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Researcher · Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory · United States

R. F. C. Vessot

R. F. C. Vessot publishes mostly in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Aerospace Engineering, on topics such as Advanced Frequency and Time Standards, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research and Geophysics and Sensor Technology.

OpenAlex
World rank
#125,980
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#53,896
of 358,040
Works
52
Citations
260
Citations per work
5.0

What does R. F. C. Vessot research?

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 52.6%Astronomy and Astrophysics: 11.5%Aerospace Engineering: 9.0%Ocean Engineering: 7.7%other fields: 19.2%53%top field
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics52.6%Astronomy and Astrophysics11.5%Aerospace Engineering9.0%Ocean Engineering7.7%other fields19.2%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics53% of their works
  2. 2Astronomy and Astrophysics12% of their works
  3. 3Aerospace Engineering9% of their works
  4. 4Ocean Engineering8% of their works
  5. 5Electrical and Electronic Engineering5% of their works
  6. 6Biomedical Engineering3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe R. F. C. Vessot's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Atomic Clocks, Optical Clocks, Atomic Magnetometer, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Quantum Simulation, Ring Laser Gyroscope, Rotational Seismology and Ultracold Gases.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Atomic Clocks171 topic
  2. Optical Clocks171 topic
  3. Atomic Magnetometer131 topic
  4. Magnetic Resonance Imaging131 topic
  5. Quantum Simulation61 topic
  6. Ring Laser Gyroscope61 topic
  7. Rotational Seismology61 topic
  8. Ultracold Gases61 topic
  9. Cryogenic Storage41 topic
  10. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)41 topic
  11. Nanomechanical Systems21 topic
  12. Optomechanics21 topic
  13. Radio Astronomy21 topic
  14. Solar System Abundances21 topic
  15. Terrestrial Planets21 topic
  16. Transits of Venus21 topic

Where does R. F. C. Vessot work?

R. F. C. Vessot's main affiliation in the publication record is Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, United States.

How many publications and citations does R. F. C. Vessot have?

Science Explorer counts 52 works and 260 citations for R. F. C. Vessot, ranking #125,980 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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