W D Robb

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

W D Robb is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, W D Robb has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 9 papers in Spectroscopy and 7 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in W D Robb's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (25 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (16 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (7 papers). W D Robb is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (25 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (16 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (7 papers). W D Robb collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. W D Robb's co-authors include P. G. Burke, K A Berrington, A Hibbert, P G Burke, M. Le Dourneuf, Vo Ky Lan, K T Taylor, L. A. Collins, K. T. Taylor and Jwei-Jun Chang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, Chemical Physics Letters and Computer Physics Communications.

In The Last Decade

W D Robb

31 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

A new version of the general program to calculate atomic ... 1978 2026 1994 2010 1978 100 200 300
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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.

  1. A new version of the general program to calculate atomic continuum processes using the r-matrix method
    1978 370 citations K A Berrington, P G Burke et al. Computer Physics Communications profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W D Robb United States 20 1.6k 441 392 316 172 31 1.7k
B L Moiseiwitsch United Kingdom 23 1.6k 1.0× 517 1.2× 304 0.8× 278 0.9× 302 1.8× 90 1.8k
P. G. Burke United Kingdom 24 2.2k 1.4× 479 1.1× 514 1.3× 457 1.4× 169 1.0× 59 2.4k
M. Le Dourneuf France 23 2.0k 1.2× 347 0.8× 332 0.8× 582 1.8× 133 0.8× 62 2.2k
K.-H. Schartner Germany 24 1.5k 0.9× 530 1.2× 293 0.7× 540 1.7× 207 1.2× 132 1.7k
A. Russek United States 21 1.7k 1.0× 453 1.0× 202 0.5× 509 1.6× 208 1.2× 56 1.9k
H. E. Saraph United Kingdom 19 1.2k 0.7× 292 0.7× 492 1.3× 238 0.8× 96 0.6× 46 1.4k
Vo Ky Lan France 14 1.0k 0.6× 270 0.6× 234 0.6× 220 0.7× 118 0.7× 26 1.1k
V M Burke United Kingdom 17 1.1k 0.7× 365 0.8× 399 1.0× 222 0.7× 124 0.7× 54 1.1k
K Taulbjerg Denmark 26 1.5k 1.0× 718 1.6× 248 0.6× 364 1.2× 208 1.2× 70 1.8k
D. W. Norcross United States 31 2.6k 1.6× 495 1.1× 426 1.1× 574 1.8× 318 1.8× 68 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W D Robb

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W D Robb

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

All Works

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Berrington, K A, P. G. Burke, M. Le Dourneuf, et al.. (1984). A new version of the general program to calculate atomic continuum processes using the R-matrix method. Computer Physics Communications. 35. C–475. 209 indexed citations
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Collins, L. A., W D Robb, & D. W. Norcross. (1979). Low-energy collisions of electrons with highly polar molecules: Orthogonalization and model exchange potentials. Physical review. A, General physics. 20(5). 1838–1840. 19 indexed citations
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Garstang, R. H., W D Robb, & Steven P. Rountree. (1978). Electron collisional excitation cross sections for Fe III and Fe VI and iron abundances in gaseous nebulae. The Astrophysical Journal. 222. 384–384. 24 indexed citations
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Collins, L. A., W D Robb, & Michael A. Morrison. (1978). Low-energy electron scattering by H2and N2: an iterative static-exchange calculation. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 11(24). L777–L781. 21 indexed citations
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Hayes, M A, D. W. Norcross, J. B. Mann, & W D Robb. (1977). Electron impact excitation of Be+:a benchmark study. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 10(11). L429–L434. 22 indexed citations
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Burke, P. G. & W D Robb. (1976). The R-Matrix Theory of Atomic Processes. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 11. 143–214. 7 indexed citations
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Rountree, Steven P., et al.. (1976). Differential cross sections for electron-impact ionization of helium. Physical review. A, General physics. 13(2). 626–631. 21 indexed citations
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Dopita, M. A., et al.. (1976). Atomic nitrogen as a probe of physical conditions in the interstellar medium. The Astrophysical Journal. 207. 102–102. 29 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1975). N + の電子衝撃励起のClose-Coupling法による計算. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 8(4). 46–49. 1 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1975). Multipole polarizabilities and long range force constants for ground state magnesium atoms. Chemical Physics Letters. 34(3). 479–481. 15 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1975). Close-coupling calculations for electron impact excitation of N+. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 8(4). L46–L49. 5 indexed citations
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Berrington, K A, et al.. (1974). A general program to calculate atomic continuum processes using the R-matrix method. Computer Physics Communications. 8(3). 149–198. 171 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1974). The frequency dependent polarizability of atomic nitrogen. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 7(13). L369–L372. 9 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1973). Calculation of the dynamic dipole polarizabilities and Van der Waals coefficients of beryllium and carbon atoms in the ground state. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 6(6). 945–953. 31 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1973). A program to evaluate the reduced matrix elements of summations of one-particle tensor operators. Computer Physics Communications. 6(3). 132–148. 52 indexed citations
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Burke, P G, et al.. (1972). R-matrix theory of atomic polarizabilities. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 5(1). 55–65. 25 indexed citations
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Burke, P G & W D Robb. (1972). Elastic scattering of electrons by hydrogen and helium atoms. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 5(1). 44–54. 34 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1972). The use of the R-matrix method in atomic calculations. Computer Physics Communications. 4(1). 16–19. 4 indexed citations
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Burke, P. G., A Hibbert, & W D Robb. (1971). Electron scattering by complex atoms. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 4(2). 153–161. 334 indexed citations
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Robb, W D. (1970). A program to generate numerical orbital functions. Computer Physics Communications. 1(6). 457–464. 15 indexed citations

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