A. MacKinnon

7.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
108 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

A. MacKinnon is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. MacKinnon has authored 108 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 90 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 30 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in A. MacKinnon's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (80 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (22 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (18 papers). A. MacKinnon is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (80 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (22 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (18 papers). A. MacKinnon collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and France. A. MacKinnon's co-authors include B. Krämer, J. B. Pendry, Judith A. K. Howard, Kenneth Wade, T.G. Hibbert, L. Schweitzer, Konstantin Nikolić, A. D. Armour, Matthew G. Davidson and Patrick Roberts and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

A. MacKinnon

106 papers receiving 5.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Localization: theory and experiment

1993 1.4k citations B. Krämer, A. MacKinnon profile →
The scaling theory of electrons in disordered solids: Additional numerical results

1983 570 citations A. MacKinnon, B. Krämer The European Physical Journal B profile →
Calculation of photon dispersion relations

1992 569 citations J. B. Pendry, A. MacKinnon Physical Review Letters profile →
One-Parameter Scaling of Localization Length and Conductance in Disordered Systems

1981 558 citations A. MacKinnon, B. Krämer Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. MacKinnon United Kingdom	26	4.2k	1.4k	1.4k	848	775	108	5.3k
M. Kaveh Israel	34	2.5k 0.6×	768 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	991 1.2×	103 0.1×	178	3.7k
Holger Fehske Germany	39	4.3k 1.0×	2.7k 1.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.4k 1.6×	338 0.4×	286	6.0k
Gilles Montambaux France	43	5.5k 1.3×	2.0k 1.4×	730 0.5×	2.1k 2.5×	838 1.1×	142	7.0k
P. Wölfle Germany	48	6.1k 1.4×	6.2k 4.4×	1.1k 0.9×	924 1.1×	387 0.5×	229	9.4k
Joseph L. Birman United States	37	3.4k 0.8×	1.0k 0.7×	1.6k 1.2×	2.2k 2.6×	339 0.4×	263	5.8k
E. L. Hahn United States	34	3.7k 0.9×	263 0.2×	586 0.4×	2.2k 2.6×	595 0.8×	87	7.2k
Ad Lagendijk Netherlands	23	1.5k 0.4×	357 0.3×	465 0.3×	467 0.6×	150 0.2×	51	2.6k
G. W. ’t Hooft Netherlands	33	2.6k 0.6×	276 0.2×	1.6k 1.2×	597 0.7×	143 0.2×	93	3.9k
S. L. McCall United States	37	6.5k 1.5×	211 0.1×	4.1k 3.1×	515 0.6×	951 1.2×	83	8.0k
D. C. Licciardello United States	11	4.5k 1.1×	2.2k 1.5×	1.1k 0.8×	978 1.2×	678 0.9×	23	5.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Tahir, M., A. MacKinnon, & Udo Schwingenschlögl. (2014). Novel spectral features of nanoelectromechanical systems. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4035–4035. 2 indexed citations

Tahir, M., K. Sabeeh, & A. MacKinnon. (2011). Temperature effects on the magnetoplasmon spectrum of a weakly modulated graphene monolayer. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 23(42). 425304–425304. 2 indexed citations

MacKinnon, A.. (2005). Theory of some nano-electro-mechanical systems. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 29(1-2). 399–410. 1 indexed citations

Clegg, W., Royston C. B. Copley, Matthew G. Davidson, et al.. (2004). Exo-π-bonding to an ortho-carborane hypercarbon atom: systematic icosahedral cage distortions reflected in the structures of the fluoro-, hydroxy- and amino-carboranes, 1-X-2-Ph-1,2-C₂B₁₀H₁₀ (X = F, OH or NH₂) and related anions. Dalton Transactions. 2786–2799. 109 indexed citations

Barnham, K.W.J., Dimitri D. Vvedensky, E. A. Johnson, et al.. (2001). Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 59 indexed citations

Pendry, J. B., A. MacKinnon, & Patrick Roberts. (1992). Universality classes and fluctuations in disordered systems. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 437(1899). 67–83. 109 indexed citations

Oakeshott, R B S & A. MacKinnon. (1992). Quantum scattering in chaotic and non-chaotic junctions. Superlattices and Microstructures. 11(2). 145–148. 14 indexed citations

Pendry, J. B. & A. MacKinnon. (1992). Calculation of photon dispersion relations. Physical Review Letters. 69(19). 2772–2775. 569 indexed citations breakdown →

Vvedensky, Dimitri D., et al.. (1991). Electronic properties of compositionally disordered quantum wires. Physical Review Letters. 67(17). 2359–2362. 22 indexed citations

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MacKinnon, A., et al.. (1989). A study of the two-dimensional bond quantum percolation model. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 1(49). 9963–9968. 6 indexed citations

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Schreiber, Michael, Bernhard Krämer, & A. MacKinnon. (1989). Localization of Disordered Electron Systems – A Numerical Analysis of the Anderson Transition. Physica Scripta. T25. 67–71. 17 indexed citations

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Krämer, B., et al.. (1986). Magnetotransport and electron states in two-dimensional systems including the effect of a random potential and the boundary conditions. Surface Science. 170(1-2). 256–261. 8 indexed citations

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Bułka, Bogdan R., B. Krämer, & A. MacKinnon. (1985). Mobility edge in the three dimensional Anderson model. The European Physical Journal B. 60(1). 13–17. 68 indexed citations

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Krämer, B., L. Schweitzer, & A. MacKinnon. (1984). Density of states of a two-dimensional electron in a strong magnetic field and a random potential. The European Physical Journal B. 56(4). 297–300. 13 indexed citations

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MacKinnon, A.. (1984). Localisation in the Lloyd model of a disordered solid. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 17(10). L289–L291. 7 indexed citations

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MacKinnon, A. & B. Krämer. (1983). The scaling theory of electrons in disordered solids: Additional numerical results. The European Physical Journal B. 53(1). 1–13. 570 indexed citations breakdown →

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Krämer, B., Harald King, & A. MacKinnon. (1983). Local structure and electronic states in hydrogenated amorphous silicon. Physica B+C. 117-118. 944–946. 2 indexed citations

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Krämer, B., A. MacKinnon, & D. Weaire. (1981). Numerical study of conductivity for the Anderson model in two and three dimensions. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 23(12). 6357–6370. 37 indexed citations

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MacKinnon, A. & B. Krämer. (1979). Electronic structure and fourier transformed compton profiles of crystalline semiconductors. Solid State Communications. 29(2). 71–74. 7 indexed citations

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MacKinnon, A.. (1979). Comment on 'Raman scattering of the ordered vacancy compound CdGa₂Se₄'. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 12(17). L655–L657. 7 indexed citations

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