2026 Robert H. Becker: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	94	1962	1862	1015	946	330	43577

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Physics

1962

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946

330

43577

Overview

Robert H. Becker is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine and physics, with a primary focus on imaging and radiation sciences.

The scientist has contributed to fields such as Medicine and Physics and Astronomy. Their work covers several subfields including:

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Radiation
Cognitive Neuroscience
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Main topics addressed in Becker's research include:

Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis
Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and Disease
Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Becker include:

Christian Ritzer
V. Commichau
Jan Debus
L. Djambazov
Afroditi Eleftheriou

Becker's recent publications reflect a focus on medical imaging technology and biological mechanisms related to disease. Notable papers include:

Initial Characterization of the SAFIR Prototype PET-MR Scanner, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
Regulation of autophagy, lipid metabolism, and neurodegenerative pathology by heparan sulfate proteoglycans, 2023, Frontiers in Genetics
SAFIR-I: Design and Performance of a High-Rate Preclinical PET Insert for MRI, 2021, Sensors
The heterogeneity of LDH isoenzyme patterns of human uterine sarcomas and cultured sarcoma cell lines., 2020, UNC Libraries
Climate change impact of virtual urology meetings, 2021, European Urology

Becker's work is published in a variety of scientific venues, including:

Frontiers in Genetics
IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences
Sensors
UNC Libraries
European Urology

Best Publications

The FIRST Survey: Faint Images of the Radio Sky at twenty centimeters

Robert H. Becker;Richard L. White;David J. Helfand

4675
Citations
A Catalog of 1.4 GHz Radio Sources from the FIRST Survey

Richard L. White;Robert H. Becker;David J. Helfand;Michael D. Gregg

1754
Citations
Constraining the Evolution of the Ionizing Background and the Epoch of Reionization with z~6 Quasars II: A Sample of 19 Quasars

Xiaohui Fan;Michael A. Strauss;Robert H. Becker;Robert H. Becker;Richard L. White

1726
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Evidence for reionization at z ∼ 6: Detection of a gunn-peterson trough in a z = 6.28 quasar

Robert H. Becker;Robert H. Becker;Xiaohui Fan;Richard L. White;Michael Abram Strauss

1415
Citations
A Survey of z>5.8 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey I: Discovery of Three New Quasars and the Spatial Density of Luminous Quasars at z~6

Xiaohui Fan;Vijay K. Narayanan;Robert H. Lupton;Michael A. Strauss

1323
Citations
A Survey of z > 5.7 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. II. Discovery of Three Additional Quasars at z > 6

Xiaohui Fan;Xiaohui Fan;Michael A. Strauss;Donald P. Schneider;Robert H. Becker;Robert H. Becker

1292
Citations
Evidence for Reionization at z ~ 6: Detection of a Gunn-Peterson Trough in a z=6.28 Quasar

Robert H. Becker;Xiaohui Fan;Richard L. White;Michael A. Strauss

1257
Citations
A Survey of z > 5.8 quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey I: Discovery of three new quasars and the spatial density of luminous quasars at z ~ 6

Xiaohui Fan;Vijay K. Narayanan;Robert H. Lupton;Michael Abram Strauss

1248
Citations
The Einstein /HEAO 2/ X-ray Observatory

R. Giacconi;G. Branduardi;U. Briel;A. Epstein

1180
Citations
A Survey of z>5.7 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey II: Discovery of Three Additional Quasars at z>6

Xiaohui Fan;Michael A. Strauss;Donald P. Schneider;Robert H. Becker

1084
Citations
Evolution of the ionizing background and the epoch of reionization from the spectra of z ∼ 6 quasars

Xiaohui Fan;Vijay K. Narayanan;Michael A. Strauss;Richard L. White

737
Citations
Optical and Radio Properties of Extragalactic Sources Observed by the FIRST and SDSS Surveys

Z. Ivezic;K. Menou;M. Strauss;G. R. Knapp

716
Citations
Optical and Radio Properties of Extragalactic Sources Observed by the FIRST Survey and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Željko Ivezić;Kristen Menou;Gillian R. Knapp;Michael A. Strauss

624
Citations
High-redshift quasars found in sloan digital sky survey commissioning data. IV. Luminosity function from the fall equatorial stripe sample

Xiaohui Fan;Michael Abram Strauss;Donald P. Schneider;James E. Gunn

596
Citations
High-Redshift Quasars Found in Sloan Digital Sky Survey Commissioning Data IV: Luminosity Function from the Fall Equatorial Stripe Sampl

X. Fan;M. A. Strauss;D. P. Schneider;J. E. Gunn

579
Citations
A New Catalog of 53,522 4.85 GHz Sources

Robert H. Becker;Richard L. White;Alan L. Edwards

552
Citations
A Survey of z > 5.7 Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. IV. Discovery of Seven Additional Quasars* **

Xiaohui Fan;Xiaohui Fan;Michael A. Strauss;Gordon T. Richards;Gordon T. Richards;Joseph F. Hennawi

541
Citations
A New Catalog of 30,239 1.4 GHz Sources

Richard L. White;Robert H. Becker

449
Citations
Unusual broad absorption line quasars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey

Patrick B. Hall;Patrick B. Hall;Scott F. Anderson;Michael A. Strauss;Donald G. York

447
Citations
Binary Quasars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Evidence for Excess Clustering on Small Scales

Joseph F. Hennawi;Michael A. Strauss;Masamune Oguri;Naohisa Inada

432
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