P. R. Saulson

70.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

P. R. Saulson is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. R. Saulson has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 17 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. R. Saulson's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (25 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (17 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (12 papers). P. R. Saulson is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (25 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (17 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (12 papers). P. R. Saulson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. P. R. Saulson's co-authors include Andri M. Gretarsson, S. Penn, J. Kovalik, J. Hough, Gregory M Harry, S. Kittelberger, Sheila Rowan, G. Cagnoli, M. M. Fejer and D. R. M. Crooks and has published in prestigious journals such as The Astrophysical Journal, The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America and Physics Letters A.

In The Last Decade

P. R. Saulson

35 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Thermal noise in mechanical experiments 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Thermal noise in mechanical experiments
    1990 578 citations P. R. Saulson Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
P. R. Saulson United States 17 972 942 652 329 315 36 1.7k
R. X. Adhikari United States 21 818 0.8× 801 0.9× 350 0.5× 258 0.8× 167 0.5× 63 1.5k
Gregory M Harry United States 9 579 0.6× 1.3k 1.3× 336 0.5× 264 0.8× 148 0.5× 14 1.6k
M. Evans United States 25 822 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 475 0.7× 275 0.8× 115 0.4× 62 1.8k
D. A. Shaddock Australia 28 1.7k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 437 0.7× 112 0.3× 739 2.3× 119 2.8k
C. C. Speake United Kingdom 21 579 0.6× 513 0.5× 144 0.2× 67 0.2× 140 0.4× 84 1.4k
R. DeSalvo United States 21 344 0.4× 344 0.4× 397 0.6× 298 0.9× 216 0.7× 86 1.1k
Zhong-Kun Hu China 22 1.2k 1.3× 344 0.4× 302 0.5× 52 0.2× 146 0.5× 108 1.8k
Ho Jung Paik United States 17 289 0.3× 559 0.6× 217 0.3× 220 0.7× 75 0.2× 89 1.0k
N. Mavalvala United States 22 1.7k 1.7× 607 0.6× 373 0.6× 61 0.2× 686 2.2× 54 2.0k
Jun Luo China 20 636 0.7× 364 0.4× 164 0.3× 59 0.2× 125 0.4× 66 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by P. R. Saulson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. R. Saulson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Saulson, P. R.. (2017). Interferometric gravitational wave detectors. International Journal of Modern Physics D. 27(7). 1840001–1840001. 3 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R.. (2013). Gravitational wave detection: Principles and practice. Comptes Rendus Physique. 14(4). 288–305. 3 indexed citations
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Magaña‐Sandoval, F., R. X. Adhikari, J. Harms, et al.. (2012). Large-angle scattered light measurements for quantum-noise filter cavity design studies. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 29(8). 1722–1722. 18 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R.. (2011). Josh Goldberg and the physical reality of gravitational waves. General Relativity and Gravitation. 43(12). 3289–3299. 17 indexed citations
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Hirose, Eiichi, K. Kawabe, D. Sigg, R. X. Adhikari, & P. R. Saulson. (2010). Angular instability due to radiation pressure in the LIGO gravitational-wave detector. Applied Optics. 49(18). 3474–3474. 18 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R., et al.. (2003). Gravitational-Wave Detection. 4856. 20 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R.. (1998). PHYSICS OF GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTION: RESONANT AND INTERFEROMETRIC DETECTORS. 45(38). 28–28. 2 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R., et al.. (1998). Mechanical quality factors of fused silica resonators. Review of Scientific Instruments. 69(10). 3681–3689. 42 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R., et al.. (1998). Dissipation mechanisms in pendulums and their implications for gravitational wave interferometers. Review of Scientific Instruments. 69(2). 544–553. 27 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R.. (1997). If light waves are stretched by gravitational waves, how can we use light as a ruler to detect gravitational waves?. American Journal of Physics. 65(6). 501–505. 16 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R.. (1997). How an interferometer extracts and amplifies power from a gravitational wave. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 14(9). 2435–2454. 5 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R., et al.. (1994). The inverted pendulum as a probe of anelasticity. Review of Scientific Instruments. 65(1). 182–191. 54 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R.. (1994). Fundamentals of Interferometric Gravitational Wave Detectors. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. eBooks. 205 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R., et al.. (1994). A method for measuring the dependence of internal friction on strain. Review of Scientific Instruments. 65(6). 2102–2106. 8 indexed citations
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Stephens, Michelle, P. R. Saulson, & J. Kovalik. (1991). A double pendulum vibration isolation system for a laser interferometric gravitational wave antenna. Review of Scientific Instruments. 62(4). 924–932. 16 indexed citations
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Saulson, P. R.. (1990). Thermal noise in mechanical experiments. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields. 42(8). 2437–2445. 578 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dewey, Daniel, et al.. (1986). The MIT prototype gravitational wave detector.. 591–597. 3 indexed citations
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Boughn, S. P., P. R. Saulson, & Juan M. Uson. (1986). The smoothness of the 2.2 micron background - Constraints on models of primeval galaxies. The Astrophysical Journal. 301. 17–17. 6 indexed citations
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Boughn, S. P., P. R. Saulson, & M. Seldner. (1981). A New Limit on the Mass-To Ratio of the Halo of NGC4565. The Astrophysical Journal. 250. L15–L15. 6 indexed citations
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Cheng, E. S., P. R. Saulson, David T. Wilkinson, & B. E. Corey. (1979). Large-scale anisotropy in the 2.7 K radiation. The Astrophysical Journal. 232. L139–L139. 36 indexed citations

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