2026 Carl E. Wieman: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	102	1521	1443	799	746	392	61169

Carl E. Wieman publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carl E. Wieman sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 392 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Carl E. Wieman D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Carl E. Wieman sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

2007 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences
2001 - Nobel Prize for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms, and for early fundamental studies of the properties of the condensates
2000 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
1999 - Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society
1998 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1998 - Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
1996 - Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics
1995 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1990 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1990 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to highresolution laser spectroscopy and its application to studies of electroweak parityviolating phenomena in atoms, and to the development and application of lightforce atomic traps
1984 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Carl E. Wieman is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Psychology, with a particular focus on Education, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Media Technology, Computer Science Applications, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's scholarly output includes frequent publications in venues such as Physical Review Physics Education Research, arXiv (Cornell University), International Journal of STEM Education, PLoS ONE, and Frontiers in Education.

They have contributed to a significant body of work on topics including:

Innovative Teaching Methods
Science Education and Pedagogy
Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
Experimental Learning in Engineering
Online Learning and Analytics
Education and Critical Thinking Development

The scientist's recent publications demonstrate a consistent engagement with various aspects of education and problem-solving in science and engineering contexts. Key recent papers include:

"Developing scientific decision making by structuring and supporting student agency," 2020, Physical Review Physics Education Research
"Perspectives on Active Learning: Challenges for Equitable Active Learning Implementation," 2022, Journal of Chemical Education
"Examining the potential and pitfalls of ChatGPT in science and engineering problem-solving," 2024, Frontiers in Education
"Template for teaching and assessment of problem solving in introductory physics," 2020, Physical Review Physics Education Research
"Evaluating the problem-solving skills of graduating chemical engineering students," 2020, Education for Chemical Engineers

Collaborations feature prominently in this scientist's career, with frequent co-authors including Eric Burkholder, Shima Salehi, Argenta Price, Karen D. Wang, and Leonora Kaldaras.

Throughout their career, they have been recognized with several awards, including:

Member of the European Academy of Sciences (2007)
Nobel Prize (2001) for work related to Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms and studies of condensates properties
Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute (2000)
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society (1999)
Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998)
Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (1996)
Member of the National Academy of Sciences (1995)
Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation (1990)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1990) for contributions to high-resolution laser spectroscopy and atomic physics
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1984)

Best Publications

Observation of Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute Atomic Vapor

M. H. Anderson;J. R. Ensher;M. R. Matthews;C. E. Wieman

11768
Citations
Vortices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

M R. Matthews;B P. Anderson;P C. Haljan;D S. Hall

2421
Citations
PRODUCTION OF TWO OVERLAPPING BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATES BY SYMPATHETIC COOLING

C J. Myatt;E A. Burt;R W. Ghrist;Eric A. Cornell

1720
Citations
Improved learning in a large-enrollment physics class.

Louis Deslauriers;Ellen Schelew;Carl Wieman

1711
Citations
Measurement of Parity Nonconservation and an Anapole Moment in Cesium

C. S. Wood;S. C. Bennett;D. Cho;B. P. Masterson

1596
Citations
Using diode lasers for atomic physics

Carl E. Wieman;Leo Hollberg

1446
Citations
Nobel Lecture: Bose-Einstein condensation in a dilute gas, the first 70 years and some recent experiments

Eric A. Cornell;C E. Wieman

1337
Citations
Dynamics of component separation in a binary mixture of Bose-Einstein condensates

D S. Hall;M R. Matthews;J R. Ensher;C E. Wieman

1288
Citations
Very cold trapped atoms in a vapor cell.

C. R. Monroe;W. Swann;H. Robinson;C. E. Wieman

1208
Citations
Dynamics of collapsing and exploding Bose–Einstein condensates

Elizabeth A. Donley;Elizabeth A. Donley;Neil R. Claussen;Neil R. Claussen;Simon L. Cornish;Simon L. Cornish;Jacob L. Roberts;Jacob L. Roberts

1116
Citations
Doppler-Free Laser Polarization Spectroscopy

C. Wieman;T. W. Hänsch

1086
Citations
New Instrument for Measuring Student Beliefs about Physics and Learning Physics: The Colorado Learning Attitudes about Science Survey.

W. K. Adams;K. K. Perkins;N. S. Podolefsky;M. A. Dubson

1059
Citations
Collective Excitations of a Bose-Einstein Condensate in a Dilute Gas

D S. Jin;J R. Ensher;M R. Matthews;C E. Wieman

1035
Citations
Atom-molecule coherence in a Bose-Einstein condensate.

Elizabeth A. Donley;Neil R. Claussen;Sarah T. Thompson;Carl E. Wieman

960
Citations
Stable (85)Rb Bose-Einstein Condensates with Widely Tunable Interactions

Simon L. Cornish;Neil R. Claussen;Jacob L. Roberts;Eric A. Cornell

947
Citations
A narrow‐band tunable diode laser system with grating feedback, and a saturated absorption spectrometer for Cs and Rb

K. B. MacAdam;A. Steinbach;C. E. Wieman

829
Citations
Coherence, Correlations, and Collisions: What One Learns about Bose-Einstein Condensates from Their Decay

E A. Burt;R W. Ghrist;C J. Myatt;M J. Holland

828
Citations
Vortices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate

Brian Anderson;Paul Haljan;Michael Matthews;David Hall

170
Citations
Observation of Bose-Einstein condensation in a dilute atomic vapor below 200 nanokelvins

M H. Anderson;J R. Ensher;M R. Matthews;C E. Wieman

23
Citations
Dynamics of Component Separation in a Binary Mixture of Bose-Einstein Condensates [Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 1539 (1998)]

D. S. Hall;M. R. Matthews;J. R. Ensher;C. E. Wieman

12
Citations