Norman O. Birge

6.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
88 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Norman O. Birge is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Norman O. Birge has authored 88 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 65 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 58 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 37 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Norman O. Birge's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (56 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (44 papers) and Magnetic properties of thin films (33 papers). Norman O. Birge is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (56 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (44 papers) and Magnetic properties of thin films (33 papers). Norman O. Birge collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Norman O. Birge's co-authors include W. P. Pratt, Sidney R. Nagel, Trupti Khaire, H. Pothier, Mazin A. Khasawneh, F. Pierre, Michel Devoret, S. Guéron, D. Estève and Sergei Urazhdin and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Norman O. Birge

87 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Specific-Heat Spectroscopy of the Glass Transition 1985 2026 1998 2012 1985 1997 100 200 300 400
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. Specific-Heat Spectroscopy of the Glass Transition
    1985 441 citations Norman O. Birge, Sidney R. Nagel Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Energy Distribution Function of Quasiparticles in Mesoscopic Wires
    1997 252 citations H. Pothier, S. Guéron et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Norman O. Birge United States 34 2.9k 2.4k 1.6k 1.3k 602 88 4.8k
John P. Carini United States 23 1.4k 0.5× 1.3k 0.5× 960 0.6× 422 0.3× 510 0.8× 48 2.8k
S. Bhattacharya United States 31 1.3k 0.4× 2.7k 1.1× 717 0.4× 1.3k 1.0× 135 0.2× 96 3.6k
R. W. Rendell United States 34 1.3k 0.4× 316 0.1× 1.7k 1.0× 906 0.7× 943 1.6× 101 3.8k
D. J. Bishop United States 34 2.1k 0.7× 3.4k 1.4× 564 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 439 0.7× 58 4.5k
S. Strässler Switzerland 34 1.3k 0.5× 1.4k 0.6× 1.9k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 898 1.5× 96 3.9k
A. L. Efros United States 33 2.9k 1.0× 1.9k 0.8× 2.3k 1.4× 988 0.8× 1.8k 3.0× 87 5.6k
Martin Schoen Germany 37 1.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.4× 2.2k 1.3× 1.0k 0.8× 346 0.6× 159 4.5k
R. N. Kleiman Canada 26 1.8k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 514 0.3× 612 0.5× 893 1.5× 88 3.3k
Walter Schirmacher Germany 28 923 0.3× 872 0.4× 2.2k 1.3× 152 0.1× 393 0.7× 116 3.2k
J. Jäckle Germany 25 804 0.3× 967 0.4× 2.2k 1.4× 245 0.2× 187 0.3× 75 3.2k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Loloee, R., et al.. (2025). Upper critical fields in normal metal–superconductor–normal metal trilayers. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 13076–13076.
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Satchell, Nathan, Patrick Quarterman, J. A. Borchers, Gavin Burnell, & Norman O. Birge. (2023). Absence of magnetic interactions in Ni–Nb ferromagnet–superconductor bilayers. Superconductor Science and Technology. 36(5). 54002–54002. 2 indexed citations
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Loloee, R., et al.. (2023). Critical Current Decay in Josephson Junctions Containing Antiferromagnetic NiMn. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 33(5). 1–3. 1 indexed citations
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Loloee, R., et al.. (2023). Effect of Interfaces on Supercurrent Through Ferromagnetic Materials. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 33(7). 1–7. 1 indexed citations
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Glick, Joseph, Adel B. Gougam, Bethany M. Niedzielski, et al.. (2018). Phase control in a spin-triplet SQUID. Science Advances. 4(7). eaat9457–eaat9457. 28 indexed citations
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Glick, Joseph, R. Loloee, W. P. Pratt, & Norman O. Birge. (2016). Critical Current Oscillations of Josephson Junctions Containing PdFe Nanomagnets. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 27(4). 1–5. 13 indexed citations
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Gingrich, Eric C., Bethany M. Niedzielski, Joseph Glick, et al.. (2016). Controllable 0–π Josephson junctions containing a ferromagnetic spin valve. Nature Physics. 12(6). 564–567. 158 indexed citations
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Khaire, Trupti, Yixing Wang, W. P. Pratt, et al.. (2012). Optimization of Spin-Triplet Supercurrent in Ferromagnetic Josephson Junctions. Physical Review Letters. 108(12). 127002–127002. 104 indexed citations
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Wang, Yixing, W. P. Pratt, & Norman O. Birge. (2012). Area-dependence of spin-triplet supercurrent in ferromagnetic Josephson junctions. Physical Review B. 85(21). 24 indexed citations
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Huard, Benjamin, H. Pothier, Norman O. Birge, et al.. (2007). Josephson junctions as detectors for non‐Gaussian noise*. Annalen der Physik. 519(10-11). 736–750. 8 indexed citations
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Virtanen, Pauli, et al.. (2006). Supercurrent-Induced Temperature Gradient across a Nonequilibrium SNS Josephson Junction. Physical Review Letters. 96(16). 167004–167004. 11 indexed citations
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Moraru, Ion C., W. P. Pratt, & Norman O. Birge. (2006). Magnetization-DependentTcShift in Ferromagnet/Superconductor/Ferromagnet Trilayers with a Strong Ferromagnet. Physical Review Letters. 96(3). 37004–37004. 147 indexed citations
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Pierre, F. & Norman O. Birge. (2003). Electron Dephasing in Metallic Narrow Wires at Low Temperatures. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 72(Suppl.A). 19–23. 3 indexed citations
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Pierre, F., H. Pothier, P. Joyez, et al.. (2001). Electrodynamic Dip in the Local Density of States of a Metallic Wire. Physical Review Letters. 86(8). 1590–1593. 33 indexed citations
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Gougam, Adel B., F. Pierre, H. Pothier, D. Estève, & Norman O. Birge. (2000). Comparison of energy and phase relaxation in metallic wires. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 118(5-6). 447–456. 53 indexed citations
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Birge, Norman O., et al.. (1997). 比熱スペクトロスコピー 3ω法の起源,現状及び応用. Thermochimica Acta. 51–66. 3 indexed citations
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Birge, Norman O., et al.. (1996). Dissipative quantum tunneling of a single defect in a disordered metal. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 54(7). 4629–4637. 16 indexed citations
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Pothier, H., S. Guéron, Norman O. Birge, & D. Estève. (1996). Energy distribution of electrons in an out-of-equilibrium metallic wire. Zeitschrift für Physik B Condensed Matter. 103(2). 313–318. 9 indexed citations
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Birge, Norman O., et al.. (1994). Dissipative quantum tunneling of defects in a mesoscopic metal. Physica B Condensed Matter. 194-196. 981–982. 4 indexed citations
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Birge, Norman O. & Sidney R. Nagel. (1985). Specific-Heat Spectroscopy of the Glass Transition. Physical Review Letters. 54(25). 2674–2677. 441 indexed citations breakdown →

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