Sterling Backus
Sterling Backus publishes mostly in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Nuclear and High Energy Physics, on topics such as Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics.
- World rank
- #33,770 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United States
- #15,711 of 358,040
- Works
- 49
- Citations
- 443
- Citations per work
- 9.0
What does Sterling Backus research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics52% of their works
- 2Electrical and Electronic Engineering15% of their works
- 3Nuclear and High Energy Physics14% of their works
- 4Radiation4% of their works
- 5Mechanical Engineering3% of their works
- 6Spectroscopy3% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe Sterling Backus's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Nonlinear Optics, Attosecond Physics, High-Harmonic Generation, Fiber Lasers, Optical Frequency Combs, Ultrafast Lasers, Electron Beams and Laser-Plasma Accelerators.
- Ytterbium
- Spectroscopic Databases
- X-ray Imaging
- Supercontinuum Generation
- High-Power Laser
- Gas Sensing
- Laser-Plasma Accelerators
- Ultrafast Lasers
- Fiber Lasers
- Attosecond Physics
- Nonlinear Optics
- High-Harmonic Generation
- Optical Frequency Combs
- Electron Beams
- Frequency Conversion
- Electric Discharge
- Laser Oscillation
- Phase Retrieval
- Solid-State Lasers
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers
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 20 words, with their numbers
- Nonlinear Optics363 topics
- Attosecond Physics191 topic
- High-Harmonic Generation191 topic
- Fiber Lasers172 topics
- Optical Frequency Combs131 topic
- Ultrafast Lasers131 topic
- Electron Beams91 topic
- Laser-Plasma Accelerators91 topic
- Frequency Conversion62 topics
- Gas Sensing62 topics
- Electric Discharge41 topic
- High-Power Laser41 topic
- Laser Oscillation41 topic
- Supercontinuum Generation41 topic
- Phase Retrieval31 topic
- X-ray Imaging31 topic
- Solid-State Lasers21 topic
- Spectroscopic Databases21 topic
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers21 topic
- Ytterbium21 topic
Where does Sterling Backus work?
Sterling Backus's main affiliation in the publication record is Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, United States.
How many publications and citations does Sterling Backus have?
Science Explorer counts 49 works and 443 citations for Sterling Backus, ranking #33,770 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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