherry A. Murray United States	33	914 0.4×	1.5k 0.8×	778 0.4×	1.7k 1.3×	527 0.7×	56	4.0k
J. R. Kirtley United States	46	3.0k 1.2×	3.5k 1.8×	1.2k 0.7×	1.7k 1.4×	1.3k 1.8×	140	7.5k
Kenneth G. Spears United States	32	589 0.2×	1.8k 0.9×	784 0.4×	558 0.4×	603 0.8×	93	3.3k
G. Marowsky Germany	30	503 0.2×	2.1k 1.1×	703 0.4×	597 0.5×	1.5k 1.9×	267	3.7k
David N. Nikogosyan Ireland	32	1.4k 0.6×	2.7k 1.4×	591 0.3×	1.2k 1.0×	2.2k 2.9×	116	5.2k
V. A. Apkarian United States	44	1.1k 0.4×	4.4k 2.3×	919 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	816 1.1×	180	6.1k
J. Ladik Germany	37	678 0.3×	2.6k 1.4×	286 0.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.6k 2.1×	344	5.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Belić, Milivoj R., et al.. (2009). Solid in the kicking laser field. Physics Letters A. 373(36). 3289–3295. 9 indexed citations

Gersten, Joel I. & M. Weger. (2002). Electron-ion interaction in a nearly ferroelectric metal. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 65(21). 2 indexed citations

Gersten, Joel I. & M. Weger. (1996). On the anomalous behavior of electron-electron scattering in high-temperature superconducting materials. Physica B Condensed Matter. 225(1-2). 33–40. 7 indexed citations

Gersten, Joel I., et al.. (1991). Theory of multiharmonic generation and multiphoton electron emission at a metal surface. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(3). 1883–1893. 17 indexed citations

Gersten, Joel I.. (1988). Theory of high-temperature superconductivity. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 37(4). 1616–1623. 25 indexed citations

Gersten, Joel I. & A. M. Sapse. (1985). Generalization of the Born equation to nonspherical solvent cavities. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 107(13). 3786–3788. 19 indexed citations

Genack, Azriel Z., K. Leung, H. W. Deckman, Premala Chandra, & Joel I. Gersten. (1984). Mie scattering interferometer and its application to the study of Raman scattering from molecules at a mercury interface. Applied Optics. 23(23). 4410–4410.

Gersten, Joel I., R. B. Gerber, Dalcio K. Dacol, & Herschel Rabitz. (1983). Scattering from disordered surfaces in the sudden approximation. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 78(6). 4277–4287. 32 indexed citations

Gersten, Joel I., et al.. (1982). Spontaneous electric dipole moments for small particles. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 76(6). 3177–3185. 8 indexed citations

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Garoff, Stephen, et al.. (1981). Deexcitation channels of excited molecules on silver island films (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 71. 1552. 1 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I.. (1980). The effect of surface roughness on surface enhanced Raman scattering. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 72(10). 5779–5780. 156 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I., R. R. Alfano, & Milivoj R. Belić. (1980). Combined stimulated Raman scattering and continuum self-phase modulations. Physical review. A, General physics. 21(4). 1222–1224. 43 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I., David A. Weitz, T. J. Gramila, & Azriel Z. Genack. (1980). Inelastic Mie scattering from rough metal surfaces: Theory and experiment. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 22(10). 4562–4571. 50 indexed citations

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Belić, Milivoj R. & Joel I. Gersten. (1979). A solid-state solar-powered heat transfer device. Journal of Applied Physics. 50(9). 5682–5685. 1 indexed citations

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Birke, Ronald L., John R. Lombardi, & Joel I. Gersten. (1979). Observation of a Continuum in Enhanced Raman Scattering from a Metal-Solution Interface. Physical Review Letters. 43(1). 71–75. 88 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I.. (1977). Theory of collisional quenching of fast metastable ions. Physical review. A, General physics. 15(3). 940–942. 6 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I.. (1976). Theory of collisional angular-momentum mixing of Rydberg states. Physical review. A, General physics. 14(4). 1354–1357. 43 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I., et al.. (1976). Theory of Ion Angular Distributions in Electron-Stimulated Desorption. Physical Review Letters. 36(11). 610–613. 25 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I. & Marvin H. Mittleman. (1975). Ionization of highly excited hydrogen atoms by intense electromagnetic fields. Physical review. A, General physics. 11(3). 1103–1104. 8 indexed citations

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Gersten, Joel I. & N. Tzoar. (1973). Many-Body Formalism for Photoemission Studies. Physical review. B, Solid state. 8(12). 5671–5683. 29 indexed citations

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