John Lambe

6.1k total citations · 4 hit papers
65 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

John Lambe is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, John Lambe has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 28 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in John Lambe's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (14 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (9 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (8 papers). John Lambe is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (14 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (9 papers) and Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (8 papers). John Lambe collaborates with scholars based in United States. John Lambe's co-authors include R. C. Jaklevic, W. H. Weber, S. L. McCarthy, C. B. Duke, A. H. Silver, J. E. Mercereau, Chihiro Kikuchi, Clifford C. Klick, R. W. Terhune and W. C. Vassell and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

John Lambe

65 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Luminescent greenhouse collector for solar radiation 1966 2026 1986 2006 1976 1966 1976 1973 200 400 600
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. Luminescent greenhouse collector for solar radiation
    1976 608 citations W. H. Weber, John Lambe Applied Optics profile →
  2. Molecular Vibration Spectra by Electron Tunneling
    1966 449 citations R. C. Jaklevic, John Lambe Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. Light Emission from Inelastic Electron Tunneling
    1976 395 citations John Lambe, S. L. McCarthy Physical Review Letters profile →
  4. Tunneling in Solids
    1973 377 citations John Lambe et al. profile →

Peers

John Lambe
P N Butcher United Kingdom
F. Bassani Italy
D. L. Smith United States
Eiichi Hanamura Japan
V.M. Agranovich Russia
C. G. B. Garrett United States
Murray A. Lampert United States
S. Etemad United States
E. M. Conwell United States
P. Vogl Germany
P N Butcher United Kingdom
John Lambe
Citations per year, relative to John Lambe John Lambe (= 1×) peers P N Butcher

Countries citing papers authored by John Lambe

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of John Lambe's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by John Lambe with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites John Lambe more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by John Lambe

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by John Lambe. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by John Lambe. The network helps show where John Lambe may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Lambe

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Lambe. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Lambe 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 Lambe. John Lambe 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
1.
Thakoor, S., H. G. LeDuc, A. P. Thakoor, John Lambe, & S. K. Khanna. (1986). Room temperature deposition of superconducting NbN for superconductor–insulator–superconductor junctions. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 4(3). 528–531. 13 indexed citations
2.
Lambe, John, et al.. (1985). Electronic device aspects of neural network memories. 2 indexed citations
3.
McCarthy, S. L. & John Lambe. (1980). Thin-film electroluminescence in impurity-doped Al2O3. Applied Physics Letters. 37(6). 554–555. 17 indexed citations
4.
McCarthy, S. L. & John Lambe. (1978). LEIT effect in metal-insulator-semiconductor tunnel junctions. Applied Physics Letters. 33(10). 858–860. 32 indexed citations
5.
McCarthy, S. L. & John Lambe. (1977). Enhancement of light emission from metal-insulator-metal tunnel junctions. Applied Physics Letters. 30(8). 427–429. 79 indexed citations
6.
Weber, W. H. & John Lambe. (1976). Luminescent greenhouse collector for solar radiation. Applied Optics. 15(10). 2299–2299. 608 indexed citations breakdown →
7.
Lambe, John, et al.. (1975). Optical properties of small In particles in thin-film form. Physical review. B, Solid state. 11(4). 1273–1278. 17 indexed citations
8.
Jaklevic, R. C. & John Lambe. (1966). Molecular Vibration Spectra by Electron Tunneling. Physical Review Letters. 17(22). 1139–1140. 449 indexed citations breakdown →
9.
Lambe, John, A. H. Silver, J. E. Mercereau, & R. C. Jaklevic. (1964). Microwave observation of quantum interference effects in superconductors. Physics Letters. 11(1). 16–17. 22 indexed citations
10.
Terhune, R. W., John Lambe, Chihiro Kikuchi, & J M Baker. (1961). Hyperfine Spectrum of Chromium 53 inAl2O3. Physical Review. 123(4). 1265–1268. 40 indexed citations
11.
Lambe, John & Chihiro Kikuchi. (1960). Spin Resonance ofV2+,V3+,V4+inα-Al2O3. Physical Review. 118(1). 71–77. 58 indexed citations
12.
Lambe, John & Chihiro Kikuchi. (1960). Paramagnetic Resonance of CdTe: Mn and CdS: Mn. Physical Review. 119(4). 1256–1260. 94 indexed citations
13.
Terhune, R. W., et al.. (1960). Effect of Nuclear Polarization on the Behavior of Solid State Masers. Journal of Applied Physics. 31(5). 936–938. 5 indexed citations
14.
Lambe, John, et al.. (1959). Microwave Cavities for Magnetic Resonance Spectrometers. Review of Scientific Instruments. 30(7). 599–599. 11 indexed citations
15.
Lambe, John, J M Baker, & Chihiro Kikuchi. (1959). Photosensitive Spin Resonance in CdS. Physical Review Letters. 3(6). 270–271. 29 indexed citations
16.
Kikuchi, Chihiro, et al.. (1958). Maser Action in Ruby. Physical Review. 109(4). 1399–1400. 53 indexed citations
17.
Lambe, John & W. Dale Compton. (1957). Luminescence and Symmetry Properties of Color Centers. Physical Review. 106(4). 684–693. 61 indexed citations
18.
Lambe, John, Clifford C. Klick, & D. L. Dexter. (1956). Nature of Edge Emission in Cadmium Sulfide. Physical Review. 103(6). 1715–1720. 65 indexed citations
19.
Lambe, John & Clifford C. Klick. (1955). Model for Luminescence and Photoconductivity in the Sulfides. Physical Review. 98(4). 909–914. 84 indexed citations
20.
Lambe, John. (1955). Recombination Processes in Cadmium Sulfide. Physical Review. 98(4). 985–992. 35 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P N Butcher Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by F. Bassani Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by D. L. Smith Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Eiichi Hanamura Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by V.M. Agranovich Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by C. G. B. Garrett Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Murray A. Lampert Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by S. Etemad Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by E. M. Conwell Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. Vogl
Rankless by CCL
2026