K. B. Lyons

5.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
63 papers, 4.2k citations indexed

About

K. B. Lyons is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Condensed Matter Physics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. B. Lyons has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 4.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Materials Chemistry, 22 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in K. B. Lyons's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (16 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (14 papers) and Glass properties and applications (14 papers). K. B. Lyons is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (16 papers), Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (14 papers) and Glass properties and applications (14 papers). K. B. Lyons collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. K. B. Lyons's co-authors include P. A. Fleury, Robert C. Haddon, L. F. Schneemeyer, T. J. Negran, P. E. Sulewski, R. M. Fleming, J. V. Waszczak, A. F. Hebard, Gary Dabbagh and Robert Tycko and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

K. B. Lyons

62 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Conducting films of C60 and C70 by alkali-metal doping 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 1994 250 500 750
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. Conducting films of C60 and C70 by alkali-metal doping
    1991 802 citations Robert C. Haddon, Matthew J. Rosseinsky et al. profile →
  2. New Phases of C 60 Synthesized at High Pressure
    1994 566 citations Robert C. Haddon, K. B. Lyons et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. B. Lyons United States 28 2.5k 1.4k 1.4k 933 892 63 4.2k
Arao Nakamura Japan 42 3.2k 1.3× 497 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 3.1k 3.3× 1.7k 1.9× 260 6.4k
B. A. Scott United States 41 3.4k 1.4× 307 0.2× 959 0.7× 2.4k 2.6× 1.6k 1.8× 121 6.2k
Maosheng Miao United States 42 3.5k 1.4× 408 0.3× 877 0.6× 1.1k 1.1× 1.4k 1.6× 153 5.7k
A.J. Dianoux France 29 2.1k 0.8× 156 0.1× 539 0.4× 392 0.4× 847 0.9× 121 3.4k
Gregor Diezemann Germany 27 2.2k 0.9× 214 0.1× 529 0.4× 281 0.3× 789 0.9× 102 3.0k
Yukio Noda Japan 41 3.3k 1.4× 330 0.2× 1.8k 1.2× 3.3k 3.5× 736 0.8× 250 5.6k
Richard A. Forman United States 18 1.7k 0.7× 210 0.1× 424 0.3× 771 0.8× 779 0.9× 56 3.3k
S. Haussühl Germany 35 2.6k 1.1× 329 0.2× 219 0.2× 1.7k 1.8× 987 1.1× 226 4.0k
Shigeru Minomura Japan 29 1.6k 0.7× 170 0.1× 488 0.3× 593 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 132 3.2k
R. E. Dietz United States 26 1.1k 0.5× 330 0.2× 427 0.3× 820 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 49 2.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. B. Lyons

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lyons, K. B.. (2016). Proscribing Prescriptions: A Legal Analysis of State Off-Label Restrictions on Medication Abortion. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
2.
Ramirez, A. P., A. R. Kortan, Matthew J. Rosseinsky, et al.. (1992). Isotope effect in superconductingRb3C60. Physical Review Letters. 68(7). 1058–1060. 130 indexed citations
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Sviridov, E. V., et al.. (1991). Reverse switching effect in ferroelectic Sn 2 P 2 S 6 films.. Soviet physics. Technical physics. 36(8). 962–963. 1 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B., et al.. (1991). Circular dichroism observed in bismuthate superconductors. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 43(13). 11408–11410. 9 indexed citations
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Duclos, Steven J., Robert C. Haddon, S. H. Glarum, A. F. Hebard, & K. B. Lyons. (1991). The influence of oxygen on the Raman spectrum of C60 films. Solid State Communications. 80(7). 481–484. 100 indexed citations
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Chou, Henry, S. M. Shapiro, K. B. Lyons, Jørgen Kjems, & Daniel Rytz. (1990). Soft-mode behavior and the dipolar glass transition inKTa1−xNbxO3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 41(10). 7231–7234. 25 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B., P. A. Fleury, L. F. Schneemeyer, & J. V. Waszczak. (1988). Spin fluctuations and superconductivity inBa2YCu3O6+δ. Physical Review Letters. 60(8). 732–735. 334 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B. & P. A. Fleury. (1988). Spin fluctuations in superconducting cuprates (invited). Journal of Applied Physics. 64(10). 6075–6080. 27 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B., et al.. (1987). Nonanalytic polarization response of a dipolar glass. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 36(4). 2465–2468. 33 indexed citations
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Lines, M. E., Anne Miller, K. Nassau, & K. B. Lyons. (1987). Absolute raman intensities in glasses. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 89(1-2). 163–180. 93 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B., et al.. (1987). Raman detection of the superconducting gap in Ba-Y-Cu-O superconductors. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 36(10). 5592–5594. 62 indexed citations
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Uwe, H., et al.. (1986). Ferroelectric microregions and Raman scattering inKTaO3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 33(9). 6436–6440. 174 indexed citations
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Krol, Denise M., K. B. Lyons, Steven A. Brawer, & Charles R. Kurkjian. (1986). High-temperature light scattering and the glass transition in vitreous silica. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 33(6). 4196–4202. 48 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B., R. N. Bhatt, T. J. Negran, & H. J. Guggenheim. (1982). Incommensurate structural phase transition in BaMnF4: Light scattering from phasons. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 25(3). 1791–1804. 26 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B. & P. A. Fleury. (1982). Magnetic Energy Fluctuations: Observations by Light Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 48(3). 202–205. 10 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B., et al.. (1981). Nondestructive concentration profiling of fiber optic preforms by analysis of Raman spectra. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 45(1). 69–81. 21 indexed citations
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Harley, R. T., K. B. Lyons, & P. A. Fleury. (1980). Low-frequency dynamics of a cooperative Jahn-Teller transition: TbVO4. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 13(18). L447–L453. 11 indexed citations
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Fleury, P. A. & K. B. Lyons. (1979). Anharmonic phonons and central peaks at structural phase transitions. Solid State Communications. 32(1). 103–109. 12 indexed citations
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Lyons, K. B. & P. A. Fleury. (1976). Dynamic Central Peaks in a Crystalline Solid: KTaO3. Physical Review Letters. 37(3). 161–164. 68 indexed citations
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Fleury, P. A. & K. B. Lyons. (1976). Spectroscopic Observation of Very-Low-Energy Excitations in Glasses. Physical Review Letters. 36(20). 1188–1191. 19 indexed citations

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