Richard E. Bird

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Richard E. Bird is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard E. Bird has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 8 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 7 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in Richard E. Bird's work include Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (14 papers), solar cell performance optimization (8 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (7 papers). Richard E. Bird is often cited by papers focused on Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics (14 papers), solar cell performance optimization (8 papers) and Breast Lesions and Carcinomas (7 papers). Richard E. Bird collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and British Virgin Islands. Richard E. Bird's co-authors include C. Riordan, Bonnie C. Yankaskas, R. Hulstrom, Laurent J. Lewis, Keith Emery, R. Matson, R McLelland, Michael J. Schell, Gina Adrales and Frederick L. Greene and has published in prestigious journals such as Cancer, Radiology and Solar Energy.

In The Last Decade

Richard E. Bird

33 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Analysis of cancers missed at screening mammography. 1986 2026 1999 2012 1992 1986 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. Analysis of cancers missed at screening mammography.
    1992 658 citations Richard E. Bird, Bonnie C. Yankaskas et al. Radiology profile →
  2. Simple Solar Spectral Model for Direct and Diffuse Irradiance on Horizontal and Tilted Planes at the Earth's Surface for Cloudless Atmospheres
    1986 638 citations Richard E. Bird, C. Riordan Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology 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 E. Bird United States 17 1.1k 486 486 465 418 33 2.8k
Atsushi Okamoto Japan 35 394 0.4× 518 1.1× 71 0.1× 61 0.1× 42 0.1× 377 4.1k
Yoshinori Yamada Japan 26 140 0.1× 273 0.6× 170 0.3× 612 1.3× 14 0.0× 144 2.5k
Feng Zhang China 32 224 0.2× 224 0.5× 135 0.3× 1.3k 2.7× 13 0.0× 213 4.3k
Mengzhu Wang China 26 306 0.3× 153 0.3× 30 0.1× 62 0.1× 215 0.5× 115 2.1k
Michael F. Ochs United States 35 117 0.1× 18 0.0× 53 0.1× 113 0.2× 59 0.1× 147 3.7k
Hsiang‐Chen Wang Taiwan 25 123 0.1× 470 1.0× 58 0.1× 69 0.1× 268 0.6× 172 2.1k
Changhui Li China 36 24 0.0× 389 0.8× 128 0.3× 68 0.1× 1.0k 2.5× 209 5.9k
Jinyi Li China 38 610 0.6× 5.0k 10.3× 97 0.2× 280 0.6× 12 0.0× 199 7.7k
Xiaowen Guo China 31 131 0.1× 365 0.8× 148 0.3× 233 0.5× 59 0.1× 110 2.5k
Simin Wang China 21 68 0.1× 318 0.7× 45 0.1× 29 0.1× 110 0.3× 114 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Richard E. Bird

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard E. Bird

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard E. Bird

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Richard E. Bird. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Richard E. Bird 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 Richard E. Bird. Richard E. Bird 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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Brenner, R. James, Lawrence W. Bassett, D. David Dershaw, et al.. (2001). Stereotactic Core-Needle Breast Biopsy: A Multi-institutional Prospective Trial. Radiology. 218(3). 866–872. 91 indexed citations
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Adrales, Gina, et al.. (2000). Is surgical excision necessary for atypical ductal hyperplasia of the breast diagnosed by mammotome?. The American Journal of Surgery. 180(4). 313–315. 89 indexed citations
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Fajardo, Laurie L., et al.. (1998). Placement of endovascular embolization microcoils to localize the site of breast lesions removed at stereotactic core biopsy.. Radiology. 206(1). 275–278. 19 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E., et al.. (1997). Image-guided core biopsy has advantages over needle localization biopsy for the diagnosis of nonpalpable breast cancer.. PubMed. 63(12). 1072–7; discussion 1077. 35 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E.. (1995). Critical pathways in analyzing breast calcifications.. Radiographics. 15(4). 928–934. 8 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E., et al.. (1992). Analysis of cancers missed at screening mammography.. Radiology. 184(3). 613–617. 658 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bird, Richard E.. (1992). A successful breast cancer screening program. Cancer. 69(S7). 1938–1941. 5 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E.. (1989). Low-cost screening mammography: report on finances and review of 21,716 consecutive cases.. Radiology. 171(1). 87–90. 60 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E.. (1987). A successful effort to lower costs in screening mammography. Cancer. 60(S1). 1684–1687. 8 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E. & C. Riordan. (1986). Simple Solar Spectral Model for Direct and Diffuse Irradiance on Horizontal and Tilted Planes at the Earth's Surface for Cloudless Atmospheres. Journal of Climate and Applied Meteorology. 25(1). 87–97. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Riordan, C., et al.. (1985). Solar irradiance models, data, and instrumentation for PV device performance analyses. pvsp. 957–962. 2 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E., R. Hulstrom, & C. Riordan. (1985). Normalization of direct beam spectral irradiance data for photovoltaic cell performance analyses. Solar Cells. 14(2). 193–195. 12 indexed citations
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Hulstrom, R., Richard E. Bird, & C. Riordan. (1985). Spectral solar irradiance data sets for selected terrestrial conditions. Solar Cells. 15(4). 365–391. 212 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E., R. Hulstrom, & Laurent J. Lewis. (1983). Terrestrial solar spectral data sets. Solar Energy. 30(6). 563–573. 209 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E. & R. Hulstrom. (1983). Additional solar spectral data sets. Solar Cells. 8(1). 85–95. 12 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E.. (1982). Terrestrial solar spectral modeling. Solar Cells. 7(1-2). 107–118. 27 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E. & R. Hulstrom. (1982). Extensive modeled terrestrial solar spectral data sets with solar-cell analysis. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 8 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E., et al.. (1982). Solar spectral measurements in the terrestrial environment. Applied Optics. 21(8). 1430–1430. 58 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E., et al.. (1981). Terrestrial solar spectra, solar simulation and solar cell efficiency measurement. 6 indexed citations
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Bird, Richard E. & R. L. Hulstrom. (1979). Application of Monte Carlo techniques to insolation characterization and prediction. 8 indexed citations

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