M. B. Small

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

M. B. Small is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, M. B. Small has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 29 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 17 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in M. B. Small's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (17 papers), Copper Interconnects and Reliability (14 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (12 papers). M. B. Small is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (17 papers), Copper Interconnects and Reliability (14 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (12 papers). M. B. Small collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. M. B. Small's co-authors include D.J. Pearson, Ian R. Crossley, R. Ghez, Daniel B. Thompson, F. B. Kaufman, W. L. Guthrie, M. Jaso, Paul S. Ho, R. M. Potemski and Chunhua Hu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

M. B. Small

58 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Chemical‐Mechanical Polishing for Fabricating Patterned W... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400
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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. Chemical‐Mechanical Polishing for Fabricating Patterned W Metal Features as Chip Interconnects
    1991 403 citations D.J. Pearson, M. B. Small 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
M. B. Small United States 18 888 514 479 435 358 61 1.4k
Jun Amano United States 19 647 0.7× 440 0.9× 831 1.7× 456 1.0× 277 0.8× 67 1.4k
C. Jaussaud France 23 1.3k 1.5× 354 0.7× 351 0.7× 192 0.4× 154 0.4× 68 1.5k
H. Sankur United States 20 779 0.9× 386 0.8× 664 1.4× 154 0.4× 132 0.4× 42 1.4k
A. Portavoce France 21 652 0.7× 757 1.5× 583 1.2× 369 0.8× 114 0.3× 124 1.3k
D.P. Brunco Belgium 28 1.4k 1.6× 376 0.7× 583 1.2× 300 0.7× 84 0.2× 77 1.8k
E. Kinsbron Israel 15 885 1.0× 358 0.7× 372 0.8× 197 0.5× 471 1.3× 24 1.2k
T. C. Tisone United States 14 357 0.4× 294 0.6× 292 0.6× 112 0.3× 175 0.5× 33 777
G. Lucadamo United States 16 305 0.3× 465 0.9× 434 0.9× 152 0.3× 98 0.3× 37 998
A. R. Von Neida United States 16 556 0.6× 437 0.9× 372 0.8× 76 0.2× 109 0.3× 35 946
K. Y. Ahn United States 18 456 0.5× 443 0.9× 317 0.7× 77 0.2× 398 1.1× 67 1000

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Fields of papers citing papers by M. B. Small

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. B. Small

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. B. Small. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. B. Small 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 M. B. Small. M. B. Small 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
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Mitullah, Winnie, et al.. (2022). A Study of Road Safety Lead Agencies in Africa. World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Johnson, R. P., et al.. (2003). A new 5 MV tandem accelerator for light ion radiation testing. 503–506. 1 indexed citations
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Small, M. B., et al.. (2001). <title>Modular nonvolatile solid state recorder (MONSSTR) update</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4492. 84–91.
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Smith, D. A., M. B. Small, & Anthony J. Garratt‐Reed. (1994). Segregation of Copper in Dilute Aluminum - Copper Alloys for Interconnects. MRS Proceedings. 338. 4 indexed citations
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Smith, D. A., M. B. Small, & C. Stanis. (1993). Electron microscopy of the grain structure of metal films and lines. Ultramicroscopy. 51(1-4). 328–338. 4 indexed citations
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Ho, P. S., et al.. (1992). Electromigration in two-level interconnect structures with Al alloy lines and W studs. Journal of Applied Physics. 72(1). 291–293. 33 indexed citations
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Small, M. B., et al.. (1992). Electromigration in Cu/W Structure. MRS Proceedings. 265(1). 171–176. 10 indexed citations
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Hu, C.‐K., et al.. (1990). Dry etching of TiN/Al(Cu)/Si for very large scale integrated local interconnections. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 8(3). 1498–1502. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, C.‐K., et al.. (1989). A process for improved Al(Cu) reactive ion etching. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 7(3). 682–685. 11 indexed citations
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Ghez, R. & M. B. Small. (1981). Growth and dissolution of ternary alloys of III–V compounds by liquid phase epitaxy and the formation of heterostructures. Journal of Crystal Growth. 52. 699–709. 16 indexed citations
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Small, M. B., R. Ghez, W. Reuter, & R. M. Potemski. (1981). Al diffusivity as a function of growth rate during the formation of (GaAl)As heterojunctions by liquid phase epitaxy. Journal of Applied Physics. 52(2). 814–817. 12 indexed citations
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Lynch, R. T., et al.. (1979). Effect of cavity length on stripe-geometry DH laser output linearity. Applied Physics Letters. 34(4). 297–299. 3 indexed citations
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Small, M. B. & R. Ghez. (1978). Conditions for constant growth rate by LPE from a cooling, static solution. Journal of Crystal Growth. 43(4). 512–514. 8 indexed citations
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Small, M. B. & Ian R. Crossley. (1974). The physical processes occurring during liquid phase epitaxial growth. Journal of Crystal Growth. 27. 35–48. 31 indexed citations
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Crossley, Ian R. & M. B. Small. (1972). A determination of the undercooling necessary to initiate the epitaxial growth of GaAs from solution in Ga. Journal of Crystal Growth. 15(4). 275–280. 23 indexed citations
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Crossley, Ian R. & M. B. Small. (1972). The application of numerical methods to simulate the liquid phase epitaxial growth of Ga1 −xAlxAs from an unstirred solution. Journal of Crystal Growth. 15(4). 268–274. 37 indexed citations
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Crossley, Ian R. & M. B. Small. (1971). Computer simulations of liquid phase epitaxy of GaAs in Ga solution. Journal of Crystal Growth. 11(2). 157–165. 65 indexed citations
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Fletcher, D. A. & M. B. Small. (1970). The determination of possible structures for quaternary adamantine compounds with the formula AB 2 CD 4. Materials Science and Engineering. 5(2). 93–98.
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