John C. Light
Impact in
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- 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
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- 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 28
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications 15
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications 4
- Co-authors
- Philip Pechukas (3 shared papers)Robert B. Walker (4 shared papers)Zlatko Bačić (1 shared paper)Dong H. Zhang (8 shared papers)C. Rankin (2 shared papers)Ellen B. Stechel (3 shared papers)Jiqiong Dai (4 shared papers)Seung E. Choi (3 shared papers)
- Journals
- The Journal of Chemical Physics (62 papers)Chemical Physics Letters (4 papers)Chemical Physics (3 papers)Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2 papers)Computer Physics Communications (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesSingaporeBelgium
In The Last Decade
John C. Light
83 papers receiving 5.9k citations
John C. Light's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 92
- 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
Countries citing papers authored by John C. Light
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Fields of papers citing papers by John C. Light
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside John C. Light, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theoretical Methods for Rovibrational States of Floppy Molecules Hit paper breakdown → | 1989 | 751 |
| 2 | On Detailed Balancing and Statistical Theories of Chemical Kinetics Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 554 |
| 3 | An R matrix approach to the solution of coupled equations for atom–molecule reactive scattering Hit paper breakdown → | 1976 | 527 |
| 4 | On the Exponential Form of Time-Displacement Operators in Quantum Mechanics Hit paper breakdown → | 1966 | 467 |
| 5 | 1966 | 390 | |
| 6 | 1978 | 283 | |
| 7 | 1967 | 282 | |
| 8 | 1996 | 181 | |
| 9 | 1997 | 162 | |
| 10 | 1978 | 142 | |
| 11 | 1996 | 117 | |
| 12 | 1996 | 117 | |
| 13 | 1986 | 110 | |
| 14 | 1969 | 109 | |
| 15 | 1992 | 107 | |
| 16 | 1973 | 97 | |
| 17 | Statistical mechanics; new concepts, new problems, new applications | 1972 | 89 |
| 18 | 1997 | 79 | |
| 19 | 1997 | 78 | |
| 20 | 1998 | 74 |
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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