C. G. Townsend

6.5k total citations · 5 hit papers
10 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

C. G. Townsend is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Infectious Diseases. According to data from OpenAlex, C. G. Townsend has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 1 paper in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 0 papers in Infectious Diseases. Recurrent topics in C. G. Townsend's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (9 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (5 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (4 papers). C. G. Townsend is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (9 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (5 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (4 papers). C. G. Townsend collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. C. G. Townsend's co-authors include Wolfgang Ketterle, S. Stringari, M. R. Andrews, Dan Stamper-Kurn, Dallin Durfee, H.‐J. Miesner, M.‐O. Mewes, N. J. van Druten, S. Inouye and K. P. Zetie and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Physical Review A.

In The Last Decade

C. G. Townsend

10 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Bose-Einstein condensation

1997 1.9k citations C. G. Townsend, Wolfgang Ketterle et al. Physics World profile →
Observation of Interference Between Two Bose Condensates

1997 1.0k citations M. R. Andrews, C. G. Townsend et al. Science profile →
Output Coupler for Bose-Einstein Condensed Atoms

1997 542 citations M.‐O. Mewes, M. R. Andrews et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Collective Excitations of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Magnetic Trap

1996 450 citations M.‐O. Mewes, M. R. Andrews et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Propagation of Sound in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

1997 303 citations M. R. Andrews, Dan Stamper-Kurn et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
C. G. Townsend United States	8	4.3k	718	646	330	283	10	4.5k
Kendall B. Davis United States	7	4.5k 1.0×	537 0.7×	570 0.9×	414 1.3×	298 1.1×	8	4.6k
M.‐O. Mewes United States	9	5.6k 1.3×	618 0.9×	731 1.1×	471 1.4×	396 1.4×	13	5.8k
Dallin Durfee United States	15	7.6k 1.8×	794 1.1×	1.0k 1.6×	583 1.8×	512 1.8×	37	7.8k
N. J. van Druten Netherlands	20	6.2k 1.4×	716 1.0×	719 1.1×	551 1.7×	398 1.4×	55	6.4k
H.‐J. Miesner United States	16	6.0k 1.4×	752 1.0×	713 1.1×	788 2.4×	334 1.2×	23	6.1k
M. R. Matthews United States	13	8.6k 2.0×	1.2k 1.6×	958 1.5×	973 2.9×	457 1.6×	15	8.9k
S. Inouye United States	27	8.4k 2.0×	898 1.3×	985 1.5×	1.2k 3.5×	525 1.9×	43	8.5k
F. Dalfovo Italy	33	7.1k 1.6×	1.5k 2.0×	468 0.7×	827 2.5×	311 1.1×	86	7.5k
Brian P. Anderson United States	27	5.0k 1.2×	964 1.3×	313 0.5×	707 2.1×	224 0.8×	63	5.4k
Peter Engels United States	30	3.7k 0.9×	952 1.3×	193 0.3×	559 1.7×	174 0.6×	54	4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. G. Townsend

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Druten, N. J. van, M.‐O. Mewes, M. R. Andrews, et al.. (2002). Bose-Einstein-condensation and prospects for precision measurements. 171–171. 1 indexed citations

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Andrews, M. R., Dan Stamper-Kurn, H.‐J. Miesner, et al.. (1997). Propagation of Sound in a Bose-Einstein Condensate. Physical Review Letters. 79(4). 553–556. 303 indexed citations breakdown →

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Townsend, C. G., Wolfgang Ketterle, & S. Stringari. (1997). Bose-Einstein condensation. Physics World. 10(3). 29–36. 1903 indexed citations breakdown →

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Mewes, M.‐O., M. R. Andrews, Dan Stamper-Kurn, et al.. (1997). Output Coupler for Bose-Einstein Condensed Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 78(4). 582–585. 542 indexed citations breakdown →

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Andrews, M. R., C. G. Townsend, H.‐J. Miesner, et al.. (1997). Observation of Interference Between Two Bose Condensates. Science. 275(5300). 637–641. 1009 indexed citations breakdown →

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Townsend, C. G., et al.. (1996). High-density trapping of cesium atoms in a dark magneto-optical trap. Physical Review A. 53(3). 1702–1714. 63 indexed citations

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Druten, N. J. van, C. G. Townsend, M. R. Andrews, et al.. (1996). Bose-Einstein condensates—a new form of quantum matter. Czechoslovak Journal of Physics. 46(S6). 3077–3088. 3 indexed citations

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Mewes, M.‐O., M. R. Andrews, N. J. van Druten, et al.. (1996). Collective Excitations of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Magnetic Trap. Physical Review Letters. 77(6). 988–991. 450 indexed citations breakdown →

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Townsend, C. G., K. P. Zetie, C. J. Foot, et al.. (1995). Phase-space density in the magneto-optical trap. Physical Review A. 52(2). 1423–1440. 207 indexed citations

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Townsend, C. G., et al.. (1994). The Temperature of Atoms in a Magneto-optical Trap. Europhysics Letters (EPL). 28(6). 397–402. 33 indexed citations

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