John Scharf

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

John Scharf is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surgery and Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, John Scharf has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 papers in Surgery and 6 papers in Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine. Recurrent topics in John Scharf's work include Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (7 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (4 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (4 papers). John Scharf is often cited by papers focused on Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (7 papers), Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties (4 papers) and Anesthesia and Sedative Agents (4 papers). John Scharf collaborates with scholars based in United States and Belgium. John Scharf's co-authors include R. Noufi, Miguel Á. Contreras, Brian Egaas, Ingrid Repins, Clay DeHart, Bobby To, Craig L. Perkins, Eugene S. Fu, Rafael Miguel and Brendan C. Stack and has published in prestigious journals such as Anesthesiology, Anesthesia & Analgesia and Decision Support Systems.

In The Last Decade

John Scharf

19 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 solar cell with 81·2% f... 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 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. 19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 solar cell with 81·2% fill factor
    2008 1.7k citations Ingrid Repins, Miguel Á. Contreras et al. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications 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 Scharf United States 12 1.7k 1.7k 327 290 238 19 2.3k
Ayşe Erol Türkiye 17 745 0.4× 330 0.2× 54 0.2× 567 2.0× 53 0.2× 122 1.2k
W. Mindt Switzerland 14 392 0.2× 222 0.1× 98 0.3× 100 0.3× 21 0.1× 27 796
Masanori Tsukamoto Japan 14 334 0.2× 264 0.2× 51 0.2× 25 0.1× 74 0.3× 90 846
Yoshikazu Shinohara Japan 14 150 0.1× 451 0.3× 102 0.3× 98 0.3× 11 0.0× 68 816
Arun Natarajan United Kingdom 13 280 0.2× 224 0.1× 103 0.3× 151 0.5× 19 0.1× 40 768
James Lee United States 19 521 0.3× 1.0k 0.6× 465 1.4× 159 0.5× 2 0.0× 86 2.1k
Sirous Momenzadeh Iran 12 318 0.2× 421 0.3× 76 0.2× 199 0.7× 21 0.1× 44 774
Joonhwa Hong South Korea 16 277 0.2× 237 0.1× 388 1.2× 47 0.2× 34 0.1× 53 998
Shiqian Hu China 24 209 0.1× 1.3k 0.8× 158 0.5× 127 0.4× 19 0.1× 52 1.8k
Tetsuo Noguchi Japan 22 124 0.1× 369 0.2× 195 0.6× 20 0.1× 13 0.1× 104 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by John Scharf

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Scharf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Scharf

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Scharf. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Scharf 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 Scharf. John Scharf is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Ramanathan, K., Jonathan Mann, Stephen Glynn, et al.. (2012). A comparative study of Zn(O,S) buffer layers and CIGS solar cells fabricated by CBD, ALD, and sputtering. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1677–1681. 31 indexed citations
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Suh, Changwon, David Biagioni, Stephen Glynn, et al.. (2011). Exploring high-dimensional data space: Identifying optimal process conditions in photovoltaics. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 31. 762–767. 4 indexed citations
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Repins, Ingrid, Miguel Á. Contreras, M.J. Romero, et al.. (2008). Characterization of 19.9%-efficient CIGS absorbers. Conference record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference. 1–6. 58 indexed citations
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Repins, Ingrid, Miguel Á. Contreras, Brian Egaas, et al.. (2008). 19·9%‐efficient ZnO/CdS/CuInGaSe2 solar cell with 81·2% fill factor. Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications. 16(3). 235–239. 1730 indexed citations breakdown →
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Dhere, R. G., K. Ramanathan, John Scharf, et al.. (2007). Fabrication and Characterization of Cd1-xMgxTe Thin Films and Their Application in Solar Cells. MRS Proceedings. 1012. 11 indexed citations
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Dhere, R. G., K. Ramanathan, John Scharf, et al.. (2006). Investigation of Cd1-xMgxTe Alloys for Tandem Solar Cell Applications. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 546–549. 11 indexed citations
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Stack, Brendan C., et al.. (2003). Initial Experience with Personal Digital Assistant-Based Reflectance Photoplethysmograph for Free Tissue Transfer Monitoring. Annals of Plastic Surgery. 51(2). 136–140. 21 indexed citations
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Scharf, John, et al.. (2002). Improving Pulse Oximeter Performance. Anesthesiology. 96(Sup 2). A593–A593. 2 indexed citations
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Scharf, John, et al.. (2001). High Performance Alternative to Hexavalent Chromium Passivation of Plated Zinc and Zinc Alloys. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 6 indexed citations
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Futran, Neal D., Brendan C. Stack, Christopher S. Hollenbeak, & John Scharf. (2000). Green Light Photoplethysmography Monitoring of Free Flaps. Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. 126(5). 659–659. 23 indexed citations
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Walczak, Steven & John Scharf. (2000). Reducing surgical patient costs through use of an artificial neural network to predict transfusion requirements. Decision Support Systems. 30(2). 125–138. 25 indexed citations
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Walczak, Steven & John Scharf. (2000). Transfusion Cost Containment for Abdominal Surgery with Neural Networks. Neural Processing Letters. 11(3). 229–238. 4 indexed citations
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Stack, Brendan C., et al.. (1998). Spectral analysis of photoplethysmograms from radial forearm free flaps. The Laryngoscope. 108(9). 1329–1333. 14 indexed citations
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Fu, Eugene S., Rafael Miguel, & John Scharf. (1997). Preemptive Ketamine Decreases Postoperative Narcotic Requirements in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 84(5). 1086–1090. 142 indexed citations
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Fu, Eugene S., Rafael Miguel, & John Scharf. (1997). Preemptive Ketamine Decreases Postoperative Narcotic Requirements in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery. Anesthesia & Analgesia. 84(5). 1086–1090. 123 indexed citations
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Fu, Eugene S., et al.. (1996). Malignant hyperthermia involving the administration of desflurane. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d anesthésie. 43(7). 687–690. 22 indexed citations
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Miguel, Rafael, et al.. (1994). A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Comparison of Epidural and Intravenous Sufentanil Infusions. Anesthesiology. 81(2). 346–352. 49 indexed citations

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