Douglas J. McKnight

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 745 citations indexed

About

Douglas J. McKnight is a scholar working on Media Technology, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Douglas J. McKnight has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 745 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Media Technology, 16 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Douglas J. McKnight's work include Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (18 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (16 papers) and Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (8 papers). Douglas J. McKnight is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies (18 papers), Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (16 papers) and Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (8 papers). Douglas J. McKnight collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. Douglas J. McKnight's co-authors include Kristina M. Johnson, Ian Underwood, Janelle Shane, Brandon Benson, Timothy A. Machado, Charu Ramakrishnan, James H. Marshel, Susumu Yoshizawa, Karl Deisseroth and Jonathan Kadmon and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Optics Letters and IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics.

In The Last Decade

Douglas J. McKnight

26 papers receiving 708 citations

Hit Papers

Cortical layer–specific critical dynamics triggering perc... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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. Cortical layer–specific critical dynamics triggering perception
    2019 364 citations James H. Marshel, Timothy A. Machado et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Douglas J. McKnight United States 10 281 242 229 184 149 31 745
Chaoyi Li China 15 176 0.6× 86 0.4× 416 1.8× 118 0.6× 229 1.5× 28 867
V. Poher France 11 264 0.9× 213 0.9× 107 0.5× 17 0.1× 96 0.6× 23 661
Masahiro Nunoshita Japan 21 377 1.3× 970 4.0× 106 0.5× 25 0.1× 290 1.9× 141 1.3k
Antonio Balena Italy 13 200 0.7× 163 0.7× 103 0.4× 76 0.4× 67 0.4× 34 586
Armand R. Tanguay United States 19 234 0.8× 888 3.7× 212 0.9× 118 0.6× 815 5.5× 92 1.4k
Dimitrii Tanese France 17 487 1.7× 138 0.6× 252 1.1× 32 0.2× 744 5.0× 22 1.4k
Janelle Shane United States 11 283 1.0× 126 0.5× 220 1.0× 29 0.2× 257 1.7× 17 679
Sean Quirin United States 13 477 1.7× 92 0.4× 381 1.7× 21 0.1× 187 1.3× 21 1.1k
Alba Peinado Spain 13 59 0.2× 154 0.6× 35 0.2× 108 0.6× 197 1.3× 33 616
Pamela Abshire United States 18 343 1.2× 752 3.1× 79 0.3× 22 0.1× 87 0.6× 136 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Douglas J. McKnight

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Fields of papers citing papers by Douglas J. McKnight

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Douglas J. McKnight

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All Works

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Marshel, James H., Timothy A. Machado, Sean Quirin, et al.. (2019). Cortical layer–specific critical dynamics triggering perception. Science. 365(6453). 364 indexed citations breakdown →
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McKnight, Douglas J., Kristina M. Johnson, & Steven A. Serati. (2005). Liquid Crystal Over Silicon Spatial Light Modulators For Optical Correlators. 1 indexed citations
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Kazlas, Peter T., Douglas J. McKnight, & Kristina M. Johnson. (2002). Integrated assembly of smart pixel arrays and fabrication of associated micro-optics. 1665. 51–52.
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Kazlas, Peter T., et al.. (1999). Post‐processing and assembly of reflective microdisplays. Journal of the Society for Information Display. 7(2). 93–101. 1 indexed citations
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Kazlas, Peter T., Kristina M. Johnson, & Douglas J. McKnight. (1998). Miniature liquid-crystal-on-silicon display assembly. Optics Letters. 23(12). 972–972. 14 indexed citations
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McKnight, Douglas J., et al.. (1997). Spin-cast planarization of liquid-crystal-on-silicon microdisplays. Optics Letters. 22(19). 1512–1512. 9 indexed citations
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McKnight, Douglas J., et al.. (1997). Automotive head‐up display using liquid‐crystal‐on‐silicon displays. Journal of the Society for Information Display. 5(1). 33–35. 2 indexed citations
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Serati, Steven A., et al.. (1997). <title>Complex phase/amplitude spatial light modulator advances and use in a multispectral optical correlator</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 3073. 170–177. 20 indexed citations
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O’Brien, Dominic, et al.. (1996). A HOLOGRAPHICALLY ROUTED OPTICAL CROSSBAR USING A FERROELECTRIC LIQUID-CRYSTAL OVER SILICON SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR. Ferroelectrics. 181(1-4). 79–86. 3 indexed citations
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Sharpe, John P., et al.. (1995). Smart-pixel spatial light modulator for incorporation in an optoelectronic neural network. Optics Letters. 20(3). 303–303. 4 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kristina M., et al.. (1995). Liquid crystal-on-silicon smart pixel spatial light modulators. 137–137. 3 indexed citations
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Ju, Tianxiong, et al.. (1995). Packaging of a 128 by 128 liquid-crystal-on-silicon spatial light modulator using self-pulling soldering. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 7(9). 1010–1012. 14 indexed citations
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Serati, Steven A., et al.. (1995). <title>128 x 128 analog liquid crystal spatial light modulator</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2490. 378–387. 19 indexed citations
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McKnight, Douglas J.. (1994). Continuous view of dc-balanced images on a ferroelectric liquid-crystal spatial light modulator. Optics Letters. 19(18). 1471–1471. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, Kristina M., et al.. (1993). Chiral Smectic Liquid Crystals for High Information Content Displays and Spatial Light Modulators. SMB.3–SMB.3. 1 indexed citations
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Walker, Andrew, et al.. (1993). <title>Construction of an optical cellular logic image processor</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1806. 373–377. 4 indexed citations
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Wherrett, B. S., Andrew Walker, Douglas J. McKnight, et al.. (1991). The implementation of a programmable digital optical processor. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Wherrett, B. S., Gerald S. Buller, F. A. P. Tooley, et al.. (1990). <title>Construction and tolerancing of an optical-CLIP</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1215. 264–273. 7 indexed citations
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McKnight, Douglas J., D.G. Vass, & R.M. Sillitto. (1988). Development of a spatial light modulator - a randomly addressed liquid-crystal-over-nMOS array.. ThD4–ThD4.

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