2026 Eric A. Cornell: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	75	3357	3192	1588	1479	321	45103

Eric A. Cornell 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 Eric A. Cornell sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 321 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Eric A. Cornell 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 Eric A. Cornell sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 9th percentile

9% 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

2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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
2000 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
1998 - Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
1997 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For pioneering research that led to the first observation of BoseEinstein condensation in an atomic gas, an observation that has opened a new area of investigation in physics
1997 - I. I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, American Physical Society For achieving Bose-Einstein condensation of an atomic gas, for creating techniques for studying the Bose condensate, and for measuring the physical properties of the weakly interacting atomic Bose gas.
1996 - Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

Overview

Eric A. Cornell is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Physics and Astronomy, with a significant focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Other areas of study include Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation, Control and Systems Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics in their work cover Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates, Quantum optics and atomic interactions, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics.

Among the frequent co-authors in Eric A. Cornell's publications are Kia Boon Ng, Jun Ye, Tanya Roussy, Yuval Shagam, and William B. Cairncross.

Publication venues where their work commonly appears include Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A, arXiv (Cornell University), Science, and the Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy.

Recent papers highlight research advancements in the fields of electron electric dipole moments, axionlike particles, Feshbach resonances, and molecular ion coherence. Selected recent publications include:

"An improved bound on the electron's electric dipole moment" (2023, Science)
"Experimental Constraint on Axionlike Particles over Seven Orders of Magnitude in Mass" (2021, Physical Review Letters)
"Observation of Efimov Universality across a Nonuniversal Feshbach Resonance in K-39" (2020, Physical Review Letters)
"Second-Scale Coherence Measured at the Quantum Projection Noise Limit with Hundreds of Molecular Ions" (2020, Physical Review Letters)
"Spectroscopy on the electron-electric-dipole-moment-sensitive states of ThF⁺" (2022, Physical Review A)

Eric A. Cornell's work has been recognized through various awards. They received the Nobel Prize in 2001 for the achievement of Bose-Einstein condensation in dilute gases of alkali atoms and early fundamental studies of condensate properties. Other distinctions include:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2003
Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2000
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2000
Lorentz Medal, Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1998
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1997
I. I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, American Physical Society, 1997
Fritz London Memorial Prize, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, 1996

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
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
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
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
Stable, Tightly Confining Magnetic Trap for Evaporative Cooling of Neutral Atoms

Wolfgang Petrich;Wolfgang Petrich;Michael H. Anderson;Michael H. Anderson;Jason R. Ensher;Jason R. Ensher;Eric A. Cornell;Eric A. Cornell

1023
Citations
Watching dark solitons decay into vortex rings in a Bose-Einstein condensate.

B P. Anderson;P C. Haljan;C A. Regal;D L. Feder

970
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
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
Measurements of Relative Phase in Two-Component Bose-Einstein Condensates

D S. Hall;M R. Matthews;C E. Wieman;Eric A. Cornell

678
Citations
Controlled Collapse of a Bose-Einstein Condensate

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

601
Citations
Rapidly Rotating Bose-Einstein Condensates in and near the Lowest Landau Level

Volker Schweikhard;I. Coddington;Peter Engels;V. P. Mogendorff

583
Citations
Atom Michelson Interferometer on a Chip Using a Bose-Einstein Condensate

Ying-Ju Wang;Dana Z. Anderson;Victor M. Bright;Eric A. Cornell

583
Citations
Temperature-Dependent Damping and Frequency Shifts in Collective Excitations of a Dilute Bose-Einstein Condensate

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

550
Citations
Bose-Einstein Condensation in a Dilute Gas: Measurement of Energy and Ground-State Occupation.

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

520
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
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