D. E. McCumber

6.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
31 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

D. E. McCumber is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, D. E. McCumber has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 11 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 10 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in D. E. McCumber's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (9 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (9 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (5 papers). D. E. McCumber is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (9 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (9 papers) and Quantum optics and atomic interactions (5 papers). D. E. McCumber collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. D. E. McCumber's co-authors include M. D. Sturge, B. I. Halperin, C. G. B. Garrett, A. G. Chynoweth, A. L. Schawlow, W. M. Yen, G. F. Imbusch, T. A. Fulton and P. M. Platzman and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

D. E. McCumber

31 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Effect of ac Impedance on dc Voltage-Current Characterist... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1968 1964 1964 1963 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. Effect of ac Impedance on dc Voltage-Current Characteristics of Superconductor Weak-Link Junctions
    1968 1.1k citations D. E. McCumber Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  2. Einstein Relations Connecting Broadband Emission and Absorption Spectra
    1964 940 citations D. E. McCumber Physical Review profile →
  3. Theory of Phonon-Terminated Optical Masers
    1964 641 citations D. E. McCumber Physical Review profile →
  4. Linewidth and Temperature Shift of the R Lines in Ruby
    1963 596 citations D. E. McCumber, M. D. Sturge Journal of Applied Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
D. E. McCumber United States 18 3.1k 2.5k 1.8k 1.3k 1.2k 31 5.3k
Wilhelm Brenig Germany 39 4.1k 1.3× 703 0.3× 1.3k 0.7× 283 0.2× 1.6k 1.3× 206 5.6k
P N Butcher United Kingdom 31 2.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 237 0.2× 684 0.6× 154 4.0k
A. L. Schawlow United States 43 3.9k 1.3× 1.6k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 401 0.3× 443 0.4× 144 6.3k
A. H. Silver United States 26 2.0k 0.7× 660 0.3× 523 0.3× 198 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 98 3.1k
Joseph L. Birman United States 37 3.4k 1.1× 1.6k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 86 0.1× 1.0k 0.8× 263 5.8k
H. Thomas Switzerland 37 3.4k 1.1× 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.9× 81 0.1× 1.8k 1.4× 125 6.0k
D. L. Hùber United States 30 1.6k 0.5× 621 0.2× 1.0k 0.6× 204 0.2× 1.3k 1.0× 191 3.3k
C.A. Burrus United States 44 6.5k 2.1× 7.4k 3.0× 1.3k 0.7× 132 0.1× 628 0.5× 295 10.0k
F. Bassani Italy 45 5.8k 1.9× 2.5k 1.0× 2.5k 1.4× 84 0.1× 808 0.7× 187 7.6k
D. C. Licciardello United States 11 4.5k 1.4× 1.1k 0.5× 978 0.5× 79 0.1× 2.2k 1.8× 23 5.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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McCumber, D. E.. (2000). Effect of lattice dynamics on optical properties. Journal of Luminescence. 85(4). 171–175. 8 indexed citations
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Garrett, C. G. B. & D. E. McCumber. (1970). Propagation of a Gaussian Light Pulse through an Anomalous Dispersion Medium. Physical review. A, General physics. 1(2). 305–313. 379 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1969). Eigenmodes of an Asymmetric Cylindrical Confocal Laser Resonator with a Single Output-Coupling Aperture. Bell System Technical Journal. 48(6). 1919–1936. 11 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1969). Frequency-Pulling Effects in Josephson Radiation. Physical Review Letters. 23(21). 1228–1231. 13 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1969). Intrinsic Fluctuations in Superconducting Rings Containing One-Dimensional Weak Links. Physical Review. 181(2). 716–728. 13 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1968). Structures for the Measurement of High-Frequency Properties of Point-Contact Josephson Junctions. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(1). 297–306. 10 indexed citations
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Fulton, T. A. & D. E. McCumber. (1968). dc Josephson Effect for Strong-Coupling Superconductors. Physical Review. 175(2). 585–586. 54 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1968). Tunneling and Weak-Link Superconductor Phenomena Having Potential Device Applications. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(6). 2503–2508. 74 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1968). Effect of ac Impedance on dc Voltage-Current Characteristics of Superconductor Weak-Link Junctions. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(7). 3113–3118. 1087 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCumber, D. E. & A. G. Chynoweth. (1966). Theory of negative-conductance amplification and of Gunn instabilities in "two-valley" semiconductors. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. ED-13(1). 4–21. 273 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1966). High-Frequency Conductivity of a Solid-State Plasma with Dynamically Screened Interactions. I. Thermal Equilibrium. Reviews of Modern Physics. 38(3). 494–512. 9 indexed citations
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Imbusch, G. F., W. M. Yen, A. L. Schawlow, D. E. McCumber, & M. D. Sturge. (1964). Temperature Dependence of the Width and Position of theE2→A24Fluorescence Lines ofCr3+andV2+in MgO. Physical Review. 133(4A). A1029–A1034. 186 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1964). Einstein Relations Connecting Broadband Emission and Absorption Spectra. Physical Review. 136(4A). A954–A957. 940 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCumber, D. E.. (1964). Theory of Phonon-Terminated Optical Masers. Physical Review. 134(2A). A299–A306. 641 indexed citations breakdown →
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McCumber, D. E.. (1964). Width of the Narrow "No-Phonon" Lines in the Optical Spectra of Impurities in Solids. Physical Review. 133(1A). A163–A165. 39 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1964). Theory of Vibrational Structure in Optical Spectra of Impurities in Solids. I. Singlets. Journal of Mathematical Physics. 5(2). 221–230. 67 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E.. (1964). Effects of Dynamic Perturbations on Optical Spectra of Impurities in Insulators. Physical Review. 135(6A). A1676–A1690. 31 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E. & A. G. Chynoweth. (1964). Electrostatic Instabilities in One-Stream Plasmas in Semiconductors. Physical Review Letters. 13(22). 651–654. 8 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E. & P. M. Platzman. (1963). Stimulated-Emission Effects in Hot Plasmas. The Physics of Fluids. 6(10). 1446–1452. 1 indexed citations
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McCumber, D. E. & M. D. Sturge. (1963). Linewidth and Temperature Shift of the R Lines in Ruby. Journal of Applied Physics. 34(6). 1682–1684. 596 indexed citations breakdown →

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