Eric Montoya

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Eric Montoya is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Montoya has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Eric Montoya's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (22 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (10 papers) and Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications (6 papers). Eric Montoya is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (22 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (10 papers) and Magneto-Optical Properties and Applications (6 papers). Eric Montoya collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Eric Montoya's co-authors include Erol Girt, B. Kardasz, Yiyan Sun, Mingzhong Wu, Young‐Yeal Song, C. Burrowes, B. Heinrich, B. Heinrich, I. N. Krivorotov and Christopher Safranski and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Eric Montoya

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Spin Pumping at the Magnetic Insulator (YIG)/Normal Metal... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Spin Pumping at the Magnetic Insulator (YIG)/Normal Metal (Au) Interfaces
    2011 357 citations B. Heinrich, C. Burrowes et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Eric Montoya United States 13 1.0k 580 437 276 192 25 1.1k
B. Kardasz Canada 13 1.0k 1.0× 534 0.9× 427 1.0× 283 1.0× 173 0.9× 27 1.1k
C. Burrowes United States 7 823 0.8× 401 0.7× 359 0.8× 288 1.0× 151 0.8× 10 882
S. Goolaup Singapore 17 1.1k 1.1× 330 0.6× 575 1.3× 369 1.3× 313 1.6× 67 1.2k
Akihiro Kirihara Japan 12 699 0.7× 435 0.8× 216 0.5× 206 0.7× 411 2.1× 20 1.0k
Tianping Ma Germany 13 1.1k 1.1× 266 0.5× 742 1.7× 555 2.0× 383 2.0× 25 1.4k
B. F. Miao China 18 1.2k 1.2× 482 0.8× 459 1.1× 423 1.5× 260 1.4× 64 1.3k
Dayane de Souza Chaves France 4 798 0.8× 180 0.3× 398 0.9× 427 1.5× 183 1.0× 5 859
P. Wohlhüter Switzerland 7 856 0.8× 184 0.3× 431 1.0× 456 1.7× 188 1.0× 12 937
S. Neusser Germany 13 1.1k 1.1× 313 0.5× 576 1.3× 373 1.4× 157 0.8× 15 1.2k
M. Mruczkiewicz Poland 17 829 0.8× 311 0.5× 416 1.0× 293 1.1× 95 0.5× 34 887

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Fields of papers citing papers by Eric Montoya

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Eric Montoya

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Montoya, Eric, et al.. (2025). Anomalous Hall spin current drives self-generated spin–orbit torque in a ferromagnet. Nature Nanotechnology. 20(3). 353–359. 4 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, et al.. (2023). Easy-plane spin Hall oscillator. Communications Physics. 6(1). 7 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, Rodolfo, Hantao Zhang, Wei Yuan, et al.. (2022). Robust spin injection via thermal magnon pumping in antiferromagnet/ferromagnet hybrid systems. Physical Review Research. 4(3). 8 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, et al.. (2021). Observation of Pure-Spin-Current Diodelike Effect at the Au/Pt Interface. Physical Review Letters. 127(13). 137201–137201. 8 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, et al.. (2021). Optoelectronic Readout of STT-RAM Based on Plasmon Drag Effect. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 57(6). 1–7.
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Smith, Andrew J., Kemal Sobotkiewich, Eric Montoya, et al.. (2020). Dimensional crossover in spin Hall oscillators. Physical review. B.. 102(5). 14 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, et al.. (2020). Interlayer Exchange Coupling, Spin Pumping and Spin Transport in Metallic Magnetic Single and Bilayer Structures. Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics. 131(1). 113–129. 4 indexed citations
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Islam, Md Shafiqul, et al.. (2019). Effect of Tantalum and MgO adhesion layers on plasmonic nanostructures. 108. 41–41. 1 indexed citations
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Wagner, Kai, Andrew J. Smith, Jen-Ru Chen, et al.. (2018). Injection locking of multiple auto-oscillation modes in a tapered nanowire spin Hall oscillator. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 16040–16040. 13 indexed citations
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Safranski, Christopher, Eric Montoya, & I. N. Krivorotov. (2018). Spin–orbit torque driven by a planar Hall current. Nature Nanotechnology. 14(1). 27–30. 98 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, et al.. (2018). Magnetization reversal driven by low dimensional chaos in a nanoscale ferromagnet. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, et al.. (2017). Tunable magnetization and damping of sputter-deposited, exchange coupled Py|Fe bilayers. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 4861–4861. 16 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, N. R. Lee-Hone, René Hübner, et al.. (2016). Spin transport in tantalum studied using magnetic single and double layers. Physical review. B.. 94(5). 41 indexed citations
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Sun, Yiyan, Houchen Chang, Michael Kabatek, et al.. (2013). Damping in Yttrium Iron Garnet Nanoscale Films Capped by Platinum. Physical Review Letters. 111(10). 106601–106601. 222 indexed citations
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Burrowes, C., B. Heinrich, B. Kardasz, et al.. (2012). Enhanced spin pumping at yttrium iron garnet/Au interfaces. Applied Physics Letters. 100(9). 141 indexed citations
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Huttema, Wendell, Monika Arora, Eric Montoya, et al.. (2012). Exchange stiffness in thin film Co alloys. Journal of Applied Physics. 111(7). 55 indexed citations
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Kardasz, B., S. P. Watkins, Eric Montoya, et al.. (2012). Interface magnetism of iron grown on sulfur and hydrogen passivated GaAs(001). Journal of Applied Physics. 111(7). 3 indexed citations
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Montoya, Eric, B. Kardasz, C. Burrowes, et al.. (2012). Spin transport in Au films: An investigation by spin pumping. Journal of Applied Physics. 111(7). 6 indexed citations
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Heinrich, B., C. Burrowes, Eric Montoya, et al.. (2011). Spin Pumping at the Magnetic Insulator (YIG)/Normal Metal (Au) Interfaces. Physical Review Letters. 107(6). 66604–66604. 357 indexed citations breakdown →
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Girt, Erol, Wendell Huttema, O. N. Mryasov, et al.. (2011). A method for measuring exchange stiffness in ferromagnetic films. Journal of Applied Physics. 109(7). 07B765–07B765. 24 indexed citations

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