A. O’Keefe

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

A. O’Keefe is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, A. O’Keefe has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Spectroscopy, 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 17 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in A. O’Keefe's work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (33 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (18 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (14 papers). A. O’Keefe is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (33 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (18 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (14 papers). A. O’Keefe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. A. O’Keefe's co-authors include D. A. G. Deacon, J. B. Paul, Richard J. Saykally, J. J. Scherer, Manish Gupta, Douglas S. Baer, Stephen W. McElvany, James J. Scherer, C. Patrick Collier and William R. Creasy and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. O’Keefe

51 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Cavity ring-down optical spectrometer for absorption meas... 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 400 800 1.2k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Cavity ring-down optical spectrometer for absorption measurements using pulsed laser sources
    1988 1.2k citations A. O’Keefe, D. A. G. Deacon Review of Scientific Instruments profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. O’Keefe United States 28 2.7k 1.7k 1.6k 1.1k 622 51 3.9k
H. I. Schiff Canada 43 1.9k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 3.1k 2.0× 675 0.6× 1.2k 1.9× 156 5.5k
Gus Hancock United Kingdom 30 1.8k 0.7× 1.1k 0.7× 1.3k 0.8× 830 0.8× 272 0.4× 143 2.9k
F. Kaufman United States 41 1.8k 0.7× 1.4k 0.8× 2.3k 1.5× 720 0.7× 393 0.6× 129 4.5k
B. A. Thrush United Kingdom 40 2.4k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 1.9k 1.2× 1.0k 1.0× 262 0.4× 198 5.2k
Richard P. Wayne United Kingdom 37 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 4.2k 2.7× 665 0.6× 735 1.2× 181 6.4k
K. Yoshino United States 39 3.1k 1.2× 2.5k 1.5× 2.9k 1.8× 656 0.6× 1.2k 1.9× 110 5.5k
Michael A. A. Clyne United Kingdom 39 2.1k 0.8× 2.0k 1.2× 1.8k 1.2× 797 0.8× 198 0.3× 161 4.3k
Albert A. Viggiano United States 35 2.0k 0.7× 2.7k 1.6× 2.1k 1.3× 515 0.5× 580 0.9× 291 5.6k
Thomas M. Miller United States 33 1.3k 0.5× 2.4k 1.4× 1.2k 0.8× 478 0.5× 450 0.7× 193 4.2k
J. B. Paul United States 23 1.7k 0.6× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 619 0.6× 516 0.8× 42 2.7k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. O’Keefe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gupta, Manish, T. G. Owano, Douglas S. Baer, & A. O’Keefe. (2007). Quantitative determination of the (2,0) band of deuterium in the near infrared via off-axis ICOS. Chemical Physics Letters. 441(4-6). 204–208. 9 indexed citations
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Gupta, Manish, T. G. Owano, Douglas S. Baer, et al.. (2005). Development and Validation of a Field-Deployable Optical Spectrometer for Real-Time, Natural Abundance Measurements of O and H Isotopes of Water. AGUFM. 2005. 1 indexed citations
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Provençal, R. A., Manish Gupta, T. G. Owano, et al.. (2005). Cavity-enhanced quantum-cascade laser-based instrument for carbon monoxide measurements. Applied Optics. 44(31). 6712–6712. 43 indexed citations
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Williams, Skip, Manish Gupta, T. G. Owano, et al.. (2004). Quantitative detection of singlet O_2 by cavity-enhanced absorption. Optics Letters. 29(10). 1066–1066. 36 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, A., James J. Scherer, & J. B. Paul. (1999). cw Integrated cavity output spectroscopy. Chemical Physics Letters. 307(5-6). 343–349. 174 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, A.. (1998). Integrated cavity output analysis of ultra-weak absorption. Chemical Physics Letters. 293(5-6). 331–336. 171 indexed citations
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Paul, J. B., C. Patrick Collier, J. J. Scherer, et al.. (1996). Cavity ringdown laser spectroscopy. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 51–52. 5 indexed citations
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Bamford, Douglas J., et al.. (1995). Characterization of arcjet flows using laser-induced fluorescence. Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer. 9(1). 26–33. 32 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, A., et al.. (1990). Cavity ring down dye laser spectroscopy of jet-cooled metal clusters: Cu2 and Cu3. Chemical Physics Letters. 172(3-4). 214–218. 122 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, A. & D. A. G. Deacon. (1988). Cavity ring-down optical spectrometer for absorption measurements using pulsed laser sources. Review of Scientific Instruments. 59(12). 2544–2551. 1207 indexed citations breakdown →
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McElvany, Stephen W., Brett I. Dunlap, & A. O’Keefe. (1987). Ion molecule reactions of carbon cluster ions with D2 and O2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 86(2). 715–725. 134 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, A., et al.. (1985). Translational energy spectroscopy of NO+ ions formed by charge transfer from Ar+. Chemical Physics Letters. 113(1). 93–98. 5 indexed citations
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Parent, Denise C., G. Mauclaire, Michel Héninger, et al.. (1985). Comparison of energy partitioning in Ar+ and N2+ charge-transfer reactions. Chemical Physics Letters. 117(2). 127–131. 29 indexed citations
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Guilhaus, Michael, et al.. (1985). Structural differences between metastable NO2+ ions formed by electron ionization of NO2 and via an ion/molecule reaction between N3+ and O2. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes. 63(1). 111–118. 5 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, A., et al.. (1983). Translational-energy spectroscopy of NO+ and NO2+. Chemical Physics. 82(3). 471–478. 34 indexed citations
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Mahan, Bruce H. & A. O’Keefe. (1982). Electron impact dissociation of CH4(CD4): Laser induced fluorescence of product CH+(CD+). Chemical Physics. 69(1-2). 35–44. 6 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, A.. (1981). LASER INDUCED FLUORESCENCE STUDIES OF FRAGMENT IONS: CH+ AND CD+. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Mahan, Bruce H. & A. O’Keefe. (1981). Rotational excitation and radiative lifetimes of N2+. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 74(10). 5606–5612. 24 indexed citations
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Mahan, B. H., et al.. (1981). ChemInform Abstract: THE LASER‐INDUCED FLUORESCENCE SPECTRUM OF TRAPPED BROMINE CYANIDE CATIONS. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 12(21). 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Duck‐Joo, William L. Jolly, & A. O’Keefe. (1977). Conversion of hydrous germanium(II) oxide to germynyl sesquioxide, (HGe)2O3. Inorganic Chemistry. 16(11). 2980–2982. 6 indexed citations

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