Alan Wright

4.9k citations

71 papers · 3.8k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 30

Impact in

Condensed Matter Physics top 1%
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials top 5%
- Ga2O3 and related materials

Papers in ⓘ

Condensed Matter Physics 21
- GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials 17
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 23
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 12
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces 8
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 6

Co-authors: James Nelson (1 shared paper)M. I. Baskes (1 shared paper)J. Stuart Nelson (6 shared papers)Lawrence J. Whalley (7 shared papers)Caroline Hayward (6 shared papers)John M. Starr (6 shared papers)Ian J. Deary (6 shared papers)Ulrike Großner (1 shared paper)
Journals: Journal of Applied Physics (12 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (6 papers)Physical Review B (5 papers)Applied Physics Letters (3 papers)Surface Science (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Canada

In The Last Decade

Alan Wright

67 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Elastic properties of zinc-blende and wurtzite AlN, GaN, and InN 1997 · 863 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1997 Journal of Applied Physics
1989 Physical review. B, Condensed matter

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1	Elastic properties of zinc-blende and wurtzite AlN, GaN, and InN Journal of Applied Physics ·Alan Wright Hit paper breakdown →	1997	863
2	Semiempirical modified embedded-atom potentials for silicon and germanium Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·M. I. Baskes, James Nelson, Alan Wright Hit paper breakdown →	1989	383
3	Cognitive change and the APOE ɛ4 allele Nature ·Ian J. Deary, Martha C. Whiteman, Alison Pattie, John M. Starr, Caroline Hayward, Alan Wright, Andrew D. Carothers, Lawrence J. Whalley	2002	241
4	Identification of the gene that, when mutated, causes the human obesity syndrome BBS4 Nature Genetics ·Kirk Mykytyn, Terry A. Braun, Rivka Carmi, Neena B. Haider, Charles Searby, Mythreyi Shastri, Gretel Beck, Alan Wright, Alessandro Iannaccone, Khalil Elbedour, Ruth Riise, Alfonso Baldi, Annick Raas‐Rothschild, Susan W. Gorman, David M. Duhl, Samuel G. Jacobson, Thomas L. Casavant, Edwin M. Stone, Val C. Sheffield	2001	200
5	The effect of doping and growth stoichiometry on the core structure of a threading edge dislocation in GaN Applied Physics Letters ·Alan Wright, Ulrike Großner	1998	169
6	Explicit treatment of the gallium 3delectrons in GaN using the plane-wave pseudopotential method Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Alan Wright, J. Stuart Nelson	1994	154
7	The brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism is associated with age-related change in reasoning skills Molecular Psychiatry ·Sarah E. Harris, Helen Fox, Alan Wright, Caroline Hayward, John M. Starr, Lawrence J. Whalley, Ian J. Deary	2006	135
8	Prevalence of low back pain in the community: implications for service provision in Bradford, UK. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health ·M. Hillman, Alan Wright, G. Rajaratnam, Alan Tennant, M A Chamberlain	1996	122
9	Theory of the copper vacancy in cuprous oxide Journal of Applied Physics ·Alan Wright, Jeffrey S. Nelson	2002	82
10	The functional COMT polymorphism, Val158Met, is associated with logical memory and the personality trait intellect/imagination in a cohort of healthy 79 year olds Neuroscience Letters ·Sarah E. Harris, Alan Wright, Caroline Hayward, John M. Starr, Lawrence J. Whalley, Ian J. Deary	2005	72
11	KLOTHO genotype and cognitive ability in childhood and old age in the same individuals Neuroscience Letters ·Ian J. Deary, Sarah E. Harris, Helen Fox, Caroline Hayward, Alan Wright, John M. Starr, Lawrence J. Whalley	2005	72
12	PATHOGENESIS OF RHEGMATOGENOUS RETINAL DETACHMENT Retina ·Danny Mitry, Brian W. Fleck, Alan Wright, Harry Campbell, David G. Charteris	2010	68
13	A genetic association analysis of cognitive ability and cognitive ageing using 325 markers for 109 genes associated with oxidative stress or cognition BMC Genetics ·Sarah E. Harris, Helen Fox, Alan Wright, Caroline Hayward, John M. Starr, Lawrence J. Whalley, Ian J. Deary	2007	64
14	Apolipoprotein E Gene Variability and Cognitive Functions at Age 79: A Follow-Up of the Scottish Mental Survey of 1932. Psychology and Aging ·Ian J. Deary, Martha C. Whiteman, Alison Pattie, John M. Starr, Caroline Hayward, Alan Wright, Peter M. Visscher, Maria C. Tynan, Lawrence J. Whalley	2004	62
15	Structures and energetics of Pt, Pd, and Ni adatom clusters on the Pt(001) surface: Embedded-atom-method calculations Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Alan Wright, Murray S. Daw, C. Y. Fong	1990	60
16	Influence of simulated upper intestinal parameters on the efficiency of beta carotene micellarisation using an in vitro model of digestion Food Chemistry ·Alan Wright, C PIETRANGELO, Alasdair W. MacNaughton	2007	60
17	Phenotypic marker for early disease detection in dominant late-onset retinal degeneration. PubMed ·Samuel G. Jacobson, Artur V. Cideciyan, Eric A. Wright, Alan Wright	2001	57
18	Density-functional calculations for grain boundaries in aluminum Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Alan Wright, Susan R. Atlas	1994	56
19	Density-functional-theory calculations for the silicon vacancy Physical Review B ·Alan Wright	2006	52
20	Valence and atomic size dependent exchange barriers in vacancy-mediated dopant diffusion Applied Physics Letters ·J. Stuart Nelson, Peter A. Schultz, Alan Wright	1998	48

About Alan Wright

Alan Wright is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Ophthalmology, having authored 71 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials (17 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (13 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (12 papers), ZnO doping and properties (10 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (8 papers), Ga2O3 and related materials (7 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (6 papers) and Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Condensed Matter Physics (1.3k citations), Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (537 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (846 citations), Materials Chemistry (1.2k citations) and Mechanics of Materials (603 citations). Alan Wright has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Frequent co-authors include James Nelson, M. I. Baskes, J. Stuart Nelson, Lawrence J. Whalley, Caroline Hayward, John M. Starr, Ian J. Deary, Ulrike Großner, Sarah E. Harris and C. Y. Fong. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Physical Review B, Applied Physics Letters and Surface Science.

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