R. A. Webb

10.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
134 papers, 7.5k citations indexed

About

R. A. Webb is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. A. Webb has authored 134 papers receiving a total of 7.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 46 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 41 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. A. Webb's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (62 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (35 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (20 papers). R. A. Webb is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (62 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (35 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (20 papers). R. A. Webb collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Iran. R. A. Webb's co-authors include S. Washburn, C. P. Umbach, R. B. Laibowitz, Richard F. Voss, P. Mohanty, J. C. Wheatley, A. B. Fowler, Manher Jariwala, M. B. Ketchen and Venkat Chandrasekhar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

R. A. Webb

131 papers receiving 7.1k 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.

Observation ofheAharonov-Bohm Oscillations in Normal-Metal Rings

1985 741 citations R. A. Webb, S. Washburn et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Magnetic response of a single, isolated gold loop

1991 606 citations R. A. Webb, M. B. Ketchen et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Aharonov-Bohm effect in normal metal quantum coherence and transport

1986 581 citations S. Washburn, R. A. Webb profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. A. Webb United States	38	5.8k	2.4k	2.3k	821	572	134	7.5k
V. Dose Germany	42	3.4k 0.6×	785 0.3×	400 0.2×	1.3k 1.5×	125 0.2×	225	5.6k
Hiroshi Hasegawa Japan	50	2.7k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	2.7k 1.2×	1.9k 2.3×	599 1.0×	451	11.7k
James B. Anderson United States	43	4.1k 0.7×	798 0.3×	398 0.2×	1.7k 2.1×	239 0.4×	183	7.2k
M. B. Weissman United States	29	1.7k 0.3×	1.2k 0.5×	1.5k 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	353 0.6×	157	3.9k
J. E. Cunningham United States	62	9.5k 1.7×	10.2k 4.3×	1.4k 0.6×	1.5k 1.8×	126 0.2×	484	14.6k
Pertti Hakonen Finland	38	4.4k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	1.0k 0.4×	1.4k 1.7×	260 0.5×	230	5.7k
D. Grischkowsky United States	64	8.1k 1.4×	11.9k 5.0×	325 0.1×	763 0.9×	458 0.8×	224	14.6k
D. M. Tennant United States	53	4.1k 0.7×	2.7k 1.1×	6.7k 2.9×	1.4k 1.7×	282 0.5×	312	11.6k
R. Huber Germany	60	7.8k 1.4×	5.8k 2.4×	911 0.4×	2.4k 2.9×	124 0.2×	214	12.8k
Y. Couder France	40	667 0.1×	535 0.2×	891 0.4×	664 0.8×	364 0.6×	71	4.3k

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Webb, R. A., et al.. (2013). Oxygen mediated synthesis of high quality InN nanowires above their decomposition temperature. Nanoscale. 6(2). 1166–1172. 15 indexed citations

Koley, Goutam, et al.. (2011). Growth direction modulation and diameter-dependent mobility in InN nanowires. Nanotechnology. 22(29). 295701–295701. 16 indexed citations

Saminadayar, Laurent, Pritiraj Mohanty, R. A. Webb, Pascal Degiovanni, & Christopher Bäuerle. (2007). Electron coherence at low temperatures: The role of magnetic impurities. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 40(1). 12–24. 22 indexed citations

Chen, Yuanzhen & R. A. Webb. (2006). Positive Current Correlations Associated with Super-Poissonian Shot Noise. Physical Review Letters. 97(6). 66604–66604. 18 indexed citations

Žutić, Igor, et al.. (2005). Temperature-Dependent Asymmetry of the Nonlocal Spin-Injection Resistance: Evidence for Spin Nonconserving Interface Scattering. Physical Review Letters. 94(17). 176601–176601. 104 indexed citations

Mohanty, P. & R. A. Webb. (2003). High-Field Measurements of Electron Decoherence Time in Metallic Nanowires: Switching off Magnetic Impurity Spins. Physical Review Letters. 91(6). 66604–66604. 31 indexed citations

Mohanty, Pritiraj & R. A. Webb. (2002). Anomalous Conductance Distribution in Quasi-One-Dimensional Gold Wires: Possible Violation of the One-Parameter Scaling Hypothesis. Physical Review Letters. 88(14). 146601–146601. 30 indexed citations

Jariwala, Manher, P. Mohanty, M. B. Ketchen, & R. A. Webb. (2001). Diamagnetic Persistent Current in Diffusive Normal-Metal Rings. Physical Review Letters. 86(8). 1594–1597. 145 indexed citations

Webb, R. A., S. Washburn, & C. P. Umbach. (1988). Experimental study of nonlinear conductance in small metallic samples. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 37(14). 8455–8458. 76 indexed citations

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Umbach, C. P., C. Van Haesendonck, R. B. Laibowitz, S. Washburn, & R. A. Webb. (1986). Direct observation of ensemble averaging of the Aharonov-Bohm effect in normal-metal loops. Physical Review Letters. 56(4). 386–389. 116 indexed citations

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Holtzberg, F., S. J. LaPlaca, T. R. McGuire, & R. A. Webb. (1984). Magnetic susceptibility and superconductivity of single-crystal Ho-Mo-S Chevrel phase. Journal of Applied Physics. 55(6). 2013–2015. 18 indexed citations

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Fowler, A. B., A. Hartstein, & R. A. Webb. (1983). Transition from 1-dimensional to 2-dimensional hopping conductivity in silicon accumulation layers. Physica B+C. 117-118. 661–666. 8 indexed citations

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Voss, Richard F. & R. A. Webb. (1982). Phase coherence in a weakly coupled array of 20 000 Nb Josephson junctions. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 25(5). 3446–3449. 122 indexed citations

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Webb, R. A., et al.. (1981). Low temperature electrical resistance of thin film AuIn2. Physica B+C. 107(1-3). 417–418. 1 indexed citations

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Voss, Richard F. & R. A. Webb. (1981). Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling in 1-μm Nb Josephson Junctions. Physical Review Letters. 47(4). 265–268. 333 indexed citations

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Webb, R. A., R. E. Sager, & J. C. Wheatley. (1975). Relaxation of the Wall-Pinned Magnetization Ringing Mode in SuperfluidHe3-B. Physical Review Letters. 35(17). 1164–1166. 27 indexed citations

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Webb, R. A., R. P. Giffard, & J. C. Wheatley. (1972). Relationship between Johnson noise temperature and magnetic temperature for powdered cerium magnesium nitrate. Physics Letters A. 41(1). 1–2. 12 indexed citations

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Abbott, A. J. & R. A. Webb. (1970). Achene Spacing of Strawberries as an Aid to calculating Potential Yield. Nature. 225(5233). 663–664. 12 indexed citations

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Webb, R. A., et al.. (1970). Simultaneous determination of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in plant material by automatic methods. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. 21(5). 217–219. 186 indexed citations

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Abbott, A. J., et al.. (1970). The Relation of Achene Number to Berry Weight in Strawberry Fruit. Journal of Horticultural Science. 45(3). 215–222. 40 indexed citations

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