S. A. Adelman

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
71 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

S. A. Adelman is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. According to data from OpenAlex, S. A. Adelman has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 54 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 22 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 21 papers in Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes. Recurrent topics in S. A. Adelman's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (43 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (19 papers) and Thermodynamic properties of mixtures (18 papers). S. A. Adelman is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (43 papers), Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (19 papers) and Thermodynamic properties of mixtures (18 papers). S. A. Adelman collaborates with scholars based in United States. S. A. Adelman's co-authors include J. D. Doll, J. M. Deutch, Charles L. Brooks, Barbara J. Garrison, Roland H. Stote, Michael W. Balk, Attila Szabó, Jing-Huei Chen, D. W. Miller and R. Muralidhar and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Accounts of Chemical Research.

In The Last Decade

S. A. Adelman

70 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Generalized Langevin equation approach for atom/solid-sur... 1976 2026 1992 2009 1976 200 400 600
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  1. Generalized Langevin equation approach for atom/solid-surface scattering: General formulation for classical scattering off harmonic solids
    1976 678 citations S. A. Adelman et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. A. Adelman United States 29 2.1k 732 579 450 384 71 3.2k
Irwin Oppenheim United States 35 2.0k 1.0× 1.6k 2.2× 1.4k 2.4× 386 0.9× 417 1.1× 205 4.7k
E.R. Smith Australia 25 1.4k 0.7× 371 0.5× 1.5k 2.5× 583 1.3× 370 1.0× 105 3.4k
Jean-Paul Ryckaert Belgium 28 1.4k 0.7× 384 0.5× 1.5k 2.6× 450 1.0× 594 1.5× 68 3.6k
A. Sjölander Sweden 22 2.7k 1.3× 319 0.4× 2.2k 3.9× 330 0.7× 333 0.9× 46 4.8k
Richard M. Stratt United States 38 4.0k 1.9× 548 0.7× 1.2k 2.1× 1.6k 3.5× 498 1.3× 112 5.0k
Everett Thiele United States 21 1.1k 0.5× 382 0.5× 666 1.2× 204 0.5× 339 0.9× 46 2.4k
J. C. Le Guillou France 23 1.7k 0.8× 788 1.1× 931 1.6× 114 0.3× 234 0.6× 38 4.7k
C.G. Gray Canada 34 1.9k 0.9× 657 0.9× 1.2k 2.0× 367 0.8× 1.2k 3.2× 160 4.6k
D. M. Kroll Germany 37 811 0.4× 456 0.6× 1.7k 3.0× 255 0.6× 406 1.1× 86 3.8k
Michael Plischke Canada 35 1.5k 0.7× 557 0.8× 1.5k 2.6× 225 0.5× 134 0.3× 106 4.4k

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All Works

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Adelman, S. A.. (2010). Short Time Scale Dynamics and the Correlation between Liquid and Gas Phase Vibrational Energy Relaxation Rates. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 114(16). 5231–5241. 5 indexed citations
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Miller, D. W. & S. A. Adelman. (2002). Time correlation function approach to liquid phase vibrational energy relaxation: Dihalogen solutes in rare gas solvents. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 117(6). 2672–2687. 14 indexed citations
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Rosenbaum, Alan, Steven K. Hoge, S. A. Adelman, et al.. (1994). Head injury in partner-abusive men.. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 62(6). 1187–1193. 55 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A., et al.. (1991). Solvent cage effects and chemical dynamics in liquids. Chemical Physics. 152(1-2). 121–131. 18 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A.. (1987). Generalized Langevin theory for many-body problems in chemical dynamics: Explicit coordinate motion in molecular solvents. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 32(S21). 199–215. 4 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A. & Michael W. Balk. (1986). Generalized Langevin theory for many-body problems in chemical dynamics: The equivalent chain equations for solute motion in molecular solvents. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 84(3). 1752–1761. 11 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A. & Michael W. Balk. (1985). The harmonic mean field model for molecular solvents: A liquid state analog of the harmonic oscillator-rigid top approximation. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 82(10). 4641–4655. 10 indexed citations
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Brooks, Charles L. & S. A. Adelman. (1982). Dynamics of liquid state chemical reactions: Modeling of R-dependent correlation functions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 77(1). 484–497. 16 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A.. (1981). Some formal properties of the MTGLE representation of generalized Brownian motion theory. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 74(8). 4646–4660. 24 indexed citations
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Berkowitz, Max L., Charles L. Brooks, & S. A. Adelman. (1980). Generalized Langevin theory for many-body problems in chemical dynamics: Modelling of solid and liquid state response functions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 72(7). 3889–3898. 37 indexed citations
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Mou, Chung‐Yuan & S. A. Adelman. (1978). Transport properties of concentrated polymer solutions: Hydrodynamic screening theory of viscous friction in a suspension of spheres. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 69(7). 3135–3145. 11 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A., et al.. (1978). Mixed quantum model for gas–solid energy transfer. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 68(1). 9–12. 3 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A. & Barbara J. Garrison. (1977). Non-markovian diffusion and Fokker-Planck equations for brownian oscillators. Molecular Physics. 33(6). 1671–1681. 15 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A.. (1977). Reply to comment on ’’Fokker–Planck equations for simple non-Markovian systems’’. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 66(6). 2768–2768. 2 indexed citations
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Garrison, Barbara J. & S. A. Adelman. (1977). Lattice influence on gas–solid desorption: RRKM model. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 67(5). 2379–2380. 13 indexed citations
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Garrison, Barbara J. & S. A. Adelman. (1977). Generalized langevin theory for gas-solid processes: Inelastic scattering studies. Surface Science. 66(1). 253–271. 36 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A.. (1976). The effective direct correlation function: An approach to the theory of liquid solutions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 64(2). 724–731. 86 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A. & Attila Szabó. (1973). Coulomb approximation for multipole polarizabilities and dispersion forces: Analytic static polarizabilities of ground and excited state atoms. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 58(2). 687–696. 73 indexed citations
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Adelman, S. A.. (1973). Two-photon detachment cross section of H-. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 6(10). 1986–1991. 16 indexed citations

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