W.D. Myers

6.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
46 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

W.D. Myers is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Radiation. According to data from OpenAlex, W.D. Myers has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 10 papers in Radiation. Recurrent topics in W.D. Myers's work include Nuclear physics research studies (29 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (9 papers) and Astronomical and nuclear sciences (9 papers). W.D. Myers is often cited by papers focused on Nuclear physics research studies (29 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (9 papers) and Astronomical and nuclear sciences (9 papers). W.D. Myers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. W.D. Myers's co-authors include W.J. Świa̧tecki, P. Möller, J.R. Nix, J. Treiner, Matthew R. Mumpower, Toshihiko Kawano, John W. Cowden, T. Kodama, Léa Jaccoud El-Jaick and Eberhard R. Hilf and has published in prestigious journals such as Physics Letters B, Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry and Annals of Physics.

In The Last Decade

W.D. Myers

44 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Nuclear Ground-State Masses and Deformations 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 1996 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. Nuclear Ground-State Masses and Deformations
    1995 2.9k citations P. Möller, J.R. Nix et al. Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables profile →
  2. Nuclear properties according to the Thomas-Fermi model
    1996 415 citations W.D. Myers, W.J. Świa̧tecki Nuclear Physics A profile →

Peers

W.D. Myers
William D. Myers United States
R. Stock Germany
R. Bock Germany
C. A. Bertulani United States
J. P. Schiffer United States
R. J. Charity United States
L. G. Sobotka United States
Arnold J. Sierk United States
J. Hüfner Germany
Masanobu Yahiro Japan
William D. Myers United States
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Fields of papers citing papers by W.D. Myers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W.D. Myers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W.D. Myers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W.D. Myers 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. Myers. W.D. Myers 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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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1999). Nuclear diffuseness as a degree of freedom. II. An improved approach. Physical Review C. 60(5). 5 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1998). A Macroscopic Model of Nuclear Rotation. Acta Physica Polonica B. 29(1). 313. 1 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1998). Nuclear equation of state. Physical Review C. 57(6). 3020–3025. 103 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1996). Nuclear properties according to the Thomas-Fermi model. Nuclear Physics A. 601(2). 141–167. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1995). The Rotating Nuclear Thomas Fermi Model. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 20(8-9). 734–7. 1 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1995). The congruence energy: A contribution to nuclear masses and deformation energies. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2 indexed citations
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Möller, P., J.R. Nix, W.D. Myers, & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1995). Nuclear Ground-State Masses and Deformations. Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables. 59(2). 185–381. 2944 indexed citations breakdown →
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1995). The compressibility of finite nuclei. Nuclear Physics A. 587(1). 92–100. 13 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1994). Thomas-Fermi Treatment of Nuclear Masses, Deformations and Density Distributions. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 2 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1991). Droplet-model electric dipole moments. Nuclear Physics A. 531(1). 93–96. 11 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D. & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1990). A Thomas-Fermi model of nuclei. Part I. Formulation and first results. Annals of Physics. 204(2). 401–431. 66 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D., et al.. (1990). Dense matter at nuclear subsaturation densities. Nuclear Physics A. 514(2). 322–326. 1 indexed citations
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Rowsey, J. James, R. Monlux, Hal D. Balyeat, et al.. (1989). Accuracy and reproducibility of KeraScanner analysis in PERK corneal topography. Current Eye Research. 8(7). 661–674. 6 indexed citations
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Dorso, C. O., W.D. Myers, & W.J. Świa̧tecki. (1986). Droplet-model electric dipole moments. Nuclear Physics A. 451(2). 189–201. 34 indexed citations
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Bourque, Linda B., George O. Waring, Samuel J. Moffitt, et al.. (1984). Psychosocial Characteristics of Candidates for the Prospective Evaluation of Radial Keratotomy (PERK) Study. Archives of Ophthalmology. 102(8). 1187–1192. 42 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D., G. Mantzouranis, & J. Randrup. (1981). Adiabaticity criterion for charge equilibration with application to fission. Physics Letters B. 98(1-2). 1–4. 7 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D., et al.. (1981). Radial keratotomy: an analysis of the American experience.. PubMed. 13(8). 941–8. 78 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D., W.J. Świa̧tecki, T. Kodama, Léa Jaccoud El-Jaick, & Eberhard R. Hilf. (1977). Droplet model of the giant dipole resonance. Physical Review C. 15(6). 2032–2043. 114 indexed citations
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Boneh, Y., et al.. (1976). Microscopic and macroscopic calculations of one-body damping in fission. Physics Letters B. 63(3). 265–268. 10 indexed citations
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Myers, W.D., et al.. (1976). The nuclear surface diffuseness. Physics Letters B. 61(2). 125–128. 17 indexed citations

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