R. Stanley Williams

1.2k total papers · 74.4k total citations
769 papers, 56.9k citations indexed

About

R. Stanley Williams is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Stanley Williams has authored 769 papers receiving a total of 56.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 368 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 199 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 122 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Stanley Williams's work include Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (190 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (115 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (87 papers). R. Stanley Williams is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Memory and Neural Computing (190 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (115 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (87 papers). R. Stanley Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and South Korea. R. Stanley Williams's co-authors include Duncan R. Stewart, Gregory S. Snider, Dmitri B. Strukov, J. Joshua Yang, John Paul Strachan, Matthew D. Pickett, G. Medeiros‐Ribeiro, Douglas A. A. Ohlberg, T. I. Kamins and Philip J. Kuekes and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

R. Stanley Williams

728 papers receiving 54.9k citations

Hit Papers

The missing memristor found 1998 2026 2007 2016 2008 2008 2016 2010 1999 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The missing memristor found
    2008 8.7k citations Dmitri B. Strukov, Gregory S. Snider et al. Nature profile →
  2. Memristive switching mechanism for metal/oxide/metal nanodevices
    2008 2.4k citations J. Joshua Yang, Matthew D. Pickett et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
  3. Memristors with diffusive dynamics as synaptic emulators for neuromorphic computing
    2016 1.9k citations Zhongrui Wang, Saumil Joshi et al. Nature Materials profile →
  4. ‘Memristive’ switches enable ‘stateful’ logic operations via material implication
    2010 1.5k citations Julien Borghetti, Gregory S. Snider et al. Nature profile →
  5. Electronically Configurable Molecular-Based Logic Gates
    1999 1.2k citations C. Patrick Collier, Eric W. M. Wong et al. Science profile →
  6. ISAAC
    2016 1.1k citations John Paul Strachan, Miao Hu et al. ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News profile →
  7. Analogue signal and image processing with large memristor crossbars
    2017 978 citations Can Li, Miao Hu et al. Nature Electronics profile →
  8. A scalable neuristor built with Mott memristors
    2012 781 citations Matthew D. Pickett, G. Medeiros‐Ribeiro et al. Nature Materials profile →
  9. The mechanism of electroforming of metal oxide memristive switches
    2009 726 citations J. Joshua Yang, Feng Miao et al. Nanotechnology profile →
  10. Shape Transition of Germanium Nanocrystals on a Silicon (001) Surface from Pyramids to Domes
    1998 725 citations G. Medeiros‐Ribeiro, T. I. Kamins et al. Science profile →
  11. Efficient and self-adaptive in-situ learning in multilayer memristor neural networks
    2018 697 citations Can Li, Daniel Belkin et al. Nature Communications profile →
  12. A Defect-Tolerant Computer Architecture: Opportunities for Nanotechnology
    1998 656 citations James R. Heath, Philip J. Kuekes et al. Science profile →
  13. Memristor‐Based Analog Computation and Neural Network Classification with a Dot Product Engine
    2018 593 citations Miao Hu, Catherine E. Graves et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  14. Sequence-Specific Label-Free DNA Sensors Based on Silicon Nanowires
    2004 583 citations Z. Li, Yuan Yuan Chen et al. Nano Letters profile →
  15. Sub-nanosecond switching of a tantalum oxide memristor
    2011 562 citations Antonio C. Torrezan, John Paul Strachan et al. Nanotechnology profile →
  16. Switching dynamics in titanium dioxide memristive devices
    2009 560 citations Matthew D. Pickett, Dmitri B. Strukov et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →
  17. High switching endurance in TaOx memristive devices
    2010 531 citations J. Joshua Yang, John Paul Strachan et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  18. Memristor−CMOS Hybrid Integrated Circuits for Reconfigurable Logic
    2009 527 citations Qiangfei Xia, Warren Robinett et al. Nano Letters profile →
  19. Dot-product engine for neuromorphic computing
    2016 519 citations Miao Hu, John Paul Strachan et al. profile →
  20. How We Found The Missing Memristor
    2008 513 citations R. Stanley Williams profile →
  21. Nanoscale molecular-switch crossbar circuits
    2003 484 citations Yong Chen, Gun Young Jung et al. Nanotechnology profile →
  22. ISAAC: A Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator with In-Situ Analog Arithmetic in Crossbars
    2016 478 citations John Paul Strachan, Miao Hu et al. profile →
  23. Chaotic dynamics in nanoscale NbO2 Mott memristors for analogue computing
    2017 469 citations Suhas Kumar, John Paul Strachan et al. Nature profile →
  24. Anatomy of Ag/Hafnia‐Based Selectors with 1010 Nonlinearity
    2017 321 citations Rivu Midya, Zhongrui Wang et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  25. Molecule-Independent Electrical Switching in Pt/Organic Monolayer/Ti Devices
    2003 294 citations Duncan R. Stewart, Douglas A. A. Ohlberg et al. Nano Letters profile →
  26. Reinforcement learning with analogue memristor arrays
    2019 281 citations Zhongrui Wang, Can Li et al. Nature Electronics profile →
  27. Third-order nanocircuit elements for neuromorphic engineering
    2020 264 citations Suhas Kumar, R. Stanley Williams et al. Nature profile →
  28. Increased Preeclampsia Risk and Reduced Aortic Compliance With In Vitro Fertilization Cycles in the Absence of a Corpus Luteum
    2019 228 citations Jing Liu, Melissa Lingis et al. Hypertension profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
R. Stanley Williams 42.0k 14.5k 9.4k 7.9k 7.3k 769 56.9k
Wei Lü 27.4k 0.7× 9.9k 0.7× 7.5k 0.8× 3.2k 0.4× 5.8k 0.8× 396 33.4k
Oliver G. Schmidt 20.2k 0.5× 1.1k 0.1× 12.0k 1.3× 16.3k 2.1× 19.0k 2.6× 984 46.7k
George M. Whitesides 66.7k 1.6× 5.4k 0.4× 35.0k 3.7× 20.7k 2.6× 114.6k 15.7× 1.2k 215.3k
Charles M. Lieber 53.4k 1.3× 6.9k 0.5× 59.6k 6.3× 26.0k 3.3× 58.1k 7.9× 426 112.9k
David A. Weitz 17.5k 0.4× 1.3k 0.1× 28.2k 3.0× 7.7k 1.0× 44.7k 6.1× 826 98.4k
Jie Liu 28.5k 0.7× 2.0k 0.1× 34.4k 3.6× 5.8k 0.7× 14.0k 1.9× 1.6k 71.6k
Yan Zhang 12.1k 0.3× 547 0.0× 10.0k 1.1× 1.8k 0.2× 12.1k 1.7× 995 28.4k
J. J. Hopfield 11.1k 0.3× 3.1k 0.2× 4.2k 0.4× 8.6k 1.1× 2.5k 0.3× 174 45.1k
Mark A. Ratner 40.2k 1.0× 1.5k 0.1× 23.2k 2.5× 26.2k 3.3× 10.8k 1.5× 996 75.7k
Mark C. Hersam 23.9k 0.6× 1.5k 0.1× 35.2k 3.7× 6.2k 0.8× 15.6k 2.1× 652 52.3k

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