Alan Owens

5.6k citations

185 papers · 3.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 28

Impact in

Radiation top 0.1%
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Particle Detector Development and Performance

Papers in

Radiation 110
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies 76
- Nuclear Physics and Applications 52
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis 24
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 84
- Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials 63
- CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors 17

Co-authors: A. Peacock (44 shared papers)F. Quarati (31 shared papers)Marcos Bavdaz (31 shared papers)P. Dorenbos (14 shared papers)K. J. McCarthy (17 shared papers)G.W. Fraser (10 shared papers)A.J.J. Bos (12 shared papers)V. Gostilo (25 shared papers)
Journals: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (66 papers)The Astrophysical Journal (11 papers)IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science (11 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (6 papers)Journal of Instrumentation (6 papers)
Partner nations: Netherlands United Kingdom United States

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Alan Owens

177 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Alan Owens's Hit Papers

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Compound semiconductor radiation detectors 2004 · 431 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2004 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

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1	Compound semiconductor radiation detectors Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Alan Owens, A. Peacock Hit paper breakdown →	2004	431
2	Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors Alan Owens	2012	169
3	Scintillation and detection characteristics of high-sensitivity CeBr3 gamma-ray spectrometers Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·F. Quarati, P. Dorenbos, J. van der Biezen, Alan Owens, M. Selle, L. Parthier, P. Schotanus	2013	139
4	Semiconductor materials and radiation detection Journal of Synchrotron Radiation ·Alan Owens	2006	121
5	The X-ray energy response of silicon Part A. Theory Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·G.W. Fraser, A. F. Abbey, A. D. Holland, K. J. McCarthy, Alan Owens, Alan Wells	1994	117
6	Scintillation Properties of Praseodymium Activated ${\rm Lu}_{3}{\rm Al}_{5}{\rm O} _{12}$ Single Crystals IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ·Winicjusz Drozdowski, Pieter Dorenbos, J.T.M. de Haas, Renata Drozdowska, Alan Owens, Kei Kamada, Kousuke Tsutsumi, Y. Usuki, Takayuki Yanagida, Akira Yoshikawa	2008	110
7	X-ray and gamma-ray response of a 2″×2″ LaBr3:Ce scintillation detector Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·F. Quarati, A.J.J. Bos, S. Brandenburg, C. Dathy, P. Dorenbos, S. Kraft, R.W. Ostendorf, V. Ouspenski, Alan Owens	2007	101
8	The X-Ray Afterglow of the Gamma-Ray Burst of 1997 May 8:Spectral Variability and Possible Evidence of an Iron Line The Astrophysical Journal ·L. Piro, E. Costa, M. Feroci, F. Frontera, L. Amati, D. Dal Fiume, L. A. Antonelli, J. Heise, J. J. M. in ’t Zand, Alan Owens, A. N. Parmar, G. Cusumano, M. Vietri, G. C. Perola	1999	71
9	CeBr$_{3}$ Scintillator Development for Possible Use in Space Missions IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science ·Winicjusz Drozdowski, P. Dorenbos, A.J.J. Bos, Grégory Bizarri, Alan Owens, F. Quarati	2008	66
10	The SATRAM Timepix spacecraft payload in open space on board the Proba-V satellite for wide range radiation monitoring in LEO orbit Planetary and Space Science ·Carlos Granja, Štepán Polansky, Z. Vykydal, S. Pospı́s̆il, Alan Owens, Zdenek Kozacek, Karim Mellab, Marek Šimčák	2016	57
11	High energy gamma-ray spectroscopy with LaBr3 scintillation detectors Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·F. Quarati, Alan Owens, P. Dorenbos, J.T.M. de Haas, G. Benzoni, N. Blasi, C. Boiano, S. Brambilla, F. Camera, R. Alba, G. Bellia, C. Maiolino, D. Santonocito, M. W. Ahmed, Nathaniel J. Brown, S. Stave, H. R. Weller, Y. Wu	2010	48
12	The Mercury Gamma and Neutron Spectrometer (MGNS) on board the Planetary Orbiter of the BepiColombo mission Planetary and Space Science ·И. Г. Митрофанов, A. Kozyrev, А. А. Коновалов, M. L. Litvak, A. Malakhov, М. И. Мокроусов, А. Б. Санин, V. I. Tretykov, Aleksandr Vostrukhin, Yu.I. Bobrovnitskij, Т. М. Томилина, Leonid Gurvits, Alan Owens	2009	48
13	Automation of Gunshot Residue Detection and Analysis by Scanning Electron Microscopy/Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (SEM/EDX) Journal of Forensic Sciences ·R. M. White, Alan Owens	1987	45
14	Evidence for Dust-related X-Ray Emission from Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) The Astrophysical Journal ·Alan Owens, A. N. Parmar, T. Oosterbroek, A. Orr, L. A. Antonelli, F. Fiore, R. Schulz, G. P. Tozzi, M. C. Maccarone, L. Piro	1998	40
15	High resolution x-ray spectroscopy using GaAs arrays Journal of Applied Physics ·Alan Owens, Marcos Bavdaz, A. Peacock, A. Poelaert, H. Andersson, S. Nenonen, Heikki Sipilä, L. Tröger, G. Bertuccio	2001	40
16	Hard X-ray spectroscopy using a small-format TlBr array Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Alan Owens, Marcos Bavdaz, Guy Brammertz, V. Gostilo, N. Haack, A. G. Kozorezov, I. Lisjutin, A. Peacock, S. Zatoloka	2003	37
17	On the development of compound semiconductor thallium bromide detectors for astrophysics Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Alan Owens, Marcos Bavdaz, I. Lisjutin, A. Peacock, Heikki Sipilä, S. Zatoloka	2001	35
18	Hard X-ray test and evaluation of a prototype 32×32 pixel gallium–arsenide array Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·C. Erd, Alan Owens, Guy Brammertz, Marcos Bavdaz, A. Peacock, V. Lämsä, S. Nenonen, H. Andersson, N. Haack	2002	35
19	The X-ray response of CdZnTe Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Alan Owens, Marcos Bavdaz, H. Andersson, T. Gagliardi, Michael Krumrey, S. Nenonen, A. Peacock, I. Taylor, L. Tröger	2002	34
20	The X-ray energy response of silicon (B): Measurements Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·Alan Owens, G.W. Fraser, A. F. Abbey, Andrew D. Holland, K. J. McCarthy, Adam Keay, Alan Wells	1996	34

About Alan Owens

Alan Owens is a scholar working on Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Biomedical Engineering, having authored 185 papers that have together received 3.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (76 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (63 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (53 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (52 papers), Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging (29 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (24 papers), Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae (20 papers) and CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (17 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Radiation (1.9k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (669 citations), Nuclear Energy and Engineering (13 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1.5k citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (391 citations). Alan Owens has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include A. Peacock, F. Quarati, Marcos Bavdaz, P. Dorenbos, K. J. McCarthy, G.W. Fraser, A.J.J. Bos, V. Gostilo, Alan Wells and Winicjusz Drozdowski. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, The Astrophysical Journal, IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Instrumentation.

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