P. B. Johnson is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Mechanics.
According to data from OpenAlex, P. B. Johnson has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 16.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 2 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 2 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in P. B. Johnson's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (2 papers), Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (2 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (2 papers). P. B. Johnson is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (2 papers), Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (2 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (2 papers). P. B. Johnson collaborates with scholars based in United States. P. B. Johnson's co-authors include R. W. Christy, Kamran Daryabeigi and Robert L. Ash and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Optical Society of America, Physical review. B, Solid state and NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N.
In The Last Decade
P. B. Johnson
4 papers
receiving
15.5k citations
Hit Papers
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topics.
Optical Constants of the Noble Metals
197216.0k citationsP. B. Johnson, R. W. ChristyPhysical review. B, Solid stateprofile →
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All Works
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Johnson, P. B., et al.. (1989). Surface temperature measurements using a thin film thermal array. NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N. 89. 22868.2 indexed citations
Johnson, P. B. & R. W. Christy. (1972). Optical Constants of the Noble Metals. Physical review. B, Solid state. 6(12). 4370–4379.15976 indexed citations breakdown →
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