Michael G. Littman

4.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
57 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Michael G. Littman is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael G. Littman has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael G. Littman's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (15 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (12 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (12 papers). Michael G. Littman is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (15 papers), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (12 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (12 papers). Michael G. Littman collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Türkiye. Michael G. Littman's co-authors include Daniel Kleppner, Harold Metcalf, Michael M. Kash, Myron L. Zimmerman, C. Karen Liu, Theodore W. Ducas, Xiao Wang, R. R. Freeman, Eric J. Korevaar and N. Jeremy Kasdin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Michael G. Littman

52 papers receiving 2.8k 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.

Stark structure of the Rydberg states of alkali-metal atoms

1979 516 citations Myron L. Zimmerman, Michael G. Littman et al. profile →
Spectrally narrow pulsed dye laser without beam expander

1978 497 citations Michael G. Littman et al. Applied Optics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael G. Littman United States	22	2.4k	833	628	201	197	57	3.1k
Ulrich Johann Germany	23	2.0k 0.9×	570 0.7×	492 0.8×	105 0.5×	82 0.4×	129	2.7k
C. Dorrer United States	36	3.5k 1.5×	1.8k 2.2×	324 0.5×	236 1.2×	456 2.3×	230	4.5k
Jean‐Claude Diels United States	26	2.1k 0.9×	1.0k 1.2×	223 0.4×	151 0.8×	199 1.0×	170	2.5k
Harold Metcalf United States	24	3.7k 1.6×	680 0.8×	601 1.0×	62 0.3×	158 0.8×	71	4.2k
Pavel Polynkin United States	27	2.6k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	219 0.3×	152 0.8×	569 2.9×	97	3.1k
Paolo Villoresi Italy	37	4.1k 1.8×	1000 1.2×	591 0.9×	82 0.4×	328 1.7×	189	4.9k
S. Liberman France	30	1.8k 0.8×	575 0.7×	413 0.7×	28 0.1×	143 0.7×	68	2.8k
S. Ezekiel United States	29	2.8k 1.2×	1.4k 1.6×	474 0.8×	96 0.5×	115 0.6×	89	3.4k
R. H. Pantell United States	30	1.6k 0.7×	2.0k 2.4×	192 0.3×	110 0.5×	493 2.5×	175	3.6k
H. Riemann Germany	31	2.4k 1.0×	1.9k 2.3×	465 0.7×	229 1.1×	159 0.8×	184	3.8k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Littman, Michael G., et al.. (2023). Introducing quantum mechanics through its historical roots: The hydrogen Rydberg atom viewed through the lens of the old quantum theory. American Journal of Physics. 91(5). 371–378. 3 indexed citations

Littman, Michael G., et al.. (2011). A new understanding of the first electromagnetic machine: Joseph Henry’s vibrating motor. American Journal of Physics. 79(2). 172–181.

Kasdin, N. Jeremy, Robert J. Vanderbei, Michael G. Littman, & David N. Spergel. (2005). Optimal one-dimensional apodizations and shaped pupils for planet finding coronagraphy. Applied Optics. 44(7). 1117–1117. 32 indexed citations

Belikov, Ruslan, James A. Beall, Michael Carr, et al.. (2005). Towards 1010 Contrast for NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder Mission: Demonstration of High Contrast in a Shaped-Pupil Coronagraph at Princeton. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 1(C200). 415–420. 2 indexed citations

Lieber, Michael D., et al.. (2003). Evolving exosolar planet detection methods with lab experiments and integrated modeling: I. Modeling. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5170. 66–66. 2 indexed citations

Kasdin, N. Jeremy, Robert J. Vanderbei, David N. Spergel, & Michael G. Littman. (2003). Optimal shaped pupil coronagraphs for extrasolar planet finding. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4860. 240–240. 10 indexed citations

Groß, Peter, Viswanath Ramakrishna, Herschel Rabitz, et al.. (1994). Optimally designed potentials for control of electron-wave scattering in semiconductor nanodevices. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 49(16). 11100–11110. 27 indexed citations

Wang, Xiao & Michael G. Littman. (1993). Laser cavity for generation of variable-radius rings of light. Optics Letters. 18(10). 767–767. 122 indexed citations

Schwieters, Charles D., et al.. (1991). Molecular-dynamics simulator for optimal control of molecular motion. American Journal of Physics. 59(11). 1012–1017. 1 indexed citations

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Littman, Michael G., et al.. (1989). Electromechanical Analogs of Human Reflexes^a. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 563(1). 184–193. 2 indexed citations

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Littman, Michael G.. (1988). Excimer Pumped Pulsed Tunable Dye Laser. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 912. 56–56. 1 indexed citations

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Nosenchuck, Daniel M., et al.. (1986). Two-dimensional nonsteady viscous flow simulation on the Navier-Stokes Computer miniNode. Journal of Scientific Computing. 1(1). 53–73. 3 indexed citations

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Kleppner, Daniel, Michael G. Littman, & Myron L. Zimmerman. (1983). Rydberg atoms in strong fields. 73. 7 indexed citations

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Korevaar, Eric J. & Michael G. Littman. (1983). Effect of crossed electric and magnetic fields on sodium Rydberg states. Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics. 16(15). L437–L442. 75 indexed citations

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Littman, Michael G. & Eric J. Korevaar. (1982). ATOMS IN CROSSED ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELDS. Le Journal de Physique Colloques. 43(C2). C2–455. 3 indexed citations

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Littman, Michael G., et al.. (1981). Continuous single-mode scanning of tunable lasers: A new approach. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 17(12). 2436–2436.

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Liu, C. Karen & Michael G. Littman. (1981). Novel geometry for single-mode scanning of tunable lasers. Optics Letters. 6(3). 117–117. 234 indexed citations

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Littman, Michael G.. (1978). Single-mode operation of grazing-incidence pulsed dye laser. Optics Letters. 3(4). 138–138. 213 indexed citations

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Littman, Michael G., Myron L. Zimmerman, & Daniel Kleppner. (1976). Tunneling Rates for Excited States of Sodium in a Static Electric Field. Physical Review Letters. 37(8). 486–489. 63 indexed citations

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Littman, Michael G.. (1974). Precise calibration method for time-to-amplitude converter. Review of Scientific Instruments. 45(12). 1608–1609. 2 indexed citations

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