John Forster

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

John Forster is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Mechanics of Materials and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, John Forster has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 10 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 9 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in John Forster's work include Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (16 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (9 papers) and Copper Interconnects and Reliability (9 papers). John Forster is often cited by papers focused on Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (16 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (9 papers) and Copper Interconnects and Reliability (9 papers). John Forster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. John Forster's co-authors include Michael Barnes, John H. Keller, James A. O’Neill, W. M. Holber, P. M. Schoch, R. L. Hickok, John S. McKillop, William C. Jennings, A. J. Wootton and K. W. Gentle and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

John Forster

30 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Transport of dust particles in glow-discharge plasmas 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 100 200 300 400 500
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. Transport of dust particles in glow-discharge plasmas
    1992 591 citations Michael Barnes, John H. Keller 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
John Forster United States 16 838 763 647 390 363 31 1.6k
Y. Sakawa Japan 24 535 0.6× 494 0.6× 353 0.5× 920 2.4× 516 1.4× 118 1.6k
A. Fisher United States 25 596 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 193 0.3× 1.1k 2.9× 469 1.3× 112 1.8k
A. Bouchoule France 25 1.5k 1.8× 1.4k 1.9× 581 0.9× 111 0.3× 281 0.8× 64 2.5k
M. A. Raadu Sweden 30 1.3k 1.6× 502 0.7× 1.0k 1.6× 318 0.8× 1.7k 4.6× 94 3.0k
B. M. Annaratone Germany 25 637 0.8× 1.2k 1.6× 826 1.3× 153 0.4× 195 0.5× 54 1.5k
M. Tuszewski United States 28 852 1.0× 348 0.5× 1.0k 1.6× 1.8k 4.6× 376 1.0× 98 2.5k
I. T. Iakubov Russia 19 344 0.4× 919 1.2× 129 0.2× 125 0.3× 216 0.6× 64 1.4k
А. А. Голубев Russia 21 272 0.3× 498 0.7× 121 0.2× 1.2k 3.0× 316 0.9× 132 1.8k
S. Ratynskaia Sweden 24 566 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 962 1.5× 771 2.0× 217 0.6× 111 2.3k
G. A. Hebner United States 26 1.4k 1.7× 730 1.0× 191 0.3× 49 0.1× 703 1.9× 68 1.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Forster

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Forster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Forster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Forster based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John Forster. John Forster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Johnson, Gregory, et al.. (2021). An Initial Assessment of VDES ASM Channel Performance. Proceedings of the Satellite Division's International Technical Meeting (Online). 502–520. 1 indexed citations
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Liew, S. F., John Forster, Heeso Noh, et al.. (2011). Short-range order and near-field effects on optical scattering and structural coloration. Optics Express. 19(9). 8208–8208. 55 indexed citations
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Juhel, M., et al.. (2011). New generation of reactive pre-clean prior to barrier–seed deposition to preserve ULK integrity. Microelectronic Engineering. 92. 38–41. 2 indexed citations
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Krishnan, S., J. D. Luttmer, Robert Havemann, et al.. (2002). Ion metal plasma (IMP) deposited titanium liners for 0.25/0.18 μm multilevel interconnections. 357–360. 4 indexed citations
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Praburam, G. & John Forster. (2000). Nonlinear wave interaction in a magnetron plasma. Applied Physics Letters. 77(22). 3526–3528. 9 indexed citations
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Tanaka, Y., et al.. (1998). Sub-quarter micron metallization using ionized metal plasma (IMP) technology. Vacuum. 51(4). 729–733. 6 indexed citations
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Forster, John, et al.. (1994). Plasma‐Induced Damage in a Planar Inductively Coupled Etch Reactor. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 141(11). 3218–3221. 3 indexed citations
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Forster, John, P. M. Schoch, R. L. Hickok, & William C. Jennings. (1994). Study of density and potential fluctuations in the TEXT tokamak with a heavy ion beam probe. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 22(4). 359–362. 20 indexed citations
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Barnes, Michael, John Forster, & John H. Keller. (1993). Electron energy distribution function measurements in a planar inductive oxygen radio frequency glow discharge. Applied Physics Letters. 62(21). 2622–2624. 91 indexed citations
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Forster, John. (1993). Electrical characteristics of plasma loaded, radio frequency driven, capacitively coupled electrodes. Applied Physics Letters. 62(26). 3429–3431. 14 indexed citations
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Keller, John H., John Forster, & Michael Barnes. (1993). Novel radio-frequency induction plasma processing techniques. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 11(5). 2487–2491. 212 indexed citations
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Forster, John, et al.. (1992). Doppler shift measurements of ion energy distribution widths in an electron cyclotron resonance/multipole hybrid reactor. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 10(5). 3114–3118. 9 indexed citations
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Barnes, Michael, et al.. (1992). Transport of dust particles in glow-discharge plasmas. Physical Review Letters. 68(3). 313–316. 591 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barnes, Michael, John Forster, & John H. Keller. (1991). Ion kinetics in low-pressure, electropositive, RF glow discharge sheaths. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science. 19(2). 240–244. 59 indexed citations
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Holber, W. M. & John Forster. (1990). Ion energetics in electron cyclotron resonance discharges. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 8(5). 3720–3725. 93 indexed citations
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Ritz, Ch. P., R. V. Bravenec, P. M. Schoch, et al.. (1989). Fluctuation-Induced Energy Flux in the Tokamak Edge. Physical Review Letters. 62(16). 1844–1847. 151 indexed citations
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Ritz, Ch. P., R. V. Bravenec, P. M. Schoch, et al.. (1989). Fluctuation-Induced Energy Flux in the Tokamak Edge. Physical Review Letters. 62(26). 3099–3099. 3 indexed citations
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Forster, John & W. M. Holber. (1989). Plasma characterization for a divergent field electron cyclotron resonance source. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 7(3). 899–902. 38 indexed citations
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Phillips, P. E., A. J. Wootton, W. L. Rowan, et al.. (1987). Biased limiter experiments on text. Journal of Nuclear Materials. 145-147. 807–811. 42 indexed citations
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Schoch, P. M., John Forster, William C. Jennings, & R. L. Hickok. (1986). TEXT heavy ion beam probe system. Review of Scientific Instruments. 57(8). 1825–1827. 36 indexed citations

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