| Observation of a single-beam gradient force optical trap for dielectric particles A Ashkin, JM Dziedzic, JE Bjorkholm, S Chu Optics letters 11 (5), 288-290, 1986 | 9480 | 1986 |
| Acceleration and trapping of particles by radiation pressure A Ashkin Physical review letters 24 (4), 156, 1970 | 7280 | 1970 |
| Optical trapping and manipulation of single cells using infrared laser beams A Ashkin, JM Dziedzic, T Yamane Nature 330 (6150), 769-771, 1987 | 3319 | 1987 |
| Optical trapping and manipulation of viruses and bacteria A Ashkin, JM Dziedzic Science 235 (4795), 1517-1520, 1987 | 3169 | 1987 |
| Forces of a single-beam gradient laser trap on a dielectric sphere in the ray optics regime A Ashkin Biophysical journal 61 (2), 569-582, 1992 | 2482 | 1992 |
| Optical trapping and manipulation of neutral particles using lasers A Ashkin Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 94 (10), 4853-4860, 1997 | 2355 | 1997 |
| Three-dimensional viscous confinement and cooling of atoms by resonance radiation pressure S Chu, L Hollberg, JE Bjorkholm, A Cable, A Ashkin Physical review letters 55 (1), 48, 1985 | 1943 | 1985 |
| Optically‐induced refractive index inhomogeneities in LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 A Ashkin, GD Boyd, JM Dziedzic, RG Smith, AA Ballman, JJ Levinstein, ... Applied Physics Letters 9 (1), 72-74, 1966 | 1653 | 1966 |
| Experimental observation of optically trapped atoms S Chu, JE Bjorkholm, A Ashkin, A Cable Physical review letters 57 (3), 314, 1986 | 1617 | 1986 |
| Optical levitation by radiation pressure A Ashkin, JM Dziedzic Applied Physics Letters 19 (8), 283-285, 1971 | 1209 | 1971 |
| History of optical trapping and manipulation of small-neutral particle, atoms, and molecules A Ashkin IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics 6 (6), 841-856, 2000 | 1083 | 2000 |
| Trapping of atoms by resonance radiation pressure A Ashkin Physical Review Letters 40 (12), 729, 1978 | 1043 | 1978 |
| Motion of atoms in a radiation trap JP Gordon, A Ashkin Physical Review A 21 (5), 1606, 1980 | 963 | 1980 |
| Applications of laser radiation pressure A Ashkin Science 210 (4474), 1081-1088, 1980 | 939 | 1980 |
| Force generation of organelle transport measured in vivo by an infrared laser trap A Ashkin, K Schütze, JM Dziedzic, U Euteneuer, M Schliwa Nature 348 (6299), 346-348, 1990 | 767 | 1990 |
| Observation of resonances in the radiation pressure on dielectric spheres A Ashkin, JM Dziedzic Physical Review Letters 38 (23), 1351, 1977 | 577 | 1977 |
| Atomic-beam deflection by resonance-radiation pressure A Ashkin Physical Review Letters 25 (19), 1321, 1970 | 562 | 1970 |
| Internal cell manipulation using infrared laser traps. A Ashkin, JM Dziedzic Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 86 (20), 7914-7918, 1989 | 532 | 1989 |
| Observation of focusing of neutral atoms by the dipole forces of resonance-radiation pressure JE Bjorkholm, RR Freeman, A Ashkin, DB Pearson Physical review letters 41 (20), 1361, 1978 | 447 | 1978 |
| Radiation pressure on a free liquid surface A Ashkin, JM Dziedzic Physical Review Letters 30 (4), 139, 1973 | 445 | 1973 |
