R. M. Balachandran

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

R. M. Balachandran is a scholar working on Acoustics and Ultrasonics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Ophthalmology. According to data from OpenAlex, R. M. Balachandran has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Acoustics and Ultrasonics, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 3 papers in Ophthalmology. Recurrent topics in R. M. Balachandran's work include Random lasers and scattering media (9 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (5 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (3 papers). R. M. Balachandran is often cited by papers focused on Random lasers and scattering media (9 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (5 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (3 papers). R. M. Balachandran collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. M. Balachandran's co-authors include N. M. Lawandy, É. Sauvain, Alex Sandro Gomes, D. Pacheco, Jisoo Moon, Jordi Martorell, Amy E. Perkins and Kenneth K.W. To and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Optics Letters and Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina.

In The Last Decade

R. M. Balachandran

12 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Laser action in strongly scattering media

1994 1.1k citations N. M. Lawandy, R. M. Balachandran et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. M. Balachandran United States	10	1.3k	991	335	250	208	12	1.5k
É. Sauvain Switzerland	11	939 0.7×	770 0.8×	452 1.3×	167 0.7×	155 0.7×	23	1.4k
Sushil Mujumdar India	18	994 0.8×	947 1.0×	366 1.1×	234 0.9×	142 0.7×	75	1.3k
Seng Tiong Ho United States	16	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.4×	1.1k 3.2×	292 1.2×	159 0.8×	42	2.2k
Alexey Yamilov United States	20	756 0.6×	948 1.0×	548 1.6×	175 0.7×	93 0.4×	77	1.5k
Xunya Jiang China	16	529 0.4×	938 0.9×	542 1.6×	188 0.8×	77 0.4×	54	1.2k
André L. Moura Brazil	17	571 0.4×	519 0.5×	349 1.0×	109 0.4×	88 0.4×	47	929
Xiaoyu Shi China	20	585 0.4×	537 0.5×	295 0.9×	98 0.4×	156 0.8×	47	945
Malcolm N. O’Sullivan United States	12	516 0.4×	703 0.7×	261 0.8×	258 1.0×	262 1.3×	19	1.0k
Alessia Pasquazi United Kingdom	25	322 0.2×	1.9k 1.9×	1.8k 5.3×	226 0.9×	128 0.6×	100	2.4k
Juan Sebastian Totero Gongora United Kingdom	17	306 0.2×	506 0.5×	428 1.3×	87 0.3×	128 0.6×	44	1.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. M. Balachandran

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12 of 12 papers shown

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To, Kenneth K.W., et al.. (1999). Relative Efficacy of the Argon Green, Argon Blue-Green, and Krypton Red Lasers for 10-0 Nylon Subconjunctival Laser Suture Lysis. Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging retina. 30(7). 560–564. 4 indexed citations

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Balachandran, R. M., N. M. Lawandy, & Jisoo Moon. (1997). Theory of laser action in scattering gain media. Optics Letters. 22(5). 319–319. 79 indexed citations

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Martorell, Jordi, R. M. Balachandran, & N. M. Lawandy. (1996). Radiative coupling between photonic paint layers. Optics Letters. 21(4). 239–239. 16 indexed citations

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Balachandran, R. M., D. Pacheco, & N. M. Lawandy. (1996). Photonic textile fibers. Applied Optics. 35(12). 1991–1991. 15 indexed citations

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Balachandran, R. M., D. Pacheco, & N. M. Lawandy. (1996). Laser action in polymeric gain media containing scattering particles. Applied Optics. 35(4). 640–640. 73 indexed citations

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Balachandran, R. M., Amy E. Perkins, & N. M. Lawandy. (1996). Injection locking of photonic paint. Optics Letters. 21(9). 650–650. 8 indexed citations

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Balachandran, R. M. & N. M. Lawandy. (1996). Understanding bichromatic emission from scattering gain media. Optics Letters. 21(19). 1603–1603. 33 indexed citations

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Balachandran, R. M. & N. M. Lawandy. (1995). Interface reflection effects in photonic paint. Optics Letters. 20(11). 1271–1271. 46 indexed citations

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Lawandy, N. M. & R. M. Balachandran. (1995). Random laser?. Nature. 373(6511). 204–204. 44 indexed citations

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Balachandran, R. M. & N. M. Lawandy. (1994). Laser action in strongly scattering media. 106 indexed citations

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Lawandy, N. M., R. M. Balachandran, Alex Sandro Gomes, & É. Sauvain. (1994). Laser action in strongly scattering media. Nature. 368(6470). 436–438. 1063 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lawandy, N. M., R. M. Balachandran, Alex Sandro Gomes, & É. Sauvain. (1994). Correction: Laser action in strongly scattering media. Nature. 369(6478). 340–340. 10 indexed citations

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