P. E. Best

1.1k total citations
40 papers, 870 citations indexed

About

P. E. Best is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Radiation and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, P. E. Best has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 870 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 12 papers in Radiation and 12 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in P. E. Best's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (17 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (12 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (6 papers). P. E. Best is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (17 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (12 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (6 papers). P. E. Best collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and France. P. E. Best's co-authors include P.R. Solomon, James R. Markham, Robert M. Carangelo, Zhenzhong Yu, J.L. Robins, D.G. Hamblen, S. Charpenay, H.G. Semerjian, Robert J. Santoro and Philip Jennings and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

P. E. Best

39 papers receiving 784 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. E. Best United States 18 264 226 206 189 168 40 870
J.A. Cairns United Kingdom 15 238 0.9× 149 0.7× 370 1.8× 92 0.5× 221 1.3× 63 835
José A. Aznárez Spain 18 218 0.8× 285 1.3× 306 1.5× 288 1.5× 99 0.6× 101 1.4k
F. Adams Belgium 8 215 0.8× 167 0.7× 314 1.5× 130 0.7× 216 1.3× 14 920
T. Inagaki Japan 19 98 0.4× 138 0.6× 144 0.7× 319 1.7× 245 1.5× 85 1.2k
Olavi Keski‐Rahkonen Finland 20 114 0.4× 394 1.7× 268 1.3× 325 1.7× 607 3.6× 61 1.4k
D. A. Wiegand United States 16 125 0.5× 52 0.2× 533 2.6× 137 0.7× 134 0.8× 48 977
W. N. Lennard Canada 20 161 0.6× 193 0.9× 708 3.4× 253 1.3× 129 0.8× 52 1.4k
C.A. Colmenares United States 15 89 0.3× 126 0.6× 740 3.6× 234 1.2× 49 0.3× 40 986
Zhu An China 19 246 0.9× 586 2.6× 263 1.3× 177 0.9× 853 5.1× 126 1.3k
Nobukatsu Fujino United Kingdom 15 63 0.2× 165 0.7× 331 1.6× 111 0.6× 368 2.2× 52 953

Countries citing papers authored by P. E. Best

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. E. Best

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. E. Best

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of P. E. Best. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of P. E. Best 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 P. E. Best. P. E. Best 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
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Kranbuehl, David E., P. E. Best, Jean Pierre Pascault, et al.. (2003). Dielectric in situ sensor monitoring of phase separation and changes in the state of each phase. Macromolecular Symposia. 198(1). 377–388. 4 indexed citations
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Markham, James R., Wayne Smith, P.R. Solomon, et al.. (1996). FT-IR Measurements of Emissivity and Temperature During High Flux Solar Processing. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering. 118(1). 20–29. 7 indexed citations
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Markham, James R., P. E. Best, & P.R. Solomon. (1994). Spectroscopic Method for Measuring Surface Temperature That is Independent of Material Emissivity, Surrounding Radiation Sources, and Instrument Calibration. Applied Spectroscopy. 48(2). 265–270. 9 indexed citations
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Solomon, P.R., P. E. Best, Zhenzhong Yu, & S. Charpenay. (1992). An empirical model for coal fluidity based on a macromolecular network pyrolysis model. Energy & Fuels. 6(2). 143–154. 53 indexed citations
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Markham, James R., P.R. Solomon, & P. E. Best. (1990). An FT-IR based instrument for measuring spectral emittance of material at high temperature. Review of Scientific Instruments. 61(12). 3700–3708. 49 indexed citations
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Solomon, P.R., et al.. (1989). Application of FT-IR emission/transmission (E/T) spectroscopy to study coal combustion phenomena. Symposium (International) on Combustion. 22(1). 211–221. 18 indexed citations
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Best, P. E., et al.. (1987). Relationship between char reactivity and physical and chemical structural features. 13(2). 12–12. 2 indexed citations
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Solomon, P.R., Robert M. Carangelo, P. E. Best, James R. Markham, & D.G. Hamblen. (1987). Analysis of particle emittance, composition, size and temperature by FT-i.r. emission/transmission spectroscopy. Fuel. 66(7). 897–908. 25 indexed citations
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Solomon, P.R., Robert M. Carangelo, P. E. Best, James R. Markham, & D.G. Hamblen. (1986). Analysis of particle composition, size and temperature by FT-IR emission/transmission spectroscopy. 2 indexed citations
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Best, P. E., Robert M. Carangelo, James R. Markham, & P.R. Solomon. (1986). Extension of emission-transmission technique to particulate samples using FT-IR. Combustion and Flame. 66(1). 47–66. 45 indexed citations
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Solomon, P.R., Robert M. Carangelo, D.G. Hamblen, & P. E. Best. (1986). Infrared Analysis of Particulates by FT-IR Emission/Transmission Spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy. 40(6). 746–759. 10 indexed citations
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Best, P. E., et al.. (1979). Bremsstrahlung isochromat from nickel: Effects of incident-electron energy and final-state symmetry. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 19(7). 3414–3419. 19 indexed citations
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Best, P. E., et al.. (1978). Bremsstrahlung Isochromats and Density of States: Chromium. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 17(S2). 317–317. 4 indexed citations
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Best, P. E., et al.. (1977). Bremsstrahlung isochromat from aluminum. Physical review. B, Solid state. 15(11). 5160–5165. 10 indexed citations
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Best, P. E.. (1976). Energy- and angular-dependent secondary-electron emission from a silicon (111) 7 × 7 surface. Emission from bulk states. Physical review. B, Solid state. 14(2). 606–619. 17 indexed citations
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Best, P. E., et al.. (1975). Density of states above the Fermi level in copper. Physical review. B, Solid state. 12(10). 4575–4576. 13 indexed citations
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Best, P. E.. (1971). KX-Ray Emission from KCl. Physical review. B, Solid state. 3(12). 4377–4382. 7 indexed citations
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Best, P. E.. (1967). X-Ray Absorption in Molecules; SF6. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 47(10). 4002–4006. 15 indexed citations
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Best, P. E.. (1966). Electronic Structure of the MnO4−, CrO42—, and VO43— Ions from the Metal K X-Ray Spectra. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 44(9). 3248–3253. 75 indexed citations
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Best, P. E.. (1962). Characteristic Electron Energy Losses in Compounds. Proceedings of the Physical Society. 80(6). 1308–1321. 25 indexed citations

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