George B. Wright

2.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
20 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

George B. Wright is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, George B. Wright has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in George B. Wright's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (8 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (5 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (4 papers). George B. Wright is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (8 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (5 papers) and Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (4 papers). George B. Wright collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and France. George B. Wright's co-authors include A. Mooradian, K. L. Ngai, G. Lucovsky, W. Taylor, R. C. Keezer, J. O. Dimmock, Benjamin Lax, T. C. Harman, A. J. Strauss and W. J. Scouler and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

George B. Wright

20 papers receiving 2.1k 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.

Relaxations in complex systems

1984 471 citations K. L. Ngai, George B. Wright Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
Light Scattering Spectra of Solids

1969 409 citations George B. Wright profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
George B. Wright United States	16	1.3k	1.1k	867	317	288	20	2.3k
Arnold H. Kahn United States	18	1.4k 1.1×	967 0.8×	616 0.7×	160 0.5×	240 0.8×	40	2.4k
C. D. Thurmond United States	21	951 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	1.7k 1.9×	336 1.1×	64 0.2×	39	2.9k
J. Albers Germany	25	1.5k 1.2×	580 0.5×	344 0.4×	287 0.9×	221 0.8×	96	2.0k
U. Strom United States	24	1.3k 1.0×	477 0.4×	730 0.8×	163 0.5×	711 2.5×	85	1.9k
R. Fischer Germany	25	968 0.8×	510 0.4×	852 1.0×	123 0.4×	152 0.5×	71	1.5k
M. Iizumi Japan	23	2.0k 1.6×	602 0.5×	392 0.5×	236 0.7×	166 0.6×	51	2.4k
G. Nimtz Germany	27	547 0.4×	1.6k 1.4×	781 0.9×	336 1.1×	74 0.3×	130	2.4k
W. Reese United States	22	693 0.6×	608 0.5×	337 0.4×	215 0.7×	63 0.2×	37	1.3k
John Schroeder United States	20	797 0.6×	426 0.4×	526 0.6×	211 0.7×	453 1.6×	69	1.5k
R. Shuker Israel	18	1.0k 0.8×	756 0.7×	573 0.7×	116 0.4×	536 1.9×	85	2.0k

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Sun, J. Z., J. C. Slonczewski, P. L. Trouilloud, et al.. (2001). Thermal activation-induced sweep-rate dependence of magnetic switching astroid. Applied Physics Letters. 78(25). 4004–4006. 21 indexed citations

Ngai, K. L., Evaristo Riande, & George B. Wright. (1994). Preface. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 172-174. vii–viii. 15 indexed citations

Ngai, K. L. & George B. Wright. (1984). Relaxations in complex systems. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 471 indexed citations breakdown →

Wright, George B. & M. Bałkanski. (1971). The study of electronic energy band structure by interband raman scattering. Materials Research Bulletin. 6(10). 1097–1102. 2 indexed citations

Wright, George B.. (1969). Light Scattering Spectra of Solids. 409 indexed citations breakdown →

Larsen, David M., et al.. (1969). Polaron Zeeman Effect in AgBr. Physical Review Letters. 23(5). 240–243. 12 indexed citations

Lucovsky, G., A. Mooradian, W. Taylor, George B. Wright, & R. C. Keezer. (1967). Identification of the fundamental vibrational modes of trigonal, α - monoclinic and amorphous selenium. Solid State Communications. 5(2). 113–117. 328 indexed citations

Wright, George B. & A. Mooradian. (1967). Raman Scattering from Donor and Acceptor Impurities in Silicon. Physical Review Letters. 18(15). 608–610. 99 indexed citations

Mooradian, A. & George B. Wright. (1966). Observation of the Interaction of Plasmons with Longitudinal Optical Phonons in GaAs. Physical Review Letters. 16(22). 999–1001. 341 indexed citations

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Mooradian, A. & George B. Wright. (1966). First order Raman effect in III–V compounds. Solid State Communications. 4(9). 431–434. 212 indexed citations

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Galeener, F. L., I. Melngailis, George B. Wright, & R. H. Rediker. (1965). Magnetic Properties of InAs Diode Electroluminescence. Journal of Applied Physics. 36(5). 1574–1579. 22 indexed citations

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Wright, George B.. (1965). Simple Construction for Determining the Phase Change of Light Reflected at Normal Incidence. Applied Optics. 4(3). 366–366. 5 indexed citations

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Harman, T. C., W. H. Kleiner, A. J. Strauss, et al.. (1964). Band structure of HgTe and HgTe-CdTe alloys. Solid State Communications. 2(10). 305–308. 40 indexed citations

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Dimmock, J. O. & George B. Wright. (1964). Band Edge Structure of PbS, PbSe, and PbTe. Physical Review. 135(3A). A821–A830. 86 indexed citations

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Scouler, W. J. & George B. Wright. (1964). Reflectivity of HgSe and HgTe from 4 to 12 eV at 12 and 300°K. Physical Review. 133(3A). A736–A739. 28 indexed citations

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Galeener, F. L., George B. Wright, W. E. Krag, T.M. Quist, & H. J. Zeiger. (1963). Evidence for the Role of Donor states in GaAs Electroluminescence. Physical Review Letters. 10(11). 472–474. 36 indexed citations

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Wright, George B., A. J. Strauss, & T. C. Harman. (1962). Nonparabolic Conduction Band in HgSe and HgSe0.5Te0.5. Physical Review. 125(5). 1534–1536. 33 indexed citations

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Harman, T. C., A. J. Strauss, D. H. Dickey, et al.. (1961). Low Electron Effective Masses and Energy Gap inCdxHg1−xTe. Physical Review Letters. 7(11). 403–405. 31 indexed citations

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Wright, George B. & Benjamin Lax. (1961). Magnetoreflection Experiments in Intermetallics. Journal of Applied Physics. 32(10). 2113–2117. 38 indexed citations

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Lax, Benjamin & George B. Wright. (1960). Magnetoplasma Reflection in Solids. Physical Review Letters. 4(1). 16–18. 39 indexed citations

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