E. H. Sondheimer

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

E. H. Sondheimer is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, E. H. Sondheimer has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in E. H. Sondheimer's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (6 papers), Copper Interconnects and Reliability (5 papers) and Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions (4 papers). E. H. Sondheimer is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (6 papers), Copper Interconnects and Reliability (5 papers) and Advanced Physical and Chemical Molecular Interactions (4 papers). E. H. Sondheimer collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Mexico. E. H. Sondheimer's co-authors include D. J. Howarth, Sebastian Doniach, Alan Herries Wilson, T. P. Das, M. C. Jones, B. Lewis, J. M. Luttinger, P.J. Stiles, R. Englman and J W Essam and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Advances In Physics.

In The Last Decade

E. H. Sondheimer

30 papers receiving 3.3k citations

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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 mean free path of electrons in metals

1952 2.2k citations E. H. Sondheimer Advances In Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
E. H. Sondheimer United Kingdom	17	1.9k	1.9k	1.7k	958	463	31	3.6k
Otfried Madelung Germany	17	2.5k 1.3×	2.2k 1.1×	570 0.3×	2.5k 2.6×	180 0.4×	38	4.6k
E. A. Kraut United States	25	2.4k 1.2×	1.6k 0.8×	800 0.5×	2.2k 2.3×	231 0.5×	67	4.2k
H. J. Levinstein United States	37	3.0k 1.5×	2.7k 1.4×	805 0.5×	2.1k 2.2×	331 0.7×	126	5.2k
E. G. Spencer United Kingdom	28	1.6k 0.8×	1.5k 0.8×	558 0.3×	1.2k 1.2×	287 0.6×	88	3.0k
P. N. Keating United Kingdom	14	1.2k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	264 0.2×	1.9k 2.0×	289 0.6×	32	3.4k
T. H. Geballe United States	39	1.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.1×	2.7k 2.8×	273 0.6×	111	5.5k
E. Buehler United States	33	2.1k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	1.7k 1.7×	148 0.3×	98	4.1k
F. J. Blatt United States	21	539 0.3×	1.2k 0.6×	569 0.3×	922 1.0×	114 0.2×	55	2.5k
M. Sparks United States	23	882 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	725 0.4×	587 0.6×	250 0.5×	66	2.2k
J. P. Maita United States	35	983 0.5×	1.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	979 1.0×	131 0.3×	61	4.2k

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Sondheimer, E. H.. (2001). The mean free path of electrons in metals. Advances In Physics. 50(6). 499–537. 278 indexed citations

Doniach, Sebastian & E. H. Sondheimer. (1998). Green's Functions for Solid State Physicists. PUBLISHED BY IMPERIAL COLLEGE PRESS AND DISTRIBUTED BY WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING CO. eBooks. 166 indexed citations

Sondheimer, E. H.. (1981). Numbers and infinity. 3 indexed citations

Essam, J W, C. M. Place, & E. H. Sondheimer. (1974). Selfconsistent calculation of the conductivity in a disordered branching network. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 7(14). L258–L260. 16 indexed citations

Sondheimer, E. H.. (1972). SURVEY OF APPLICABLE MATHEMATICS. Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society. 4(2). 242–243. 2 indexed citations

Jones, M. C. & E. H. Sondheimer. (1964). Cyclotron resonance in the extreme anomalous relaxation region. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 278(1373). 256–273. 13 indexed citations

Luttinger, J. M., et al.. (1964). The orbital diamagnetic susceptibility of Bloch electrons. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 25(7). 741–749. 53 indexed citations

Jones, M. C. & E. H. Sondheimer. (1964). A generalisation of Kohler's rule. Physics Letters. 11(2). 122–123. 5 indexed citations

Sondheimer, E. H.. (1962). The Boltzmann equation for anisotropic metals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 268(1332). 100–108. 34 indexed citations

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Sondheimer, E. H., et al.. (1960). The diamagnetism of conduction electrons in metals. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 13(1-2). 105–123. 95 indexed citations

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Das, T. P. & E. H. Sondheimer. (1960). Diamagnetic shielding of nuclei in metals. Philosophical magazine. 5(53). 529–531. 51 indexed citations

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Sondheimer, E. H., et al.. (1957). Electron and lattice conduction in metals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 239(1217). 247–266. 35 indexed citations

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Sondheimer, E. H.. (1956). The Kelvin relations in thermo-electricity. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 234(1198). 391–398. 42 indexed citations

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Sondheimer, E. H.. (1956). Conductibilité électrique des lames minces anisotropes. Journal de Physique. 17(3). 201–203. 7 indexed citations

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Lewis, B. & E. H. Sondheimer. (1955). The theory of the magneto-resistance effects in polar semi-conductors. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 227(1169). 241–251. 30 indexed citations

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Sondheimer, E. H.. (1954). The theory of the anomalous skin effect in anisotropic metals. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 224(1157). 260–272. 22 indexed citations

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Howarth, D. J. & E. H. Sondheimer. (1953). The theory of electronic conduction in polar semi-conductors. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 219(1136). 53–74. 306 indexed citations

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Donovan, Brian & E. H. Sondheimer. (1953). Galvano-Magnetic Effects at High Frequencies. Proceedings of the Physical Society Section A. 66(9). 849–851. 5 indexed citations

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Sondheimer, E. H.. (1952). The mean free path of electrons in metals. Advances In Physics. 1(1). 1–42. 2171 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sondheimer, E. H. & Alan Herries Wilson. (1951). The diamagnetism of free electrons. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 210(1101). 173–190. 158 indexed citations

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