W. Drost‐Hansen

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

W. Drost‐Hansen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Filtration and Separation and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Drost‐Hansen has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Filtration and Separation and 7 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in W. Drost‐Hansen's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (13 papers), Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (7 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (6 papers). W. Drost‐Hansen is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (13 papers), Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (7 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (6 papers). W. Drost‐Hansen collaborates with scholars based in United States and Italy. W. Drost‐Hansen's co-authors include Frank J. Millero, C. H. Oppenheimer, Frank M. Etzler, Carmen Vigo, Steven H. Grossman, E. J. Workman, Anitra Thorhaug, A. L. Gentile, James S. Clegg and C. E. Chase and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. Drost‐Hansen

42 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Viscosity of water at various temperatures 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Viscosity of water at various temperatures
    1969 577 citations W. Drost‐Hansen, Frank J. Millero et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Drost‐Hansen United States 20 366 298 287 236 209 42 1.6k
A. A. Maryott United States 16 252 0.7× 417 1.4× 167 0.6× 252 1.1× 102 0.5× 34 1.4k
H. Lawrence Clever United States 20 683 1.9× 170 0.6× 442 1.5× 352 1.5× 171 0.8× 63 1.8k
J. P. Kratohvil United States 26 324 0.9× 230 0.8× 157 0.5× 213 0.9× 178 0.9× 64 1.8k
R. A. Horne United States 16 174 0.5× 289 1.0× 294 1.0× 168 0.7× 229 1.1× 70 1.2k
Timothy R. Rettich United States 9 555 1.5× 114 0.4× 186 0.6× 340 1.4× 99 0.5× 17 1.5k
W. H. Evans United States 19 289 0.8× 141 0.5× 111 0.4× 543 2.3× 241 1.2× 47 2.1k
Roberto Fernández‐Prini Argentina 24 767 2.1× 461 1.5× 489 1.7× 328 1.4× 509 2.4× 100 2.0k
John G. Albright United States 22 334 0.9× 127 0.4× 518 1.8× 233 1.0× 597 2.9× 74 1.4k
Len Fisher Australia 28 627 1.7× 395 1.3× 102 0.4× 408 1.7× 69 0.3× 57 2.2k
G. Olofsson Sweden 29 521 1.4× 384 1.3× 234 0.8× 358 1.5× 160 0.8× 129 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Drost‐Hansen

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. Drost‐Hansen. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. Drost‐Hansen 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. Drost‐Hansen. W. Drost‐Hansen 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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Drost‐Hansen, W., et al.. (1989). LIQUID ASSET. The Sciences. 29(5). 38–42. 3 indexed citations
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Vigo, Carmen, Steven H. Grossman, & W. Drost‐Hansen. (1984). Interaction of dolichol and dolichyl phosphate with phospholipid bilayers. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 774(2). 221–226. 48 indexed citations
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Etzler, Frank M. & W. Drost‐Hansen. (1983). Recent Thermodynamic Data on Vicinal Water and a Model for Their Interpretation. Hrčak Portal of scientific journals of Croatia (University Computing Centre). 33 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W., et al.. (1981). High-precision viscosity measurements. 2. Dilute aqueous solutions of binary mixtures of the alkali metal chlorides. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 85(8). 1086–1088. 16 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W. & James S. Clegg. (1979). Cell-associated water : proceedings of a Workshop on Cell-Associated Water held in Boston, Massachusetts, September, 1976. Academic Press eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1976). Nature and role of interfacial water in porous media. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, George O., et al.. (1973). Sound velocity in colloidal SiO2 suspensions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 58(7). 2675–2678. 4 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1973). PHASE TRANSITIONS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS: MANIFESTATIONS OF COOPERATIVE PROCESSES IN VICINAL WATER*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 204(1). 100–112. 23 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1972). Role of water structure in cell-wall interactions.. PubMed. 30(5). 1539–50. 5 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1972). Molecular aspects of aqueous interfacial structures. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 77(27). 5132–5146. 14 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1969). On electric polarization in ice. Journal of Glaciology. 8(52). 167–169. 1 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1969). STRUCTURE OF WATER NEAR SOLID INTERFACES. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 61(11). 10–47. 226 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1968). Thermal anomalies in aqueous systems: manifestations of interfacial phenomena?. Chemical Physics Letters. 2(8). 647–652. 27 indexed citations
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Millero, Frank J., et al.. (1968). Relative viscosity and apparent molal volume of aqueous sodium sulfate at various temperatures. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 72(6). 2251–2254. 9 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1965). THE EFFECTS ON BIOLOGIC SYSTEMS OF HIGHER‐ORDER PHASE TRANSITIONS IN WATER*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 125(2). 471–501. 38 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1965). AQUEOUS INTERFACES—METHODS OF STUDY AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 57(3). 38–44. 12 indexed citations
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Oppenheimer, C. H. & W. Drost‐Hansen. (1960). A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MULTIPLE TEMPERATURE OPTIMA FOR BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS AND THE PROPERTIES OF WATER. Journal of Bacteriology. 80(1). 21–24. 63 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W., et al.. (1956). Discontinuities in slope of the temperature dependence of the thermal expansion of water. Die Naturwissenschaften. 43(22). 511–512. 20 indexed citations
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Gentile, A. L. & W. Drost‐Hansen. (1956). On the origin of the microstructure in ice. Die Naturwissenschaften. 43(12). 274–275. 10 indexed citations
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Drost‐Hansen, W.. (1956). Temperature anomalies and biological temperature optima in the process of evolution. Die Naturwissenschaften. 43(22). 512–512. 22 indexed citations

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