Lyman Ott

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
29 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Lyman Ott is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Statistics and Probability and Computational Theory and Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lyman Ott has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 4 papers in Statistics and Probability and 2 papers in Computational Theory and Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Lyman Ott's work include Optimal Experimental Design Methods (6 papers), Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (3 papers) and Crystallization and Solubility Studies (2 papers). Lyman Ott is often cited by papers focused on Optimal Experimental Design Methods (6 papers), Advanced Statistical Methods and Models (3 papers) and Crystallization and Solubility Studies (2 papers). Lyman Ott collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Lyman Ott's co-authors include Victor R. Prybutok, William M. Mendenhall, Richard L. Scheaffer, Francine F. Abeles, William D. Warde, Eric R. Ziegel, Ronald Czaja, Richard F. Larson, R. M. Cormack and Kenneth J. Berry and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Statistical Association, Technometrics and Biometrics.

In The Last Decade

Lyman Ott

28 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis

1989 983 citations Victor R. Prybutok, Lyman Ott Technometrics profile →
Elementary Survey Sampling

1987 660 citations Richard L. Scheaffer, William M. Mendenhall et al. Technometrics profile →
An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis.

1983 514 citations Francine F. Abeles, Lyman Ott Journal of the American Statistical Association profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Lyman Ott United States	16	456	315	282	269	185	29	3.3k
Elizabeth A. Peck United States	5	428 0.9×	327 1.0×	316 1.1×	448 1.7×	147 0.8×	7	5.0k
Anne Lohrli United States	3	657 1.4×	555 1.8×	345 1.2×	246 0.9×	204 1.1×	4	3.0k
F. H. C. Marriott United Kingdom	30	321 0.7×	222 0.7×	298 1.1×	253 0.9×	297 1.6×	88	4.0k
Alvin C. Rencher United States	21	212 0.5×	166 0.5×	283 1.0×	219 0.8×	188 1.0×	32	3.7k
Bertram Price United States	14	283 0.6×	223 0.7×	166 0.6×	291 1.1×	151 0.8×	34	4.2k
N. J. D. Nagelkerke Netherlands	13	651 1.4×	511 1.6×	203 0.7×	449 1.7×	158 0.9×	25	5.1k
Patricia J. Wozniak United States	16	367 0.8×	170 0.5×	170 0.6×	228 0.8×	338 1.8×	26	4.3k
Tarald O. Kvålseth United States	17	193 0.4×	317 1.0×	189 0.7×	236 0.9×	131 0.7×	86	2.5k
Harry Smith United States	7	268 0.6×	184 0.6×	225 0.8×	377 1.4×	207 1.1×	14	3.8k
J. A. Nelder United Kingdom	4	464 1.0×	377 1.2×	200 0.7×	291 1.1×	117 0.6×	4	2.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lyman Ott

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Ziegel, Eric R. & Lyman Ott. (1994). An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis. Technometrics. 36(3). 332–332. 254 indexed citations

Ott, Lyman, et al.. (1992). Understanding Statistics. Technometrics. 34(3). 368–368. 5 indexed citations

Scheaffer, Richard L., et al.. (1992). Elementary Survey Sampling, 4th edn.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C (Applied Statistics). 41(1). 227–227. 46 indexed citations

Lynn, Peter, Richard L. Scheaffer, William M. Mendenhall, & Lyman Ott. (1992). Elementary Survey Sampling.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician). 41(1). 125–125. 22 indexed citations

Cormack, R. M., Richard L. Scheaffer, William M. Mendenhall, & Lyman Ott. (1991). Elementary Survey Sampling.. Biometrics. 47(2). 790–790. 167 indexed citations

Ott, Lyman, et al.. (1991). Understanding Statistics.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series D (The Statistician). 40(4). 459–459. 30 indexed citations

Kemp, C. D., Adrienne W. Kemp, Richard L. Scheaffer, et al.. (1991). Probability and Statistics for Engineers.. Biometrics. 47(1). 355–355. 65 indexed citations

Hildebrand, David K., et al.. (1990). Statistical Thinking for Managers. Technometrics. 32(2). 234–234. 3 indexed citations

Prybutok, Victor R. & Lyman Ott. (1989). An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis. Technometrics. 31(3). 389–389. 983 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jarrett, Jeffrey E., William E. Becker, Donald L. Harnett, et al.. (1988). Business and Economics Statistics with Computer Applications. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. 6(2). 283–283. 7 indexed citations

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Czaja, Ronald, Richard L. Scheaffer, William M. Mendenhall, & Lyman Ott. (1987). Elementary Survey Sampling.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 82(400). 1185–1185. 215 indexed citations

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Abeles, Francine F. & Lyman Ott. (1983). An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 78(383). 739–739. 514 indexed citations breakdown →

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Laskarzewski, Peter M., Daniel Weiner, & Lyman Ott. (1982). A simulation study of parameter estimation in the one and two compartment models. Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmaceutics. 10(3). 317–334. 9 indexed citations

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Ott, Lyman, D. Weiner, Hsien C. Cheng, & J. Arthur Woodward. (1981). Estimating pA2 values for different designs. Journal of Pharmacological Methods. 5(1). 75–92. 3 indexed citations

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Cornell, John A. & Lyman Ott. (1975). The Use of Gradients to Aid in the Interpretation of Mixture Response Surfaces. Technometrics. 17(4). 409–424. 16 indexed citations

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Larson, Richard F., et al.. (1975). Statistics: A Tool for the Social Sciences.. Journal of the American Statistical Association. 70(350). 490–490. 43 indexed citations

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Cornell, John A. & Lyman Ott. (1975). The Use of Gradients to Aid in the Interpretation of Mixture Response Surfaces. Technometrics. 17(4). 409–409. 1 indexed citations

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Wilkinson, R. K., William M. Mendenhall, Lyman Ott, & Richard L. Scheaffer. (1972). Elementary Survey Sampling.. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A (General). 135(1). 157–157. 13 indexed citations

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Ott, Lyman, et al.. (1972). Designs for Estimating the Slope of a Second Order Linear Model. Technometrics. 14(2). 341–341. 9 indexed citations

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Ott, Lyman & William M. Mendenhall. (1972). Designs for Estimating the Slope of a Second Order Linear Model. Technometrics. 14(2). 341–353. 23 indexed citations

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