C. R. Fincher

7.9k total citations · 6 hit papers
57 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

C. R. Fincher is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, C. R. Fincher has authored 57 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 17 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in C. R. Fincher's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (13 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (10 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (10 papers). C. R. Fincher is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (13 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (10 papers) and Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (10 papers). C. R. Fincher collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Japan. C. R. Fincher's co-authors include Alan J. Heeger, Alan G. MacDiarmid, Graciela B. Blanchet, S. C. Gau, C. K. Chiang, Hideki Shirakawa, E. J. Louis, Y. W. Park, W. B. Zeper and P. F. Carcia and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

C. R. Fincher

55 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

Electrical Conductivity in Doped Polyacetylene 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 1989 1982 1979 1978 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Electrical Conductivity in Doped Polyacetylene
    1977 2.5k citations C. K. Chiang, C. R. Fincher et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and magneto-optical Kerr effect of vapor-deposited Co/Pt-layered structures
    1989 502 citations W. B. Zeper, F.J.A.M. Greidanus et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  3. Structural Determination of the Symmetry-Breaking Parameter intrans-(CH)x
    1982 353 citations C. R. Fincher, Alan J. Heeger et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  4. Donor and acceptor states in lightly doped polyacetylene,(CH)x
    1979 279 citations C. R. Fincher, Makiko Ozaki et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  5. Polyacetylene, (CH)x: n-type and p-type doping and compensation
    1978 229 citations C. K. Chiang, S. C. Gau et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  6. Electronic structure of polyacetylene: Optical and infrared studies of undoped semiconducting(CH)xand heavily doped metallic(CH)x
    1979 227 citations C. R. Fincher, Makiko Ozaki et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
C. R. Fincher United States 31 3.2k 3.0k 1.5k 1.4k 1.1k 57 6.2k
C. K. Chiang United States 26 2.9k 0.9× 3.3k 1.1× 592 0.4× 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 95 5.7k
S. Stafström Sweden 46 4.8k 1.5× 2.8k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 4.2k 3.1× 1.4k 1.3× 204 9.2k
G. Leising Austria 44 5.9k 1.8× 3.6k 1.2× 922 0.6× 2.4k 1.8× 759 0.7× 256 7.8k
L. Zuppiroli Switzerland 36 3.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.6× 758 0.5× 3.1k 2.3× 746 0.7× 156 6.2k
J. Shinar United States 46 6.0k 1.9× 3.6k 1.2× 618 0.4× 3.2k 2.4× 1.4k 1.3× 279 8.2k
Hidekazu Shimotani Japan 39 4.1k 1.3× 1.2k 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 4.8k 3.6× 872 0.8× 81 7.5k
Nobuo Ueno Japan 50 6.1k 1.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.9k 1.9× 3.1k 2.3× 1.4k 1.3× 308 8.4k
A. J. Heeger United States 45 10.5k 3.2× 8.2k 2.7× 2.2k 1.4× 3.8k 2.8× 1.2k 1.1× 118 15.1k
D.M. de Leeuw Netherlands 34 3.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.6× 668 0.4× 1.0k 0.8× 1.0k 1.0× 80 5.3k
Vitaly Podzorov United States 41 8.4k 2.6× 3.0k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 3.8k 2.8× 1.4k 1.3× 82 10.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Blanchet, Graciela B., C. R. Fincher, & I. Malajovich. (2003). Laser evaporation and the production of pentacene films. Journal of Applied Physics. 94(9). 6181–6184. 30 indexed citations
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Blanchet, Graciela B., Yueh‐Lin Loo, John A. Rogers, Feng Gao, & C. R. Fincher. (2002). Large Area Printing of Organic Transistors via a High Throughput Dry Process. MRS Proceedings. 736. 2 indexed citations
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Lee, Changhee, D. Mihailović, Alan J. Heeger, et al.. (1993). Photoconductivity in insulatingYBa2Cu3O6+x: From Mott-Hubbard insulator to Fermi glass via oxygen doping. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 48(10). 7545–7553. 32 indexed citations
4.
Holstein, W.L., et al.. (1993). Superconducting thin films containing randomly disordered layers of TlBa2Ca2Cu3O9 and Tl2Ba2Ca2Cu3O10. Physica C Superconductivity. 212(1-2). 110–118. 19 indexed citations
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Blanchet, Graciela B., et al.. (1992). Laser micromanipulation in the mouse embryo: a novel approach to zona drilling. Fertility and Sterility. 57(6). 1337–1341. 36 indexed citations
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Flippen, R. B., C. R. Fincher, D.W. Face, & W.L. Holstein. (1992). AC inductance measurements of high-temperature superconductor thin films in DC magnetic fields. Physica C Superconductivity. 193(1-2). 145–153. 2 indexed citations
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Harmer, Mark A., C. R. Fincher, & B. A. Parkinson. (1992). Surface morphology of high-temperature superconductor thin films using scanning tunnelling microscopy. Journal of Materials Science. 27(18). 4871–4877. 2 indexed citations
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Harmer, Mark A., C. R. Fincher, & B. A. Parkinson. (1991). Scanning tunneling microscopy of the surface topography and surface etching of nanoscale structures on the high-temperature superconductors. Journal of Applied Physics. 70(5). 2760–2763. 37 indexed citations
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Fincher, C. R. & Graciela B. Blanchet. (1991). Ce and Tb substitution for Y in YBa_{2}Cu_{3}O_{7} thin films. Physical Review Letters. 67(20). 2902–2905. 75 indexed citations
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Zeper, W. B., F.J.A.M. Greidanus, P. F. Carcia, & C. R. Fincher. (1989). Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and magneto-optical Kerr effect of vapor-deposited Co/Pt-layered structures. Journal of Applied Physics. 65(12). 4971–4975. 502 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fincher, C. R. & C. R. Gochanour. (1987). Experimental test of induced rigidity. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 86(3). 1548–1552. 1 indexed citations
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Blanchet, Graciela B. & C. R. Fincher. (1985). Defects in a Nonlinear Pseudo One-Dimensional Solid. Physical Review Letters. 54(12). 1310–1312. 31 indexed citations
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Lim, K.C., Michael B. Sinclair, S.A. Casalnuovo, et al.. (1984). Ordered States for Polymers: Rod-To-Coil Transition of a Conjugated Polymer in Solution. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals. 105(1). 329–352. 29 indexed citations
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Fincher, C. R.. (1983). Mid-Gap Absorption intrans-(CH)x: Solitons or Local-Field Corrections. Physical Review Letters. 50(7). 551–551.
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Fincher, C. R., G. Shirane, & S. Werner. (1981). Magnetic excitations in chromium. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 24(3). 1312–1322. 53 indexed citations
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Eckert, Juergen, C. R. Fincher, J. A. Goldstone, & W. Press. (1981). Tunneling states in methane at high pressures. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 75(6). 3012–3016. 10 indexed citations
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Fincher, C. R., G. Shirane, R. Comès, & A. F. Garito. (1980). Neutron scattering study of the phases of TTF-TCNQ below 5 kbar. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 21(11). 5424–5426. 4 indexed citations
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Fincher, C. R., Makiko Ozaki, Masashi Tanaka, et al.. (1979). Electronic structure of polyacetylene: Optical and infrared studies of undoped semiconducting(CH)xand heavily doped metallic(CH)x. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 20(4). 1589–1602. 227 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chiang, C. K., et al.. (1978). Polyacetylene, (CH)x: n-type and p-type doping and compensation. Applied Physics Letters. 33(1). 18–20. 229 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chiang, C. K., C. R. Fincher, Y. W. Park, et al.. (1977). Electrical Conductivity in Doped Polyacetylene. Physical Review Letters. 39(17). 1098–1101. 2462 indexed citations breakdown →

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