William Klipstein

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 895 citations indexed

About

William Klipstein is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Oceanography. According to data from OpenAlex, William Klipstein has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 895 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 11 papers in Oceanography. Recurrent topics in William Klipstein's work include Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (24 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (12 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (12 papers). William Klipstein is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (24 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (12 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (12 papers). William Klipstein collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. William Klipstein's co-authors include D. A. Shaddock, W. M. Folkner, Neil Dahya, Richard P. Kornfeld, Srinivas Bettadpur, Michael Groß, K. Danzmann, Peter Gath, Gerhard Heinzel and Robert Spero and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Optics Express and Journal of the Optical Society of America B.

In The Last Decade

William Klipstein

37 papers receiving 843 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.

GRACE-FO: The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On Mission

2019 286 citations Richard P. Kornfeld, Michael Groß et al. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
William Klipstein United States	13	430	413	320	319	112	41	895
Toshimichi Otsubo Japan	17	405 0.9×	387 0.9×	130 0.4×	399 1.3×	35 0.3×	55	636
Ho Jung Paik United States	17	340 0.8×	559 1.4×	289 0.9×	171 0.5×	80 0.7×	89	1.0k
P. Exertier France	17	504 1.2×	340 0.8×	272 0.8×	465 1.5×	49 0.4×	76	899
M. R. Pearlman United States	11	697 1.6×	650 1.6×	200 0.6×	776 2.4×	50 0.4×	32	1.1k
Lorenzo Iorio Italy	26	674 1.6×	2.0k 4.9×	126 0.4×	166 0.5×	131 1.2×	176	2.2k
P. T. Wallace United Kingdom	15	344 0.8×	465 1.1×	73 0.2×	232 0.7×	105 0.9×	65	696
Hideo Hanada Japan	17	347 0.8×	843 2.0×	37 0.1×	250 0.8×	77 0.7×	94	1.0k
David Lucchesi Italy	20	558 1.3×	815 2.0×	82 0.3×	240 0.8×	56 0.5×	76	964
R. L. Ricklefs United States	7	170 0.4×	542 1.3×	116 0.4×	89 0.3×	41 0.4×	23	749
Michael Gerding Germany	28	102 0.2×	990 2.4×	75 0.2×	166 0.5×	34 0.3×	99	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Klipstein

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Alerstam, Erik, Jason P. Allmaras, Abhijit Biswas, et al.. (2025). Flight system acquisition, tracking, and pointing results from the deep space optical communications technology demonstration. 26–26. 2 indexed citations

Velasco, Angel E., Malcolm W. Wright, Abhijit Biswas, et al.. (2024). Deep Space Optical Communications from the Psyche Mission. 1–2.

Kornfeld, Richard P., Michael Groß, Neil Dahya, et al.. (2022). Correction: GRACE-FO: The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On Mission. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 60(1). 1–1.

Driscoll, David, et al.. (2020). Deep space optical communications (DSOC) beam expander design and engineering. 3 indexed citations

Kornfeld, Richard P., Michael Groß, Neil Dahya, et al.. (2019). GRACE-FO: The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On Mission. Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 56(3). 931–951. 286 indexed citations breakdown →

Danzmann, K., Oliver Gerberding, Daniel Schütze, et al.. (2017). Laser ranging interferometer for GRACE follow-on. ANU Open Research (Australian National University). 84–84. 10 indexed citations

Vine, Glenn de, J. Dickson, Serge Dubovitsky, et al.. (2017). Flight phasemeter on the Laser Ranging Interferometer on the GRACE Follow-On mission. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 840. 12011–12011. 21 indexed citations

Shaddock, D. A., Andrew J. Sutton, Glenn de Vine, et al.. (2015). Tone-assisted time delay interferometry on GRACE Follow-On. Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology. 92(1). 12 indexed citations

Kirschner, Michael, et al.. (2015). Flight Dynamics Challenges for the GRACE Follow-On Mission. elib (German Aerospace Center). 1 indexed citations

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Mahrdt, Christoph, Benjamin Sheard, Robert Spero, et al.. (2014). Laser link acquisition demonstration for the GRACE Follow-On mission. Optics Express. 22(9). 11351–11351. 32 indexed citations

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Klipstein, William, et al.. (2013). The Lunar Gravity Ranging System for the Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) Mission. Space Science Reviews. 178(1). 57–76. 19 indexed citations

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Sutton, Andrew J., Kirk McKenzie, Brent Ware, et al.. (2013). Improved optical ranging for space based gravitational wave detection. Classical and Quantum Gravity. 30(7). 75008–75008. 11 indexed citations

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Vine, Glenn de, Brent Ware, Kirk McKenzie, et al.. (2010). Experimental Demonstration of Time-Delay Interferometry for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. Physical Review Letters. 104(21). 211103–211103. 63 indexed citations

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Enzer, Daphna G., et al.. (2010). GRAIL — A microwave ranging instrument to map out the lunar gravity field. 572–577. 6 indexed citations

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Enzer, Daphna G. & William Klipstein. (2006). Characterization of light shift below 10/sup -15/ in a cesium fountain frequency standard operated without the use of mechanical shutters. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 53(9). 1564–1569. 2 indexed citations

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Bender, Peter, et al.. (2003). Satellite-Satellite Laser Links for Future Gravity Missions. Space Science Reviews. 108(1-2). 377–384. 38 indexed citations

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Lundblad, Nathan, Robert J. Thompson, William Klipstein, et al.. (2002). Production and characterization of a dual-species cold atomic beam. APS. 1 indexed citations

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Klipstein, William, Robert J. Thompson, D. Seidel, & Lute Maleki. (2002). Development of flight technology for future laser-cooled space clocks. 664–667. 1 indexed citations

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Klipstein, William, G.J. Dick, Steven R. Jefferts, & F.L. Walls. (2001). Phase modulation for reduced vibration sensitivity in laser-cooled clocks in space. 3 indexed citations

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Heavner, Thomas P., L. Hollberg, Steven R. Jefferts, et al.. (2001). PARCS: A Laser-Cooled Atomic Clock in Space. 2 indexed citations

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