M. Tinkham

35.9k total citations · 9 hit papers
248 papers, 26.4k citations indexed

About

M. Tinkham is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Tinkham has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 26.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 174 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 170 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in M. Tinkham's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (156 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (118 papers) and Magnetic properties of thin films (35 papers). M. Tinkham is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (156 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (118 papers) and Magnetic properties of thin films (35 papers). M. Tinkham collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. M. Tinkham's co-authors include V. J. Emery, G. E. Blonder, T. M. Klapwijk, Sergio O. Valenzuela, W. J. Skocpol, Y. Imry, C. J. Lobb, M. R. Beasley, D. C. Ralph and C. T. Black and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. Tinkham

243 papers receiving 25.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Introduction to Superconductivity

1996 4.1k citations M. Tinkham et al. profile →
Transition from metallic to tunneling regimes in superconducting microconstrictions: Excess current, charge imbalance, and supercurrent conversion

1982 2.7k citations M. Tinkham et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Group theory and quantum mechanics

1964 1.2k citations M. Tinkham CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research) profile →
Direct electronic measurement of the spin Hall effect

2006 1.1k citations Sergio O. Valenzuela, M. Tinkham Nature profile →
Resistive Transition of High-Temperature Superconductors

1988 947 citations M. Tinkham Physical Review Letters profile →
Introduction to Mesoscopic Physics

1998 826 citations M. Tinkham et al. profile →
Fabry - Perot interference in a nanotube electron waveguide

2001 706 citations Wenjie Liang, Marc Bockrath et al. Nature profile →
Effect of Fluxoid Quantization on Transitions of Superconducting Films

1963 564 citations M. Tinkham profile →
Self-heating hotspots in superconducting thin-film microbridges

1974 424 citations W. J. Skocpol, M. Tinkham 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						Papers	Cites
M. Tinkham United States	69	16.4k	15.9k	5.6k	5.4k	4.4k	248	26.4k
J. R. Schrieffer United States	56	19.9k 1.2×	17.3k 1.1×	7.9k 1.4×	5.5k 1.0×	5.8k 1.3×	153	35.0k
Bertrand I. Halperin United States	74	20.5k 1.3×	18.1k 1.1×	3.6k 0.6×	8.8k 1.6×	3.5k 0.8×	245	32.5k
P. W. Anderson United States	37	14.1k 0.9×	10.8k 0.7×	5.7k 1.0×	5.5k 1.0×	3.6k 0.8×	66	24.6k
D. J. Thouless United States	62	21.7k 1.3×	16.0k 1.0×	2.8k 0.5×	7.5k 1.4×	2.6k 0.6×	173	33.2k
David M. Ceperley United States	66	20.1k 1.2×	6.6k 0.4×	2.5k 0.5×	9.9k 1.8×	3.9k 0.9×	225	28.7k
John Clarke United States	77	13.3k 0.8×	8.0k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	3.9k 0.9×	402	21.0k
Steven A. Kivelson United States	85	16.8k 1.0×	22.6k 1.4×	11.2k 2.0×	5.5k 1.0×	4.0k 0.9×	359	33.3k
T. M. Klapwijk Netherlands	62	10.6k 0.6×	9.0k 0.6×	2.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.5×	5.3k 1.2×	425	16.4k
Ryogo Kubo Japan	45	13.7k 0.8×	5.4k 0.3×	3.0k 0.5×	6.2k 1.1×	3.0k 0.7×	164	26.9k
Matthew P. A. Fisher United States	82	24.0k 1.5×	18.3k 1.2×	3.4k 0.6×	4.1k 0.7×	1.8k 0.4×	200	32.0k

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Walsh, Andrew G., Yan Yin, Stephen B. Cronin, et al.. (2006). Environmental Manipulation of the Electronic Structure of Suspended Carbon Nanotubes. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 1 indexed citations

Valenzuela, Sergio O. & M. Tinkham. (2006). Direct electronic measurement of the spin Hall effect. Nature. 442(7099). 176–179. 1095 indexed citations breakdown →

Xiang, Jie, Andy Vidan, M. Tinkham, Robert M. Westervelt, & Charles M. Lieber. (2006). Ge/Si nanowire mesoscopic Josephson junctions. Nature Nanotechnology. 1(3). 208–213. 226 indexed citations

Valenzuela, Sergio O., D. J. Monsma, C. M. Marcus, V. Narayanamurti, & M. Tinkham. (2005). Spin Polarized Tunneling at Finite Bias. Physical Review Letters. 94(19). 196601–196601. 125 indexed citations

Cronin, Stephen B., Anna K. Swan, M. Selim Ünlü, et al.. (2004). Measuring the Uniaxial Strain of Individual Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes: Resonance Raman Spectra of Atomic-Force-Microscope Modified Single-Wall Nanotubes. Physical Review Letters. 93(16). 167401–167401. 202 indexed citations

Segall, K., Lin Tian, Janice Lee, et al.. (2002). Two-state Dynamics in a Superconducting Persistent Current Qubit. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 1 indexed citations

Lau, Chun Ning, Nina Marković, Marc Bockrath, Alexey Bezryadin, & M. Tinkham. (2001). Quantum Phase Slips in Superconducting Nanowires. Physical Review Letters. 87(21). 217003–217003. 281 indexed citations

Liang, Wenjie, Marc Bockrath, Dolores Bozovic, et al.. (2001). Fabry - Perot interference in a nanotube electron waveguide. Nature. 411(6838). 665–669. 706 indexed citations breakdown →

Davidović, Dragomir & M. Tinkham. (2000). Fine structure in the energy spectra of ultrasmall Au nanoparticles. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 61(24). R16359–R16361. 11 indexed citations

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Bezryadin, Alexey, R. M. Westervelt, & M. Tinkham. (1999). Evolution of avalanche conducting states in electrorheological liquids. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 59(6). 6896–6902. 13 indexed citations

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Guéron, S., et al.. (1999). Effects of spin-orbit interactions on tunneling via discrete energy levels in metal nanoparticles. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 60(8). 6137–6145. 32 indexed citations

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Bezryadin, Alexey, R. M. Westervelt, & M. Tinkham. (1998). Threshold transport properties of self-assembled 1D chains of conducting nanoparticles. arXiv (Cornell University).

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Giovannella, Carlo & M. Tinkham. (1995). Macroscopic quantum phenomena and coherence in superconducting networks : Frascati, Italy 2-5 March 1995. WORLD SCIENTIFIC eBooks. 4 indexed citations

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Lobb, C. J., David W. Abraham, & M. Tinkham. (1983). Theoretical interpretation of resistive transition data from arrays of superconducting weak links. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 27(1). 150–157. 303 indexed citations

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Tinkham, M.. (1979). Non-Equilibrium Superconductivit y. 4 indexed citations

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Weitz, David A., W. J. Skocpol, & M. Tinkham. (1977). Niobium point-contact Josephson-junction behavior at 604 GHz. Applied Physics Letters. 31(3). 227–229. 25 indexed citations

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Tinkham, M.. (1964). Group theory and quantum mechanics. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 1240 indexed citations breakdown →

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Keffer, F., A. J. Sievers, & M. Tinkham. (1961). Infrared Antiferromagnetic Resonance in MnO. Journal of Applied Physics. 32(3). S65–S66. 10 indexed citations

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Tinkham, M.. (1956). Paramagnetic resonance in dilute iron group fluorides. II. Wave functions of the magnetic electrons. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 236(1207). 549–563. 132 indexed citations

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Tinkham, M.. (1956). Paramagnetic resonance in dilute iron group fluorides. I. Fluorine hyperfine structure. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 236(1207). 535–548. 208 indexed citations

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