D. Comtois

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
26 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

D. Comtois is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Comtois has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 12 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in D. Comtois's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (16 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (12 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (11 papers). D. Comtois is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (16 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (12 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (11 papers). D. Comtois collaborates with scholars based in Canada, France and Germany. D. Comtois's co-authors include J. C. Kieffer, H. Pépin, D. M. Villeneuve, P. B. Corkum, H. Bandulet, D. Zeidler, François Vidal, H.P. Mercure, Bruno La Fontaine and T. W. Johnston and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. Comtois

26 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Laser-Induced Electron Tunneling and Diffraction 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 200 400 600
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. Laser-Induced Electron Tunneling and Diffraction
    2008 601 citations M. Meckel, D. Comtois et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. Comtois Canada 17 1.9k 761 521 446 232 26 2.0k
C.-G. Wahlström Sweden 22 1.1k 0.6× 328 0.4× 776 1.5× 444 1.0× 150 0.6× 43 1.5k
N. Hay United Kingdom 17 2.2k 1.2× 705 0.9× 630 1.2× 757 1.7× 153 0.7× 45 2.4k
J H Posthumus United Kingdom 19 1.8k 1.0× 991 1.3× 256 0.5× 361 0.8× 116 0.5× 31 1.9k
J. W. G. Tisch United Kingdom 14 1.6k 0.8× 459 0.6× 556 1.1× 590 1.3× 120 0.5× 22 1.8k
S. V. Popruzhenko Russia 24 2.2k 1.2× 666 0.9× 805 1.5× 293 0.7× 206 0.9× 73 2.3k
K. D. Carnes United States 26 2.1k 1.1× 1.3k 1.7× 277 0.5× 261 0.6× 68 0.3× 111 2.3k
A. Calisti France 18 1.1k 0.6× 311 0.4× 311 0.6× 974 2.2× 227 1.0× 110 1.2k
D. Charalambidis Greece 29 2.5k 1.3× 652 0.9× 857 1.6× 290 0.7× 214 0.9× 112 2.6k
Katalin Varjú Hungary 24 1.8k 1.0× 549 0.7× 641 1.2× 94 0.2× 312 1.3× 80 1.9k
R. Nuter France 17 1.3k 0.7× 212 0.3× 603 1.2× 520 1.2× 332 1.4× 42 1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by D. Comtois

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Fields of papers citing papers by D. Comtois

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of D. Comtois

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of D. Comtois. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of D. Comtois 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 D. Comtois. D. Comtois 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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Shiner, Andrew D., Carlos Trallero–Herrero, N. Kajumba, et al.. (2009). Wavelength Scaling of High Harmonic Generation Efficiency. Physical Review Letters. 103(7). 73902–73902. 270 indexed citations
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Légaré, François, Philippe Lassonde, D. Comtois, et al.. (2008). Pulse compression and shaping of broadband optical parametric amplifier laser source. Optics Letters. 33(23). 2824–2824. 1 indexed citations
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Baker, Sarah, Joseph S. Robinson, Manfred Lein, et al.. (2008). Dynamic Two-Center Interference in High-Order Harmonic Generation from Molecules with Attosecond Nuclear Motion. Physical Review Letters. 101(5). 53901–53901. 105 indexed citations
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Bandulet, H., D. Comtois, Andrew D. Shiner, et al.. (2008). High harmonic generation with a spatially filtered optical parametric amplifier. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 41(24). 245602–245602. 12 indexed citations
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Alnaser, Ali S., et al.. (2008). Strong-field non-sequential double ionization: wavelength dependence of ion momentum distributions for neon and argon. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 41(3). 31001–31001. 27 indexed citations
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Meckel, M., D. Comtois, D. Zeidler, et al.. (2008). Laser-Induced Electron Tunneling and Diffraction. Science. 320(5882). 1478–1482. 601 indexed citations breakdown →
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Baker, Sarah, Joseph S. Robinson, Manfred Lein, et al.. (2007). Probing proton dynamics in molecules on an attosecond timescale. 2007 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO). 1–2. 2 indexed citations
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Dudovich, Nirit, Julie Lévesque, Olga Smirnova, et al.. (2006). Attosecond Temporal Gating with Elliptically Polarized Light. Physical Review Letters. 97(25). 253903–253903. 43 indexed citations
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Comtois, D., D. Zeidler, H. Pépin, et al.. (2005). Observation of Coulomb focusing in tunnelling ionization of noble gases. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 38(12). 1923–1933. 99 indexed citations
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Comtois, D., H. Pépin, François Vidal, et al.. (2003). Triggering and guiding of an upward positive leader from a ground rod with an ultrashort laser pulse-I: experimental results. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 31(3). 377–386. 30 indexed citations
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Comtois, D., H. Pépin, François Vidal, et al.. (2003). Triggering and guiding of an upward positive leader from a ground rod with an ultrashort laser pulse-II: modeling. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 31(3). 387–395. 21 indexed citations
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Comtois, D., C. Y. Chien, Bruno La Fontaine, et al.. (2003). Triggering of a laser-guided positive leader from a ground rod for the purpose of lightning control. 141–141. 1 indexed citations
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Vidal, François, D. Comtois, H. Pépin, et al.. (2002). The control of lightning using lasers: properties of streamers and leaders in the presence of laser-produced ionization. Comptes Rendus Physique. 3(10). 1361–1374. 8 indexed citations
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Vidal, François, I. Gallimberti, F.A.M. Rizk, et al.. (2002). Modeling of the air plasma near the tip of the positive leader. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 30(3). 1339–1349. 13 indexed citations
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Martín, F., François Vidal, I. Gallimberti, et al.. (2002). Spectroscopic Study of Ultrashort Pulse Laser-Breakdown Plasmas in Air. Applied Spectroscopy. 56(11). 1444–1452. 36 indexed citations
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Pépin, H., D. Comtois, François Vidal, et al.. (2001). Triggering and guiding high-voltage large-scale leader discharges with sub-joule ultrashort laser pulses. Physics of Plasmas. 8(5). 2532–2539. 105 indexed citations
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Desparois, A., Bruno La Fontaine, A. Bondiou‐Clergerie, et al.. (2000). Study of laser-induced breakdown in a 30-cm air gap under a uniform field. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 28(5). 1755–1762. 12 indexed citations
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Comtois, D., C. Y. Chien, A. Desparois, et al.. (2000). Triggering and guiding leader discharges using a plasma channel created by an ultrashort laser pulse. Applied Physics Letters. 76(7). 819–821. 72 indexed citations
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Fontaine, Bruno La, D. Comtois, Ching-Yuan Chien, et al.. (2000). Guiding large-scale spark discharges with ultrashort pulse laser filaments. Journal of Applied Physics. 88(2). 610–615. 70 indexed citations
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Fontaine, Bruno La, François Vidal, Zhiming Jiang, et al.. (1999). Filamentation of ultrashort pulse laser beams resulting from their propagation over long distances in air. Physics of Plasmas. 6(5). 1615–1621. 261 indexed citations

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