R. W. Terhune

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
69 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

R. W. Terhune is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. W. Terhune has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 25 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 16 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. W. Terhune's work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (7 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (7 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (7 papers). R. W. Terhune is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (7 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (7 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (7 papers). R. W. Terhune collaborates with scholars based in United States and France. R. W. Terhune's co-authors include P. D. Maker, C. M. Savage, M. Nisenoff, R. W. Minck, John Lambe, W. Weber, W. G. Rado, James E. Anderson, Chihiro Kikuchi and R. H. Pantell and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

R. W. Terhune

66 papers receiving 3.9k 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.

Study of Optical Effects Due to an Induced Polarization Third Order in the Electric Field Strength

1965 992 citations P. D. Maker, R. W. Terhune Physical Review profile →
Effects of Dispersion and Focusing on the Production of Optical Harmonics

1962 952 citations P. D. Maker, R. W. Terhune et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. W. Terhune United States	26	2.7k	1.3k	1.2k	751	724	69	4.3k
J. Ducuing France	25	4.4k 1.6×	2.4k 1.8×	1.1k 0.9×	721 1.0×	721 1.0×	43	5.7k
C. L. Tang United States	51	5.3k 1.9×	3.8k 2.9×	897 0.8×	730 1.0×	432 0.6×	198	7.0k
T. Tsang United States	25	1.4k 0.5×	694 0.5×	862 0.7×	1.3k 1.8×	578 0.8×	112	4.0k
Robert N. Schwartz United States	23	1.6k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	407 0.3×	1.1k 1.4×	270 0.4×	82	3.4k
A. L. Schawlow United States	43	3.9k 1.4×	1.6k 1.2×	554 0.5×	1.3k 1.7×	357 0.5×	144	6.3k
C. W. Peters United States	16	1.8k 0.7×	929 0.7×	668 0.6×	518 0.7×	477 0.7×	42	3.2k
G. C. Bjorklund United States	34	3.4k 1.2×	2.1k 1.6×	1.0k 0.8×	530 0.7×	427 0.6×	117	5.0k
David N. Nikogosyan Ireland	32	2.7k 1.0×	2.2k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.6×	591 0.8×	116	5.2k
E. Freysz France	29	2.6k 0.9×	915 0.7×	1.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.8×	587 0.8×	149	4.6k
Roberto Righini Italy	38	3.6k 1.3×	767 0.6×	783 0.7×	1.7k 2.2×	709 1.0×	158	5.6k

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Ksendzov, A., T. George, F. J. Grunthaner, et al.. (1991). Optical and Structural Characterization of InAs/GaAs Quantum Wells. MRS Proceedings. 221. 3 indexed citations

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Rich, Daniel H., A. Ksendzov, R. W. Terhune, et al.. (1991). Polarized-cathodoluminescence study of uniaxial and biaxial stress in GaAs/Si. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(8). 6836–6839. 26 indexed citations

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Ksendzov, A., et al.. (1991). Absorption and photoluminescence of ultrathin pseudomorphic InAs/GaAs quantum wells. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(18). 14574–14580. 10 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W.. (1984). From the Editor. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 1(1). 1–1. 4 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W. & James E. Anderson. (1977). Spectrophone measurements of the absorption of visible light by aerosols in the atmosphere. Optics Letters. 1(2). 70–70. 71 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W., et al.. (1977). Calculational examination of the Baneberry event. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 218(1-2). 95–105. 4 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W.. (1972). Prediction of Underground Nuclear Explosion Effects in Wagon Wheel Sandstone. Nuclear Technology. 15(3). 431–446.

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Minck, R. W., et al.. (1966). Nonlinear Optics. Applied Optics. 5(10). 1595–1595. 61 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W., et al.. (1965). REDUCTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC SURFACE-MOTION DATA BY DIGITAL COMPUTER. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 125(3257). 1092–1092. 1 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W., et al.. (1965). Calculation of explosion-produced craters-high-explosive sources. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 70(10). 2377–2393. 14 indexed citations

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Maker, P. D., R. W. Terhune, & C. M. Savage. (1964). Optical Third Harmonic Generation. 1559. 46 indexed citations

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Maker, P. D., R. W. Terhune, & C. M. Savage. (1964). Intensity-Dependent Changes in the Refractive Index of Liquids. Physical Review Letters. 12(18). 507–509. 350 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W., et al.. (1964). TECHNICAL DIRECTOR'S SUMMARY REPORT. Project DUGOUT. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W., P. D. Maker, & C. M. Savage. (1962). Optical Harmonic Generation in Calcite. Physical Review Letters. 8(10). 404–406. 277 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W., John Lambe, Chihiro Kikuchi, & J M Baker. (1961). Hyperfine Spectrum of Chromium 53 inAl2O3. Physical Review. 123(4). 1265–1268. 40 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W. & C. W. Peters. (1961). Rapid-Scan Spectroscopy with a Fabry-Perot Interferometer*†. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 51(5). 530–530. 1 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W., et al.. (1960). Effect of Nuclear Polarization on the Behavior of Solid State Masers. Journal of Applied Physics. 31(5). 936–938. 5 indexed citations

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Terhune, R. W. & C. W. Peters. (1959). Electric field induced vibration rotation spectrum of H2 and D2. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 3(1-6). 138–147. 31 indexed citations

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Kikuchi, Chihiro, et al.. (1958). Maser Action in Ruby. Physical Review. 109(4). 1399–1400. 53 indexed citations

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Edwards, David F., et al.. (1958). Helium Dewar with Incorporated Magnet Pole Tips. Review of Scientific Instruments. 29(11). 1049–1049. 3 indexed citations

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