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L. E. Piilonen

L. E. Piilonen

Virginia Tech
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
112
Citations
52645
World Ranking
1089
National Ranking
576

L. E. Piilonen 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 L. E. Piilonen sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 934 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

L. E. Piilonen 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 L. E. Piilonen sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 112 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his important experimental contributions in the areas of lepton physics, CP violation, the CKM matrix, and quarkonia and for his leadership of the Belle and Belle II Collaborations

Overview

L. E. Piilonen is affiliated with Virginia Tech in the United States and specializes primarily in physics and astronomy. Their research focuses on nuclear and high-energy physics, with additional work intersecting artificial intelligence, electrical and electronic engineering, radiology, nuclear medicine, and pulmonary and respiratory medicine.

The main topics of L. E. Piilonen's research include:

  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Particle Detector Development and Performance
  • Computational Physics and Python Applications
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena

Frequent coauthors of L. E. Piilonen are:

  • V. Gaur
  • M. Iwasaki
  • J. V. Bennett
  • G. De Pietro
  • P. Branchini

Their recent publications include:

  • "Track finding at Belle II" (2020), published in Computer Physics Communications
  • "B-flavor tagging at Belle II" (2022), featured in CINECA IRIS Institutional Research Information System (University of Pisa)
  • "Update of inclusive cross sections of single and pairs of identified light charged hadrons" (2020), published in Physical Review D
  • "Observation of Ω(2012)⁻ → Ξ(1530)K̅ and measurement of the effective couplings of Ω(2012)⁻ to Ξ(1530)K̅ and ΞK̅" (2024), published in Physics Letters B
  • "Measurements of the branching fractions of semileptonic decays Ξ⁰ → Ξ⁻ ℓ⁺ ν_ℓ and asymmetry parameter of Ξ⁰ → Ξ⁻ π⁺ decay" (2021), published in DESY Publication Database (PUBDB) (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)

L. E. Piilonen has published extensively in notable venues, including:

  • DESY Publication Database (PUBDB) (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review D
  • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment
  • Computer Physics Communications

In 2013, L. E. Piilonen was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with a citation acknowledging their experimental contributions in lepton physics, CP violation, the CKM matrix, and quarkonia as well as leadership roles in the Belle and Belle II Collaborations.

Best Publications

  • Observation of Electron-Antineutrino Disappearance at Daya Bay

    F. P. An;J. Z. Bai;A. B. Balantekin;H. R. Band

  • Observation of a Narrow Charmoniumlike State in Exclusive B±→K±π+π-J/ψ Decays

    S. K. Choi;S. L. Olsen;K. Abe;T. Abe

  • Observation of Large CP Violation in the Neutral B Meson System

    Kazuo Abe;Y. Chao;S. Kobayashi;S. Yanaka

  • Measurement of the branching ratio of B ¯ →d (∗)τ- ν ¯ τ relative to B ¯ →d (∗) - ν ¯ decays with hadronic tagging at Belle

    M. Huschle;T. Kuhr;M. Heck;P. Goldenzweig

  • Observation of two charged bottomoniumlike resonances in Υ(5S) decays.

    A. Bondar;A. Garmash;R. Mizuk;D. Santel

  • Observation of a Resonancelike Structure in the π +- ψ ' Mass Distribution in Exclusive B→Kπ +- ψ ' Decays

    S. K. Choi;S. L. Olsen;I. Adachi;H. Aihara

  • New Limit for the Lepton-Family-Number Nonconserving Decay μ + -->e + γ

    M. L. Brooks;Y. K. Chen;M. D. Cooper;P. S. Cooper

  • Study of time-dependent CP violation in B0 → J/ψπ0 decays

    S. U. Kataoka;K. Abe;I. Adachi;H. Aihara

  • Measurement of the differential branching fraction and forward-backward asymmetry for B --> K(*)l+l-.

    J. T. Wei;P. Chang;I. Adachi;H. Aihara

  • Search for lepton-flavor-violating τ decays into three leptons with 719 million produced τ+τ− pairs

    K. Hayasaka;K. Inami;Y. Miyazaki;K. Arinstein;K. Arinstein

  • Observation of B̄0 → D(*)0 pp̄

    K. Abe;R. Abe;T. Abe;B. S. Ahn

  • Belle II technical design report

    T. Abe;Y. Chao;S. Esen;Z.P. Zhang

  • A measurement of the branching fraction for the inclusive B→Xsγ decays with the Belle detector

    K. Abe;I. Adachi;Byoung Sup Ahn;H. Aihara

  • Measurement of the τ Lepton Polarization and R (D * ) in the Decay B ̄ →D * τ - ν ̄ τ

    S. Hirose;T. Iijima;I. Adachi;K. Adamczyk

  • Evidence for D0-D̄0 mixing

    M. Starič;B. Golob;K. Abe;I. Adachi

  • Measurement of the branching ratio of B¯0→D*+τ-ν¯τ relative to B¯0→D*+ℓ-ν¯ℓ decays with a semileptonic tagging method

    Y. Sato;T. Iijima;K. Adamczyk;H. Aihara

  • Improved measurement of electron antineutrino disappearance at Daya Bay

    F. P. An;Q. An;J. Z. Bai;A. B. Balantekin

  • Improved measurement of mixing-induced CP violation in the neutral B meson system

    K. Abe;T. Abe;I. Adachi;H. Aihara

  • Observation of the decay B̄0 → Λc+p̄

    N. Gabyshev;H. Kichimi;K. Abe;R. Abe

  • arXiv : The Belle II Physics Book

    S. Fiore;S.E. Vahsen;H. Logan;A. Fodor

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Ogawa
S. Ogawa Toho University
K. Kinoshita
K. Kinoshita University of Cincinnati
F. Takasaki
F. Takasaki High Energy Accelerator Research Organization
T. Hara
T. Hara Osaka University
Y. B. Hsiung
Y. B. Hsiung National Taiwan University

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