Robert E. Simpson

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
130 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Robert E. Simpson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert E. Simpson has authored 130 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Materials Chemistry, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 35 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert E. Simpson's work include Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (64 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (35 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (23 papers). Robert E. Simpson is often cited by papers focused on Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (64 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (35 papers) and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications (23 papers). Robert E. Simpson collaborates with scholars based in Singapore, United States and China. Robert E. Simpson's co-authors include Tun Cao, Junji Tominaga, Paul Fons, Alexander V. Kolobov, Martin J. Cryan, Miloš Krbal, Xilin Zhou, Li Lu, Weiling Dong and Lei Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Robert E. Simpson

122 papers receiving 4.8k citations

Hit Papers

Interfacial phase-change memory 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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. Interfacial phase-change memory
    2011 610 citations Robert E. Simpson, Paul Fons et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert E. Simpson Singapore 38 2.8k 2.8k 1.8k 1.4k 734 130 5.0k
Jun Wang China 38 2.5k 0.9× 3.1k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 730 1.0× 296 5.2k
Jing Wu China 44 4.8k 1.7× 3.0k 1.1× 1.1k 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 737 1.0× 184 6.7k
Weilu Gao United States 32 2.0k 0.7× 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 1.9k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 93 4.5k
Simin Feng United States 43 4.3k 1.5× 3.4k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.8× 94 6.9k
Ning Dai China 36 3.0k 1.1× 3.0k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 386 5.6k
Vivian E. Ferry United States 31 2.3k 0.8× 3.4k 1.2× 2.2k 1.2× 2.9k 2.1× 984 1.3× 73 6.4k
Lan Fu Australia 42 2.5k 0.9× 3.5k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 2.2k 1.6× 1.7k 2.4× 211 5.7k
Mehmet Bayındır Türkiye 42 1.4k 0.5× 2.6k 0.9× 822 0.5× 1.8k 1.3× 1.9k 2.5× 108 5.5k
Song Han China 42 4.7k 1.7× 5.0k 1.8× 2.4k 1.4× 3.5k 2.5× 1.5k 2.1× 209 9.1k
Xing Zhu China 39 2.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.7× 2.2k 1.2× 2.8k 2.1× 1.3k 1.7× 167 5.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert E. Simpson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert E. Simpson

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zamiri, Golnoush, M. A. Rahman, Hongtao Wang, et al.. (2025). Interband plasmonic nanoresonators for enhanced thermoelectric photodetection. Nanophotonics. 14(9). 1365–1373. 1 indexed citations
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Dai, Mingjin, Qing Yang Steve Wu, Jun Zhang, et al.. (2025). Chalcogenide Metasurfaces Enabling Ultra‐Wideband Detectors From Visible to Mid‐infrared. Advanced Science. 12(14). e2413858–e2413858. 6 indexed citations
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Dritsas, Stylianos, et al.. (2024). Classification, registration and segmentation of ear canal impressions using convolutional neural networks. Medical Image Analysis. 94. 103152–103152. 1 indexed citations
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Ávila, José Carlos Martínez, et al.. (2024). A Novel Ear Impression-Taking Method Using Structured Light Imaging and Machine Learning: A Pilot Proof of Concept Study with Patients’ Feedback on Prototype. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 13(5). 1214–1214. 1 indexed citations
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Simpson, Robert E., et al.. (2024). A Biological Approach to Metalworking Based on Chitinous Colloids and Composites. Advanced Functional Materials. 34(51).
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Dai, Mingjin, Kenta Hamada, M. A. Rahman, et al.. (2024). Sb2Te3–Bi2Te3 Direct Photo–Thermoelectric Mid‐Infrared Detection. Advanced Optical Materials. 12(31). 6 indexed citations
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Moitra, Parikshit, Yunzheng Wang, Xinan Liang, et al.. (2023). Programmable Wavefront Control in the Visible Spectrum Using Low‐Loss Chalcogenide Phase‐Change Metasurfaces (Adv. Mater. 34/2023). Advanced Materials. 35(34). 2 indexed citations
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Zheng, Chunqi, Robert E. Simpson, Kechao Tang, et al.. (2022). Enabling Active Nanotechnologies by Phase Transition: From Electronics, Photonics to Thermotics. Chemical Reviews. 122(19). 15450–15500. 34 indexed citations
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Moitra, Parikshit, Yunzheng Wang, Xinan Liang, et al.. (2022). Programmable Wavefront Control in the Visible Spectrum Using Low‐Loss Chalcogenide Phase‐Change Metasurfaces. Advanced Materials. 35(34). e2205367–e2205367. 65 indexed citations
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Lu, Li, et al.. (2022). Reconfigurable InP waveguide components using the Sb 2 S 3 phase change material. Journal of Optics. 24(9). 94001–94001. 17 indexed citations
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Ning, Jing, J. C. Martı́nez, Jamo Momand, et al.. (2020). Differences in Sb2Te3 growth by pulsed laser and sputter deposition. Acta Materialia. 200. 811–820. 13 indexed citations
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Simpson, Robert E.. (2019). The changing phase of data storage. Nature Nanotechnology. 14(7). 643–644. 9 indexed citations
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Dong, Weiling, Xilin Zhou, Agnieszka Banaś, et al.. (2018). Tunable Mid‐Infrared Phase‐Change Metasurface. Advanced Optical Materials. 6(14). 116 indexed citations
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Simpson, Robert E., et al.. (2015). Conceptual Design of a Pick-and-Place 3D Nanoprinter for Materials Synthesis. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. 2(3). 123–130. 3 indexed citations
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Huang, Chung‐Che, Yudong Wang, Jun‐Yu Ou, et al.. (2014). Scalable high-mobility MoS2thin films fabricated by an atmospheric pressure chemical vapor deposition process at ambient temperature. Nanoscale. 6(21). 12792–12797. 75 indexed citations
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Cao, Tun, Lei Zhang, Robert E. Simpson, Chen‐Wei Wei, & Martin J. Cryan. (2013). Strongly tunable circular dichroism in gammadion chiral phase-change metamaterials. Optics Express. 21(23). 27841–27841. 99 indexed citations
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Tominaga, Junji, Robert E. Simpson, Paul Fons, & Alexander V. Kolobov. (2011). Electrical-field induced giant magnetoresistivity in (non-magnetic) phase change films. Applied Physics Letters. 99(15). 61 indexed citations
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Simpson, Robert E., et al.. (2011). Optically Induced Sub-Wavelength Transient Apertures in Sb-Te Based Films. MRS Proceedings. 1338. 1 indexed citations
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Guérin, Samuel, et al.. (2005). High throughput synthesis and screening of chalcogenide materials for data storage. Electrophoresis. 22(9). 1795–800. 2 indexed citations
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Tanner, James T., et al.. (1970). The Neutron Activation Analysis Program of the Food and Drug Administration. Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL. 53(6). 1140–1144. 2 indexed citations

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