Johan Nilsson

5.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

Johan Nilsson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Johan Nilsson has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 20 papers in Materials Chemistry and 7 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Johan Nilsson's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (20 papers), Graphene research and applications (19 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (12 papers). Johan Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (20 papers), Graphene research and applications (19 papers) and Topological Materials and Phenomena (12 papers). Johan Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Netherlands. Johan Nilsson's co-authors include A. H. Castro Neto, N. M. R. Peres, F. Guinea, C. W. J. Beenakker, Anton Akhmerov, Kostya S. Novoselov, С. В. Морозов, J. M. B. Lopes dos Santos, Eduardo V. Castro and A. K. Geǐm and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Analytical Chemistry and Physical Review B.

In The Last Decade

Johan Nilsson

39 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Biased Bilayer Graphene: Semiconductor with a Gap Tunable... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2009 500 1000 1.5k
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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. Biased Bilayer Graphene: Semiconductor with a Gap Tunable by the Electric Field Effect
    2007 1.5k citations Eduardo V. Castro, Kostya S. Novoselov et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Electrically Detected Interferometry of Majorana Fermions in a Topological Insulator
    2009 469 citations Anton Akhmerov, Johan Nilsson et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Johan Nilsson United States 20 3.6k 2.9k 862 584 580 41 4.4k
H. B. Heersche Netherlands 12 2.5k 0.7× 2.5k 0.8× 1.5k 1.8× 480 0.8× 378 0.7× 16 3.8k
J. M. B. Lopes dos Santos Portugal 20 5.0k 1.4× 3.6k 1.2× 1.2k 1.4× 758 1.3× 538 0.9× 49 5.8k
Brian J. LeRoy United States 26 4.6k 1.3× 3.1k 1.0× 1.5k 1.8× 667 1.1× 310 0.5× 64 5.6k
Eduardo V. Castro Portugal 22 2.5k 0.7× 1.9k 0.6× 656 0.8× 384 0.7× 332 0.6× 57 3.1k
J. R. Williams United States 20 2.1k 0.6× 1.5k 0.5× 863 1.0× 396 0.7× 377 0.7× 30 2.7k
Pilkyung Moon Japan 19 3.7k 1.0× 2.5k 0.8× 722 0.8× 433 0.7× 313 0.5× 43 4.3k
Matthew Yankowitz United States 20 4.9k 1.4× 2.8k 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 522 0.9× 466 0.8× 38 5.6k
Ahmet Kemal Demir Türkiye 6 2.7k 0.8× 2.0k 0.7× 636 0.7× 360 0.6× 635 1.1× 15 3.6k
Vitor M. Pereira Singapore 27 4.4k 1.2× 3.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 768 1.3× 431 0.7× 58 5.2k
Jason Luo United States 12 3.0k 0.8× 2.3k 0.8× 686 0.8× 409 0.7× 1.1k 1.9× 31 4.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Joensson, Haakan N., et al.. (2015). Focusing microparticles inside droplets using acoustics. KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan. (2013). Trapping Massless Dirac Particles in a Rotating Saddle. Physical Review Letters. 111(10). 100403–100403. 5 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, et al.. (2013). Majorana fermion description of the Kondo lattice: Variational and path integral approach. Physical Review B. 88(4). 8 indexed citations
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Ferreira, Aires, José Viana‐Gomes, Johan Nilsson, et al.. (2010). A unified description of the dc conductivity of monolayer and bilayer graphene based on resonant scatterers. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations
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Akhmerov, Anton, Johan Nilsson, & C. W. J. Beenakker. (2009). Electrically Detected Interferometry of Majorana Fermions in a Topological Insulator. Physical Review Letters. 102(21). 216404–216404. 469 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kusminskiy, Silvia Viola, Johan Nilsson, David Campbell, & A. H. Castro Neto. (2008). Electronic Compressibility of a Graphene Bilayer. Physical Review Letters. 100(10). 106805–106805. 33 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, et al.. (2008). f-sum rule and unconventional spectral weight transfer in graphene. Physical Review B. 78(7). 59 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, Anton Akhmerov, & C. W. J. Beenakker. (2008). Splitting of a Cooper Pair by a Pair of Majorana Bound States. Physical Review Letters. 101(12). 120403–120403. 354 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, A. H. Castro Neto, F. Guinea, & N. M. R. Peres. (2008). Electronic properties of bilayer and multilayer graphene. Physical Review B. 78(4). 238 indexed citations
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Pereira, Vitor M., Johan Nilsson, & A. H. Castro Neto. (2007). Coulomb Impurity Problem in Graphene. Physical Review Letters. 99(16). 166802–166802. 199 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan & A. H. Castro Neto. (2007). Impurities in a Biased Graphene Bilayer. Physical Review Letters. 98(12). 126801–126801. 94 indexed citations
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Evander, Mikael, et al.. (2007). Study of ATP-release from acoustically levitated eryhrocytes. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 1. 24–24. 2 indexed citations
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Castro, Eduardo V., Kostya S. Novoselov, С. В. Морозов, et al.. (2007). Biased Bilayer Graphene: Semiconductor with a Gap Tunable by the Electric Field Effect. Physical Review Letters. 99(21). 216802–216802. 1523 indexed citations breakdown →
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Malard, Leandro M., Johan Nilsson, D. C. Elias, et al.. (2007). Probing the electronic structure of bilayer graphene by Raman scattering. Physical Review B. 76(20). 271 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, A. H. Castro Neto, F. Guinea, & N. M. R. Peres. (2007). Transmission through a biased graphene bilayer barrier. Physical Review B. 76(16). 115 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, A. H. Castro Neto, F. Guinea, & N. M. R. Peres. (2006). Electronic Properties of Graphene Multilayers. Physical Review Letters. 97(26). 266801–266801. 255 indexed citations
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Laurell, Thomas, Johan Nilsson, & György Marko‐Varga. (2005). The Quest for High-Speed and Low-Volume Bioanalysis. Analytical Chemistry. 77(13). 264 A–272 A. 24 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan & A. H. Castro Neto. (2005). Heat bath approach to Landau damping and Pomeranchuk quantum critical points. Physical Review B. 72(19). 32 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Johan, et al.. (2000). Evaluation of a microfabricated piezoceramic tripod actuator in a silicon flow-through dispenser. 1 indexed citations

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