W. Becker

16.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
280 papers, 12.2k citations indexed

About

W. Becker is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Becker has authored 280 papers receiving a total of 12.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 214 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 62 papers in Spectroscopy and 61 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in W. Becker's work include Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (182 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (72 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (59 papers). W. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (182 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (72 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (59 papers). W. Becker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Bosnia and Herzegovina and United States. W. Becker's co-authors include D. B. Milošević, G. G. Paulus, R. Kopold, J. K. McIver, D. Bauer, H. Walther, S. A. T. Long, M. Kleber, A. Gazibegović-Busuladžić and C. Figueira de Morisson Faria and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. Becker

268 papers receiving 11.7k 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.

Fluorescence lifetime imaging – techniques and applications

2012 640 citations W. Becker Journal of Microscopy profile →
Above-threshold ionization by few-cycle pulses

2006 613 citations D. B. Milošević, G. G. Paulus et al. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics profile →
Feynman's Path-Integral Approach for Intense-Laser-Atom Interactions

2001 554 citations F. Grasbon, G. G. Paulus et al. profile →
Theories of photoelectron correlation in laser-driven multiple atomic ionization

2012 406 citations W. Becker, Xiaojun Liu et al. profile →
Rescattering effects in above-threshold ionization: a classical model

1994 392 citations G. G. Paulus, W. Becker et al. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics profile →
Attosecond Double-Slit Experiment

2005 297 citations H. Walther, D. B. Milošević et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
W. Becker	10.2k	3.5k	2.9k	1.0k	892	280	12.2k
Andreas Becker	8.0k 0.8×	2.8k 0.8×	1.7k 0.6×	1.2k 1.1×	314 0.4×	210	10.7k
M. Nisoli	10.8k 1.1×	3.1k 0.9×	2.7k 0.9×	2.8k 2.7×	421 0.5×	246	12.3k
Andrius Baltuška	12.4k 1.2×	3.2k 0.9×	2.8k 1.0×	4.1k 3.9×	674 0.8×	318	13.4k
François Légaré	6.9k 0.7×	2.1k 0.6×	1.2k 0.4×	2.3k 2.2×	670 0.8×	253	9.2k
S. De Silvestri	10.5k 1.0×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.7×	5.5k 5.2×	718 0.8×	301	14.0k
P. H. Bucksbaum	9.4k 0.9×	3.0k 0.8×	1.6k 0.5×	1.6k 1.5×	258 0.3×	208	11.0k
Thomas Brabec	11.5k 1.1×	2.4k 0.7×	2.7k 0.9×	2.8k 2.6×	249 0.3×	151	12.1k
G. G. Paulus	10.4k 1.0×	3.8k 1.1×	2.6k 0.9×	1.5k 1.4×	200 0.2×	265	11.1k
D. M. Villeneuve	16.0k 1.6×	6.7k 1.9×	2.9k 1.0×	1.5k 1.4×	315 0.4×	243	16.8k
Reinhard Kienberger	10.3k 1.0×	3.1k 0.9×	2.4k 0.8×	2.2k 2.1×	334 0.4×	104	10.9k

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Shcheslavskiy, Vladislav I., Marina V. Shirmanova, Konstantin S. Yashin, et al.. (2025). Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Techniques—A Review on Principles, Applications and Clinical Relevance. Journal of Biophotonics. 18(12). e202400450–e202400450. 4 indexed citations

Becker, W., et al.. (2021). High-order harmonic generation by planar polyatomic molecules exposed to an orthogonally polarized two-color laser field. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 54(13). 134004–134004. 11 indexed citations

Becker, W. & Markus Kleber. (2018). Quantum sources in external fields. Physica Scripta. 94(2). 23001–23001. 4 indexed citations

Quan, Wei, Xiaolei Hao, YanLan Wang, et al.. (2017). Laser-Induced Inelastic Diffraction from Strong-Field Double Ionization. Physical Review Letters. 119(24). 243203–243203. 20 indexed citations

Odžak, Senad, E. Hasović, W. Becker, & D. B. Milošević. (2016). Atomic processes in bicircular fields. Journal of Modern Optics. 64(10-11). 971–980. 19 indexed citations

Becker, W., et al.. (2015). Indium-111 White Blood Cell Scan in the Diagnosis of Infectious Complications in Patients Undergoing Regular Dialysis Treatment1. Contributions to nephrology. 56. 191–195.

Quan, Wei, XuanYang Lai, Yongju Chen, et al.. (2014). Quantum Orbits: A Powerful Concept in Laser-Atom Physics. Chinese Journal of Physics. 52(1). 389–403. 7 indexed citations

Hao, Xiaolei, Jing Chen, Weidong Li, et al.. (2014). Quantum Effects in Double Ionization of Argon below the Threshold Intensity. Physical Review Letters. 112(7). 73002–73002. 81 indexed citations

Guo, Liyuan, Xin Liu, Ya Cheng, et al.. (2013). Scaling of the Low-Energy Structure in Above-Threshold Ionization in the Tunneling Regime: Theory and Experiment. Physical Review Letters. 110(1). 13001–13001. 70 indexed citations

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Becker, W.. (2012). Fluorescence lifetime imaging – techniques and applications. Journal of Microscopy. 247(2). 119–136. 640 indexed citations breakdown →

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Grossmann, P., Martin Braun, & W. Becker. (2008). Luxationen nach Hüft-TEP-Implantationen. Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und ihre Grenzgebiete. 132(6). 521–526. 2 indexed citations

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Busuladžić, M., A. Gazibegović-Busuladžić, D. B. Milošević, & W. Becker. (2008). Angle-Resolved High-Order Above-Threshold Ionization of a Molecule: Sensitive Tool for Molecular Characterization. Physical Review Letters. 100(20). 203003–203003. 105 indexed citations

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Smirnov, M. B. & W. Becker. (2004). X-ray emission by clusters in a strong electromagnetic field. Physical Review A. 69(1). 14 indexed citations

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Faria, C. Figueira de Morisson & W. Becker. (2003). Quantum-Orbit Analysis of Nonsequential Double Ionization. Laser Physics. 13(9). 1196–1204. 20 indexed citations

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Milošević, D. B., G. G. Paulus, & W. Becker. (2003). Above-threshold ionization with few-cycle laser pulses and the relevance of the absolute phase. Laser Physics. 13(7). 948–958. 16 indexed citations

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Paulus, G. G., F. Grasbon, H. Walther, R. Kopold, & W. Becker. (2002). Identification and Application of Quantum Trajectories in Above-Threshold Ionization. Laser Physics. 12(2). 262–267. 2 indexed citations

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Dohle, J., W. Becker, & Martin Braun. (2002). Bone remodelling along a titanium hip arthroplasty stem after resection of a chondrosarcoma. Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery. 122(5). 291–294. 4 indexed citations

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Hu, S. X., Anthony F. Starace, W. Becker, W. Sandner, & D. B. Milošević. (2002). Nontunnelling high-order harmonics from ultra-intense laser-driven tightly bound systems. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 35(3). 627–650. 20 indexed citations

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Becker, W., R. R. Schlicher, Marlan O. Scully, M. Suhail Zubairy, & M. Goldhaber. (1983). Nuclear spectroscopy with X-ray lasers. Physics Letters B. 131(1-3). 16–20. 11 indexed citations

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Becker, W. & Solomon R. Pollack. (1970). The formation and degradation of Ti-Ag and Ti-Pd-Ag solar cell contacts. Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 1 indexed citations

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