Benjamin Lax

6.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
101 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Benjamin Lax is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamin Lax has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 76 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 49 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Benjamin Lax's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (42 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (29 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (10 papers). Benjamin Lax is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (42 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (29 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (10 papers). Benjamin Lax collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Benjamin Lax's co-authors include Laura M. Roth, Kenneth Button, S. Zwerdling, R. N. Dexter, H. J. Zeiger, H. J. Hagger, T. R. Hart, R. L. Aggarwal, J. G. Mavroides and D.R. Cohn and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

Benjamin Lax

100 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Theory of Optical Magneto... 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 1963 1970 100 200 300 400 500
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. Theory of Optical Magneto-Absorption Effects in Semiconductors
    1959 521 citations Laura M. Roth, Benjamin Lax et al. Physical Review profile →
  2. Microwave Ferrites and Ferrimagnetics
    1963 485 citations Benjamin Lax, Kenneth Button et al. Physics Today profile →
  3. Temperature Dependence of Raman Scattering in Silicon
    1970 467 citations Benjamin Lax et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Benjamin Lax 3.4k 2.4k 1.3k 521 503 101 4.8k
P. E. Tannenwald 2.8k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 641 0.5× 339 0.7× 697 1.4× 64 4.0k
P. K. Tien 3.6k 1.1× 3.9k 1.6× 610 0.5× 315 0.6× 450 0.9× 61 5.6k
E. G. Spencer 1.5k 0.5× 1.6k 0.7× 1.2k 0.9× 347 0.7× 558 1.1× 88 3.0k
R. Stratton 2.0k 0.6× 2.6k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 338 0.6× 260 0.5× 47 3.7k
A. G. Chynoweth 1.6k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 258 0.5× 529 1.1× 55 4.0k
Otfried Madelung 2.2k 0.6× 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.9× 516 1.0× 570 1.1× 38 4.6k
Jun‐ichi Nishizawa 2.5k 0.7× 4.3k 1.8× 1.2k 1.0× 416 0.8× 175 0.3× 369 5.1k
G. W. Wicks 3.1k 0.9× 3.2k 1.3× 767 0.6× 446 0.9× 195 0.4× 185 4.1k
Y. P. Varshni 4.5k 1.3× 3.6k 1.5× 3.2k 2.5× 908 1.7× 729 1.4× 163 7.8k
P N Butcher 2.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 684 1.3× 408 0.8× 154 4.0k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yuen, Shiu Yin, Benjamin Lax, & P. A. Wolff. (1974). Output behavior of electronic spin-flip Raman lasers. Optics Communications. 10(1). 4–7. 2 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin & D.R. Cohn. (1973). Cyclotron resonance breakdown with submillimeter lasers. Applied Physics Letters. 23(7). 363–364. 26 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin & W. D. Hershberger. (1972). Topics in solid state and quantum electronics. Wiley eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Dreybrodt, Wolfgang, Kenneth Button, & Benjamin Lax. (1970). Cyclotron resonance and impurity transitions in the valence band of tellurium. Solid State Communications. 8(13). 1021–1024. 14 indexed citations
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Bierig, R. W., et al.. (1969). Effects of a Magnetic Field on Optical Mixing Due to Nonparabolicity inn-InSb. Physical Review. 186(3). 747–753. 8 indexed citations
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Aggarwal, R. L., Michael Zuteck, & Benjamin Lax. (1969). Magnetopiezotransmission Studies of the Indirect Transition in Germanium. Physical Review. 180(3). 800–813. 18 indexed citations
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Kelley, Paul, Benjamin Lax, & P. E. Tannenwald. (1966). Physics of quantum electronics : conference proceedings. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 19 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin, et al.. (1966). Two-Band Model for Bloch Electrons in Crossed Electric and Magnetic Fields. Physical Review Letters. 16(22). 1001–1003. 52 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin, et al.. (1966). High field magnetoabsorption of the indirect transition exciton in germanium at 1⋯7°K. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 27(1). 111–114. 8 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin, et al.. (1965). Magnetoabsorption of the indirect transition in germanium. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 26(5). 911–919. 14 indexed citations
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Vrehen, Q. H. F. & Benjamin Lax. (1964). Cross-Field Magnetoabsorption in Semiconductors. Physical Review Letters. 12(17). 471–473. 17 indexed citations
12.
Lax, Benjamin, Kenneth Button, & H. J. Hagger. (1963). Microwave Ferrites and Ferrimagnetics. Physics Today. 16(8). 57–58. 485 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nishina, Y., J. Kołodziejczak, & Benjamin Lax. (1962). Oscillatory Interband Faraday Rotation and Voigt Effect in Semiconductors. Physical Review Letters. 9(2). 55–57. 11 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin. (1961). Cyclotron Resonance Maser. 465. 7 indexed citations
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Wright, George B. & Benjamin Lax. (1961). Magnetoreflection Experiments in Intermetallics. Journal of Applied Physics. 32(10). 2113–2117. 38 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin. (1960). [111] Direct Transition Exciton and Magnetoreflection in Germanium. Physical Review Letters. 4(10). 511–513. 5 indexed citations
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Button, Kenneth, Laura M. Roth, W. H. Kleiner, S. Zwerdling, & Benjamin Lax. (1959). Fine Structure in the Zeeman Effect of Excitons in Germanium. Physical Review Letters. 2(4). 161–162. 19 indexed citations
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Keyes, R. J., S. Zwerdling, S. Foner, Henry H. Kolm, & Benjamin Lax. (1956). Infrared Cyclotron Resonance in Bi, InSb, and InAs with High Pulsed Magnetic Fields. Physical Review. 104(6). 1804–1805. 66 indexed citations
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Lax, Benjamin & J. G. Mavroides. (1955). Statistics and Galvanomagnetic Effects in Germanium and Silicon with Warped Energy Surfaces. Physical Review. 100(6). 1650–1657. 126 indexed citations
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Dexter, R. N. & Benjamin Lax. (1954). Effective Masses of Holes in Silicon. Physical Review. 96(1). 223–224. 49 indexed citations

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