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D-Index
95
Citations
36689
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1922
National Ranking
999

Ronald L. Walsworth 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 Ronald L. Walsworth sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 640 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ronald L. Walsworth 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 Ronald L. Walsworth sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 95 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% 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

  • 2001 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the development and use of atomic clocks in tests of fundamental symmetries and multidisciplinary applications of related technology

Overview

Ronald L. Walsworth is affiliated with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, in the United States. Their research focuses on areas within Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science. Much of their work intersects with Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, along with significant contributions to Materials Chemistry, Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Nuclear and High Energy Physics.

The scientist's research prominently features topics such as Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, High-pressure Geophysics and Materials, Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Stellar, Planetary, and Galactic Studies, and Particle Detector Development and Performance.

Recent publications by Ronald L. Walsworth include:

  • Sensitivity optimization for NV-diamond magnetometry, 2020, Reviews of Modern Physics
  • Quantum sensors for biomedical applications, 2023, Nature Reviews Physics
  • Decoherence of ensembles of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond, 2020, Physical Review B
  • Hyperpolarization-Enhanced NMR Spectroscopy with Femtomole Sensitivity Using Quantum Defects in Diamond, 2020, Physical Review X
  • Characterisation of CVD diamond with high concentrations of nitrogen for magnetic-field sensing applications, 2021, Materials for Quantum Technology

Ronald collaborates frequently with several co-authors including Connor Hart, Matthew Turner, Reza Ebadi, Jennifer M. Schloss, and David F. Phillips.

Common venues for their publications are arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review Applied, AVS Quantum Science, Physical Review B, and Physical Review Letters. These outlets reflect a strong focus on physics and applied quantum technologies.

In recognition of their contributions, Ronald L. Walsworth was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2001, with a citation highlighting their work on the development and use of atomic clocks in tests of fundamental symmetries and multidisciplinary applications of related technology.

Best Publications

  • Storage of light in atomic vapor.

    D. F. Phillips;A. Fleischhauer;A. Mair;R. L. Walsworth

  • Nanoscale magnetic sensing with an individual electronic spin in diamond

    J. R. Maze;P. L. Stanwix;J. S. Hodges;J. S. Hodges;S. Hong

  • High-sensitivity diamond magnetometer with nanoscale resolution

    J. M. Taylor;P. Cappellaro;L. Childress;L. Childress;L. Jiang

  • Solid-state electronic spin coherence time approaching one second

    N. Bar-Gill;Linh My Pham;A. Jarmola;D. Budker;D. Budker

  • A robust scanning diamond sensor for nanoscale imaging with single nitrogen-vacancy centres.

    Patrick Maletinsky;Sungkun Hong;Michael Sean Grinolds;Birgit Judith Maria Hausmann

  • Sensitivity optimization for NV-diamond magnetometry

    John F. Barry;Jennifer M. Schloss;Erik Bauch;Matthew J. Turner

  • Optical magnetic imaging of living cells

    D. Le Sage;K. Arai;D. R. Glenn;S. J. DeVience

  • Optical magnetic detection of single-neuron action potentials using quantum defects in diamond.

    John F. Barry;John F. Barry;Matthew James Turner;Jennifer M. Schloss;Jennifer M. Schloss;David R. Glenn;David R. Glenn

  • Atomic Memory for Correlated Photon States

    C. H. van der Wal;M. D. Eisaman;A. André;R. L. Walsworth

  • A laser frequency comb that enables radial velocity measurements with a precision of 1 cm s -1

    Chih-Hao Li;Andrew J. Benedick;Peter Fendel;Alexander G. Glenday

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance detection and spectroscopy of single proteins using quantum logic

    I. Lovchinsky;A. O. Sushkov;E. Urbach;N. P. de Leon

  • Nanoscale magnetic imaging of a single electron spin under ambient conditions

    Michael Sean Grinolds;Sungkun Hong;Patrick Maletinsky;Patrick Maletinsky;Lan Luan

  • Limit on Lorentz and CPT Violation of the Neutron Using a Two-Species Noble-Gas Maser

    D. Bear;R. E. Stoner;R. L. Walsworth;V. Alan Kostelecký

  • Repetitive Readout of a Single Electronic Spin via Quantum Logic with Nuclear Spin Ancillae

    Liang Jiang;J. S. Hodges;J. S. Hodges;J. R. Maze;Peter Maurer

  • High-resolution magnetic resonance spectroscopy using a solid-state spin sensor

    David R. Glenn;Dominik B. Bucher;Junghyun Lee;Mikhail D. Lukin

  • Magnetic Field Imaging with Nitrogen-Vacancy Ensembles

    L.M. Pham;D. Le Sage;Paul Stanwix;T.K. Yeung

  • Gravitational wave detection with optical lattice atomic clocks

    Shimon Kolkowitz;Igor Pikovski;Nicholas Langellier;Mikhail D. Lukin

  • Surface plasmon resonance enhanced magneto-optics (SuPREMO): Faraday rotation enhancement in gold-coated iron oxide nanocrystals.

    Prashant K. Jain;Yanhong Xiao;Ronald L. Walsworth;Adam Ezra Cohen

  • Coherence of nitrogen-vacancy electronic spin ensembles in diamond

    Paul Stanwix;Paul Stanwix;L.M. Pham;J.R. Maze;J.R. Maze;D. Le Sage

  • Electromagnetically induced transparency-based slow and stored light in warm atoms

    Irina Novikova;Ronald L. Walsworth;Yanhong Xiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Mikhail D. Lukin
Mikhail D. Lukin Harvard University
Amir Yacoby
Amir Yacoby Harvard University
David Phillips
David Phillips University of Melbourne
David G. Cory
David G. Cory University of Waterloo
Franz X. Kärtner
Franz X. Kärtner Universität Hamburg
Hongkun Park
Hongkun Park Harvard University
Liang Jiang
Liang Jiang University of Chicago
Marko Loncar
Marko Loncar Harvard University
Dmitry Budker
Dmitry Budker University of California, Berkeley

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