L. H. Ford

9.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

L. H. Ford is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. H. Ford has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 105 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 59 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in L. H. Ford's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (103 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (93 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (53 papers). L. H. Ford is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (103 papers), Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect (93 papers) and Black Holes and Theoretical Physics (53 papers). L. H. Ford collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Brazil. L. H. Ford's co-authors include Thomas A. Roman, Alexander Vilenkin, Leonard Parker, N. F. Svaiter, Hongwei Yu, N. D. Birrell, Christopher J. Fewster, M. Aryal, Chung‐Hsien Wu and David J. Toms and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physics Today and Nuclear Physics B.

In The Last Decade

L. H. Ford

150 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

Gravitational particle creation and inflation 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 100 200 300 400
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. Gravitational particle creation and inflation
    1987 442 citations L. H. Ford Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
L. H. Ford United States 41 4.7k 3.7k 2.8k 2.0k 190 153 6.0k
N. D. Birrell United Kingdom 14 4.7k 1.0× 4.0k 1.1× 2.7k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 192 1.0× 19 5.9k
Stefano Liberati Italy 44 5.2k 1.1× 4.1k 1.1× 2.9k 1.1× 3.1k 1.5× 78 0.4× 180 6.7k
Friedrich W. Hehl Germany 42 6.1k 1.3× 5.2k 1.4× 1.4k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 57 0.3× 149 7.7k
J M Irvine United Kingdom 12 1.8k 0.4× 2.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 85 0.4× 40 3.2k
E. G. Adelberger United States 30 2.8k 0.6× 2.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.6× 948 0.5× 65 0.3× 98 4.7k
Valeri P. Frolov Canada 42 5.7k 1.2× 5.2k 1.4× 1.2k 0.5× 1.8k 0.9× 36 0.2× 209 6.2k
Michele Maggiore Switzerland 34 3.9k 0.8× 3.1k 0.9× 794 0.3× 1.5k 0.7× 66 0.3× 102 5.1k
Esteban Calzetta Argentina 26 1.8k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.5× 1.0k 0.5× 202 1.1× 100 2.9k
David G. Boulware United States 26 3.2k 0.7× 3.4k 0.9× 927 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 40 0.2× 57 4.1k
P. Sikivie United States 49 6.6k 1.4× 10.2k 2.8× 2.7k 1.0× 476 0.2× 265 1.4× 127 10.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. H. Ford

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. H. Ford

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ford, L. H.. (2024). Vacuum radiation pressure fluctuations on electrons. Physical review. D. 110(9).
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Ford, L. H., et al.. (2024). Numerical simulation of quantum field fluctuations. Physical review. D. 109(11).
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Ford, L. H., et al.. (2023). Frequency spectra analysis of space- and time-averaged quantum stress tensor fluctuations. Physical review. D. 107(3). 1 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H., et al.. (2022). Vacuum decay induced by quantum fluctuations. Physical review. D. 105(8). 8 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (2022). Electric field and voltage fluctuations in the Casimir effect. Physical review. D. 105(6). 4 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (2021). Vacuum radiation pressure fluctuations on atoms. Physical review. A. 104(1). 5 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (2021). Cosmological particle production: a review. Reports on Progress in Physics. 84(11). 116901–116901. 73 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H., Mark P. Hertzberg, & Johanna Karouby. (2016). Quantum Gravitational Force Between Polarizable Objects. Physical Review Letters. 116(15). 151301–151301. 23 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H. & Thomas A. Roman. (2008). Negative energy density in superposition and entangled states. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 77(4). 6 indexed citations
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Hsiang, Jen-Tsung & L. H. Ford. (2004). External Time-Varying Fields and Electron Coherence. Physical Review Letters. 92(25). 250402–250402. 14 indexed citations
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Wu, Chung‐Hsien & L. H. Ford. (2001). Quantum fluctuations of radiation pressure. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 64(4). 32 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H. & Thomas A. Roman. (2000). Classical Scalar Fields and Violations of the Second Law. arXiv (Cornell University). 3 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H. & N. F. Svaiter. (1997). Cosmological and black hole horizon fluctuations. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 56(4). 2226–2235. 44 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H., et al.. (1988). Growth of scalar-field quantum fluctuations in Robertson-Walker universes. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 37(8). 2099–2103. 16 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (1984). Absorption of high-energy gamma rays by photon-photon interactions near a star. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 211(3). 559–561. 5 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (1979). Comment on the interaction of an atom with a pair of perfectly conducting plates. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 368(1733). 311–312. 2 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (1979). Casimir effect for a self-interacting scalar field. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 368(1733). 305–310. 36 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (1978). The interaction of an atom with electromagnetic vacuum fluctuations in the presence of a pair of perfectly conducting plates. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 362(1711). 559–571. 3 indexed citations
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Ford, L. H.. (1978). Quantum coherence effects and the second law of thermodynamics. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 364(1717). 227–236. 120 indexed citations
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Jones, J.F., et al.. (1974). Multi-stage fluidized-bed pyrolysis of coal at the Project COED Pilot Plant. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 104(3). 50–3. 1 indexed citations

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