C. H. Townes

257 papers and 14.0k indexed citations i.

About

C. H. Townes is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, C. H. Townes has authored 257 papers receiving a total of 14.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 98 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 64 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in C. H. Townes’s work include Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (91 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (68 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (37 papers). C. H. Townes is often cited by papers focused on Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies (91 papers), Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies (68 papers) and Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (37 papers). C. H. Townes collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Australia. C. H. Townes's co-authors include R. Y. Chiao, S. H. Autler, A. L. Schawlow, E. Garmire, R. Genzel, H. J. Zeiger, J. P. Gordon, Paul T. P. Ho, B. P. Dailey and Alvin Cheung and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and New England Journal of Medicine.

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. H. Townes

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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