Gerald Burns

11.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
188 papers, 9.0k citations indexed

About

Gerald Burns is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Gerald Burns has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 9.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 101 papers in Materials Chemistry, 68 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 51 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Gerald Burns's work include Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (43 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (39 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (38 papers). Gerald Burns is often cited by papers focused on Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (43 papers), Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (39 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (38 papers). Gerald Burns collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. Gerald Burns's co-authors include F. H. Dacol, B. A. Scott, Marshall I. Nathan, D. F. O'Kane, R. A. Cowley, Ann Bruce, J. D. Axe, E. A. Giess, F.H. Dill and J. A. Sanjurjo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Gerald Burns

182 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Glassy polarization behavior in ferroelectric compounds and
    1983 581 citations Gerald Burns, F. H. Dacol Solid State Communications profile →
  2. Crystalline ferroelectrics with glassy polarization behavior
    1983 579 citations Gerald Burns, F. H. Dacol Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  3. Lattice Modes in Ferroelectric Perovskites: PbTiO3
    1973 439 citations Gerald Burns et al. profile →
  4. STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION FROM GaAs p-n JUNCTIONS
    1962 405 citations Marshall I. Nathan, Gerald Burns et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  5. Structural Phase Transitions
    1981 404 citations Gerald Burns et al. Physics Today profile →
  6. Atomic Shielding Parameters
    1964 333 citations Gerald Burns profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Gerald Burns 6.2k 3.3k 2.8k 2.5k 2.0k 188 9.0k
M. E. Lines 5.5k 0.9× 2.7k 0.8× 2.4k 0.8× 4.1k 1.6× 1.6k 0.8× 138 9.8k
G. A. Samara 6.6k 1.1× 2.9k 0.9× 1.4k 0.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 159 8.2k
L. G. Van Uitert 7.4k 1.2× 5.4k 1.7× 3.2k 1.2× 2.2k 0.9× 653 0.3× 273 11.3k
Otto F. Sankey 7.0k 1.1× 6.6k 2.0× 5.3k 1.9× 1.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 228 13.5k
A. S. Barker 2.8k 0.4× 2.6k 0.8× 2.7k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 52 6.1k
S. Hüfner 6.0k 1.0× 2.9k 0.9× 5.9k 2.1× 2.7k 1.1× 978 0.5× 311 13.2k
D. E. East̀man 5.5k 0.9× 3.8k 1.2× 9.0k 3.2× 1.5k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 177 14.2k
A.R. Miedema 5.4k 0.9× 1.2k 0.4× 3.1k 1.1× 3.2k 1.3× 751 0.4× 112 12.6k
David Emin 6.0k 1.0× 3.5k 1.1× 2.0k 0.7× 2.0k 0.8× 475 0.2× 173 9.8k
W. Kleemann 9.1k 1.5× 2.7k 0.8× 3.7k 1.3× 6.6k 2.6× 2.9k 1.5× 377 13.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerald Burns

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Burns, Gerald. (2012). The Repatriate Theme in Philippine Second-Language Fiction. Philippine Studies Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints. 40(1). 1 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald. (1993). Atalanta in Cleveland. Grand Street. 206–206. 1 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald. (1992). The Repatriate Theme in Contemporary Philippine Fiction. Philippine Studies Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints. 40(3). 1 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald, M. K. Crawford, F. H. Dacol, & N. Herron. (1990). Raman active phonons in Tl-based high-Tc superconductors. Physica C Superconductivity. 170(1-2). 80–86. 14 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald, F. H. Dacol, F. Holtzberg, & Debra L. Kaiser. (1988). Raman measurements of YBa2Cu3O7−δ single crystals. Solid State Communications. 66(2). 217–221. 54 indexed citations
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Venkateswaran, U. D., K. Strössner, K. Syassen, Gerald Burns, & M. W. Shafer. (1987). Pressure dependence of the Raman modes in Sr2TiO4. Solid State Communications. 64(10). 1273–1277. 15 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald & Thomas F. Gossett. (1986). Uncle Tom's Cabin and American Culture.. American Literature. 58(2). 299–299. 11 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald & F. H. Dacol. (1985). BaTiO3 as a Biased Paraelectric. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 24(S2). 649–649. 9 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald & F. H. Dacol. (1984). Glassy polarization behavior inK2Sr4(NbO3)10-type ferroelectrics. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 30(7). 4012–4013. 37 indexed citations
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Burstein, E., Gerald Burns, & F. H. Dacol. (1983). Raman scattering by optically absorbing molecules adsorbed on “smooth” Ag and Au surfaces: Crystal violet. Solid State Communications. 46(8). 595–599. 17 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald, F. H. Dacol, M. W. Shafer, & G. D. Mahan. (1981). Testing the assumptions of the theoretical calculations in simple superionic conductors: The phonon response in KBiF 4. Solid State Ionics. 5. 645–648. 2 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald, A. M. Glazer, & Alexei A. Maradudin. (1979). Space Groups for Solid State Scientists. Physics Today. 32(7). 51–53. 6 indexed citations
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Lines, M. E., A. M. Glass, & Gerald Burns. (1978). Principles and Applications of Ferroelectrics and Related Materials. Physics Today. 31(9). 56–58. 32 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald, A. S. Nowick, & Allen M. Alper. (1977). Introduction to group theory with applications: materials science and technology. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 6 indexed citations
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Smith, Archibald W., Gerald Burns, & D. F. O'Kane. (1971). Optical and Ferroelectric Properties of KxNa1−xBa2Nb5O15. Journal of Applied Physics. 42(1). 250–255. 11 indexed citations
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Blazey, K. W. & Gerald Burns. (1965). Cr3+Cr3+ ion exchange interactions in LaAlO3. Physics Letters. 15(2). 117–119. 13 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald & M. I. Nathan. (1963). Line shape in GaAs injection lasers. Proceedings of the IEEE. 51(3). 471–472. 18 indexed citations
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Nathan, Marshall I., A. B. Fowler, & Gerald Burns. (1963). Oscillations in GaAs Spontaneous Emission in Fabry-Perot Cavities. Physical Review Letters. 11(4). 152–154. 55 indexed citations
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Nathan, Marshall I. & Gerald Burns. (1962). RECOMBINATION RADIATION IN GaAs BY OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL INJECTION. Applied Physics Letters. 1(4). 89–90. 74 indexed citations
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Burns, Gerald. (1961). Nuclear Quadrupole Resonance and Electron Spin Resonance in C(NH2)3Al(SO4)2·6H2O and Isomorphous Compounds. Physical Review. 123(5). 1634–1644. 50 indexed citations

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