David Patterson

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
108 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

David Patterson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, David Patterson has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 49 papers in Spectroscopy and 24 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in David Patterson's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (24 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (24 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (23 papers). David Patterson is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (24 papers), Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (24 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (23 papers). David Patterson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. David Patterson's co-authors include John M. Doyle, Melanie Schnell, Břetislav Friedrich, Jinha Kim, Wayman E. Turner, Larry L. Needham, I. M. Ward, Jonathan D. Weinstein, Robert deCarvalho and Sandra Eibenberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

David Patterson

108 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Enantiomer-specific detection of chiral molecules via microwave spectroscopy

2013 350 citations David Patterson, Melanie Schnell et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Patterson United States	35	2.1k	1.5k	742	434	341	108	4.1k
Richard Thomas Sweden	30	2.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	187 0.3×	92 0.2×	151 0.4×	223	3.7k
Ryszard Jankowiak United States	39	2.3k 1.1×	635 0.4×	240 0.3×	546 1.3×	3.2k 9.3×	200	5.3k
Jack A. Syage United States	41	2.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.2×	175 0.2×	27 0.1×	332 1.0×	95	4.0k
Robert K. Boyd Canada	35	979 0.5×	3.6k 2.3×	177 0.2×	32 0.1×	1.2k 3.6×	178	5.1k
Aart Verhoef Netherlands	28	2.1k 1.0×	740 0.5×	665 0.9×	247 0.6×	462 1.4×	100	3.8k
Edwin A. Lewis United States	33	586 0.3×	332 0.2×	506 0.7×	64 0.1×	1.6k 4.6×	104	4.6k
Zeev Karpas Israel	30	331 0.2×	2.0k 1.3×	315 0.4×	25 0.1×	421 1.2×	96	3.7k
Masao Suzuki Japan	38	690 0.3×	728 0.5×	83 0.1×	414 1.0×	1.3k 3.8×	321	6.6k
Wei Hang China	33	179 0.1×	1.3k 0.9×	151 0.2×	123 0.3×	854 2.5×	149	3.3k
David M. Smith United Kingdom	33	729 0.3×	491 0.3×	55 0.1×	83 0.2×	1.0k 2.9×	209	4.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Patterson

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Patterson, David, et al.. (2023). Single molecule infrared spectroscopy in the gas phase. Nature. 621(7978). 295–299. 11 indexed citations

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Patterson, David, et al.. (2023). Nondestructive inelastic recoil spectroscopy of a single molecular ion: A versatile tool toward precision action spectroscopy. Physical review. A. 108(6). 1 indexed citations

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Patterson, David, et al.. (2023). A cryogenic ion trap for single molecule vibrational spectroscopy. Review of Scientific Instruments. 94(7). 3 indexed citations

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Carroll, P. Brandon, et al.. (2023). Low-Temperature Gas-Phase Kinetics of Ethanol–Methanol Heterodimer Formation. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127(18). 4096–4102. 2 indexed citations

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Upadhyay, Sunil, et al.. (2020). Ultralong Spin-Coherence Times for Rubidium Atoms in Solid Parahydrogen via Dynamical Decoupling. Physical Review Letters. 125(4). 43601–43601. 10 indexed citations

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Porterfield, Jessica P., et al.. (2019). Rotational Characterization of the Elusive gauche-Isoprene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 10(8). 1981–1985. 9 indexed citations

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Baraban, Joshua H., Marie‐Aline Martin‐Drumel, P. Bryan Changala, et al.. (2017). The Molecular Structure of gauche‐1,3‐Butadiene: Experimental Establishment of Non‐planarity. Angewandte Chemie. 130(7). 1839–1843. 10 indexed citations

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Baraban, Joshua H., Marie‐Aline Martin‐Drumel, P. Bryan Changala, et al.. (2017). The Molecular Structure of gauche‐1,3‐Butadiene: Experimental Establishment of Non‐planarity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(7). 1821–1825. 49 indexed citations

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Upadhyay, Sunil, et al.. (2016). Longitudinal Spin Relaxation of Optically Pumped Rubidium Atoms in Solid Parahydrogen. Physical Review Letters. 117(17). 175301–175301. 10 indexed citations

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Patterson, David & Melanie Schnell. (2014). New studies on molecular chirality in the gas phase: enantiomer differentiation and determination of enantiomeric excess. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(23). 11114–11114. 73 indexed citations

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Patterson, David, et al.. (2014). Cooling, Spectroscopy and Non‐Sticking of trans‐Stilbene and Nile Red. ChemPhysChem. 15(17). 3800–3804. 22 indexed citations

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Patterson, David, Melanie Schnell, & John M. Doyle. (2013). Enantiomer-specific detection of chiral molecules via microwave spectroscopy. Nature. 497(7450). 475–477. 350 indexed citations breakdown →

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Patterson, David. (2010). Buffer gas cooled beams and cold molecular collisions. PhDT. 3 indexed citations

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Patterson, David, Edem Tsikata, & John M. Doyle. (2010). Cooling and collisions of large gas phase molecules. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 12(33). 9736–9736. 40 indexed citations

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Baccarelli, Andrea, Angela Cecilia Pesatori, Dario Consonni, et al.. (2005). Health status and plasma dioxin levels in chloracne cases 20 years after the Seveso, Italy accident. British Journal of Dermatology. 152(3). 459–465. 45 indexed citations

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Maxwell, Stephen, Nathan Brahms, Robert deCarvalho, et al.. (2005). High-Flux Beam Source for Cold, Slow Atoms or Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 95(17). 173201–173201. 136 indexed citations

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Heederik, Dick, et al.. (1998). Second Follow-up of a Dutch Cohort Occupationally Exposed to Phenoxy Herbicides, Chlorophenols, and Contaminants. American Journal of Epidemiology. 147(9). 891–899. 129 indexed citations

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Anderson, Henry A., Lawrence P. Hanrahan, Virlyn W. Burse, et al.. (1998). Profiles of Great Lakes critical pollutants: a sentinel analysis of human blood and urine. The Great Lakes Consortium.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 106(5). 279–289. 72 indexed citations

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Johnson, Eric S., William Barclay Parsons, Clarice R. Weinberg, et al.. (1992). Current Serum Levels of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p- dioxin in Phenoxy Acid Herbicide Applicators and Characterization of Historical Levels. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 84(21). 1648–1653. 13 indexed citations

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Smith, A. H., David Patterson, M. L. Warner, Richard Mackenzie, & L. L. Needham. (1992). Serum 2,3,7,8-Tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin Levels of New Zealand Pesticide Applicators and Their Implication for Cancer Hypotheses. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 84(2). 104–108. 29 indexed citations

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