Thomas Kassal

642 total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 562 citations indexed

About

Thomas Kassal is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Atmospheric Science and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kassal has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 562 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 3 papers in Atmospheric Science and 2 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kassal's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (2 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (2 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (2 papers). Thomas Kassal is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (2 papers), Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory (2 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (2 papers). Thomas Kassal collaborates with scholars based in United States. Thomas Kassal's co-authors include Donald Rapp and E. S. Fishburne and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kassal

6 papers receiving 513 citations

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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.

Theory of vibrational energy transfer between simple molecules in nonreactive collisions

1969 519 citations Donald Rapp, Thomas Kassal Chemical Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thomas Kassal United States	5	445	201	144	80	61	7	562
C.J.N. Van Den Meijdenberg Netherlands	11	351 0.8×	118 0.6×	65 0.5×	67 0.8×	34 0.6×	27	437
L. D. Thomas United States	11	466 1.0×	137 0.7×	45 0.3×	49 0.6×	22 0.4×	14	568
A.L.J. Burgmans Netherlands	11	305 0.7×	86 0.4×	94 0.7×	33 0.4×	36 0.6×	21	394
Neil Smith United States	15	618 1.4×	476 2.4×	29 0.2×	161 2.0×	33 0.5×	20	735
H. G. Bennewitz Germany	13	449 1.0×	170 0.8×	31 0.2×	33 0.4×	21 0.3×	23	512
M.L. Strekalov Russia	11	303 0.7×	192 1.0×	59 0.4×	111 1.4×	79 1.3×	55	438
W D Davison United Kingdom	12	415 0.9×	90 0.4×	35 0.2×	44 0.6×	39 0.6×	16	478
J. Schleusener Israel	14	589 1.3×	329 1.6×	40 0.3×	141 1.8×	10 0.2×	16	670
Thomas P. Tsien United States	6	384 0.9×	147 0.7×	33 0.2×	71 0.9×	23 0.4×	8	435
William J. Keogh Canada	9	594 1.3×	281 1.4×	22 0.2×	112 1.4×	17 0.3×	11	682

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All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Kassal, Thomas. (1976). Scattering of solar Lyman alpha by the (14, 0) band of the fourth positive system of CO. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 81(7). 1411–1412. 14 indexed citations

2.

Kassal, Thomas. (1975). Resonant fluorescent scattering of solar radiation by the fourth positive band system of CO. Applied Optics. 14(7). 1513–1513. 11 indexed citations

3.

Kassal, Thomas. (1974). Scattering Properties of Ice Particles Formed by Release of H2O in Vacuum. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 11(1). 54–56. 2 indexed citations

4.

Kassal, Thomas & E. S. Fishburne. (1971). Energy Transfer between N2 and Electronically Excited Inert Gas Atoms and Ions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 54(3). 1363–1368. 9 indexed citations

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Rapp, Donald & Thomas Kassal. (1969). Errata - Theory of Vibrational Energy Transfer between Simple Molecules in Nonreactive Collisions.. Chemical Reviews. 69(6). 878–878.

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Rapp, Donald & Thomas Kassal. (1969). Theory of vibrational energy transfer between simple molecules in nonreactive collisions. Chemical Reviews. 69(1). 61–102. 519 indexed citations breakdown →

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Rapp, Donald & Thomas Kassal. (1968). Exact Quantum-Mechanical Calculation of Vibrational Energy Transfer to an Oscillator by Collision with a Particle. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 48(11). 5287–5288. 7 indexed citations

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