R. L. Compton

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
24 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

R. L. Compton is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, R. L. Compton has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 4 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in R. L. Compton's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (9 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (7 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (5 papers). R. L. Compton is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (9 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (7 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (5 papers). R. L. Compton collaborates with scholars based in United States, Mexico and Spain. R. L. Compton's co-authors include J. V. Porto, Y.-J. Lin, I. B. Spielman, Karina Jiménez-García, Abigail R. Perry, Alan Nankervis, William D. Phillips, P. A. Crowell, Marian Baird and W. D. Phillips and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

R. L. Compton

22 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Synthetic magnetic fields for ultracold neutral atoms 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2009 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. Synthetic magnetic fields for ultracold neutral atoms
    2009 998 citations Y.-J. Lin, R. L. Compton et al. Nature profile →
  2. Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Uniform Light-Induced Vector Potential
    2009 415 citations Y.-J. Lin, R. L. Compton 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
R. L. Compton United States 16 2.2k 542 236 134 112 24 2.4k
Wenxian Zhang China 25 1.3k 0.6× 248 0.5× 390 1.7× 10 0.1× 39 0.3× 134 2.0k
Stefan Kirchner Germany 24 801 0.4× 1.4k 2.5× 43 0.2× 820 6.1× 19 0.2× 121 2.1k
Silvia Bacci Italy 22 329 0.2× 656 1.2× 114 0.5× 224 1.7× 68 0.6× 86 1.5k
Bertrand Berche France 22 598 0.3× 772 1.4× 36 0.2× 76 0.6× 12 0.1× 121 1.6k
P. Benassi Italy 19 260 0.1× 87 0.2× 45 0.2× 55 0.4× 56 0.5× 57 1.1k
Kohei Suzuki Japan 16 562 0.3× 97 0.2× 18 0.1× 24 0.2× 66 0.6× 57 1.2k
Laurence Anthony Japan 22 301 0.1× 183 0.3× 271 1.1× 85 0.6× 7 0.1× 76 1.8k
Thomas Andersson Sweden 22 697 0.3× 178 0.3× 27 0.1× 61 0.5× 330 2.9× 132 1.7k
J. D. Fletcher United Kingdom 26 974 0.5× 804 1.5× 186 0.8× 827 6.2× 3 0.0× 83 2.3k
Carlo Giovannella Italy 15 218 0.1× 329 0.6× 78 0.3× 105 0.8× 6 0.1× 118 944

Countries citing papers authored by R. L. Compton

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. L. Compton

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. L. Compton

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. L. Compton. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. L. Compton 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 R. L. Compton. R. L. Compton 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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Chauhan, Nitesh, Jiawei Wang, Kaikai Liu, et al.. (2022). Ultra-low loss visible light waveguides for integrated atomic, molecular, and quantum photonics. Optics Express. 30(5). 6960–6960. 39 indexed citations
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Puckett, Matthew W., et al.. (2021). Integrated photonics for atomic sensing. 137–137. 1 indexed citations
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Nelson, K. D., Chad Fertig, Paul Hamilton, et al.. (2020). Guided matter wave inertial sensing in a miniature physics package. Applied Physics Letters. 116(23). 8 indexed citations
4.
Compton, R. L., et al.. (2014). Effective Recruitment and Selection Practices. Research Bank (Australian Catholic University). 29 indexed citations
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Compton, R. L., Y.-J. Lin, Karina Jiménez-García, J. V. Porto, & I. B. Spielman. (2012). Dynamically slowed collapse of a Bose-Einstein condensate with attractive interactions. Physical Review A. 86(6). 17 indexed citations
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Nankervis, Alan, et al.. (2011). Human resources management: Strategy and practice. eSpace (Curtin University). 1–620. 5 indexed citations
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Jiménez-García, Karina, R. L. Compton, Y.-J. Lin, et al.. (2010). Phases of a Two-Dimensional Bose Gas in an Optical Lattice. Physical Review Letters. 105(11). 110401–110401. 47 indexed citations
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Compton, R. L., et al.. (2010). Magnetic vortex dynamics in the presence of pinning. Physical Review B. 81(14). 47 indexed citations
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Compton, R. L.. (2009). Towards an Integrated Model of Strategic Human Resource Management-An Australian Case Study. Research Bank (Australian Catholic University). 17(2). 81–94. 3 indexed citations
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Lin, Y.-J., Abigail R. Perry, R. L. Compton, I. B. Spielman, & J. V. Porto. (2009). Rapid production ofR87bBose-Einstein condensates in a combined magnetic and optical potential. Physical Review A. 79(6). 126 indexed citations
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Lin, Y.-J., R. L. Compton, Karina Jiménez-García, J. V. Porto, & I. B. Spielman. (2009). Synthetic magnetic fields for ultracold neutral atoms. Nature. 462(7273). 628–632. 998 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lin, Y.-J., R. L. Compton, Abigail R. Perry, et al.. (2009). Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Uniform Light-Induced Vector Potential. Physical Review Letters. 102(13). 130401–130401. 415 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nankervis, Alan, R. L. Compton, & Marian Baird. (2008). Human resource management : strategies and processes. 27 indexed citations
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Compton, R. L. & P. A. Crowell. (2006). Dynamics of a Pinned Magnetic Vortex. Physical Review Letters. 97(13). 137202–137202. 89 indexed citations
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Pechan, Michael J., et al.. (2005). Direct measurement of spatially localized ferromagnetic-resonance modes in an antidot lattice (invited). Journal of Applied Physics. 97(10). 55 indexed citations
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Compton, R. L., Michael J. Pechan, S. Maat, & Eric E. Fullerton. (2002). Probing the magnetic transitions in exchange-biasedFePt3/Febilayers. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 66(5). 28 indexed citations
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Pechan, Michael J., et al.. (2001). Magnetic anisotropy and interlayer coupling in Fe0.5Co0.5(100) films on GaAs(100). Journal of Applied Physics. 89(11). 7514–7516. 7 indexed citations
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Berger, Andrew, Michael J. Pechan, R. L. Compton, et al.. (2001). Disorder-tuning of hysteresis-loop properties in Co/CoO-film structures. Physica B Condensed Matter. 306(1-4). 235–239. 15 indexed citations
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Nankervis, Alan, R. L. Compton, & Marian Baird. (1993). Strategic human resource management. 181 indexed citations
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Compton, R. L.. (1961). The Right to the Subjacent Support of Oil and Gas. California Law Review. 49(2). 354.

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