Ralph A. Alpher

3.1k total citations
40 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Ralph A. Alpher is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph A. Alpher has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 6 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 5 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Ralph A. Alpher's work include Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (7 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (5 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (5 papers). Ralph A. Alpher is often cited by papers focused on Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (7 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (5 papers) and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (5 papers). Ralph A. Alpher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Israel. Ralph A. Alpher's co-authors include Donald R. White, Robert C. Herman, Robert K Herman, Robert J. Rubin, George Gamow, Ronald C. Herman, R.H. Johnson, H. Hurwitz, R. Herman and George Marx and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Ralph A. Alpher

36 papers receiving 872 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ralph A. Alpher United States	16	290	290	219	185	164	40	1.0k
E. L. Resler United States	16	226 0.8×	251 0.9×	117 0.5×	334 1.8×	201 1.2×	37	1.1k
Donald E. Kerr United States	4	451 1.6×	380 1.3×	292 1.3×	72 0.4×	275 1.7×	10	1.1k
Shao‐Chi Lin United States	16	267 0.9×	326 1.1×	148 0.7×	251 1.4×	695 4.2×	35	1.5k
Ernest P. Gray United States	8	166 0.6×	489 1.7×	99 0.5×	95 0.5×	445 2.7×	12	1.1k
Fernando Lund Chile	24	178 0.6×	340 1.2×	285 1.3×	174 0.9×	57 0.3×	100	1.7k
В. Е. Фортов Russia	19	143 0.5×	575 2.0×	449 2.1×	217 1.2×	103 0.6×	85	1.6k
A. W. DeSilva United States	19	301 1.0×	420 1.4×	397 1.8×	97 0.5×	241 1.5×	57	1.1k
Takuya Matsuda Japan	24	1.2k 4.2×	277 1.0×	240 1.1×	303 1.6×	109 0.7×	102	1.9k
V. K. Gryaznov Russia	23	253 0.9×	639 2.2×	496 2.3×	127 0.7×	107 0.7×	96	1.3k
H. W. Drawin France	22	323 1.1×	1.2k 4.1×	322 1.5×	138 0.7×	703 4.3×	84	2.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Alpher, Ralph A.. (2017). THE BIG BANG MODEL: ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A. & Robert K Herman. (2001). Genesis of the Big Bang. 8 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A. & Robert K Herman. (1994). Remembrance of Things Past - Some Recollections of the Development of the Big Bang Model. 3. 1 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A. & George Marx. (1992). The creation of free energy. Vistas in Astronomy. 35. 179–214. 2 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A. & Robert K Herman. (1988). Reflections on Early Work on ‘Big Bang’ Cosmology. Physics Today. 41(8). 24–34. 18 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A. & R. Herman. (1975). Big bang cosmology and the cosmic black-body radiation.. 119. 325–348. 2 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A. & R. Herman. (1972). Reflections on "Big Bang" Cosmology. 1. 2 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A. & George Gamow. (1968). A POSSIBLE RELATION BETWEEN COSMOLOGICAL QUANTITIES AND THE CHARACTERISTICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 61(2). 363–366. 8 indexed citations

Alpher, Ralph A., George Gamow, & Robert K Herman. (1967). THERMAL COSMIC RADIATION AND THE FORMATION OF PROTOGALAXIES. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 58(6). 2179–2186. 22 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A.. (1962). Laboratory Test of the Finlay-Freundlich Red Shift Hypothesis. Nature. 196(4852). 367–368. 2 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A.. (1960). Experiments in magneto-fluid dynamics. Physics Today. 13(12). 26–31. 2 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A., et al.. (1960). Some Studies of Free-Surface Mercury Magnetohydrodynamics. Reviews of Modern Physics. 32(4). 758–769. 20 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A. & Donald R. White. (1959). Optical Refractivity of High-Temperature Gases. II. Effects Resulting from Ionization of Monatomic Gases. The Physics of Fluids. 2(2). 162–169. 171 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A., et al.. (1958). Flow in shock tubes with area change at the diaphragm section. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 3(5). 457–470. 67 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A., et al.. (1958). Calculation of Shock Hugoniots and Related Quantities for Nitrogen and Oxygen. The Physics of Fluids. 1(2). 160–161. 8 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A.. (1957). The Saha equation and the adiabatic exponent in shock wave calculations. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. 2(2). 123–126. 9 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A. & Robert J. Rubin. (1954). Normal Reflection of Shock Waves from Moving Boundaries. Journal of Applied Physics. 25(3). 395–399. 1 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A. & Ronald C. Herman. (1953). The Origin and Abundance Distribution of the Elements. Annual Review of Nuclear Science. 2(1). 1–40. 27 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A. & Robert C. Herman. (1951). Neutron-Capture Theory of Element Formation in an Expanding Universe. Physical Review. 84(1). 60–68. 14 indexed citations

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Alpher, Ralph A. & Robert C. Herman. (1951). The Primeval Lead Isotopic Abundances and the Age of the Earth's Crust. Physical Review. 84(6). 1111–1114. 24 indexed citations

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