V. C. Holmes

6k citations

39 papers · 4k · 3 hit papers · h-index 27

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics top 5%
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
- Particle Detector Development and Performance
- Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
- Neutrino Physics Research
- Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
- High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
Instrumentation top 10%

Papers in

Nuclear and High Energy Physics 39
- Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena 39
Global and Planetary Change 1
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds 1

Journals: Astroparticle Physics (10 papers)Physical Review Letters (4 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (3 papers)The Astrophysical Journal Letters (2 papers)Journal of Instrumentation (2 papers)
Partner nations: Argentina Germany France

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V. C. Holmes

39 papers receiving 3.8k citations

V. C. Holmes's Hit Papers

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Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above 10 18 eV 2010 · 390 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.

2010 Physical Review Letters
2008 Physical Review Letters
2007 Science

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1	Correlation of the Highest-Energy Cosmic Rays with Nearby Extragalactic Objects Science ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen, P. Allison Hit paper breakdown →	2007	525
2	Observation of the Suppression of the Flux of Cosmic Rays above 4 × 10 19 eV Physical Review Letters ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen, P. Allison Hit paper breakdown →	2008	458
3	Measurement of the Depth of Maximum of Extensive Air Showers above 10 18 eV Physical Review Letters ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Eun-Joo Ahn, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, Jaime Álvarez-Muñiz, Marcella Cerqueira Ambrósio Hit paper breakdown →	2010	390
4	Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 1018 eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory Physics Letters B ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Eun-Joo Ahn, Denis Allard, Jaime Álvarez-Muñiz, Marcella Cerqueira Ambrósio, Luis A. Anchordoqui	2010	337
5	Correlation of the highest-energy cosmic rays with the positions of nearby active galactic nuclei Astroparticle Physics ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, P. Allison, Jaime Álvarez-Muñiz	2008	254
6	The fluorescence detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Eun-Joo Ahn, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, Jeff Allen	2010	232
7	Measurement of the Proton-Air Cross Section at s=57 TeV with the Pierre Auger Observatory Physical Review Letters ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Eun-Joo Ahn, I. F. M. Albuquerque, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen, P. Allison	2012	193
8	The Pierre Auger Collaboration EPJ Web of Conferences ·Martin Will, Lawrence Wiencke, B WilczyÅska, H WilczyÅski, B. J. Whelan, A. Widom, G. Wieczorek, S. Westerhoff	2013	171
9	Trigger and aperture of the surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Eun-Joo Ahn, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen, Jaime Álvarez-Muñiz	2010	154
10	Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon flux above 1019eV using the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory Astroparticle Physics ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen, P. Allison	2008	139
11	Upper Limit on the Diffuse Flux of Ultrahigh Energy Tau Neutrinos from the Pierre Auger Observatory Physical Review Letters ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen, P. Allison	2008	108
12	Antennas for the detection of radio emission pulses from cosmic-ray induced air showers at the Pierre Auger Observatory Journal of Instrumentation ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Markus Ahlers, Eun-Joo Ahn, I. F. M. Albuquerque, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen	2012	100
13	Upper limit on the cosmic-ray photon fraction at EeV energies from the Pierre Auger Observatory Astroparticle Physics ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Eun-Joo Ahn, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen	2009	96
14	Limit on the diffuse flux of ultrahigh energy tau neutrinos with the surface detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields ·J. Abraham, P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Carlos Aguirre, Eun-Joo Ahn, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen	2009	87
15	CONSTRAINTS ON THE ORIGIN OF COSMIC RAYS ABOVE 10 18 eV FROM LARGE-SCALE ANISOTROPY SEARCHES IN DATA OF THE PIERRE AUGER OBSERVATORY The Astrophysical Journal Letters ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Markus Ahlers, Eun-Joo Ahn, I. F. M. Albuquerque, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen	2012	81
16	Description of atmospheric conditions at the Pierre Auger Observatory using the Global Data Assimilation System (GDAS) Astroparticle Physics ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Markus Ahlers, Eun-Joo Ahn, I. F. M. Albuquerque, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen	2012	70
17	A SEARCH FOR POINT SOURCES OF EeV NEUTRONS The Astrophysical Journal ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Markus Ahlers, Eun-Joo Ahn, I. F. M. Albuquerque, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen	2012	63
18	Search for first harmonic modulation in the right ascension distribution of cosmic rays detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory Astroparticle Physics ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Eun-Joo Ahn, I. F. M. Albuquerque, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, P. Allison, Jaime Álvarez-Muñiz	2010	61
19	Advanced functionality for radio analysis in the Offline software framework of the Pierre Auger Observatory Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Eun-Joo Ahn, I. F. M. Albuquerque, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, J. Allen, P. Allison	2011	60
20	The exposure of the hybrid detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory Astroparticle Physics ·P. Abreu, M. Aglietta, Eun-Joo Ahn, Denis Allard, I. Allekotte, Jeff Allen, J. Alvarez Castillo, Jaime Álvarez-Muñiz	2010	56

About V. C. Holmes

V. C. Holmes is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nuclear Energy and Engineering and Waste Management and Disposal, having authored 39 papers that have together received 4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena (39 papers), Radio Astronomy Observations and Technology (1 paper) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Nuclear and High Energy Physics (3.7k citations), Instrumentation (65 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (336 citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (154 citations) and Radiation (29 citations). V. C. Holmes has collaborated with scholars based in Argentina, Germany and France. Their work appears in journals such as Astroparticle Physics, Physical Review Letters, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, The Astrophysical Journal Letters and Journal of Instrumentation.

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