Paul Kelley

7.9k total citations · 3 hit papers
91 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Paul Kelley is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Atmospheric Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul Kelley has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 15 papers in Atmospheric Science and 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul Kelley's work include Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (22 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (20 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (13 papers). Paul Kelley is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (22 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (20 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (13 papers). Paul Kelley collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Paul Kelley's co-authors include P. E. Tannenwald, B. Lax, W. H. Kleiner, T. K. Gustafson, Petros N. Argyres, R. Y. Chiao, J. J. Zayhowski, A. Javan, E. D. Hinkley and A. R. Calawa and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

In The Last Decade

Paul Kelley

89 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Focusing of Optical Beams 1965 2026 1985 2005 1965 1965 1966 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

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. Self-Focusing of Optical Beams
    1965 883 citations Paul Kelley profile →
  2. Physics of quantum electronics
    1965 736 citations P. E. Tannenwald, Paul Kelley et al. Physics Today profile →
  3. Physics of Quantum Electronics
    1966 446 citations Paul Kelley, P. E. Tannenwald et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul Kelley United States 33 3.8k 1.8k 1.2k 829 633 91 5.5k
D. Bauer Germany 42 5.1k 1.4× 517 0.3× 168 0.1× 1.4k 1.7× 460 0.7× 150 6.1k
Dan Stamper-Kurn United States 49 17.9k 4.8× 980 0.6× 1.9k 1.6× 939 1.1× 76 0.1× 115 19.1k
M. Capitelli Italy 59 5.9k 1.6× 6.8k 3.8× 376 0.3× 1.5k 1.8× 469 0.7× 482 13.5k
John A. Hoffnagle United States 31 1.9k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 132 0.1× 254 0.3× 159 0.3× 107 3.4k
Donald Rapp United States 25 3.6k 1.0× 1.6k 0.9× 214 0.2× 1.7k 2.0× 445 0.7× 102 5.7k
Nathan R. Newbury United States 54 9.7k 2.6× 6.3k 3.6× 73 0.1× 3.0k 3.6× 421 0.7× 215 10.9k
David B. Newell United States 34 2.9k 0.8× 1.2k 0.7× 340 0.3× 402 0.5× 166 0.3× 145 6.4k
Wolfgang Demtröder Germany 38 3.6k 1.0× 876 0.5× 145 0.1× 2.1k 2.5× 588 0.9× 145 4.8k
A. Engel Germany 33 1.4k 0.4× 1.5k 0.9× 417 0.4× 323 0.4× 51 0.1× 207 4.2k
S. Schiller Germany 43 5.4k 1.4× 1.6k 0.9× 533 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 142 0.2× 176 6.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Paul Kelley

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul Kelley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul Kelley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul Kelley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul Kelley 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 Paul Kelley. Paul Kelley 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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Yamakawa, Akane, et al.. (2024). Unraveling atmospheric mercury dynamics at Mauna Loa through the isotopic analysis of total gaseous mercury. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 284. 116993–116993. 1 indexed citations
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Sullivan, John T., T. F. Hanisco, Robert Swap, et al.. (2022). Sensitivity of total column NO2 at a marine site within the Chesapeake Bay during OWLETS-2. Atmospheric Environment. 277. 119063–119063. 12 indexed citations
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Cizdziel, James V., J. Stephen Brewer, Winston T. Luke, et al.. (2020). Gaseous Elemental Mercury Concentrations along the Northern Gulf of Mexico Using Passive Air Sampling, with a Comparison to Active Sampling. Atmosphere. 11(10). 1034–1034. 6 indexed citations
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McLagan, David S., Carl P. J. Mitchell, A. Steffen, et al.. (2018). Global evaluation and calibration of a passive air sampler for gaseous mercury. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(8). 5905–5919. 53 indexed citations
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Luke, Winston T., Paul Kelley, Xiuyun Ren, et al.. (2018). Speciated Atmospheric Mercury Measurements at the Mauna Loa, Hawaii AMNet Site: Patterns, Trends, and Sources. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Castellanos, Patricia, Winston T. Luke, Paul Kelley, et al.. (2009). Modification of a commercial cavity ring-down spectroscopy NO2 detector for enhanced sensitivity. Review of Scientific Instruments. 80(11). 113107–113107. 13 indexed citations
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Sherman, Mark A., et al.. (2004). CONTROLLING CONCRETE CRACKING AND CURLING. ACI Concrete International. 26(8). 59–62. 1 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul, et al.. (2001). Under the Microscope. Civil engineering. 71(6). 66–71. 1 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul, et al.. (2000). Design Philosophy for Structural Strengthening with FRP. ACI Concrete International. 22(2). 77–82. 6 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul. (2000). The nonlinear index of refraction and self-action effects in optical propagation. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics. 6(6). 1259–1264. 4 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul. (1994). Emergency Repairs for Storrow Drive Tunnel. 1103–1110. 1 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul, et al.. (1994). Proposed Rehabilitation of Storrow Drive Interchange Tunnel. 1111–1118. 1 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul, et al.. (1976). Molecular absorption of infrared laser radiation in the natural atmosphere. Optical and Quantum Electronics. 8(2). 117–144. 16 indexed citations
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Eng, R. S., Paul Kelley, A. Mooradian, A. R. Calawa, & T. C. Harman. (1973). Tunable laser measurements of water vapor transitions in the vicinity of 5 μm. Chemical Physics Letters. 19(4). 524–528. 51 indexed citations
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Schlossberg, H. & Paul Kelley. (1972). Using tunable lasers. Physics Today. 25(7). 36–44. 7 indexed citations
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Fleck, J. A. & Paul Kelley. (1969). TEMPORAL ASPECTS OF THE SELF-FOCUSING OF OPTICAL BEAMS. Applied Physics Letters. 15(10). 313–315. 31 indexed citations
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Fisher, Robert A., Paul Kelley, & T. K. Gustafson. (1969). SUBPICOSECOND PULSE GENERATION USING THE OPTICAL KERR EFFECT. Applied Physics Letters. 14(4). 140–143. 133 indexed citations
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Carman, R. L., et al.. (1969). TRANSIENT AND STEADY STATE THERMAL SELF-FOCUSING. Applied Physics Letters. 14(4). 136–139. 22 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul, Benjamin Lax, & P. E. Tannenwald. (1966). Physics of quantum electronics : conference proceedings. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul & W. H. Kleiner. (1964). Theory of Electromagnetic Field Measurement and Photoelectron Counting. Physical Review. 136(2A). A316–A334. 399 indexed citations

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