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R. T. deSouza

Physics and Astronomy · Indiana University

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Established · publishing since 1991Rising activity
Nuclear physics research studiesNuclear Physics and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular PhysicsNuclear reactor physics and engineeringPhotocathodes and Microchannel Plates

Publications

120

Citations

548

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

35

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
AI-generated

R. T. deSouza is an experimental nuclear physicist who studies how atomic nuclei fuse together, especially at low ('near-barrier') collision energies. A major focus is understanding how extra neutrons in unstable (radioactive) nuclei affect fusion reactions, and this work involves building and using specialized particle detectors such as active-target 'MuSIC' detectors and recoil separators to make these measurements.

Heavy-ion fusion reactionsRadioactive (neutron-rich) beamsNuclear detector developmentNear- and sub-barrier reaction dynamicsProton/neutron transfer and emission

Publication activity has fluctuated year to year over the past decade, with no clear upward or downward trend and an average of about 3-4 papers per year in the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 1,303 established Physics and Astronomy PIs within our index
Citations: 548cohort median 4,809
h-index: 13cohort median 34
Publications / year (recent): 3.2cohort median 5.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~10 · 12% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 10 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
2017: 11 publications11172018: 7 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 8 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 8 publications2526
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 0 collaborators at the same institution2018: 0 collaborators at the same institution2019: 0 collaborators at the same institution2020: 0 collaborators at the same institution2021: 0 collaborators at the same institution2022: 0 collaborators at the same institution2023: 0 collaborators at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 5 collaborators at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Bulletin of the American Physical Society×16
  • Physical Review C×11
  • arXiv (Cornell University)×11
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment×9
  • Physics Letters B×3
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This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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