R. L. Willett

8.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
64 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

R. L. Willett is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. L. Willett has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 51 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 30 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 22 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in R. L. Willett's work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (44 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (20 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (14 papers). R. L. Willett is often cited by papers focused on Quantum and electron transport phenomena (44 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (20 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (14 papers). R. L. Willett collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and United Kingdom. R. L. Willett's co-authors include L. N. Pfeiffer, John A. Rogers, K. W. West, H. L. Störmer, K. W. Baldwin, D. C. Tsui, Vikram Sundar, Takao Someya, Jana Zaumseil and Vitaly Podzorov and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

R. L. Willett

63 papers receiving 6.2k 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.

Elastomeric Transistor Stamps: Reversible Probing of Charge Transport in Organic Crystals

2004 1.4k citations R. L. Willett et al. Science profile →
Observation of an even-denominator quantum number in the fractional quantum Hall effect

1987 755 citations R. L. Willett, J. P. Eisenstein et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Quantum liquid versus electron solid around ν=1/5 Landau-level filling

1990 288 citations R. L. Willett, H. L. Störmer 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						Papers	Cites
R. L. Willett United States	32	4.0k	2.9k	1.8k	1.2k	1.2k	64	6.4k
A. Lorke Germany	40	5.2k 1.3×	3.6k 1.3×	646 0.3×	2.5k 2.0×	944 0.8×	201	7.0k
Y. Aoyagi Japan	35	2.3k 0.6×	2.3k 0.8×	790 0.4×	1.4k 1.1×	727 0.6×	288	4.5k
Elke Scheer Germany	35	3.2k 0.8×	3.8k 1.3×	650 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	175	5.5k
Yong Jin South Korea	35	2.5k 0.6×	3.3k 1.2×	380 0.2×	3.1k 2.5×	1.2k 1.0×	125	6.6k
Anjan Barman India	37	3.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.5×	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	932 0.8×	247	5.0k
Yasuaki Masumoto Japan	44	4.2k 1.0×	4.7k 1.7×	516 0.3×	5.2k 4.2×	1.9k 1.6×	342	8.0k
Yoshinobu Aoyagi Japan	46	2.6k 0.6×	3.6k 1.3×	2.1k 1.1×	2.7k 2.2×	1.3k 1.1×	328	6.7k
Bernard Doudin France	39	2.3k 0.6×	1.8k 0.6×	574 0.3×	2.8k 2.3×	857 0.7×	148	5.2k
Roger K. Lake United States	48	3.0k 0.7×	4.3k 1.5×	655 0.4×	4.4k 3.6×	1.2k 1.0×	212	7.7k
J. M. van Ruitenbeek Netherlands	47	6.2k 1.5×	6.9k 2.4×	1.0k 0.5×	2.0k 1.7×	1.4k 1.2×	171	8.9k

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Willett, R. L.. (2013). The quantum Hall effect at 5/2 filling factor. Reports on Progress in Physics. 76(7). 76501–76501. 59 indexed citations

Willett, R. L., Chetan Nayak, Kirill Shtengel, L. N. Pfeiffer, & K. W. West. (2013). Magnetic-Field-Tuned Aharonov-Bohm Oscillations and Evidence for Non-Abelian Anyons atν=5/2. Physical Review Letters. 111(18). 186401–186401. 76 indexed citations

Willett, R. L., L. N. Pfeiffer, & K. W. West. (2009). Alternating e/4 and e/2 period interference oscillations consistent with filling factor 5/2 non-Abelian quasiparticles. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

Willett, R. L., Michael J. Manfra, L. N. Pfeiffer, & K. W. West. (2008). Interferometric measurement of filling factor 5/2 quasiparticle charge. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

Willett, R. L., L. N. Pfeiffer, & K. W. West. (2004). Evidence for Current-Flow Anomalies in the Irradiated 2D Electron System at Small Magnetic Fields. Physical Review Letters. 93(2). 26804–26804. 157 indexed citations

Natelson, Douglas, R. L. Willett, K. W. West, & L. N. Pfeiffer. (2001). Geometry-Dependent Dephasing in Small Metallic Wires. Physical Review Letters. 86(9). 1821–1824. 54 indexed citations

Willett, R. L., K. W. West, & L. N. Pfeiffer. (2001). Current-Path Properties of the Transport Anisotropy at Filling Factor9/2. Physical Review Letters. 87(19). 196805–196805. 10 indexed citations

Fulton, T. A., Harald F. Hess, R. L. Willett, et al.. (1998). Scanning single-electron transistor microscopy: Imaging individual charges. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 3(1-3). 8–14. 5 indexed citations

Fulton, T. A., Harald F. Hess, R. L. Willett, et al.. (1997). Scanning Single-Electron Transistor Microscopy: Imaging Individual Charges. Science. 276(5312). 579–582. 251 indexed citations

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Willett, R. L. & L. N. Pfeiffer. (1996). GHz surface acoustic waves as a probe of composite fermions in two-dimensional electron systems. Physica B Condensed Matter. 219-220. 1–4. 2 indexed citations

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Willett, R. L. & L. N. Pfeiffer. (1996). Examining composite fermions with surface acoustic waves. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 11(11S). 1473–1476. 4 indexed citations

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Sohn, Lydia L. & R. L. Willett. (1995). Fabrication of nanostructures using atomic-force-microscope-based lithography. Applied Physics Letters. 67(11). 1552–1554. 97 indexed citations

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Willett, R. L., K. W. West, & L. N. Pfeiffer. (1995). Apparent Inconsistency of Observed Composite Fermion Geometric Resonances and Measured Effective Mass. Physical Review Letters. 75(16). 2988–2991. 43 indexed citations

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Willett, R. L., R. Ruel, M. A. Paalanen, K. W. West, & L. N. Pfeiffer. (1993). Enhanced finite-wave-vector conductivity at multiple even-denominator filling factors in two-dimensional electron systems. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 47(12). 7344–7347. 107 indexed citations

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Eisenstein, J. P., R. L. Willett, H. L. Störmer, L. N. Pfeiffer, & K. W. West. (1990). Activation energies for the even-denominator fractional quantum Hall effect. Surface Science. 229(1-3). 31–33. 39 indexed citations

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Willett, R. L., H. L. Störmer, D. C. Tsui, et al.. (1989). Current-voltage discontinuities in high-quality two-dimensional electron systems at low Landau-level filling factors. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 40(9). 6432–6435. 30 indexed citations

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Störmer, H. L. & R. L. Willett. (1989). Comment on "Observation of a Magnetically Induced Wigner Solid". Physical Review Letters. 62(8). 972–972. 34 indexed citations

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Mallett, J. R., Robert G. Clark, R. J. Nicholas, et al.. (1988). Experimental studies of thev=15hierarchy in the fractional quantum Hall effect. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 38(3). 2200–2203. 33 indexed citations

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Willett, R. L., J. P. Eisenstein, H. L. Störmer, et al.. (1987). Observation of an even-denominator quantum number in the fractional quantum Hall effect. Physical Review Letters. 59(15). 1776–1779. 755 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kittrell, Carter, et al.. (1985). Diagnosis of fibrous arterial atherosclerosis using fluorescence. Applied Optics. 24(15). 2280–2280. 124 indexed citations

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