R. A. Schmeltzer

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

R. A. Schmeltzer is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Schmeltzer has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 2 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in R. A. Schmeltzer's work include Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (2 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (1 paper) and Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies (1 paper). R. A. Schmeltzer is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (2 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (1 paper) and Optical and Acousto-Optic Technologies (1 paper). R. A. Schmeltzer collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. R. A. Schmeltzer's co-authors include E. A. J. Marcatili and David L. Fried and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Fluid Mechanics, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices and Bell System Technical Journal.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Schmeltzer

9 papers receiving 1.0k 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.

Hollow Metallic and Dielectric Waveguides for Long Distance Optical Transmission and Lasers

1964 1.0k citations E. A. J. Marcatili, R. A. Schmeltzer Bell System Technical Journal profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. A. Schmeltzer United States	5	876	755	154	88	65	9	1.2k
E. B. Treacy United States	11	753 0.9×	1.3k 1.7×	112 0.7×	275 3.1×	105 1.6×	18	1.5k
K. G. Emeléus United Kingdom	15	649 0.7×	353 0.5×	78 0.5×	79 0.9×	25 0.4×	118	828
W. B. McKnight United States	9	239 0.3×	761 1.0×	67 0.4×	152 1.7×	196 3.0×	19	912
P. V. Avizonis United States	16	487 0.6×	503 0.7×	71 0.5×	20 0.2×	78 1.2×	52	763
P. K. Cheo United States	23	1.3k 1.5×	985 1.3×	337 2.2×	10 0.1×	106 1.6×	83	1.6k
Sergei I Yakovlenko Russia	17	797 0.9×	497 0.7×	213 1.4×	46 0.5×	32 0.5×	100	1.1k
Gunnar Arisholm Norway	23	1.2k 1.4×	1.5k 1.9×	159 1.0×	184 2.1×	46 0.7×	68	1.6k
J. R. Greig United States	15	262 0.3×	283 0.4×	114 0.7×	85 1.0×	31 0.5×	37	624
M. A. Gusinow United States	14	252 0.3×	358 0.5×	122 0.8×	87 1.0×	32 0.5×	35	564
H. P. Layer United States	14	289 0.3×	489 0.6×	279 1.8×	11 0.1×	54 0.8×	23	781

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. A. Schmeltzer

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All Works

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9 of 9 papers shown

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Schmeltzer, R. A., et al.. (1970). Analysis of the Acoustic Behavior of Baffled Combustion Chambers. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2 indexed citations

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Schmeltzer, R. A.. (1969). On the Angular Distribution of Photon Radiance of a Perfectly Reflective Spherical Satellite Irradiated by a Lambertian Earth. Applied Optics. 8(1). 179–179. 1 indexed citations

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Fried, David L. & R. A. Schmeltzer. (1967). The Effect of Atmospheric Scintillation on an Optical Data Channel–Laser Radar and Binary Communications. Applied Optics. 6(10). 1729–1729. 25 indexed citations

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Schmeltzer, R. A.. (1967). Means, variances, and covariances for laser beam propagation through a random medium. Quarterly of Applied Mathematics. 24(4). 339–354. 83 indexed citations

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Schmeltzer, R. A., et al.. (1964). Function-theoretic solution to a class of dual integral equations and an application to diffraction theory. Quarterly of Applied Mathematics. 21(4). 269–283. 7 indexed citations

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Marcatili, E. A. J. & R. A. Schmeltzer. (1964). Hollow Metallic and Dielectric Waveguides for Long Distance Optical Transmission and Lasers. Bell System Technical Journal. 43(4). 1783–1809. 1030 indexed citations breakdown →

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Schmeltzer, R. A., et al.. (1963). A new method for treating supersonic flow past nearly plane wings. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 17(2). 305–313. 1 indexed citations

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Schmeltzer, R. A.. (1963). Transient characteristics of alloy junction transistors using a generalized charge storage model. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 10(3). 164–170. 4 indexed citations

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Schmeltzer, R. A.. (1960). Maximum Stable Collector Voltage for Junction Transistors. Proceedings of the IRE. 48(3). 332–340. 2 indexed citations

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