Robert J. Gould

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
83 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Robert J. Gould is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert J. Gould has authored 83 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 33 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 31 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Robert J. Gould's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (25 papers), Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (13 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (13 papers). Robert J. Gould is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (25 papers), Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena (13 papers) and Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (13 papers). Robert J. Gould collaborates with scholars based in United States and Australia. Robert J. Gould's co-authors include George R. Blumenthal, G. Schréder, E. E. Salpeter, Robert L. Brown, G. R. Burbidge, W. H. Tucker, Young‐Dae Jung, G. Cavallo, J. E. Felten and T. Gold and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, JAMA and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert J. Gould

79 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Bremsstrahlung, Synchrotron Radiation, and Compton Scattering of High-Energy Electrons Traversing Dilute Gases

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Peers

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S. Turck‐Chièze France

R. Hülse United States

E. L. Chupp United States

E. Zavattini Italy

F. Engelmann Germany

S. S. Medley United States

J. M. Laming United States

L. H. Aller United States

M. Leventhal United States

R. Mewe Netherlands

S. Turck‐Chièze France

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2.2k ×1.1

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2.2k ×1.2

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875 ×1.3

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109 ×0.7

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251 ×1.7

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Countries citing papers authored by Robert J. Gould

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert J. Gould

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert J. Gould

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert J. Gould. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert J. Gould 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 Robert J. Gould. Robert J. Gould is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Gould, Robert J.. (1996). The intrinsic magnetic moment of elementary particles. American Journal of Physics. 64(5). 597–601. 3 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1994). Radiative hyperfine transitions. The Astrophysical Journal. 423. 522–522. 15 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J. & Young‐Dae Jung. (1991). The energies and structure of X-ray K-absorption edges. The Astrophysical Journal. 373. 271–271. 17 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J. & Nidhal Guessoum. (1990). The cross section for P + P - D + e(+) + nu(e). The Astrophysical Journal. 359. L67–L67. 12 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1986). Low-energy electron-atom bremsstrahlung. The Astrophysical Journal. 302. 205–205. 3 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1984). The cross section for double Compton scattering. The Astrophysical Journal. 285. 275–275. 33 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J. & Yoel Rephaeli. (1978). Compton scattering of microwave background radiation by gas in galaxy clusters. The Astrophysical Journal. 219. 12–12. 10 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J. & Yoel Rephaeli. (1978). The effective penetration distance of ultrahigh-energy electrons and photons traversing a cosmic blackbody photon gas. The Astrophysical Journal. 225. 318–318. 10 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J. & Martin R. Levy. (1976). Deviation from a Maxwellian velocity distribution in regions of interstellar molecular hydrogen. The Astrophysical Journal. 206. 435–435. 3 indexed citations

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Brown, Robert W., Karnig O. Mikaelian, & Robert J. Gould. (1974). Absorption of high-energy cosmic photons through double pair production in photon-photon collisions. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 35(C2). C2–124. 1 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1972). Energy loss of fast electrons and positrons in a plasma. Physica. 60(1). 145–154. 52 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1972). Boltzmann equation for a photon gas interacting with a plasma. Annals of Physics. 69(2). 321–348. 16 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1972). Energy loss of a relativistic ion in a plasma. Physica. 58(3). 379–383. 24 indexed citations

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Cavallo, G. & Robert J. Gould. (1971). A reply to Dr. Stecker’s comment. Lettere al nuovo cimento della societa italiana di fisica/Lettere al nuovo cimento. 2(23). 1199–1200. 1 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1969). High-Energy Bremsstrahlung in Collisions of Electrons with One- and Two-Electron Atoms. Physical Review. 185(1). 72–79. 14 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J., et al.. (1966). Opacity of the Universe to High-Energy Photons. Physical Review Letters. 16(6). 252–254. 161 indexed citations

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Ney, E. P. & Robert J. Gould. (1964). Infrared Radiation from B Stars.. The Astrophysical Journal. 140. 388–388.

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Gould, Robert J. & G. R. Burbidge. (1963). X-Rays from the Galactic Center, External Galaxies, and the Intergalactic Medium.. The Astrophysical Journal. 138. 969–969. 30 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J. & E. E. Salpeter. (1963). The Interstellar Abundance of the Hydrogen Molecule. I. Basic Processes.. The Astrophysical Journal. 138. 393–393. 299 indexed citations

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Gould, Robert J.. (1962). Interstellar Abundance of the Hydrogen Molecule.. The Astronomical Journal. 67. 115–115. 10 indexed citations

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