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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Physics D-index 97 Citations 32,149 448 World Ranking 1237 National Ranking 658

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Awards & Achievements

1999 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his original and ground breaking contributions to both nuclear structure and heavy ion collision physics, and for his exceptional training of graduate students and contributions to undergraduate education

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Electron
  • Nuclear physics
  • Particle physics

His main research concerns Nuclear physics, Particle physics, Hadron, Atomic physics and Baryon. His Nuclear physics study incorporates themes from Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, Quantum chromodynamics and Elliptic flow. Many of his research projects under Particle physics are closely connected to Omega with Omega, tying the diverse disciplines of science together.

Within one scientific family, G. D. Westfall focuses on topics pertaining to Meson under Hadron, and may sometimes address concerns connected to Annihilation. His Atomic physics study combines topics in areas such as Spectral line and Jet quenching. The Baryon study combines topics in areas such as Super Proton Synchrotron, Lambda and Quark.

His most cited work include:

  • Systematic measurements of identified particle spectra in pp, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at the star detector. (598 citations)
  • Disappearance of back-to-back high-pT Hadron correlations in central Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 200 GeV (533 citations)
  • Transverse momentum and collision energy dependence of high p(T) hadron suppression in Au+Au collisions at ultrarelativistic energies (522 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of investigation include Nuclear physics, Particle physics, Hadron, Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and Atomic physics. His study in Quark–gluon plasma, Nucleon, Pion, Transverse momentum and Meson are all subfields of Nuclear physics. Scaling and Anisotropy is closely connected to Elliptic flow in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Particle physics.

The concepts of his Hadron study are interwoven with issues in Elementary particle and Baryon. His work deals with themes such as Multiplicity, Lambda, Charged particle, Time projection chamber and STAR detector, which intersect with Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider. G. D. Westfall interconnects Range, Spectral line and Azimuth in the investigation of issues within Atomic physics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nuclear physics (78.95%)
  • Particle physics (37.47%)
  • Hadron (25.47%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Nuclear physics (78.95%)
  • Particle physics (37.47%)
  • Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (24.63%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary scientific interests are in Nuclear physics, Particle physics, Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, Transverse momentum and Hadron. The various areas that G. D. Westfall examines in his Nuclear physics study include Quantum chromodynamics and Charged particle. His work in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider addresses subjects such as Impact parameter, which are connected to disciplines such as Nucleon.

His Transverse momentum research incorporates elements of Spectral line, Production, Heavy ion and Modification factor. His Hadron course of study focuses on Pion and Pomeron. His Strange quark research incorporates elements of Baryon and Hyperon.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Global Λ hyperon polarization in nuclear collisions (341 citations)
  • Collision energy dependence of moments of net-kaon multiplicity distributions at RHIC (77 citations)
  • Measurement of D0 Azimuthal Anisotropy at Midrapidity in Au+Au Collisions at sNN =200 GeV (66 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Electron
  • Particle physics
  • Photon

G. D. Westfall mainly investigates Nuclear physics, Particle physics, Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, Quark and Quark–gluon plasma. His Nuclear physics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Quantum chromodynamics and Elliptic flow. His Particle physics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Polarization and Glauber.

His Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider research integrates issues from Flow and Impact parameter. His study looks at the relationship between Quark and topics such as Spectral line, which overlap with Screening effect, Production and Transverse momentum. His studies deal with areas such as Perturbative QCD, Baryon and Asymmetry as well as Quark–gluon plasma.

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Best Publications

Systematic measurements of identified particle spectra in pp, d+Au, and Au+Au collisions at the star detector.

B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;B. D. Anderson.
Physical Review C (2009)

1121 Citations

Disappearance of back-to-back high-pT Hadron correlations in central Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 200 GeV

C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett.
Physical Review Letters (2003)

869 Citations

Transverse momentum and collision energy dependence of high p(T) hadron suppression in Au+Au collisions at ultrarelativistic energies

J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed.
Physical Review Letters (2003)

843 Citations

Evidence from d + Au measurements for final state suppression of high p(T) hadrons in Au+Au collisions at RHIC

J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed.
Physical Review Letters (2003)

786 Citations

Elliptic flow in Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 130 GeV

K. H. Ackermann;N. Adams;C. Adler;Z. Ahammed.
Physical Review Letters (2001)

701 Citations

Centrality dependence of high-pt hadron suppression in Au + Au collisions at √SNN = 130 GeV

C. Adler;Z. Ahammed;C. Allgower;J. Amonett.
Physical Review Letters (2002)

678 Citations

Azimuthal anisotropy in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

J. Adams;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;J. Amonett.
Physical Review C (2005)

662 Citations

Particle-type dependence of azimuthal anisotropy and nuclear modification of particle production in Au plus Au collisions at root s(NN)=200 GeV

J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed.
Physical Review Letters (2004)

657 Citations

Transverse momentum and centrality dependence of high-pT nonphotonic electron suppression in Au+Au collisions at sNN=200GeV

B. I. Abelev;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed;B. D. Anderson.
Physical Review Letters (2007)

606 Citations

Distributions of charged hadrons associated with high transverse momentum particles in pp and Au plus Au collisions at root(S)(NN)=200 GeV

J. Adams;C. Adler;M. M. Aggarwal;Z. Ahammed.
Physical Review Letters (2005)

567 Citations

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