Scott J. Thomas

661 total citations
29 papers, 510 citations indexed

About

Scott J. Thomas is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Scott J. Thomas has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 510 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Scott J. Thomas's work include Laser Design and Applications (10 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (4 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (4 papers). Scott J. Thomas is often cited by papers focused on Laser Design and Applications (10 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (4 papers) and Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (4 papers). Scott J. Thomas collaborates with scholars based in United States. Scott J. Thomas's co-authors include D.W. Gregg, Ralph R. Jacobs, Irving P. Herman, Jack B. Marling, Bernard Grofman, Claude Phipps, Robert F. Harrison, Jon E. Sollid, Joseph A. Zuclich and Irving J. Bigio and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Scott J. Thomas

27 papers receiving 429 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Scott J. Thomas United States 11 215 139 137 124 84 29 510
Gisela Eckhardt United States 10 205 1.0× 455 3.3× 65 0.5× 116 0.9× 22 0.3× 17 731
Paul L. Hartman United States 12 160 0.7× 241 1.7× 60 0.4× 44 0.4× 78 0.9× 33 679
R. W. Davies United States 18 211 1.0× 313 2.3× 85 0.6× 399 3.2× 40 0.5× 49 1.4k
A. M. Prokhorov Russia 12 145 0.7× 137 1.0× 28 0.2× 22 0.2× 21 0.3× 59 536
Heinz Fischer Germany 12 124 0.6× 88 0.6× 78 0.6× 32 0.3× 40 0.5× 48 408
H. F. Tiedje Canada 11 386 1.8× 292 2.1× 57 0.4× 144 1.2× 87 1.0× 23 603
Lars Wåhlin United States 7 95 0.4× 152 1.1× 40 0.3× 127 1.0× 115 1.4× 18 357
George L. Trigg United States 9 111 0.5× 194 1.4× 87 0.6× 37 0.3× 37 0.4× 56 712
H. Schneider Germany 13 74 0.3× 209 1.5× 124 0.9× 33 0.3× 53 0.6× 93 746
T. L. John United Kingdom 13 50 0.2× 266 1.9× 50 0.4× 49 0.4× 13 0.2× 57 532

Countries citing papers authored by Scott J. Thomas

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Fields of papers citing papers by Scott J. Thomas

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Scott J. Thomas

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Smith, D. S., et al.. (2025). A comparison of calcium sources for ion-trap loading via laser ablation. Applied Physics B. 131(8). 164–164. 2 indexed citations
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Sternberg, Ben K., Scott J. Thomas, & Ralf Birken. (1999). A New Method of Subsurface Imaging—The LASI High Frequency Ellipticity System: Part 2. Data Processing and Interpretation. Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics. 4(4). 215–226. 1 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott J. & Bernard Grofman. (1993). The effects of congressional rules about bill cosponsorship on duplicate bills: Changing incentives for credit claiming. Public Choice. 75(1). 93–98. 16 indexed citations
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Turner, Tom, et al.. (1990). Improved performance of the Aurora KrF/ICF laser system. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
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Turner, Thomas P., et al.. (1990). Configuration and performance of the Los Alamos Aurora KrF/ICF laser system. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1225. 23–23. 5 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott J.. (1989). Do Incumbent Campaign Expenditures Matter?. The Journal of Politics. 51(4). 965–976. 40 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott J.. (1989). Forward modeling and data acquisition for high-accuracy electromagnetic subsurface imaging. UA Campus Repository (The University of Arizona). 3 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott J., et al.. (1989). Zaire's Economic Liberalization and Its Impact in the Agricultural Sector. Development Policy Review. 7(1). 29–50. 2 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott J., et al.. (1988). The Impact of Zambia's Economic Policy Reform Programme in the Agricultural Sector. Development Policy Review. 6(1). 51–72. 6 indexed citations
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Bigio, Irving J. & Scott J. Thomas. (1986). Effective saturable absorber for KrF lasers. Applied Physics Letters. 49(16). 989–991. 7 indexed citations
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Thomas, Scott J., et al.. (1985). Ocular Effects of Pulsed Nd Laser Radiation. Health Physics. 49(5). 685–692. 7 indexed citations
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Zuclich, Joseph A., et al.. (1984). Corneal Damage Induced by Pulsed CO2 Laser Radiation. Health Physics. 47(6). 829–835. 12 indexed citations
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Marling, Jack B., Irving P. Herman, & Scott J. Thomas. (1980). Deuterium separation at high pressure by nanosecond CO2 laser multiple-photon dissociation. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 72(10). 5603–5634. 85 indexed citations
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Sollid, Jon E., et al.. (1978). Threshold of detection for various materials at 106 μm. Applied Optics. 17(17). 2670_1–2670_1. 2 indexed citations
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Jacobs, Ralph R., et al.. (1974). Rotational relaxation rate constants for CO2. Applied Physics Letters. 24(8). 375–377. 65 indexed citations
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Gregg, D.W. & Scott J. Thomas. (1968). Analysis of the CS2–O2 Chemical Laser Showing New Lines and Selective Excitation. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(9). 4399–4404. 43 indexed citations
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Gregg, D.W. & Scott J. Thomas. (1967). Plasma Temperatures Generated by Focused Laser Giant Pulses. Journal of Applied Physics. 38(4). 1729–1731. 11 indexed citations
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Gregg, D.W. & Scott J. Thomas. (1966). LIQUID IMMERSION FOR REDUCING DAMAGING EFFECT OF LASER GIANT PULSES TO DIELECTRIC MIRROR COATINGS. Applied Physics Letters. 8(12). 316–318.
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Gregg, D.W. & Scott J. Thomas. (1966). Simultaneous Giant Pulses from Five Ruby Laser Oscillators. Journal of Applied Physics. 37(10). 3750–3753. 6 indexed citations
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Gregg, D.W. & Scott J. Thomas. (1966). Kinetic Energies of Ions Produced by Laser Giant Pulses. Journal of Applied Physics. 37(12). 4313–4316. 36 indexed citations

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