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R. F. Curl

R. F. Curl publishes mostly in Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, on topics such as Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure.

World rank
#12,225
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#5,907
of 358,040
Works
105
Citations
1.1k
Citations per work
10.3

What does R. F. Curl research?

Spectroscopy: 26.9%Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18.5%Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 6.7%Organic Chemistry: 5.0%other fields: 42.9%27%top field
Spectroscopy26.9%Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics18.5%Electrical and Electronic Engineering6.7%Organic Chemistry5.0%other fields42.9%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Spectroscopy27% of their works
  2. 2Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics18% of their works
  3. 3Electrical and Electronic Engineering7% of their works
  4. 4Organic Chemistry5% of their works
  5. 5Atmospheric Science4% of their works
  6. 6Mechanics of Materials3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe R. F. Curl's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Spectroscopic Databases, Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers, Density Functional Theory, Dispersion Correction, Molecular Structure, Rotational Spectroscopy, Electric Discharge and Laser Oscillation.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Spectroscopic Databases161 topic
  2. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers161 topic
  3. Density Functional Theory121 topic
  4. Dispersion Correction121 topic
  5. Molecular Structure101 topic
  6. Rotational Spectroscopy101 topic
  7. Electric Discharge61 topic
  8. Laser Oscillation61 topic
  9. Endohedral Fullerenes41 topic
  10. Fullerenes41 topic
  11. Ozone Depletion41 topic
  12. Stratospheric Water Vapor41 topic
  13. Catalysis31 topic
  14. Dehydrogenation31 topic
  15. Ion-Selective Electrodes31 topic
  16. Optical Sensors31 topic

Where does R. F. Curl work?

R. F. Curl's main affiliation in the publication record is Rice University, United States.

How many publications and citations does R. F. Curl have?

Science Explorer counts 105 works and 1,083 citations for R. F. Curl, ranking #12,225 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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