R. Bruce Lindsay

15.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
141 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

R. Bruce Lindsay is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Bruce Lindsay has authored 141 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in R. Bruce Lindsay's work include Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (8 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (6 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (5 papers). R. Bruce Lindsay is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (8 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (6 papers) and Quantum Mechanics and Applications (5 papers). R. Bruce Lindsay collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. R. Bruce Lindsay's co-authors include H. W. Liepmann, A. Roshko, Donald R. Griffin, George J. Stigler, Henry Margenau, J. E. White, N. W. Storer, Richard Southwell, Stephen Toulmin and Gilbert N. Ling and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, The Journal of Finance and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. Bruce Lindsay

129 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Elements of Gasdynamics 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 1958 1969 250 500 750 1000
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.

  1. Elements of Gasdynamics
    1957 1.1k citations R. Bruce Lindsay et al. Physics Today profile →
  2. Listening in the Dark
    1958 690 citations R. Bruce Lindsay et al. profile →
  3. The Organization of Industry.
    1969 319 citations R. Bruce Lindsay et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Bruce Lindsay United States 29 883 796 598 597 568 141 5.7k
Stephen Wolfram United States 39 910 1.0× 874 1.1× 1.4k 2.3× 243 0.4× 146 0.3× 81 13.4k
B. B. Mandelbrot United States 24 786 0.9× 879 1.1× 2.3k 3.9× 276 0.5× 156 0.3× 47 14.1k
Lee A. Segel Israel 44 1.1k 1.2× 303 0.4× 908 1.5× 145 0.2× 359 0.6× 142 11.8k
Harvey Gould United States 26 805 0.9× 1.8k 2.2× 1.3k 2.2× 497 0.8× 98 0.2× 98 12.0k
A. John Mallinckrodt United States 23 763 0.9× 971 1.2× 1.6k 2.7× 343 0.6× 83 0.1× 71 10.0k
Colin Sparrow United Kingdom 14 746 0.8× 661 0.8× 2.6k 4.4× 260 0.4× 124 0.2× 24 11.6k
Nigel Goldenfeld United States 58 1.3k 1.5× 1.5k 1.9× 1.4k 2.4× 1.2k 2.0× 388 0.7× 205 12.6k
Kurt E. Shuler United States 35 327 0.4× 1.8k 2.2× 1.6k 2.6× 268 0.4× 59 0.1× 102 7.6k
Dietrich Stoyan Germany 40 463 0.5× 174 0.2× 423 0.7× 130 0.2× 381 0.7× 290 10.9k
D. E. Barton United Kingdom 16 308 0.3× 437 0.5× 340 0.6× 193 0.3× 59 0.1× 47 4.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. Bruce Lindsay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Bruce Lindsay

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Bruce Lindsay. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Bruce Lindsay 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 R. Bruce Lindsay. R. Bruce Lindsay 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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Lindsay, R. Bruce. (2002). Modeling the benefits of pamidronate in children with osteogenesis imperfecta. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(9). 1239–1241. 1 indexed citations
2.
Lindsay, R. Bruce. (1976). Applications of Energy : Nineteenth Century. 1 indexed citations
3.
Lindsay, R. Bruce & R. S. Shankland. (1973). Acoustics: Historical and Philosophical Development. Physics Today. 26(12). 55–56. 17 indexed citations
4.
Lindsay, R. Bruce. (1971). THE LARGER CYBERNETICS. Zygon®. 6(2). 3 indexed citations
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Lindsay, R. Bruce, et al.. (1970). Lord Rayleigh--the man and his work. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
6.
Blokhint︠s︡ev, D. I. & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1969). Principes Essentiels de la Mécanique Quantique. Physics Today. 22(9). 83–85. 1 indexed citations
7.
Lindsay, R. Bruce. (1966). The Story of Acoustics. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 39(4). 629–644. 19 indexed citations
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Colodny, Robert G. & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1966). Beyond the Edge of Certainty: Essays in Contemporary Science and Philosophy. Physics Today. 19(9). 102–103. 1 indexed citations
9.
Lindsay, R. Bruce & Phyllis A. Richmond. (1964). The Role of Science in Civilization. Physics Today. 17(6). 63–64. 9 indexed citations
10.
Lindsay, R. Bruce. (1963). Basic Concepts of Physics. Andalas University Repository (Andalas University).
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Lindsay, R. Bruce, et al.. (1962). Ultrasonic Absorption and Relaxation Times in Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Water Vapor. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 34(5_Supplement). 714–714. 5 indexed citations
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Lindsay, R. Bruce, et al.. (1960). Analytical and Canonical Formalism in Physics. Physics Today. 13(6). 46–50. 24 indexed citations
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Moles, Abraham A. & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1958). La Création Scientifique. Physics Today. 11(4). 40–42. 4 indexed citations
14.
Weizsäcker, Carl Friedrich von & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1958). Zum Weltbild der Physik. Physics Today. 11(11). 52–52. 23 indexed citations
15.
Cassirer, Ernst, O. T. Benfey, & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1957). Determinism and Indeterminism in Modern Physics. Physics Today. 10(7). 39–40. 51 indexed citations
16.
Böhm, David & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1957). Causality and Chance in Modern Physics. Physics Today. 10(11). 30–32. 14 indexed citations
17.
Bitter, Francis & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1957). Currents, Fields, and Particles. Physics Today. 10(3). 37–38. 4 indexed citations
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McVittie, G. C. & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1957). General Relativity and Cosmology: Vol. 4 of the International Astrophysics Series. Physics Today. 10(5). 38–40. 7 indexed citations
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Fleury, P., J. P. Mathieu, & R. Bruce Lindsay. (1956). Vibrations Mécaniques. Acoustique. Physics Today. 9(7). 29–30. 3 indexed citations
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Lindsay, R. Bruce, et al.. (1955). Absorption and Velocity of Ultrasonic Waves of Finite Amplitude in Liquids. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 27(1_Supplement). 204–204. 1 indexed citations

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