Simon Kheifets

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Simon Kheifets is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon Kheifets has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 4 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Simon Kheifets's work include Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (5 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (4 papers). Simon Kheifets is often cited by papers focused on Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (5 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (4 papers). Simon Kheifets collaborates with scholars based in United States, Belgium and Italy. Simon Kheifets's co-authors include Mark G. Raizen, Tongcang Li, David Medellín, Vincent Ginis, Federico Capasso, Adam E. Cohen, Michael E. Xie, Edward S. Boyden, Anne E. Takesian and Linlin Z. Fan and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Simon Kheifets

19 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Measurement of the Instantaneous Velocity of a Brownian P... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 2011 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. Measurement of the Instantaneous Velocity of a Brownian Particle
    2010 452 citations Tongcang Li, Simon Kheifets et al. Science profile →
  2. Millikelvin cooling of an optically trapped microsphere in vacuum
    2011 347 citations Tongcang Li, Simon Kheifets et al. Nature Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Simon Kheifets United States 12 813 348 242 230 129 20 1.3k
Christian Schubert Germany 26 1.2k 1.5× 463 1.3× 252 1.0× 60 0.3× 46 0.4× 82 2.3k
T. D. Clark United Kingdom 25 1.3k 1.6× 295 0.8× 374 1.5× 183 0.8× 89 0.7× 148 2.1k
С. Ф. Тимашев Russia 17 190 0.2× 171 0.5× 189 0.8× 129 0.6× 72 0.6× 107 1.1k
H. M. Lai Hong Kong 23 1.0k 1.2× 424 1.2× 529 2.2× 127 0.6× 60 0.5× 64 1.9k
Pik-Yin Lai Taiwan 21 472 0.6× 306 0.9× 97 0.4× 227 1.0× 30 0.2× 66 1.9k
Alberto P. Muñuzuri Spain 24 262 0.3× 351 1.0× 68 0.3× 715 3.1× 147 1.1× 129 1.9k
Michael M. Burns United States 15 1.2k 1.5× 555 1.6× 158 0.7× 115 0.5× 12 0.1× 22 1.4k
A. Z. Capri Canada 12 429 0.5× 199 0.6× 290 1.2× 249 1.1× 22 0.2× 56 1.3k
Pritiraj Mohanty United States 20 1.2k 1.4× 399 1.1× 852 3.5× 282 1.2× 15 0.1× 44 1.6k
Tobias Kramer Germany 19 830 1.0× 164 0.5× 204 0.8× 92 0.4× 88 0.7× 61 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Simon Kheifets

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Simon Kheifets

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Chien, Miao‐Ping, Daan Brinks, Guilherme Testa-Silva, et al.. (2021). Photoactivated voltage imaging in tissue with an archaerhodopsin-derived reporter. Science Advances. 7(19). 34 indexed citations
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Yu, Shaoliang, Jinsheng Lu, Vincent Ginis, et al.. (2021). On-chip optical tweezers based on freeform optics. Optica. 8(3). 409–409. 50 indexed citations
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Brinks, Daan, et al.. (2021). Linearly polarized excitation enhances signals from fluorescent voltage indicators. Biophysical Journal. 120(23). 5333–5342. 4 indexed citations
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Ginis, Vincent, Marco Piccardo, Michele Tamagnone, et al.. (2020). Remote structuring of near-field landscapes. Science. 369(6502). 436–440. 16 indexed citations
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Fan, Linlin Z., Simon Kheifets, Urs L. Böhm, et al.. (2020). All-Optical Electrophysiology Reveals the Role of Lateral Inhibition in Sensory Processing in Cortical Layer 1. Cell. 180(3). 521–535.e18. 103 indexed citations
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Liu, Lulu, et al.. (2018). Three-Dimensional Measurement of the Helicity-Dependent Forces on a Mie Particle. Physical Review Letters. 120(22). 223901–223901. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Lulu, Simon Kheifets, Vincent Ginis, Andrea Di Donato, & Federico Capasso. (2017). Elliptical orbits of microspheres in an evanescent field. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(42). 11087–11091. 10 indexed citations
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Liu, Lulu, Simon Kheifets, Vincent Ginis, & Federico Capasso. (2016). Subfemtonewton Force Spectroscopy at the Thermal Limit in Liquids. Physical Review Letters. 116(22). 228001–228001. 22 indexed citations
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Brinks, Daan, Yoav Adam, Simon Kheifets, & Adam E. Cohen. (2016). Painting with Rainbows: Patterning Light in Space, Time, and Wavelength for Multiphoton Optogenetic Sensing and Control. Accounts of Chemical Research. 49(11). 2518–2526. 11 indexed citations
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Kheifets, Simon, et al.. (2015). Testing the Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution using Brownian particles. Optics Express. 23(2). 1888–1888. 23 indexed citations
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Kheifets, Simon, et al.. (2014). Observation of Brownian Motion in Liquids at Short Times: Instantaneous Velocity and Memory Loss. Science. 343(6178). 1493–1496. 164 indexed citations
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Duplat, Jérôme, Simon Kheifets, Tongcang Li, Mark G. Raizen, & Emmanuel Villermaux. (2013). Superdiffusive trajectories in Brownian motion. Physical Review E. 87(2). 20105–20105. 21 indexed citations
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Raizen, Mark G., Simon Kheifets, & Tongcang Li. (2012). Optical trapping and cooling of glass microspheres. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8458. 84580B–84580B. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Tongcang, Simon Kheifets, & Mark G. Raizen. (2011). Millikelvin cooling of an optically trapped microsphere in vacuum. Nature Physics. 7(7). 527–530. 347 indexed citations breakdown →
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Li, Tongcang, Simon Kheifets, David Medellín, & Mark G. Raizen. (2010). Measurement of the Instantaneous Velocity of a Brownian Particle. Science. 328(5986). 1673–1675. 452 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kheifets, Simon & T. C. D. Knight. (1979). Full average radiation of electrons and positrons channeled between the planes of a crystal. Journal of Applied Physics. 50(9). 5937–5943. 5 indexed citations
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Kheifets, Simon, et al.. (1970). Contemporary status of accelerator physics and technique. Uspekhi Fizicheskih Nauk. 101(6). 217–248. 1 indexed citations
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Kheifets, Simon, et al.. (1964). ELECTRON AND POSITRON STORAGE RINGS. Soviet Physics Uspekhi. 6(5). 614–638. 3 indexed citations
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Kheifets, Simon, et al.. (1963). Electron-electron scattering cross-section taking into account hard-photon radiation. Nuclear Physics. 47. 313–327. 6 indexed citations
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Kheifets, Simon, et al.. (1959). DAMPING OF PARTICLE OSCILLATIONS IN STRONG FOCUSING ELECTRON SYNCHROTRON.

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