Nikesh Koirala

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Nikesh Koirala is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikesh Koirala has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 31 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Nikesh Koirala's work include Topological Materials and Phenomena (37 papers), Graphene research and applications (28 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (10 papers). Nikesh Koirala is often cited by papers focused on Topological Materials and Phenomena (37 papers), Graphene research and applications (28 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (10 papers). Nikesh Koirala collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Italy. Nikesh Koirala's co-authors include Seongshik Oh, Matthew Brahlek, Jisoo Moon, M. Salehi, Hyunsoo Yang, Namrata Bansal, Yi Wang, Karan Banerjee, Praveen Deorani and N. P. Armitage and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Nikesh Koirala

41 papers receiving 2.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Direct visualization of current-induced spin accumulation in topological insulators
    2018 450 citations Yang Liu, Jean Besbas et al. Nature Communications profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nikesh Koirala United States 24 2.0k 1.4k 614 467 365 41 2.7k
Alec Sandy United States 29 972 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 471 0.8× 463 1.0× 626 1.7× 115 3.4k
Pan He China 24 1.3k 0.7× 912 0.7× 393 0.6× 774 1.7× 146 0.4× 54 2.4k
Stefan Mathias Germany 27 2.5k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 398 0.6× 1.1k 2.3× 405 1.1× 80 3.7k
Mischa Megens United States 30 1.5k 0.7× 737 0.5× 393 0.6× 1.4k 3.0× 1.1k 2.9× 61 3.0k
Seongshik Oh United States 34 4.4k 2.2× 2.5k 1.8× 1.8k 3.0× 893 1.9× 411 1.1× 128 5.8k
Leonetta Baldassarre Italy 25 699 0.3× 696 0.5× 451 0.7× 789 1.7× 479 1.3× 131 2.1k
Wujun Shi China 23 1.8k 0.9× 1.7k 1.3× 985 1.6× 366 0.8× 103 0.3× 53 2.9k
Michele Ortolani Italy 31 1.3k 0.6× 772 0.6× 617 1.0× 1.3k 2.9× 900 2.5× 206 3.3k
A. E. Carlsson United States 35 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 549 0.9× 453 1.0× 352 1.0× 140 3.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Hamilton, D. R., Deepti Jain, Jisoo Moon, et al.. (2024). Signatures of Majorana bound states in the diffraction patterns of extended superconductor–topological insulator–superconductor Josephson junctions. Physical review. B.. 109(9). 4 indexed citations
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Moon, Jisoo, Jin Woong Kim, Nikesh Koirala, et al.. (2019). Ferromagnetic Anomalous Hall Effect in Cr-Doped Bi2Se3 Thin Films via Surface-State Engineering. Nano Letters. 19(6). 3409–3414. 14 indexed citations
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Koirala, Nikesh, M. Salehi, Jisoo Moon, & Seongshik Oh. (2019). Gate-tunable quantum Hall effects in defect-suppressed Bi2Se3 films. Physical review. B.. 100(8). 6 indexed citations
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Moon, Jisoo, Nikesh Koirala, M. Salehi, et al.. (2018). Solution to the Hole-Doping Problem and Tunable Quantum Hall Effect in Bi2Se3 Thin Films. Nano Letters. 18(2). 820–826. 24 indexed citations
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Liu, Yang, Jean Besbas, Yi Wang, et al.. (2018). Direct visualization of current-induced spin accumulation in topological insulators. Nature Communications. 9(1). 2492–2492. 450 indexed citations breakdown →
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Salehi, M., A. F. Kemper, Nikesh Koirala, et al.. (2017). Raman分光法によるトポロジカル絶縁体Bi 2 Se 3 の表面振動モード. Physical Review B. 95(24). 1–245406. 11 indexed citations
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Autore, Marta, Paola Di Pietro, Alessandra Di Gaspare, et al.. (2017). Terahertz plasmonic excitations in Bi2Se3topological insulator. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 29(18). 183002–183002. 24 indexed citations
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Wang, Yi, Praveen Deorani, Karan Banerjee, et al.. (2015). Topological Surface States Originated Spin-Orbit Torques inBi2Se3. Physical Review Letters. 114(25). 257202–257202. 256 indexed citations
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Wu, Liang, Wang-Kong Tse, Matthew Brahlek, et al.. (2015). High-Resolution Faraday Rotation and Electron-Phonon Coupling in Surface States of the Bulk-Insulating Topological InsulatorCu0.02Bi2Se3. Physical Review Letters. 115(21). 217602–217602. 54 indexed citations
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Sim, Sangwan, Houk Jang, Nikesh Koirala, et al.. (2015). Ultra-high modulation depth exceeding 2,400% in optically controlled topological surface plasmons. Nature Communications. 6(1). 8814–8814. 73 indexed citations
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Sim, Sangwan, Nikesh Koirala, Matthew Brahlek, et al.. (2015). Tunable Fano quantum-interference dynamics using a topological phase transition in(Bi1−xInx)2Se3. Physical Review B. 91(23). 31 indexed citations
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Kamerbeek, A. M., Nikesh Koirala, Matthew Brahlek, et al.. (2015). Towards the understanding of the origin of charge-current-induced spin voltage signals in the topological insulatorBi2Se3. Physical Review B. 92(20). 33 indexed citations
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Xu, Can, S. M. Shubeita, Matthew Brahlek, et al.. (2014). Indium and bismuth interdiffusion and its influence on the mobility in In2Se3/Bi2Se3. Thin Solid Films. 556. 322–324. 16 indexed citations
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Sim, Sangwan, Matthew Brahlek, Nikesh Koirala, et al.. (2014). Terahertz dynamics of topological insulator Bi2Se3 : ultrafast photoexcitation suppresses hot-Dirac electron surface scattering. 82. FTh3C.7–FTh3C.7. 4 indexed citations
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Brahlek, Matthew, Nikesh Koirala, M. Salehi, Namrata Bansal, & Seongshik Oh. (2014). Emergence of Decoupled Surface Transport Channels in Bulk InsulatingBi2Se3Thin Films. Physical Review Letters. 113(2). 26801–26801. 92 indexed citations
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Sim, Sangwan, Matthew Brahlek, Nikesh Koirala, et al.. (2014). Ultrafast terahertz dynamics of hot Dirac-electron surface scattering in the topological insulatorBi2Se3. Physical Review B. 89(16). 73 indexed citations
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Sharma, Peter, Alfa Sharma, Khalid Hattar, et al.. (2014). Ion beam modification of topological insulator bismuth selenide. Applied Physics Letters. 105(24). 19 indexed citations
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Brahlek, Matthew, Namrata Bansal, Nikesh Koirala, et al.. (2013). Topological-Metal to Band-Insulator Transition in (Bi$_{1-x}$In$_x)_2$Se$_3$ Thin Films. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 4 indexed citations
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Pietro, Paola Di, Michele Ortolani, O. Limaj, et al.. (2013). Observation of Dirac plasmons in a topological insulator. Nature Nanotechnology. 8(8). 556–560. 285 indexed citations
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Brahlek, Matthew, Namrata Bansal, Nikesh Koirala, et al.. (2012). Topological-Metal to Band-Insulator Transition in(Bi1−xInx)2Se3Thin Films. Physical Review Letters. 109(18). 186403–186403. 153 indexed citations

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