J. Williamson

9.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

J. Williamson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, J. Williamson has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in J. Williamson's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (21 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (13 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (8 papers). J. Williamson is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (21 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (13 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (8 papers). J. Williamson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Netherlands and Finland. J. Williamson's co-authors include C. T. Foxon, B. J. van Wees, C. W. J. Beenakker, H. van Houten, Leo P. Kouwenhoven, D. van der Marel, C. J. P. M. Harmans, J. J. Harris, M. Broekaart and J. E. Mooij and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

J. Williamson

28 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Quantized conductance of point contacts in a two-dimensional electron gas

1988 2.2k citations B. J. van Wees, H. van Houten et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. Williamson United Kingdom	18	3.6k	2.5k	607	601	381	29	4.3k
J. N. Schulman United States	36	3.5k 1.0×	3.2k 1.3×	804 1.3×	284 0.5×	250 0.7×	130	4.3k
Shun Lien Chuang United States	38	4.1k 1.1×	3.8k 1.5×	597 1.0×	542 0.9×	95 0.2×	101	5.2k
A. Semenov Germany	20	1.3k 0.3×	1000 0.4×	260 0.4×	741 1.2×	559 1.5×	51	2.3k
Masahiro Asada Japan	38	4.6k 1.3×	5.5k 2.2×	580 1.0×	469 0.8×	1.3k 3.5×	257	6.3k
G. Chulkova Russia	17	1.2k 0.3×	1.1k 0.4×	246 0.4×	414 0.7×	332 0.9×	59	2.1k
Eric A. Dauler United States	31	1.5k 0.4×	1.7k 0.7×	424 0.7×	235 0.4×	258 0.7×	63	3.0k
Carsten Schuck Germany	28	2.0k 0.6×	1.3k 0.5×	183 0.3×	230 0.4×	47 0.1×	101	3.0k
Burm Baek United States	22	1.4k 0.4×	1.1k 0.4×	193 0.3×	362 0.6×	129 0.3×	45	2.3k
G. Weimann Germany	34	3.0k 0.8×	2.2k 0.9×	470 0.8×	985 1.6×	40 0.1×	160	3.6k
W. D. Goodhue United States	26	2.5k 0.7×	2.4k 0.9×	248 0.4×	226 0.4×	118 0.3×	162	3.3k

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Williamson, J.. (2019). A new linear theory of light and matter. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 1251(1). 12050–12050. 4 indexed citations

Williamson, J.. (2015). The nature of the photon and the electron. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 9570. 957015–957015.

Hambly, N. C., H. T. MacGillivray, M. A. Read, et al.. (2001). The SuperCOSMOS Sky Survey - I. Introduction and description. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 326(4). 1279–1294. 376 indexed citations

Rahman, M., et al.. (2000). Quantum electron beam probe of sidewall dry-etch damage. Microelectronic Engineering. 53(1-4). 371–374. 1 indexed citations

Rahman, M., J. H. Davies, I. A. Larkin, et al.. (1996). Edge and bulk transport in variably connected quantum Hall conductor. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 54(23). 16409–16412. 1 indexed citations

Rahman, M., I. A. Larkin, A.R. Long, et al.. (1995). Single electron charging at temperatures above 4 K in ultrasmall lateral quantum dots patterned on shallow GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures. Applied Physics Letters. 66(26). 3666–3668. 8 indexed citations

Davies, J. H., et al.. (1992). Quantized conductance in a long silicon inversion wire. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(23). 13799–13802. 16 indexed citations

Staring, A. A. M., J. Williamson, H. van Houten, et al.. (1991). Coulomb-blockade oscillations in a quantum dot. Physica B Condensed Matter. 175(1-3). 226–230. 20 indexed citations

Wees, B. J. van, Leo P. Kouwenhoven, C. J. P. M. Harmans, et al.. (1991). Quantum ballistic and adiabatic electron transport studied with quantum point contacts. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(15). 12431–12453. 186 indexed citations

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Kouwenhoven, Leo P., N. C. van der Vaart, A. T. Charlie Johnson, et al.. (1991). Single electron charging effects in semiconductor quantum dots. Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter. 85(3). 367–373. 146 indexed citations

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Williamson, J., H. van Houten, C. W. J. Beenakker, et al.. (1990). Hot-electron spectrometry with quantum point contacts. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 41(2). 1207–1210. 29 indexed citations

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Williamson, J., H. van Houten, C. W. J. Beenakker, et al.. (1990). Injection of ballistic hot electrons and cool holes in a two-dimensional electron gas. Surface Science. 229(1-3). 303–306. 7 indexed citations

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Kouwenhoven, Leo P., et al.. (1990). Transport through zero-dimensional states in a quantum dot. Surface Science. 229(1-3). 290–297. 18 indexed citations

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Williamson, J., C.E. Timmering, C. J. P. M. Harmans, J. J. Harris, & C. T. Foxon. (1990). Quantum point contact as a local probe of the electrostatic potential contours. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 42(12). 7675–7678. 45 indexed citations

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Kouwenhoven, Leo P., B. J. van Wees, C. J. P. M. Harmans, et al.. (1989). Nonlinear conductance of quantum point contacts. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 39(11). 8040–8043. 136 indexed citations

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Williamson, J., et al.. (1989). An Investigation into Lubricant Related Poisoning of Automotive Three-Way Catalysts and Lambda Sensors. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 21 indexed citations

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Houten, H. van, C. W. J. Beenakker, J. Williamson, et al.. (1989). Coherent electron focusing with quantum point contacts in a two-dimensional electron gas. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 39(12). 8556–8575. 252 indexed citations

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Wees, B. J. van, C. J. P. M. Harmans, C. W. J. Beenakker, et al.. (1989). Anomalous integer quantum Hall effect in the ballistic regime with quantum point contacts. Physical Review Letters. 62(10). 1181–1184. 158 indexed citations

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Wees, B. J. van, H. van Houten, C. W. J. Beenakker, et al.. (1988). Quantized conductance of point contacts in a two-dimensional electron gas. Physical Review Letters. 60(9). 848–850. 2201 indexed citations breakdown →

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Loosdrecht, P. H. M. van, C. W. J. Beenakker, H. van Houten, et al.. (1988). Aharonov-bohm effect in a singly connected point contact. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 38(14). 10162–10165. 51 indexed citations

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