Manfred Lein

15.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
129 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Manfred Lein is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Manfred Lein has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 128 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 48 papers in Spectroscopy and 25 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Manfred Lein's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (124 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (50 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (47 papers). Manfred Lein is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (124 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (50 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (47 papers). Manfred Lein collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and China. Manfred Lein's co-authors include Nicolas Eicke, M. Kunitski, T. Jahnke, R. Dörner, M. S. Schöffler, Anton Kalinin, Florian Trinter, J. Voigtsberger, S. Zeller and H. Sann and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Manfred Lein

126 papers receiving 13.0k citations

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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.

Double-slit photoelectron interference in strong-field ionization of the neon dimer

2019 7.3k citations Manfred Lein et al. profile →
Probing Proton Dynamics in Molecules on an Attosecond Time Scale

2006 742 citations Sarah Baker, Joseph S. Robinson et al. profile →
Role of the Intramolecular Phase in High-Harmonic Generation

2002 422 citations Manfred Lein, J. P. Marangos 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
Manfred Lein Germany	38	6.6k	2.6k	2.5k	2.2k	1.3k	129	13.3k
M. S. Schöffler Germany	39	6.1k 0.9×	2.6k 1.0×	2.4k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	175	12.9k
T. Jahnke Germany	40	5.6k 0.8×	2.3k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	162	12.5k
R. Dörner Germany	61	14.1k 2.1×	6.4k 2.4×	2.8k 1.1×	2.5k 1.1×	1.5k 1.1×	316	21.4k
R. J. Dwayne Miller Canada	65	8.3k 1.2×	2.6k 1.0×	2.9k 1.2×	2.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	362	14.6k
M. Kunitski Germany	25	2.6k 0.4×	1.0k 0.4×	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	73	9.4k
Weiwei Liu China	57	5.1k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	3.3k 1.3×	2.4k 1.1×	2.7k 2.0×	615	13.1k
H. Sann Germany	29	2.5k 0.4×	787 0.3×	2.1k 0.9×	2.2k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	68	9.9k
Jean‐Pierre Wolf Switzerland	57	7.8k 1.2×	2.1k 0.8×	3.0k 1.2×	1.7k 0.7×	983 0.7×	397	13.4k
Kuniaki Nagayama Japan	60	2.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.6×	2.8k 1.1×	4.8k 2.2×	3.0k 2.2×	264	14.2k
Qing Liao China	61	3.0k 0.5×	1.4k 0.5×	6.9k 2.8×	7.0k 3.1×	2.2k 1.7×	352	13.3k

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Lein, Manfred, et al.. (2025). Orientation-dependent ionization rate of diatomic molecules. Physical review. A. 111(5).

Shvetsov-Shilovski, N. I. & Manfred Lein. (2024). Convolutional neural network for retrieval of the time-dependent bond length in a molecule from photoelectron momentum distributions. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 57(6). 06LT01–06LT01. 1 indexed citations

Lein, Manfred, et al.. (2024). Bicircular attoclock with molecules as a probe of strong-field Stark shifts and molecular properties. Physical review. A. 109(2). 1 indexed citations

Shvetsov-Shilovski, N. I. & Manfred Lein. (2023). Transfer learning, alternative approaches, and visualization of a convolutional neural network for retrieval of the internuclear distance in a molecule from photoelectron momentum distributions. Physical review. A. 107(3). 5 indexed citations

Liu, Jin, et al.. (2023). Observing the Coulomb shifts of ionization times in high-order harmonic generation. Physical review. A. 107(6). 6 indexed citations

Brennecke, Simon, et al.. (2022). Control of Electron Wave Packets Close to the Continuum Threshold Using Near-Single-Cycle THz Waveforms. Physical Review Letters. 129(21). 213202–213202. 4 indexed citations

Brennecke, Simon, S. Eckart, & Manfred Lein. (2021). Attoclock with bicircular laser fields as a probe of velocity-dependent tunnel-exit positions. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 54(16). 164001–164001. 9 indexed citations

Ni, Hongcheng, Simon Brennecke, Xiang Gao, et al.. (2020). Theory of Subcycle Linear Momentum Transfer in Strong-Field Tunneling Ionization. Physical Review Letters. 125(7). 73202–73202. 53 indexed citations

Lein, Manfred & M. Wollenhaupt. (2017). Special Issue: Dynamics in Tailored Ultrashort Light Fields. Journal of Modern Optics. 64(10-11). 949–951. 7 indexed citations

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Kurz, Heiko G., Martin Kretschmar, Thomas Binhammer, et al.. (2016). Revealing the Microscopic Real-Space Excursion of a Laser-Driven Electron. Physical Review X. 6(3). 10 indexed citations

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Lein, Manfred, et al.. (2015). Analysis of electron trajectories with two-color strong-field ionization. Physical Review A. 92(1). 26 indexed citations

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Chirilă, C. C. & Manfred Lein. (2009). High-order harmonic generation in vibrating two-electron molecules. Chemical Physics. 366(1-3). 54–57. 6 indexed citations

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Baker, Sarah, Joseph S. Robinson, Manfred Lein, et al.. (2008). Dynamic Two-Center Interference in High-Order Harmonic Generation from Molecules with Attosecond Nuclear Motion. Physical Review Letters. 101(5). 53901–53901. 105 indexed citations

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Baker, Sarah, Joseph S. Robinson, C. A. Haworth, et al.. (2007). Probing fast nuclear wavepackets in light molecules: monitoring structural rearrangement on an attosecond timescale. Journal of Modern Optics. 54(7). 1011–1017. 7 indexed citations

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Lein, Manfred. (2005). Mechanisms of ultrahigh-order harmonic generation (4 pages). Physical Review A. 72(5). 53816.

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Lein, Manfred & Stephan Kümmel. (2005). Exact Time-Dependent Exchange-Correlation Potentials for Strong-Field Electron Dynamics. Physical Review Letters. 94(14). 143003–143003. 127 indexed citations

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Yudin, G. L., et al.. (2004). Hole-assisted energy deposition in clusters and dielectrics in multiphoton regime. Laser Physics. 14(1). 51–56. 9 indexed citations

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Lein, Manfred, E. K. U. Gross, & Volker Engel. (2002). The Effect of the Electron-Electron Interaction in Above-Threshold Double Ionization. Laser Physics. 12(2). 487–490. 1 indexed citations

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Lein, Manfred, J. P. Marangos, & P. L. Knight. (2002). Electron diffraction in above-threshold ionization of molecules. Physical Review A. 66(5). 125 indexed citations

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Lein, Manfred, E. K. U. Gross, & Volker Engel. (2001). Discrete peaks in above-threshold double-ionization spectra. Physical Review A. 64(2). 21 indexed citations

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