Robert M. Young

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
153 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Robert M. Young is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Applied Mathematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert M. Young has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 36 papers in Materials Chemistry and 31 papers in Applied Mathematics. Recurrent topics in Robert M. Young's work include Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (22 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (14 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (10 papers). Robert M. Young is often cited by papers focused on Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (22 papers), Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films (14 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (10 papers). Robert M. Young collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Robert M. Young's co-authors include E. Pfender, Nabil El-Hinnawy, Nils Roll‐Hansen, Pavel Borodulin, Matthew R. King, Evan Jones, Robert S. Howell, B. Wagner, Michael J. Lee and M. G. Forrester and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Journal of Chemical Physics and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Robert M. Young

136 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

An introduction to nonharmonic Fourier series 1980 2026 1995 2010 1980 250 500 750 1000
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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.

  1. An introduction to nonharmonic Fourier series
    1980 1.0k citations Robert M. Young 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 M. Young United States 27 849 796 584 456 441 153 3.4k
M. Grayson United States 27 555 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 1.3k 2.2× 868 1.9× 208 0.5× 108 3.3k
E. T. Whittaker United States 10 813 1.0× 223 0.3× 134 0.2× 978 2.1× 570 1.3× 25 5.0k
Ralph Abraham United States 20 607 0.7× 126 0.2× 123 0.2× 338 0.7× 869 2.0× 61 4.8k
Nathan Jacobson United States 49 477 0.6× 1.3k 1.7× 3.1k 5.3× 147 0.3× 1.4k 3.2× 210 11.6k
Robert Gilmore United States 36 175 0.2× 262 0.3× 205 0.4× 3.3k 7.2× 643 1.5× 173 7.1k
L. L. Bonilla Spain 31 137 0.2× 810 1.0× 502 0.9× 1.9k 4.1× 102 0.2× 207 5.7k
David Hestenes United States 37 1.6k 1.9× 113 0.1× 59 0.1× 932 2.0× 144 0.3× 81 8.6k
Antonio Politi Italy 44 60 0.1× 447 0.6× 1.2k 2.0× 1.3k 2.9× 829 1.9× 208 7.3k
Z. Schuss Israel 41 126 0.1× 568 0.7× 214 0.4× 1.2k 2.5× 635 1.4× 182 5.3k
Paolo Grigolini United States 42 225 0.3× 114 0.1× 312 0.5× 1.9k 4.2× 182 0.4× 332 7.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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El-Hinnawy, Nabil, Pavel Borodulin, Matthew R. King, et al.. (2018). Experimental Demonstration of AlN Heat Spreaders for the Monolithic Integration of Inline Phase-Change Switches. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 39(4). 610–613. 14 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (2018). Fundamentalism and Terrorism. 65–85. 1 indexed citations
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El-Hinnawy, Nabil, Pavel Borodulin, Matthew R. King, et al.. (2017). Origin and Optimization of RF Power Handling Limitations in Inline Phase-Change Switches. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 64(9). 3934–3942. 21 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (2011). 95.34 On evaluating the probability integral. The Mathematical Gazette. 95(533). 311–313. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (2008). A note on higher-order filling functions. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (2007). 91.14 Another simple proof of the theorem of the means. The Mathematical Gazette. 91(520). 107–109.
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Young, Robert M.. (2007). Averaged Dehn functions for nilpotent groups. Topology. 47(5). 351–367. 5 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M. & Nils Roll‐Hansen. (1994). Mind, Brain and Adaptation in the Nineteenth Century. History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences. 16(2). 97 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (1991). 75.9 Euler’s Constant. The Mathematical Gazette. 75(472). 187–190. 91 indexed citations
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Lynch, D. K., et al.. (1986). Pre-Perihelion Observations of Comet Halley at 2-13 μm. 250. 479. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (1985). 69.15 The error in alternating series. The Mathematical Gazette. 69(448). 120–121. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (1984). On a theorem of Ingham on nonharmonic Fourier series. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 92(4). 549–553. 3 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (1981). On Complete Biorthogonal Systems. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 83(3). 537–537. 9 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (1976). A perturbation theorem for complete sets of complex exponentials. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 55(2). 318–320.
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Young, Robert M.. (1976). Interpolation for entire functions of exponential type and a related trigonometric moment problem. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 56(1). 239–242. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (1975). A note on a trigonometric moment problem. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 49(2). 411–415. 1 indexed citations
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Young, Robert M.. (1975). A Note on a Trigonometric Moment Problem. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 49(2). 411–411.
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Young, Robert M., et al.. (1974). The Victorian crisis of faith : six lectures.
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Lambert, J. D., et al.. (1955). Transport properties of gaseous hydrocarbons. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 231(1185). 280–290. 60 indexed citations

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