Richard C. Tolman

11.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
2 papers, 792 citations indexed

About

Richard C. Tolman is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard C. Tolman has authored 2 papers receiving a total of 792 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 1 paper in Instrumentation and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in Richard C. Tolman's work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (2 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (1 paper) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (1 paper). Richard C. Tolman is often cited by papers focused on Relativity and Gravitational Theory (2 papers), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research (1 paper) and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories (1 paper). Richard C. Tolman collaborates with scholars based in . Richard C. Tolman's co-authors include and has published in prestigious journals such as General Relativity and Gravitation and CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

In The Last Decade

Richard C. Tolman

2 papers receiving 687 citations

Hit Papers

Relativity, thermodynamics and cosmology 1987 2026 2000 2013 1987 200 400 600
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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. Relativity, thermodynamics and cosmology
    1987 711 citations Richard C. Tolman CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard C. Tolman 2 709 452 226 136 31 2 792
H. Dehnen Germany 14 780 1.1× 606 1.3× 147 0.7× 140 1.0× 24 0.8× 110 874
F. I. Cooperstock Canada 19 1.1k 1.6× 819 1.8× 156 0.7× 104 0.8× 11 0.4× 80 1.2k
J. M. Salim Brazil 17 1.0k 1.4× 810 1.8× 240 1.1× 269 2.0× 11 0.4× 56 1.1k
Pasquale Nardone Belgium 10 653 0.9× 521 1.2× 267 1.2× 99 0.7× 16 0.5× 44 785
Sebastiano Sonego Italy 17 937 1.3× 675 1.5× 277 1.2× 468 3.4× 19 0.6× 42 1.1k
I. D. Novikov Russia 22 1.4k 2.0× 787 1.7× 179 0.8× 132 1.0× 14 0.5× 78 1.5k
Santiago Esteban Perez Bergliaffa Brazil 14 853 1.2× 701 1.6× 189 0.8× 172 1.3× 11 0.4× 52 960
Roland Lehoucq France 12 508 0.7× 355 0.8× 98 0.4× 47 0.3× 12 0.4× 30 604
J. Ponce de León Puerto Rico 18 1.4k 2.0× 1.1k 2.5× 175 0.8× 47 0.3× 27 0.9× 55 1.5k
Lior M. Burko United States 21 1.1k 1.6× 793 1.8× 224 1.0× 139 1.0× 12 0.4× 77 1.3k

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All Works

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Tolman, Richard C.. (1997). Effect of Inhomogeneity on Cosmological Models. General Relativity and Gravitation. 29(7). 935–943. 81 indexed citations
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Tolman, Richard C.. (1987). Relativity, thermodynamics and cosmology. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 711 indexed citations breakdown →

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