A. R. Kmetz

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

A. R. Kmetz is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. R. Kmetz has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 11 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in A. R. Kmetz's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (9 papers), Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (5 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (4 papers). A. R. Kmetz is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (9 papers), Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (5 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (4 papers). A. R. Kmetz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. A. R. Kmetz's co-authors include J. W. Goodby, Jay Patel, J. Geary, Linda T. Creagh, J. Nehring, T. J. Scheffer, Rick A. Reynolds, John Schroeder, D.D. Buss and D.R. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices and Review of Scientific Instruments.

In The Last Decade

A. R. Kmetz

18 papers receiving 1.0k citations

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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.

The mechanism of polymer alignment of liquid-crystal materials

1987 606 citations J. Geary, J. W. Goodby et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. R. Kmetz United States	8	932	493	302	195	168	19	1.1k
Yasufumi Iimura Japan	21	949 1.0×	512 1.0×	316 1.0×	245 1.3×	155 0.9×	54	1.1k
T. J. Scheffer Switzerland	17	1.4k 1.5×	682 1.4×	316 1.0×	196 1.0×	207 1.2×	29	1.5k
J. Geary United States	10	680 0.7×	355 0.7×	295 1.0×	173 0.9×	192 1.1×	29	934
Frederic J. Kahn United States	13	892 1.0×	510 1.0×	415 1.4×	276 1.4×	161 1.0×	23	1.3k
Wayne M. Gibbons United States	9	1.3k 1.4×	706 1.4×	388 1.3×	513 2.6×	161 1.0×	20	1.5k
Hubert Seiberle Switzerland	9	1.0k 1.1×	512 1.0×	250 0.8×	358 1.8×	121 0.7×	21	1.1k
Shunsuke Kobayashi Japan	20	738 0.8×	442 0.9×	330 1.1×	338 1.7×	179 1.1×	68	1.2k
David Coates United Kingdom	21	964 1.0×	341 0.7×	272 0.9×	341 1.7×	398 2.4×	65	1.4k
L.-C. Chien United States	14	993 1.1×	439 0.9×	304 1.0×	264 1.4×	203 1.2×	26	1.1k
Birendra Bahadur India	13	1.1k 1.2×	358 0.7×	262 0.9×	342 1.8×	411 2.4×	35	1.4k

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19 of 19 papers shown

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Geary, J., J. W. Goodby, A. R. Kmetz, & Jay Patel. (1987). The mechanism of polymer alignment of liquid-crystal materials. Journal of Applied Physics. 62(10). 4100–4108. 606 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kmetz, A. R.. (1986). Flat-panel displays. 12–17. 2 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R.. (1981). LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS*. Information Display. 1981(12). 3–8. 1 indexed citations

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Nehring, J. & A. R. Kmetz. (1979). Ultimate limits for matrix addressing of RMS-responding liquid-crystal displays. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 26(5). 795–802. 22 indexed citations

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Nehring, J., A. R. Kmetz, & T. J. Scheffer. (1976). Analysis of weak-boundary-coupling effects in liquid-crystal displays. Journal of Applied Physics. 47(3). 850–857. 125 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R., et al.. (1976). Swept-amplitude square-wave generator for liquid crystal measurements. Review of Scientific Instruments. 47(3). 390–391. 1 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R., et al.. (1976). Nonemissive Electrooptic Displays. 116 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R.. (1975). Liquid crystal wedge compensator for display thickness measurement. Applied Optics. 14(10). 2339–2339. 2 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R., et al.. (1974). Design and performance of a three phase double level metal 160 × 100 element CCD imager. 59–62. 5 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R.. (1974). Liquid crystal display panel. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC).

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Collins, D.R., et al.. (1973). CCD memory options. 136–137. 25 indexed citations

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Creagh, Linda T. & A. R. Kmetz. (1973). Mechanism of Surface Alignment in Nematic Liquid Crystals. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 24(1-2). 59–68. 182 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R.. (1973). Liquid-crystal display prospects in perspective. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 20(11). 954–961. 7 indexed citations

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Creagh, Linda T. & A. R. Kmetz. (1972). Selective doping of mbba to optimize display performance. Journal of Electronic Materials. 1(2). 350–356. 4 indexed citations

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Creagh, Linda T., A. R. Kmetz, & Rick A. Reynolds. (1971). Performance characteristics of nematic liquid crystal display devices. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 18(9). 672–679. 17 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R.. (1971). Orientation and thickness dependence of contrast and brightness in Gd₂(MoO₄)₃light valves. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 18(9). 756–761. 2 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R. & R. C. Barker. (1969). Origin of Threshold-Response Delay in Ferrite Memory Cores. Journal of Applied Physics. 40(3). 1462–1463. 1 indexed citations

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Kmetz, A. R. & R. C. Barker. (1968). Threshold switching delayed response in Ferrite memory cores. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 4(3). 569–573. 2 indexed citations

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Barker, R. C. & A. R. Kmetz. (1965). Measurement of useful properties of memory devices. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 1(4). 320–323. 1 indexed citations

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