John Bardeen

9.8k total citations · 4 hit papers
56 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

John Bardeen is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, John Bardeen has authored 56 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 29 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 23 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in John Bardeen's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (31 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (20 papers) and Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (17 papers). John Bardeen is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (31 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (20 papers) and Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (17 papers). John Bardeen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and Mexico. John Bardeen's co-authors include M. J. Stephen, W. H. Brattain, J. W. Bray, D. W. Allender, David Pines, Michael J. Stephen, J. R. Tucker, A. E. Jacobs, L. Tewordt and R. Kümmel and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Reviews of Modern Physics.

In The Last Decade

John Bardeen

55 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Theory of the Motion of Vortices in Superconductors 1953 2026 1977 2001 1965 1953 1955 1969 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Theory of the Motion of Vortices in Superconductors
    1965 1.2k citations John Bardeen, M. J. Stephen Physical Review profile →
  2. Surface Properties of Germanium
    1953 415 citations W. H. Brattain, John Bardeen Bell System Technical Journal profile →
  3. Electron-Phonon Interaction in Metals
    1955 293 citations John Bardeen, David Pines Physical Review profile →
  4. Structure of Vortex Lines in Pure Superconductors
    1969 220 citations John Bardeen et al. Physical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Bardeen United States 29 3.2k 2.8k 1.7k 990 780 56 5.0k
G. Koren Israel 39 4.8k 1.5× 2.4k 0.9× 1.9k 1.1× 857 0.9× 1.2k 1.6× 186 6.3k
Daniel Hone United States 34 1.4k 0.4× 2.3k 0.8× 920 0.5× 488 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 101 4.3k
A. M. Goldman United States 43 5.0k 1.6× 3.3k 1.2× 2.0k 1.1× 776 0.8× 1.7k 2.2× 205 6.5k
P. L. Gammel United States 41 4.3k 1.4× 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 1.0× 644 0.7× 681 0.9× 99 5.4k
R. B. Laibowitz United States 42 2.6k 0.8× 2.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 2.8k 2.8× 2.4k 3.1× 115 6.3k
Y. Bruynseraede Belgium 43 5.2k 1.6× 4.6k 1.7× 2.4k 1.4× 923 0.9× 1.9k 2.4× 274 8.0k
M. Motokawa Japan 34 3.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 2.7k 1.5× 482 0.5× 1.4k 1.8× 400 5.3k
J. M. Rowell United States 35 3.3k 1.0× 2.9k 1.1× 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.2× 887 1.1× 90 5.1k
T. Claeson Sweden 40 3.8k 1.2× 2.7k 1.0× 2.3k 1.3× 1.5k 1.5× 1.8k 2.4× 350 6.0k
Kazumi Maki United States 52 9.3k 2.9× 6.3k 2.3× 5.3k 3.0× 963 1.0× 1.1k 1.4× 489 12.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Bardeen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bardeen, John. (1990). Theory of size effects in depinning of charge-density waves. Physical Review Letters. 64(19). 2297–2299. 8 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1989). Classical versus quantum models of charge-density-wave depinning in quasi-one-dimensional metals. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 39(6). 3528–3532. 28 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1988). Comments on Shielding by Surface States. 874. 2 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John, Joseph W. Lyding, W.G. Lyons, et al.. (1987). Development of a tunnelling model of charge-density-wve depinning. Synthetic Metals. 19(1-3). 1–6. 9 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1986). Consultation on "Star Wars". Science. 231(4735). 203–203. 6 indexed citations
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Miller, John H., et al.. (1985). Dynamics of charge-density waves in orthorhombicTaS3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(8). 5229–5243. 33 indexed citations
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Miller, John H., et al.. (1984). Decoupling of ac dynamics from dc polarization below threshold for charge-density waves in NbSe3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 29(4). 2328–2330. 18 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John, Eshel Ben‐Jacob, Alex Zettl, & G. Grüner. (1982). Current Oscillations and Stability of Charge-Density-Wave Motion inNbSe3. Physical Review Letters. 49(7). 493–496. 65 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1982). Depinning of CHARGE-DENSITY WAVES BY TUNNELING. Molecular crystals and liquid crystals. 81(1). 1–15. 28 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1980). Reminiscences of early days in solid state physics. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 371(1744). 77–83. 4 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1979). Theory of Non-Ohmic Conduction from Charge-Density Waves in NbSe3. Physical Review Letters. 42(22). 1498–1500. 199 indexed citations
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Allender, D. W., J. W. Bray, & John Bardeen. (1974). Theory of fluctuation superconductivity from electron-phonon interactions in pseudo-one-dimensional systems. Physical review. B, Solid state. 9(1). 119–129. 177 indexed citations
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Kurșunoǧlu, Behram N., Arnold Perlmutter, & John Bardeen. (1973). Impact of basic research on technology. Plenum Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations
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Allender, D. W., J. W. Bray, & John Bardeen. (1973). Model for an Exciton Mechanism of Superconductivity. Physical review. B, Solid state. 7(3). 1020–1029. 340 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1969). Advances in superconductivity. Physics Today. 22(10). 40–46. 25 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John & M. J. Stephen. (1965). Theory of the Motion of Vortices in Superconductors. Physical Review. 140(4A). A1197–A1207. 1168 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bardeen, John. (1962). Critical Fields and Currents in Superconductors. Reviews of Modern Physics. 34(4). 667–681. 343 indexed citations
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Bardeen, John. (1957). Halbleiterforschung auf dem Wege zum Spitzenkontakt‐Transistor Nobelvortrag 1956. Physikalische Blätter. 13(10). 436–456.
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Bardeen, John & David Pines. (1955). Electron-Phonon Interaction in Metals. Physical Review. 99(4). 1140–1150. 293 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brattain, W. H. & John Bardeen. (1953). Surface Properties of Germanium. Bell System Technical Journal. 32(1). 1–41. 415 indexed citations breakdown →

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