Alex Zettl

88.5k citations
608 papers · 69.2k indexed · 38 hit papers · h-index 118
Topics
Graphene research and applications (240 papers)Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (112 papers)Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (87 papers)
Partner nations
United StatesJapanChina

In The Last Decade

Alex Zettl

599 papers receiving 67.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Alex Zettl
Comparison fields: 5 of 169
  • Materials Chemistry 50.4k
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 19.6k
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 17.9k
  • Biomedical Engineering 16.2k
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 9.9k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Alex Zettl

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alex Zettl

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Alex Zettl. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Alex Zettl based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Alex Zettl. Alex Zettl is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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About Alex Zettl

Alex Zettl is a scholar working on Structural Biology, Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Chemistry, having authored 608 papers that have together received 69.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Graphene research and applications (240 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (112 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (87 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (1.6k citations), Materials Chemistry (50.4k citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (17.9k citations). Alex Zettl has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and China. Frequent co-authors include Michael F. Crommie, Çağlar Girit, Feng Wang, Marvin L. Cohen, John Cumings, Philip G. Collins, Steven G. Louie, Nasreen G. Chopra, Y. R. Shen and Yuanbo Zhang. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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