Brian Cowan

2.9k total citations
112 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Brian Cowan is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Nuclear and High Energy Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Cowan has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 53 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 23 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Recurrent topics in Brian Cowan's work include Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (87 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (66 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (46 papers). Brian Cowan is often cited by papers focused on Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (87 papers), Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research (66 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (46 papers). Brian Cowan collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Brian Cowan's co-authors include J. Saunders, J. Nyéki, C. P. Lusher, A. Casey, N. S. Sullivan, Michel Devoret, C. Urbina, J. M. Parpia, M. G. Richards and William J. Mullin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Brian Cowan

109 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Cowan United Kingdom 22 1.3k 782 264 236 213 112 1.7k
S. Anders Germany 18 571 0.4× 448 0.6× 192 0.7× 38 0.2× 123 0.6× 83 1.1k
R. M. Mueller Germany 22 785 0.6× 610 0.8× 115 0.4× 74 0.3× 191 0.9× 70 1.3k
Kunihiro Shima Japan 19 549 0.4× 150 0.2× 161 0.6× 183 0.8× 264 1.2× 95 1.5k
D. Agassi United States 20 845 0.7× 304 0.4× 86 0.3× 770 3.3× 116 0.5× 74 1.5k
N. Mulders United States 22 1.3k 1.0× 553 0.7× 100 0.4× 53 0.2× 194 0.9× 117 1.6k
M. Katagiri Japan 20 418 0.3× 143 0.2× 66 0.3× 135 0.6× 631 3.0× 150 1.5k
H. Kählert Germany 23 1.3k 1.0× 143 0.2× 124 0.5× 97 0.4× 207 1.0× 90 1.4k
K. Elsener Switzerland 24 937 0.7× 396 0.5× 223 0.8× 655 2.8× 219 1.0× 90 1.8k
E. Bodenstedt Germany 19 500 0.4× 243 0.3× 164 0.6× 606 2.6× 116 0.5× 82 1.1k
S. L. Gilbert United States 19 1.1k 0.8× 400 0.5× 261 1.0× 129 0.5× 208 1.0× 35 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Cowan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Cowan

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All Works

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Nyéki, J., et al.. (2025). Thermodynamic Evidence for Density Wave Order in a Two Dimensional He4 Supersolid. Physical Review Letters. 134(9). 96002–96002.
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Saunders, J., Brian Cowan, & J. Nyéki. (2020). Atomically Layered Helium Films at Ultralow Temperatures: Model Systems for Realizing Quantum Materials. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 201(5-6). 615–633. 7 indexed citations
3.
Cowan, Brian. (2019). On the Chemical Potential of Ideal Fermi and Bose Gases. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 197(5-6). 412–444. 8 indexed citations
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Levitin, L. V., Robert Bennett, J. M. Parpia, et al.. (2013). Surface-Induced Order Parameter Distortion in SuperfluidHe3−BMeasured by Nonlinear NMR. Physical Review Letters. 111(23). 235304–235304. 25 indexed citations
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Córcoles, Antonio, Robert Bennett, J. M. Parpia, et al.. (2011). Quantum Transport in MesoscopicHe3Films: Experimental Study of the Interference of Bulk and Boundary Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 107(19). 196805–196805. 9 indexed citations
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Bennett, Robert, L. V. Levitin, A. Casey, et al.. (2009). Superfluid 3He Confined to a Single 0.6 Micron Slab Stability and Properties of the A-Like Phase Near the Weak Coupling Limit. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 158(1-2). 163–169. 14 indexed citations
7.
Poole, M L, J. Saunders, & Brian Cowan. (2008). Stages of Homogeneous Nucleation in Solid Isotopic Helium Mixtures. Physical Review Letters. 100(7). 75301–75301. 5 indexed citations
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Poole, M L, J. Saunders, & Brian Cowan. (2006). Spinodal Decomposition in Solid Isotopic Helium Mixtures. Physical Review Letters. 97(12). 125301–125301. 3 indexed citations
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Córcoles, Antonio, A. Casey, J. M. Parpia, et al.. (2006). Studies Of Submicron 3He Slabs Using A High Precision Torsional Oscillator. AIP conference proceedings. 850. 99–100. 1 indexed citations
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Casey, A., J. M. Parpia, R. Schanen, Brian Cowan, & J. Saunders. (2004). Interfacial Friction of ThinHe3Slabs in the Knudsen Limit. Physical Review Letters. 92(25). 255301–255301. 15 indexed citations
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Patel, Hiral, et al.. (2004). Possible Phase Transition at Low mK Temperatures in Liquid Helium Mixture Films Adsorbed on Graphite. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 134(1/2). 79–84. 2 indexed citations
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Casey, A., Hiral Patel, J. Nyéki, Brian Cowan, & J. Saunders. (2003). Evidence for a Mott-Hubbard Transition in a Two-DimensionalHe3Fluid Monolayer. Physical Review Letters. 90(11). 115301–115301. 74 indexed citations
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Körber, Rainer, A. Casey, Brian Cowan, et al.. (2003). Low field DC SQUID nuclear magnetic resonance on single crystal UPt3. Physica C Superconductivity. 388-389. 523–524. 3 indexed citations
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Cowan, Brian, et al.. (2000). Magnetic relaxation properties of helium-3 adsorbed on hexagonal boron nitride. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 62(17). 11359–11362. 12 indexed citations
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Li, Junyun, C. P. Lusher, Brian Cowan, et al.. (2000). A tuned NMR spectrometer using a DC SQUID for systems of low spin density. Physica B Condensed Matter. 284-288. 2105–2106. 1 indexed citations
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Lusher, C. P., Junyun Li, R. P. Reed, et al.. (1999). Broadband nuclear magnetic resonance using DC SQUID amplifiers. Applied Superconductivity. 6(10-12). 591–601. 8 indexed citations
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Nyéki, J., et al.. (1995). Nuclear antiferromagnetic exchange in two dimensional solid3He. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 101(3-4). 713–719. 4 indexed citations
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Lusher, C. P., Brian Cowan, & J. Saunders. (1991). Quasiparticle interactions in two-dimensional fluidHe3films adsorbed on graphite. Physical Review Letters. 67(18). 2497–2500. 42 indexed citations
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Lusher, C. P., J. Saunders, & Brian Cowan. (1990). Observation of quantum size effects in thin films of liquid 3He adsorbed on graphite. Physica B Condensed Matter. 165-166. 715–716. 3 indexed citations
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Rice-Evans, P., D.T. Britton, & Brian Cowan. (1987). A vertical positron beam for low-temperature surface studies. Applied Physics A. 43(4). 283–285. 3 indexed citations

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