John Nees

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
200 papers, 4.1k citations indexed

About

John Nees is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, John Nees has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 4.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 137 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 89 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 72 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in John Nees's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (105 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (89 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (70 papers). John Nees is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (105 papers), Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics (89 papers) and Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (70 papers). John Nees collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Canada. John Nees's co-authors include G. Mourou, N. M. Naumova, И. В. Соколов, K. Krushelnick, B. Hou, A. Maksimchuk, V. Yanovsky, A. G. R. Thomas, V. Chvykov and G. Chériaux and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

John Nees

188 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Ultra-high intensity- 300-TW laser at 0.1 Hz repetition rate 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 100 200 300 400 500
What are hit papers?

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. Ultra-high intensity- 300-TW laser at 0.1 Hz repetition rate
    2008 511 citations V. Yanovsky, V. Chvykov et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Nees United States 31 2.8k 2.4k 1.3k 1.3k 430 200 4.1k
V. Yanovsky United States 29 2.5k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 722 0.5× 2.0k 1.5× 618 1.4× 83 4.0k
S. Karsch Germany 37 3.3k 1.2× 3.8k 1.6× 1.4k 1.0× 2.2k 1.7× 892 2.1× 144 5.5k
Hiroyuki Daido Japan 30 2.3k 0.8× 2.6k 1.1× 792 0.6× 1.8k 1.4× 634 1.5× 218 3.6k
Malte C. Kaluza Germany 36 2.3k 0.8× 3.0k 1.3× 1.2k 0.9× 1.8k 1.4× 864 2.0× 156 4.2k
D. Strickland Canada 18 4.7k 1.7× 2.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.3× 1.6k 1.3× 354 0.8× 55 5.9k
S. M. Hooker United Kingdom 26 2.4k 0.9× 3.4k 1.4× 1.1k 0.8× 1.9k 1.5× 472 1.1× 102 4.0k
S. I. Kiselev United States 22 4.3k 1.6× 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 1.5k 1.1× 615 1.4× 38 5.6k
M. E. Cuneo United States 34 1.5k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 899 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 556 1.3× 197 3.8k
C. Danson United Kingdom 30 2.9k 1.0× 3.4k 1.4× 784 0.6× 2.1k 1.6× 780 1.8× 110 4.2k
W. A. Stygar United States 35 1.4k 0.5× 1.9k 0.8× 1.4k 1.1× 630 0.5× 386 0.9× 196 3.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Nees

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Nees

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All Works

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Burger, M., et al.. (2022). Ultra-broadband long-wave-infrared pulse production using a chirped-pulse difference-frequency generation. Optics Letters. 47(13). 3159–3159. 2 indexed citations
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Bailie, David S., Keegan Behm, J. Warwick, et al.. (2022). Intense gamma-ray source based on focused electron beams from a laser wakefield accelerator. Applied Physics Letters. 120(26). 2 indexed citations
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Skrodzki, P. J., et al.. (2022). Ultrafast laser filament-induced fluorescence for detecting uranium stress in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 17205–17205.
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Ma, Y., D. Seipt, Amina Hussein, et al.. (2021). The effects of laser polarization and wavelength on injection dynamics of a laser wakefield accelerator. Physics of Plasmas. 28(6). 4 indexed citations
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Ma, Y., D. Seipt, Amina Hussein, et al.. (2020). Polarization-Dependent Self-Injection by Above Threshold Ionization Heating in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator. Physical Review Letters. 124(11). 114801–114801. 9 indexed citations
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Vargas, M., W. Schumaker, Keegan Behm, et al.. (2019). X-ray phase contrast imaging of additive manufactured structures using a laser wakefield accelerator. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 61(5). 54009–54009. 4 indexed citations
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Behm, Keegan, Amina Hussein, B. Hou, et al.. (2019). Measurements of electron beam ring structures from laser wakefield accelerators. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. 61(6). 65012–65012. 7 indexed citations
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George, Kevin, John T. Morrison, Scott Feister, et al.. (2019). High-repetition-rate ( kHz) targets and optics from liquid microjets for high-intensity laser–plasma interactions. High Power Laser Science and Engineering. 7. 36 indexed citations
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Orban, Chris, John T. Morrison, Enam Chowdhury, et al.. (2015). Backward-propagating MeV electrons in ultra-intense laser interactions: Standing wave acceleration and coupling to the reflected laser pulse. Physics of Plasmas. 22(2). 13 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tong, et al.. (2015). Cascading of Coherent Pulse Stacking Using Multiple Gires-Tournois Interferometers. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 7. AW3A.4–AW3A.4. 3 indexed citations
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Zhou, Tong, et al.. (2014). Coherent Pulse Stacking Amplification of Nanosecond and Femtosecond Pulses. Advanced Solid-State Lasers. 56. AW4A.7–AW4A.7. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Daniel E., Richard Chiang, John Nees, et al.. (2010). Photovoltaic-Concentrator Based Power Beaming For Space Elevator Application. AIP conference proceedings. 271–281. 26 indexed citations
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Соколов, И. В., John Nees, V. Yanovsky, N. M. Naumova, & G. Mourou. (2007). Effect of radiation back-reaction on the interaction of super-strong laser fields with plasmas.. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 49. 4 indexed citations
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McDonald, Joel P., et al.. (2006). Time Resolved Dynamics of Femtosecond Laser Ablation of Si (100) with Thin Thermal Oxide Layers (20 - 1200 nm). MRS Proceedings. 929. 1 indexed citations
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Moses, Jeffrey, John Nees, Bixue Hou, et al.. (2005). Chirped-Pulse Cascaded Quadratic Compression of 1-mJ, 35-fs Pulses with Low Wavefront Distortions. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
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Power, E., N. M. Naumova, John Nees, et al.. (2004). Experimental Observations of Relativistic Deflection and Spectral Broadening. APS Division of Plasma Physics Meeting Abstracts. 46. 1 indexed citations
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Naumova, N. M., John Nees, Bixue Hou, G. Mourou, & И. В. Соколов. (2004). Isolated attosecond pulses generated by relativistic effects in a wavelength-cubed focal volume. Optics Letters. 29(7). 778–778. 16 indexed citations
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Nees, John, et al.. (1995). Laser-Diode Based Scanning Force Microscope and Ultrafast Sampling Probe. JWA3–JWA3. 2 indexed citations
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Nees, John. (1988). 100 GHz VELOCITY MATCHED TRAVELING WAVE MODULATOR. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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