R. Stanley Williams

74.7k total citations · 28 hit papers
769 papers, 57.2k 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 57.2k 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 55.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

The missing memristor found

2008 8.8k citations R. Stanley Williams et al. Nature profile →
Memristive switching mechanism for metal/oxide/metal nanodevices

2008 2.4k citations J. Joshua Yang, R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
Memristors with diffusive dynamics as synaptic emulators for neuromorphic computing

2016 1.9k citations Zhongrui Wang, Saumil Joshi et al. Nature Materials profile →
‘Memristive’ switches enable ‘stateful’ logic operations via material implication

2010 1.5k citations J. Joshua Yang, R. Stanley Williams et al. Nature profile →
Electronically Configurable Molecular-Based Logic Gates

1999 1.2k citations R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
ISAAC

2016 1.1k citations Ali Shafiee, Anirban Nag et al. ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News profile →
Analogue signal and image processing with large memristor crossbars

2017 986 citations Miao Hu, Hao Jiang et al. profile →
A scalable neuristor built with Mott memristors

2012 787 citations G. Medeiros‐Ribeiro, R. Stanley Williams et al. Nature Materials profile →
The mechanism of electroforming of metal oxide memristive switches

2009 726 citations J. Joshua Yang, Feng Miao et al. profile →
Shape Transition of Germanium Nanocrystals on a Silicon (001) Surface from Pyramids to Domes

1998 725 citations G. Medeiros‐Ribeiro, R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
Efficient and self-adaptive in-situ learning in multilayer memristor neural networks

2018 711 citations Miao Hu, Ning Ge et al. Nature Communications profile →
A Defect-Tolerant Computer Architecture: Opportunities for Nanotechnology

1998 656 citations R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
Memristor‐Based Analog Computation and Neural Network Classification with a Dot Product Engine

2018 601 citations Miao Hu, Catherine E. Graves et al. profile →
Sequence-Specific Label-Free DNA Sensors Based on Silicon Nanowires

2004 583 citations R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
Sub-nanosecond switching of a tantalum oxide memristor

2011 566 citations Antonio C. Torrezan, John Paul Strachan et al. profile →
Switching dynamics in titanium dioxide memristive devices

2009 563 citations J. Joshua Yang, R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
High switching endurance in TaOx memristive devices

2010 533 citations J. Joshua Yang, John Paul Strachan et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Memristor−CMOS Hybrid Integrated Circuits for Reconfigurable Logic

2009 528 citations Qiangfei Xia, J. Joshua Yang et al. profile →
Dot-product engine for neuromorphic computing

2016 522 citations Miao Hu, John Paul Strachan et al. profile →
How We Found The Missing Memristor

2008 515 citations R. Stanley Williams profile →
Nanoscale molecular-switch crossbar circuits

2003 484 citations R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
ISAAC: A Convolutional Neural Network Accelerator with In-Situ Analog Arithmetic in Crossbars

2016 483 citations Ali Shafiee, Anirban Nag et al. profile →
Chaotic dynamics in nanoscale NbO2 Mott memristors for analogue computing

2017 476 citations Suhas Kumar, John Paul Strachan et al. Nature profile →
Anatomy of Ag/Hafnia‐Based Selectors with 10¹⁰ Nonlinearity

2017 324 citations Rivu Midya, Zhongrui Wang et al. profile →
Molecule-Independent Electrical Switching in Pt/Organic Monolayer/Ti Devices

2003 295 citations R. Stanley Williams et al. profile →
Reinforcement learning with analogue memristor arrays

2019 289 citations Zhongrui Wang, Hao Jiang et al. profile →
Third-order nanocircuit elements for neuromorphic engineering

2020 268 citations Suhas Kumar, R. Stanley Williams et al. Nature profile →
Increased Preeclampsia Risk and Reduced Aortic Compliance With In Vitro Fertilization Cycles in the Absence of a Corpus Luteum

2019 234 citations Frauke von Versen‐Höynck, Yueh-Yun Chi et al. Hypertension profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Axon-like active signal transmission 2024 ·Nature ·Timothy D. Brown, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Elliot J. Fuller, A. Alec Talin, Patrick J. Shamberger, Eric Pop, R. Stanley Williams, Suhas Kumar	10
2	Increased Preeclampsia Risk and Reduced Aortic Compliance With In Vitro Fertilization Cycles in the Absence of a Corpus Luteum breakdown → 2019 ·Hypertension ·Frauke von Versen‐Höynck, (unknown), Yueh-Yun Chi, (unknown), Jing Liu, Melissa Lingis, R. Stanley Williams, Alice Rhoton-Vlasak, Wilmer W. Nichols, Raquel R. Fleischmann, Wendy Zhang, Virginia D. Winn, Mark S. Segal, Kirk P. Conrad, Valerie L. Baker	234
3	Engineering, Life Sciences, and Health/Medicine Synergy in Aerospace Human Systems Integration: The Rosetta Stone Project—An Executive Summary 2018 ·New Space ·Charles R. Doarn, (unknown), (unknown), Arnauld Nicogossian, (unknown), Marc Shepanek, Cynthia H. Null, Daniel M. Buckland, Sarah Miller, (unknown), David Fuller, (unknown), Marlei Walton, Erik Antonsen, (unknown), (unknown), R. Stanley Williams	1
4	An efficient analog Hamming distance comparator realized with a unipolar memristor array: a showcase of physical computing 2017 ·Scientific Reports ·Ning Ge, Jung Ho Yoon, Miao Hu, (unknown), Noraica Dávila, John Paul Strachan, Zhiyong Li, (unknown), Qiangfei Xia, R. Stanley Williams, Xing Zhou, J. Joshua Yang	25
5	Temperature and field-dependent transport measurements in continuously tunable tantalum oxide memristors expose the dominant state variable 2017 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Catherine E. Graves, Noraica Dávila, (unknown), Sity Lam, John Paul Strachan, R. Stanley Williams	36
6	ISAAC breakdown → 2016 ·ACM SIGARCH Computer Architecture News ·Ali Shafiee, Anirban Nag, Naveen Muralimanohar, Rajeev Balasubramonian, John Paul Strachan, Miao Hu, R. Stanley Williams, Vivek Srikumar	1111
7	Quantized conductance coincides with state instability and excess noise in tantalum oxide memristors 2016 ·Nature Communications ·Wei Yi, Sergey Savel’ev, G. Medeiros‐Ribeiro, Feng Miao, (unknown), J. Joshua Yang, Alexander Bratkovsky, R. Stanley Williams	106
8	Memristors with diffusive dynamics as synaptic emulators for neuromorphic computing breakdown → 2016 ·Nature Materials ·Zhongrui Wang, Saumil Joshi, Sergey Savel’ev, Hao Jiang, Rivu Midya, Peng Lin, Miao Hu, Ning Ge, John Paul Strachan, Zhiyong Li, Qing Wu, Mark Barnell, Geng‐Lin Li, Huolin L. Xin, R. Stanley Williams, Qiangfei Xia, J. Joshua Yang	1899
9	Anatomy of a Nanoscale Conduction Channel Reveals the Mechanism of a High-Performance Memristor 2012 ·Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst) ·Miao Feng, John Paul Strachan, J. Joshua Yang, Wei Yi, I. Goldfarb, (unknown), Antonio C. Torrezan, P. A. Eschbach, (unknown), G. Medeiros‐Ribeiro, R. Stanley Williams	2
10	Laparoscopic oophoropexy and ovarian function in the treatment of Hodgkin disease 1999 ·Cancer ·R. Stanley Williams, Ramey D. Littell, Nancy P. Mendenhall	89
11	Glaciological observations of Brúarjökull, Iceland, using synthetic aperture radar and thematic mapper satellite data 1995 ·Annals of Glaciology ·Dorothy K. Hall, R. Stanley Williams, Oddur Sigurðsson	14
12	Geodetic airborne laser altimetry of Breidamerkurjökull and Skeidarárjökull, Iceland, and Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland 1993 ·Annals of Glaciology ·J. B. Garvin, R. Stanley Williams	12
13	Geodetic airborne laser altimetry of Breidamerkurjökull and Skeidarárjökull, Iceland, and Jakobshavns Isbræ, West Greenland 1993 ·Annals of Glaciology ·J. B. Garvin, R. Stanley Williams	6
14	Analysis of glacier facies using satellite techniques 1991 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. Stanley Williams, Dorothy K. Hall, Carl S. Benson	17
15	Glacier Inventories of Iceland: Evaluation and Use of Sources of Data 1986 ·Annals of Glaciology ·R. Stanley Williams	16
16	Landsat Images and Mosaics of Antarctica for Mapping and Glaciological Studies 1982 ·Annals of Glaciology ·R. Stanley Williams, Jane G. Ferrigno, (unknown), (unknown)	6
17	Landsat Images and Mosaics of Antarctica for Mapping and Glaciological Studies 1982 ·Annals of Glaciology ·R. Stanley Williams, Jane G. Ferrigno, (unknown), (unknown)	19
18	Dynamics Of Icelandic Ice Caps And Outlet Glaciers 1979 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. Stanley Williams, Sigurdur Thorarinsson, Helgi Björnsson, (unknown)	1
19	Dynamics Of Icelandic Ice Caps And Outlet Glaciers 1979 ·Journal of Glaciology ·R. Stanley Williams, Sigurdur Thorarinsson, Helgi Björnsson, (unknown)	4
20	Environmental studies of Iceland with ERTS-1 imagery 1974 ·R. Stanley Williams, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Guðmundur Pálmason, (unknown), Kristján Sæmundsson, (unknown), Sigurdur Thorarinsson	8

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