M A Cayless

2.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
19 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

M A Cayless is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, M A Cayless has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 5 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in M A Cayless's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (10 papers), Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (5 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 papers). M A Cayless is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (10 papers), Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (5 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (3 papers). M A Cayless collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. M A Cayless's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as The Computer Journal, British Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

M A Cayless

17 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Molecular Gas Dynamics 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1977 200 400 600
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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. Molecular Gas Dynamics
    1977 687 citations M A Cayless Physics Bulletin profile →
  2. Statistical Mechanics (2nd edn)
    1977 560 citations M A Cayless Physics Bulletin profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M A Cayless United Kingdom 8 424 423 350 268 252 19 1.5k
Harold Weitzner United States 22 200 0.5× 528 1.2× 284 0.8× 341 1.3× 288 1.1× 110 2.6k
S.R. de Groot Netherlands 24 474 1.1× 959 2.3× 347 1.0× 1.0k 3.9× 156 0.6× 118 3.1k
Paul Concus United States 22 251 0.6× 192 0.5× 897 2.6× 98 0.4× 301 1.2× 69 1.9k
H. B. Dwight United States 6 132 0.3× 301 0.7× 108 0.3× 126 0.5× 270 1.1× 8 1.4k
L. Lewin United States 19 224 0.5× 541 1.3× 238 0.7× 142 0.5× 845 3.4× 91 2.2k
John D. Ramshaw United States 30 393 0.9× 521 1.2× 1.1k 3.1× 384 1.4× 253 1.0× 107 2.5k
Bernard Friedman United States 13 179 0.4× 467 1.1× 120 0.3× 220 0.8× 185 0.7× 19 1.3k
A. S. Berman United States 14 489 1.2× 236 0.6× 949 2.7× 146 0.5× 279 1.1× 36 2.0k
Hidenori Hasimoto Japan 15 140 0.3× 290 0.7× 1.0k 2.9× 755 2.8× 197 0.8× 57 2.5k
Richard L. Liboff United States 14 159 0.4× 592 1.4× 120 0.3× 416 1.6× 140 0.6× 130 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by M A Cayless

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This network shows the impact of papers produced by M A Cayless. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by M A Cayless. The network helps show where M A Cayless may publish in the future.

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Cayless, M A. (1996). Lamps and Lighting. 83 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A, et al.. (1983). Lamps and lighting : a manual of lamps and lighting. 5 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1980). Future developments in lamps. IEE Proceedings A Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education, Reviews. 127(3). 211–218.
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Cayless, M A. (1980). Mathematical Statistical Mechanics. Physics Bulletin. 31(7). 249–249. 70 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1977). Molecular Gas Dynamics. Physics Bulletin. 28(2). 80–80. 687 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cayless, M A. (1977). Dynamics of Relaxing Gases. Physics Bulletin. 28(2). 80–80. 5 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1977). Statistical Mechanics (2nd edn). Physics Bulletin. 28(11). 523–523. 560 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cayless, M A. (1963). Theory of the positive column in mercury rare-gas discharges. British Journal of Applied Physics. 14(12). 863–869. 47 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1962). Theory of low pressure mercury rare-gas discharges. 262. 1 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1961). Average kinetic energy of diffusing particles in discharge and electron tubes. British Journal of Applied Physics. 12(9). 523–524. 5 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1961). Thermionic generation of electricity. British Journal of Applied Physics. 12(9). 433–442. 6 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1961). Solution of Systems of Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations by Quasi-Diagonal Matrices. The Computer Journal. 4(1). 54–61. 3 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1960). Production of resonance radiation in discharge tubes of non-circular cross-section. British Journal of Applied Physics. 11(11). 492–498. 13 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A, et al.. (1959). Cathode emission measurements in low pressure discharges. British Journal of Applied Physics. 10(9). 409–411. 2 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1959). Excitation and ionization rates of mercury in discharge plasmas. British Journal of Applied Physics. 10(4). 186–190. 29 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1958). The Negative Glow and Cathode Spots in Low Pressure Arcs†. Journal of Electronics and Control. 4(3). 237–259. 7 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1957). The emission from oxide cathodes in low pressure discharges. British Journal of Applied Physics. 8(8). 331–336. 7 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A, et al.. (1956). Reactions occurring during decomposition of alkaline earth carbonates on tungsten. British Journal of Applied Physics. 7(10). 351–354. 4 indexed citations
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Cayless, M A. (1956). The analysis of gases at low pressures. British Journal of Applied Physics. 7(1). 13–16. 1 indexed citations

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