T. A. Wiggins

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
118 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

T. A. Wiggins is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, T. A. Wiggins has authored 118 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 58 papers in Spectroscopy, 39 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 37 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in T. A. Wiggins's work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (52 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (37 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (19 papers). T. A. Wiggins is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (52 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (37 papers) and Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure (19 papers). T. A. Wiggins collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. T. A. Wiggins's co-authors include D. H. Rank, R. M. Herman, D. P. Eastman, B. Srınıvasa Rao, Uwe Fink, Arthur H. Guenther, Eugene D. Tidwell, Earle K. Plyler, E. R. Shull and Shozo H. Sugiura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

T. A. Wiggins

114 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

Production and uses of diffractionless beams 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 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. Production and uses of diffractionless beams
    1991 454 citations R. M. Herman, T. A. Wiggins Journal of the Optical Society of America A profile →

Peers

T. A. Wiggins
D. H. Rank United States
H.A. Gebbie United Kingdom
Bengt Edlén Sweden
D. L. Huestis United States
E. C. Zipf United States
R. W. Nicholls Canada
J. I. Steinfeld United States
Forrest R. Gilmore United States
J. Mayo Greenberg Netherlands
J. P. Doering United States
D. H. Rank United States
T. A. Wiggins
Citations per year, relative to T. A. Wiggins T. A. Wiggins (= 1×) peers D. H. Rank

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Fields of papers citing papers by T. A. Wiggins

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. A. Wiggins

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Misener, Ruth, Mark C. Allenby, Karan Gupta, et al.. (2017). Stem cell biomanufacturing under uncertainty: A case study in optimizing red blood cell production. AIChE Journal. 64(8). 3011–3022. 12 indexed citations
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Sugiura, Shozo H., et al.. (2005). Effluent profile of commercially used low-phosphorus fish feeds. Environmental Pollution. 140(1). 95–101. 74 indexed citations
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Herman, R. M. & T. A. Wiggins. (2002). Hollow beams of simple polarization for trapping and storing atoms. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 19(1). 116–116. 8 indexed citations
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Herman, R. M. & T. A. Wiggins. (2001). Propagation and focusing of Bessel–Gauss, generalized Bessel–Gauss, and modified Bessel–Gauss beams. Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 18(1). 170–170. 5 indexed citations
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Herman, R. M., et al.. (1985). Diffraction and focusing of Gaussian beams. Applied Optics. 24(9). 1346–1346. 18 indexed citations
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Wiggins, T. A., et al.. (1984). The Influence of Rolling on the Hatch of American Shad Eggs. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 46(1). 51–52. 3 indexed citations
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Wiggins, T. A., et al.. (1983). Hybridization of Yellow Perch and Walleye. The Progressive Fish-Culturist. 45(2). 131–132. 4 indexed citations
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Wiggins, T. A., et al.. (1982). Observation and morphology of small-scale laser induced damage. Applied Optics. 21(9). 1675–1675. 5 indexed citations
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Hammond, C. M. & T. A. Wiggins. (1972). Hypersound Speeds in Sulfur Hexafluoride. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 52(5B). 1373–1376. 3 indexed citations
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Wiggins, T. A., et al.. (1968). Stimulated Thermal Rayleigh Scattering in Gases. Physical Review Letters. 20(16). 831–834. 26 indexed citations
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Wiggins, T. A., et al.. (1966). Stimulated Effects in N_2 and CH_4 Gases. Applied Optics. 5(6). 1069–1069. 13 indexed citations
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Rank, D. H., Uwe Fink, & T. A. Wiggins. (1966). Measurements on Spectra of Gases of Planetary Interest. II. H_{2}, CO_{2}, NH_{3}, and CH_{4}. The Astrophysical Journal. 143. 980–980. 66 indexed citations
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Rank, D. H., et al.. (1966). Resolution and Efficiency of Single- and Double-Pass Spectrographs*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 56(11). 1473–1473. 2 indexed citations
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Rank, D. H., et al.. (1960). Hyperfine Structures of Some Hg I Lines*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 50(11). 1045–1045. 10 indexed citations
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Rank, D. H., et al.. (1960). Shapes and Breadths of Some Molecular Rotation-Vibration Band Lines Perturbed by Rare Gases. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 33(2). 327–328. 10 indexed citations
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Rank, D. H., et al.. (1960). Pressure-Induced Shifts of HCI Lines Due to Foreign Gases. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 32(1). 296–297. 45 indexed citations
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Rank, D. H., et al.. (1957). Precision Determination of the Velocity of Light Derived from a Band Spectrum Method III*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 47(2). 148–148. 13 indexed citations
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Jaffe, J. H., T. A. Wiggins, & D. H. Rank. (1955). Extreme Resolution of Infra-Red Absorption Spectra. Nature. 175(4464). 908–908. 2 indexed citations
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Rank, D. H., Hervé Rix, & T. A. Wiggins. (1953). Some Bands of Methyl Bromide in the Near Infrared under High Resolution*. Journal of the Optical Society of America. 43(3). 157–157. 23 indexed citations

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