Robert Lange

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
88 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Lange is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Aerospace Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Lange has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 15 papers in Aerospace Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert Lange's work include Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (15 papers), Laser Design and Applications (10 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (8 papers). Robert Lange is often cited by papers focused on Optical Wireless Communication Technologies (15 papers), Laser Design and Applications (10 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (8 papers). Robert Lange collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Robert Lange's co-authors include Peter Seitz, A. B. Harris, Berry Smutny, Marika Tiggemann, Reinhard H. Czichy, B. Wandernoth, F. Heine, D. M. Esterling, Rolf Meyer and Lawrence E. Arend and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Robert Lange

76 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Solid-state time-of-flight range camera
    2001 495 citations Robert Lange, Peter Seitz IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Lange Germany 21 801 637 565 480 263 88 2.1k
David B. Phillips United Kingdom 28 1.5k 1.8× 660 1.0× 148 0.3× 202 0.4× 173 0.7× 82 2.7k
I. Harrison United Kingdom 20 467 0.6× 498 0.8× 510 0.9× 111 0.2× 17 0.1× 127 1.4k
P. R. Tapster United Kingdom 32 3.2k 4.0× 1.0k 1.6× 125 0.2× 194 0.4× 55 0.2× 66 3.7k
Juris Upatnieks United States 19 2.2k 2.8× 539 0.8× 47 0.1× 56 0.1× 565 2.1× 47 3.0k
Xiao Tang United States 26 1.3k 1.6× 1.1k 1.7× 217 0.4× 144 0.3× 22 0.1× 140 2.1k
Hui Cao United States 41 5.8k 7.2× 2.9k 4.5× 188 0.3× 126 0.3× 114 0.4× 183 9.1k
Grover A. Swartzlander United States 29 3.7k 4.7× 497 0.8× 100 0.2× 84 0.2× 73 0.3× 112 4.3k
P. O’Connor United States 31 454 0.6× 1.8k 2.8× 109 0.2× 77 0.2× 16 0.1× 150 2.8k
Burm Baek United States 22 1.4k 1.8× 1.1k 1.8× 362 0.6× 376 0.8× 8 0.0× 45 2.3k
Jonathan C. F. Matthews United Kingdom 29 2.2k 2.8× 1.8k 2.8× 139 0.2× 80 0.2× 57 0.2× 98 4.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Lange

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Lange

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Lange

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

All Works

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Gregory, Mark, F. Heine, Hartmut Kämpfner, et al.. (2010). Inter-satellite and satellite-ground laser communication links based on homodyne BPSK. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7587. 75870E–75870E. 17 indexed citations
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Smutny, Berry, Uwe Sterr, B. Wandernoth, et al.. (2009). 5.6 Gbps optical intersatellite communication link. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7199. 719906–719906. 111 indexed citations
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Smutny, Berry, Robert Lange, Hartmut Kämpfner, et al.. (2008). In-orbit verification of optical inter-satellite communication links based on homodyne BPSK. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 44 indexed citations
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Lange, Robert. (2005). Optical inter-satellite links based on homodyne BPSK modulation : Heritage, status and outlook. Proc SPIE. 5712. 1–12. 4 indexed citations
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Heine, F., et al.. (2004). High stability, fast tunable single frequency laser source for space based LIDAR applications. ESASP. 554. 599–601. 4 indexed citations
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Lange, Robert & Peter Seitz. (2001). Solid-state time-of-flight range camera. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 37(3). 390–397. 495 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dietrich, C., et al.. (1995). A High Quality Lithograph with Integrated Environment for Computer Generated Holograms. MADOC (University of Mannheim). 1 indexed citations
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Lange, Robert, et al.. (1993). <title>Monitoring of industrially relevant organic gases by CO<formula><inf><roman>2</roman></inf></formula> laser radiation</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1716. 98–109.
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Lange, Robert, et al.. (1991). ATLID: the first preoperational ATmospheric LIDar for the European polar platform. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1492. 24–24.
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Lange, Robert, et al.. (1990). On the role of the substrate position in the CO2 laser CVD of amorphous hydrogenated silicon. Applied Surface Science. 46(1-4). 230–232. 2 indexed citations
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Lange, Robert & Marika Tiggemann. (1981). Dimensionality and Reliability of the Rotter I-E Locus of Control Scale. Journal of Personality Assessment. 45(4). 398–406. 54 indexed citations
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Lange, Robert. (1978). ERIC/RCS: Flipping the Coin: From Test Anxiety to Test Wiseness.. The Journal of Reading. 22(3). 1 indexed citations
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Lange, Robert, et al.. (1973). Composite adaptation and spatial frequency interactions. Vision Research. 13(12). 2527–2531. 28 indexed citations
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Lange, Yvonne, Robert Lange, & A. K. Solomon. (1970). Cellular Inhomogeneity in Dog Red Cells As Revealed by Sodium Flux. The Journal of General Physiology. 56(4). 438–461. 16 indexed citations
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Harris, A. B. & Robert Lange. (1967). Single-Particle Excitations in Narrow Energy Bands. Physical Review. 157(2). 295–314. 442 indexed citations

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