V.S. Shirley

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

V.S. Shirley is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, V.S. Shirley has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 13 papers in Radiation and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in V.S. Shirley's work include Nuclear physics research studies (17 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (10 papers) and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (6 papers). V.S. Shirley is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear physics research studies (17 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (10 papers) and Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (6 papers). V.S. Shirley collaborates with scholars based in United States. V.S. Shirley's co-authors include R. B. Firestone, C.M. Lederer, John Rasmussen, W. G. Smith, J.O. Newton, C. J. Gallagher, Coral M. Baglin, E. Browne, E. Karlsson and R. Wäppling and has published in prestigious journals such as Nuclear Data Sheets, Physical Review and Civil War Book Review.

In The Last Decade

V.S. Shirley

23 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Table of Isotopes 1967 2026 1986 2006 1967 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k 2.5k
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.

  1. Table of Isotopes
    1967 3.0k citations R. B. Firestone, V.S. Shirley Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →

Peers

V.S. Shirley
I. Perlman United States
W. Henning United States
C.M. Lederer United States
R.W. Fink United States
W. V. Prestwich Canada
A. Ghiorso United States
J. Blachot France
S.G. Thompson United States
H. Vonach Austria
J.K. Tuli United States
I. Perlman United States
V.S. Shirley
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Fields of papers citing papers by V.S. Shirley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V.S. Shirley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of V.S. Shirley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of V.S. Shirley 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 V.S. Shirley. V.S. Shirley 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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Firestone, R. B., et al.. (1997). The 8th edition of the Table of Isotopes. 23 indexed citations
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Firestone, R. B. & V.S. Shirley. (1996). Table of Isotopes, 2 Volume Set. 10 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1995). Nuclear Data Sheets for A = 173. Nuclear Data Sheets. 75(2). 377–488. 18 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1994). Nuclear Data Sheets Update for A = 168. Nuclear Data Sheets. 71(2). 261–366. 31 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1992). Nuclear data sheets update for A = 171. Nuclear Data Sheets. 66(1). 69–169. 7 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1991). Nuclear data sheets for A = 169. Nuclear Data Sheets. 64. 505–636. 19 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1990). Nuclear Data Sheets for A=193. Nuclear Data Sheets. 61(4). 519–621. 12 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1989). Nuclear data sheets for A = 167. Nuclear Data Sheets. 58(4). 871–987. 9 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1988). Nuclear data sheets for A = 173. Nuclear Data Sheets. 54(4). 589–673. 21 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1988). Nuclear Data Sheets for A=168. Nuclear Data Sheets. 53(2). 223–330. 34 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1984). Nuclear Data Sheets for A=171. Nuclear Data Sheets. 43(2). 127–243. 18 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S., et al.. (1983). Nuclear data sheets for A=192. Nuclear Data Sheets. 40(4). 425–521. 35 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1982). Nuclear data sheets for A = 169. Nuclear Data Sheets. 36(4). 443–558. 21 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S.. (1981). Nuclear Data Sheets for A = 193. Nuclear Data Sheets. 32(4). 593–679. 24 indexed citations
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Karlsson, E., R. Wäppling, V.S. Shirley, & C.M. Lederer. (1975). Hyperfine interactions sutdied in nuclear reactions and decay : invited papers with table of nuclear moments. 10 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S. & C.M. Lederer. (1974). TABLE OF NUCLEAR MOMENTS. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 40 indexed citations
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Firestone, R. B. & V.S. Shirley. (1967). Table of Isotopes. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2993 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hamilton, J. H., A. V. Ramayya, B. Van Nooijen, et al.. (1965). Experimental values of internal-conversion coefficients of nuclear transitions: total and K-shell coefficients and L-subshell coefficient ratios. Civil War Book Review. 1. 521–602. 14 indexed citations
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Gallagher, C. J., J.O. Newton, & V.S. Shirley. (1959). Decay of 13-HourRe182. Physical Review. 113(5). 1298–1302. 23 indexed citations
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Shirley, V.S. & John Rasmussen. (1958). Electron-Capture Decay of Gadolinium-151. Physical Review. 109(6). 2092–2097. 22 indexed citations

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