Ralf Gommers

21.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 917 citations indexed

About

Ralf Gommers is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Computer Networks and Communications. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Gommers has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 917 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 6 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and 2 papers in Computer Networks and Communications. Recurrent topics in Ralf Gommers's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (5 papers), stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (5 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (4 papers). Ralf Gommers is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (5 papers), stochastic dynamics and bifurcation (5 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (4 papers). Ralf Gommers collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand. Ralf Gommers's co-authors include Ferruccio Renzoni, Gregory R. Lee, Aaron O'Leary, Kai Wohlfahrt, S. Bergamini, S. Denisov, Wujie Huang, Wolfgang Ketterle, Edward Su and Christian Sanner and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, PLoS ONE and Physical Review A.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Gommers

13 papers receiving 887 citations

Hit Papers

PyWavelets: A Python package for wavelet analysis 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
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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. PyWavelets: A Python package for wavelet analysis
    2019 447 citations Gregory R. Lee, Ralf Gommers et al. The Journal of Open Source Software profile →

Peers

Ralf Gommers
Cao Li China
J. L. Aragón Mexico
Antonio Palacios United States
Alireza Bahraminasab Iran
Cécile Appert-Rolland France
D W Jordan United Kingdom
M. A. H. Nerenberg Canada
R. Eykholt United States
Jaime Cisternas Chile
Visarath In United States
Cao Li China
Ralf Gommers
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Gommers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralf Gommers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralf Gommers 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 Ralf Gommers. Ralf Gommers is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Meurer, Aaron, Ralf Gommers, Yao-Lung L. Fang, et al.. (2023). Python Array API Standard: Toward Array Interoperability in the Scientific Python Ecosystem. Proceedings of the Python in Science Conferences. 8–17. 1 indexed citations
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Gommers, Ralf, et al.. (2019). Modelling the key drivers of an aerial Phytophthora foliar disease epidemic, from the needles to the whole plant. PLoS ONE. 14(5). e0216161–e0216161. 8 indexed citations
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Lee, Gregory R., et al.. (2019). PyWavelets: A Python package for wavelet analysis. The Journal of Open Source Software. 4(36). 1237–1237. 447 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sanner, Christian, Edward Su, Wujie Huang, et al.. (2011). Speckle Imaging of Spin Fluctuations in a Strongly Interacting Fermi Gas. Physical Review Letters. 106(1). 10402–10402. 66 indexed citations
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Sanner, Christian, Edward Su, Wujie Huang, et al.. (2010). Speckle Imaging of Spin Fluctuations in a Strongly Interacting Fermi Gas. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 42. 1 indexed citations
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Sanner, Christian, Edward Su, Ralf Gommers, et al.. (2010). Suppression of Density Fluctuations in a Quantum Degenerate Fermi Gas. Physical Review Letters. 105(4). 82 indexed citations
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Sanner, Christian, Edward Su, Ralf Gommers, et al.. (2010). Suppression of Density Fluctuations in a Quantum Degenerate Fermi Gas. DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Gommers, Ralf, В. С. Лебедев, Michael Brown, & Ferruccio Renzoni. (2008). Gating Ratchet for Cold Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 100(4). 40603–40603. 39 indexed citations
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Gommers, Ralf, Michael Brown, & Ferruccio Renzoni. (2007). Symmetry and transport in a cold atom ratchet with multifrequency driving. Physical Review A. 75(5). 17 indexed citations
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Gommers, Ralf, S. Denisov, & Ferruccio Renzoni. (2006). Quasiperiodically Driven Ratchets for Cold Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 96(24). 240604–240604. 99 indexed citations
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Gommers, Ralf, S. Bergamini, & Ferruccio Renzoni. (2005). Dissipation-Induced Symmetry Breaking in a Driven Optical Lattice. Physical Review Letters. 95(7). 73003–73003. 99 indexed citations
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Gommers, Ralf, et al.. (2005). Resonant Activation in a Nonadiabatically Driven Optical Lattice. Physical Review Letters. 94(14). 143001–143001. 55 indexed citations
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Gommers, Ralf, et al.. (2005). Two-photon photoionization of the Ca4s3dD21level in an optical dipole trap. Physical Review A. 71(4). 2 indexed citations

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