M. L. Cowan

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
42 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

M. L. Cowan is a scholar working on Geophysics, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, M. L. Cowan has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Geophysics, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in M. L. Cowan's work include Seismic Waves and Analysis (9 papers), Random lasers and scattering media (7 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (7 papers). M. L. Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Seismic Waves and Analysis (9 papers), Random lasers and scattering media (7 papers) and Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (7 papers). M. L. Cowan collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Hong Kong. M. L. Cowan's co-authors include R. J. Dwayne Miller, J. H. Page, Ping Sheng, Zhengyou Liu, Suxia Yang, C. T. Chan, Nils Huse, Erik T. J. Nibbering, Thomas Elsaesser and Jennifer P. Ogilvie and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. L. Cowan

42 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ultrafast memory loss and energy redistribution in the hydrogen bond network of liquid H2O

2005 614 citations M. L. Cowan, Barry D. Bruner et al. Nature profile →
Focusing of Sound in a 3D Phononic Crystal

2004 516 citations Suxia Yang, J. H. Page et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
M. L. Cowan Canada	25	1.4k	964	646	513	308	42	3.5k
Osamu Matsuoka Japan	31	1.9k 1.3×	553 0.6×	474 0.7×	422 0.8×	111 0.4×	226	4.2k
Michael R. Berman United States	30	1.2k 0.9×	307 0.3×	500 0.8×	378 0.7×	180 0.6×	91	3.2k
D A Shaw United Kingdom	33	1.4k 1.0×	172 0.2×	803 1.2×	649 1.3×	123 0.4×	156	4.1k
Satoshi Itoh Japan	40	1.1k 0.8×	489 0.5×	72 0.1×	228 0.4×	246 0.8×	268	5.5k
Jörgen Larsson Sweden	37	1.0k 0.7×	391 0.4×	294 0.5×	103 0.2×	667 2.2×	185	5.3k
Mikhail N. Slipchenko United States	42	1.0k 0.7×	1.0k 1.0×	983 1.5×	40 0.1×	210 0.7×	152	4.9k
Christophér C. Davis United States	42	2.1k 1.5×	2.5k 2.5×	373 0.6×	196 0.4×	72 0.2×	289	6.3k
Naoto Yagi Japan	50	792 0.6×	1.3k 1.4×	162 0.3×	1.4k 2.7×	1.3k 4.2×	364	8.5k
W. Thomas Dixon United States	31	533 0.4×	403 0.4×	1.2k 1.9×	333 0.6×	3.2k 10.5×	53	5.3k
Tadashi Kobayashi Japan	32	530 0.4×	244 0.3×	126 0.2×	169 0.3×	141 0.5×	422	4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. L. Cowan

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Amini‐Nik, Saeid, Darren Kraemer, M. L. Cowan, et al.. (2010). Ultrafast Mid-IR Laser Scalpel: Protein Signals of the Fundamental Limits to Minimally Invasive Surgery. PLoS ONE. 5(9). e13053–e13053. 166 indexed citations

Cowan, M. L., et al.. (2009). Laser selective cutting of biological tissues by impulsive heat deposition through ultrafast  vibrational excitations. Optics Express. 17(25). 22937–22937. 69 indexed citations

Cowan, M. L., et al.. (2007). Mesoscopic Phase Statistics of Diffuse Ultrasound in Dynamic Matter. Physical Review Letters. 99(9). 94301–94301. 9 indexed citations

Kraemer, Darren, et al.. (2006). Ultrafast noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification in KTiOAsO_4. Optics Letters. 31(7). 981–981. 24 indexed citations

Yang, Suxia, Tao Xu, Harry E. Ruda, & M. L. Cowan. (2005). Numerical study of anomalous refraction in photonic crystals. Physical Review B. 72(7). 5 indexed citations

Huse, Nils, Barry D. Bruner, M. L. Cowan, et al.. (2005). Anharmonic Couplings Underlying the Ultrafast Vibrational Dynamics of Hydrogen Bonds in Liquids. Physical Review Letters. 95(14). 147402–147402. 72 indexed citations

Cowan, M. L., Barry D. Bruner, Nils Huse, et al.. (2005). Ultrafast memory loss and energy redistribution in the hydrogen bond network of liquid H2O. Nature. 434(7030). 199–202. 614 indexed citations breakdown →

Yang, Suxia, J. H. Page, Zhengyou Liu, et al.. (2004). Focusing of Sound in a 3D Phononic Crystal. Physical Review Letters. 93(2). 24301–24301. 516 indexed citations breakdown →

Armstrong, Michael R., Jennifer P. Ogilvie, M. L. Cowan, Andrea M. Nagy, & R. J. Dwayne Miller. (2003). Observation of the cascaded atomic-to-global length scales driving protein motion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 100(9). 4990–4994. 36 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. L., I.P. Jones, J. H. Page, & David A. Weitz. (2002). Diffusing acoustic wave spectroscopy. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 65(6). 66605–66605. 72 indexed citations

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Yang, Suxia, J. H. Page, Zhengyou Liu, et al.. (2002). Ultrasound Tunneling through 3D Phononic Crystals. Physical Review Letters. 88(10). 104301–104301. 216 indexed citations

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Saba, Tarek, et al.. (2002). Ventricular mass index using magnetic resonance imaging accurately estimates pulmonary artery pressure. European Respiratory Journal. 20(6). 1519–1524. 140 indexed citations

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Page, J. H., M. L. Cowan, & David A. Weitz. (2000). Di!using acoustic wave spectroscopy of #uidized suspensions. 2 indexed citations

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Stewart, Graham, John Burt Foster, M. L. Cowan, et al.. (1999). Echocardiography overestimates left ventricular mass in hemodialysis patients relative to magnetic resonance imaging. Kidney International. 56(6). 2248–2253. 129 indexed citations

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Schriemer, Henry, M. L. Cowan, J. H. Page, et al.. (1997). Energy Velocity of Diffusing Waves in Strongly Scattering Media. Physical Review Letters. 79(17). 3166–3169. 60 indexed citations

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Swan, Henry, et al.. (1994). Aminosulfonic acid buffer preserves myocardium during prolonged ischemia. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 57(6). 1590–1595. 2 indexed citations

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Wachtel, Thomas L., et al.. (1989). Developing a Regional and National Burn Disaster Response. Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 10(6). 561–567. 20 indexed citations

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Cowan, M. L., et al.. (1988). Medical Simulation for Disaster Casualty Management Training. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 28(Supplement). S178–S182. 22 indexed citations

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Deuster, Patricia A., et al.. (1988). Exercise-induced changes in populations of peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 20(3). 276–280. 49 indexed citations

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Deuster, Patricia A., et al.. (1987). Health and Fitness Profiles of Male Military Officers. Military Medicine. 152(6). 290–293. 4 indexed citations

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