N. D. Lang

17.4k total citations · 7 hit papers
84 papers, 14.1k citations indexed

About

N. D. Lang is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, N. D. Lang has authored 84 papers receiving a total of 14.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 75 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 32 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in N. D. Lang's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (34 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (31 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (31 papers). N. D. Lang is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (34 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (31 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (31 papers). N. D. Lang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Germany. N. D. Lang's co-authors include W. Kohn, A. R. Williams, Jens K. Nørskov, Massimiliano Di Ventra, Phaedon Avouris, Sokrates T. Pantelides, Hannelore Ehrenreich, S. Holloway, Laurent Hodges and B. N. J. Persson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

N. D. Lang

83 papers receiving 13.5k 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.

Theory of Metal Surfaces: Charge Density and Surface Energy

1970 1.5k citations N. D. Lang, W. Kohn Physical review. B, Solid state profile →
Theory of Metal Surfaces: Work Function

1971 1.2k citations N. D. Lang, W. Kohn Physical review. B, Solid state profile →
Measurement of the conductance of a hydrogen molecule

2002 773 citations R. H. M. Smit, Yves Noat et al. Nature profile →
Theory of Metal Surfaces: Induced Surface Charge and Image Potential

1973 734 citations N. D. Lang, W. Kohn Physical review. B, Solid state profile →
First-Principles Calculation of Transport Properties of a Molecular Device

2000 723 citations Massimiliano Di Ventra, Sokrates T. Pantelides et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Interpolation Scheme for Band Structure of Noble and Transition Metals: Ferromagnetism and Neutron Diffraction in Ni

1966 469 citations N. D. Lang et al. profile →
Theory of atomic chemisorption on simple metals

1978 458 citations N. D. Lang, A. R. Williams Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
N. D. Lang United States	51	10.2k	6.1k	4.5k	1.8k	1.3k	84	14.1k
J. E. Demuth United States	61	8.9k 0.9×	3.6k 0.6×	4.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	2.3k 1.8×	131	11.8k
D. Menzel Germany	70	11.6k 1.1×	3.9k 0.6×	9.0k 2.0×	1.7k 1.0×	2.5k 2.0×	355	17.2k
W. Ho United States	66	11.1k 1.1×	8.4k 1.4×	5.6k 1.2×	3.6k 2.0×	765 0.6×	274	15.5k
H. Ibach Germany	77	13.5k 1.3×	5.8k 1.0×	8.5k 1.9×	2.3k 1.3×	3.7k 2.8×	340	20.1k
R. Gomer United States	54	7.1k 0.7×	2.8k 0.5×	5.0k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	789 0.6×	243	12.1k
D.P. Woodruff United Kingdom	64	9.4k 0.9×	4.6k 0.8×	7.9k 1.7×	2.9k 1.6×	4.0k 3.0×	511	15.9k
F. Flóres Spain	52	7.2k 0.7×	4.5k 0.7×	4.1k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	930 0.7×	374	11.0k
E. W. Plummer United States	61	8.9k 0.9×	2.2k 0.4×	4.6k 1.0×	1.0k 0.6×	2.2k 1.7×	221	11.5k
I. Stensgaard Denmark	66	7.2k 0.7×	5.2k 0.9×	7.7k 1.7×	3.9k 2.1×	747 0.6×	183	14.7k
Bene Poelsema Netherlands	57	6.4k 0.6×	2.7k 0.4×	5.1k 1.1×	2.4k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	316	11.6k

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Smit, R. H. M., Yves Noat, Carlos Untiedt, et al.. (2002). Measurement of the conductance of a hydrogen molecule. Nature. 419(6910). 906–909. 773 indexed citations breakdown →

Ventra, Massimiliano Di, S. T. Pantelides, & N. D. Lang. (2002). Current-Induced Forces in Molecular Wires. Physical Review Letters. 88(4). 95 indexed citations

Ventra, Massimiliano Di, Seong‐Gon Kim, Sokrates T. Pantelides, & N. D. Lang. (2001). Temperature Effects on the Transport Properties of Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 86(2). 288–291. 162 indexed citations

Lang, N. D. & Phaedon Avouris. (2001). Electrical conductance of individual molecules. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 64(12). 77 indexed citations

Lang, N. D. & Phaedon Avouris. (2000). Carbon-Atom Wires: Charge-Transfer Doping, Voltage Drop, and the Effect of Distortions. Physical Review Letters. 84(2). 358–361. 230 indexed citations

Lang, N. D. & Phaedon Avouris. (1998). Oscillatory Conductance of Carbon-Atom Wires. Physical Review Letters. 81(16). 3515–3518. 286 indexed citations

Eigler, D. M., Ali Yazdani, Christopher P. Lutz, & N. D. Lang. (1996). Resistance of Atomic Wires. APS. 2 indexed citations

Lang, N. D.. (1992). Field-induced transfer of an atom between two closely spaced electrodes. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(23). 13599–13606. 63 indexed citations

Nordlander, Peter & N. D. Lang. (1991). Energy shifts and broadening of atomic electron levels near impurity-covered metal surfaces. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 44(24). 13681–13688. 61 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, F. Michael, N. D. Lang, & Jens K. Nørskov. (1990). Electrostatic interactions between coadsorbed Xe and CO. Surface Science. 226(1-2). L48–L50. 22 indexed citations

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Lang, N. D., Amir Yacoby, & Y. Imry. (1989). Theory of a single-atom point source for electrons. Physical Review Letters. 63(14). 1499–1502. 96 indexed citations

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Walkup, R. E., Phaedon Avouris, N. D. Lang, & Ryoichi Kawai. (1989). Ion-surface interactions and electronically stimulated desorption of physisorbed atoms. Physical Review Letters. 63(18). 1972–1975. 36 indexed citations

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Tromp, R. M., E. J. van Loenen, J. E. Demuth, & N. D. Lang. (1988). Tip electronic structure in scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 37(15). 9042–9045. 37 indexed citations

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Avouris, Phaedon, Ryoichi Kawai, N. D. Lang, & D. M. Newns. (1988). On the mechanism of desorption from surfaces induced by electronic transitions. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 89(4). 2388–2396. 24 indexed citations

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Avouris, Phaedon, Ryoichi Kawai, N. D. Lang, & D. M. Newns. (1987). Mechanism of ion desorption by electronic transitions: A density-functional study. Physical Review Letters. 59(19). 2215–2218. 11 indexed citations

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Lang, N. D. & Jens K. Nørskov. (1983). Interaction of helium with a metal surface. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 27(8). 4612–4616. 102 indexed citations

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Nørskov, Jens K. & N. D. Lang. (1980). Effective-medium theory of chemical binding: Application to chemisorption. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 21(6). 2131–2136. 358 indexed citations

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Yu, Kaifu, J. N. Miller, P. W. Chye, et al.. (1976). Study of sorption of oxygen on Al. Physical review. B, Solid state. 14(4). 1446–1449. 94 indexed citations

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Lang, N. D. & W. Kohn. (1973). Theory of Metal Surfaces: Induced Surface Charge and Image Potential. Physical review. B, Solid state. 7(8). 3541–3550. 734 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lang, N. D.. (1970). Theory of Metal Surfaces : Charge Density and Surface Energy. Physical Review D. 1. 4555–4568. 24 indexed citations

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