Theodore H. Maiman

5.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Theodore H. Maiman is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Geochemistry and Petrology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Theodore H. Maiman has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 3 papers in Geochemistry and Petrology and 3 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Theodore H. Maiman's work include Mineralogy and Gemology Studies (3 papers), Laser Design and Applications (2 papers) and Meat and Animal Product Quality (2 papers). Theodore H. Maiman is often cited by papers focused on Mineralogy and Gemology Studies (3 papers), Laser Design and Applications (2 papers) and Meat and Animal Product Quality (2 papers). Theodore H. Maiman collaborates with scholars based in United States. Theodore H. Maiman's co-authors include V. Evtuhov, R. H. Hoskins, C. K. Asawa, I. J. D’Haenens, Willis E. Lamb, S. Fine and Edmund Klein and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Theodore H. Maiman

12 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby

1960 2.7k citations Theodore H. Maiman Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Theodore H. Maiman United States	8	1.2k	1.2k	711	660	427	12	3.3k
Mitsunobu Miyagi Japan	29	1.3k 1.1×	2.6k 2.2×	271 0.4×	477 0.7×	413 1.0×	328	3.6k
U. Bonse Germany	34	1.5k 1.2×	382 0.3×	542 0.8×	1.1k 1.6×	944 2.2×	141	4.8k
Judith M. Dawes Australia	28	1.6k 1.4×	2.1k 1.8×	306 0.4×	1.4k 2.2×	552 1.3×	173	3.8k
Thomas F. Deutsch United States	48	1.0k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	1.8k 2.6×	843 1.3×	1.6k 3.8×	161	6.5k
Albert Rose United States	20	916 0.8×	2.8k 2.4×	197 0.3×	1.7k 2.6×	424 1.0×	45	4.0k
B. Schwartz United States	30	1.2k 1.0×	2.0k 1.7×	82 0.1×	871 1.3×	508 1.2×	91	2.8k
Minoru Obara Japan	36	1.9k 1.6×	1.9k 1.6×	600 0.8×	888 1.3×	1.1k 2.5×	290	4.8k
H. R. Hart United States	27	728 0.6×	241 0.2×	727 1.0×	350 0.5×	404 0.9×	95	3.3k
M. Schlenker France	24	643 0.5×	394 0.3×	324 0.5×	581 0.9×	835 2.0×	75	3.5k
Robin L. Armstrong Canada	28	909 0.8×	673 0.6×	700 1.0×	963 1.5×	397 0.9×	187	3.8k

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12 of 12 papers shown

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (2017). The Laser Inventor. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 4 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1967). Laser applications. Physics Today. 20(7). 24–28. 4 indexed citations

3.

Fine, S., et al.. (1964). Biological effects of high peak power radiation. Life Sciences. 3(3). 209–222. 16 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1962). Solid state laser and iraser studies. Solid-State Electronics. 4. 236–249. 3 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1961). Stimulated Optical Emission in Fluorescent Solids. I. Theoretical Considerations. Physical Review. 123(4). 1145–1150. 80 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H., R. H. Hoskins, I. J. D’Haenens, C. K. Asawa, & V. Evtuhov. (1961). Stimulated Optical Emission in Fluorescent Solids. II. Spectroscopy and Stimulated Emission in Ruby. Physical Review. 123(4). 1151–1157. 252 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1961). Optical Maser Action in Ruby. 91. 14 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1960). Temperature and Concentration Effects in a Ruby Maser. Quantum Electronics. 324. 1 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1960). Optical and Microwave-Optical Experiments in Ruby. Physical Review Letters. 4(11). 564–566. 225 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1960). Maser Behavior: Temperature and Concentration Effects. Journal of Applied Physics. 31(1). 222–223. 10 indexed citations

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Maiman, Theodore H.. (1960). Stimulated Optical Radiation in Ruby. Nature. 187(4736). 493–494. 2675 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lamb, Willis E. & Theodore H. Maiman. (1957). Measurement of the Fine Structure Separation3P13−3P23for the Helium Atom. Physical Review. 105(2). 573–579. 43 indexed citations

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