R. R. Rau

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

R. R. Rau is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. R. Rau has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 3 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. R. Rau's work include Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (8 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (8 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (6 papers). R. R. Rau is often cited by papers focused on Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (8 papers), Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (8 papers) and Nuclear physics research studies (6 papers). R. R. Rau collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. R. R. Rau's co-authors include Bruno Rossi, J. Leitner, M. Goldberg, S. Lichtman, S. Yamamoto, N. P. Samios, G.W. London, I.O. Skillicorn, E. L. Hart and A. M. Thorndike and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

R. R. Rau

23 papers receiving 1.0k citations

Hit Papers

High-Energy Particles 1953 2026 1977 2001 1953 200 400 600
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. High-Energy Particles
    1953 629 citations Bruno Rossi, R. R. Rau American Journal of Physics 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. R. Rau United States 13 733 254 195 131 107 24 1.1k
W. A. Wenzel United States 20 832 1.1× 310 1.2× 454 2.3× 99 0.8× 127 1.2× 55 1.3k
Yung-Su Tsai United States 10 912 1.2× 243 1.0× 327 1.7× 60 0.5× 139 1.3× 13 1.2k
D.H. Perkins United Kingdom 19 994 1.4× 238 0.9× 140 0.7× 177 1.4× 47 0.4× 36 1.3k
B. Cork United States 21 1.0k 1.4× 332 1.3× 356 1.8× 85 0.6× 107 1.0× 51 1.4k
P. Giacomelli Italy 22 1.4k 2.0× 283 1.1× 168 0.9× 85 0.6× 111 1.0× 63 1.8k
G. Bellettini Italy 18 1.0k 1.4× 271 1.1× 148 0.8× 48 0.4× 94 0.9× 51 1.3k
V.T. Cocconi Switzerland 23 1.2k 1.7× 122 0.5× 210 1.1× 35 0.3× 70 0.7× 59 1.4k
E. Lillethun Switzerland 19 903 1.2× 155 0.6× 145 0.7× 37 0.3× 73 0.7× 29 1.1k
P. Giacomelli Italy 20 1.5k 2.0× 233 0.9× 189 1.0× 49 0.4× 128 1.2× 71 1.8k
D. Rahm United States 22 1.3k 1.8× 220 0.9× 179 0.9× 37 0.3× 103 1.0× 52 1.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. R. Rau

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. R. Rau. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. R. Rau. The network helps show where R. R. Rau may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. R. Rau

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. R. Rau. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. R. Rau 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. R. Rau. R. R. Rau 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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Alitti, J., V. E. Barnes, E. Flaminio, et al.. (1969). StrangenessS=−2Baryon Resonance. Physical Review Letters. 22(2). 79–82. 15 indexed citations
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Palmer, R.B., D. Radojičić, R. R. Rau, et al.. (1968). Precision measurement of the Ω− and Ξo masses. Physics Letters B. 26(5). 323–326. 1 indexed citations
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Alitti, J., E. Flaminio, W.J. Metzger, et al.. (1968). Evidence forΞ*Resonance with Mass 1930 MeV. Physical Review Letters. 21(15). 1119–1123. 16 indexed citations
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London, G.W., R. R. Rau, N. P. Samios, et al.. (1966). K$sup -$ -p INTERACTION AT 2.24 Bev/c. Physical Review.
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London, G.W., R. R. Rau, N. P. Samios, et al.. (1966). K−−pInteraction at2.24 BeVc. Physical Review. 143(4). 1034–1091. 158 indexed citations
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Barnes, V. E., B. B. Culwick, P. Guidoni, et al.. (1965). Existence and Properties of a Nonstrange Meson of Mass 1500 MeV/c2. Physical Review Letters. 15(7). 322–325. 28 indexed citations
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Bertanza, L., V. Brisson, P. L. Connolly, et al.. (1963). Spin of theY1*. Physical Review Letters. 10(5). 176–179. 21 indexed citations
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Bertanza, L., V. Brisson, P. L. Connolly, et al.. (1962). Decay of a Negative Hyperon intoΛ0+e−+ν¯. Physical Review Letters. 9(1). 19–21. 3 indexed citations
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Bertanza, L., V. Brisson, P. L. Connolly, et al.. (1962). Properties of theΞ−Hyperon. Physical Review Letters. 9(5). 229–232. 15 indexed citations
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Louttit, R. I., T. W. Morris, D. Rahm, et al.. (1961). Production of Strange Particles inp−pCollisions at 2.85 Bev. Physical Review. 123(4). 1465–1471. 35 indexed citations
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Morris, T. W., D. Rahm, R. R. Rau, et al.. (1958). Liquid Hydrogen Bubble Chamber Expanded by a Piston in the Liquid. Review of Scientific Instruments. 29(4). 297–299. 4 indexed citations
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Abashian, A., Robert K. Adair, R.L. Cool, et al.. (1957). Angular Distributions of Positrons fromπ+−μ+−e+Decays Observed in a Liquid Hydrogen Bubble Chamber. Physical Review. 105(6). 1927–1928. 19 indexed citations
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Cool, R.L., T. W. Morris, R. R. Rau, A. M. Thorndike, & W. L. Whittemore. (1957). Production ofVParticles by 3-Bev Protons. Physical Review. 108(4). 1048–1052. 9 indexed citations
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Ballam, J., Val L. Fitch, Tara L. Fulton, et al.. (1957). High Energy Nuclear Physics: Proceedings of the 6th Annual Rochester Conference (April 1956). Physics Today. 10(1). 30–30. 2 indexed citations
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Astier, A., et al.. (1956). V- events. Il Nuovo Cimento. 4(S2). 541–551. 1 indexed citations
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Ballam, J., et al.. (1955). Orientation of Planes in DoubleV0Decay Events. Physical Review. 97(1). 245–246. 12 indexed citations
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Ballam, J., et al.. (1954). Cloud-Chamber Evidence for a Charged Counterpart of theθ0Particle. Physical Review. 96(4). 1089–1095. 22 indexed citations
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Ballam, J., et al.. (1953). Kinetic Energies ofV10Particles. Physical Review. 91(4). 1019–1020. 10 indexed citations
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Rossi, Bruno & R. R. Rau. (1953). High-Energy Particles. American Journal of Physics. 21(3). 236–236. 629 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thorndike, A. M. & R. R. Rau. (1953). Mesons. A Summary of Experimental Facts. Physics Today. 6(6). 15–16. 3 indexed citations

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