Richard Latter

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Richard Latter is a scholar working on Geophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard Latter has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Geophysics, 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Richard Latter's work include Earthquake Detection and Analysis (6 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (3 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (2 papers). Richard Latter is often cited by papers focused on Earthquake Detection and Analysis (6 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (3 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (2 papers). Richard Latter collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Richard Latter's co-authors include W. J. Karzas, R. E. LeLevier, Richard Bellman, Yonah Alexander, Barry Rubin and Andrew J. Pierre and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Richard Latter

20 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Electron Radiative Transitions in a Coulomb Field. 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Electron Radiative Transitions in a Coulomb Field.
    1961 540 citations W. J. Karzas, Richard Latter The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 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 Latter United States 11 704 296 287 225 197 23 1.3k
Jon C. Weisheit United States 20 924 1.3× 257 0.9× 518 1.8× 311 1.4× 210 1.1× 46 1.5k
A.I. Akhiezer Ukraine 23 784 1.1× 207 0.7× 478 1.7× 107 0.5× 272 1.4× 97 1.6k
William M. MacDonald United States 23 994 1.4× 513 1.7× 983 3.4× 159 0.7× 371 1.9× 78 2.3k
L. C. Maximon United States 18 601 0.9× 181 0.6× 868 3.0× 129 0.6× 164 0.8× 58 1.9k
L. M. Goldman United States 20 648 0.9× 121 0.4× 843 2.9× 657 2.9× 198 1.0× 57 1.3k
M. Leventhal United States 25 1.1k 1.6× 801 2.7× 723 2.5× 467 2.1× 106 0.5× 97 1.9k
C. Laughlin United Kingdom 26 1.4k 2.0× 280 0.9× 191 0.7× 166 0.7× 79 0.4× 71 1.7k
Howard H. C. Chang United States 6 486 0.7× 312 1.1× 338 1.2× 92 0.4× 259 1.3× 9 1.0k
Kurt Haller United States 15 661 0.9× 277 0.9× 301 1.0× 90 0.4× 284 1.4× 57 1.1k
Leonard Rosenberg United States 21 1.9k 2.7× 96 0.3× 778 2.7× 316 1.4× 129 0.7× 114 2.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Richard Latter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Richard Latter

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Latter, Richard. (2025). A Study of the Two-Meson Hypothesis. Caltech Library.
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Latter, Richard, et al.. (2005). A Pilot Appraisal: Assessing the Stereotypical Attitudes of Commercial Airline Pilots Concerning Persons of Middle-Eastern Descent. 23(2). 59–82. 1 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard. (1994). Policing the rising tide of violence in Europe. International Journal on Minority and Group Rights. 2(3-4). 179–195. 2 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard. (1992). Nordic and Baltic security in the 1990s. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 1 indexed citations
5.
Pierre, Andrew J., Barry Rubin, Yonah Alexander, & Richard Latter. (1991). The Politics of Terrorism: Terror as a State and Revolutionary Strategy. Foreign Affairs. 70(2). 176–176. 2 indexed citations
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Alexander, Yonah & Richard Latter. (1990). Terrorism & the media : dilemmas for government, journalists & the public. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 3 indexed citations
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Karzas, W. J. & Richard Latter. (1965). SATELLITE-BASED DETECTION OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL FROM LOW AND INTERMEDIATE ALTITUDE NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information).
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Latter, Richard. (1964). Solutions of the Thomas—Fermi—Dirac Statistical Model of Atoms. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 41(8). 2275–2279. 2 indexed citations
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Karzas, W. J. & Richard Latter. (1963). AIR CONDUCTIVITY PRODUCED BY NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard & R. E. LeLevier. (1963). Detection of ionization effects from nuclear explosions in space. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 68(6). 1643–1666. 18 indexed citations
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Karzas, W. J. & Richard Latter. (1962). The electromagnetic signal due to the interaction of nuclear explosions with the Earth's magnetic field. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 67(12). 4635–4640. 24 indexed citations
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Karzas, W. J. & Richard Latter. (1962). Electromagnetic Radiation from a Nuclear Explosion in Space. Physical Review. 126(6). 1919–1926. 47 indexed citations
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Karzas, W. J. & Richard Latter. (1961). Electron Radiative Transitions in a Coulomb Field.. The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 6. 167–167. 540 indexed citations breakdown →
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Latter, Richard, et al.. (1961). Detection of Nuclear Explosions. Annual Review of Nuclear Science. 11(1). 371–418. 14 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard. (1955). Similarity Solution for a Spherical Shock Wave. Journal of Applied Physics. 26(8). 954–960. 26 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard. (1955). Atomic Energy Levels for the Thomas-Fermi and Thomas-Fermi-Dirac Potential. Physical Review. 99(2). 510–519. 416 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard. (1955). Temperature Behavior of the Thomas-Fermi Statistical Model for Atoms. Physical Review. 99(6). 1854–1870. 115 indexed citations
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Bellman, Richard & Richard Latter. (1952). On the Integral Equation λf(x) = � a o K(x - y)f(y)dy. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 3(6). 884–884. 3 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard, et al.. (1952). A Phase Shift Analysis of Neutron-Deuteron Scattering. Physical Review. 86(5). 727–730. 11 indexed citations
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Latter, Richard, et al.. (1952). On the integral equation 𝜆𝑓(𝑥)=∫₀^{𝑎}𝐾(𝑥-𝑦)𝑓(𝑦)𝑑𝑦. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 3(6). 884–891. 6 indexed citations

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