Alan Fang

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 850 citations indexed

About

Alan Fang is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan Fang has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 850 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 6 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Alan Fang's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (12 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (5 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (5 papers). Alan Fang is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (12 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (5 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (5 papers). Alan Fang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Alan Fang's co-authors include A. Kapitulnik, I. R. Fisher, Zhanybek Alpichshev, James G. Analytis, Zhi‐Xun Shen, Jiun‐Haw Chu, Y. L. Chen, Steven A. Kivelson, M. Greven and Nobu‐Hisa Kaneko and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B and Science Advances.

In The Last Decade

Alan Fang

17 papers receiving 834 citations

Hit Papers

STM Imaging of Electronic Waves on the Surface ofBi2Te3: ... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2010 100 200 300 400
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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. STM Imaging of Electronic Waves on the Surface ofBi2Te3: Topologically Protected Surface States and Hexagonal Warping Effects
    2010 418 citations Zhanybek Alpichshev, James G. Analytis et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan Fang United States 11 561 467 435 250 43 19 850
Christian R. Ast Germany 9 855 1.5× 340 0.7× 679 1.6× 242 1.0× 75 1.7× 11 1.0k
Ratnadwip Singha United States 18 645 1.1× 334 0.7× 639 1.5× 334 1.3× 88 2.0× 43 945
Zhujun Yuan China 10 470 0.8× 277 0.6× 453 1.0× 189 0.8× 54 1.3× 10 655
Na Hyun Jo United States 17 888 1.6× 552 1.2× 789 1.8× 378 1.5× 81 1.9× 40 1.3k
Chunqiang Xu China 17 487 0.9× 341 0.7× 385 0.9× 275 1.1× 58 1.3× 63 744
C. N. Veenstra Canada 9 498 0.9× 587 1.3× 531 1.2× 280 1.1× 85 2.0× 13 947
G. Landolt Switzerland 14 549 1.0× 294 0.6× 470 1.1× 193 0.8× 68 1.6× 20 763
Carola Straßer Germany 7 701 1.2× 285 0.6× 728 1.7× 135 0.5× 98 2.3× 8 943
Chongli Yang China 7 370 0.7× 179 0.4× 462 1.1× 168 0.7× 61 1.4× 12 610
Qiangwei Yin China 20 889 1.6× 835 1.8× 396 0.9× 299 1.2× 47 1.1× 38 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan Fang

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Fang, Alan, Carolina Adamo, Phillip M. Wu, et al.. (2025). Possible unconventional surface superconductivity in the half-Heusler compound YPtBi. Physical review. B.. 111(24).
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Galvis, J. A., Alan Fang, A. C. Garcia‐Castro, et al.. (2023). Nanoscale phase-slip domain walls in the charge density wave state of the Weyl semimetal candidate NbTe4. Physical review. B.. 107(4). 5 indexed citations
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Dehn, Martin H., Quintin N. Meier, Donald J. Arseneau, et al.. (2020). Observation of a Charge-Neutral Muon-Polaron Complex in Antiferromagnetic Cr2O3. Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich). 16 indexed citations
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Fang, Alan, et al.. (2020). Absence of μSR evidence for magnetic order in the pseudogap phase of Bi2+xSr2−xCaCu2O8+δ. Physical review. B.. 101(18). 5 indexed citations
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Fang, Alan, Joshua Straquadine, I. R. Fisher, Steven A. Kivelson, & A. Kapitulnik. (2019). Disorder-induced suppression of charge density wave order: STM study of Pd-intercalated ErTe3. Physical review. B.. 100(23). 24 indexed citations
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Fang, Alan, et al.. (2019). Magnetic field induced effects in the quasikagome Kondo lattice system CePtPb. Physical review. B.. 100(2). 3 indexed citations
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Adamo, Carolina, et al.. (2018). Bursting at the Seams: Rippled Monolayer Bismuth on NbSe2. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018.
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Fang, Alan, Carolina Adamo, Shuang Jia, et al.. (2018). Bursting at the seams: Rippled monolayer bismuth on NbSe 2. Science Advances. 4(4). eaaq0330–eaaq0330. 30 indexed citations
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Pal, Anand, S. R. Dunsiger, Alan Fang, et al.. (2018). Quasistatic internal magnetic field detected in the pseudogap phase of Bi2+xSr2−xCaCu2O8+δ by muon spin relaxation. Physical review. B.. 97(6). 11 indexed citations
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Alpichshev, Zhanybek, James G. Analytis, Jiun‐Haw Chu, et al.. (2010). STM Imaging of Electronic Waves on the Surface ofBi2Te3: Topologically Protected Surface States and Hexagonal Warping Effects. Physical Review Letters. 104(1). 16401–16401. 418 indexed citations breakdown →
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Alpichshev, Zhanybek, James G. Analytis, Jiun‐Haw Chu, et al.. (2009). STM imaging of electronic waves on the surface of Bi$_2$Te$_3$: topologically protected surface states and hexagonal warping effects. Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) (University of Oxford). 2010. 18 indexed citations
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Fang, Alan, N. Ru, I. R. Fisher, & A. Kapitulnik. (2007). STM Studies ofTbTe3: Evidence for a Fully Incommensurate Charge Density Wave. Physical Review Letters. 99(4). 46401–46401. 64 indexed citations
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Scalapino, D. J., Alan Fang, & Luca Capriotti. (2006). Gap-Inhomogeneity-Induced Electronic States in Superconducting Bi~2Sr~2CaCu~2O~8~+~d~e~l~t~a. Physical Review Letters. 96(1). 17007. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Alan, Luca Capriotti, D. J. Scalapino, et al.. (2006). Gap-Inhomogeneity-Induced Electronic States in SuperconductingBi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Physical Review Letters. 96(1). 17007–17007. 81 indexed citations
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Robertson, John A., et al.. (2006). Inferring effective interactions from the local density of states: Application to STM data fromBi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Physical Review B. 74(17). 7 indexed citations
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Robertson, John A., Steven A. Kivelson, Eduardo Fradkin, Alan Fang, & A. Kapitulnik. (2006). Distinguishing patterns of charge order: Stripes or checkerboards. Physical Review B. 74(13). 100 indexed citations
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Kapitulnik, A., Alan Fang, Craig Howald, & M. Greven. (2005). STM studies of near-optimal doped Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 67(1-3). 344–349. 10 indexed citations
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Fang, Alan, et al.. (2004). Periodic Coherence Peak Height Modulations in Superconducting Bi_2Sr_2CaCu_2O_8+δ. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 2004. 3 indexed citations
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Fang, Alan, Craig Howald, Nobu‐Hisa Kaneko, M. Greven, & A. Kapitulnik. (2004). Periodic coherence-peak height modulations in superconductingBi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ. Physical Review B. 70(21). 54 indexed citations

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