R.O. Watts

7.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
111 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

R.O. Watts is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R.O. Watts has authored 111 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 69 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 34 papers in Spectroscopy and 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R.O. Watts's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (41 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (31 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (26 papers). R.O. Watts is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (41 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (31 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (26 papers). R.O. Watts collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United States and Canada. R.O. Watts's co-authors include John A. Barker, Jeffrey R. Reimers, R. E. Miller, D. F. Coker, R.A. Fisher, Michael L. Klein, D.J. Evans, Martin A. Suhm, Peter Vohralik and Jong K. Lee and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Physics Today and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

R.O. Watts

108 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Monte Carlo studies of the dielectric properties of water... 1969 2026 1988 2007 1973 1971 1969 100 200 300 400 500
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. Monte Carlo studies of the dielectric properties of water-like models
    1973 592 citations John A. Barker, R.O. Watts Molecular Physics profile →
  2. Liquid argon: Monte carlo and molecular dynamics calculations
    1971 513 citations John A. Barker, R.O. Watts et al. Molecular Physics profile →
  3. Structure of water; A Monte Carlo calculation
    1969 381 citations John A. Barker, R.O. Watts Chemical Physics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R.O. Watts Australia 35 4.2k 1.6k 1.2k 1.2k 721 111 5.8k
Aneesur Rahman United States 27 3.2k 0.8× 649 0.4× 1.2k 0.9× 2.3k 2.0× 604 0.8× 40 5.9k
Sture Nordholm Sweden 32 2.4k 0.6× 800 0.5× 933 0.7× 913 0.8× 663 0.9× 204 4.3k
J. B. Hasted United Kingdom 35 3.2k 0.8× 1.6k 1.0× 614 0.5× 804 0.7× 472 0.7× 125 5.5k
J. P. McTague United States 37 2.5k 0.6× 740 0.5× 984 0.8× 2.2k 1.9× 863 1.2× 70 5.0k
J.G. Powles United Kingdom 44 2.1k 0.5× 2.2k 1.4× 1.9k 1.5× 2.5k 2.2× 249 0.3× 205 6.4k
O. K. Rice United States 17 1.9k 0.5× 815 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 885 0.8× 657 0.9× 70 4.6k
John E. Bertie Canada 37 2.5k 0.6× 1.8k 1.1× 442 0.4× 852 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 120 5.1k
Branka M. Ladanyi United States 47 4.8k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 431 0.6× 129 6.5k
P. D. Maker United States 41 3.4k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 959 0.8× 1.0k 0.9× 1.5k 2.1× 120 6.5k
A. Laubereau Germany 49 6.3k 1.5× 2.3k 1.5× 462 0.4× 678 0.6× 337 0.5× 167 7.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R.O. Watts

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R.O. Watts

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rempe, Susan B. & R.O. Watts. (1998). The exact quantum mechanical kinetic energy operator in internal coordinates for vibration of a hexatomic molecule. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 108(24). 10084–10095. 23 indexed citations
2.
Lewerenz, Marius & R.O. Watts. (1994). Quantum Monte Carlo simulation of molecular vibrations. Molecular Physics. 81(5). 1075–1091. 30 indexed citations
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Watts, R.O.. (1994). Author Affiliation Addition. Physics Today. 47(3). 93–93. 1 indexed citations
4.
Sun, Huai, R.O. Watts, & U. Buck. (1992). The infrared spectrum and structure of hydrogen fluoride clusters and the liquid: Semiclassical and classical studies. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 96(3). 1810–1821. 41 indexed citations
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Miller, R. E., Peter Vohralik, & R.O. Watts. (1986). Total differential scattering cross sections for hydrogen scattered from nitrogen and hydrogen fluoride. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 85(7). 3891–3895. 12 indexed citations
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Miller, R. E., et al.. (1985). The methane-methane total differential scattering cross section. Molecular Physics. 56(2). 363–374. 15 indexed citations
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Reimers, Jeffrey R. & R.O. Watts. (1984). A local mode potential function for the water molecule. Molecular Physics. 52(2). 357–381. 103 indexed citations
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Snook, Ian K., et al.. (1982). Computer simulation of colloidal dispersions. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science. 17(1). 33–49. 10 indexed citations
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Isbister, Dennis J., et al.. (1982). A reformulation of the hypernetted chain approximation for non-spherical particles. Molecular Physics. 47(1). 55–63. 1 indexed citations
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Rodwell, William R., Lui Lam, & R.O. Watts. (1981). The helium-hydrogen fluoride potential surface. Molecular Physics. 44(1). 225–240. 57 indexed citations
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Snook, Ian K., et al.. (1980). Elastic properties of model colloids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 77(1). 131–137. 15 indexed citations
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Snook, Ian K., et al.. (1980). Brownian dynamics of many-body systems. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions 2 Molecular and Chemical Physics. 76. 1067–1067. 31 indexed citations
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Ellis, T. H., et al.. (1978). An intermolecular potential for (NH3)2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(6). 2544–2549. 38 indexed citations
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Watts, R.O., et al.. (1977). Simulation and modelling. 2 indexed citations
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Anderssen, Robert & R.O. Watts. (1975). Computational methods in mathematical physics. 14 indexed citations
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Bruch, L. W., Ian J. McGee, & R.O. Watts. (1974). Critical point parameters of helium. Physics Letters A. 1 indexed citations
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Watts, R.O.. (1974). Monte Carlo studies of liquid water. Molecular Physics. 28(4). 1069–1083. 140 indexed citations
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Watts, R.O.. (1971). Approximate equation of state for soft spheres. Australian Journal of Physics. 24. 53. 3 indexed citations
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Murphy, R. D. & R.O. Watts. (1970). Ground state of liquid4He. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 2(5-6). 507–519. 45 indexed citations
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Barker, John A. & R.O. Watts. (1969). Structure of water; A Monte Carlo calculation. Chemical Physics Letters. 3(3). 144–145. 381 indexed citations breakdown →

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