Thor A. Bak

2.2k total citations
75 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Thor A. Bak is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thor A. Bak has authored 75 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 10 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thor A. Bak's work include Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (10 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (6 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (6 papers). Thor A. Bak is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (10 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (6 papers) and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms (6 papers). Thor A. Bak collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Belgium. Thor A. Bak's co-authors include Gertrud Westin, E. Varde, Michael Aizenman, Sven Bergman, Susanne Refn, Arne Norman, I. Prigogine, David Dyrssen, Niels Hofman-Bang and Joel L. Lebowitz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Thor A. Bak

71 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Thor A. Bak Denmark	21	291	247	217	172	170	75	1.6k
George M. Murphy United States	10	287 1.0×	226 0.9×	102 0.5×	115 0.7×	382 2.2×	21	1.7k
Donald H. Andrews United States	5	68 0.2×	315 1.3×	452 2.1×	137 0.8×	819 4.8×	9	2.0k
H. Thomann United States	26	139 0.5×	476 1.9×	115 0.5×	141 0.8×	227 1.3×	99	2.5k
Edward L. King United Kingdom	21	51 0.2×	359 1.5×	449 2.1×	654 3.8×	115 0.7×	86	2.0k
H. Flaschka United States	22	1.8k 6.3×	189 0.8×	225 1.0×	128 0.7×	463 2.7×	160	3.6k
Reuben H. Simoyi United States	22	333 1.1×	234 0.9×	685 3.2×	237 1.4×	182 1.1×	111	2.0k
G. C. Joshi Australia	24	128 0.4×	223 0.9×	313 1.4×	149 0.9×	222 1.3×	212	3.0k
István Nagypál Hungary	25	103 0.4×	438 1.8×	592 2.7×	301 1.8×	339 2.0×	78	2.2k
R. Richter Germany	27	160 0.5×	314 1.3×	938 4.3×	399 2.3×	238 1.4×	190	2.5k
Akira Kasahara Japan	32	57 0.2×	454 1.8×	963 4.4×	221 1.3×	91 0.5×	273	4.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Thor A. Bak

Since Specialization

Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of Thor A. Bak's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Thor A. Bak with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Thor A. Bak more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by Thor A. Bak

Since Specialization

Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Thor A. Bak. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Thor A. Bak. The network helps show where Thor A. Bak may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thor A. Bak

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

All Works

Sort: Min cites: Since: Top N: Style:

20 of 20 papers shown

Bak, Thor A., Peter Salamon, & Bjarne Andresen. (2002). Optimal Behavior of Consecutive Chemical Reactions A⇔B⇔C. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 106(45). 10961–10964. 34 indexed citations

Bak, Thor A. & Ole J. Heilmann. (1991). A finite version of Smoluchowski's coagulation equation. Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General. 24(20). 4889–4893. 12 indexed citations

Ballhausen, C. J. & Thor A. Bak. (1980). Mixings of vibronic levels under an electronic coupling operator. Journal of Molecular Structure. 59. 265–272. 1 indexed citations

Aizenman, Michael & Thor A. Bak. (1979). Convergence to equilibrium in a system of reacting polymers. Communications in Mathematical Physics. 65(3). 203–230. 118 indexed citations

Bak, Thor A.. (1974). The History of Physical Chemistry in Denmark. Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 25(1). 1–12. 16 indexed citations

Backlund, Per, Thor A. Bak, P. H. Nielsen, et al.. (1969). The Influence of Oxygen Pressure on the Reaction of Hydrogen Sulphide with Copper.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 23. 1541–1552. 3 indexed citations

Bak, Thor A., et al.. (1967). Vectors, tensors, and groups. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 2 indexed citations

Bak, Thor A.. (1967). Statistical Mechanics: Foundations and Applications. 33 indexed citations

Pettersson, Gösta, Thor A. Bak, Graeme H. Searle, et al.. (1966). On the Role of 6-Methylsalicylic Acid in the Biosynthesis of Fungal Benzoquinones.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 20(1). 151–158. 5 indexed citations

10.

Bak, Thor A., B. N. Brockhouse, Elias Burstein, et al.. (1964). Phonons and phonon interactions : Aarhus summer school lectures, 1963. 6 indexed citations

11.

Bak, Thor A., et al.. (1961). DISSOCIATION OF DIATOMIC MOLECULES CONSIDERED AS DIFFUSION IN PHASE SPACE. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

12.

Österberg, Ragnar, et al.. (1960). The Copper(II) Complexity of O-Phosphorylethanolamine.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 14. 471–485. 17 indexed citations

13.

Ringertz, Nils R., Igor W. Plesner, Thor A. Bak, E. Varde, & Gertrud Westin. (1960). Acid Polysaccharides of two Mast Cell Tumors in Mice.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 14. 312–320. 13 indexed citations

14.

Hassel, O., Chr. Rømming, Thor A. Bak, Susanne Refn, & Gertrud Westin. (1960). Crystal Structure of the 1:1 Molecular Compound 1,4-Dioxan, Sulphuric Acid.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 14. 398–406. 7 indexed citations

15.

Norman, Arne, Sven Bergman, Thor A. Bak, E. Varde, & Gertrud Westin. (1960). The Conductance of Conjugated and Unconjugated Bile Acid Salts in Aqueous Solutions. Bile Acids and Steroids. 80.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 14. 1300–1309. 27 indexed citations

16.

Hellström, Kjell, Jan Sjövall, Thor A. Bak, E. Varde, & Gertrud Westin. (1960). Metabolism of Chenodeoxycholic Acid in the Rabbit. Bile Acids and Steroids. 104.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 14. 1763–1769. 20 indexed citations

17.

Danielsson, Henry, Sven Bergman, Thor A. Bak, E. Varde, & Gertrud Westin. (1960). On the Oxidation of Cholesterol in Liver Mitochondrial Preparations. Bile Acids and Steroids 99.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 14. 846–860. 17 indexed citations

18.

Bak, Thor A., et al.. (1960). An Apparatus for Following Reactions Evolving Gas.. Acta chemica Scandinavica/Acta chemica Scandinavica. B, Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. A, Physical and inorganic chemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series B. Organic chemistry and biochemistry/Acta chemica Scandinavica. Series A, Physical and inorganic chemistry. 14. 1894–1898. 8 indexed citations

19.

Bak, Thor A., et al.. (1959). On the motion of a particle coupled to lattice vibrations. Molecular Physics. 2(2). 181–189. 6 indexed citations

20.

Bak, Thor A.. (1955). Introduction to thermodynamics of irreversible processes. Journal of Colloid Science. 10(6). 602–602. 439 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact