W. A. Sibley

23.2k total citations · 4 hit papers
164 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

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W. A. Sibley is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. A. Sibley has authored 164 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Materials Chemistry, 50 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. A. Sibley's work include Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (70 papers), Glass properties and applications (48 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (28 papers). W. A. Sibley is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (70 papers), Glass properties and applications (48 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (28 papers). W. A. Sibley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. W. A. Sibley's co-authors include Donald W. Paty, W. I. McDonald, Wallace W. Tourtellotte, George C. Ebers, Labe C. Scheinberg, Charles M. Poser, Kenneth P. Johnson, Donald H. Silberberg, Floyd A. Davis and Fred Lublin and has published in prestigious journals such as New England Journal of Medicine, Physical Review Letters and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

W. A. Sibley

163 papers receiving 17.6k citations

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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.

New diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: Guidelines for research protocols

1983 6.3k citations W. A. Sibley et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
Recommended diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: Guidelines from the international panel on the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis

2001 5.4k citations Donald E. Goodkin, Fred Lublin et al. Annals of Neurology profile →
PROBLEMS OF EXPERIMENTAL TRIALS OF THERAPY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS: REPORT BY THE PANEL ON THE EVALUATION OF EXPERIMENTAL TRIALS OF THERAPY IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

1965 1.1k citations W. A. Sibley et al. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences profile →
Optical transitions ofEr3+ions in fluorozirconate glass

1983 546 citations Michelle D. Shinn, W. A. Sibley et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. A. Sibley United States	46	11.4k	4.1k	3.6k	3.1k	2.5k	164	18.5k
Jean Pelletier France	54	5.7k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	888 0.2×	1.5k 0.5×	770 0.3×	359	12.0k
A. Fontana Italy	94	1.8k 0.2×	989 0.2×	2.0k 0.6×	988 0.3×	10.2k 4.1×	514	32.9k
Hiroshi Hashimoto Japan	77	2.6k 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	925 0.3×	6.4k 2.0×	3.9k 1.6×	865	22.9k
Toshikazu Nakamura Japan	96	1.6k 0.1×	525 0.1×	5.3k 1.5×	411 0.1×	2.4k 1.0×	844	37.6k
William R. Wilcox United States	58	878 0.1×	425 0.1×	2.4k 0.7×	2.6k 0.8×	414 0.2×	377	15.4k
Stephan Schmidt Germany	46	1.4k 0.1×	612 0.1×	664 0.2×	388 0.1×	960 0.4×	289	8.2k
Jean‐Jacques Grob France	70	1.3k 0.1×	326 0.1×	1.0k 0.3×	935 0.3×	4.8k 1.9×	562	22.2k
Hannelore Ehrenreich Germany	82	619 0.1×	1.9k 0.5×	5.1k 1.4×	139 0.0×	612 0.2×	420	27.2k
Makoto Iwata Japan	45	698 0.1×	1.4k 0.3×	2.6k 0.7×	205 0.1×	3.0k 1.2×	463	11.3k
Werner Paulus Germany	65	1.4k 0.1×	3.5k 0.8×	1.5k 0.4×	550 0.2×	869 0.3×	439	16.0k

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Filippini, Graziella, Fabio Brusaferri, A. Citterio, et al.. (2000). Corticosteroids or acth for acute exacerbations in multiple sclerosis. Neurological Sciences. 21. 33 indexed citations

Goodkin, Donald E., Stephen C. Reingold, W. A. Sibley, et al.. (1999). Guidelines for clinical trials of new therapeutic agents in multiple sclerosis: Reporting extended results from phase III clinical trials. Annals of Neurology. 46(1). 132–134. 13 indexed citations

Huestis, Douglas W., Robert M. Rifkin, Brian G.M. Durie, W. A. Sibley, & Mehraboon S. Irani. (1992). An unexpected complication following immunoadsorption with a staphylococcal protein a column. Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 7(2). 75–77. 13 indexed citations

Sibley, W. A., D. C. Yeh, Yohichi Suzuki, Gregory J. Quarles, & Richard C. Powell. (1985). Heavy Metal Fluoride Glasses for Optical Applications. MRS Proceedings. 61. 1 indexed citations

Tanimura, Katsumi, W. A. Sibley, & L. G. DeShazer. (1985). Optical properties ofCu+ions inRbMgF3crystals. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(6). 3980–3987. 30 indexed citations

Halliburton, L. E., J. J. Martin, & W. A. Sibley. (1983). Study of Defects Produced by the Growth, Post Treatment and Fabrication of Quartz.. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 6 indexed citations

Sardar, Dhiraj K., W. A. Sibley, & R. Alcalá. (1982). Optical absorption and emission from irradiated RbMgF3:Eu2+ and KMgF3:Eu2+. Journal of Luminescence. 27(4). 401–411. 51 indexed citations

Sardar, Dhiraj K., Michelle D. Shinn, & W. A. Sibley. (1982). Radiation-defect-perturbedEr3+andMn2+optical transitions in RbMgF3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 26(5). 2382–2389. 32 indexed citations

Kohnke, E. E., et al.. (1981). Low-temperature thermally stimulated luminescence of high quality quartz. Journal of Applied Physics. 52(5). 3600–3605. 47 indexed citations

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Halliburton, L. E., M. E. Markes, J. J. Martin, et al.. (1979). Radiation Effects in Synthetic Quartz: The Role of Electrodiffusion and Radiation-Induced Mobility of Interstitial Ions. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 26(6). 4851–4856. 26 indexed citations

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Sibley, W. A., et al.. (1978). Radiation-defect absorption in RbMgF3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 18(11). 5921–5927. 14 indexed citations

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Sibley, W. A. & N. Koumvakalis. (1976). PerturbedMn2+transitions in irradiated RbMgF3:Mn. Physical review. B, Solid state. 14(1). 35–40. 46 indexed citations

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Butler, Charles, et al.. (1974). Growth and hardening of alkali halides for use in infrared laser windows. 2 indexed citations

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Yun, S.I., et al.. (1974). Use of3d-impurity-ion absorption to study the distribution of radiation damage in crystals. Physical review. B, Solid state. 10(4). 1665–1672. 23 indexed citations

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Martin, J. J., Charles Butler, & W. A. Sibley. (1973). Growth and Hardening of Alkali Halides for Use in Infrared Laser Windows. Final Report. 2 indexed citations

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Sibley, W. A., et al.. (1973). RADIATION DEFECT AND 3d IMPURITY ABSORPTION IN MgF₂ AND KMgF₃ CRYSTALS. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 34(C9). C9–503. 2 indexed citations

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Ellis, Tom, et al.. (1969). The GRAIL Language and Operations. RAND Corporation eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Sonder, E., W. A. Sibley, J.E. Rowe, & C. M. Nelson. (1967). Some Properties of Defects Produced by Ionizing Radiation in KCl between 80 and 300°K. Physical Review. 153(3). 1000–1008. 38 indexed citations

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Sibley, W. A. & Joseph M. Foley. (1965). INFECTION AND IMMUNIZATION IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS^*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 122(1). 457–468. 65 indexed citations

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Theimer, O., et al.. (1960). Light-scattering by dislocation networks in single crystals of potassium chloride. Annals of Physics. 9(4). 475–498. 19 indexed citations

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