Leon M. Lederman

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
167 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Leon M. Lederman is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon M. Lederman has authored 167 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 23 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Leon M. Lederman's work include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (67 papers), High-Energy Particle Collisions Research (40 papers) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (39 papers). Leon M. Lederman is often cited by papers focused on Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (67 papers), High-Energy Particle Collisions Research (40 papers) and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (39 papers). Leon M. Lederman collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and United Kingdom. Leon M. Lederman's co-authors include Richard L. Garwin, J. K. Yoh, T. Yamanouchi, R. A. Burnstein, Bruce Brown, H. D. Snyder, D. C. Hom, C. N. Brown, H. Jöstlein and J. A. Appel and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Leon M. Lederman

152 papers receiving 4.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Observation of a Dimuon Resonance at 9.5 GeV in 400-GeV Proton-Nucleus Collisions

1977 543 citations S. W. Herb, D. C. Hom et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Observation of High-Energy Neutrino Reactions and the Existence of Two Kinds of Neutrinos

1962 283 citations Leon M. Lederman et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The God particle et al. 2007 ·Nature ·Leon M. Lederman	1
2	Alternative Approaches to High-Stakes Testing 2006 ·Phi Delta Kappan ·Leon M. Lederman, R. A. Burnstein	9
3	Understanding the Elements. 2001 ·The Science Teacher ·Christopher T. Hill, Leon M. Lederman	1
4	K‐12 Science Education as the Road to Consilient Curricula 2001 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Leon M. Lederman	3
5	Revolution in Science Education: Put Physics First! 2001 ·Physics Today ·Leon M. Lederman	20
6	Committee on Education and the Workforce 2000 ·Leon M. Lederman	27
7	Enfants, chercheurs et citoyens 1998 ·CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) ·G. Charpak, Leon M. Lederman, (unknown)	1
8	Lessons Learned: The Teacher Academy for Mathematics and Science. 1998 ·Phi Delta Kappan ·(unknown), Leon M. Lederman	4
9	Three-Year High School Science Core Curriculum: A Framework. 1998 ·Pathology - Research and Practice ·(unknown), Wade A. Freeman, Leon M. Lederman, Stephanie Marshall, Bruce Thompson, (unknown)	0
10	FORUM: The ICSU Programme on Capacity Building in Science 1998 ·Studies in Science Education ·J. Myron Atkin, Paul Black, Leon M. Lederman, Masakata Ogawa, (unknown), Léonie J. Rennie	6
11	La partícula divina: si el universo es la respuesta, ¿cuál es la pregunta 1996 ·Dialnet (Universidad de la Rioja) ·Leon M. Lederman, (unknown)	1
12	Physics for Poets 1990 ·Physics Today ·Leon M. Lederman	0
13	From quarks to the cosmos 1989 ·Leon M. Lederman	7
14	Resonant and Continuum Dilepton Production 1979 ·Physica Scripta ·Leon M. Lederman	3
15	Study of Scaling in Hadronic Production of Dimuons 1978 ·Physical Review Letters ·J. K. Yoh, S. W. Herb, D. C. Hom, Leon M. Lederman, J.C. Sens, H. D. Snyder, K. Ueno, Bruce Brown, C. N. Brown, W. R. Innes, R. Kephart, T. Yamanouchi, R. J. Fisk, A. S. Ito, H. Jöstlein, Daniel M. Kaplan	64
16	Scattering of 7-GeV Muons in Nuclei 1975 ·Physical Review Letters ·M. May, E. Aslanides, Leon M. Lederman, P. Limon, P. Rapp, A. Entenberg, H. Jöstlein, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), A. C. Melissinos, (unknown), T. Kirk, M. J. Murtagh, M. J. Tannenbaum, J. Sculli, T.O. White, T. Yamanouchi	22
17	Performance of a lead-glass electromagnetic shower detector at fermilab 1975 ·Nuclear Instruments and Methods ·J. A. Appel, (unknown), I. Gaines, D. C. Hom, Leon M. Lederman, H. P. Paar, J.P. Repellin, D. H. Saxon, H. D. Snyder, J. M. Weiss, J. K. Yoh, Bruce Brown, C. N. Brown, J.-M. Gaillard, J.R. Sauer, T. Yamanouchi	33
18	Observations in high-energy physics 1964 ·Physics Today ·Leon M. Lederman	4
19	Muon Capture in Hydrogen 1963 ·Physical Review ·J. E. Rothberg, E. W. Anderson, E. Bleser, Leon M. Lederman, Sven Meyer, J. Rosen, (unknown)	50
20	The Physics of Muons and Muon Neutrinos 1963 ·Annual Review of Nuclear Science ·G. Feinberg, Leon M. Lederman	71

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