C. H. Townes

21.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
267 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

C. H. Townes is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, C. H. Townes has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 130 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 100 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 63 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in C. H. Townes's work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (87 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (66 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (38 papers). C. H. Townes is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (87 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (66 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (38 papers). C. H. Townes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. C. H. Townes's co-authors include R. Y. Chiao, S. H. Autler, E. Garmire, H. J. Zeiger, J. P. Gordon, B. P. Dailey, R. Genzel, Alvin Cheung, D. M. Rank and Paul T. P. Ho and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

In The Last Decade

C. H. Townes

251 papers receiving 11.3k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Trapping of Optical Beams 1955 2026 1978 2002 1964 1955 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. H. Townes United States 49 6.7k 3.9k 2.8k 1.7k 1.6k 267 12.2k
Freeman J. Dyson United States 51 5.6k 0.8× 1.7k 0.4× 809 0.3× 3.7k 2.1× 685 0.4× 214 15.0k
D. R. Bates United Kingdom 50 6.8k 1.0× 2.4k 0.6× 2.6k 0.9× 290 0.2× 1.2k 0.8× 284 10.6k
R. H. Dicke United States 38 7.2k 1.1× 8.8k 2.3× 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 1.1× 883 0.6× 148 17.2k
M. J. Seaton United Kingdom 56 9.0k 1.3× 3.9k 1.0× 2.1k 0.8× 226 0.1× 799 0.5× 217 12.7k
Barry N. Taylor United States 41 5.0k 0.7× 862 0.2× 1.1k 0.4× 500 0.3× 1.3k 0.8× 95 10.4k
Albert Messiah United States 17 8.7k 1.3× 689 0.2× 1.3k 0.4× 2.5k 1.5× 1.4k 0.9× 34 12.1k
David Pines United States 77 12.4k 1.9× 3.2k 0.8× 592 0.2× 1.0k 0.6× 1.9k 1.2× 297 24.6k
Donald J. Kouri United States 58 10.2k 1.5× 403 0.1× 3.9k 1.4× 1.0k 0.6× 525 0.3× 386 12.1k
R. D. Levine Israel 62 11.8k 1.8× 349 0.1× 5.2k 1.9× 3.0k 1.7× 1.6k 1.0× 528 17.2k
Hans A. Bethe United States 43 8.2k 1.2× 2.5k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 730 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 168 15.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. H. Townes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. H. Townes

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Townes, C. H.. (2011). The laser: Its discovery, development, and future. Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences. 81(3). 195–196. 1 indexed citations
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Townes, C. H.. (2007). Theodore H. Maiman (1927–2007). Nature. 447(7145). 654–654. 6 indexed citations
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Townes, C. H.. (2000). Introduction to the millennium issue of the journal of selected topics in quantum electronics. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 6(6). 829–831. 1 indexed citations
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Townes, C. H.. (1997). The Interconnectedness of Science. American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts. 191. 1 indexed citations
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Townes, C. H.. (1997). Astronomical masers and lasers. Quantum Electronics. 27(12). 1031–1034. 7 indexed citations
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Townes, C. H.. (1994). The Nuclei of Normal Galaxies: Lessons from the Galactic Center. 445. 463. 11 indexed citations
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Danchi, W. C., M. Bester, L. J. Greenhill, C. G. Degiacomi, & C. H. Townes. (1994). Analysis of Visibility Data from the U.C. Berkeley Infrared Spatial Interferometer-Radiative Transfer Modeling and Results on Fifteen Stars.. Proc SPIE. 2200. 286–303. 3 indexed citations
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Danchi, W. C., L. J. Greenhill, M. Bester, C. G. Degiacomi, & C. H. Townes. (1992). Long Baseline Interferometric Observations of the Spatial Distribution of Dust Surrounding Late-Type Stars at 11 microns. AAS. 181.
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Bester, M., C. G. Degiacomi, W. C. Danchi, L. J. Greenhill, & C. H. Townes. (1992). Automation of Interferometric Observations. ASPC. 34. 213. 1 indexed citations
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Danchi, W. C., et al.. (1991). Atmospheric Fluctuations - Deviations from Simple Kolmogorov Approximations and their Effect on High Resolution Astronomy. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 23. 894.
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Stacey, G. J., N. Geis, R. Genzel, et al.. (1990). The 158 micrometer (CII) line: A measure of global star formation activity in galaxies. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 91. 16977. 1 indexed citations
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Geis, N., A. Poglitsch, R. Genzel, et al.. (1989). C [II] Mapping of the Galactic Center. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 21. 1213.
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Danchi, W. C., M. Bester, & C. H. Townes. (1988). The U.C. Berkeley infrared heterodyne interferometer.. European Southern Observatory Conference and Workshop Proceedings. 29. 867–877. 1 indexed citations
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Das, Ankan & C. H. Townes. (1986). Collision cross sections for ammonia in its ground vibrational manifold. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 85(1). 179–189. 10 indexed citations
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Gibson, George N., et al.. (1984). Optical path length fluctuations in the atmosphere. Applied Optics. 23(23). 4383–4383. 2 indexed citations
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Townes, C. H.. (1979). At what wavelengths should we search for signals from extraterrestrial intelligence? (SETI/infrared communication/interstellar communication/extraterrestrial intelligence). NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 83. 13337. 1 indexed citations
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Sutton, E. C., A. L. Betz, C. H. Townes, & D. L. Spears. (1976). Spatial Interferometry of α Orionis and VY Canis Majoris at 10-Microns.. Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society. 8. 525. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Michael, A. L. Betz, & C. H. Townes. (1974). 10-micron heterodyne stellar interferometer. Physical Review Letters. 33. 3 indexed citations
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Garmire, E., R. Y. Chiao, & C. H. Townes. (1966). Dynamics and Characteristics of the Self-Trapping of Intense Light Beams. Physical Review Letters. 16(9). 347–349. 156 indexed citations
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Townes, C. H.. (1951). Determination of nuclear properties by microwave spectroscopy. Physica. 17(3-4). 354–377. 2 indexed citations

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