Larry L. Lucas

882 total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 685 citations indexed

About

Larry L. Lucas is a scholar working on Radiation, Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Larry L. Lucas has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 685 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Radiation, 9 papers in Radiological and Ultrasound Technology and 8 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Larry L. Lucas's work include Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (9 papers), Radioactive contamination and transfer (8 papers) and Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques (8 papers). Larry L. Lucas is often cited by papers focused on Radioactivity and Radon Measurements (9 papers), Radioactive contamination and transfer (8 papers) and Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques (8 papers). Larry L. Lucas collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Larry L. Lucas's co-authors include Michael P. Unterweger, J.M.R. Hutchinson, Bert M. Coursey, E. Garcı́a-Toraño, A. Grau Malonda, Philippe Pouliguen, Frank A. Müller, C. Terret, John W. Root and P. Mullen and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Chemical Physics Letters and IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

In The Last Decade

Larry L. Lucas

18 papers receiving 594 citations

Hit Papers

Comprehensive review and critical evaluation of the half-... 2000 2026 2008 2017 2000 100 200 300 400
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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. Comprehensive review and critical evaluation of the half-life of tritium
    2000 449 citations Larry L. Lucas, Michael P. Unterweger Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Larry L. Lucas United States 9 300 201 172 164 128 19 685
Michael P. Unterweger United States 17 358 1.2× 239 1.2× 603 3.5× 287 1.8× 336 2.6× 54 1.3k
Guo‐Min Yang China 15 168 0.6× 86 0.4× 57 0.3× 105 0.6× 33 0.3× 57 572
Á. Horváth Hungary 19 86 0.3× 47 0.2× 346 2.0× 191 1.2× 388 3.0× 49 1.2k
G.M. Reimer United States 17 87 0.3× 76 0.4× 74 0.4× 218 1.3× 247 1.9× 68 941
W.B. Mann United States 16 82 0.3× 46 0.2× 480 2.8× 216 1.3× 285 2.2× 55 849
K.S. Heier Norway 29 583 1.9× 46 0.2× 47 0.3× 60 0.4× 139 1.1× 77 2.8k
Fabio Mantovani Italy 20 36 0.1× 129 0.6× 120 0.7× 115 0.7× 260 2.0× 53 890
Patrick Richon France 23 69 0.2× 161 0.8× 61 0.4× 343 2.1× 770 6.0× 48 1.3k
Takuya Matsumoto Japan 13 213 0.7× 98 0.5× 37 0.2× 126 0.8× 46 0.4× 44 590
Tadeusz A. Przylibski Poland 20 132 0.4× 45 0.2× 91 0.5× 331 2.0× 871 6.8× 82 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Larry L. Lucas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Larry L. Lucas

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Larry L. Lucas. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Larry L. Lucas 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 Larry L. Lucas. Larry L. Lucas is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Lucas, Larry L. & L. Pibida. (2009). New Spherical Gamma-Ray and Neutron Emitting Sources for Testing of Radiation Detection Instruments. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 114(6). 303–303. 1 indexed citations
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Outola, Iisa, et al.. (2008). Investigation of radioactivity in selected drinking water samples from Maryland. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 277(1). 155–159. 25 indexed citations
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Pibida, L., et al.. (2008). THE AIR-KERMA RATE CONSTANT: APPLICATION TO AIR-KERMA MEASUREMENTS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY. Health Physics. 94(2). 126–133. 3 indexed citations
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Ratel, G, C Michotte, H. Janßen, et al.. (2005). Activity measurements of the radionuclide 109Cd for the PTB, Germany and the NIST, USA in the ongoing comparison BIPM.RI(II)-K1.Cd-109. Metrologia. 42(1A). 6011–6011. 2 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L., L. Pibida, Michael P. Unterweger, & Lina J. Karam. (2004). Gamma-ray emitting test sources for Portal Monitors used for homeland security. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 113(1). 108–111. 9 indexed citations
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Pouliguen, Philippe, et al.. (2002). Calculation and analysis of electromagnetic scattering by helicopter rotating blades. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. 50(10). 1396–1408. 52 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L.. (2000). Massic activity ratios of the NBS/NIST tritiated-water standards issued between 1954 and 1999. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 105(4). 535–535. 4 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L. & Michael P. Unterweger. (2000). Comprehensive review and critical evaluation of the half-life of tritium. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 105(4). 541–541. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
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Unterweger, Michael P. & Larry L. Lucas. (2000). Calibration of the National Institute of Standards and Technology tritiated-water standards. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 52(3). 527–531. 14 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L.. (1998). Calibration of the massic activity of a solution of 99Tc. Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 49(9-11). 1061–1064. 22 indexed citations
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Coursey, Bert M., Larry L. Lucas, A. Grau Malonda, & E. Garcı́a-Toraño. (1989). The standardization of plutonium-241 and nickel-63. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 279(3). 603–610. 43 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L., et al.. (1984). The half life of plutonium-240. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 35(3). 173–176. 5 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L., et al.. (1978). The half life of plutonium-239. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 29(8). 501–503. 6 indexed citations
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Coursey, Bert M., et al.. (1978). Radioactivity standards for environmental monitoring. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 43(2). 451–460. 1 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L. & J.M.R. Hutchinson. (1976). Study of the scattering correction for thick uranium-oxide and other α-particle sources—I: Theoretical. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 27(1). 35–42. 22 indexed citations
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Hutchinson, J.M.R., Larry L. Lucas, & P. Mullen. (1976). Study of the scattering correction for thick uranium-oxide and other α-particle sources—II: Experimental. The International Journal of Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 27(1). 43–45. 13 indexed citations
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Newton, Marshall D., Larry L. Lucas, & John W. Root. (1975). Proton stopping powers: Binary encounter calculations based on accurate speed distributions for target electrons. Chemical Physics Letters. 34(3). 552–556. 6 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L. & John W. Root. (1972). (d,n) thick-target yields and total cross sections between 1 and 40 MeV. Journal of Applied Physics. 43(9). 3886–3888. 6 indexed citations
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Lucas, Larry L. & John W. Root. (1972). Molecular polarizability as a basis for energy partitioning estimates in ordinary radiolysis. Chemical Physics Letters. 13(1). 65–69. 2 indexed citations

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