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126
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64553
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639
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356

R. Mountain publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Mountain sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,386 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

R. Mountain D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where R. Mountain sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 126 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2000 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his outstanding theoretical contributions towards an improved understanding of structural and dynamic properties of simple and complex liquids
  • 1974 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

R. Mountain is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily within the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Engineering. Their research focuses on several intersecting areas including Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Geophysics.

The scientist's work covers main topics such as Particle Detector Development and Performance, Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies, Radiation Effects in Electronics, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, and Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with R. Mountain include M. Artuso, L. Bäni, M. Bartosik, Vincenzo Bellini, and B. Bentele.

Notable recent papers authored by or involving R. Mountain include:

  • "The SALT-Readout ASIC for Silicon Strip Sensors of Upstream Tracker in the Upgraded LHCb Experiment," 2021, Sensors
  • "Radiation tolerance of diamond detectors," 2022, Journal of Physics Conference Series
  • "Latest results from the RD42 collaboration on the radiation tolerance of polycrystalline diamond detectors," 2024, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment

These papers indicate involvement in detector technology and the study of radiation effects on materials, specifically diamond detectors, which aligns with their interest in radiation tolerance and advanced detection materials.

Publications by R. Mountain have appeared in various scientific venues including Sensors, Journal of Physics Conference Series, and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment.

Throughout their career, R. Mountain has been recognized with awards such as Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2000, citing outstanding theoretical contributions to understanding the structural and dynamic properties of simple and complex liquids. Earlier, they were named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation in 1974.

Best Publications

  • Observation of $J/\psi p$ Resonances Consistent with Pentaquark States in $\Lambda_b^0 o J/\psi K^- p$ Decays

    R. Aaij;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi;A. Affolder

  • Test of lepton universality using b^{+}k^{+}ℓ^{+}ℓ^{-} decays

    R. Aaij;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi

  • Measurements of the meson-photon transition form factors of light pseudoscalar mesons at large momentum transfer

    J. Gronberg;T. S. Hill;R. Kutschke;D. J. Lange

  • Observation of a Narrow Pentaquark State, Pc (4312)+, and of the Two-Peak Structure of the Pc (4450)+

    R. Aaij;C. Abellán Beteta;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi

  • Observation of the rare B-s(0)->mu(+)mu(-) decay from the combined analysis of CMS and LHCb data

    V. Khachatryan;A. M. Sirunyan;A. Tumasyan;W. Adam

  • First measurement of the rate for the inclusive radiative penguin decay b→sγ

    M. S. Alam;I. J. Kim;Z. Ling;A. H. Mahmood

  • Prompt charm production in $pp$ collisions at $\sqrts$ = 7 TeV

    R. Aaij;C. Abellan Beteta;A. Adametz

  • First Evidence for the Decay B-s(0) -> mu(+) mu(-)

    R. Aaij;C. Abellan Beteta;A. Adametz;B. Adeva

  • Observation of a narrow resonance of mass 2.46 GeV/c2 decaying to D*s+π0 and confirmation of the D*sJ(2317) state

    D. Besson;S. Anderson;V. V. Frolov;D. T. Gong

  • Performance of the LHCb Vertex Locator

    R. Aaij;A. Affolder;K. Akiba;M. Alexander

  • Measurement of CP asymmetry in D-0 -> K- K+ and D-0 -> pi(-) pi(+) decays

    R. Aaij;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi;A. Affolder

  • Measurement of J/psi production in pp collisions at root s=7 TeV

    R. Aaij;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi;C. Adrover

  • Angular analysis of the $B^{0} ightarrow K^{*0}\mu^{+}\mu^{-}$ decay using $3\,\mbox{fb}^{-1}$ of integrated luminosity

    R. Aaij;C. Abellán Beteta;B. Adeva

  • Measurement of the $B^0_s o \mu^+ \mu^-$ branching fraction and search for $B^0 o \mu^+ \mu^-$ decays at the LHCb experiment

    R. Aaij;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi;C. Adrover

  • Differential Branching Fraction and Angular Analysis of the Decay B-0 -> K*(0)mu(+)mu(-)

    R. Aaij;C. Abellan Beteta;C. Abellan Beteta;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi

  • Observation of the resonant character of the Z(4430)(-) state

    R. Aaij;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi

  • Search for the decay B-s(0) -> (D)over-bar(0) f(0)(980)

    R. Aaij;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi;A. Affolder

  • Prompt charm production in pp collisions at sqrt(s)=7 TeV

    R. Aaij;C. Abellan Beteta;A. Adametz

  • Determination of the X(3872) meson quantum numbers

    R. Aaij;C. Abellan Beteta;B. Adeva;M. Adinolfi

  • Search for lepton-flavor-violating decays of B mesons

    K. W. Edwards;R. Ammar;D. Besson;X. Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Marina Artuso
Marina Artuso Syracuse University
A. Bursche
A. Bursche University of Warsaw

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