Y. R. Shen

22.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
190 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Y. R. Shen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. R. Shen has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 141 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 57 papers in Spectroscopy and 48 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Y. R. Shen's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (91 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (34 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (33 papers). Y. R. Shen is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (91 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (34 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (33 papers). Y. R. Shen collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Taiwan. Y. R. Shen's co-authors include Paulo B. Miranda, Chuanshan Tian, X. Wei, Zhonghua Yu, G. T. Boyd, W. Chen, Philippe Guyot‐Sionnest, E. Freysz, Quan Du and Mikhail A. Belkin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Y. R. Shen

187 papers receiving 17.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Principles of Nonlinear Optics

1984 4.0k citations Y. R. Shen CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →
Ultrafast All-Optical Graphene Modulator

2014 596 citations Limin Tong, Y. R. Shen et al. profile →
Photoinduced luminescence from the noble metals and its enhancement on roughened surfaces

1986 575 citations G. T. Boyd, Zhonghua Yu et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Liquid Interfaces: A Study by Sum-Frequency Vibrational Spectroscopy

1999 502 citations Paulo B. Miranda, Y. R. Shen profile →
Vibrational spectra of water molecules at quartz/water interfaces

1994 495 citations Y. R. Shen et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Y. R. Shen United States	63	12.4k	3.9k	3.8k	3.6k	2.9k	190	17.8k
Y. R. Shen United States	61	14.3k 1.2×	3.1k 0.8×	5.6k 1.5×	4.4k 1.2×	5.7k 2.0×	211	22.3k
P. S. Pershan United States	56	8.2k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	4.6k 1.2×	3.6k 1.0×	2.1k 0.7×	187	15.5k
Thomas Elsaesser Germany	69	12.4k 1.0×	3.8k 1.0×	5.2k 1.4×	956 0.3×	2.2k 0.7×	475	17.7k
Dominik Marx Germany	68	11.2k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	3.1k 0.8×	861 0.2×	2.1k 0.7×	304	19.5k
Abraham Nitzan Israel	79	13.8k 1.1×	1.2k 0.3×	10.8k 2.8×	3.1k 0.9×	4.1k 1.4×	382	24.2k
David J. Nesbitt United States	64	9.2k 0.7×	6.9k 1.8×	2.2k 0.6×	853 0.2×	1.5k 0.5×	346	16.2k
Kenneth D. Jordan United States	72	12.6k 1.0×	4.7k 1.2×	2.7k 0.7×	827 0.2×	1.1k 0.4×	383	19.4k
M. D. Fayer United States	85	18.4k 1.5×	7.0k 1.8×	3.1k 0.8×	1.3k 0.4×	2.3k 0.8×	520	27.4k
G. Scoles United States	68	11.6k 0.9×	3.6k 0.9×	5.2k 1.4×	663 0.2×	2.2k 0.8×	281	17.8k
N. Bloembergen United States	71	13.3k 1.1×	4.6k 1.2×	6.1k 1.6×	2.8k 0.8×	2.5k 0.9×	260	22.2k

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Pei, Fei, Lin Wu, Wenjing Lin, et al.. (2025). Progress and perspectives on molecular design of crosslinked polymer electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 100013–100013. 3 indexed citations

Han, Hai, Y. R. Shen, Qiaoxuan Zhang, et al.. (2023). Tetrapeptide-based mimotope affinity monolith for the enrichment and analysis of anti-HER2 antibody and antibody-drug conjugate. Analytica Chimica Acta. 1246. 340892–340892. 7 indexed citations

Xu, Peizhen, Yeqiang Bu, Hongtao Wang, et al.. (2021). Elastic ice microfibers. Science. 373(6551). 187–192. 52 indexed citations

Shen, Y. R., et al.. (2021). Optics metrology and at-wavelength wavefront characterization by a microfocus X-ray grating interferometer. Optics Express. 29(14). 22704–22704. 5 indexed citations

Shen, Y. R., et al.. (2021). Transition From Kerr Comb to Raman Soliton Comb in Micro-Rod Resonator for Broadband Comb Applications. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 57(6). 1–6. 10 indexed citations

Yang, Lin, et al.. (2019). A novel octamolybdate-based metal-organic complex constructed from a bis(tetrazole)-functionalized thioether ligand and an Anderson-type polyoxometalate. Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 108. 107493–107493. 12 indexed citations

Yang, Shanshan, Ying Xu, Qiong Wu, et al.. (2018). Mechanism of Electric Power Generation from Ionic Droplet Motion on Polymer Supported Graphene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(42). 13746–13752. 113 indexed citations

Sung, Woongmo, Doseok Kim, & Y. R. Shen. (2012). Sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopic studies of Langmuir monolayers. Current Applied Physics. 13(4). 619–632. 48 indexed citations

Shen, Y. R., et al.. (2012). The interfacial structure of water/protonated α-Al₂O₃($11\bar {2}0$) as a function of pH. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 24(12). 124101–124101. 40 indexed citations

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Zhang, Luning, Chuanshan Tian, Glenn A. Waychunas, & Y. R. Shen. (2008). Structures and Charging of α-Alumina (0001)/Water Interfaces Studied by Sum-Frequency Vibrational Spectroscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 130(24). 7686–7694. 192 indexed citations

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Belkin, Mikhail A., Song Han, X. Wei, & Y. R. Shen. (2001). Sum-Frequency Generation in Chiral Liquids near Electronic Resonance. Physical Review Letters. 87(11). 113001–113001. 108 indexed citations

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Wei, Xing, Paulo B. Miranda, & Y. R. Shen. (2001). Surface Vibrational Spectroscopic Study of Surface Melting of Ice. Physical Review Letters. 86(8). 1554–1557. 227 indexed citations

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Seki, H., et al.. (1993). Investigation of diamond C(111) (2 × 1) surface exposed to hydrogen and hydrocarbon species using second-harmonic generation and sum frequency generation. Diamond and Related Materials. 2(2-4). 567–572. 23 indexed citations

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Feller, Marla B., W. Chen, & Y. R. Shen. (1991). Investigation of surface-induced alignment of liquid-crystal molecules by optical second-harmonic generation. Physical Review A. 43(12). 6778–6792. 260 indexed citations

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Chen, W., L. J. Martı́nez-Miranda, H. Hsiung, & Y. R. Shen. (1990). Surface-Induced Ordering in a Homologous Series of Liquid Crystals—Orientational Wetting. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics. 179(1). 419–424. 4 indexed citations

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Boyd, G. T., Zhonghua Yu, & Y. R. Shen. (1986). Photoinduced luminescence from the noble metals and its enhancement on roughened surfaces. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 33(12). 7923–7936. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shen, Y. R.. (1984). The Principles of Nonlinear Optics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 576. 3968 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sudbø, Aa. S., et al.. (1979). Simple bond rupture reactions in multiphoton dissociation of molecules. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 70(2). 912–929. 147 indexed citations

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Shen, Y. R.. (1976). Recent advances in nonlinear optics. Reviews of Modern Physics. 48(1). 1–32. 135 indexed citations

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Shen, Y. R., et al.. (1968). Frequency shift of the stretching vibration of I2 in liquid mixtures. Chemical Physics Letters. 1(13). 671–674. 4 indexed citations

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