Radiation papers
Pofolia’s corpus holds 60 papers from Radiation (2012–2025), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.
At a glance
- Most cited: Radiation Detection and Measurement (2013, 6,805 citations).
- The 20 papers listed have 33,231 citations between them.
- 13 of the 15 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
- 5 have a free full text (open access).
- Most frequent journals: Medical Physics, Advanced Optical Materials, Astronomy and Astrophysics.
- Published between 2012 and 2025.
Most cited
Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals
Radiation Detection and Measurement
2013 · 6,805 citations
This chapter outlines various methods and instruments for detecting and measuring radiation, covering gas-filled, crystalline, and semiconducting detectors.
Comparison of silver and molybdenum microfocus X-ray sources for single-crystal structure determination
Journal of Applied Crystallography · 2014 · Q1 · FWCI 110.03 · 4,831 citations · Open access
Silver (Ag) Kα radiation offers advantages over molybdenum (Mo) for single-crystal X-ray diffraction, particularly when heavy elements are present, enabling final R1 values below 1% in several cases.
Sources and effects of ionizing radiation
Report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation · 2018 · 3,994 citations
This report synthesizes recent advancements in radiation science, focusing on DNA repair, low-dose effects, combined exposures, radiation-induced cancer, and the Chernobyl accident.
Cancer and Radiation Therapy: Current Advances and Future Directions
International Journal of Medical Sciences · 2012 · Q1 · FWCI 43.87 · 2,831 citations · Open access
Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of cancer treatment, used by approximately 50% of patients and contributing to 40% of curative treatments, with ongoing advances aiming to improve survival and reduce side effects.
Planck 2018 results
Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 222.55 · 1,748 citations · Open access
A numerical error in the Planck 2018 results has been corrected, leading to 95% upper bounds on early-time optical depth (τ(15,30)) that are up to a factor of 3 larger than previously reported.
Introduction to the Theory of Thermal Neutron Scattering
Cambridge University Press eBooks · 2012 · FWCI 102.84 · 1,280 citations
This classic text introduces the fundamental quantum theory of thermal neutron scattering, a powerful tool for studying solids and liquids, and applies it to various systems.
PhaseLift: Exact and Stable Signal Recovery from Magnitude Measurements via Convex Programming
Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 80.64 · 1,240 citations
A new method, PhaseLift, can recover a complex signal exactly from magnitude-only measurements using convex programming, with high probability when measurements are about n log n.
Phase Retrieval with Application to Optical Imaging: A contemporary overview
IEEE Signal Processing Magazine · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 118.66 · 1,132 citations
Phase retrieval, the process of reconstructing a function from its Fourier transform magnitude, is crucial in optical imaging because detectors cannot directly measure light's phase.
Tolerance limits and methodologies forIMRTmeasurement‐based verificationQA:Recommendations ofAAPMTask Group No. 218
Medical Physics · 2018 · Q1 · FWCI 72.97 · 1,067 citations · Open access
This report from AAPM Task Group No. 218 establishes standardized methodologies and tolerance limits for patient-specific IMRT QA, aiming to improve consistency and accuracy in detecting discrepancies between calculated and delivered radiation doses.
Phase Retrieval via Wirtinger Flow: Theory and Algorithms
IEEE Transactions on Information Theory · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 104.13 · 1,025 citations
A new nonconvex optimization algorithm, Wirtinger Flow, can recover the phase of a complex-valued signal from magnitude-squared measurements using a nearly minimal number of random samples.
Use of image registration and fusion algorithms and techniques in radiotherapy: Report of the AAPM Radiation Therapy Committee Task Group No. 132
Medical Physics · 2017 · Q1 · FWCI 72.57 · 849 citations · Open access
This report addresses the critical but often opaque role of image registration and fusion in radiotherapy, highlighting the lack of standardized validation and documentation for these essential software processes.
X-ray phase-contrast imaging: from pre-clinical applications towards clinics
Physics in Medicine and Biology · 2012 · Q2 · FWCI 111.01 · 840 citations
X-ray phase-contrast imaging (PCI), a method sensitive to x-ray refraction, is increasingly used in preclinical studies for high-contrast 3D visualization of biological and medical samples.
Recent R&D Trends in Inorganic Single‐Crystal Scintillator Materials for Radiation Detection
Advanced Optical Materials · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 50.85 · 824 citations
This review highlights a decade of progress in inorganic single-crystal scintillators, focusing on halide and oxide compounds doped with rare earth ions like Ce3+, Pr3+, or Eu2+.
Beyond crystallography: Diffractive imaging using coherent x-ray light sources
Science · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 91.17 · 807 citations
New coherent imaging methods are enabling the 3D structural determination of noncrystalline samples, overcoming a key limitation of traditional X-ray crystallography.
Oxygen K-edge X-ray Absorption Spectra
Chemical Reviews · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 60.24 · 729 citations
This review synthesizes recent advancements in oxygen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy, detailing experimental techniques and theoretical simulations for molecules and solids.
Software Update: The ORCA Program System—Version 6.0
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science · 2025 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 654.65 · 716 citations
ORCA 6.0, a quantum chemistry program suite, has been released with a near-complete rewrite of its codebase, resulting in significant performance enhancements and new functionalities.
Radiation Detection and Measurement
2019 · 670 citations
This chapter introduces dose measurement theory and practical dosimeters for radiotherapy, highlighting calorimetry as a method to quantify absorbed energy by measuring precise temperature changes.
X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation principles and applications
2016 · 645 citations
This updated second edition provides a comprehensive guide to modern X-ray and EUV radiation sources, detailing their physics and applications.
Development of new scintillators for medical applications
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment · 2015 · Q2 · FWCI 24.86 · 602 citations
Crystal engineering now allows for the deliberate design of scintillators with tailored properties for medical imaging, moving beyond serendipitous discovery.
Multiplexed coded illumination for Fourier Ptychography with an LED array microscope
Biomedical Optics Express · 2014 · Q1 · FWCI 52.47 · 596 citations
A new multiplexed illumination strategy for Fourier Ptychography significantly reduces image acquisition time and data requirements by turning on multiple LEDs simultaneously, achieving similar image quality to sequential methods.
Recently added
Software Update: The ORCA Program System—Version 6.0
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science · 2025 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 654.65 · 716 citations
ORCA 6.0, a quantum chemistry program suite, has been released with a near-complete rewrite of its codebase, resulting in significant performance enhancements and new functionalities.
Planck 2018 results
Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 222.55 · 1,748 citations · Open access
A numerical error in the Planck 2018 results has been corrected, leading to 95% upper bounds on early-time optical depth (τ(15,30)) that are up to a factor of 3 larger than previously reported.
Electron ptychography achieves atomic-resolution limits set by lattice vibrations
Science · 2021 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 58.62 · 452 citations
Electron ptychography overcomes lens aberrations and multiple scattering to achieve instrumental blurring below 20 picometers, with atomic column widths limited by thermal vibrations rather than optics.
Physical Processes in Inorganic Scintillators
2020 · FWCI 27.71 · 445 citations
A new book by Piotr Rodnyi details fundamental physical processes and complex energy conversion mechanisms in inorganic scintillators, addressing a gap in literature for developing improved materials.
Highly efficient eco-friendly X-ray scintillators based on an organic manganese halide
Nature Communications · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 62.42 · 578 citations · Open access
A novel organic metal halide, (C38H34P2)MnBr4, achieves state-of-the-art X-ray detection with ~95% photoluminescence quantum efficiency and a light yield of ~80,000 photon MeV−1.
Transport of intensity equation: a tutorial
Optics and Lasers in Engineering · 2020 · Q1 · FWCI 71.45 · 567 citations
The Transport of Intensity Equation (TIE) offers a non-interferometric method for quantitative phase imaging using only intensity measurements, overcoming limitations of traditional interferometry.
Phase imaging with an untrained neural network
Light Science & Applications · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 43.85 · 486 citations · Open access
A new physics-enhanced neural network (PhysenNet) can perform phase imaging without prior training, using only a single diffraction pattern and an incorporated physical model.
Oxygen K-edge X-ray Absorption Spectra
Chemical Reviews · 2020 · Q1 · SJR 16.00 · FWCI 60.24 · 729 citations
This review synthesizes recent advancements in oxygen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy, detailing experimental techniques and theoretical simulations for molecules and solids.
Journals in this field
The journals that publish most of this field’s papers. Quartile (Q1–Q4), SJR and h-index are from SCImago Journal Rank; “in this field” is how many of the journal’s pooled papers belong here. What is a Q1 journal? · What is the h-index?
| Journal | Quartile | SJR | h-index | In this field | Summaries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Physics | Q1 | — | 229 | 11 | 11 |
| Journal of Applied Crystallography | Q1 | — | 195 | 3 | 8 |
| Science | Q1 | 10.00 | 1433 | 2 | 268 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | Q1 | 2.00 | 378 | 2 | 25 |
| Optica | Q1 | 2.00 | 176 | 2 | 16 |
| Physics in Medicine and Biology | Q2 | — | 231 | 2 | 3 |
| New England Journal of Medicine | Q1 | 18.00 | 1275 | 1 | 376 |
| Chemical Reviews | Q1 | 16.00 | 905 | 1 | 124 |
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