S. M. A. Taher

731 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 512 citations indexed

About

S. M. A. Taher is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. M. A. Taher has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 512 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 8 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in S. M. A. Taher's work include Rare-earth and actinide compounds (8 papers), Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (5 papers) and Iron-based superconductors research (4 papers). S. M. A. Taher is often cited by papers focused on Rare-earth and actinide compounds (8 papers), Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (5 papers) and Iron-based superconductors research (4 papers). S. M. A. Taher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Vietnam and Taiwan. S. M. A. Taher's co-authors include John B. Gruber, Johnny C. Ho, H. H. Hamdeh, Walid M. Hikal, K. A. Gschneidner, N.P. Thuy, B. J. Beaudry, Toru Takeshita, L. C. Olsen and Nguyen The Duc Hanh and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Applied Physics.

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S. M. A. Taher

15 papers receiving 493 citations

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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.

A Comparative Study of Categorical Variable Encoding Techniques for Neural Network Classifiers

2017 361 citations S. M. A. Taher et al. International Journal of Computer Applications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. M. A. Taher United States	8	155	95	84	70	42	16	512
Kranti Kumar India	15	61 0.4×	68 0.7×	53 0.6×	69 1.0×	76 1.8×	54	768
Anish Gupta India	20	107 0.7×	234 2.5×	362 4.3×	28 0.4×	185 4.4×	105	1.1k
Zeyu Zheng China	15	83 0.5×	18 0.2×	140 1.7×	17 0.2×	137 3.3×	65	953
Peng Shi China	16	160 1.0×	70 0.7×	282 3.4×	17 0.2×	56 1.3×	100	814
Tianyi Xu China	17	218 1.4×	43 0.5×	314 3.7×	51 0.7×	436 10.4×	98	1.3k
Emmanuel Yashchin United States	17	27 0.2×	68 0.7×	56 0.7×	43 0.6×	71 1.7×	58	905
Kun‐Huang Chen Taiwan	17	264 1.7×	44 0.5×	64 0.8×	4 0.1×	208 5.0×	77	914
Jindong Chen China	22	221 1.4×	500 5.3×	290 3.5×	14 0.2×	214 5.1×	77	1.3k
Liqin Hu China	13	145 0.9×	29 0.3×	148 1.8×	12 0.2×	130 3.1×	57	462

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Rajalakshmi, D., et al.. (2025). A Hybrid U-Net with Active Contours for Plant Leaf Disease Segmentation and Classification. 1799–1804.

Taher, S. M. A., et al.. (2017). A Comparative Study of Categorical Variable Encoding Techniques for Neural Network Classifiers. International Journal of Computer Applications. 175(4). 7–9. 361 indexed citations breakdown →

Hamdeh, H. H., Walid M. Hikal, S. M. A. Taher, et al.. (2005). Mössbauer evaluation of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles synthesized by forced hydrolysis. Journal of Applied Physics. 97(6). 28 indexed citations

Taher, S. M. A., et al.. (2005). Anti-ferromagnetic ordering and crystal electric field in Ce:GSAG and Ce:LLGG garnets. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 301(2). 433–437. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Y.Y., Y. D. Yao, Yi‐Hsin Lin, et al.. (2003). Magnetic and calorimetric studies of antiferromagnetic transitions in erbium sesquisulfide. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 269(3). 419–422. 4 indexed citations

Hamdeh, H. H., Walid M. Hikal, S. M. A. Taher, et al.. (2003). Mössbauer spectroscopic evaluation of chemical and electronic distributions in La(Fe0.81Si0.19)13. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 269(3). 404–409. 30 indexed citations

Taher, S. M. A.. (2000). A sample preparation technique to study the organic phase of tooth enamel under scanning electron microscopy. Materials Research Bulletin. 35(10). 1725–1735. 11 indexed citations

Taher, S. M. A.. (1991). Study of electron conduction in LaSx by electrical resistivity and thermo-EMF measurements. Materials Research Bulletin. 26(2-3). 187–195. 2 indexed citations

Taher, S. M. A., Artur Braun, Jean‐Louis Schwartz, & John B. Gruber. (1985). Electrical resistivity in metallic rare earth sesquisulfides. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 111(1-2). 361–368. 5 indexed citations

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Taher, S. M. A., Jcm Ho, & John B. Gruber. (1982). Low temperature calorimetric, magnetic, and optical studies of dysprosium sesquisulfide. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 76(1). 609–611. 9 indexed citations

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Ho, Johnny C., S. M. A. Taher, John B. Gruber, & K. A. Gschneidner. (1982). Heat capacity and magnetic ordering of two cerium sulfides, CeS1.393and CeS1.457. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 26(3). 1369–1373. 11 indexed citations

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Gschneidner, K. A., B. J. Beaudry, Toru Takeshita, et al.. (1981). Low-temperature heat capacities of yttrium, lanthanum, and lutetium sesquisulfides. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 24(12). 7187–7193. 31 indexed citations

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Gschneidner, K. A., Toru Takeshita, B. J. Beaudry, et al.. (1979). Low temperature heat capacity studies on intermetallic and semimetallic rare earth compounds. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 40(C5). C5–114. 1 indexed citations

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Ho, J.C., et al.. (1978). HEAT CAPACITY OF RARE EARTH SESQUISULFIDES. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 39(C6). C6–840. 2 indexed citations

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Taher, S. M. A., John B. Gruber, & L. C. Olsen. (1974). Electrical transport properties of single crystal rare-earth sesquisulfides. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 60(5). 2050–2056. 14 indexed citations

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Taher, S. M. A., et al.. (1971). End correction for the rotating-field technique of measuring resistivity. Journal of Physics E Scientific Instruments. 4(6). 441–442. 1 indexed citations

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