Rainer Weiß
Impact in
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 5%
- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research
- Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae
- Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
- Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations
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- Advanced Frequency and Time Standards
- Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Papers in
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- Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research 11
- Relativity and Gravitational Theory 4
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- Geophysics and Sensor Technology 8
- Co-authors
- Barry C. Barish (1 shared paper)David Shoemaker (4 shared papers)Michael E. Zucker (2 shared papers)William E. Althouse (1 shared paper)Lisa A. Sievers (1 shared paper)Seiji Kawamura (1 shared paper)Rochus E. Vogt (1 shared paper)Frederick Raab (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Physical Review Letters (5 papers)Applied Optics (4 papers)Physical review. D (2 papers)Reviews of Modern Physics (2 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (2 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesGermanyItaly
In The Last Decade
Rainer Weiß
33 papers receiving 2.6k citations
Rainer Weiß's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 1.7k
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1.1k
- Ocean Engineering 558
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics 429
- Geophysics 298
Countries citing papers authored by Rainer Weiß
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Fields of papers citing papers by Rainer Weiß
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Rainer Weiß, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIGO: The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory Hit paper breakdown → | 1992 | 1660 |
| 2 | 1999 | 295 | |
| 3 | 1968 | 87 | |
| 4 | 1961 | 77 | |
| 5 | 2021 | 61 | |
| 6 | 1963 | 59 | |
| 7 | 2017 | 56 | |
| 8 | 1970 | 48 | |
| 9 | SEARCHES FOR CONTINUOUS GRAVITATIONAL WAVES FROM NINE YOUNG SUPERNOVA REMNANTS | 2015 | 46 |
| 10 | Search for Gravitational Waves from Binary Black Hole Inspiral, Merger and Ringdown | 2011 | 39 |
| 11 | 2021 | 39 | |
| 12 | 2021 | 33 | |
| 13 | 2004 | 31 | |
| 14 | 1992 | 28 | |
| 15 | 2016 | 27 | |
| 16 | 1973 | 24 | |
| 17 | 2020 | 23 | |
| 18 | 2018 | 21 | |
| 19 | 1991 | 18 | |
| 20 | 1973 | 18 |
About Rainer Weiß
Rainer Weiß is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Spectroscopy, having authored 37 papers that have together received 2.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research (11 papers), Geophysics and Sensor Technology (8 papers), Geophysics and Gravity Measurements (6 papers), Calibration and Measurement Techniques (4 papers), Relativity and Gravitational Theory (4 papers), Advanced Frequency and Time Standards (4 papers), Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies (4 papers) and Laser Design and Applications (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.7k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (1.1k citations), Ocean Engineering (558 citations), Nuclear and High Energy Physics (429 citations) and Geophysics (298 citations). Rainer Weiß has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Barry C. Barish, David Shoemaker, Michael E. Zucker, William E. Althouse, Lisa A. Sievers, Seiji Kawamura, Rochus E. Vogt, Frederick Raab, Yekta Gürsel and Stanley E. Whitcomb. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Optics, Physical review. D, Reviews of Modern Physics and Review of Scientific Instruments.
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