J.O. Willis

4.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
68 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

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J.O. Willis is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, J.O. Willis has authored 68 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 63 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 39 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in J.O. Willis's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (45 papers), Rare-earth and actinide compounds (42 papers) and Iron-based superconductors research (23 papers). J.O. Willis is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (45 papers), Rare-earth and actinide compounds (42 papers) and Iron-based superconductors research (23 papers). J.O. Willis collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Italy. J.O. Willis's co-authors include Z. Fisk, G. R. Stewart, J. L. Smith, J. D. Thompson, M. P. Maley, Michael E. McHenry, J. L. Smith, H. S. Lessure, R. D. Taylor and M. B. Maple and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

J.O. Willis

68 papers receiving 3.2k 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.

Possibility of Coexistence of Bulk Superconductivity and Spin Fluctuations in UPt3

1984 616 citations G. R. Stewart, Z. Fisk et al. profile →
Dependence of flux-creep activation energy upon current density in grain-alignedYBa2Cu3O7−x

1990 394 citations M. P. Maley, J.O. Willis et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
J.O. Willis United States	30	3.0k	1.8k	522	419	352	68	3.3k
L. E. DeLong United States	25	2.0k 0.7×	1.5k 0.8×	564 1.1×	166 0.4×	468 1.3×	84	2.3k
J. Provost France	32	2.7k 0.9×	1.3k 0.7×	531 1.0×	328 0.8×	645 1.8×	158	3.2k
Ke Yang China	24	1.6k 0.5×	1.1k 0.6×	426 0.8×	185 0.4×	514 1.5×	72	2.1k
E.L. Venturini United States	26	1.6k 0.5×	975 0.5×	196 0.4×	150 0.4×	564 1.6×	100	2.0k
S. Piñol Spain	27	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	417 0.8×	228 0.5×	1.1k 3.2×	129	3.1k
Toshihisa Asano China	15	3.7k 1.2×	2.2k 1.2×	786 1.5×	320 0.8×	592 1.7×	36	4.0k
R. A. Hein United States	18	1.1k 0.4×	650 0.4×	454 0.9×	130 0.3×	424 1.2×	49	1.5k
Prasenjit Guptasarma United States	19	2.1k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	687 1.3×	117 0.3×	261 0.7×	55	2.3k
S. Kambe Japan	27	2.5k 0.8×	1.6k 0.9×	442 0.8×	199 0.5×	441 1.3×	179	2.7k
К. Flachbart Slovakia	22	1.4k 0.5×	808 0.4×	409 0.8×	312 0.7×	418 1.2×	178	1.7k

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Boenig, H.J., et al.. (2003). The bridge-type fault current controller - a new FACTS controller. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1. 455–460. 8 indexed citations

Boenig, H.J., et al.. (2003). Restoration and testing of an HTS fault current controller. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 13(2). 1984–1987. 22 indexed citations

Coulter, J. Y., J.O. Willis, P. C. Dowden, et al.. (1999). Magnetic field anisotropy of high critical current YBCO coated conductors. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 9(2). 1487–1489. 10 indexed citations

Maley, M. P., et al.. (1998). Single-phase AC losses in prototype HTS conductors for superconducting power transmission lines. Physica C Superconductivity. 310(1-4). 236–239. 1 indexed citations

Maeda, Hiroshi, Koichi Kakimoto, Masae Kikuchi, et al.. (1997). Microstructures and superconducting properties of V doped Bi2223 tapes. Applied Superconductivity. 5(1-6). 151–156. 8 indexed citations

Maley, M. P., J. Y. Coulter, J.O. Willis, et al.. (1995). Anisotropy of transport properties normal and parallel to the tape plane in Bi-2223/Ag tapes. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 5(2). 1290–1293. 7 indexed citations

Willis, J.O., Ranjan Ray, & T.G. Holesinger. (1995). Bi-2212 and Bi-2223 wire development. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations

Maley, M. P., J.O. Willis, H. S. Lessure, & Michael E. McHenry. (1990). Dependence of flux-creep activation energy upon current density in grain-alignedYBa2Cu3O7−x. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 42(4). 2639–2642. 394 indexed citations breakdown →

Willis, J.O., et al.. (1989). Magnetic shielding by superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O hollow cylinders. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 25(2). 2502–2505. 47 indexed citations

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MacLaughlin, D. E., D. W. Cooke, R. H. Heffner, et al.. (1988). Muon spin rotation and magnetic order in the heavy-fermion compoundURu2Si2. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 37(7). 3153–3158. 56 indexed citations

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Smith, J. L., Z. Fisk, J.O. Willis, et al.. (1987). Impurities in UBe 13. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 63-64. 464–466. 9 indexed citations

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McElfresh, M. W., J. D. Thompson, J.O. Willis, et al.. (1987). Effect of pressure on competing electronic correlations in the heavy-electron systemURu2Si2. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 35(1). 43–47. 95 indexed citations

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Smith, J. L., Z. Fisk, J. D. Thompson, J.O. Willis, & H. A. Borges. (1987). Superconducting properties of actinide compounds and other recent results. Physica B+C. 148(1-3). 14–16. 5 indexed citations

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Smith, J. L., Sandra E. Brown, Bernard R. Cooper, et al.. (1987). Magnetism of actinide compounds. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 70(1-3). 347–350. 3 indexed citations

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Willis, J.O., Z. Fisk, R. M. Aikin, et al.. (1987). Magnetic anisotropy in the UxTh1−xZn8.5 system. Journal of Applied Physics. 61(8). 4373–4375. 5 indexed citations

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Willis, J.O., J. D. Thompson, Z. Fisk, et al.. (1985). Effect of pressure on spin fluctuations and superconductivity in heavy-fermionUPt3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(3). 1654–1657. 64 indexed citations

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Willis, J.O., et al.. (1985). Electronic properties and structure of the plutonium-hydrogen system. Physica B+C. 130(1-3). 527–529. 19 indexed citations

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Thompson, J. D., J.O. Willis, C. Godart, D. E. MacLaughlin, & L. C. Gupta. (1985). Heavy fermion state and pressure-induced resistive behaviour in CeRu2Si2. Solid State Communications. 56(2). 169–172. 59 indexed citations

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Fisk, Z., G. R. Stewart, J.O. Willis, H. R. Ott, & F. Hulliger. (1984). Low-temperature properties of the heavy-fermion system UCd11. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 30(11). 6360–6362. 80 indexed citations

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Stewart, G. R., Z. Fisk, & J.O. Willis. (1983). Characterization of single crystals of CeCu2Si2. A source of new perspectives. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 28(1). 172–177. 76 indexed citations

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