Carl W. Helstrom

9.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
102 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

Carl W. Helstrom is a scholar working on Artificial Intelligence, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl W. Helstrom has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Artificial Intelligence, 42 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Carl W. Helstrom's work include Quantum Information and Cryptography (32 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (27 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (11 papers). Carl W. Helstrom is often cited by papers focused on Quantum Information and Cryptography (32 papers), Quantum Mechanics and Applications (27 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (11 papers). Carl W. Helstrom collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Taiwan. Carl W. Helstrom's co-authors include Fred L. Wilson, J. P. Gordon, Robert Kennedy, Aaron D. Lanterman, Donald L. Snyder, James A. Ritcey, R. L. White, Mohammad Faisal, Anton Monk and L.B. Milstein and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Applied Physics and Physics Today.

In The Last Decade

Carl W. Helstrom

100 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Quantum detection and estimation theory 1969 2026 1988 2007 1969 1970 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Quantum detection and estimation theory
    1969 2.5k citations Carl W. Helstrom profile →
  2. Statistical Theory Of Signal Detection
    1970 515 citations Carl W. Helstrom 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
Carl W. Helstrom United States 28 3.4k 3.2k 1.2k 677 560 102 6.0k
Akira Hirose Japan 40 2.5k 0.7× 756 0.2× 2.4k 2.0× 690 1.0× 498 0.9× 554 8.7k
Charles Van Loan United States 21 592 0.2× 670 0.2× 853 0.7× 558 0.8× 750 1.3× 42 6.1k
Iain Duff United Kingdom 42 698 0.2× 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 1.7× 1.8k 2.6× 414 0.7× 141 10.1k
Christopher C. Paige Canada 29 565 0.2× 1.2k 0.4× 783 0.6× 213 0.3× 868 1.6× 75 8.3k
Beresford Ν. Parlett United States 35 462 0.1× 2.0k 0.6× 691 0.6× 238 0.4× 772 1.4× 133 6.6k
Hidetoshi Nishimori Japan 33 2.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 471 0.4× 433 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 153 6.0k
D. C. Sorensen United States 29 520 0.2× 1.3k 0.4× 838 0.7× 354 0.5× 1.2k 2.1× 74 6.9k
Wilhelm Magnus United States 20 685 0.2× 2.4k 0.7× 581 0.5× 213 0.3× 1.4k 2.4× 42 8.0k
Eduard Stiefel Switzerland 16 543 0.2× 1.2k 0.4× 750 0.6× 161 0.2× 702 1.3× 37 7.4k
F. W. J. Olver United States 26 309 0.1× 1.8k 0.6× 800 0.7× 327 0.5× 1.3k 2.3× 85 7.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carl W. Helstrom

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (2000). Distribution of the sum of clutter and thermal noise. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 36(2). 709–713. 7 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1995). Gradient algorithm for quantization levels in distributed detection systems. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. 31(1). 390–398. 25 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1992). Computing the generalized Marcum Q-function. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 38(4). 1422–1428. 29 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W., et al.. (1987). Cut-off rate performance for phase shift keying modulated coherent states. Optics Communications. 64(3). 253–255. 11 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1984). Computation of output electron distributions in avalanche photodiodes. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 31(7). 955–958. 4 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W., et al.. (1984). PROBABILITY AND STOCHASTIC PROCESSES FOR ENGINEERS LOCAL NETWORKS: An Introduction DIGITAL AND ANALOG COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS. 3 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W. & James A. Ritcey. (1984). Evaluating Radar Detection Probabilities by Steepest Descent Integration. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. AES-20(5). 624–634. 43 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1974). Estimation of a displacement parameter of a quantum system. International Journal of Theoretical Physics. 11(6). 357–378. 33 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W., et al.. (1973). Optimum Detection of an Optical Image on a Photoelectric Surface. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. AES-9(4). 561–570. 3 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1971). Photoelectric Detection of Coherent Light in Filtered Background Light. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. AES-7(1). 210–213. 6 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1970). Information Transfer from Incoherently Radiating Objects. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 60(12). 1608–1608. 2 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1969). Approximate calculation of cumulative probability from a moment-generating function. Proceedings of the IEEE. 57(3). 368–369. 7 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1968). The minimum variance of estimates in quantum signal detection. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 14(2). 234–242. 93 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1968). Detection theory and quantum mechanics (II). Information and Control. 13(2). 156–171. 82 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1967). Minimum mean-squared error of estimates in quantum statistics. Physics Letters A. 25(2). 101–102. 261 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1967). Quasi-Classical Analysis of Coupled Oscillators. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 8(1). 37–42. 8 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1966). An expansion of a signal in Gaussian elementary signals (Corresp.). IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 12(1). 81–82. 57 indexed citations
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Uman, M. A. & Carl W. Helstrom. (1966). A theory of ball lightning. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 71(8). 1975–1984. 11 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1965). Solution of the detection integral equation for stationary filtered white noise. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 11(3). 335–339. 14 indexed citations
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Helstrom, Carl W.. (1957). The distribution of the number of crossings of a Gaussian stochastic process. IEEE Transactions on Information Theory. 3(4). 232–237. 13 indexed citations

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