D. Williams

4.1k citations

29 papers · 2.6k · 2 hit papers · h-index 17

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 10%
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Nuclear physics research studies
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 10%
- Atomic and Molecular Physics

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 28
- Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions 23
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies 15
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research 2
- Particle Detector Development and Performance 2
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 1

Co-authors: David Robert Bates (1 shared paper)D. I. Meyer (3 shared papers)Kent M. Terwilliger (3 shared papers)L. Ettlinger (3 shared papers)C. T. Coffin (3 shared papers)A.C. Saulys (3 shared papers)
Journals: Physics Letters B (14 papers)The European Physical Journal C (6 papers)Physical Review Letters (3 papers)Nuclear Physics B (2 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods (1 paper)
Partner nations: France Switzerland Germany

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D. Williams

29 papers receiving 2.5k citations

D. Williams's Hit Papers

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An investigation of the spin structure of the proton in deep inelastic scattering of polarised muons on polarised protons 1989 · 824 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1989 Nuclear Physics B
1983 Physics Letters B

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1	The ratio of the nucleon structure functions F2N for iron and deuterium Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll Hit paper breakdown →	1983	905
2	An investigation of the spin structure of the proton in deep inelastic scattering of polarised muons on polarised protons Nuclear Physics B ·J.G. Ashman, Barbara Badelek, G. Baum, J. Beaufays, C. P. Bee, C. Benchouk, I. Bird, Harry W. K. Cheung Hit paper breakdown →	1989	824
3	Low energy collisions between hydrogen atoms and protons Proceedings of the Physical Society ·David Robert Bates, D. Williams	1964	155
4	Elastic Differential Cross Sections for π±+p Scattering from 2.3-6.0 BeVc Physical Review ·C. T. Coffin, F. Ned Dikmen, L. Ettlinger, D. I. Meyer, A.C. Saulys, Kent M. Terwilliger, D. Williams	1967	107
5	A large magnetic spectrometer system for high-energy muon physics Nuclear Instruments and Methods ·O.C. Allkofer, J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, Y. Bertsch, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, D. Botterill	1981	92
6	Measurement of the deuteron structure function F2d and a comparison of proton and neutron structure Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1983	71
7	Measurement of the proton structure function F2 in muon-hydrogen interactions at 120 and 280 GeV Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1981	58
8	π−+p Elastic Scattering from 2.5 to 6 GeV/c Physical Review Letters ·C. T. Coffin, F. Ned Dikmen, L. Ettlinger, D. I. Meyer, A.C. Saulys, Kent M. Terwilliger, D. Williams	1965	56
9	Measurement of the nucleon structure function F2 in muon-iron interactions at 120,250 and 280 GeV Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1981	46
10	Measurement of hadronic azimuthal distributions in deep inelastic muon proton scattering Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Benchouk, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse	1983	33
11	Hadron production in 200 GeV μ-copper and μ-carbon deep inelastic interactions Nuclear Physics B ·A. Arvidson, J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Benchouk, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard	1984	31
12	π+p Elastic Differential Cross Sections from 2.3 to 4.0 GeV/c Physical Review Letters ·C. T. Coffin, F. Ned Dikmen, L. Ettlinger, D. I. Meyer, A.C. Saulys, Kent M. Terwilliger, D. Williams	1966	30
13	Evidence for planar events and a forward double jet structure in deep inelastic Muon scattering Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1981	30
14	The vertex and large angle detectors of a spectrometer system for high energy muon physics Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research ·J.-P. Albanèse, O.C. Allkofer, Michele Arneodo, J.J. Aubert, K. H. Becks, C. P. Bee, C. Benchouk, B. Bernaudin	1983	30
15	A measurement of the difference between the single-nucleon cross sections for J/ψmuoproduction in iron and in H2, D2 targets Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Benchouk, C. Best, I. Bird, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard	1985	29
16	Forward produced protons and antiprotons in deep inelastic muon-proton scattering Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1981	25
17	QCD analysis of the structure function F2 in muon nucleon scattering Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1982	24
18	Balance of transverse momentum of hadrons produced in deep inelastic muon-proton scattering Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1982	14
19	A comparison of proton, antiproton and meson distributions in final states of deep inelastic muon scattering Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Benchouk, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse	1984	14
20	Measurement of in deep inelastic muon-proton scattering Physics Letters B ·J.J. Aubert, Gabriel Bassompierre, K. H. Becks, C. Best, Eckart Böhm, Xavier de Bouard, F.W. Brasse, C. H. Broll	1983	13

About D. Williams

D. Williams is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, Waste Management and Disposal and Infectious Diseases, having authored 29 papers that have together received 2.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions (23 papers), Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies (15 papers), High-Energy Particle Collisions Research (2 papers), Particle Detector Development and Performance (2 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (2.5k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (169 citations), Radiation (10 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (12 citations) and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (5 citations). D. Williams has collaborated with scholars based in France, Switzerland and Germany. Frequent co-authors include David Robert Bates, D. I. Meyer, Kent M. Terwilliger, L. Ettlinger, C. T. Coffin and A.C. Saulys. Their work appears in journals such as Physics Letters B, The European Physical Journal C, Physical Review Letters, Nuclear Physics B and Nuclear Instruments and Methods.

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