David R. Leibrandt

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

David R. Leibrandt is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, David R. Leibrandt has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 13 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 10 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in David R. Leibrandt's work include Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (27 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (24 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (16 papers). David R. Leibrandt is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (27 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (24 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (16 papers). David R. Leibrandt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. David R. Leibrandt's co-authors include David Hume, C. W. Chou, Isaac L. Chuang, Jaroslaw Labaziewicz, Samuel M. Brewer, Jwo-Sy Chen, D. J. Wineland, Ethan Clements, Aaron Hankin and Kenneth R. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

David R. Leibrandt

51 papers receiving 1.9k 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.

  1. Al+27 Quantum-Logic Clock with a Systematic Uncertainty below 10−18
    2019 440 citations Samuel M. Brewer, Jwo-Sy Chen et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David R. Leibrandt United States 26 1.6k 499 264 179 160 51 2.0k
B. Jelenković Serbia 17 1.8k 1.1× 1.2k 2.3× 63 0.2× 104 0.6× 132 0.8× 64 2.1k
G. Birkl Germany 29 2.5k 1.5× 881 1.8× 78 0.3× 157 0.9× 256 1.6× 82 2.7k
Yvan R. P. Sortais France 25 2.0k 1.2× 699 1.4× 84 0.3× 207 1.2× 134 0.8× 49 2.3k
M. G. Boshier United States 26 2.1k 1.3× 343 0.7× 130 0.5× 230 1.3× 195 1.2× 49 2.3k
W. W. Smith United States 19 993 0.6× 107 0.2× 81 0.3× 128 0.7× 246 1.5× 52 1.4k
Nils Huntemann Germany 18 1.6k 1.0× 70 0.1× 115 0.4× 93 0.5× 73 0.5× 32 1.8k
J. D. Prestage United States 21 1.5k 0.9× 113 0.2× 152 0.6× 115 0.6× 386 2.4× 100 1.8k
G. Saathoff Germany 17 986 0.6× 77 0.2× 182 0.7× 224 1.3× 213 1.3× 42 1.2k
Jun Tan China 18 1.1k 0.7× 43 0.1× 281 1.1× 143 0.8× 148 0.9× 81 1.6k
Roberto Onofrio Italy 24 2.7k 1.7× 381 0.8× 168 0.6× 140 0.8× 59 0.4× 99 2.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Leibrandt, David R., et al.. (2025). Quantum Entanglement Enables Single-Shot Trajectory Sensing for Weakly Interacting Particles. Physical Review Letters. 134(21). 210802–210802. 1 indexed citations
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Aeppli, Alexander, Kyungtae Kim, Dahyeon Lee, et al.. (2025). High-Stability Single-Ion Clock with 5.5×10−19 Systematic Uncertainty. Physical Review Letters. 135(3). 33201–33201. 9 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, et al.. (2024). Quantum state tracking and control of a single molecular ion in a thermal environment. Science. 385(6710). 790–795. 6 indexed citations
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Collopy, Alejandra, Julian Schmidt, D. Leibfried, David R. Leibrandt, & C. W. Chou. (2023). Effects of an Oscillating Electric Field on and Dipole Moment Measurement of a Single Molecular Ion. Physical Review Letters. 130(22). 223201–223201. 7 indexed citations
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McGrew, William F., Ethan Clements, Youssef S. Hassan, et al.. (2022). Improved interspecies optical clock comparisons through differential spectroscopy. Nature Physics. 19(1). 25–29. 25 indexed citations
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Brewer, Samuel M., Jwo-Sy Chen, Aaron Hankin, et al.. (2019). Al+27 Quantum-Logic Clock with a Systematic Uncertainty below 10−18. Physical Review Letters. 123(3). 33201–33201. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hankin, Aaron, Ethan Clements, Yao Huang, et al.. (2019). Systematic uncertainty due to background-gas collisions in trapped-ion optical clocks. Physical review. A. 100(3). 18 indexed citations
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Chen, Jwo-Sy, Samuel M. Brewer, C. W. Chou, et al.. (2017). Sympathetic Ground State Cooling and Time-Dilation Shifts in an Al27+ Optical Clock. Physical Review Letters. 118(5). 53002–53002. 78 indexed citations
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Chou, C. W., et al.. (2017). Preparation and coherent manipulation of pure quantum states of a single molecular ion. Nature. 545(7653). 203–207. 112 indexed citations
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Hume, David & David R. Leibrandt. (2016). Probing beyond the laser coherence time in optical clock comparisons. Physical review. A. 93(3). 31 indexed citations
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Leibrandt, David R., Jonas Bergquist, & T. Rosenband. (2013). Cavity-stabilized laser with acceleration sensitivity below10−12g−1. Physical Review A. 87(2). 41 indexed citations
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Leibrandt, David R., Michael J. Thorpe, M. Notcutt, et al.. (2011). Spherical Reference Cavities for Ultra-Stable Lasers in Non-Laboratory Environments | NIST. Optics Express. 19(4). 2 indexed citations
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Lamata, Lucas, David R. Leibrandt, Isaac L. Chuang, et al.. (2011). Ion Crystal Transducer for Strong Coupling between Single Ions and Single Photons. Physical Review Letters. 107(3). 30501–30501. 25 indexed citations
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Leibrandt, David R., Jaroslaw Labaziewicz, Vladan Vuletić, & Isaac L. Chuang. (2009). Cavity Sideband Cooling of a Single Trapped Ion. Physical Review Letters. 103(10). 103001–103001. 87 indexed citations
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Kuranz, Carolyn, R. P. Drake, Eric Harding, et al.. (2009). TWO-DIMENSIONAL BLAST-WAVE-DRIVEN RAYLEIGH-TAYLOR INSTABILITY: EXPERIMENT AND SIMULATION. The Astrophysical Journal. 696(1). 749–759. 55 indexed citations
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Labaziewicz, Jaroslaw, et al.. (2008). Temperature Dependence of Electric Field Noise above Gold Surfaces. Physical Review Letters. 101(18). 180602–180602. 85 indexed citations
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Labaziewicz, Jaroslaw, et al.. (2008). Suppression of Heating Rates in Cryogenic Surface-Electrode Ion Traps. Physical Review Letters. 100(1). 13001–13001. 153 indexed citations
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Leibrandt, David R., et al.. (2006). Experimental investigation of planar ion traps. Physical Review A. 73(3). 90 indexed citations
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Leibrandt, David R., H. F. Robey, M.J. Edwards, et al.. (2004). Numerical simulatin of supernova-relevant laser-driven hydro experiments on OMEGA. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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Miles, A. R., M. J. Edwards, B. E. Blue, et al.. (2004). The effect of a short-wavelength mode on the evolution of a long-wavelength perturbation driven by a strong blast wave. Physics of Plasmas. 11(12). 5507–5519. 26 indexed citations

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