John C. Light

7.9k citations
83 papers · 6.1k · 4 hit papers · h-index 33

Impact in

    • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
    • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
    • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics
    • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics
  • Spectroscopy top 0.2%
    • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
    • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure

Papers in

    • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 55
    • Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies 38
    • Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics 21
    • Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates 12
    • Atomic and Molecular Physics 10
    • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications 15
    • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications 4

John C. Light

83 papers receiving 5.9k citations

John C. Light's Hit Papers

Theoretical Methods for Rovibrational States of Floppy Molecules 1989 · 751 citations
7510+20+40Years since publication250500750

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John C. Light
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  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5.4k
  • Spectroscopy 2.4k
  • Atmospheric Science 1.1k
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 566
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 260
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All Works

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Theoretical Methods for Rovibrational States of Floppy Molecules
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1989751
2
On Detailed Balancing and Statistical Theories of Chemical Kinetics
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1965554
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An R matrix approach to the solution of coupled equations for atom–molecule reactive scattering
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1976527
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On the Exponential Form of Time-Displacement Operators in Quantum Mechanics
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1966467
5 1966390
6 1978283
7 1967282
8 1996181
9 1997162
10 1978142
11 1996117
12 1996117
13 1986110
14 1969109
15 1992107
16 197397
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Statistical mechanics; new concepts, new problems, new applications
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18 199779
19 199778
20 199874

About John C. Light

John C. Light is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Atmospheric Science, having authored 83 papers that have together received 6.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (55 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (38 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (21 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (15 papers), Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (12 papers), Atomic and Molecular Physics (10 papers), Quantum chaos and dynamical systems (5 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (5.4k citations), Spectroscopy (2.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (1.1k citations), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (566 citations) and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (260 citations). John C. Light has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Singapore and Belgium. Frequent co-authors include Philip Pechukas, Robert B. Walker, Zlatko Bačić, Dong H. Zhang, C. Rankin, Ellen B. Stechel, Jiqiong Dai, Seung E. Choi, Gregory A. Parker and Hee‐Seung Lee. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Chemical Physics Letters, Chemical Physics, Journal of Applied Polymer Science and Computer Physics Communications.

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