Keith Codling

8.4k citations

128 papers · 7.2k · 1 hit paper · h-index 45

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Spectroscopy top 0.1%
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 113
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 77
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 52
- Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications 37
Spectroscopy 57
- Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications 49
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications 10

Co-authors: Robert P. Madden (15 shared papers)L. J. Frasinski (41 shared papers)Paul A. Hatherly (37 shared papers)David L. Ederer (5 shared papers)Jan H. Posthumus (14 shared papers)John B. West (14 shared papers)A. J. Langley (13 shared papers)Marek Stankiewicz (20 shared papers)
Journals: Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics (24 papers)Physical Review Letters (6 papers)Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena (5 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (5 papers)Physics Letters A (5 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Poland

In The Last Decade

Keith Codling

125 papers receiving 6.7k citations

Keith Codling's Hit Papers

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New Autoionizing Atomic Energy Levels in He, Ne, and Ar 1963 · 655 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1963 Physical Review Letters

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1	New Autoionizing Atomic Energy Levels in He, Ne, and Ar Physical Review Letters ·Robert P. Madden, Keith Codling Hit paper breakdown →	1963	655
2	Two-Electron Excitation States in Helium. The Astrophysical Journal ·Robert P. Madden, Keith Codling	1965	432
3	Covariance Mapping: A Correlation Method Applied to Multiphoton Multiple Ionization Science ·L. J. Frasinski, Keith Codling, Paul A. Hatherly	1989	320
4	Resonances in the Photo-ionization Continuum of Ar i (20-150 eV) Physical Review ·Robert P. Madden, David L. Ederer, Keith Codling	1969	288
5	Resonances in the Photo-Ionization Continuum of Ne I (20-150 eV) Physical Review ·Keith Codling, Robert P. Madden, David L. Ederer	1967	245
6	Dissociative ionization of small molecules in intense laser fields Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Keith Codling, L. J. Frasinski	1993	243
7	Femtosecond dynamics of multielectron dissociative ionization by use of a picosecond laser Physical Review Letters ·L. J. Frasinski, Keith Codling, Paul A. Hatherly, John R. M. Barr, Ian N. Ross, W.T. Toner	1987	206
8	Manipulation of Bond Hardening in H2+ by Chirping of Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulses Physical Review Letters ·L. J. Frasinski, Jan H. Posthumus, Jonathan Plumridge, Keith Codling, Philip F. Taday, A. J. Langley	1999	194
9	Multiple photoionisation in the rare gases from threshold to 280 eV Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics ·David M. P. Holland, Keith Codling, Geoffrey V. Marr, John B. West	1979	180
10	Dissociative ionization of molecules in intense laser fields: a method of predicting ion kinetic energies and appearance intensities Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Jan H. Posthumus, L. J. Frasinski, A J Giles, Keith Codling	1995	163
11	On the field ionisation of diatomic molecules by intense laser fields Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Keith Codling, L. J. Frasinski, Paul A. Hatherly	1989	162
12	Dynamic and geometric laser-induced alignment of molecules in intense laser fields Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Jan H. Posthumus, Jonathan Plumridge, M K Thomas, Keith Codling, L. J. Frasinski, A. J. Langley, Philip F. Taday	1998	137
13	Optically Observed Inner Shell Electron Excitation in Neutral Kr And Xe Physical Review Letters ·Keith Codling, Robert P. Madden	1964	135
14	Dissociative photoionisation of molecules probed by triple coincidence; double time-of-flight techniques Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics ·L. J. Frasinski, Marek Stankiewicz, Kevin J. Randall, Paul A. Hatherly, Keith Codling	1986	109
15	One and two-colour studies of the dissociative ionization and Coulomb explosion of with intense Ti:sapphire laser pulses Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Michael R. Thompson, M K Thomas, Philip F. Taday, Jan H. Posthumus, A. J. Langley, L. J. Frasinski, Keith Codling	1997	104
16	Characteristics of the ``Synchrotron Light'' from the NBS 180-MeV Machine Journal of Applied Physics ·Keith Codling, Robert P. Madden	1965	101
17	Field-ionization, Coulomb explosion of diatomic molecules in intense laser fields Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics ·Jan H. Posthumus, A J Giles, Michael R. Thompson, Keith Codling	1996	98
18	The absorption spectra of krypton and xenon in the wavelength range 330-600 Journal of Research of the National Bureau of Standards Section A Physics and Chemistry ·Keith Codling, Robert P. Madden	1972	90
19	Applications of synchrotron radiation (ultraviolet spectral light source) Reports on Progress in Physics ·Keith Codling	1973	87
20	New Rydberg Series in Molecular Oxygen near 500 Å The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Keith Codling, Robert P. Madden	1965	85

About Keith Codling

Keith Codling is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy, Radiation, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 128 papers that have together received 7.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (77 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (52 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (49 papers), Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications (37 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (32 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (25 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (10 papers) and Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (6.4k citations), Spectroscopy (3.0k citations), Radiation (1.3k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (907 citations) and Mechanics of Materials (965 citations). Keith Codling has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Poland. Frequent co-authors include Robert P. Madden, L. J. Frasinski, Paul A. Hatherly, David L. Ederer, Jan H. Posthumus, John B. West, A. J. Langley, Marek Stankiewicz, W. R. S. Garton and David M. P. Holland. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, Physical Review Letters, Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physics Letters A.

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