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Theodor W. Hänsch

Theodor W. Hänsch publishes mostly in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Spectroscopy, on topics such as Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Spectroscopy and Laser Applications and Advanced Frequency and Time Standards.

World rank
#8,429
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in Germany
#901
of 86,443
Works
139
Citations
1.3k
Citations per work
9.6

What does Theodor W. Hänsch research?

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 53.0%Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 18.5%Spectroscopy: 11.3%Biophysics: 4.2%other fields: 13.0%53%top field
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics53.0%Electrical and Electronic Engineering18.5%Spectroscopy11.3%Biophysics4.2%other fields13.0%

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. 2Electrical and Electronic Engineering18% of their works
  3. 3Spectroscopy11% of their works
  4. 4Biophysics4% of their works
  5. 5Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty2% of their works
  6. 6Nuclear and High Energy Physics2% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Theodor W. Hänsch's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Nonlinear Optics, Optical Frequency Combs, Ultrafast Lasers, Spectroscopic Databases, Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers, Frequency Conversion, Atomic Clocks and Attosecond Physics.

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 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Nonlinear Optics442 topics
  2. Optical Frequency Combs321 topic
  3. Ultrafast Lasers321 topic
  4. Spectroscopic Databases151 topic
  5. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers151 topic
  6. Frequency Conversion132 topics
  7. Atomic Clocks121 topic
  8. Attosecond Physics121 topic
  9. High-Harmonic Generation121 topic
  10. Optical Clocks121 topic
  11. Quantum Simulation101 topic
  12. Ultracold Gases101 topic
  13. Solid-State Lasers71 topic
  14. Ytterbium71 topic
  15. Electric Discharge61 topic
  16. Infrared Spectroscopy61 topic
  17. Laser Oscillation61 topic
  18. Raman Spectroscopy61 topic

Where does Theodor W. Hänsch work?

Theodor W. Hänsch's main affiliation in the publication record is Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Germany.

How many publications and citations does Theodor W. Hänsch have?

Science Explorer counts 139 works and 1,338 citations for Theodor W. Hänsch, ranking #8,429 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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