R. E. Watson

16.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
242 papers, 12.9k citations indexed

About

R. E. Watson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. E. Watson has authored 242 papers receiving a total of 12.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 164 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 77 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 67 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. E. Watson's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (110 papers), Rare-earth and actinide compounds (38 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (30 papers). R. E. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (110 papers), Rare-earth and actinide compounds (38 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (30 papers). R. E. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. R. E. Watson's co-authors include A. J. Freeman, L. H. Bennett, M. Weinert, M. Blume, A. J. Freeman, M. L. Perlman, J. F. Herbst, Hannelore Ehrenreich, J. W. Davenport and L. J. Swartzendruber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. E. Watson

239 papers receiving 12.0k citations

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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.

Theoretical Investigation of Some Magnetic and Spectroscopic Properties of Rare-Earth Ions

1962 904 citations A. J. Freeman, R. E. Watson Physical Review profile →
Hartree–Fock atomic scattering factors for the iron transition series

1961 564 citations R. E. Watson, A. J. Freeman profile →
Origin of Effective Fields in Magnetic Materials

1961 534 citations R. E. Watson, A. J. Freeman Physical Review profile →
Magnetocaloric effect in superparamagnets

1992 437 citations L. J. Swartzendruber, L. H. Bennett et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. E. Watson United States	59	6.4k	4.8k	3.9k	3.8k	1.8k	242	12.9k
A. R. Williams United States	52	6.3k 1.0×	3.9k 0.8×	2.5k 0.6×	2.8k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	104	10.4k
Lars Hedin Sweden	22	7.4k 1.2×	5.7k 1.2×	3.4k 0.9×	4.1k 1.1×	705 0.4×	43	13.4k
J. C. Slater United States	35	8.6k 1.3×	5.7k 1.2×	2.5k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	1.1k 0.6×	128	15.5k
R. Zeller Germany	59	8.0k 1.3×	4.8k 1.0×	3.7k 0.9×	4.1k 1.1×	1.3k 0.7×	242	13.0k
Volker Heine United Kingdom	66	8.0k 1.3×	8.3k 1.7×	3.5k 0.9×	3.2k 0.8×	3.1k 1.7×	248	17.7k
Leonard Kleinman United States	56	10.0k 1.6×	8.5k 1.8×	2.1k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	918 0.5×	252	16.4k
L. M. Falicov United States	57	8.1k 1.3×	2.9k 0.6×	3.1k 0.8×	5.2k 1.4×	721 0.4×	272	12.0k
Ulf von Barth Sweden	25	5.0k 0.8×	2.6k 0.5×	2.1k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	449 0.2×	40	7.9k
Walter A. Harrison United States	53	8.9k 1.4×	7.6k 1.6×	2.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.8×	2.2k 1.2×	175	16.5k
Frank Herman United States	40	5.0k 0.8×	2.8k 0.6×	1.5k 0.4×	1.5k 0.4×	485 0.3×	99	8.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. E. Watson

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20 of 20 papers shown

Watson, Bruce W. & R. E. Watson. (2003). A Boyer–Moore-style algorithm for regular expression pattern matching. Science of Computer Programming. 48(2-3). 99–117. 7 indexed citations

Weinert, M., et al.. (2001). Electronic structure and thermodynamics of defects inNiAl3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 64(14). 19 indexed citations

Goergen, Marc, Luc Renneboog, & R. E. Watson. (2000). Investment Policy, Internal Financing and Ownership Concentration in the UK. Research portal (Tilburg University). 7 indexed citations

Daciuk, Jan, Stoyan Mihov, Bruce W. Watson, & R. E. Watson. (2000). Incremental Construction of Minimal Acyclic Finite-State Automata. Computational Linguistics. 26(1). 3–16. 87 indexed citations

Watson, Bruce W. & R. E. Watson. (1997). A New Family of String Pattern Matching Algorithms.. South African Computer Journal. 30. 12–23. 2 indexed citations

Weinert, M. & R. E. Watson. (1995). Core-level shifts in bulk alloys and surface adlayers. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 51(23). 17168–17180. 153 indexed citations

Watson, Bruce W. & R. E. Watson. (1994). A Boyer-Moore type algorithm for regular expression pattern matching. TU/e Research Portal (Eindhoven University of Technology). 9431. 1 indexed citations

Watson, R. E., et al.. (1991). Cohesion and promotion energies in the transition metals: Implications of the local-density approximation. Journal of Applied Physics. 69(8). 5688–5690. 1 indexed citations

Watson, R. E.. (1990). Exchange coupling in metals as understood then and now (invited). Journal of Applied Physics. 67(9). 5535–5539. 4 indexed citations

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Watson, R. E., J. W. Davenport, M. L. Perlman, & Tsun‐Kong Sham. (1981). Madelung effects at crystal surfaces: Implications for photoemission. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 24(4). 1791–1797. 73 indexed citations

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Bennett, L. H. & R. E. Watson. (1979). Parameters in semi-empirical theories of alloy phase formation. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 29(2). 167–9. 1 indexed citations

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Sham, T. K., R. E. Watson, & M. L. Perlman. (1979). Electric field gradients in Au-Te alloys and charge transfer in some intermetallic compounds of nontransition metals with gold. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 20(9). 3552–3561. 23 indexed citations

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Bennett, L. H., A. J. McAlister, J. R. Cuthill, Ν. E. Erickson, & R. E. Watson. (1977). Electronic and catalytic properties of refractory hard metals. Journal of Molecular Catalysis. 2(3). 203–209. 13 indexed citations

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Bennett, L. H., et al.. (1968). Nmr Studies in Paramagnetic and Ferromagnetic CrBe12. Physical Review Letters. 21(8). 546–549. 8 indexed citations

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Bennett, Lawrence H., L. J. Swartzendruber, & R. E. Watson. (1968). Hyperfine Fields and Electronic Structure of CsCl-Type Ternary Alloys of the First Transition Series. Physical Review. 165(2). 500–505. 16 indexed citations

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Dimmock, J. O., A. J. Freeman, & R. E. Watson. (1965). Band Structure of Gadolinium Metal. Journal of Applied Physics. 36(3). 1142–1142. 8 indexed citations

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Watson, R. E. & A. J. Freeman. (1964). Shielding and Distortion of Rare-Earth Crystal-Field Spectra. Physical Review. 133(6A). A1571–A1584. 69 indexed citations

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Blume, M. & R. E. Watson. (1963). Theory of spin-orbit coupling in atoms, II. Comparison of theory with experiment. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 271(1347). 565–578. 215 indexed citations

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Blume, M. & R. E. Watson. (1962). Theory of spin-orbit coupling in atoms I. Derivation of the spin-orbit coupling constant. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 270(1340). 127–143. 250 indexed citations

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Freeman, A. J. & R. E. Watson. (1960). Effect of Crystalline Fields on Magnetic-Form Factors. Journal of Applied Physics. 31(5). S374–S375. 3 indexed citations

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