Warren Nagourney

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Warren Nagourney is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Warren Nagourney has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 11 papers in Spectroscopy and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Warren Nagourney's work include Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (19 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (12 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (11 papers). Warren Nagourney is often cited by papers focused on Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (19 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (12 papers) and Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (11 papers). Warren Nagourney collaborates with scholars based in United States. Warren Nagourney's co-authors include Hans Dehmelt, Jon Sandberg, Nan Yu, E. N. Fortson, G. R. Janik, Claire Cramer, Jeff Sherman, W. Happer, Allen Lurio and Nengwang Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Warren Nagourney

32 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Shelved optical electron amplifier: Observation of quantu... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Shelved optical electron amplifier: Observation of quantum jumps
    1986 595 citations Warren Nagourney, Jon Sandberg et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Warren Nagourney United States 15 1.2k 411 191 75 73 32 1.3k
D. J. Berkeland United States 11 977 0.8× 259 0.6× 173 0.9× 104 1.4× 32 0.4× 18 1.1k
C. J. Foot United Kingdom 14 735 0.6× 121 0.3× 147 0.8× 50 0.7× 51 0.7× 29 784
Joseba Alonso Spain 17 531 0.4× 203 0.5× 124 0.6× 46 0.6× 74 1.0× 36 654
George A. Ruff United States 9 1.0k 0.8× 146 0.4× 239 1.3× 36 0.5× 36 0.5× 14 1.1k
D. M. Segal United Kingdom 16 510 0.4× 146 0.4× 117 0.6× 52 0.7× 36 0.5× 37 566
U. Tanaka Japan 14 512 0.4× 94 0.2× 110 0.6× 92 1.2× 42 0.6× 43 607
V. P. Yakovlev Russia 14 696 0.6× 140 0.3× 50 0.3× 37 0.5× 28 0.4× 69 777
Paul D. Lett United States 27 3.4k 2.8× 675 1.6× 636 3.3× 94 1.3× 23 0.3× 54 3.4k
C. S. Wood United States 6 1.2k 1.0× 600 1.5× 79 0.4× 56 0.7× 448 6.1× 12 1.5k
Zbigniew Idziaszek Poland 22 1.8k 1.4× 307 0.7× 238 1.2× 33 0.4× 12 0.2× 57 1.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Nagourney, Warren. (2014). Quantum Electronics for Atomic Physics and Telecommunication. Oxford University Press eBooks. 10 indexed citations
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Nagourney, Warren. (2010). Quantum electronics for atomic physics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 7 indexed citations
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Sherman, Jeff, et al.. (2005). Precision Measurement of Light Shifts in a Single TrappedBa+Ion. Physical Review Letters. 94(24). 39 indexed citations
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Cramer, Claire, et al.. (2005). Optical Clocks Based on Ultranarrow Three-Photon Resonances in Alkaline Earth Atoms. Physical Review Letters. 94(5). 50801–50801. 93 indexed citations
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Hong, Tao, et al.. (2005). Studies of the 'SO-~PO Transition in Atomic Yb for Optical Clocks and Qubit Arrays. 1 indexed citations
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Cramer, Claire, et al.. (2005). Observation of the S01–P03 transition in atomic ytterbium for optical clocks and qubit arrays. Optics Letters. 30(19). 2644–2644. 35 indexed citations
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Hendrickson, K, et al.. (2002). rf Spectroscopy with a SingleBa+Ion. Physical Review Letters. 88(14). 143002–143002. 18 indexed citations
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Nagourney, Warren. (2002). Optical time and frequency standard based on single indium ion. 49. 82–84. 1 indexed citations
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Burt, Eric A. & Warren Nagourney. (1997). Signal-to-noise enhancement in optical spectroscopy of single indium ions using amplitude modulation and synchronous detection. Review of Scientific Instruments. 68(2). 1348–1349. 2 indexed citations
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Dehmelt, Hans, Xiaohui Zhao, Nengwang Yu, & Warren Nagourney. (1996). Excitation transfer spectroscopy with two metastable 138Ba+ ions in same trap.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(14). 6861–6862. 1 indexed citations
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Yu, Nan, et al.. (1994). Stark shift of a single barium ion and potential application to zero-point confinement in a rf trap. Physical Review A. 50(3). 2738–2741. 35 indexed citations
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Yu, Nengwang, Hans Dehmelt, & Warren Nagourney. (1992). The 31S0-33P0 transition in the aluminum isotope ion 26A1+: a potentially superior passive laser frequency standard and spectrum analyzer.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 89(16). 7289–7289. 15 indexed citations
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Nagourney, Warren, Nan Yu, & Hans Dehmelt. (1990). High resolution Ba+ monoion spectroscopy with frequency stabilized color-center laser. Optics Communications. 79(3-4). 176–180. 30 indexed citations
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Yu, Nan, Hans Dehmelt, & Warren Nagourney. (1989). Trapped individual ion at absolute zero temperature. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 86(15). 5671–5671. 2 indexed citations
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Dehmelt, Hans & Warren Nagourney. (1988). Metastability transfer spectroscopy with two like ions in the same trap. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 85(20). 7426–7427. 6 indexed citations
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Nagourney, Warren, Jon Sandberg, & Hans Dehmelt. (1986). Observation of quantum jumps in a single barium ion (A). Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 3. 252. 10 indexed citations
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Nagourney, Warren, Jon Sandberg, & Hans Dehmelt. (1986). Shelved optical electron amplifier: Observation of quantum jumps. Physical Review Letters. 56(26). 2797–2799. 595 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dehmelt, Hans, Warren Nagourney, & Jon Sandberg. (1986). Self-excited mono-ion oscillator. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 83(16). 5761–5763. 11 indexed citations
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Janik, G. R., Warren Nagourney, & Hans Dehmelt. (1985). Doppler-free optical spectroscopy on the Ba^+ mono-ion oscillator. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 2(8). 1251–1251. 88 indexed citations
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Nagourney, Warren, G. R. Janik, & Hans Dehmelt. (1983). Linewidth of single laser-cooled 24 Mg + ion in radiofrequency trap. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 80(2). 643–646. 60 indexed citations

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