Robert A. Becker

5.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
117 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Robert A. Becker is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert A. Becker has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 24 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 22 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Robert A. Becker's work include Economic theories and models (37 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (20 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (12 papers). Robert A. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Economic theories and models (37 papers), Economic Theory and Policy (20 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (12 papers). Robert A. Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Spain. Robert A. Becker's co-authors include Knut Sydsæter, James W. Friedman, Thaddeus G. Golos, Jennifer Kalishman, J. A. Thomson, Maureen Durning, C Harris, Jack Hearn, Ciprian Foiaş and Wolfgang Brockner and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Quarterly Journal of Economics and Econometrica.

In The Last Decade

Robert A. Becker

106 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Isolation of a primate embryonic stem cell line. 1989 2026 2001 2013 1995 1989 250 500 750
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. Isolation of a primate embryonic stem cell line.
    1995 767 citations Robert A. Becker et al. profile →
  2. Optimal Control Theory with Economic Applications
    1989 607 citations Robert A. Becker et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert A. Becker United States 22 1.4k 760 493 281 274 117 3.4k
Atsushi Inoue Japan 45 1.6k 1.2× 1.9k 2.4× 1.3k 2.7× 423 1.5× 221 0.8× 322 8.1k
David A. Green United Kingdom 44 1.3k 1.0× 340 0.4× 214 0.4× 59 0.2× 68 0.2× 365 7.8k
Sang‐Joon Kim South Korea 26 837 0.6× 286 0.4× 582 1.2× 159 0.6× 260 0.9× 88 3.7k
Andrew F. Siegel United States 35 1.0k 0.7× 1.7k 2.2× 946 1.9× 294 1.0× 46 0.2× 113 6.3k
A. Schubert Hungary 44 596 0.4× 403 0.5× 32 0.1× 243 0.9× 142 0.5× 217 6.6k
Matteo Marsili Italy 36 1.9k 1.4× 371 0.5× 60 0.1× 429 1.5× 220 0.8× 181 4.7k
Willi Semmler Germany 32 2.6k 1.9× 142 0.2× 1.4k 2.8× 101 0.4× 235 0.9× 379 4.6k
Robert C. Allen United States 42 3.5k 2.5× 272 0.4× 552 1.1× 113 0.4× 23 0.1× 231 7.3k
Richard Davis United States 23 929 0.7× 123 0.2× 367 0.7× 363 1.3× 505 1.8× 101 6.3k
Moses Abramovitz United States 19 2.8k 2.1× 105 0.1× 1.1k 2.3× 245 0.9× 108 0.4× 37 6.9k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Becker, Robert A. & Jochen S. Hub. (2023). Continuous millisecond conformational cycle of a DEAH box helicase reveals control of domain motions by atomic-scale transitions. Communications Biology. 6(1). 379–379. 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A. & Juan Pablo Rincón‐Zapatero. (2023). Recursive Utility for Thompson Aggregators: Least Fixed Point, Uniqueness, and Approximation Theories. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
3.
Becker, Robert A. & Juan Pablo Rincón‐Zapatero. (2023). Distinct Solutions to Koopmans' Equation for Thompson Aggregators Represent Distinct Preference Orders. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Becker, Robert A. & Jochen S. Hub. (2023). Molecular simulations of DEAH-box helicases reveal control of domain flexibility by ligands: RNA, ATP, ADP, and G-patch proteins. Biological Chemistry. 404(8-9). 867–879. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A., et al.. (2021). The structure of Prp2 bound to RNA and ADP-BeF3−reveals structural features important for RNA unwinding by DEAH-box ATPases. Acta Crystallographica Section D Structural Biology. 77(4). 496–509. 9 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A. & Juan Pablo Rincón‐Zapatero. (2021). Thompson aggregators, Scott continuous Koopmans operators, and Least Fixed Point theory. Mathematical Social Sciences. 112. 84–97. 6 indexed citations
7.
Becker, Robert A., et al.. (2007). Dynamics of the Nash map in the game of Matching Pennies. The Journal of Difference Equations and Applications. 13(2-3). 223–235. 7 indexed citations
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Klapper, H., et al.. (2002). Growth-Sector Boundaries and Growth-Rate Dispersion in Potassium Alum Crystals. Crystal Research and Technology. 37(7). 747–747. 21 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A., et al.. (1997). Capital theory, equilibrium analysis, and recursive utility. Blackwell eBooks. 82 indexed citations
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Boyd, John H. & Robert A. Becker. (1993). 3. Recursive Utility : Discrete Time Theory. Hitotsubashi journal of economics. 34. 49–98. 7 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A. & John H. Boyd. (1992). Recursive utility and optimal capital accumulation II: sensitivity and duality theory. Economic Theory. 2(4). 547–563. 19 indexed citations
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Johnson, Lorna D., Britta A. Mattson, David F. Albertini, et al.. (1991). Quality of oocytes from superovulated rhesus monkeys. Human Reproduction. 6(5). 623–631. 16 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A.. (1982). The existence of core allocations in a one sector model of capital accumulation. Economics Letters. 9(3). 201–207. 1 indexed citations
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Allen, Robert R., et al.. (1978). The Eighteenth century : a current bibliography. AMS Press eBooks.
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Lutz, H. D., et al.. (1971). Zur Kenntnis ternärer Chromsulfide. Angewandte Chemie. 83(22). 919–919. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A.. (1969). Space physics at the Aerospace Corporation. Medical Entomology and Zoology.
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Dillman, L. T., et al.. (1959). Coincidence Studies in the Decay ofTb156andTb154. Physical Review. 113(4). 1090–1094. 10 indexed citations
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Shore, F.J., et al.. (1953). Radiations fromZr89. Physical Review. 91(5). 1203–1211. 20 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A., et al.. (1953). Excitation of a 16-Microsecond State inTa181by Capture of Bremsstrahlung. Physical Review. 90(2). 328–328. 6 indexed citations
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Bendel, W. L., et al.. (1951). Disintegration ofTa180. Physical Review. 84(2). 292–295. 21 indexed citations

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