W. Laun
W. Laun publishes mostly in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Instrumentation and Astronomy and Astrophysics, on topics such as Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research and Calibration and Measurement Techniques.
- World rank
- #315,048 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in Germany
- #18,869 of 86,443
- Works
- 26
- Citations
- 119
- Citations per work
- 4.6
What does W. Laun 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 Optics29% of their works
- 2Instrumentation22% of their works
- 3Astronomy and Astrophysics15% of their works
- 4Electrical and Electronic Engineering12% of their works
- 5Aerospace Engineering10% of their works
- 6Computational Mechanics7% of their works
Research topics
- Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
- Astronomy and Astrophysical Research
- Calibration and Measurement Techniques
- Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies
- Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation
- Advanced optical system design
- Optical Systems and Laser Technology
- Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies
Which keywords describe W. Laun's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Adaptive Optics, Wavefront Sensing, Astronomical Instrumentation, Spectrograph, Exoplanets, On-Orbit Performance, Radiometric Calibration and Stellar Astrophysics.
- Star Formation
- Molecular Clouds
- Freeform Optics
- Position-Sensitive Detector
- Stellar Astrophysics
- On-Orbit Performance
- Spectrograph
- Wavefront Sensing
- Adaptive Optics
- Astronomical Instrumentation
- Exoplanets
- Radiometric Calibration
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement
- Compound Eyes
- Laser
- Semiconductor
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
- Adaptive Optics121 topic
- Wavefront Sensing121 topic
- Astronomical Instrumentation91 topic
- Spectrograph91 topic
- Exoplanets41 topic
- On-Orbit Performance41 topic
- Radiometric Calibration41 topic
- Stellar Astrophysics41 topic
- Optical 3D Laser Measurement31 topic
- Position-Sensitive Detector31 topic
- Compound Eyes21 topic
- Freeform Optics21 topic
- Laser21 topic
- Molecular Clouds21 topic
- Semiconductor21 topic
- Star Formation21 topic
Where does W. Laun work?
W. Laun's main affiliation in the publication record is Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Germany.
How many publications and citations does W. Laun have?
Science Explorer counts 26 works and 119 citations for W. Laun, ranking #315,048 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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