B. Abeles

13.5k total citations · 6 hit papers
144 papers, 10.9k citations indexed

About

B. Abeles is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Abeles has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 10.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Materials Chemistry, 80 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 43 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in B. Abeles's work include Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (62 papers), Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (56 papers) and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (32 papers). B. Abeles is often cited by papers focused on Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (62 papers), Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (56 papers) and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (32 papers). B. Abeles collaborates with scholars based in United States, Israel and Germany. B. Abeles's co-authors include T. Tiedje, Ping Sheng, Y. Arie, George D. Cody, M. D. Coutts, Roger W. Cohen, B. Brooks, J. I. Gittleman, Y. Goldstein and S. Meiboom and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

B. Abeles

139 papers receiving 10.4k citations

Hit Papers

Structural and electrical properties of granular metal films 1963 2026 1984 2005 1975 1981 1963 1973 1973 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Structural and electrical properties of granular metal films
    1975 1.2k citations B. Abeles, Ping Sheng et al. profile →
  2. Disorder and the Optical-Absorption Edge of Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon
    1981 994 citations George D. Cody, T. Tiedje et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Disordered Semiconductor Alloys at High Temperatures
    1963 962 citations B. Abeles Physical Review profile →
  4. Hopping Conductivity in Granular Metals
    1973 780 citations Ping Sheng, B. Abeles et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  5. Optical Properties of Granular Silver and Gold Films
    1973 460 citations Roger W. Cohen, George D. Cody et al. profile →
  6. Evidence for Exponential Band Tails in Amorphous Silicon Hydride
    1981 428 citations T. Tiedje, D.L. Morel et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
B. Abeles United States 48 6.5k 5.2k 3.4k 2.1k 1.7k 144 10.9k
David R. Penn United States 40 5.8k 0.9× 6.6k 1.3× 4.8k 1.4× 1.3k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 113 14.3k
M. Bałkanski France 45 5.6k 0.9× 4.2k 0.8× 3.0k 0.9× 819 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 311 8.5k
John A. Woollam United States 43 3.9k 0.6× 3.8k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 946 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 340 8.2k
J. Silcox United States 47 4.4k 0.7× 3.3k 0.6× 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 176 9.3k
K. Syassen Germany 54 6.0k 0.9× 2.4k 0.5× 2.8k 0.8× 2.6k 1.2× 2.6k 1.5× 284 10.0k
F. Wooten United States 26 4.1k 0.6× 2.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 804 0.4× 1.4k 0.8× 82 6.9k
C. H. Seager United States 41 8.1k 1.2× 7.0k 1.4× 1.8k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 3.2k 1.9× 149 11.3k
A. Jayaraman United States 53 4.4k 0.7× 1.8k 0.3× 2.5k 0.7× 3.3k 1.5× 2.6k 1.5× 169 8.9k
W. E. Spicer United States 62 4.9k 0.8× 8.1k 1.6× 9.5k 2.8× 2.3k 1.1× 2.0k 1.2× 438 17.1k
A. D. Yoffe United Kingdom 34 7.8k 1.2× 4.6k 0.9× 2.2k 0.7× 651 0.3× 2.0k 1.2× 118 10.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Yutao, et al.. (2000). Oxygen Surface Exchange in Mixed Ionic Electronic Conductors: Application to La[sub 0.5]Sr[sub 0.5]Fe[sub 0.8]Ga[sub 0.2]O[sub 3−δ]. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 147(6). 2398–2398. 84 indexed citations
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Zhou, T. X., Z. Valy Vardeny, J. Tauc, & B. Abeles. (1987). Steady-state photomodulation spectroscopy ofa-Si:H/a-SiNx:H multilayer structures. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 35(14). 7767–7769.
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Sette, F., et al.. (1987). Structure of hydrogenated SiGe and SiSiNx amorphous semiconductor heterojunctions. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 97-98. 895–898. 3 indexed citations
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Roxlo, C. B., H. W. Deckman, & B. Abeles. (1986). Molecular Confinement in Nanometer-Size Superlattice Microstructures. Physical Review Letters. 57(19). 2462–2465. 21 indexed citations
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Chang, R. P. H. & B. Abeles. (1985). Plasma synthesis and etching of electronic materials : symposium held November 27-30, 1984, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.. 1 indexed citations
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Abeles, B., T. Tiedje, H. W. Deckman, et al.. (1985). Amorphous semiconductor superlattices. Superlattices and Microstructures. 1(2). 115–118. 8 indexed citations
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Abeles, B., et al.. (1984). Electronic structure of amorphous semiconductor heterojunctions by photoemission and photoabsorption spectroscopy. AIP conference proceedings. 120. 394–401. 5 indexed citations
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Weisz, S. Z., M. E. Gómez, James A. Muir, et al.. (1984). Reactively sputtered a-SixGe1−x:H alloys with compositional gradient in plane of film. Applied Physics Letters. 44(6). 634–636. 27 indexed citations
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Roxlo, C. B., B. Abeles, C. R. Wronski, George D. Cody, & T. Tiedje. (1983). Comment on the optical absorption edge in a-Si:H. Solid State Communications. 47(12). 985–987. 29 indexed citations
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Kelemen, S. R., Y. Goldstein, & B. Abeles. (1982). Oxidation studies of hydrogenated amorphous silicon. Surface Science Letters. 116(3). A164–A164. 1 indexed citations
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Ray, Shaumik, Z. Valy Vardeny, J. Tauc, T. D. Moustakas, & B. Abeles. (1981). Relaxation of photoinduced sub-bandgap absorption in a-Si:H. AIP conference proceedings. 73. 253–257. 1 indexed citations
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Wroński, C. R., B. Abeles, George D. Cody, D.L. Morel, & T. Tiedje. (1980). Short circuit currents and collection efficiencies in a-SiHx solar cells. Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 1057–1061. 2 indexed citations
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Abeles, B., et al.. (1975). Percolation conductivity in W--Al$sub 2$O$sub 3$ granular metal films. Physical Review Letters. 1 indexed citations
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Sheng, Ping & B. Abeles. (1972). Voltage-Induced Tunneling Conduction in Granular Metals at Low Temperatures. Physical Review Letters. 28(1). 34–37. 131 indexed citations
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Goldstein, Y., B. Abeles, & Roger W. Cohen. (1966). Tunneling Induced by Longitudinal Microwave Phonons in Al-Pb, Al-Sn, and Pb-Pb Superconducting Diodes. Physical Review. 151(1). 349–356. 9 indexed citations
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Abeles, B. & Y. Goldstein. (1965). Microwave-Phonon-Assisted Tunneling in Superconducting Diodes. Physical Review Letters. 14(15). 595–598. 13 indexed citations
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Abeles, B. & Roger W. Cohen. (1964). Ge–Si Thermoelectric Power Generator. Journal of Applied Physics. 35(1). 247–248. 45 indexed citations
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Abeles, B.. (1963). Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Disordered Semiconductor Alloys at High Temperatures. Physical Review. 131(5). 1906–1911. 962 indexed citations breakdown →
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Abeles, B., et al.. (1960). Apparatus for the Measurement of the Thermal Diffusivity of Solids at High Temperatures. Journal of Applied Physics. 31(9). 1585–1592. 66 indexed citations
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Abeles, B.. (1959). Thermal conductivity of germanium in the temperature range 300°–1080°K. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 8. 340–343. 18 indexed citations

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