B. E. Sauer

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
60 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

B. E. Sauer is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, B. E. Sauer has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 57 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 11 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in B. E. Sauer's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (46 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (21 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (12 papers). B. E. Sauer is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (46 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (21 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (12 papers). B. E. Sauer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Netherlands. B. E. Sauer's co-authors include M. R. Tarbutt, E. A. Hinds, J. J. Hudson, I. J. Smallman, Dhiren M. Kara, N. J. Fitch, Luke Caldwell, H. J. Williams, Stefan Truppe and Patrick M. Koch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

B. E. Sauer

56 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Hit Papers

Improved measurement of the shape of the electron 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 2017 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Improved measurement of the shape of the electron
    2011 495 citations J. J. Hudson, Dhiren M. Kara et al. Nature profile →
  2. Molecules cooled below the Doppler limit
    2017 253 citations Stefan Truppe, H. J. Williams et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. E. Sauer United Kingdom 29 3.0k 716 461 333 300 60 3.3k
E. A. Hinds United Kingdom 34 3.8k 1.3× 761 1.1× 601 1.3× 328 1.0× 388 1.3× 74 4.2k
T. F. Gallagher United States 37 4.6k 1.5× 1.1k 1.5× 318 0.7× 265 0.8× 160 0.5× 176 4.7k
M. R. Tarbutt United Kingdom 31 3.4k 1.1× 859 1.2× 627 1.4× 80 0.2× 350 1.2× 82 3.7k
M Aymar France 37 4.1k 1.4× 1.1k 1.6× 181 0.4× 81 0.2× 200 0.7× 132 4.2k
E. A. Hinds United Kingdom 31 2.7k 0.9× 178 0.2× 730 1.6× 203 0.6× 238 0.8× 73 2.9k
Nicholas R. Hutzler United States 18 1.7k 0.6× 402 0.6× 242 0.5× 63 0.2× 493 1.6× 42 2.1k
E. Luc‐Koenig France 29 2.4k 0.8× 596 0.8× 111 0.2× 178 0.5× 170 0.6× 96 2.5k
Derek F. Jackson Kimball United States 32 4.3k 1.4× 355 0.5× 330 0.7× 112 0.3× 735 2.5× 70 4.6k
Eric R. Hudson United States 29 2.4k 0.8× 674 0.9× 374 0.8× 33 0.1× 177 0.6× 85 2.6k
F. Masnou-Seeuws France 33 3.4k 1.1× 953 1.3× 249 0.5× 62 0.2× 78 0.3× 91 3.5k

Countries citing papers authored by B. E. Sauer

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Fields of papers citing papers by B. E. Sauer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by B. E. Sauer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by B. E. Sauer. The network helps show where B. E. Sauer may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of B. E. Sauer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of B. E. Sauer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of B. E. Sauer based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with B. E. Sauer. B. E. Sauer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rodewald, Jonas, Olivier Lopez, Mathieu Manceau, et al.. (2025). Wavelength modulation laser spectroscopy of N2O at 17 µm. New Journal of Physics. 27(2). 23038–23038.
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White, A. P., et al.. (2025). Slowing YbF molecules using radiation pressure. Physical Review Research. 7(4).
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Lim, Jongseok, et al.. (2023). Measuring the nuclear magnetic quadrupole moment in heavy polar molecules. Frontiers in Physics. 11. 7 indexed citations
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Caldwell, Luke, H. J. Williams, N. J. Fitch, et al.. (2021). Collisions between Ultracold Molecules and Atoms in a Magnetic Trap. Physical Review Letters. 126(15). 35 indexed citations
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Caldwell, Luke, H. J. Williams, N. J. Fitch, et al.. (2020). Long Rotational Coherence Times of Molecules in a Magnetic Trap. Physical Review Letters. 124(6). 63001–63001. 24 indexed citations
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Caldwell, Luke, J. A. Devlin, H. J. Williams, et al.. (2019). Deep Laser Cooling and Efficient Magnetic Compression of Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 123(3). 33202–33202. 55 indexed citations
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Lim, Jongseok, J. A. Devlin, N. J. Fitch, et al.. (2018). Laser Cooled YbF Molecules for Measuring the Electron’s Electric Dipole Moment. Physical Review Letters. 120(12). 123201–123201. 140 indexed citations
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Williams, H. J., Luke Caldwell, N. J. Fitch, et al.. (2018). Magnetic Trapping and Coherent Control of Laser-Cooled Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 120(16). 163201–163201. 82 indexed citations
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Devlin, J. A., et al.. (2018). Blue-Detuned Magneto-Optical Trap. Physical Review Letters. 120(8). 83201–83201. 28 indexed citations
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Sauer, B. E., et al.. (2017). A big measurement of a small moment. New Journal of Physics. 19(7). 71001–71001. 1 indexed citations
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Devlin, J. A., et al.. (2016). Sensitivity improvements to the YbF electron electric dipole moment experiment. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2016. 1 indexed citations
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Hudson, J. J., Dhiren M. Kara, I. J. Smallman, et al.. (2011). Improved measurement of the shape of the electron. Nature. 473(7348). 493–496. 495 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wall, T. E., et al.. (2011). Stark deceleration of CaF molecules in strong- and weak-field seeking states. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(42). 18991–18991. 17 indexed citations
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Zhuang, Xiujuan, Timothy C. Steimle, I. J. Smallman, et al.. (2011). Franck–Condon factors and radiative lifetime of the A2Π1/2–X2Σ+ transition of ytterbium monofluoride, YbF. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(42). 19013–19013. 29 indexed citations
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Tarbutt, M. R., Hendrick L. Bethlem, J. J. Hudson, et al.. (2004). Slowing Heavy, Ground-State Molecules using an Alternating Gradient Decelerator. Physical Review Letters. 92(17). 173002–173002. 147 indexed citations
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Hudson, J. J., B. E. Sauer, M. R. Tarbutt, & E. A. Hinds. (2002). Measurement of the Electron Electric Dipole Moment Using YbF Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 89(2). 23003–23003. 311 indexed citations
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Sauer, B. E., et al.. (1992). Classical scaling of nonclassical stability in microwave ionization of excited 3d H atoms. Physical Review Letters. 68(11). 1633–1636. 31 indexed citations
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Moorman, L., B. E. Sauer, Patrick M. Koch, et al.. (1990). Ionization and excitation of hydrogen and helium Rydberg atoms by microwaves. AIP conference proceedings. 204. 39–53. 1 indexed citations
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Moorman, L., Enrique J. Galvez, B. E. Sauer, et al.. (1988). Two-Frequency Microwave Quenching of Highly Excited Hydrogen Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 61(7). 771–774. 24 indexed citations

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