U. Fano

35.1k citations

134 papers · 24.7k indexed · 12 hit papers · h-index 55

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.02%
Spectroscopy top 0.05%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 1%
Radiation top 0.05%
Materials Chemistry top 2%

Co-authors: J. Cooper J. H. Macek William Lichten Giulio Racah A. Rau Dan Dill L. V. Spencer Howard D. Cohen
Topics: Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (55 papers)Atomic and Molecular Physics (53 papers)Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (18 papers)
Cited by: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics Radiation Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Journals: Science Physical Review Letters The Journal of Chemical Physics
Partner nations: United States Germany Italy

In The Last Decade

U. Fano

130 papers receiving 23.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Effects of Configuration Interaction on Intensities and Phase Shifts

1961 8.9k citations U. Fano Physical Review profile →
Spectral Distribution of Atomic Oscillator Strengths

1968 1.5k citations U. Fano et al. profile →
Description of States in Quantum Mechanics by Density Matrix and Operator Techniques

1957 1.3k citations U. Fano profile →
Penetration of Protons, Alpha Particles, and Mesons

1963 791 citations U. Fano profile →
Impact Excitation and Polarization of the Emitted Light

1973 764 citations U. Fano et al. profile →
Line Profiles in the Far-uv Absorption Spectra of the Rare Gases

1965 763 citations U. Fano et al. Physical Review profile →
Interpretation ofAr+-Ar Collisions at 50 KeV

1965 669 citations U. Fano et al. profile →
Irreducible tensorial sets

1959 576 citations U. Fano, Giulio Racah profile →
Pressure Broadening as a Prototype of Relaxation

1963 571 citations U. Fano Physical Review profile →
Quantum Defect Theory oflUncoupling inH2as an Example of Channel-Interaction Treatment

1970 534 citations U. Fano Physical review. A, General physics profile →
Correlations of two excited electrons

1983 414 citations U. Fano Reports on Progress in Physics profile →
Atomic and Molecular Radiation Physics

1972 380 citations U. Fano et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of U. Fano

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	On the absorption spectrum of noble gases at the arc spectrum limit 2005 ·Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology ·U. Fano,Guido Pupillo,(unknown),Charles W. Clark	25
2	Symmetries in Quantum Physics 1997 ·Physics Today ·U. Fano,A. Rau,William P. Reinhardt	16
3	Matrici di densità come vettori di polarizzazione 1995 ·Journal of General Internal Medicine ·U. Fano	2
4	Density matrices as polarization vectors 1995 ·RENDICONTI LINCEI ·U. Fano	6
5	Multichannel quantum mechanics as a Hamiltonian phase flow 1994 ·Physical Review A ·John L. Bohn,U. Fano	5
6	Correlations of two excited electronsbreakdown → 1983 ·Reports on Progress in Physics ·U. Fano	414
7	Unified treatment of collisions 1981 ·Physical review. A, General physics ·U. Fano	85
8	Orientation by collision 1981 ·Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics ·(unknown),U. Fano	49
9	General form of the quantum-defect theory 1979 ·Physical review. A, General physics ·Chris H. Greene,U. Fano,G. C. Strinati	218
10	Electron and photon interactions with atoms : a festschrift for Professor Ugo Fano 1976 ·Plenum Press eBooks ·U. Fano,Hans Kleinpoppen,M R C McDowell	2
11	Unified treatment of perturbed series, continuous spectra and collisions† 1975 ·Journal of the Optical Society of America* ·U. Fano	263
12	Physics of Atoms and Molecules; An Introduction to the Structure of Matter 1972 ·Medical Entomology and Zoology ·U. Fano,(unknown)	6
13	Phase-Amplitude Method in Atomic Physics. I. Basic Formulas for an Electron in an Ionic Potential 1970 ·Physical review. A, General physics ·J. L. Dehmer,U. Fano	33
14	Interference in the Photo-Ionization of Molecules 1966 ·Physical Review ·Howard D. Cohen,U. Fano	334
15	Interaction between Configurations with Several Open Shells 1965 ·Physical Review ·U. Fano	117
16	Irreducible Tensorial Sets. 1960 ·American Mathematical Monthly ·(unknown),U. Fano,Giulio Racah	83
17	Bremsstrahlung and the Photoelectric Effect as Inverse Processes 1959 ·Physical Review ·K.W. McVoy,U. Fano	27
18	GAMMA-RAY ATTENUATION. PART II. ANALYSIS OF PENETRATION 1953 ·Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication ·U. Fano	15
19	GAMMA-RAY ATTENUATION. PART I. BASIC PROCESSES 1953 ·Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication ·U. Fano	11
20	Penetration of x-rays and gamma-rays to extremely great depths 1953 ·Journal of research of the National Bureau of Standards ·U. Fano	18

About U. Fano

U. Fano is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Radiation and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 134 papers that have together received 24.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (55 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (53 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (19.8k citations), Radiation (3.2k citations) and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (2.5k citations). U. Fano has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Frequent co-authors include J. Cooper, J. H. Macek, William Lichten, Giulio Racah, A. Rau, Dan Dill, L. V. Spencer, Howard D. Cohen, Chris H. Greene and Edward S. Chang. Their work appears in journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

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