A. B. Fowler

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
62 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

A. B. Fowler is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, A. B. Fowler has authored 62 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 9 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in A. B. Fowler's work include Semiconductor materials and devices (31 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (30 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (25 papers). A. B. Fowler is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor materials and devices (31 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (30 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (25 papers). A. B. Fowler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. A. B. Fowler's co-authors include Frank Stern, Tsuneya Ando, F. F. Fang, A. Hartstein, R. A. Webb, S. Washburn, W. E. Howard, Jacques Wainer, Dragana Popović and P.J. Stiles and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

A. B. Fowler

61 papers receiving 7.7k citations

Hit Papers

Electronic properties of two-dimensional systems 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Electronic properties of two-dimensional systems
    1982 5.7k citations A. B. Fowler et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. B. Fowler United States 25 6.6k 4.8k 1.7k 1.4k 308 62 8.2k
D. C. Tsui United States 36 6.8k 1.0× 2.8k 0.6× 2.6k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 202 0.7× 111 7.4k
E. E. Méndez United States 42 6.4k 1.0× 3.8k 0.8× 943 0.5× 1.4k 1.0× 370 1.2× 145 7.1k
L. L. Chang United States 41 6.0k 0.9× 4.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 3.1k 2.1× 434 1.4× 119 7.8k
G. Dorda Germany 22 5.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 306 1.0× 74 6.1k
M. Jaroš United Kingdom 31 4.9k 0.7× 3.5k 0.7× 578 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 397 1.3× 234 5.8k
M. I. Dyakonov France 29 4.4k 0.7× 3.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 883 0.6× 668 2.2× 96 5.5k
J. R. Tucker United States 33 3.2k 0.5× 2.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 815 0.6× 624 2.0× 111 5.0k
R. L. Gunshor United States 37 4.3k 0.7× 4.2k 0.9× 651 0.4× 2.6k 1.8× 589 1.9× 266 5.5k
H. van Houten Netherlands 36 6.0k 0.9× 3.8k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 282 0.9× 80 6.7k
G. A. C. Jones United Kingdom 30 4.0k 0.6× 2.4k 0.5× 740 0.4× 964 0.7× 319 1.0× 142 4.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. B. Fowler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. B. Fowler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fowler, A. B.. (2005). The Long-Reaching Influence of Arthur von Hippel: Interdisciplinarity and Semiconductors. MRS Bulletin. 30(11). 854–857. 1 indexed citations
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Popović, Dragana, A. B. Fowler, & S. Washburn. (1998). Metal–insulator transition in a low-mobility two-dimensional electron system. Physica B Condensed Matter. 249-251. 701–704. 1 indexed citations
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Seitz, Frederick, Norman G. Einspruch, & A. B. Fowler. (1998). Electronic Genie: The Tangled History of Silicon. Physics Today. 51(11). 61–62. 8 indexed citations
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Washburn, S., et al.. (1998). Absence of localization in certain field-effect transistors. Superlattices and Microstructures. 23(3-4). 581–591. 1 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B.. (1997). On Some Modern Uses of the Electron in Logic and Memory. Physics Today. 50(10). 50–54. 20 indexed citations
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Popović, Dragana, S. Washburn, & A. B. Fowler. (1994). CONDUCTANCE FLUCTUATIONS IN A TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRON GAS IN THE TUNNELING AND HOPPING REGIMES. International Journal of Modern Physics B. 8(7). 809–817. 4 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B.. (1993). A Semicentury of Semiconductors. Physics Today. 46(10). 59–62. 6 indexed citations
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Ford, C. J. B., A. B. Fowler, Jongill Hong, et al.. (1990). Gated, asymmetric rings as tunable electron interferometers. Surface Science. 229(1-3). 307–311. 30 indexed citations
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Washburn, S., A. B. Fowler, H. Schmid, & D. P. Kern. (1988). Possible observation of transmission resonances inGaAs−AlxGa1−xAstransistors. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 38(2). 1554–1557. 18 indexed citations
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Reisinger, H., A. B. Fowler, & A. Hartstein. (1984). Magnetic field dependence of 2D sodium impurity band conduction in activated regions. Surface Science. 142(1-3). 274–278. 5 indexed citations
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Hartstein, A., R. A. Webb, A. B. Fowler, & Jacques Wainer. (1984). One-dimensional conductance in silicon mosfet's. Surface Science. 142(1-3). 1–13. 33 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B., A. Hartstein, & R. A. Webb. (1983). Transition from 1-dimensional to 2-dimensional hopping conductivity in silicon accumulation layers. Physica B+C. 117-118. 661–666. 8 indexed citations
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Hartstein, A., A. B. Fowler, & K. C. Woo. (1983). Magnetoresistance of the 2-D impurity band in silicon inversion layers. Physica B+C. 117-118. 655–657. 12 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B. & A. Hartstein. (1980). Techniques for determining threshold. Surface Science. 98(1-3). 169–172. 28 indexed citations
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Hartstein, A. & A. B. Fowler. (1975). High temperature 'variable range hopping' conductivity in silicon inversion layers. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 8(11). L249–L253. 24 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B., et al.. (1969). Anomalous Magnetoconductance in Silicon Surfaces. Physical Review. 178(3). 1326–1327. 15 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B., F. F. Fang, W. E. Howard, & P.J. Stiles. (1966). Magneto-Oscillatory Conductance in Silicon Surfaces. Physical Review Letters. 16(20). 901–903. 279 indexed citations
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Nathan, Marshall I., A. B. Fowler, & Gerald Burns. (1964). Oscillations in GaAs Spontaneous Emission in Fabry-Perot Cavities. Physical Review Letters. 12(1). 41–41. 21 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B.. (1964). Cooperative Effect in GaAs Lasers. Journal of Applied Physics. 35(7). 2275–2276. 17 indexed citations
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Fowler, A. B., et al.. (1964). Modification of the Near-Field Pattern of a GaAs Laser by a Magnetic Field. Journal of Applied Physics. 35(3). 727–727. 5 indexed citations

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