Joseph Reader

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
184 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Joseph Reader is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Reader has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 133 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 85 papers in Spectroscopy and 69 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Joseph Reader's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (121 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (80 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (69 papers). Joseph Reader is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (121 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (80 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (69 papers). Joseph Reader collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. Joseph Reader's co-authors include Nicolo Acquista, Yuri Ralchenko, Arlene Musgrove, W. L. Wiese, D. E. Kelleher, Alexander Kramida, Jack Sugar, Gabriel L. Epstein, Karen J. Olsen and Fan-Di Jou and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and The Astrophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Reader

180 papers receiving 5.7k citations

Hit Papers

NIST Atomic Spectra Datab... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1999 1998 250 500 750 1000
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. NIST Atomic Spectra Database (version 2.0)
    1999 1.1k citations Yuri Ralchenko, D. E. Kelleher et al. profile →
  2. Atomic Spectra Database
    1998 609 citations D. E. Kelleher, William C. Martin et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Joseph Reader 4.1k 2.3k 1.7k 829 650 184 5.9k
W. L. Wiese 4.7k 1.1× 3.7k 1.7× 2.0k 1.2× 1.7k 2.1× 437 0.7× 169 8.4k
Yuri Ralchenko 3.0k 0.7× 2.2k 1.0× 678 0.4× 761 0.9× 587 0.9× 156 4.5k
Hans R. Griem 4.1k 1.0× 4.1k 1.8× 1.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.9× 223 0.3× 189 6.1k
G. H. Dunn 4.7k 1.2× 1.1k 0.5× 3.0k 1.8× 663 0.8× 1.1k 1.8× 126 6.0k
A E Kingston 5.2k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 1.2k 1.8× 228 6.5k
R. F. Stebbings 4.6k 1.1× 678 0.3× 2.1k 1.2× 981 1.2× 675 1.0× 141 6.4k
D. E. Kelleher 2.0k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 905 0.5× 865 1.0× 159 0.2× 51 3.8k
A. Wolf 5.2k 1.3× 1.0k 0.4× 2.4k 1.4× 604 0.7× 697 1.1× 346 6.7k
E. W. McDaniel 3.8k 0.9× 740 0.3× 3.2k 1.9× 2.1k 2.5× 649 1.0× 105 7.8k
H B Gilbody 5.0k 1.2× 1.0k 0.4× 2.1k 1.3× 560 0.7× 1.6k 2.4× 211 5.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Joseph Reader

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Joseph Reader

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Joseph Reader. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Joseph Reader 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 Joseph Reader. Joseph Reader 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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Podpaly, Y., et al.. (2018). Analysis of EUV spectra from N-shell tungsten ions observed with an electron beam ion trap. The European Physical Journal D. 72(7). 10 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph, et al.. (2016). Spectrum and energy levels of five-times ionized zirconium (Zr VI). Physica Scripta. 91(2). 25401–25401. 10 indexed citations
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Gillaspy, J. D., D. Osin, Yuri Ralchenko, Joseph Reader, & S. A. Blundell. (2013). Transition Energies of the D-lines in Na-like Ions. Physical Review A. 87(6). 62503. 4 indexed citations
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Kramida, Alexander, Yuri Ralchenko, & Joseph Reader. (2012). Current Status of Atomic Spectroscopy Databases at NIST. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 3 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph, Alexander Kramida, & Yuri Ralchenko. (2012). NIST Atomic Spectroscopy Databases in Support of Astronomy. 219. 1 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph & Jean-François Wyart. (2009). Observation of inner-shell-excited configurations in triply ionized ceriumCe3+. Physical Review A. 80(4). 7 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph, Yuri Ralchenko, J. M. Pomeroy, & J. D. Gillaspy. (2006). Spectra of W^39+-W^46+ in the 12-14 nm region observed with an EBIT light source. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 37. 1 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph, U. Feldman, & C. M. Brown. (2006). Measurement of wavelengths with phosphor storage image plates on a grazing incidence spectrograph. Applied Optics. 45(29). 7657–7657. 5 indexed citations
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Kerber, F., et al.. (2004). Spectral Characterization of HST Calibration Lamps {?} New Pt/Cr-Ne Line Catalogues and Ageing Test, ed. by G. Hasinger and M.J. Turner. Proc SPIE. 5488. 2 indexed citations
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Joshi, Y N, et al.. (2003). High-resolution spectrum of xenon ions at 134 nm. Optics Letters. 28(16). 1478–1478. 40 indexed citations
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Kelleher, D. E., William C. Martin, W. L. Wiese, et al.. (1998). Atomic Spectra Database. 27. 609 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sansonetti, J. E., et al.. (1992). Atlas of the Spectrum of a Platinum/Neon Hollow-Cathode Lamp in the Region 1130-4330 {?}. 97. 5 indexed citations
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Sansonetti, J. E., Joseph Reader, Craig J. Sansonetti, & Nicolo Acquista. (1992). Atlas of the spectrum of a platinum neon hollow-cathode reference lamp in the region 1130-4330 angstrom. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 97(1). 1–1. 45 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph, Rolf Engleman, Nicolo Acquista, & Craig J. Sansonetti. (1988). Accurate energy levels for singly ionized platinum (Pt ii). Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 5(10). 2106–2106. 8 indexed citations
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Persson, Willy & Joseph Reader. (1986). Spectrum and energy levels of Y vi. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 3(7). 959–959. 18 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph & Nicolo Acquista. (1980). Spectrum and energy levels of twelve-times ionized niobium (Nb xiii). Journal of the Optical Society of America. 70(3). 317–317. 38 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph & Nicolo Acquista. (1979). Spectrum and energy levels of eleven-times ionized zirconium (Zr xii). Journal of the Optical Society of America. 69(12). 1659–1659. 36 indexed citations
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Zalubas, Romuald, Joseph Reader, & C.H. Corliss. (1976). 4s^24p^4–4s4p^5 transitions in five-times-ionized yttrium (Yvi). Journal of the Optical Society of America. 66(1). 35–35. 15 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph & Sumner P. Davis. (1967). Fundamental energy levels of neutral promethium (Pm I). Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry. 71A(6). 587–587. 7 indexed citations
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Reader, Joseph, et al.. (1963). Predisperser for High-Resolution Grating Spectrographs. Applied Optics. 2(9). 963–963. 11 indexed citations

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