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.
The Theory of Sound
19572.6k citationsLord Rayleigh, Norman H. NachtriebPhysics Todayprofile →
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lord Rayleigh
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The Life of Sir J. J. Thomson: Sometime Master of Trinity College, Cambridge
Lord Rayleigh is a scholar working on History and Philosophy of Science, Radiation and Geophysics, having authored 7 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include History of Science and Natural History (1 paper), Music Technology and Sound Studies (1 paper) and Radioactive Decay and Measurement Techniques (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Computational Mechanics (794 citations), Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes (223 citations) and Mechanics of Materials (456 citations). Frequent co-authors include Norman H. Nachtrieb, Albert A. Michelson, R. S. Shankland and John N. Howard. Their work appears in journals such as Physics Today, Isis and Nuclear Physics.
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