Kang-Kuen Ni

6.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
48 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

Kang-Kuen Ni is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Artificial Intelligence and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Kang-Kuen Ni has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence and 11 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Kang-Kuen Ni's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (44 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (16 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (13 papers). Kang-Kuen Ni is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (44 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (16 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (13 papers). Kang-Kuen Ni collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and United Kingdom. Kang-Kuen Ni's co-authors include Jun Ye, Silke Ospelkaus, D. S. Jin, Brian Neyenhuis, M. H. G. de Miranda, Paul S. Julienne, J. J. Zirbel, Svetlana Kotochigova, John L. Bohn and Dajun Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Kang-Kuen Ni

46 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

A High Phase-Space-Density Gas of Polar Molecules 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 2010 2010 2021 2023 400 800 1.2k
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. A High Phase-Space-Density Gas of Polar Molecules
    2008 1.4k citations Kang-Kuen Ni, Silke Ospelkaus et al. Science profile →
  2. Quantum-State Controlled Chemical Reactions of Ultracold Potassium-Rubidium Molecules
    2010 686 citations Silke Ospelkaus, Kang-Kuen Ni et al. Science profile →
  3. Dipolar collisions of polar molecules in the quantum regime
    2010 430 citations Kang-Kuen Ni, Silke Ospelkaus et al. Nature profile →
  4. Quantum science with optical tweezer arrays of ultracold atoms and molecules
    2021 234 citations Kang-Kuen Ni et al. Nature Physics profile →
  5. Dipolar spin-exchange and entanglement between molecules in an optical tweezer array
    2023 77 citations Yicheng Bao, Scarlett S. Yu et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kang-Kuen Ni United States 26 4.5k 808 722 469 117 48 4.7k
M. H. G. de Miranda Brazil 13 3.7k 0.8× 371 0.5× 572 0.8× 407 0.9× 80 0.7× 28 3.8k
Robin Côté United States 37 6.5k 1.4× 2.0k 2.5× 758 1.0× 216 0.5× 280 2.4× 127 6.6k
Brian Neyenhuis United States 22 4.6k 1.0× 1.0k 1.3× 576 0.8× 700 1.5× 448 3.8× 35 4.9k
Goulven Quéméner United States 33 3.9k 0.9× 400 0.5× 904 1.3× 290 0.6× 118 1.0× 50 4.0k
Silke Ospelkaus Germany 20 4.5k 1.0× 477 0.6× 700 1.0× 711 1.5× 117 1.0× 45 4.6k
Brian C. Sawyer United States 20 2.4k 0.5× 900 1.1× 336 0.5× 234 0.5× 223 1.9× 37 2.5k
Elmar Haller Germany 23 2.8k 0.6× 353 0.4× 367 0.5× 397 0.8× 500 4.3× 48 3.0k
D. Comparat France 30 3.7k 0.8× 945 1.2× 601 0.8× 91 0.2× 107 0.9× 99 3.8k
Francesca Ferlaino Austria 41 6.1k 1.3× 481 0.6× 449 0.6× 1.2k 2.6× 493 4.2× 86 6.2k
Jacob P. Covey United States 22 2.5k 0.6× 801 1.0× 203 0.3× 286 0.6× 192 1.6× 38 2.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kang-Kuen Ni

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yu, Scarlett S., Yicheng Bao, Loïc Anderegg, et al.. (2026). A conveyor-belt magneto-optical trap of CaF. Nature Communications. 17(1). 1175–1175.
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Liu, Yi-Xiang, et al.. (2025). Probing Dipolar Interactions between Rydberg Atoms and Ultracold Polar Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 135(15). 153001–153001.
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Fang, Fang, Kenneth Wang, Vincent Liu, et al.. (2025). Probing critical phenomena in open quantum systems using atom arrays. Science. 390(6773). 601–605. 2 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi-Xiang, Mark Babin, Marcin Gronowski, et al.. (2025). Hyperfine-to-rotational energy transfer in ultracold atom–molecule collisions of Rb and KRb. Nature Chemistry. 17(5). 688–694. 4 indexed citations
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Bao, Yicheng, Scarlett S. Yu, Jiaqi You, et al.. (2024). Raman Sideband Cooling of Molecules in an Optical Tweezer Array to the 3D Motional Ground State. Physical Review X. 14(3). 8 indexed citations
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Picard, Lewis R. B., et al.. (2024). Entanglement and iSWAP gate between molecular qubits. Nature. 637(8047). 821–826. 12 indexed citations
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Liu, Yi-Xiang, et al.. (2024). Reaction interferometry with ultracold molecules. Faraday Discussions. 251(0). 63–75. 3 indexed citations
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Picard, Lewis R. B., William B. Cairncross, Kenneth Wang, et al.. (2023). High resolution photoassociation spectroscopy of the excited c3Σ1+ potential of Na23Cs133. Physical Review Research. 5(2). 6 indexed citations
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Picard, Lewis R. B., William B. Cairncross, Kenneth Wang, et al.. (2022). An optical tweezer array of ground-state polar molecules. Quantum Science and Technology. 7(3). 35006–35006. 46 indexed citations
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Nichols, Matthew A., et al.. (2022). Detection of Long-Lived Complexes in Ultracold Atom-Molecule Collisions. Physical Review X. 12(1). 30 indexed citations
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Burchesky, Sean, Loïc Anderegg, Yicheng Bao, et al.. (2021). Observation of Microwave Shielding of Ultracold Molecules. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, Ming-Guang Hu, Matthew A. Nichols, et al.. (2020). Steering ultracold reactions through long-lived transient intermediates. arXiv (Cornell University). 81 indexed citations
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Liu, Yu, Ming-Guang Hu, Matthew A. Nichols, et al.. (2020). Photo-excitation of long-lived transient intermediates in ultracold reactions. Nature Physics. 16(11). 1132–1136. 24 indexed citations
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Yu, Yichao, William B. Cairncross, Kenneth Wang, et al.. (2020). Forming a Single Molecule by Magnetoassociation in an Optical Tweezer. Physical Review Letters. 124(25). 253401–253401. 50 indexed citations
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Hu, Ming-Guang, Yu Liu, David Grimes, et al.. (2019). Direct observation of bimolecular reactions of ultracold KRb molecules. Science. 366(6469). 1111–1115. 153 indexed citations
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Liu, Lee R., et al.. (2019). Molecular Assembly of Ground-State Cooled Single Atoms. Physical Review X. 9(2). 55 indexed citations
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Liu, Lee R., Jonathan D. Hood, Yichao Yu, et al.. (2018). Building one molecule from a reservoir of two atoms. Science. 360(6391). 900–903. 154 indexed citations
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Ni, Kang-Kuen, Silke Ospelkaus, Dajun Wang, et al.. (2010). Dipolar collisions of polar molecules in the quantum regime. Nature. 464(7293). 1324–1328. 430 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ni, Kang-Kuen. (2009). A quantum gas of polar molecules. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 55(5). 6 indexed citations
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Ni, Kang-Kuen, Silke Ospelkaus, M. H. G. de Miranda, et al.. (2008). A High Phase-Space-Density Gas of Polar Molecules in the Rovibrational Ground State. arXiv (Cornell University). 4 indexed citations

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