K. L. Chopra

16.6k total citations · 6 hit papers
325 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

K. L. Chopra is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, K. L. Chopra has authored 325 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 183 papers in Materials Chemistry, 171 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 82 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in K. L. Chopra's work include Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (70 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (67 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (41 papers). K. L. Chopra is often cited by papers focused on Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (70 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (67 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (41 papers). K. L. Chopra collaborates with scholars based in India, United States and China. K. L. Chopra's co-authors include S.S. Major, Dinesh K. Pandya, Viresh Dutta, Arghya Narayan Banerjee, S. K. Bahl, P.D. Paulson, P. Nath, M. C. Bhatnagar, Satyendra Kumar and H. N. Acharya and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

K. L. Chopra

316 papers receiving 13.0k citations

Hit Papers

Transparent conductors—A status review 1970 2026 1988 2007 1983 1970 2004 1986 1996 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Transparent conductors—A status review
    1983 2.3k citations K. L. Chopra, S.S. Major et al. Thin Solid Films profile →
  2. Thin Film Phenomena
    1970 1.7k citations K. L. Chopra et al. profile →
  3. Thin‐film solar cells: an overview
    2004 957 citations K. L. Chopra et al. profile →
  4. Effect of hydrogen plasma treatment on transparent conducting oxides
    1986 580 citations S.S. Major, Satyendra Kumar et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  5. XPS and X-ray diffraction studies of aluminum-doped zinc oxide transparent conducting films
    1996 520 citations K. L. Chopra et al. Thin Solid Films profile →
  6. Electrical and optical properties of undoped and antimony-doped tin oxide films
    1980 436 citations Arghya Narayan Banerjee, K. L. Chopra et al. Journal of Applied Physics 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. L. Chopra India 46 9.8k 9.3k 2.5k 2.0k 1.9k 325 13.9k
J. M. Gibson United States 59 9.0k 0.9× 6.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.5× 5.2k 2.6× 890 0.5× 283 15.1k
C. H. Seager United States 41 8.1k 0.8× 7.0k 0.8× 3.2k 1.3× 1.8k 0.9× 711 0.4× 149 11.3k
R. A. Street United States 71 9.2k 0.9× 17.1k 1.8× 2.9k 1.2× 3.4k 1.7× 4.5k 2.4× 483 22.9k
Hyeonsik Cheong South Korea 57 10.0k 1.0× 7.0k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 2.7k 1.3× 1.5k 0.8× 449 14.1k
Toh‐Ming Lu United States 52 4.9k 0.5× 5.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 2.3k 1.2× 481 0.3× 386 10.5k
Lászlø Forró Switzerland 58 13.0k 1.3× 3.4k 0.4× 2.0k 0.8× 3.5k 1.7× 1.4k 0.8× 186 16.5k
S. Logothetidis Greece 51 5.8k 0.6× 5.2k 0.6× 999 0.4× 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 355 10.7k
G. Lucovsky United States 64 12.6k 1.3× 13.2k 1.4× 2.7k 1.1× 3.6k 1.8× 358 0.2× 532 18.8k
Vidvuds Ozoliņš United States 60 9.1k 0.9× 4.3k 0.5× 2.6k 1.0× 2.0k 1.0× 709 0.4× 146 13.0k
David R. Penn United States 40 5.8k 0.6× 6.6k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 4.8k 2.4× 277 0.1× 113 14.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fernandes, Aaron, et al.. (2023). Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for Obesity Prediction. 1–5. 1 indexed citations
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Kashyap, Subhash C., et al.. (1993). Possible degradation mechanism of BSCCO superconductors. Superconductor Science and Technology. 6(7). 497–506. 11 indexed citations
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Kashyap, Subhash C., et al.. (1992). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy studies of n-type bismuth-modified amorphous thin films of Ge20Se80 and As2Se3. Journal of Applied Physics. 72(5). 2066–2068. 11 indexed citations
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Vankar, V. D., et al.. (1988). Structure of chromium thin films prepared by plasma deposition. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 6(4). 2341–2343. 4 indexed citations
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Reddy, G. B., Dinesh K. Pandya, & K. L. Chopra. (1987). Solution grown composite selective surfaces. Solar Energy Materials. 15(5). 383–390. 24 indexed citations
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Malhotra, L.K., et al.. (1987). Spectrally selective surfaces on stainless steel produced by chemical conversion. Thin Solid Films. 147(3). 243–249. 9 indexed citations
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Lin, Po‐Yu, C.V. Deshpandey, H.J. Doerr, et al.. (1987). Preparation and properties of cubic boron nitride coatings. Thin Solid Films. 153(1-3). 487–496. 41 indexed citations
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Major, S.S., Satyendra Kumar, M. C. Bhatnagar, & K. L. Chopra. (1986). Effect of hydrogen plasma treatment on transparent conducting oxides. Applied Physics Letters. 49(7). 394–396. 580 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chopra, K. L. & S.S. Major. (1983). Transparent conductors for solar cell applications. 271(12). 7203–11. 1 indexed citations
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Thakoor, A. P., et al.. (1981). Metal chalcogenide-oxide composite coatings prepared by spray pyrolysis. Thin Solid Films. 83(2). 231–237. 4 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Arghya Narayan, Samaresh Das, A. P. Thakoor, H. S. Randhawa, & K. L. Chopra. (1979). ZnxCd1−xS/Cu2S heterojunction solar cells—I: Fabrication and performance. Solid-State Electronics. 22(5). 495–499. 17 indexed citations
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Sharma, Nikita, Dinesh K. Pandya, H.K. Sehgal, & K. L. Chopra. (1979). Optical and electrical properties of electroless- deposited Pb1−xHgxS films. Thin Solid Films. 62(1). 97–108. 8 indexed citations
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Nath, P. & K. L. Chopra. (1979). Electrical resistivity and thermoelectric power of copper-germanium films. Thin Solid Films. 58(2). 339–343. 7 indexed citations
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Banerjee, Arghya Narayan, P. Nath, V. D. Vankar, & K. L. Chopra. (1978). Properties of ZnxCd1−xS films prepared by solution spray technique. physica status solidi (a). 46(2). 723–728. 32 indexed citations
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Chopra, K. L., et al.. (1977). Role of structural defects in electron transport properties of copper films. Journal of Applied Physics. 48(2). 538–546. 33 indexed citations
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Thakoor, A. P. & K. L. Chopra. (1977). Structural and magnetic disorder effects on electron transport properties of Cu-Ni films. Journal of Applied Physics. 48(9). 3850–3857. 10 indexed citations
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Barthwal, S. K. & K. L. Chopra. (1976). Transport properties of amorphous InSb and GaAs. physica status solidi (a). 36(1). 345–355. 5 indexed citations
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Thakoor, A. P., et al.. (1975). Electron transport properties of thin copper films. I.. Journal of Applied Physics. 46(6). 2574–2582. 75 indexed citations
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Chopra, K. L., et al.. (1974). Electron microscopy evidence of adatom mobility in amorphous germanium films. Philosophical magazine. 30(4). 935–938. 11 indexed citations
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Chopra, K. L.. (1965). Photo-effects in thin oxide film sandwich structures. Solid-State Electronics. 8(9). 715–720. 11 indexed citations

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