Robert Gerson

4.7k total citations · 4 hit papers
38 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Robert Gerson is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Gerson has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Materials Chemistry, 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Robert Gerson's work include Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (10 papers), Multiferroics and related materials (8 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (7 papers). Robert Gerson is often cited by papers focused on Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (10 papers), Multiferroics and related materials (8 papers) and Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (7 papers). Robert Gerson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Robert Gerson's co-authors include W. J. James, J. R. Teague, Gary D. Achenbach, D. A. Bryan, H. E. Tomaschke, Jean-Michel Moreau, Thomas Märshall, J.M. Moreau, Christine Michel and Hans Jaffe and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Robert Gerson

38 papers receiving 3.8k citations

Hit Papers

Dielectric hysteresis in single crystal BiFeO3 1969 2026 1988 2007 1970 1984 1969 1971 250 500 750
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. Dielectric hysteresis in single crystal BiFeO3
    1970 789 citations J. R. Teague, Robert Gerson et al. Solid State Communications profile →
  2. Increased optical damage resistance in lithium niobate
    1984 530 citations D. A. Bryan, Robert Gerson et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  3. The atomic structure of BiFeO3
    1969 527 citations Gary D. Achenbach, Robert Gerson et al. Solid State Communications profile →
  4. Ferroelectric BiFeO3 X-ray and neutron diffraction study
    1971 446 citations J.M. Moreau, Christine Michel et al. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 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 Gerson United States 19 2.7k 2.4k 1.2k 923 476 38 4.0k
G. R. Bai United States 25 2.3k 0.8× 894 0.4× 749 0.6× 275 0.3× 825 1.7× 63 2.7k
R. S. Katiyar Puerto Rico 29 2.7k 1.0× 2.1k 0.9× 918 0.7× 192 0.2× 434 0.9× 78 3.2k
Samrat Choudhury United States 29 4.1k 1.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.1k 0.9× 370 0.4× 1.4k 3.0× 63 4.6k
Igor Kornev United States 33 3.2k 1.2× 2.7k 1.1× 647 0.5× 442 0.5× 1.2k 2.5× 66 3.8k
Matthew Dawber United Kingdom 27 4.9k 1.8× 2.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 334 0.4× 1.7k 3.6× 65 5.3k
A. Roytburd United States 13 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 0.8× 299 0.2× 288 0.3× 590 1.2× 24 2.9k
N. A. Pertsev Russia 35 5.5k 2.0× 3.1k 1.3× 1.9k 1.6× 713 0.8× 2.8k 6.0× 116 6.2k
M. Pardavi‐Horváth United States 19 946 0.3× 1.2k 0.5× 771 0.6× 831 0.9× 147 0.3× 113 2.0k
Rajeev Ranjan India 42 5.5k 2.0× 3.8k 1.6× 2.4k 1.9× 340 0.4× 2.1k 4.4× 253 6.1k
Brandon M. Howe United States 24 1.7k 0.6× 1.7k 0.7× 748 0.6× 663 0.7× 311 0.7× 56 2.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gerson, Robert, et al.. (1986). Photoconductivity parameters in lithium niobate. Journal of Applied Physics. 60(10). 3553–3557. 42 indexed citations
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Sweeney, K. L., L. E. Halliburton, D. A. Bryan, et al.. (1985). Point defects in Mg-doped lithium niobate. Journal of Applied Physics. 57(4). 1036–1044. 130 indexed citations
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Bryan, D. A., Robert Gerson, & H. E. Tomaschke. (1984). Increased optical damage resistance in lithium niobate. Applied Physics Letters. 44(9). 847–849. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sweeney, K. L., L. E. Halliburton, D. A. Bryan, et al.. (1984). Threshold effect in Mg-doped lithium niobate. Applied Physics Letters. 45(7). 805–807. 39 indexed citations
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Bryan, D. A. & Robert Gerson. (1983). <title>Bulk Photovoltaic Effect In Commercial Lithium Niobate Crystals</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 380. 261–265. 1 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert. (1981). A useful text for calculus-based physics. The Physics Teacher. 19(7). 504–504. 2 indexed citations
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Nayar, Priyanka, et al.. (1979). Conductive strontium titanate layers produced by boron-ion implantation. Journal of Applied Physics. 50(4). 2826–2831. 4 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert, et al.. (1977). Results of a remedial laboratory program based on a Piaget model for engineering and science freshmen. American Journal of Physics. 45(7). 649–651. 8 indexed citations
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Teague, J. R., R. Rice, & Robert Gerson. (1975). High-frequency dielectric measurements on electro-optic single crystals. Journal of Applied Physics. 46(7). 2864–2866. 13 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert. (1973). Experience with an Environment-Related Physics Course.. The Physics Teacher. 1 indexed citations
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Moreau, J.M., Christine Michel, Robert Gerson, & W. J. James. (1971). Ferroelectric BiFeO3 X-ray and neutron diffraction study. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 32(6). 1315–1320. 446 indexed citations breakdown →
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Moreau, J.M., C. Michel, Robert Gerson, & W. J. James. (1970). Atomic displacement relationship to rhombohedral deformation in some perovskite-type compounds. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 26(10). 1425–1428. 36 indexed citations
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Teague, J. R., Robert Gerson, & W. J. James. (1970). Dielectric hysteresis in single crystal BiFeO3. Solid State Communications. 8(13). 1073–1074. 789 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gerson, Robert, et al.. (1969). Mössbauer Effect in the Ferroelectric PbTiO3–BiFeO3 Solid Solutions. Journal of Applied Physics. 40(12). 4713–4715. 12 indexed citations
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Achenbach, Gary D., W. J. James, & Robert Gerson. (1967). Preparation of Single‐Phase Polycrystalline BiFeO 3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 50(8). 437–437. 197 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert & Hans Jaffe. (1963). Electrical conductivity in lead titanate zirconate ceramics. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 24(8). 979–984. 141 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert, et al.. (1961). Dynamic Tensile Strength of a Ferroelectric Ceramic. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 33(11). 1483–1485. 12 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert. (1960). Variation in Ferroelectric Characteristics of Lead Zirconate Titanate Ceramics Due to Minor Chemical Modifications. Journal of Applied Physics. 31(1). 188–194. 176 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert & Thomas Märshall. (1959). Dielectric Breakdown of Porous Ceramics. Journal of Applied Physics. 30(11). 1650–1653. 243 indexed citations
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Gerson, Robert, et al.. (1955). Experiments on the Carnauba Wax Electret. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 23(12). 2381–2388. 32 indexed citations

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