G. Gerber

9.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 6.8k citations indexed

About

G. Gerber is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Gerber has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 6.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 44 papers in Spectroscopy and 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in G. Gerber's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (75 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (36 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (35 papers). G. Gerber is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (75 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (36 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (35 papers). G. Gerber collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. G. Gerber's co-authors include Tobias Brixner, Thomas Baumert, M. Strehle, Boris Kiefer, V. Seyfried, M. Bergt, A. Assion, Christian Spielmann, P. Niklaus and Patrick Nuernberger and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

G. Gerber

116 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Control of Chemical React... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 400 800 1.2k
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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. Control of Chemical Reactions by Feedback-Optimized Phase-Shaped Femtosecond Laser Pulses
    1998 1.3k citations A. Assion, Thomas Baumert et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
G. Gerber 6.1k 1.6k 698 495 479 116 6.8k
Thomas Baumert 5.6k 0.9× 1.9k 1.2× 539 0.8× 444 0.9× 273 0.6× 131 6.6k
Moshe Shapiro 7.1k 1.2× 1.9k 1.2× 588 0.8× 332 0.7× 215 0.4× 240 7.9k
Marcos Dantus 5.4k 0.9× 2.3k 1.5× 790 1.1× 797 1.6× 1.6k 3.3× 234 7.2k
Richard G. Brewer 4.2k 0.7× 1.7k 1.1× 647 0.9× 250 0.5× 313 0.7× 110 5.0k
A. Migus 4.0k 0.7× 642 0.4× 1.4k 2.0× 313 0.6× 171 0.4× 127 5.1k
Marcus Motzkus 4.3k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 740 1.1× 309 0.6× 1.2k 2.5× 140 5.6k
Tamar Seideman 8.8k 1.4× 2.8k 1.8× 2.3k 3.3× 1.6k 3.3× 485 1.0× 246 11.4k
Robert J. Levis 2.9k 0.5× 2.0k 1.3× 451 0.6× 374 0.8× 159 0.3× 154 4.4k
Tobias Brixner 7.7k 1.3× 2.4k 1.5× 1.4k 1.9× 1.3k 2.6× 797 1.7× 179 9.8k
Robin Santra 6.4k 1.1× 1.8k 1.1× 838 1.2× 122 0.2× 129 0.3× 204 7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Gerber

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All Works

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Nuernberger, Patrick, et al.. (2011). Initiation and control of catalytic surface reactions with shaped femtosecond laser pulses. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 14(3). 1185–1199. 11 indexed citations
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Yamanouchi, Kaoru, André D. Bandrauk, & G. Gerber. (2010). Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science VI. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 19 indexed citations
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Selle, Reimer, Patrick Nuernberger, Florian Langhojer, et al.. (2008). Generation of polarization-shaped ultraviolet femtosecond pulses. Optics Letters. 33(8). 803–803. 27 indexed citations
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Nuernberger, Patrick, Gerhard Vogt, Tobias Brixner, & G. Gerber. (2007). Femtosecond quantum control of molecular dynamics in the condensed phase. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 9(20). 2470–2470. 238 indexed citations
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Selle, Reimer, Gerhard Vogt, Tobias Brixner, et al.. (2007). Modeling of light-matter interactions with neural networks. Physical Review A. 76(2). 6 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Thomas, et al.. (2005). Spatial control of high-harmonic generation in hollow fibers. Optics Letters. 30(12). 1497–1497. 46 indexed citations
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Vogt, G., Gerhard Krampert, P. Niklaus, Patrick Nuernberger, & G. Gerber. (2005). Optimal Control of Photoisomerization. Physical Review Letters. 94(6). 68305–68305. 148 indexed citations
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Strehle, M., et al.. (2005). Optimal control of femtosecond multiphoton double ionization of atomic calcium. Chemical Physics Letters. 408(1-3). 65–70. 20 indexed citations
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Brixner, Tobias, Gerhard Krampert, Thomas Pfeifer, et al.. (2004). Quantum Control by Ultrafast Polarization Shaping. Physical Review Letters. 92(20). 208301–208301. 204 indexed citations
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Brixner, Tobias & G. Gerber. (2003). Quantum Control of Gas‐Phase and Liquid‐Phase Femtochemistry. ChemPhysChem. 4(5). 418–438. 288 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Thomas, et al.. (2003). Compression and shaping of a self-phase-modulated laser pulse with a deformable mirror device. Journal of Modern Optics. 50(3-4). 705–710. 1 indexed citations
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Wollenhaupt, M., A. Assion, D. Liese, et al.. (2002). Interferences of Ultrashort Free Electron Wave Packets. Physical Review Letters. 89(17). 173001–173001. 111 indexed citations
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Brixner, Tobias & G. Gerber. (2001). Ultrakurzzeitphysik: Laser‐optimierte Femtochemie: Quantenkontrolle durch lernfähige Femtosekunden‐Laser. Physikalische Blätter. 57(4). 33–39. 1 indexed citations
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Brixner, Tobias, Niels H. Damrauer, P. Niklaus, & G. Gerber. (2001). Photoselective adaptive femtosecond quantum control in the liquid phase. Nature. 414(6859). 57–60. 329 indexed citations
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Assion, A., Thomas Baumert, Ulrich Weichmann, & G. Gerber. (2001). Photofragmentation ofNa2+in Intense Femtosecond Laser Fields: From Photodissociation on Light-Induced Potentials to Field Ionization. Physical Review Letters. 86(25). 5695–5698. 32 indexed citations
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Lehmann, J., M. Merschdorf, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, et al.. (2000). Surface Plasmon Dynamics in Silver Nanoparticles Studied by Femtosecond Time-Resolved Photoemission. Physical Review Letters. 85(14). 2921–2924. 166 indexed citations
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Bañares, Luis, Thomas Baumert, M. Bergt, Boris Kiefer, & G. Gerber. (1998). The ultrafast photodissociation of Fe(CO)5 in the gas phase. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 108(14). 5799–5811. 78 indexed citations
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Polak, Mark L., G. Gerber, Joe Ho, & W. C. Lineberger. (1992). Photoelectron spectroscopy of small antimony cluster anions: Sb−, Sb2−, Sb3−, and Sb4−. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 97(12). 8990–9000. 32 indexed citations
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Polak, Mark L., Joe Ho, G. Gerber, & W. C. Lineberger. (1991). Photoelectron spectroscopy of negatively charged bismuth clusters: Bi−2, Bi−3, and Bi−4. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 95(5). 3053–3063. 53 indexed citations
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Gerber, G. & H. P. Broida. (1976). Electronic states and molecular constants of Bi2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 64(8). 3423–3437. 42 indexed citations

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