2026 Henry C. Kapteyn: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	115	993	936	526	487	1020	46511

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Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2020 - Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute
2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2013 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2010 - Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society
2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his imaginative techniques for the generation of ultrashort pulses of optical and xray radiation that have had a widespread impact on laser science
1995 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Henry C. Kapteyn is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Materials Science, with a substantial number of publications in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, as well as Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Radiation, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on several main topics, including:

Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
Magnetic properties of thin films
Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics

Notable recent papers by Henry C. Kapteyn include:

"Ultrafast optically induced spin transfer in ferromagnetic alloys" (2020), published in Science Advances
"Second-harmonic generation and the conservation of spatiotemporal orbital angular momentum of light" (2021), published in Nature Photonics
"Nondestructive, high-resolution, chemically specific 3D nanostructure characterization using phase-sensitive EUV imaging reflectometry" (2021), published in Science Advances
"The 2021 ultrafast spectroscopic probes of condensed matter roadmap" (2021), published in Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
"Direct light-induced spin transfer between different elements in a spintronic Heusler material via femtosecond laser excitation" (2020), published in Science Advances

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Henry C. Kapteyn include:

Margaret M. Murnane
Chen-Ting Liao
Nathan J. Brooks
Yuka Esashi
Michael Tanksalvala

Henry C. Kapteyn has contributed extensively to publications in several venues, notably:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Optics Express
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Science Advances
Nano Letters

The scientist has received multiple recognitions throughout their career, including:

Benjamin Franklin Medal, Franklin Institute, 2020
Fellow, National Academy of Inventors, 2020
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2018
Member of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013
Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science, American Physical Society, 2010
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
Fellow of American Physical Society, 2001 (noted for imaginative techniques for generating ultrashort pulses of optical and x-ray radiation)
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1995

Best Publications

Bright Coherent Ultrahigh Harmonics in the keV X-ray Regime from Mid-Infrared Femtosecond Lasers

Tenio Popmintchev;Ming-Chang Chen;Dimitar Popmintchev;Paul Arpin

1990
Citations
Phase-Matched Generation of Coherent Soft X-rays

Andy Rundquist;Charles G. Durfee;Zenghu Chang;Catherine Herne

1216
Citations
GENERATION OF COHERENT SOFT X RAYS AT 2.7 NM USING HIGH HARMONICS

Zenghu Chang;Andy Rundquist;Haiwen Wang;Margaret M. Murnane

1054
Citations
High power ultrafast lasers

Sterling Backus;Charles G. Durfee;Margaret M. Murnane;Henry C. Kapteyn

970
Citations
Shaped-pulse optimization of coherent emission of high-harmonic soft X-rays

R. A. Bartels;S. Backus;E. Zeek;L. Misoguti

955
Citations
High-Harmonic Generation of Attosecond Pulses in the “Single-Cycle” Regime

Ivan P. Christov;Margaret M. Murnane;Henry C. Kapteyn

846
Citations
SHORT-PULSE LASER DAMAGE IN TRANSPARENT MATERIALS AS A FUNCTION OF PULSE DURATION

An-Chun Tien;Sterling Backus;Henry Kapteyn;Margaret Murnane

833
Citations
The attosecond nonlinear optics of bright coherent X-ray generation

Tenio Popmintchev;Ming-Chang Chen;Paul Arpin;Margaret M. Murnane

723
Citations
Generation of 11-fs pulses from a self-mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser.

Melanie T. Asaki;Chung-Po Huang;Dennis Garvey;Jianping Zhou

675
Citations
Quasi-ballistic thermal transport from nanoscale interfaces observed using ultrafast coherent soft x-ray beams

Mark E. Siemens;Mark E. Siemens;Qing Li;Ronggui Yang;Keith A. Nelson

614
Citations
Ultrafast X-ray Pulses from Laser-Produced Plasmas

Margaret M. Murnane;Henry C. Kapteyn;Mordecai D. Rosen;Roger W. Falcone

561
Citations
Generation of Bright Phase-matched Circularly-polarized Extreme Ultraviolet High Harmonics

Ofer Kfir;Patrik Grychtol;Emrah Turgut;Ronny Knut;Ronny Knut

538
Citations
Generation of spatially coherent light at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths.

Randy A. Bartels;Ariel Paul;Hans Green;Henry C. Kapteyn

507
Citations
90 GW peak power few-cycle mid-infrared pulses from an optical parametric amplifier

Giedrius Andriukaitis;Tadas Balčiūnas;Skirmantas Ališauskas;Audrius Pugžlys

502
Citations
Time-resolved X-Ray diffraction from coherent phonons during a laser-induced phase transition

A. M Lindenberg;I Kang;S. L Johnson;T Missalla;T Missalla

500
Citations
Enhanced high-harmonic generation using 25 fs laser pulses.

J. Zhou;J. Peatross;M. M. Murnane;H. C. Kapteyn

495
Citations
Phase Matching of High-Order Harmonics in Hollow Waveguides

Charles G. Durfee;Andy R. Rundquist;Sterling Backus;Catherine Herne

490
Citations
Coherent Soft X-ray Generation in the Water Window with Quasi-Phase Matching

Emily A. Gibson;Ariel Paul;Nick Wagner;Ra'anan Tobey

489
Citations
High density plasmas produced by ultrafast laser pulses.

M.M. Murnane;H.C. Kapteyn;R.W. Falcone

481
Citations
Phase Matched Generation of Coherent Soft-X-rays

A. Rundquist;C. G. Durfee;Z. Chang;C. Heme

5
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