David Lévy

7.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
174 papers, 6.2k citations indexed

About

David Lévy is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, David Lévy has authored 174 papers receiving a total of 6.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 69 papers in Materials Chemistry and 50 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in David Lévy's work include Photonic and Optical Devices (38 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (30 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (30 papers). David Lévy is often cited by papers focused on Photonic and Optical Devices (38 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (30 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (30 papers). David Lévy collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Israel and United States. David Lévy's co-authors include Marcos Zayat, David Avnir, Francisco del Monte, R. Reisfeld, Rosario Pardo, P. García Parejo, Hongtao Cui, M. Luisa Ferrer, L. Esquivias and Carlos J. Serna and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

David Lévy

168 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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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.

The nature of the silica cage as reflected by spectral changes and enhanced photostability of trapped Rhodamine 6G

1984 783 citations David Lévy et al. profile →
Photochromic organic–inorganic hybrid materials

2011 604 citations Rosario Pardo, Marcos Zayat et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Lévy Spain	37	3.6k	1.5k	921	795	786	174	6.2k
Roberto Simonutti Italy	41	3.3k 0.9×	1.9k 1.3×	507 0.6×	443 0.6×	856 1.1×	123	6.0k
James D. Batteas United States	41	3.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.0×	822 0.9×	416 0.5×	774 1.0×	116	5.5k
Lichang Wang United States	38	3.8k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	1.2k 1.5×	724 0.9×	150	5.6k
Fréderic Chaput France	41	3.3k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	707 0.8×	323 0.4×	421 0.5×	158	5.5k
Min Zhang China	38	2.6k 0.7×	1.8k 1.2×	558 0.6×	1.1k 1.4×	799 1.0×	330	5.4k
Simon C. Jones United States	42	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.7×	405 0.4×	905 1.1×	1.1k 1.5×	91	6.1k
Tianying Yan China	42	2.6k 0.7×	2.9k 2.0×	751 0.8×	858 1.1×	377 0.5×	126	6.4k
E. Reguera Mexico	39	3.0k 0.8×	1.4k 0.9×	562 0.6×	672 0.8×	713 0.9×	291	6.3k
Jean‐Jacques Pireaux Belgium	43	3.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.8×	834 0.9×	358 0.5×	646 0.8×	143	5.4k
Seiji Isoda Japan	42	5.2k 1.4×	2.1k 1.4×	457 0.5×	2.1k 2.7×	693 0.9×	173	7.9k

Countries citing papers authored by David Lévy

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Lévy

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Lévy

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Chen, Chung‐Hao, et al.. (2025). A comparison of smart window approaches with polymer-modified and gel-glass dispersed liquid crystals. Materials Advances. 6(19). 7067–7075.

Lévy, David, Marcos Zayat, J. Jiménez, et al.. (2020). Processing and luminescence of Eu/Dy-doped Sr2MgSi2O7 glass-ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 41(1). 811–822. 25 indexed citations

Zayat, Marcos, et al.. (2010). A model for the study of the optical transmission dynamics of liquid crystals dispersions under the influence of an electric field. The European Physical Journal E. 32(1). 81–87. 3 indexed citations

Chavarría, Max, et al.. (2010). An Electro‐optical Device from a Biofilm Structure Created by Bacterial Activity. Advanced Materials. 22(43). 4846–4850. 11 indexed citations

Pardo, Rosario, Marcos Zayat, & David Lévy. (2009). Thin film photochromic materials: Effect of the sol-gel ormosil matrix on the photochromic properties of naphthopyrans. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 13(1-2). 212–226. 26 indexed citations

Zayat, Marcos, et al.. (2009). Molecular configuration transitions of a nematic liquid crystal encapsulated in organically modified silicas. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11(29). 6234–6234. 17 indexed citations

Álvarez‐Herrero, A., et al.. (2008). Temperature dependence of the optical and kinetic properties of photochromic spirooxazine derivatives in sol‐gel thin films. Physica status solidi. C, Conferences and critical reviews/Physica status solidi. C, Current topics in solid state physics. 5(5). 1160–1163. 4 indexed citations

Cui, Hongtao, Marcos Zayat, & David Lévy. (2007). Epoxide assisted sol-gel synthesis of rutile Ni x Ti1-3x Sb2x O2 solid solution nanoparticles. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 41(3). 313–317. 3 indexed citations

Zayat, Marcos, et al.. (2007). Preventing UV‐Light Damage of Light‐Sensitive Materials Using a Highly Protective UV‐Absorbing Coating. ChemInform. 38(44). 2 indexed citations

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García-Navarro, A., A. Méndez, J. Olivares, et al.. (2006). Morphology of ion tracks and nanopores in LiNbO3 produced by swift-ion-beam irradiation. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 249(1-2). 172–176. 14 indexed citations

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Ramos, G., Tomás Belenguer, & David Lévy. (2006). A Highly Photoconductive Poly(vinylcarbazole)/2,4,7-Trinitro-9-fluorenone Sol−Gel Material that Follows a Classical Charge-Generation Model. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 110(48). 24780–24785. 22 indexed citations

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Ramos, G., et al.. (2004). Shrinkage control in a photopolymerizable hybrid solgel material for holographic recording. Applied Optics. 43(20). 4018–4018. 33 indexed citations

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Ramos, G., Francisco del Monte, B. Zurro, et al.. (2002). Luminescent Properties of Sodium Salicylate Films Prepared by the Sol−Gel Method. Langmuir. 18(4). 984–986. 6 indexed citations

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Lévy, David. (2000). Electrooptical Devices from Organically Doped Sol-Gel Materials. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals science technology. Section A, Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 354(1). 159–165. 4 indexed citations

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Lévy, David, et al.. (1999). Fabrication of ultracompact 3-dB 2 x 2 MMI power splitters. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 11(8). 1009–1011. 49 indexed citations

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Lévy, David & J. Barbier. (1999). Normal and inverse garnets: Ca~3~Fe~2~Ge~3~O~12~, Ca~3~Y~2~Ge~3~O~12~ and Mg~3~Y~2~Ge~3~O~12~. 5 indexed citations

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Lévy, David, et al.. (1998). A new design for ultracompact multimode interference-based 2 x 2 couplers. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 10(1). 96–98. 50 indexed citations

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Martínez, María Teresa Garzón, et al.. (1997). Optimización de un material de registro holográfico para almacenamiento óptico de la información. Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio. 36(2). 259–261. 1 indexed citations

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Lévy, David, David Broughton, & Mark A. Taylor. (1989). The Sex Algorithm in Computer Chess. ICGA Journal. 12(1). 10–21. 8 indexed citations

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Lévy, David, S. E. Schacham, & I. Kidron. (1986). Three-dimensional analytical model for photovoltaic detector arrays. 373–376. 4 indexed citations

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