R. L. Ward

119.0k total citations
96 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

R. L. Ward is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Ocean Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. L. Ward has authored 96 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 49 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 32 papers in Ocean Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. L. Ward's work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (46 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (31 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (27 papers). R. L. Ward is often cited by papers focused on Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (46 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (31 papers) and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (27 papers). R. L. Ward collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and Australia. R. L. Ward's co-authors include J. Hough, D. I. Robertson, D. E. McClelland, Kirk McKenzie, D. A. Shaddock, K. A. Strain, O. Miyakawa, C. J. Killow, R. X. Adhikari and Е. Е. Михайлов and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. L. Ward

89 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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. Ward United Kingdom 23 1.1k 575 452 353 293 96 1.7k
D. A. Shaddock Australia 28 1.7k 1.5× 1.1k 2.0× 739 1.6× 437 1.2× 189 0.6× 119 2.8k
Stanley Whitcomb United States 6 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 2.0× 570 1.3× 496 1.4× 234 0.8× 7 2.2k
Robert Spero United States 15 1.1k 1.0× 1.6k 2.7× 287 0.6× 548 1.6× 111 0.4× 45 2.5k
M. E. Zucker United States 11 980 0.9× 1.3k 2.3× 237 0.5× 561 1.6× 144 0.5× 16 2.0k
Yekta Gürsel United States 13 854 0.7× 1.6k 2.8× 204 0.5× 413 1.2× 108 0.4× 29 2.2k
Alex Abramovici United States 6 678 0.6× 1.1k 1.8× 230 0.5× 413 1.2× 113 0.4× 10 1.7k
P. R. Saulson United States 17 972 0.8× 942 1.6× 315 0.7× 652 1.8× 60 0.2× 36 1.7k
Zhong-Kun Hu China 22 1.2k 1.1× 344 0.6× 146 0.3× 302 0.9× 78 0.3× 108 1.8k
D. H. Shoemaker United States 16 1.1k 0.9× 1.7k 3.0× 268 0.6× 723 2.0× 117 0.4× 40 2.5k
Jun Luo China 20 636 0.6× 364 0.6× 125 0.3× 164 0.5× 100 0.3× 66 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. L. Ward

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kapasi, D. P., T. Nguyen, R. L. Ward, et al.. (2023). Direct observation of the thermal noise spectrum of a silicon flexure membrane. Applied Physics Letters. 122(2). 1 indexed citations
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Yap, M. J., et al.. (2021). Optimal quantum noise cancellation with an entangled witness channel. Physical Review Research. 3(4). 6 indexed citations
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Eichholz, J., N. A. Holland, V. B. Adya, et al.. (2020). Practical test mass and suspension configuration for a cryogenic kilohertz gravitational wave detector. Physical review. D. 102(12). 7 indexed citations
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Adya, V. B., M. J. Yap, D. Töyrä, et al.. (2020). Quantum enhanced kHz gravitational wave detector with internal squeezing. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 37(7). 07LT02–07LT02. 15 indexed citations
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Mansell, G. L., T. McRae, P. A. Altin, et al.. (2018). Observation of Squeezed Light in the 2  μm Region. Physical Review Letters. 120(20). 203603–203603. 26 indexed citations
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Altin, P. A., T. Nguyen, B. J. J. Slagmolen, et al.. (2017). A robust single-beam optical trap for a gram-scale mechanical oscillator. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 14546–14546. 10 indexed citations
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Danilishin, S. L., C. Zhao, H. Miao, et al.. (2014). Narrowing the Filter-Cavity Bandwidth in Gravitational-Wave Detectors via Optomechanical Interaction. Physical Review Letters. 113(15). 151102–151102. 49 indexed citations
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Bowman, David M. J. S., et al.. (2013). Internally sensed optical phased array. Optics Letters. 38(7). 1137–1137. 13 indexed citations
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Accadia, T., F. Acernese, M. G. Beker, et al.. (2011). Virgo gravitational wave detector: Results and perspectives. CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa). 34(6). 189–194.
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Granata, M., C. Buy, R. L. Ward, & M. Barsuglia. (2010). Higher-Order Laguerre-Gauss Mode Generation and Interferometry for Gravitational Wave Detectors. Physical Review Letters. 105(23). 231102–231102. 75 indexed citations
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Sato, Shuichi, K. Kokeyama, R. L. Ward, et al.. (2007). Demonstration of Displacement- and Frequency-Noise-Free Laser Interferometry Using Bidirectional Mach-Zehnder Interferometers. Physical Review Letters. 98(14). 141101–141101. 12 indexed citations
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Chen, Yanbei, K. Somiya, Seiji Kawamura, et al.. (2006). Interferometers for Displacement-Noise-Free Gravitational-Wave Detection. Physical Review Letters. 97(15). 151103–151103. 21 indexed citations
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Weiland, U., Gerhard Heinzel, R. L. Ward, & G. Woan. (2004). Hardware injection of simulated continuous gravitational wave signals for GEO 600. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 21(5). S861–S865.
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Beardsley, Scott A., R. L. Ward, & Lucia M. Vaina. (2003). A neural network model of spiral–planar motion tuning in MSTd. Vision Research. 43(5). 577–595. 9 indexed citations
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Morrison, E., J. Hough, B. J. Meers, et al.. (1992). Current status of the Glasgow 10 m prototype laser interferometric gravitational wave detector.. 1505.
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Segal, Robert A. & R. L. Ward. (1986). Weight Distributions of Some Irreducible Cyclic Codes. Mathematics of Computation. 46(173). 341–341. 5 indexed citations
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Newton, G., J. Hough, B. J. Meers, et al.. (1985). Some improvements to the Glasgow gravitational wave detector.. 599–604. 2 indexed citations
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Drever, R. W. P., G. M. Ford, J. Hough, et al.. (1983). A Gravity-Wave Detector Using Optical Cavity Sensing. General Relativity and Gravitation. 265. 8 indexed citations
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Baumert, L. D., William Hobson Mills, & R. L. Ward. (1982). Uniform cyclotomy. Journal of Number Theory. 14(1). 67–82. 54 indexed citations
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Drever, R. W. P., J. Hough, John R. Pugh, et al.. (1979). Gravitational wave detectors. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 368(1732). 11–13. 3 indexed citations

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