Steven Chu

70.2k total citations · 29 hit papers
241 papers, 53.7k citations indexed

About

Steven Chu is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven Chu has authored 241 papers receiving a total of 53.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 102 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 53 papers in Molecular Biology and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Steven Chu's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (63 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (28 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (25 papers). Steven Chu is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (63 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (28 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (25 papers). Steven Chu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and China. Steven Chu's co-authors include Arun Majumdar, Yi Cui, J. E. Bjorkholm, A. Ashkin, Nian Liu, J. M. Dziedzic, Mark A. Kasevich, Douglas E. Smith, Hazen P. Babcock and Kai Yan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Steven Chu

240 papers receiving 52.0k 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.

Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future

2012 10.2k citations Steven Chu et al. profile →
Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles

1986 5.0k citations Steven Chu et al. profile →
The path towards sustainable energy

2016 4.0k citations Steven Chu, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Selective deposition and stable encapsulation of lithium through heterogeneous seeded growth

2016 1.9k citations Kai Yan, Po‐Chun Hsu et al. profile →
Interconnected hollow carbon nanospheres for stable lithium metal anodes

2014 1.6k citations Kai Yan, Steven Chu et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy

2017 1.2k citations Yuzhang Li, Yanbin Li et al. Science profile →
Trapping of Neutral Sodium Atoms with Radiation Pressure

1987 989 citations Steven Chu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Atomic interferometry using stimulated Raman transitions

1991 905 citations Steven Chu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Atomic Crystals as Stable Interfacial Layer for Improvement of Lithium Metal Anode

2014 680 citations Kai Yan, Steven Chu et al. profile →
High-precision gravity measurements using atom interferometry

2001 622 citations Steven Chu et al. profile →
Single-Polymer Dynamics in Steady Shear Flow

1999 617 citations Steven Chu et al. Science profile →
Measurement of gravitational acceleration by dropping atoms

1999 614 citations Steven Chu et al. profile →
A Single-Molecule Study of RNA Catalysis and Folding

2000 585 citations Xiaowei Zhuang, Steven Chu et al. Science profile →
Nobel Lecture: The manipulation of neutral particles

1998 573 citations Steven Chu profile →
A half-wave rectified alternating current electrochemical method for uranium extraction from seawater

2017 562 citations Po‐Chun Hsu, Tong Wu et al. profile →
Three-dimensional viscous confinement and cooling of atoms by resonance radiation pressure

1985 513 citations Steven Chu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Experimental Observation of Optically Trapped Atoms

1986 508 citations Steven Chu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Relaxation of a Single DNA Molecule Observed by Optical Microscopy

1994 504 citations Steven Chu et al. Science profile →
Polymer Nanofiber-Guided Uniform Lithium Deposition for Battery Electrodes

2015 499 citations Chong Liu, Kai Yan et al. profile →
Stretching of a Single Tethered Polymer in a Uniform Flow

1995 482 citations Steven Chu et al. Science profile →
Direct Observation of Tube-Like Motion of a Single Polymer Chain

1994 389 citations Steven Chu et al. Science profile →
Quantitative measurements of force and displacement using an optical trap

1996 372 citations Steven Chu et al. Biophysical Journal profile →
Measurement of the gravitational acceleration of an atom with a light-pulse atom interferometer

1992 364 citations Steven Chu et al. profile →
Can N95 Respirators Be Reused after Disinfection? How Many Times?

2020 350 citations Steven Chu, Yi Cui et al. profile →
Laser cooling below a photon recoil with three-level atoms

1992 307 citations Steven Chu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Laser Manipulation of Atoms and Particles

1991 277 citations Steven Chu Science profile →
Optical molasses and multilevel atoms: theory

1989 254 citations David S. Weiss, Steven Chu et al. profile →
Atomic velocity selection using stimulated Raman transitions

1991 237 citations David S. Weiss, Steven Chu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Laser-cooled Cs frequency standard and a measurement of the frequency shift due to ultracold collisions

1993 206 citations Steven Chu et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Deuteration solid additive strategy for high-performance and thermally robust organic solar cells 2025 ·Chemical Engineering Journal ·Bowen Li, Xia Hao, Ruijie Ma, Yujia Zhang, (unknown), Yongxiang Liu, Steven Chu, Mengbing Zhu, (unknown), Hua Tan, Weiguo Zhu	2
2	Improving the creation of SiV centers in diamond via sub-μs pulsed annealing treatment 2024 ·Nature Communications ·Yan‐Kai Tzeng, Feng Ke, Chunjing Jia, Yayuan Liu, Sulgiye Park, (unknown), Mungo Frost, (unknown), Wendy L. Mao, Rodney C. Ewing, Yi Cui, Thomas Devereaux, Yu Lin, Steven Chu	3
3	Climate change and innovative paths to a more sustainable future 2024 ·Frontiers in Energy ·Steven Chu, Qi Wang	22
4	Engineering Bright and Mechanosensitive Alkaline-Earth Rare-Earth Upconverting Nanoparticles 2022 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Claire A. McLellan, Chris Siefe, (unknown), Chunte Sam Peng, Stefan Fischer, Alice Lay, Abhinav Parakh, Feng Ke, X. Wendy Gu, Wendy L. Mao, Steven Chu, Miriam B. Goodman, Jennifer A. Dionne	20
5	Electrochemical generation of liquid and solid sulfur on two-dimensional layered materials with distinct areal capacities 2020 ·Nature Nanotechnology ·Ankun Yang, Guangmin Zhou, Xian Kong, Rafael A. Vilá, Allen Pei, Yecun Wu, Xiaoyun Yu, X. R. Zheng, Chun-Lan Wu, Bofei Liu, Hao Chen, Yan Xu, Di Chen, Yanxi Li, Sirine C. Fakra, Harold Y. Hwang, Jian Qin, Steven Chu, Yi Cui	87
6	Lithium Extraction from Seawater through Pulsed Electrochemical Intercalation 2020 ·Joule ·Chong Liu, Yanbin Li, Dingchang Lin, Po‐Chun Hsu, Bofei Liu, Gangbin Yan, Tong Wu, Yi Cui, Steven Chu	256
7	Sub-20 nm Core–Shell–Shell Nanoparticles for Bright Upconversion and Enhanced Förster Resonant Energy Transfer 2019 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Chris Siefe, Randy D. Mehlenbacher, Chunte Sam Peng, Yunxiang Zhang, Stefan Fischer, Alice Lay, Claire A. McLellan, A. Paul Alivisatos, Steven Chu, Jennifer A. Dionne	102
8	Cavity-Enhanced Raman Emission from a Single Color Center in a Solid 2018 ·Physical Review Letters ·Shuo Sun, Jingyuan Linda Zhang, Kevin A. Fischer, Michael J. Burek, Constantin Dory, Konstantinos G. Lagoudakis, Yan‐Kai Tzeng, Marina Radulaski, Yousif Kelaita, Amir H. Safavi‐Naeini, Zhi‐Xun Shen, Nicholas A. Melosh, Steven Chu, Marko Lončar, Jelena Vučković	28
9	Atomic structure of sensitive battery materials and interfaces revealed by cryo–electron microscopy breakdown → 2017 ·Science ·Yuzhang Li, Yanbin Li, Allen Pei, Kai Yan, Yongming Sun, Chun-Lan Wu, Lydia‐Marie Joubert, (unknown), Ai Leen Koh, Yi Yu, John Perrino, Benjamin Butz, Steven Chu, Yi Cui	1249
10	Shelterin Protects Chromosome Ends by Compacting Telomeric Chromatin 2016 ·Cell ·Jigar N. Bandaria, Peiwu Qin, Veysel Berk, Steven Chu, Ahmet Yıldız	133
11	Ultrahigh-resolution imaging reveals formation of neuronal SNARE/Munc18 complexes in situ 2013 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Alexandros Pertsinidis, Konark Mukherjee, Manu Sharma, Zhiping P. Pang, (unknown), Yunxiang Zhang, Axel T. Brünger, Thomas C. Südhof, Steven Chu	83
12	Molecular Architecture and Assembly Principles of Vibrio cholerae Biofilms 2012 ·Science ·Veysel Berk, Jiunn C. N. Fong, Graham T. Dempsey, Ömer Necati Develi̇oğlu, Xiaowei Zhuang, Jan Liphardt, Fitnat H. Yildiz, Steven Chu	296
13	In vitro system capable of differentiating fast Ca ²⁺ -triggered content mixing from lipid exchange for mechanistic studies of neurotransmitter release 2011 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Minjoung Kyoung, Ankita Srivastava, Yunxiang Zhang, Jiajie Diao, Marija Vrljic, Patricia Grob, Eva Nogales, Steven Chu, Axel T. Brünger	133
14	Molecular Mechanism of the Synaptotagmin-Snare Interaction in Ca2+-Triggered Vesicle Fusion 2010 ·Biophysical Journal ·Marija Vrljic, Pavel Strop, James A. Ernst, R. Bryan Sutton, Steven Chu, Axel T. Brünger	1
15	Lighting the Way: Toward a Sustainable Energy Future 2007 ·IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis) ·Steven Chu, José Goldemberg, (unknown), Mohamed T. El‐Ashry, (unknown), Nebojša Nakićenović	47
16	Thiostrepton inhibition of tRNA delivery to the ribosome 2007 ·RNA ·Ruben L. Gonzalez, Steven Chu, Joseph D. Puglisi	42
17	Détermination des paramètres d'interactionCs Cs à partir de la spectroscopie par résonances de Feschbach 2001 ·Andrew J. Kerman, Cheng Chin, Vladan Vuletić, Steven Chu, Paul Leo, Carl J. Williams, Paul S. Julienne	5
18	Measurement of the positronium 1 3 S 1 -2 3 S 1 interval by continuous-wave two-photon excitation 1993 ·MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) ·Michale S. Fee, Steven Chu, A. P. Mills, R. J. Chichester, D. M. Zuckerman, E. D. Shaw, K. Danzmann	2
19	Laser cooling and trapping 1991 ·Optical Society of America Annual Meeting ·Steven Chu	5
20	LASER COOLING DUE TO ATOMIC DIPOLE ORIENTATION 1988 ·Steven Chu, Y. Shevy, David S. Weiss, J. Ungar	2

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