Eugene Hecht
Impact in
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics top 2%
- Structural Biology top 2%
Papers in
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- Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies 8
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- Relativity and Gravitational Theory 10
- History and Developments in Astronomy 2
- Co-authors
- Max Born (1 shared paper)Emil Wolf (1 shared paper)Mary E. Cox (1 shared paper)Edward G. Steward (1 shared paper)F. Bueche (2 shared papers)George J. Hádemenos (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- American Journal of Physics (15 papers)The Physics Teacher (15 papers)Physics Today (1 paper)European Journal of Physics (2 papers)McGraw-Hill eBooks (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermany
In The Last Decade
Eugene Hecht
40 papers receiving 3.4k citations
Eugene Hecht's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 159
- Acoustics and Ultrasonics 85
- Structural Biology 86
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.3k
- Biophysics 227
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films 251
Countries citing papers authored by Eugene Hecht
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Fields of papers citing papers by Eugene Hecht
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Co-authors
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All Works
Showing the 20 most-cited of 44 papers — load more, or switch the sort, to bring in the rest.
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principles of Optics: Electromagnetic Theory of Propagation, Interference and Diffraction of Light Hit paper breakdown → | 2000 | 3069 |
| 2 | Optics 4th edition | 2001 | 97 |
| 3 | 1974 | 64 | |
| 4 | Optics, 2nd Edition | 1987 | 46 |
| 5 | 1986 | 41 | |
| 6 | 2007 | 26 | |
| 7 | 2009 | 26 | |
| 8 | 2011 | 25 | |
| 9 | 1970 | 25 | |
| 10 | 2005 | 24 | |
| 11 | 2009 | 23 | |
| 12 | Schaum's outline of theory and problems of optics | 1975 | 23 |
| 13 | 2003 | 19 | |
| 14 | 2018 | 14 | |
| 15 | 2019 | 12 | |
| 16 | 2010 | 10 | |
| 17 | 2016 | 10 | |
| 18 | 2015 | 9 | |
| 19 | 2019 | 7 | |
| 20 | 2021 | 7 |
About Eugene Hecht
Eugene Hecht is a scholar working on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Theoretical Computer Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ophthalmology, having authored 44 papers that have together received 3.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Relativity and Gravitational Theory (10 papers), Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies (8 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (7 papers), History and Theory of Mathematics (3 papers), Science Education and Pedagogy (3 papers), Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (2 papers), Ocular and Laser Science Research (2 papers) and History and Developments in Astronomy (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Acoustics and Ultrasonics (85 citations), Structural Biology (86 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.3k citations), Biophysics (227 citations) and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (251 citations). Eugene Hecht has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Max Born, Emil Wolf, Mary E. Cox, Edward G. Steward, F. Bueche and George J. Hádemenos. Their work appears in journals such as American Journal of Physics, The Physics Teacher, Physics Today, European Journal of Physics and McGraw-Hill eBooks.
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