2026 Paul B. Corkum: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	119	837	792	16	15	706	64322

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Research.com Recognitions

2009 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For developing the ideas and concepts that led to the field of attosecond science, to the understanding of high harmonic emission and recollision physics
2005 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
1996 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Paul B. Corkum is affiliated with the University of Ottawa in Canada and specializes in Physics and Astronomy, with a focused expertise in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Their extensive work encompasses several subfields including Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's primary research themes cover a range of topics:

Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications
Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies
Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications
Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics
Terahertz technology and applications
Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Corkum has contributed significantly to multiple publications, frequently appearing in venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics
Optica
Nature Photonics
Physical review. A/Physical review, A

Recent papers authored by or associated with Paul B. Corkum include:

"Vectorized optoelectronic control and metrology in a semiconductor," 2020, Nature Photonics
"Roadmap on structured waves," 2023, Journal of Optics
"Nonlinear helical dichroism in chiral and achiral molecules," 2022, Nature Photonics
"Coherent control of ultrafast extreme ultraviolet transient absorption," 2021, Nature Photonics
"Probing multiphoton light-induced molecular potentials," 2020, Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

Chunmei Zhang
Dong Hyuk Ko
A. Staudte
D. M. Villeneuve
Shawn Sederberg

The scientist's contributions have been recognized through several awards and honors, including:

Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2009)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (2007) with citation for developing foundational ideas in attosecond science and high harmonic emission
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom (2005)
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1996) with recognition from the Academy of Science

Best Publications

Plasma perspective on strong field multiphoton ionization.

Corkum Pb

8774
Citations
Theory of high-harmonic generation by low-frequency laser fields.

M. Lewenstein;Ph. Balcou;M. Ivanov;Anne L’Huillier

5074
Citations
Tomographic imaging of molecular orbitals

J. Itatani;J. Levesque;J. Levesque;D. Zeidler;Hiromichi Niikura;Hiromichi Niikura

2720
Citations
High harmonic interferometry of multi-electron dynamics in molecules

Olga Smirnova;Yann Mairesse;Yann Mairesse;Serguei Patchkovskii;Nirit Dudovich;Nirit Dudovich

1256
Citations
Attosecond Streak Camera

J. Itatani;F. Quéré;G. L. Yudin;M. Yu. Ivanov

1155
Citations
Above-threshold ionization in the long-wavelength limit

P. B. Corkum;N. H. Burnett;F. Brunel

1103
Citations
X-ray Pulses Approaching the Attosecond Frontier

Markus Drescher;Markus Drescher;Michael Hentschel;Reinhard Kienberger;Gabriel Tempea

1081
Citations
Role of electron localization in intense-field molecular ionization.

Tamar Seideman;M. Yu. Ivanov;P. B. Corkum

939
Citations
Laser-Induced Electron Tunneling and Diffraction

M. Meckel;M. Meckel;D. Comtois;D. Zeidler;D. Zeidler;A. Staudte;A. Staudte

903
Citations
Sub-laser-cycle electron pulses for probing molecular dynamics.

Hiromichi Niikura;F. Légaré;R. Hasbani;A. D. Bandrauk

801
Citations
Theoretical Analysis of High-Harmonic Generation in Solids

G. Vampa;C. R. McDonald;G. Orlando;D. D. Klug

767
Citations
Linking high harmonics from gases and solids

G. Vampa;T. J. Hammond;N. Thiré;B. E. Schmidt

755
Citations
Optically produced arrays of planar nanostructures inside fused silica.

V. R. Bhardwaj;E. Simova;P. P. Rajeev;C. Hnatovsky

658
Citations
Alignment-dependent strong field ionization of molecules.

I. V. Litvinyuk;Kevin F. Lee;Kevin F. Lee;P. W. Dooley;P. W. Dooley;D. M. Rayner

636
Citations
All-Optical Reconstruction of Crystal Band Structure

G. Vampa;T. J. Hammond;N. Thiré;B. E. Schmidt

581
Citations
Supercontinuum generation in gases.

P. B. Corkum;Claude Rolland;T. Srinivasan-Rao

564
Citations
Thermal response of metals to ultrashort-pulse laser excitation.

P. B. Corkum;F. Brunel;N. K. Sherman;T. Srinivasan-Rao

561
Citations
Following a chemical reaction using high-harmonic interferometry

H. J. Wörner;J. B. Bertrand;D. V. Kartashov;D. V. Kartashov;P. B. Corkum

552
Citations
Efficient molecular dissociation by a chirped ultrashort infrared laser pulse.

Szczepan Chelkowski;Szczepan Chelkowski;André D. Bandrauk;André D. Bandrauk;Paul B. Corkum;Paul B. Corkum

534
Citations
Attosecond Metrology

P. Corkum

59
Citations