Harold Metcalf

6.2k total citations · 5 hit papers
71 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

Harold Metcalf is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Harold Metcalf has authored 71 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 11 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 11 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Harold Metcalf's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (39 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (19 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (12 papers). Harold Metcalf is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (39 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (19 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (12 papers). Harold Metcalf collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Harold Metcalf's co-authors include P. van der Straten, William D. Phillips, Michael G. Littman, John V. Prodan, T. Bergeman, Alan L. Migdall, Paul D. Lett, C. I. Westbrook, Phillip L. Gould and R. N. Watts and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Harold Metcalf

70 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Laser Cooling and Trapping 1978 2026 1994 2010 1999 1978 1988 1982 1985 250 500 750

Peers

Harold Metcalf
Comparison fields: 5 of 102
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3.7k
  • Artificial Intelligence 687
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 680
  • Spectroscopy 601
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 234
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P. E. Toschek Germany
C. Zimmermann Germany
R. DeVoe United States
Fujio Shimizu Japan
G. Nienhuis Netherlands
K Blum Germany
J. Dupont-Roc France
M. Ducloy France
F. Biraben France
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Countries citing papers authored by Harold Metcalf

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Fields of papers citing papers by Harold Metcalf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Harold Metcalf

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
1 1
2 29
3 20
4 18
5 8
6
Excitation of Metastable Helium Atoms to Rydberg States by STIRAP
1
7 200
8 9
9
Observation of Atoms Laser Cooled below the Doppler Limit breakdown →
423
10 183
11 88
12 2
13 6
14
Laser Deceleration of an Atomic Beam breakdown →
364
15 20
16 14
17 3
18 42
19 3
20 9

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