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U. Becker

U. Becker

MIT
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 87 2442 1228 516 33199

U. Becker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by U. Becker between 1967 and 2020, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. U. Becker published across 54 years, from 1967 to 2020, averaging 9.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 47 publications in 1998. 3 of the 524 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2020. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 47. Peak 47 publications in 1998. 1967: 5 publications 1968: 2 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 5 publications 1971: 6 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 5 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 9 publications 1980: 12 publications 1981: 11 publications 1982: 11 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 1 publication 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 23 publications 1991: 16 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 20 publications 1996: 21 publications 1997: 41 publications 1998: 47 publications 1999: 42 publications 2000: 27 publications 2001: 20 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 17 publications 2005: 11 publications 2006: 11 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 7 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 6 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 5 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 1 publication
1967 2020

524 publications in total across all disciplines

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U. Becker: publications per year, 1967 to 2020
Year Publications
1967 5
1968 2
1969 1
1970 5
1971 6
1972 2
1973 1
1974 1
1975 5
1976 4
1977 2
1978 0
1979 9
1980 12
1981 11
1982 11
1983 5
1984 5
1985 4
1986 5
1987 1
1988 3
1989 4
1990 23
1991 16
1992 16
1993 15
1994 18
1995 20
1996 21
1997 41
1998 47
1999 42
2000 27
2001 20
2002 22
2003 10
2004 17
2005 11
2006 11
2007 6
2008 3
2009 0
2010 1
2011 7
2012 0
2013 7
2014 6
2015 2
2016 2
2017 1
2018 5
2019 2
2020 1
Total 524
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U. Becker publications per year - data summary

  • U. Becker, a Physics scholar from MIT, has 524 publications recorded across 54 years, from 1967 to 2020.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1967 and the most recent to 2020.
  • The most productive year is 1998, with 47 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1969, 1973, 1974, 1987 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 54 years in the span carry no publications at all (1978, 2009 and 2012).
  • The rate of publication averages 9.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 10.3 per year counting only the 51 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2016-2020) hold 11 publications, 2% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1967-1984: 87 publications (4.8 per year); 1985-2002: 345 publications (19.2 per year); 2003-2020: 92 publications (5.1 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is broadly steady.

U. Becker 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 U. Becker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 503–522 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 516 publications — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106 516
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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U. Becker publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • U. Becker, a Physics scholar from MIT, records 516 publications - the 58th percentile of the discipline.
  • 58% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than U. Becker, and about 42% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and U. Becker ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

U. Becker 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 U. Becker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 86–87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132 87
88–89 155
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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U. Becker D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • U. Becker, a Physics scholar from MIT, records 87 D-Index - the 34th percentile of the discipline.
  • 34% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than U. Becker, and about 66% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and U. Becker ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2006 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For leadership in experiments elucidating the electroweak and strong interaction theories, primarily through the development of advanced instrumentation

Overview

U. Becker was affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their academic contributions were situated primarily in the fields associated with advanced experimental physics.

During their career, Becker was recognized with the Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) award in 2006. The citation for this fellowship highlighted leadership in experiments aimed at elucidating the electroweak and strong interaction theories, particularly through the development of advanced instrumentation.

Their research focused on topics related to particle physics and instrumentation for high-energy experiments, contributing to a deeper understanding of fundamental interactions in physics. Becker's work was marked by a specialization in experimental methods rather than theoretical frameworks.

Given the scope of the available data, Becker did not have recorded recent papers, listed co-authors, or predominant publication venues documented in this profile. However, the recognition by APS situates their work within the core research community involved in particle physics experimentation.

Becker's contributions are indicative of the important role experimental physicists play in advancing knowledge of particle interactions, through innovation in measurement devices and experimental setups.

Best Publications

  • First result from the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station: precision measurement of the positron fraction in primary cosmic rays of 0.5-350 GeV.

    M Aguilar;G Alberti;B Alpat;A Alvino

  • Precision Measurement of the Proton Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from Rigidity 1 GV to 1.8 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;B. Alpat;A. Alvino

  • The construction of the L3 experiment

    B. Adeva;M. Aguilar-Benitez;H. Akbari;J. Alcaraz

  • Electroweak measurements in electron positron collisions at W-boson-pair energies at LEP

    S. Schael;R. Barate;R. Brunelière;D. Buskulic

  • Search for neutral MSSM Higgs bosons at LEP

    S. Schael;R. Barate;R. Bruneliére;I. de Bonis

  • High Statistics Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5-500 GeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    L. Accardo;M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;D. Aisa;B. Alpat

  • Discovery of Three-Jet Events and a Test of Quantum Chromodynamics at PETRA

    D. P. Barber;U. Becker;H. Benda;A. Boehm

  • Electron and Positron Fluxes in Primary Cosmic Rays Measured with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;A. Alvino;G. Ambrosi

  • The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS)on the International Space Station : Part I - results from the test flight on the space shuttle

    M. Aguilar;J. Alcaraz;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi;G. Ambrosi

  • Antiproton Flux, Antiproton-to-Proton Flux Ratio, and Properties of Elementary Particle Fluxes in Primary Cosmic Rays Measured with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;L. Ali Cavasonza;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi

  • Precision Measurement of the Helium Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays of Rigidities 1.9 GV to 3 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;B. Alpat;A. Alvino

  • Protons in near earth orbit

    J. Alcaraz;D. Alvisi;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi

  • The Forward muon detector of L3

    A. Adam;M. Aguilar-Benitez;J. Alarcon;J. Alberdi

  • Precision Measurement of the $\left({e}^{+}+{e}^{-} ight)$ Flux in Primary Cosmic Rays from 0.5 GeV to 1 TeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    M. Aguilar;A. Piluso;A. Lebedev;U. Becker

  • Cosmic-ray positron fraction measurement from 1 to 30 GeV with AMS-01

    M. Aguilar;J. Alcaraz;J. Allaby;B. Alpat

  • A determination of the properties of the neutral intermediate vector boson Z0

    B. Adeva;O. Adriani;M. Aguilar-Benitez;H. Akbari

  • Leptons in near earth orbit

    J. Alcaraz;B. Alpat;G. Ambrosi;H. Anderhub

  • Precision Measurement of the Boron to Carbon Flux Ratio in Cosmic Rays from 1.9 GV to 2.6 TV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station.

    M. Aguilar;L. Ali Cavasonza;G. Ambrosi;L. Arruda

  • A measurement of the inclusive b -> s gamma branching ratio

    R. Barate;D. Buskulic;D. Decamp

  • High Statistics Measurement of the Positron Fraction in Primary Cosmic Rays of 0.5–500 GeV with the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer on the International Space Station

    L. Accardo;M. Aguilar;D. Aisa;B. Alpat

Frequent Co-Authors

Harvey B Newman
Harvey B Newman California Institute of Technology
Antonino Zichichi
Antonino Zichichi University of Bologna
L. J. Gutay
L. J. Gutay Purdue University West Lafayette
P. A. Piroué
P. A. Piroué Princeton University
F. Becattini
F. Becattini University of Florence

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