Dan Matei

2.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Dan Matei is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Dan Matei has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 18 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Dan Matei's work include Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (9 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (8 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (7 papers). Dan Matei is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (9 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (8 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (7 papers). Dan Matei collaborates with scholars based in Romania, Germany and United States. Dan Matei's co-authors include F. Riehle, Thomas Legero, Uwe Sterr, John Robinson, Lindsay Sonderhouse, J. Ye, Wei Zhang, E. Oelker, Sebastian Häfner and Christian Grebing and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Dan Matei

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

1.5  μm Lasers with Sub-10 mHz Linewidth 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2019 100 200 300
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. 1.5  μm Lasers with Sub-10 mHz Linewidth
    2017 341 citations Dan Matei, Thomas Legero et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Demonstration of 4.8 × 10−17 stability at 1 s for two independent optical clocks
    2019 288 citations E. Oelker, Ross B. Hutson et al. Nature Photonics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dan Matei Romania 16 976 459 356 210 82 39 1.4k
Liqun Sun China 17 260 0.3× 317 0.7× 171 0.5× 185 0.9× 124 1.5× 57 824
David Hash United States 20 170 0.2× 439 1.0× 1.1k 3.0× 269 1.3× 97 1.2× 34 1.9k
Takeshi Ikegami Japan 17 614 0.6× 353 0.8× 175 0.5× 24 0.1× 20 0.2× 89 853
H. Albers Netherlands 11 396 0.4× 192 0.4× 163 0.5× 70 0.3× 19 0.2× 29 622
D. Hathiramani Germany 17 326 0.3× 173 0.4× 565 1.6× 143 0.7× 87 1.1× 65 1.1k
A. Scalabrin Brazil 18 505 0.5× 601 1.3× 335 0.9× 165 0.8× 92 1.1× 74 1.2k
V. I. Troyan Russia 13 172 0.2× 116 0.3× 250 0.7× 147 0.7× 31 0.4× 75 541
Pascal André France 20 727 0.7× 597 1.3× 401 1.1× 64 0.3× 15 0.2× 71 1.2k
Jon Orloff United States 10 290 0.3× 395 0.9× 244 0.7× 234 1.1× 37 0.5× 30 950
Kirsten Harth Germany 20 336 0.3× 93 0.2× 243 0.7× 94 0.4× 306 3.7× 64 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Dan Matei

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dan Matei

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dan Matei

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dan Matei. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dan Matei 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 Dan Matei. Dan Matei 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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Matei, Dan & D. Ursescu. (2025). Laser power stabilization using a double prism attenuator. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 385. 116273–116273.
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Gheorghiu, Cristina C., et al.. (2024). Quality assessment for large-aperture optical elements inducing phase jumps. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 12. 1 indexed citations
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Matei, Dan, et al.. (2024). Drift-free, 11 fs pulse delay stability in dual-arm PW-class laser systems. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 12.
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Utéza, O., M. Bǎlǎceanu, Dan Matei, et al.. (2023). Exploring fs-laser irradiation damage subthreshold behavior of dielectric mirrors via electrical measurements. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 12. 4 indexed citations
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Ursescu, D., et al.. (2020). Generation of shock trains in free liquid jets with a nanosecond green laser. Physical Review Fluids. 5(12). 8 indexed citations
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Milner, William R., John Robinson, Colin J. Kennedy, et al.. (2019). Demonstration of a Timescale Based on a Stable Optical Carrier. Physical Review Letters. 123(17). 173201–173201. 51 indexed citations
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Oelker, E., Ross B. Hutson, Colin J. Kennedy, et al.. (2019). Demonstration of 4.8 × 10−17 stability at 1 s for two independent optical clocks. Nature Photonics. 13(10). 714–719. 288 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robinson, John, E. Oelker, William R. Milner, et al.. (2019). Crystalline optical cavity at 4  K with thermal-noise-limited instability and ultralow drift. Optica. 6(2). 240–240. 108 indexed citations
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Matei, Dan, Thomas Legero, Sebastian Häfner, et al.. (2017). 1.5  μm Lasers with Sub-10 mHz Linewidth. Physical Review Letters. 118(26). 263202–263202. 341 indexed citations breakdown →
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Matei, Dan, Thomas Legero, Sebastian Häfner, et al.. (2016). A second generation of low thermal noise cryogenic silicon resonators. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 723. 12031–12031. 20 indexed citations
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Matei, Dan, Nils‐Eike Weber, Simon Kurasch, et al.. (2013). Functional Single‐Layer Graphene Sheets from Aromatic Monolayers. Advanced Materials. 25(30). 4146–4151. 58 indexed citations
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Matei, Dan, et al.. (2012). One-Dimensional to Three-Dimensional Ripple-to-Dome Transition for SiGe on Vicinal Si (1 1 10). Physical Review Letters. 109(2). 25505–25505. 14 indexed citations
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Chen, Gang, Dan Matei, G. Springholz, et al.. (2012). Formation of Ge Nanoripples on Vicinal Si (1110): From Stranski-Krastanow Seeds to a Perfectly Faceted Wetting Layer. Physical Review Letters. 108(5). 55503–55503. 40 indexed citations
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Matei, Dan, et al.. (2011). STM study of successive Ge growth on “V”-stripe patterned Si (001) surfaces at different growth temperatures. Applied Surface Science. 257(24). 10465–10470. 3 indexed citations
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Matei, Dan, et al.. (2010). In situ Control of Si/Ge Growth on Stripe-Patterned Substrates Using Reflection High-Energy Electron Diffraction and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Nanoscale Research Letters. 5(12). 1935–1941. 5 indexed citations
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Matei, Dan, et al.. (2008). Molecular beam epitaxy of Si/Ge nanoislands on stripe-patterned Si (001) substrates with different stripe orientations. Journal of Crystal Growth. 311(7). 2220–2223. 4 indexed citations
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Scarisoreanu, N., Dan Matei, Gheorghe Dinescu, et al.. (2005). Properties of ZnO thin films prepared by radio-frequency plasma beam assisted laser ablation. Applied Surface Science. 247(1-4). 518–525. 48 indexed citations
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Benetti, M., Domenico Cannatà, F. Di Pietrantonio, et al.. (2005). Structural and piezoelectric properties of pulsed laser deposited ZnO thin films. Superlattices and Microstructures. 39(1-4). 366–375. 16 indexed citations
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Vrejoiu, I., Dan Matei, J.D. Pedarnig, et al.. (2005). Synthesis of advanced materials by pulsed-laser deposition. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5713. 456–456. 1 indexed citations

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