W. S. Lyon

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

W. S. Lyon is a scholar working on Radiation, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. S. Lyon has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Radiation, 18 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 11 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. S. Lyon's work include Nuclear Physics and Applications (38 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (18 papers) and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (10 papers). W. S. Lyon is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear Physics and Applications (38 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (18 papers) and Nuclear reactor physics and engineering (10 papers). W. S. Lyon collaborates with scholars based in United States and Hungary. W. S. Lyon's co-authors include T. H. Handley, S.A. Reynolds, E. I. Wyatt, Henry W. Wright, R. L. Macklin, N. H. Lazar, W. Fulkerson, Cyrus Feldman, Yair Talmi and David H. Klein and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. S. Lyon

89 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Half-Lives of Radionuclides. I 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 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. Half-Lives of Radionuclides. I
    1957 364 citations E. I. Wyatt, S.A. Reynolds et al. Nuclear Science and Engineering 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. S. Lyon United States 16 876 705 267 187 166 95 1.8k
V. Valković Croatia 22 898 1.0× 249 0.4× 171 0.6× 115 0.6× 138 0.8× 171 1.6k
V. Valković Croatia 19 634 0.7× 213 0.3× 70 0.3× 196 1.0× 135 0.8× 109 1.5k
Jerome J. Wesolowski United States 19 267 0.3× 438 0.6× 70 0.3× 49 0.3× 68 0.4× 45 1.4k
Richard M. Lindstrom United States 24 1.2k 1.3× 117 0.2× 359 1.3× 82 0.4× 362 2.2× 113 2.2k
Robert D. Loss Australia 19 198 0.2× 231 0.3× 114 0.4× 230 1.2× 78 0.5× 38 2.1k
G. Marcazzan Italy 21 444 0.5× 231 0.3× 84 0.3× 77 0.4× 354 2.1× 72 2.0k
Thomas G. Dzubay United States 24 281 0.3× 192 0.3× 61 0.2× 79 0.4× 138 0.8× 58 2.0k
H. Yamazaki Japan 20 653 0.7× 346 0.5× 112 0.4× 33 0.2× 56 0.3× 174 1.3k
T. Paradellis Greece 20 574 0.7× 541 0.8× 70 0.3× 39 0.2× 67 0.4× 79 1.3k
J.H. Fremlin United Kingdom 22 538 0.6× 133 0.2× 56 0.2× 15 0.1× 329 2.0× 128 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by W. S. Lyon

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. S. Lyon

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. S. Lyon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. S. Lyon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. S. Lyon 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. S. Lyon. W. S. Lyon 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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Patton, James G., et al.. (2024). Damage-Induced Senescent Immune Cells Regulate Regeneration of the Zebrafish Retina. PubMed. 1(1). 20240021–20240021. 1 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S.. (1998). Encyclopedia of Native American Shamanism. ABC-CLIO eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S.. (1986). Scientometrics with some emphasis on communication at scientific meetings and through the "invisible college". Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 26(2). 47–52. 8 indexed citations
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Braun, T., E. Bujdosó, & W. S. Lyon. (1985). The impact of some research published in the Journal of Radioanalitical Chemistry, 1968–1981. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry. 91(2). 419–426. 3 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S.. (1984). Analytical spectroscopy : proceedings of the 26th Conference on Analytical Chemistry in Energy Technology, Knoxville, TN, October 11-13, 1983. Elsevier eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Braun, T. & W. S. Lyon. (1984). The epidemiology of research on flow-injection analysis: An unconventional approach. Fresenius Zeitschrift für Analytische Chemie. 319(1). 74–77. 5 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S., et al.. (1982). Direction and growth in prompt nuclear analysis. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 43. 1 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S., et al.. (1978). Nucleonics. Analytical Chemistry. 50(5). 80–86. 5 indexed citations
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Brill, A.B., et al.. (1975). Biomedical studies using nuclear activation techniques. Transactions of the American Nuclear Society. 1 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S.. (1975). Neutron activation analysis applied to energy and environment. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Klein, David H., Anders Andrén, Cyrus Feldman, et al.. (1975). Pathways of thirty-seven trace elements through coal-fired power plant. Environmental Science & Technology. 9(10). 973–979. 279 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S., et al.. (1974). Nucleonics. Analytical Chemistry. 46(5). 431–436. 7 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S., et al.. (1970). Nucleonics. Analytical Chemistry. 42(5). 123–129. 8 indexed citations
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Emery, J.F., et al.. (1969). NON-DESTRUCTIVE NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS OF THE ALLENDE METEORITE.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 7 indexed citations
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Wyatt, E. I., Shirley Reynolds, T. H. Handley, W. S. Lyon, & Harrison Parker. (1961). HALF-LIVES OF RADIONUCLIDES. PART II. Nuclear Science and Engineering.
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Wyatt, E. I., S.A. Reynolds, T. H. Handley, W. S. Lyon, & Harrison Parker. (1961). Half-Lives of Radionuclides—II. Nuclear Science and Engineering. 11(1). 74–75. 94 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S. & J. S. Eldridge. (1957). RadioactiveGe77andGe77m. Physical Review. 107(4). 1056–1057. 20 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S. & N. H. Lazar. (1956). Decay ofMg27. Physical Review. 101(5). 1524–1526. 14 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S. & S.A. Reynolds. (1955). RADIOACTIVE SPECIES INDUCED IN REACTOR COOLING WATER. Nucleonics (U.S.) Ceased publication. 4 indexed citations
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Lyon, W. S. & T. H. Handley. (1955). RadioactiveCa47. Physical Review. 100(5). 1280–1283. 7 indexed citations

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