P.F. Smith

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

P.F. Smith is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P.F. Smith has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 13 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in P.F. Smith's work include Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (24 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (12 papers) and Superconducting Materials and Applications (12 papers). P.F. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (24 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (12 papers) and Superconducting Materials and Applications (12 papers). P.F. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. P.F. Smith's co-authors include J.D. Lewin, G.J. Homer, G.J. Davies, N.J.C. Spooner, John Dwyfor Davies, W.G. Jones, N.J.C. Spooner, A. Bewick, N.J.T. Smith and TW Briggs and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Astrophysical Journal and Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

P.F. Smith

48 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Review of mathematics, numerical factors, and corrections for dark matter experiments based on elastic nuclear recoil

1996 717 citations J.D. Lewin, P.F. Smith profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
P.F. Smith	1.1k	413	357	119	112	49	1.3k
R. I. Pinsker	1.7k 1.5×	806 2.0×	163 0.5×	50 0.4×	365 3.3×	142	1.8k
Akio Ishida	664 0.6×	505 1.2×	147 0.4×	24 0.2×	65 0.6×	54	929
K. M. Young	577 0.5×	204 0.5×	266 0.7×	252 2.1×	59 0.5×	73	1.1k
A. W. Edwards	1.2k 1.1×	579 1.4×	121 0.3×	113 0.9×	254 2.3×	30	1.3k
E. Meservey	756 0.7×	285 0.7×	256 0.7×	100 0.8×	117 1.0×	27	916
D. G. Nilson	526 0.5×	157 0.4×	319 0.9×	113 0.9×	104 0.9×	35	765
W. Engelhardt	610 0.6×	187 0.5×	242 0.7×	48 0.4×	114 1.0×	40	866
G. Fußmann	965 0.9×	427 1.0×	384 1.1×	87 0.7×	171 1.5×	97	1.4k
H.-U. Fahrbach	1.1k 1.0×	596 1.4×	121 0.3×	78 0.7×	159 1.4×	30	1.2k
L. Roquemore	729 0.7×	340 0.8×	175 0.5×	90 0.8×	109 1.0×	51	854

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P.F. Smith

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Martoff, C. J., F. Granato, Xianghui Yu, et al.. (2021). HUNTER: precision massive-neutrino search based on a laser cooled atomic source. Quantum Science and Technology. 6(2). 24008–24008. 20 indexed citations

Uzicanin, Amra, Mark S. Thompson, P.F. Smith, et al.. (2012). Effectiveness of 1 Dose of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccines in Preventing Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction-Confirmed H1N1 Infection Among School-Aged Children in Maine. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 206(7). 1059–1068. 20 indexed citations

Smith, N.J.T., J.D. Lewin, & P.F. Smith. (2000). A possible mechanism for anomalous pulses observed in sodium iodide crystals. Physics Letters B. 485(1-3). 9–15. 9 indexed citations

Smith, N.J.T., P.F. Smith, G.J. Homer, et al.. (1999). Investigation of pulse shapes and time constants for NaI scintillation pulses produced by low energy electrons from beta decay. Physics Letters B. 467(1-2). 132–136. 2 indexed citations

Smith, P.F.. (1996). Direct detection of WIMP dark matter—techniques above 100K. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 51(2). 284–293. 2 indexed citations

Davies, G.J., N.J.C. Spooner, John Dwyfor Davies, et al.. (1994). The scintillation efficiency for calcium and fluorine recoils in CaF2 and carbon and fluorine recoils in C6F6 for dark matter searches. Physics Letters B. 322(1-2). 159–165. 26 indexed citations

Spooner, N.J.C., P.F. Smith, G.T.J. Arnison, et al.. (1994). Development of scintillation detectors for dark matter searches at Boulby mine. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements. 35. 162–164. 1 indexed citations

Spooner, N.J.C., G.J. Homer, P.F. Smith, & A. Bewick. (1993). Investigation of high purity Si detectors with ohmic contacts at low temperature for dark matter searches. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 40(3). 275–279. 2 indexed citations

Spooner, N.J.C., G.J. Homer, & P.F. Smith. (1992). Investigation of voltage amplification of thermal spectra (“Luke effect”) in a low temperature calorimetric detector. Physics Letters B. 278(3). 382–384. 7 indexed citations

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Spooner, N.J.C., A. Bewick, G.J. Homer, P.F. Smith, & J.D. Lewin. (1991). Demonstration of nuclear recoil discrimination for low temperature dark matter detectors, by measurement of simultaneous ionization and thermal pulses in silicon. Physics Letters B. 273(3). 333–337. 27 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F.. (1989). Searches for Fractional Electric Charge in Terrestrial Materials. Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science. 39(1). 73–111. 21 indexed citations

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Spooner, N.J.C., A. Bewick, J. J. Quenby, et al.. (1989). Development of underground dark matter detectors in the UK. 381. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F. & J.D. Lewin. (1987). Feasibility of cosmic neutrino detectors based on coherent interaction with superconductors. The Astrophysical Journal. 318. 738–738. 9 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F. & J.D. Lewin. (1983). Coherent interaction of galactic neutrinos with material targets. Physics Letters B. 127(3-4). 185–190. 26 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F.. (1974). The lifetime of the proton and possible higher-mass metastable particles. Nuovo cimento della Società italiana di fisica. A, Nuclei, particles and fields. 21(3). 567–582. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F., et al.. (1967). Superconducting Magnets in High Energy Physics. Nature. 216(5119). 964–969. 3 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F., et al.. (1964). The economics of superconducting magnets. Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 30(2). 277–282. 4 indexed citations

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Lewin, J.D. & P.F. Smith. (1964). Production of Very High Magnetic Fields by Flux Compression. Review of Scientific Instruments. 35(5). 541–548. 17 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F., et al.. (1963). THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ASPECTS OF SUPERCONDUCTING COIL PROTECTION. 16. 213–22. 2 indexed citations

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Smith, P.F.. (1959). An experimental and theoretical investigation of the magnetic field produced by ridged pole-pieces. Journal of Nuclear Energy Part C Plasma Physics Accelerators Thermonuclear Research. 1(1). 55–65. 1 indexed citations

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