Melba Phillips

1.8k total citations
24 papers, 752 citations indexed

About

Melba Phillips is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, History and Philosophy of Science and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Melba Phillips has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 752 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 4 papers in History and Philosophy of Science and 2 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Melba Phillips's work include Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (4 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (2 papers). Melba Phillips is often cited by papers focused on Twentieth Century Scientific Developments (4 papers), Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics (3 papers) and History of Science and Natural History (2 papers). Melba Phillips collaborates with scholars based in United States. Melba Phillips's co-authors include Wolfgang K. H. Panofsky, J. M. Jauch, Margaret W. Rossiter, Philip Μ. Morse, Arden P. Zipp, Samuel B. Day, Francis T. Bonner, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, A.P. French and Spencer R. Weart and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physics Today and American Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

Melba Phillips

18 papers receiving 626 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Melba Phillips United States 8 293 192 147 102 71 24 752
R. S. Shankland United States 14 183 0.6× 50 0.3× 137 0.9× 69 0.7× 64 0.9× 41 727
R. G. Chambers United Kingdom 9 739 2.5× 214 1.1× 59 0.4× 139 1.4× 93 1.3× 19 1.1k
John S. Toll United States 7 371 1.3× 263 1.4× 50 0.3× 89 0.9× 94 1.3× 16 918
John R. Reitz United States 18 310 1.1× 281 1.5× 53 0.4× 79 0.8× 136 1.9× 52 1.1k
J. E. Mercereau United States 23 1.2k 4.1× 357 1.9× 99 0.7× 55 0.5× 190 2.7× 67 1.7k
H. B. G. Casimir Netherlands 9 289 1.0× 81 0.4× 98 0.7× 108 1.1× 44 0.6× 32 509
Lui Lam United States 21 596 2.0× 109 0.6× 30 0.2× 152 1.5× 96 1.4× 69 1.4k
R.L. Fagaly United States 13 435 1.5× 259 1.3× 64 0.4× 19 0.2× 90 1.3× 46 871
A. Flores-Tlalpa Mexico 8 136 0.5× 89 0.5× 136 0.9× 52 0.5× 68 1.0× 10 817
Martin J. Klein Germany 19 336 1.1× 78 0.4× 186 1.3× 337 3.3× 72 1.0× 56 1.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Melba Phillips

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melba Phillips

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Phillips, Melba. (1992). The life and times of modern physics: History of physics II. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba. (1992). Heisenberg and uncertainity. The Physics Teacher. 30(1). 39–40.
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Phillips, Melba. (1990). The American Physical Society: A survey of its first 50 years. American Journal of Physics. 58(3). 219–230. 3 indexed citations
4.
Phillips, Melba, et al.. (1987). The Wisdom of Science. American Journal of Physics. 55(12). 1154–1155. 1 indexed citations
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Day, Samuel B., et al.. (1987). Unusual laboratory practical examinations for general chemistry. Journal of Chemical Education. 64(7). 622–622. 6 indexed citations
6.
Phillips, Melba. (1987). Arthur Gordon Webster, Founder of the APS. Physics Today. 40(6). 48–52. 2 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba, et al.. (1986). The wisdom of science. 7 indexed citations
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Weart, Spencer R. & Melba Phillips. (1985). History of Physics. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Rossiter, Margaret W. & Melba Phillips. (1983). Women Scientists in America: Struggles and Strategies to 1940. Physics Today. 36(6). 65–66. 39 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba. (1981). Early history of physics laboratories for students at the college level. American Journal of Physics. 49(6). 522–527. 6 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba. (1980). The first fifty years of the AAPT. Physics Today. 33(12). 34–43. 2 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba. (1977). Paul E. Klopsteg: Founder of AAPT. The Physics Teacher. 15(4). 212–214. 4 indexed citations
13.
Phillips, Melba. (1974). Science and Progress. American Journal of Physics. 42(5). 358–360. 8 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba, et al.. (1972). A Magnetic Curl Meter. American Journal of Physics. 40(2). 330–334.
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Panofsky, Wolfgang K. H. & Melba Phillips. (1970). Torques and Angular Momentum in a System at Equilibrium in Special Relativity: A Reply. American Journal of Physics. 38(4). 547–548. 2 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba. (1965). Nobel Lectures, Physics, 1942–1962. American Journal of Physics. 33(5). 419–419. 16 indexed citations
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Phillips, Melba, et al.. (1961). Physics, The Pioneer Science. American Journal of Physics. 29(8). 563–564. 26 indexed citations
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Bonner, Francis T., Melba Phillips, & Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. (1958). Principles of Physical Science. Physics Today. 11(4). 44–46. 1 indexed citations
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Panofsky, Wolfgang K. H., Melba Phillips, & Philip Μ. Morse. (1956). Classical Electricity and Magnetism. Physics Today. 9(6). 22–24. 59 indexed citations
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Panofsky, Wolfgang K. H., Melba Phillips, & J. M. Jauch. (1956). Classical Electricity and Magnetism. American Journal of Physics. 24(5). 416–417. 322 indexed citations

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