R. A. Cowley

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
65 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

R. A. Cowley is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Cowley has authored 65 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 19 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in R. A. Cowley's work include Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (25 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (22 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (14 papers). R. A. Cowley is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Condensed Matter Physics (25 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (22 papers) and Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds (14 papers). R. A. Cowley collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Canada. R. A. Cowley's co-authors include A. D. B. Woods, Ann Bruce, Gerald Burns, B. Roessli, S. N. Gvasaliya, G. Dolling, S. G. Lushnikov, G.‐M. Rotaru, Richard Stevenson and W. J. L. Buyers and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Cowley

65 papers receiving 2.5k citations

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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.

Structural Phase Transitions

1981 404 citations R. A. Cowley et al. profile →
Inelastic Scattering of Thermal Neutrons from Liquid Helium

1971 374 citations R. A. Cowley, A. D. B. Woods profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. A. Cowley United Kingdom	23	1.1k	1.1k	1.1k	866	369	65	2.7k
J. C. Tolédano France	25	644 0.6×	1.5k 1.4×	608 0.6×	949 1.1×	248 0.7×	79	2.3k
E. G. Maksimov Russia	28	1.2k 1.1×	725 0.7×	862 0.8×	729 0.8×	459 1.2×	113	2.3k
J. Kulda France	28	1.5k 1.3×	925 0.8×	638 0.6×	1.2k 1.3×	426 1.2×	164	2.8k
N. Wakabayashi United States	30	1.3k 1.1×	1.7k 1.5×	850 0.8×	865 1.0×	435 1.2×	74	3.0k
С. М. Стишов Russia	21	976 0.9×	1.4k 1.2×	907 0.8×	624 0.7×	557 1.5×	115	2.5k
V. J. Minkiewicz United States	25	719 0.6×	823 0.8×	948 0.9×	611 0.7×	410 1.1×	50	2.1k
S. M. Shapiro United States	35	2.1k 1.9×	1.4k 1.3×	940 0.9×	1.5k 1.8×	341 0.9×	95	3.4k
J.C. Lasjaunias France	27	908 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	669 0.6×	1.0k 1.2×	212 0.6×	175	2.7k
Frederick H. Streitz United States	23	1.1k 1.0×	904 0.8×	721 0.7×	655 0.8×	294 0.8×	42	2.4k
W. G. Clark United States	32	1.5k 1.3×	855 0.8×	1.0k 0.9×	1.3k 1.5×	130 0.4×	145	3.2k

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Gvasaliya, S. N., R. A. Cowley, L. I. Ivleva, et al.. (2014). Phase transition of the uniaxial disordered ferroelectric Sr_0.61Ba_0.39Nb₂O₆. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 26(18). 185901–185901. 11 indexed citations

Cervellino, Antonio, S. N. Gvasaliya, O. Zaharko, et al.. (2011). Diffuse scattering from the lead-based relaxor ferroelectric PbMg_1/3Ta_2/3O₃. Journal of Applied Crystallography. 44(3). 603–609. 19 indexed citations

Rotaru, G.‐M., B. Padmanabhan, S. N. Gvasaliya, et al.. (2010). Study of diffuse scattering under hydrostatic pressure in PbMg_1/3Nb_2/3O₃. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 251. 12011–12011. 1 indexed citations

Cowley, R. A., et al.. (2001). New results on the excitations of an S=1 quantum chain. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 226-230. 437–438. 1 indexed citations

Kenzelmann, M., R. A. Cowley, R. Coldea, et al.. (2001). Multiparticle States in theS=1Chain SystemCsNiCl3. Physical Review Letters. 87(1). 17201–17201. 28 indexed citations

Wildes, Andrew, R. A. Cowley, S. Al-Heniti, et al.. (1998). The magnetic structure of ( metallic glasses. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 10(12). 2617–2630. 9 indexed citations

Coldea, R., D. M. Tennant, R. A. Cowley, et al.. (1997). Quasi-1DS=1/2AntiferromagnetCs2CuCl4in a Magnetic Field. Physical Review Letters. 79(1). 151–154. 71 indexed citations

Zinkin, M. P., Mark Harris, Z. Tun, R. A. Cowley, & B.M. Wanklyn. (1996). Lifting of the ground-state degeneracy by crystal-field interactions in the pyrochlore. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 8(2). 193–197. 29 indexed citations

McMorrow, D. F., R. A. Cowley, J. A. Simpson, et al.. (1995). The magnetic phase diagram and zero field structure of holmium-lutetium superlattices. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 140-144. 783–784. 6 indexed citations

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Cowley, R. A., D. M. Tennant, T. G. Perring, S. E. Nagler, & A. M. Tsvelik. (1993). Spin dynamics of a Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chain. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 194(1-4). 280–287. 2 indexed citations

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Nagler, S. E., D. M. Tennant, R. A. Cowley, et al.. (1992). Neutron scattering study of quantum excitations in a S = ½ Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chain. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 104-107. 847–848. 4 indexed citations

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Cowley, R. A., et al.. (1991). Non-collinear magnetic structures of Fe-based amorphous alloys. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 3(47). 9521–9537. 31 indexed citations

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Paul, D. McK., R. A. Cowley, W. G. Stirling, N. Cowlam, & H.A. Davies. (1982). Excitations in an amorphous ferromagnet Fe₈₃B₁₇. Journal of Physics F Metal Physics. 12(11). 2687–2701. 9 indexed citations

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Cowley, R. A., O. W. Dietrich, & David A. Jones. (1975). Magnetic excitations of mixed CoF₂/ZnF₂crystals. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 8(18). 3023–3035. 16 indexed citations

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Cowley, R. A., W. J. L. Buyers, P. Martel, & Richard Stevenson. (1973). Magnetic excitations and magnetic critical scattering in cobalt fluoride. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 6(20). 2997–3019. 46 indexed citations

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Cowley, R. A.. (1972). On the Raman scattering and two-roton bound states in liquid helium. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 5(21). L287–L291. 10 indexed citations

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Holden, T. M., E. C. Svensson, W. J. L. Buyers, R. A. Cowley, & Richard Stevenson. (1970). Two-Magnon Scattering of Neutrons by MnF2. Journal of Applied Physics. 41(3). 896–897. 5 indexed citations

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Woods, A. D. B., G. Dolling, & R. A. Cowley. (1970). CRITICAL COMPARISON OF TECHNIQUES FOR INELASTIC NEUTRON SCATTERING.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 1 indexed citations

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Holden, T. M., et al.. (1968). Observation of a localized magnon by neutron scattering. Solid State Communications. 6(3). 145–147. 8 indexed citations

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Martel, P., R. A. Cowley, & Richard Stevenson. (1968). Excitations of Cobalt Fluoride near the Néel Temperature. Journal of Applied Physics. 39(2). 1116–1118. 29 indexed citations

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