R. E. Olson

8.9k citations

241 papers · 8.1k · 1 hit paper · h-index 47

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
- Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
Radiation top 0.2%
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 226
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 199
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 78
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates 20
Radiation 87
- X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis 79

Co-authors: Arthur Salop (7 shared papers)Felix T. Smith (4 shared papers)Bella Liu (9 shared papers)Carlos O Reinhold (14 shared papers)Ernst Bauer (1 shared paper)David Schultz (12 shared papers)H. Schmidt‐Böcking (29 shared papers)Edward J. Shipsey (9 shared papers)
Journals: Physical Review A (72 papers)Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics (42 papers)Physical Review Letters (27 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (13 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (13 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany Argentina

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R. E. Olson

237 papers receiving 7.5k citations

R. E. Olson's Hit Papers

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Charge-transfer and impact-ionization cross sections for fully and partially stripped positive ions colliding with atomic hydrogen 1977 · 651 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.

1977 Physical Review A

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1	Charge-transfer and impact-ionization cross sections for fully and partially stripped positive ions colliding with atomic hydrogen Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson, Arthur Salop Hit paper breakdown →	1977	651
2	Estimation of the Coupling Matrix Elements for One-Electron Transfer Systems Applied Optics ·R. E. Olson, Felix T. Smith, Ernst Bauer	1971	369
3	Electron transfer between multicharged ions and neutral species Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson, Arthur Salop	1976	285
4	n , l distributions in Aq++H electron-capture collisions Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson	1981	199
5	Low-Energy Electrons and Their Dynamical Correlation with Recoil Ions for Single Ionization of Helium by Fast, Heavy-Ion Impact Physical Review Letters ·R. Moshammer, J. Ullrich, M. Unverzagt, Wolfram Schmidt, P. Jardin, R. E. Olson, R. A. Mann, Reinhard Doerner	1994	153
6	Collision Spectroscopy. IV. Semiclassical Theory of Inelastic Scattering with Applications to He+ +Ne Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson, Felix T. Smith	1971	151
7	Charge exchange between H(1s) and fully stripped heavy ions at low-keV impact energies Physical Review A ·Arthur Salop, R. E. Olson	1976	135
8	A b i n i t i o calculations for the X 2Σ, A 2Π, and B 2Σ states of NaAr: Emission spectra and cross sections for fine-structure transitions in Na–Ar collisions The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Roberta P. Saxon, R. E. Olson, Bella Liu	1977	119
9	Charge-State Dependence of Electron Loss from H by Collisions with Heavy, Highly Stripped Ions Physical Review Letters ·R. E. Olson, Klaus H. Berkner, William G. Graham, Robert V. Pyle, A. S. Schlachter, J. Warren Stearns	1978	116
10	Electron loss by atomic and molecular hydrogen in collisions with He++3 and He+4 Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson, Arthur Salop, R. A. Phaneuf, Fred W. Meyer	1977	115
11	Ion-atom differential cross sections at intermediate energies Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson	1983	108
12	Saddle-point electrons in ionizing ion-atom collisions Physical Review Letters ·R. E. Olson, Timothy Gay, H. G. Berry, Edward B. Hale, Victor D. Irby	1987	104
13	Collisional mechanisms for single and double ionization of He by protons and antiprotons Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson	1987	101
14	Ionization of Helium in the Attosecond Equivalent Light Pulse of 1 GeV/Nucleon U92+ Projectiles Physical Review Letters ·R. Moshammer, W. M. Schmitt, J. Ullrich, H. Kollmus, A. Cassimi, Reinhard Doerner, O. Jagutzki, R. A. Mann	1997	89
15	Imaging of Saddle Point Electron Emission in Slow p−He Collisions Physical Review Letters ·Reinhard Doerner, H. Khemliche, Michael H. Prior, Charles Lewis Cocke, J. A. Gary, R. E. Olson, V. Mergel, J. Ullrich	1996	87
16	Molecular treatment of electron capture by protons from the ground and excited states of alkali-metal atoms Physical Review A ·Masahiro Kimura, R. E. Olson, Joanne Pascale	1982	84
17	Ion-Rydberg atom collision cross sections Journal of Physics B Atomic and Molecular Physics ·R. E. Olson	1980	83
18	Electron-electron interaction in projectile ionization investigated by high resolution recoil ion momentum spectroscopy Physical Review Letters ·Reinhard Doerner, V. Mergel, R. Ali, Udo Buck, C. Lewis Cocke, K. Froschauer, O. Jagutzki, S. Lencinas	1994	82
19	Three-body interactions in proton-helium angular scattering Physical Review Letters ·Reinhard Doerner, J. Ullrich, H. Schmidt-Böcking, R. E. Olson	1989	80
20	Electron-capture and impact-ionization cross sections for multiply charged ions colliding with helium Physical Review A ·R. E. Olson	1978	79

About R. E. Olson

R. E. Olson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Radiation, Spectroscopy, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Computational Mechanics, having authored 241 papers that have together received 8.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (199 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (79 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (78 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (66 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (35 papers), Nuclear physics research studies (31 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (31 papers) and Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates (20 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.6k citations), Radiation (2.1k citations), Spectroscopy (2.6k citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (1.5k citations) and Mechanics of Materials (1.5k citations). R. E. Olson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Argentina. Frequent co-authors include Arthur Salop, Felix T. Smith, Bella Liu, Carlos O Reinhold, Ernst Bauer, David Schultz, H. Schmidt‐Böcking, Edward J. Shipsey, Reinhard Doerner and James C. Browne. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review A, Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, Physical Review Letters, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

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