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.
Synthesis of the Elements in Stars
19572.3k citationsE. M. Burbidge, G. R. Burbidge et al.Reviews of Modern Physicsprofile →
Thermonuclear reaction rates V
1988898 citationsGeorgeanne R. Caughlan, William A. Fowlerprofile →
On the Synthesis of Elements at Very High Temperatures
1967492 citationsWilliam A. Fowler, F. Hoyle et al.The Astrophysical Journalprofile →
Nucleosynthesis in Supernovae.
1960471 citationsF. Hoyle, William A. FowlerThe Astrophysical Journalprofile →
Thermonuclear Reaction Rates, II
1975461 citationsWilliam A. Fowler, Georgeanne R. Caughlan et al.profile →
Thermonuclear Reaction Rates
1967457 citationsWilliam A. Fowler, Georgeanne R. Caughlan et al.profile →
Lithium and the s-PROCESS in Red-Giant Stars
1971338 citationsWilliam A. Fowler et al.The Astrophysical Journalprofile →
Neutrino Processes and Pair Formation in Massive Stars and Supernovae.
1964323 citationsWilliam A. Fowler, F. HoyleThe Astrophysical Journal Supplement Seriesprofile →
Stellar weak interaction rates for intermediate mass nuclei. III - Rate tables for the free nucleons and nuclei with A = 21 to A = 60
1982303 citationsGeorge M. Fuller, William A. Fowler et al.The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Seriesprofile →
Stellar weak interaction rates for intermediate-mass nuclei. II - A = 21 to A = 60
1982294 citationsGeorge M. Fuller, William A. Fowler et al.The Astrophysical Journalprofile →
Stellar weak-interaction rates for sd-shell nuclei. I - Nuclear matrix element systematics with application to Al-26 and selected nuclei of importance to the supernova problem
1980290 citationsGeorge M. Fuller, William A. Fowler et al.The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Seriesprofile →
Relative Contributions of Uranium, Thorium, and Potassium to Heat Production in the Earth
1964252 citationsF. Hoyle, William A. Fowler et al.Scienceprofile →
Tables of thermonuclear-reaction-rate data for neutron-induced reactions on heavy nuclei
1976251 citationsWilliam A. Fowler et al.profile →
Nucleosynthesis during the Early History of the Solar System
1962225 citationsWilliam A. Fowler, F. Hoyle et al.profile →
Galactic Cosmic Ray Origin of Li, Be and B in Stars
1970202 citationsWilliam A. Fowler, F. Hoyle et al.Natureprofile →
Masses of Light Nuclei from Nuclear Disintegration Energies
1951144 citationsWilliam A. Fowler et al.profile →
Citations per field, relative to William A. Fowler
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×0.54.5kNHEP
×1.17.1kAA
×0.61.4kAMPO
×0.91.7kRADIA
×1.71.2kAE
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Countries citing papers authored by William A. Fowler
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This map shows the geographic impact of William A. Fowler's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by William A. Fowler with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites William A. Fowler more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by William A. Fowler
This network shows the impact of papers produced by William A. Fowler. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by William A. Fowler. The network helps show where William A. Fowler may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of William A. Fowler
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William A. Fowler.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William A. Fowler 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 William A. Fowler. William A. Fowler is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
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