K. Eric Drexler

1.2k total citations
26 papers, 602 citations indexed

About

K. Eric Drexler is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Eric Drexler has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 602 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 6 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in K. Eric Drexler's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers), Nanotechnology research and applications (5 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers). K. Eric Drexler is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (5 papers), Nanotechnology research and applications (5 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers). K. Eric Drexler collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Israel. K. Eric Drexler's co-authors include Ralph C. Merkle, Anders Sandberg, Michael B. Bonsall, John J. Boland, Mauro Ferrari, C. Bucci, Róbert Langer, Jackie Y. Ying, Chunli Bai and Peter J. Dobson and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Nanotechnology and Trends in biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

K. Eric Drexler

22 papers receiving 464 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
K. Eric Drexler United States 12 201 114 104 83 67 26 602
Rita Tóth Switzerland 18 179 0.9× 155 1.4× 56 0.5× 84 1.0× 7 0.1× 40 737
Jitka Čejková Czechia 14 141 0.7× 169 1.5× 110 1.1× 64 0.8× 52 0.8× 39 657
Chris Toumey United States 13 143 0.7× 102 0.9× 34 0.3× 46 0.6× 14 0.2× 63 429
Takuya Iwamoto Japan 13 98 0.5× 172 1.5× 70 0.7× 128 1.5× 13 0.2× 43 684
Harold Fellermann United Kingdom 12 99 0.5× 94 0.8× 256 2.5× 36 0.4× 62 0.9× 29 498
Georgi Georgiev United States 12 39 0.2× 120 1.1× 136 1.3× 22 0.3× 16 0.2× 31 467
Richard J. Blackwell United States 17 92 0.5× 109 1.0× 6 0.1× 131 1.6× 60 0.9× 86 1.0k
Vladimir Garcı́a-Morales Spain 19 354 1.8× 135 1.2× 144 1.4× 335 4.0× 6 0.1× 48 1.2k
Yubin Wang China 12 99 0.5× 86 0.8× 22 0.2× 41 0.5× 20 0.3× 44 519

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Fields of papers citing papers by K. Eric Drexler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Eric Drexler

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sandberg, Anders, et al.. (2020). The Timing of Evolutionary Transitions Suggests Intelligent Life is Rare. Astrobiology. 21(3). 265–278. 33 indexed citations
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Meselson, Matthew, Daniel Ratner, Mark A. Ratner, & K. Eric Drexler. (2007). Emerging technologies. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. 63(1). 49–58. 1 indexed citations
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Theis, Thomas, Jackie Y. Ying, K. Eric Drexler, et al.. (2006). nan'o·tech·nol'o·gy n.. Nature Nanotechnology. 1(1). 8–10. 31 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (2004). Different paths to the nano-scale. Physics World. 17(10). 18–18.
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Drexler, K. Eric. (2004). Nanotechnology: From Feynman to Funding. Bulletin of Science Technology & Society. 24(1). 21–27. 71 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1999). Building molecular machine systems. Trends in biotechnology. 17(1). 5–7. 32 indexed citations
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Merkle, Ralph C. & K. Eric Drexler. (1996). Helical logic. Nanotechnology. 7(4). 325–339. 22 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1995). Molecular manufacturing: perspectives on the ultimate limits of fabrication. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Physical and Engineering Sciences. 353(1703). 323–331. 5 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1995). Introduction to nanotechnology. 1–22. 5 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1995). Molecular manufacturing as a path to space. 197–205. 2 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1994). Molecular Nanomachines: Physical Principles and Implementation Strategies. Annual Review of Biophysics and Biomolecular Structure. 23(1). 377–405. 55 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1992). Molecular manufacturing for space systems - An overview. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 45(10). 401–405. 8 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1992). Nanotechnology: The Past and the Future. Science. 255(5042). 268–269. 6 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1991). Molecular directions in nanotechnology. Nanotechnology. 2(3). 113–118. 13 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1991). Molecular tip arrays for molecular imaging and nanofabrication. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 9(2). 1394–1397. 17 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1987). Biological and Nanomechanical Systems: Contrasts in Evolutionary Capacity.. Artificial Life. 501–520. 10 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric, et al.. (1979). Gas entrained solids - A heat transfer fluid for use in space. 1 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric & T. A. Heppenheimer. (1977). On the feasibility of small power satellites. Journal of Energy. 1(3). 200–200. 2 indexed citations
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Drexler, K. Eric. (1975). Deep Space Material Sources.
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Bucci, C., et al.. (1971). Control of Electromagnetic Forces on Stator Windings of Large Turbine-Generators. IEEE Transactions on Power Apparatus and Systems. PAS-90(6). 2548–2554. 7 indexed citations

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