James M. Kikkawa

9.8k total citations · 5 hit papers
81 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

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James M. Kikkawa is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, James M. Kikkawa has authored 81 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Materials Chemistry, 33 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 22 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in James M. Kikkawa's work include Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (15 papers), Graphene research and applications (14 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (12 papers). James M. Kikkawa is often cited by papers focused on Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (15 papers), Graphene research and applications (14 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (12 papers). James M. Kikkawa collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Hong Kong. James M. Kikkawa's co-authors include D. D. Awschalom, Christopher B. Murray, Patrick M. Vora, Angang Dong, Jun Chen, Daniel E. Milkie, Mohammad F. Islam, Arjun G. Yodh, Xingchen Ye and M. B. Bryning and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

James M. Kikkawa

80 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

A Generalized Ligand-Exchange Strategy Enabling Sequential Surface Functionalization of Colloidal Nanocrystals

2010 770 citations Angang Dong, Jun Chen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
Binary nanocrystal superlattice membranes self-assembled at the liquid–air interface

2010 749 citations Angang Dong, Jun Chen et al. Nature profile →
Lateral drag of spin coherence in gallium arsenide

1999 642 citations James M. Kikkawa, D. D. Awschalom Nature profile →
Carbon Nanotube Aerogels

2007 491 citations Daniel E. Milkie, Mohammad F. Islam et al. profile →
Room-Temperature Spin Memory in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases

1997 417 citations James M. Kikkawa, D. D. Awschalom et al. Science profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
James M. Kikkawa	4.9k	2.4k	2.4k	1.7k	1.5k	81	8.1k
Antonio Faraone	3.0k 0.6×	1.6k 0.6×	3.5k 1.5×	1.2k 0.7×	1.1k 0.8×	148	8.0k
Gil Markovich	3.5k 0.7×	1.7k 0.7×	1.4k 0.6×	2.1k 1.3×	2.4k 1.6×	121	7.0k
Pulak Dutta	2.2k 0.4×	2.5k 1.0×	2.6k 1.1×	1.5k 0.9×	948 0.6×	162	7.4k
Alexander Mikhailovsky	7.4k 1.5×	1.5k 0.6×	5.7k 2.4×	2.2k 1.3×	1.4k 1.0×	102	10.1k
K. Kamarás	4.6k 0.9×	1.2k 0.5×	2.9k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.2k 0.8×	188	7.5k
L. Folks	4.2k 0.9×	4.5k 1.9×	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.9×	3.4k 2.3×	57	8.4k
Hyoung Joon Choi	6.6k 1.3×	2.9k 1.2×	3.6k 1.5×	1.5k 0.9×	1.5k 1.0×	107	9.5k
Steven C. Erwin	6.0k 1.2×	3.7k 1.5×	3.9k 1.7×	1.3k 0.8×	1.6k 1.1×	140	9.5k
René van Roij	4.9k 1.0×	1.2k 0.5×	1.1k 0.5×	2.3k 1.4×	1.8k 1.2×	180	7.6k
Tomoji Kawai	2.7k 0.6×	2.0k 0.8×	4.4k 1.9×	4.5k 2.6×	794 0.5×	334	9.7k

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Tran, Hong Huy, Zhenting Xiang, Min Jun Oh, et al.. (2025). Robotic Microcapsule Assemblies with Adaptive Mobility for Targeted Treatment of Rugged Biological Microenvironments. ACS Nano. 19(3). 3265–3281. 8 indexed citations

Kikkawa, James M., et al.. (2024). Morphology and line tension of twist disclinations in a nematic liquid crystal. Soft Matter. 20(45). 9050–9059.

Kikkawa, James M., et al.. (2022). High purity orbital angular momentum of light. Optics Express. 30(24). 43513–43513. 3 indexed citations

Gao, Zhaoli, Sheng Wang, Joel Berry, et al.. (2020). Large-area epitaxial growth of curvature-stabilized ABC trilayer graphene. Nature Communications. 11(1). 546–546. 58 indexed citations

Greybush, Nicholas J., Iñigo Liberal, Ludivine Malassis, et al.. (2017). Plasmon Resonances in Self-Assembled Two-Dimensional Au Nanocrystal Metamolecules. ACS Nano. 11(3). 2917–2927. 78 indexed citations

Jishkariani, Davit, Jennifer D. Lee, Hongseok Yun, et al.. (2017). The dendritic effect and magnetic permeability in dendron coated nickel and manganese zinc ferrite nanoparticles. Nanoscale. 9(37). 13922–13928. 8 indexed citations

Naylor, Carl H., William M. Parkin, Zhaoli Gao, et al.. (2017). Large-area synthesis of high-quality monolayer 1T’-WTe ₂ flakes. 2D Materials. 4(2). 21008–21008. 83 indexed citations

Liu, Tianyi, Annemarie L. Exarhos, Ethan Alguire, et al.. (2017). Birefringent Stable Glass with Predominantly Isotropic Molecular Orientation. Physical Review Letters. 119(9). 95502–95502. 31 indexed citations

Straus, Daniel B., Sebastian Hurtado Parra, Natasha Iotov, et al.. (2016). Direct Observation of Electron–Phonon Coupling and Slow Vibrational Relaxation in Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Perovskites. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(42). 13798–13801. 212 indexed citations

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Yun, Hongseok, Xiyu Liu, Taejong Paik, et al.. (2014). Size- and Composition-Dependent Radio Frequency Magnetic Permeability of Iron Oxide Nanocrystals. ACS Nano. 8(12). 12323–12337. 51 indexed citations

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Lewis, Andrew J., Eiko Nakamaru‐Ogiso, James M. Kikkawa, Patrick J. Carroll, & Eric J. Schelter. (2012). Pentavalent uranium trans-dihalides and -pseudohalides. Chemical Communications. 48(41). 4977–4977. 38 indexed citations

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Williams, Ursula J., Brian D. Mahoney, Patrick J. Carroll, et al.. (2012). A comparison of the effects of symmetry and magnetoanisotropy on paramagnetic relaxation in related dysprosium single ion magnets. Chemical Communications. 48(45). 5593–5593. 42 indexed citations

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Vora, Patrick M., et al.. (2011). Correlating Magnetotransport and Diamagnetism of sp2-Bonded Carbon Networks Through the Metal-Insulator Transition. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2011. 3 indexed citations

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Cho, Chang‐Hee, et al.. (2011). Tailoring hot-exciton emission and lifetimes in semiconducting nanowires via whispering-gallery nanocavity plasmons. Nature Materials. 10(9). 669–675. 127 indexed citations

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Grigoryan, Gevorg, Yong Ho Kim, Rudresh Acharya, et al.. (2011). Computational Design of Virus-Like Protein Assemblies on Carbon Nanotube Surfaces. Science. 332(6033). 1071–1076. 184 indexed citations

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Dong, Angang, Jun Chen, Patrick M. Vora, James M. Kikkawa, & Christopher B. Murray. (2010). Binary nanocrystal superlattice membranes self-assembled at the liquid–air interface. Nature. 466(7305). 474–477. 749 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zheng, Ming, et al.. (2008). Energy ofK-Momentum Dark Excitons in Carbon Nanotubes by Optical Spectroscopy. Physical Review Letters. 101(15). 157401–157401. 77 indexed citations

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McGill, Stephen, et al.. (2004). Dynamic Kerr Effect and the Spectral Weight Transfer of the Manganites. Physical Review Letters. 93(4). 47402–47402. 27 indexed citations

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Islam, Mohammad F., Daniel E. Milkie, C. L. Kane, Arjun G. Yodh, & James M. Kikkawa. (2004). Direct Measurement of the Polarized Optical Absorption Cross Section of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes. Physical Review Letters. 93(3). 37404–37404. 156 indexed citations

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Salis, Gian, D. T. Fuchs, James M. Kikkawa, et al.. (2001). Optical Manipulation of Nuclear Spin by a Two-Dimensional Electron Gas. Physical Review Letters. 86(12). 2677–2680. 110 indexed citations

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