L. Sievers

5.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

L. Sievers is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Civil and Structural Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Sievers has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 4 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering and 4 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Recurrent topics in L. Sievers's work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (6 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (4 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (4 papers). L. Sievers is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (6 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (4 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (4 papers). L. Sievers collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. L. Sievers's co-authors include D. H. Shoemaker, M. E. Zucker, W. E. Althouse, F. J. Raab, Robert Spero, R. E. Vogt, Seiji Kawamura, Kip S. Thorne, Stanley Whitcomb and Yekta Gürsel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control.

In The Last Decade

L. Sievers

22 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observa... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 500 1000 1.5k
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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. LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory
    1992 1.5k citations Alex Abramovici, W. E. Althouse 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
L. Sievers United States 12 1.1k 773 503 274 267 23 2.5k
О. В. Руденко Russia 23 96 0.1× 243 0.3× 130 0.3× 84 0.3× 48 0.2× 177 3.7k
Toru Sato Japan 31 1.6k 1.4× 93 0.1× 488 1.0× 25 0.1× 47 0.2× 244 3.6k
Robert L. Forward United States 25 1.1k 1.0× 371 0.5× 147 0.3× 10 0.0× 207 0.8× 82 2.1k
Mikael Persson Sweden 30 430 0.4× 125 0.2× 371 0.7× 180 0.7× 500 1.9× 213 3.2k
D. Censor Israel 19 179 0.2× 575 0.7× 247 0.5× 34 0.1× 15 0.1× 128 1.6k
H. Ruder Germany 24 704 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 37 0.1× 23 0.1× 298 1.1× 146 2.3k
P. Groot Netherlands 30 2.9k 2.6× 105 0.1× 60 0.1× 14 0.1× 381 1.4× 242 3.6k
N. E. White United States 36 3.8k 3.3× 217 0.3× 51 0.1× 51 0.2× 908 3.4× 192 4.7k
G. Vecchi Italy 32 190 0.2× 1.8k 2.4× 231 0.5× 47 0.2× 73 0.3× 344 3.7k
Curtis R. Vogel United States 20 48 0.0× 479 0.6× 169 0.3× 25 0.1× 23 0.1× 38 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by L. Sievers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of L. Sievers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of L. Sievers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of L. Sievers based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with L. Sievers. L. Sievers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wagner, Gunar, L. Sievers, Malte Tiburcy, et al.. (2022). Impact of Immunosuppressive Drugs on Fibroblasts: An In Vitro Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 11(11). 3107–3107. 1 indexed citations
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Parker, Angela, et al.. (2015). Effects of position and operator on high-frequency ultrasound scan quality. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. 31(3). 148–154. 9 indexed citations
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Basdogan, Ipek, et al.. (2006). Predicting the Optical Performance of the Space Interferometry Mission Using a Modeling, Testing, and Validation Methodology. Journal of vibration and acoustics. 129(2). 148–157. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Xu, et al.. (2006). Corner cube model for internal metrology system of Space Interferometer Mission (SIM). Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6268. 62682P–62682P. 1 indexed citations
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Finder, Jonathan D., David J. Birnkrant, John Carl, et al.. (2004). Respiratory Care of the Patient with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 170(4). 456–465. 484 indexed citations
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Swanson, David A., et al.. (2003). Diffraction hardware testbed and model validation. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4852. 302–302. 3 indexed citations
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Sievers, L. & Andreas H. von Flotow. (2003). Comparison of two LQG-based methods for disturbance rejection. 483–485. 5 indexed citations
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Sievers, L. & Andreas H. von Flotow. (2003). Linear control design for active vibration isolation of narrow band disturbances. 1032–1037. 25 indexed citations
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Shaklan, Stuart, Mark H. Milman, J. Catanzarite, et al.. (2003). Overview of SIM external calibration. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4852. 623–623. 1 indexed citations
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Redding, David C., M. W. Regehr, & L. Sievers. (2002). Dynamic models of Fabry-Perot interferometers. Applied Optics. 41(15). 2894–2894. 7 indexed citations
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Shaklan, Stuart, Mark H. Milman, J. Catanzarite, et al.. (2002). Overview of SIM external calibration. 4852. 623–633.
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Giaime, J. A., Partha Saha, D. H. Shoemaker, & L. Sievers. (1996). A passive vibration isolation stack for LIGO: Design, modeling, and testing. Review of Scientific Instruments. 67(1). 208–214. 51 indexed citations
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Abramovici, A., W. E. Althouse, J. B. Camp, et al.. (1996). Improved sensitivity in a gravitational wave interferometer and implications for LIGO. Physics Letters A. 218(3-6). 157–163. 105 indexed citations
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Sievers, L., et al.. (1993). Active Narrow-Band Vibration Isolation Of Machinery Noise From Resonant Substructures. Journal of Sound and Vibration. 167(1). 17–40. 37 indexed citations
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Sievers, L. & Andreas H. von Flotow. (1992). Comparison and extensions of control methods for narrow-band disturbance rejection. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing. 40(10). 2377–2391. 104 indexed citations
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Abramovici, Alex, W. E. Althouse, R. W. P. Drever, et al.. (1992). LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Science. 256(5055). 325–333. 1507 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sievers, L., et al.. (1991). MIMO Narrowband Disturbance Rejection using Frequency Shaping of Cost Functionals. 1353–1359. 4 indexed citations
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Sievers, L., et al.. (1989). Isolation of a Vibrating Machine Mounted on a Flexible Structure. 1182–1188. 3 indexed citations
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Sievers, L., Mark J. Balas, & A. von Flotow. (1988). Modeling of web conveyance systems for multivariable control. IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control. 33(6). 524–531. 39 indexed citations

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