R. W. Christy

21.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
45 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

R. W. Christy is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. W. Christy has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Materials Chemistry, 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in R. W. Christy's work include Semiconductor materials and devices (9 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (7 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (6 papers). R. W. Christy is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor materials and devices (9 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (7 papers) and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials (6 papers). R. W. Christy collaborates with scholars based in United States and India. R. W. Christy's co-authors include P. B. Johnson, M. R. Mayhugh, Noye M. Johnson, W. E. Lawrence, A. W. Lawson, Eiichi Fukushima, George C. Ruben, R.K. Cook, Anil Kumar and John R. Merrill and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

R. W. Christy

43 papers receiving 16.5k citations

Hit Papers

Optical Constants of the Noble Metals 1972 2026 1990 2008 1972 5.0k 10.0k 15.0k
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 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.

  1. Optical Constants of the Noble Metals
    1972 16.0k citations P. B. Johnson, R. W. Christy Physical review. B, Solid state profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. W. Christy United States 19 11.9k 9.2k 5.9k 5.3k 3.3k 45 17.2k
P. B. Johnson United States 3 11.7k 1.0× 9.0k 1.0× 5.6k 0.9× 4.9k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 4 16.1k
Tineke Thio United States 31 11.0k 0.9× 5.9k 0.6× 5.8k 1.0× 4.8k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 67 15.9k
H. Raether Germany 23 5.9k 0.5× 2.4k 0.3× 2.9k 0.5× 4.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.3× 71 9.2k
Alain Dereux France 49 13.9k 1.2× 6.5k 0.7× 7.0k 1.2× 7.9k 1.5× 1.6k 0.5× 193 16.6k
Joachim R. Krenn Austria 61 11.3k 1.0× 8.3k 0.9× 4.4k 0.7× 4.7k 0.9× 2.5k 0.8× 200 14.5k
Boris Luk’yanchuk Singapore 56 12.7k 1.1× 8.8k 1.0× 8.3k 1.4× 4.9k 0.9× 2.0k 0.6× 231 18.3k
Uwe Kreibig Germany 40 8.2k 0.7× 9.0k 1.0× 3.0k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 5.5k 1.7× 94 14.6k
Anatoly V. Zayats United Kingdom 63 13.0k 1.1× 8.9k 1.0× 8.8k 1.5× 6.2k 1.2× 2.1k 0.6× 322 18.1k
Lukáš Novotný Switzerland 79 17.9k 1.5× 9.7k 1.0× 12.0k 2.0× 8.6k 1.6× 6.4k 2.0× 283 27.7k
Henri J. Lezec United States 55 16.7k 1.4× 9.6k 1.0× 9.2k 1.5× 7.6k 1.4× 3.0k 0.9× 166 23.4k

Countries citing papers authored by R. W. Christy

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of R. W. Christy's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. W. Christy with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. W. Christy more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by R. W. Christy

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. W. Christy. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. W. Christy. The network helps show where R. W. Christy may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. W. Christy

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. W. Christy. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. W. Christy based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with R. W. Christy. R. W. Christy is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1992). Cross peaks in the standard 2D NOE experiment induced by strong coupling even in the absence of relaxation. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 97(1). 184–191. 4 indexed citations
2.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1982). Optical conductivity of α-Mn. Journal of Applied Physics. 53(12). 8999–9001. 1 indexed citations
3.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1977). Electron-electron scattering in the intraband optical conductivity of Cu, Ag, and Au. Physical review. B, Solid state. 16(12). 5277–5284. 112 indexed citations
4.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1975). Switching effects in electron-beam-deposited polymer films. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 17(1). 81–88. 13 indexed citations
5.
Johnson, P. B. & R. W. Christy. (1972). Optical Constants of the Noble Metals. Physical review. B, Solid state. 6(12). 4370–4379. 15976 indexed citations breakdown →
6.
Christy, R. W.. (1972). Charge-Carrier Equilibrium in Semiconductors According to the Mass-Action Law. American Journal of Physics. 40(1). 40–45. 3 indexed citations
7.
Christy, R. W. & M. R. Mayhugh. (1972). Thermoluminescence Mechanism in Dosimetry LiF. Journal of Applied Physics. 43(7). 3216–3217. 21 indexed citations
8.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1971). Addendum to: “Optics of Thin Metal Films.” [Amer. J. Phys. 39, 313 (1971)]. American Journal of Physics. 39(8). 975–975. 1 indexed citations
9.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1971). Optics of Thin Metal Films. American Journal of Physics. 39(3). 313–320. 12 indexed citations
10.
Mayhugh, M. R., R. W. Christy, & Noye M. Johnson. (1970). Thermoluminescence and Color Center Correlations in Dosimetry LiF. Journal of Applied Physics. 41(7). 2968–2976. 99 indexed citations
11.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1969). Dichroism ofVBands in Potassium and Rubidium Halides. Physical Review. 186(3). 949–952. 34 indexed citations
12.
Mayhugh, M. R., R. W. Christy, & Noye M. Johnson. (1968). COLOR CENTERS AND THE THERMOLUMINESCENCE PROCESS IN LiF:Mg.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 21(6). 541–4. 1 indexed citations
13.
Christy, R. W.. (1964). Electrical Properties of Thin Polymer Films. Part II. Thickness 50–150 Å. Journal of Applied Physics. 35(7). 2179–2184. 36 indexed citations
14.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1963). Thermoelectric Power of CuCl Containing CdCl2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 39(12). 3519–3522. 13 indexed citations
15.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1963). Thermoelectric Power of NaCl Containing CdCl2. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 38(7). 1647–1651. 15 indexed citations
16.
Christy, R. W.. (1962). Conducting Thin Films Formed by Electron Bombardment of Substrate. Journal of Applied Physics. 33(5). 1884–1888. 13 indexed citations
17.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1961). Electrical Conductivity of NaCl during High-Temperature Creep. Journal of Applied Physics. 32(7). 1265–1268. 3 indexed citations
18.
Christy, R. W., et al.. (1961). Production ofV3Centers in KCl by X Rays. Physical Review. 124(4). 1053–1060. 43 indexed citations
19.
Christy, R. W.. (1960). Electrical Conductivity and Thermoelectric Power in Ionic Crystals. American Journal of Physics. 28(5). 457–461. 4 indexed citations
20.
Christy, R. W. & A. W. Lawson. (1951). High Temperature Specific Heat of AgBr. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 19(4). 517–517. 47 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by P. B. Johnson Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Tineke Thio Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by H. Raether Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alain Dereux Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Joachim R. Krenn Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Boris Luk’yanchuk Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Uwe Kreibig Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Anatoly V. Zayats Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lukáš Novotný Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Henri J. Lezec
Rankless by CCL
2026