Ralph E. Lapp

519 total citations
38 papers, 235 citations indexed

About

Ralph E. Lapp is a scholar working on Political Science and International Relations, Radiation and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph E. Lapp has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 235 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Political Science and International Relations, 3 papers in Radiation and 3 papers in Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality. Recurrent topics in Ralph E. Lapp's work include Nuclear Issues and Defense (6 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (3 papers) and Radioactive contamination and transfer (2 papers). Ralph E. Lapp is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Issues and Defense (6 papers), Nuclear and radioactivity studies (3 papers) and Radioactive contamination and transfer (2 papers). Ralph E. Lapp collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. Ralph E. Lapp's co-authors include Howard L. Andrews, E. Bleuler, Judah L. Schwartz, B. Franklin Cooling, Jack B. Hilliard, Graham E. Fuller, R. E. Pollock, Jack Schubert, Thomas Jefferson and P. Lerch and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physics Today and American Journal of Physics.

In The Last Decade

Ralph E. Lapp

27 papers receiving 154 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph E. Lapp United States 9 48 38 27 26 20 38 235
Richard G. Hewlett United States 10 109 2.3× 43 1.1× 77 2.9× 3 0.1× 4 0.2× 28 260
Vijai Kumar India 11 7 0.1× 10 0.3× 13 0.5× 26 1.0× 14 0.7× 54 395
Lyndon B. Johnson United States 8 62 1.3× 41 1.1× 5 0.2× 10 0.4× 4 0.2× 36 230
Frank Barnaby Sweden 8 114 2.4× 113 3.0× 7 0.3× 3 0.1× 2 0.1× 56 326
Ralph H. Thomas United States 7 8 0.2× 7 0.2× 8 0.3× 119 4.6× 11 0.6× 23 229
Charles Weiner United States 8 23 0.5× 17 0.4× 37 1.4× 6 0.2× 28 182
Francis Duncan United States 4 48 1.0× 19 0.5× 34 1.3× 1 0.0× 6 0.3× 11 112
William D. Foland United States 5 43 0.9× 31 0.8× 6 0.2× 12 0.5× 10 159
David Albright United States 11 329 6.9× 161 4.2× 7 0.3× 10 0.4× 6 0.3× 73 547
Joan Lisa Bromberg United States 9 21 0.4× 19 0.5× 63 2.3× 7 0.3× 31 203

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph E. Lapp

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph E. Lapp

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralph E. Lapp. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralph E. Lapp 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 Ralph E. Lapp. Ralph E. Lapp 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
1.
Lapp, Ralph E. & Graham E. Fuller. (1991). The center of the universe. 5 indexed citations
2.
Lapp, Ralph E.. (1973). The logarithmic century. Prentice Hall eBooks. 3 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E.. (1973). Nuclear energy: how soon how safe. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 45(1). 4–10. 1 indexed citations
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Cooling, B. Franklin, Jack B. Hilliard, & Ralph E. Lapp. (1972). Arms Beyond Doubt: The Tyranny of Weapons Technology.. Military Affairs. 36(1). 26–26. 9 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E.. (1970). Nuclear Weapons: Past and Present. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 26(6). 103–106. 2 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E., et al.. (1967). Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb. Physics Today. 20(8). 59–59. 16 indexed citations
7.
Schwartz, Judah L. & Ralph E. Lapp. (1966). The New Priesthood. The Scientific Elite and the Uses of Power. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 21(2). 240–240. 23 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E., et al.. (1965). The new priesthood. 18 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E., et al.. (1962). Kill and Overkill. The Strategy of Annihilation. International Journal Canada s Journal of Global Policy Analysis. 18(1). 100–100. 5 indexed citations
10.
Lapp, Ralph E.. (1960). Rockefeller's Civil Defense Program. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 16(4). 134–136. 1 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E.. (1959). Fallout and Home Defense. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 15(5). 187–191. 1 indexed citations
12.
Schubert, Jack & Ralph E. Lapp. (1958). Global Radiation Limits. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 14(1). 23–26. 2 indexed citations
13.
Lapp, Ralph E.. (1957). Strontium-90 in Man. Science. 125(3254). 933–934.
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Lapp, Ralph E.. (1956). The “Humanitarian” H-Bomb. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 12(7). 261–264. 4 indexed citations
15.
Lapp, Ralph E.. (1956). Atoms and people. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E.. (1955). Global Fall-out. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 11(9). 339–343. 2 indexed citations
17.
Lapp, Ralph E. & Thomas Jefferson. (1955). Fall-out and Candor. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 11(5). 170–170. 2 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E., et al.. (1955). Radioactive Fall-out. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 11(2). 45–52. 5 indexed citations
19.
Lapp, Ralph E.. (1953). The new force : the story of atoms and people. 4 indexed citations
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Lapp, Ralph E.. (1953). Eight Years Later. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 9(7). 234–236. 13 indexed citations

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