Q. Hu

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Q. Hu is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Q. Hu has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Spectroscopy, 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 18 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Q. Hu's work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (37 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (18 papers) and Terahertz technology and applications (16 papers). Q. Hu is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (37 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (18 papers) and Terahertz technology and applications (16 papers). Q. Hu collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and China. Q. Hu's co-authors include John L. Reno, Benjamin S. Williams, Sushil Kumar, J. R. Gao, J. N. Hovenier, Z. R. Wasilewski, Dayan Ban, Chun Wang I. Chan, H. C. Liu and E. Dupont and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Q. Hu

45 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Terahertz quantum cascade lasers operating up to ∼ 200 K ... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300
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. Terahertz quantum cascade lasers operating up to ∼ 200 K with optimized oscillator strength and improved injection tunneling
    2012 391 citations Saeed Fathololoumi, E. Dupont et al. Optics Express profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Q. Hu United States 21 1.4k 1.4k 607 553 324 49 1.8k
Milan Fischer Switzerland 19 1.2k 0.9× 1.3k 1.0× 429 0.7× 615 1.1× 113 0.3× 36 1.7k
J. N. Hovenier Netherlands 20 681 0.5× 865 0.6× 216 0.4× 419 0.8× 279 0.9× 67 1.1k
L. Schrottke Germany 22 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 0.8× 450 0.7× 521 0.9× 75 0.2× 105 1.4k
Rüdeger Köhler Italy 19 2.2k 1.6× 2.3k 1.7× 843 1.4× 1.4k 2.4× 250 0.8× 32 3.0k
Nicolas Hoyler Switzerland 16 857 0.6× 844 0.6× 348 0.6× 410 0.7× 57 0.2× 25 1.0k
Romain Terazzi Switzerland 18 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 552 0.9× 558 1.0× 51 0.2× 31 1.5k
H. C. Liu Canada 18 894 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 244 0.4× 1.1k 1.9× 59 0.2× 51 1.7k
Lukas Mahler Italy 18 854 0.6× 935 0.7× 283 0.5× 380 0.7× 67 0.2× 41 1.1k
Sukhdeep Dhillon France 19 629 0.5× 886 0.6× 155 0.3× 582 1.1× 128 0.4× 56 1.1k
Martin Wienold Germany 21 985 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 413 0.7× 368 0.7× 77 0.2× 71 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Q. Hu

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Q. Hu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Q. Hu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Q. Hu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Q. Hu. Q. Hu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hu, Q. & Baogang Xu. (2025). Maximum Bisections of Graphs Without Adjacent Quadrilaterals. Graphs and Combinatorics. 41(1).
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Zeng, Zhi, Xiang Fu, Q. Hu, et al.. (2023). The influence of residual plural scattering after deconvolution in electron magnetic chiral dichroism. Ultramicroscopy. 253. 113806–113806. 2 indexed citations
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Hayton, D. J., Chris Groppi, T. Y. Kao, et al.. (2017). 8-beam local oscillator array at 47 THz generated by a phase grating and a quantum cascade laser. Optics Express. 25(24). 29587–29587. 20 indexed citations
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Razavipour, Seyed Ghasem, E. Dupont, Chun Wang I. Chan, et al.. (2014). A high carrier injection terahertz quantum cascade laser based on indirectly pumped scheme. Applied Physics Letters. 104(4). 20 indexed citations
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Hayton, D. J., Andrey Khudchenko, J. N. Hovenier, et al.. (2013). Phase locking of a 3.4 THz third-order distributed feedback quantum cascade laser using a room-temperature superlattice harmonic mixer. Applied Physics Letters. 103(5). 41 indexed citations
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Fathololoumi, Saeed, E. Dupont, Chun Wang I. Chan, et al.. (2012). Terahertz quantum cascade lasers operating up to ∼ 200 K with optimized oscillator strength and improved injection tunneling. Optics Express. 20(4). 3866–3866. 391 indexed citations breakdown →
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Khosropanah, P., Willem Jellema, J. N. Hovenier, et al.. (2009). Phase-locking of a 2.7-THz Quantum Cascade Laser to a Microwave Reference. Publication Server of Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences (Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences). 49–52. 1 indexed citations
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Khosropanah, P., A. Baryshev, Willem Jellema, et al.. (2009). Phase locking of a 27 THz quantum cascade laser to a microwave reference. Optics Letters. 34(19). 2958–2958. 72 indexed citations
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Wade, Aaron, Georgy Fedorov, Dmitry Smirnov, et al.. (2008). Magnetic-field-assisted terahertz quantum cascade laser operating up to 225 K. Nature Photonics. 3(1). 41–45. 109 indexed citations
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Orlova, E. E., J. N. Hovenier, T.O. Klaassen, et al.. (2006). Antenna Model for Wire Lasers. Physical Review Letters. 96(17). 173904–173904. 55 indexed citations
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Adam, A. J. L., Irmantas Kašalynas, J. N. Hovenier, et al.. (2006). Beam patterns of terahertz quantum cascade lasers with subwavelength cavity dimensions. Applied Physics Letters. 88(15). 84 indexed citations
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Betz, A. L., R. T. Boreiko, Benjamin S. Williams, et al.. (2005). Frequency and phase-lock control of a 3?THz quantum cascade laser. Optics Letters. 30(14). 1837–1837. 79 indexed citations
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Liu, H. C., M. Wächter, Dayan Ban, et al.. (2005). Effect of doping concentration on the performance of terahertz quantum-cascade lasers. Applied Physics Letters. 87(14). 65 indexed citations
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Williams, Benjamin S., Sushil Kumar, Q. Hu, & John L. Reno. (2004). Resonant-phonon terahertz quantum-cascade laser operating at 2.1 THz (λ≃141 µm). Electronics Letters. 40(7). 431–433. 56 indexed citations
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Williams, Benjamin S., Hans Callebaut, Swarun Kumar, Q. Hu, & John L. Reno. (2003). Terahertz quantum cascade laser based on LO-phonon-scattering assisted depopulation. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 2 indexed citations
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Lyubomirsky, Ilya & Q. Hu. (1998). Energy level schemes for far-infrared quantum well lasers. Applied Physics Letters. 73(3). 300–302. 11 indexed citations
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Mears, C. A., Q. Hu, & P. L. Richards. (1991). The effect of the quantum susceptance on the gain of superconducting quasiparticle mixers. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 27(2). 3384–3387. 4 indexed citations
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Nahum, M., et al.. (1991). Fabrication and measurement of high T/sub c/ superconducting microbolometers. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 27(2). 3081–3084. 32 indexed citations
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Richards, P. L. & Q. Hu. (1989). Superconducting components for infrared and millimeter-wave receivers. Proceedings of the IEEE. 77(8). 1233–1246. 36 indexed citations

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