L. E. Drain

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

L. E. Drain is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, L. E. Drain has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 7 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in L. E. Drain's work include Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (7 papers), Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena (5 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (4 papers). L. E. Drain is often cited by papers focused on Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (7 papers), Crystallography and Radiation Phenomena (5 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (4 papers). L. E. Drain collaborates with scholars based in India, Canada and United States. L. E. Drain's co-authors include C. B. Scruby, J. A. Morrison, J. A. Morrison, A H Cooke, J. M. Los, Brian Moss, J. S. Dugdale, G. W. West, Alex J. Hughes and P. A. Egelstaff and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics and Physics Letters A.

In The Last Decade

L. E. Drain

32 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

Laser Ultrasonics Techniques and Applications

1990 659 citations C. B. Scruby, L. E. Drain Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
L. E. Drain India	21	611	437	433	373	303	32	2.0k
Irving E. Dayton United States	11	421 0.7×	321 0.7×	482 1.1×	1.0k 2.7×	863 2.8×	18	3.0k
G. Poots United Kingdom	18	198 0.3×	404 0.9×	527 1.2×	779 2.1×	352 1.2×	65	2.6k
W Steckelmacher United Kingdom	27	438 0.7×	231 0.5×	402 0.9×	940 2.5×	692 2.3×	119	2.8k
William M. Visscher United States	28	671 1.1×	456 1.0×	398 0.9×	969 2.6×	1.3k 4.2×	60	3.3k
R.W. Powell United Kingdom	23	425 0.7×	766 1.8×	397 0.9×	318 0.9×	1.2k 3.8×	54	2.4k
David R.H. Jones United Kingdom	26	395 0.6×	682 1.6×	227 0.5×	377 1.0×	600 2.0×	140	2.2k
I. Ursu Romania	23	428 0.7×	339 0.8×	149 0.3×	338 0.9×	492 1.6×	223	1.9k
G. D. Scott Canada	14	195 0.3×	333 0.8×	482 1.1×	271 0.7×	889 2.9×	45	2.2k
Po‐zen Wong United States	30	521 0.9×	232 0.5×	219 0.5×	373 1.0×	457 1.5×	51	2.6k
R. E. Hollenbach United States	11	995 1.6×	335 0.8×	201 0.5×	395 1.1×	1.3k 4.4×	16	2.7k

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Scruby, C. B. & L. E. Drain. (1990). Laser Ultrasonics Techniques and Applications. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 659 indexed citations breakdown →

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Drain, L. E.. (1985). Laser anemometry and particle sizing. 17–30. 6 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1980). The Laser Doppler Technique. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 377 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E., et al.. (1978). <title>Displacement And Vibration Measurement By Laser Interferometry</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 136. 52–57. 14 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E. & Brian Moss. (1972). The frequency shifting of laser light by electro-optic techniques. Optical and Quantum Electronics. 4(4). 429–439. 14 indexed citations

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Bourke, Paula, James Butterworth, L. E. Drain, et al.. (1970). A study of the spatial structure of turbulent flow by intensity-fluctuation spectroscopy. Journal of physics. A, Proceedings of the Physical Society. General. 3(2). 216–228. 34 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1967). Nuclear magnetic resonance in metals. 12(1). 195–228. 6 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1967). Nuclear magnetic resonance in metals. International Materials Reviews. 12(1). 195–228. 45 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1966). Nuclear magnetic resonance in -manganese. Proceedings of the Physical Society. 88(1). 111–125. 23 indexed citations

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Butterworth, J. M., L. E. Drain, & J. Penfold. (1965). Nuclear magnetic resonance linewidth in β-Mn. Physics Letters. 15(3). 215–216. 5 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E., et al.. (1964). Spark erosion in liquid argon. Journal of Scientific Instruments. 41(10). 614–617. 10 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1964). The magnetic moment of Ni61. Physics Letters. 11(2). 114–115. 21 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1962). The Broadening of Magnetic Resonance Lines due to Field Inhomogeneities in Powdered Samples. Proceedings of the Physical Society. 80(6). 1380–1382. 159 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1962). Nuclear magnetic resonance in chromium-vanadium alloys. Journal de Physique. 23(10). 745–749. 27 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1959). Nuclear magnetic resonance in silver-cadmium. Philosophical magazine. 4(40). 484–501. 44 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E.. (1955). Nuclear magnetic resonance in ammonium fluoride. Discussions of the Faraday Society. 19. 200–200. 26 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E. & J. A. Morrison. (1952). Thermodynamic properties of argon adsorbed on rutile. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 48. 840–840. 61 indexed citations

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Drain, L. E. & J. A. Morrison. (1952). Interpretation of the thermodynamic properties of adsorbed argon at low surface coverages. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 48. 316–316. 55 indexed citations

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Cooke, A H & L. E. Drain. (1952). Proton Magnetic Resonance and Molecular Motion in Solids. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section A. 65(11). 894–902. 31 indexed citations

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Morrison, J. A. & L. E. Drain. (1951). The Heat Capacity of Multimolecular Layers of Adsorbed Argon. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 19(8). 1063–1063. 23 indexed citations

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