Russell J. Hemley

49.8k total citations · 12 hit papers
601 papers, 39.2k citations indexed

About

Russell J. Hemley is a scholar working on Geophysics, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Russell J. Hemley has authored 601 papers receiving a total of 39.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 448 papers in Geophysics, 234 papers in Materials Chemistry and 196 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Russell J. Hemley's work include High-pressure geophysics and materials (443 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (115 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (102 papers). Russell J. Hemley is often cited by papers focused on High-pressure geophysics and materials (443 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (115 papers) and Geological and Geochemical Analysis (102 papers). Russell J. Hemley collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Japan. Russell J. Hemley's co-authors include Ho‐kwang Mao, H. K. Mao, Viktor V. Struzhkin, Maddury Somayazulu, Alexander F. Goncharov, Jinfu Shu, Ho‐kwang Mao, Chang‐Sheng Zha, David M. Teter and Eugene Gregoryanz and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Russell J. Hemley

589 papers receiving 38.0k citations

Hit Papers

Low-Compressibility Carbon Nitrides 1988 2026 2000 2013 1996 2019 2008 2002 2017 250 500 750 1000
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. Low-Compressibility Carbon Nitrides
    1996 1.2k citations Russell J. Hemley et al. profile →
  2. Evidence for Superconductivity above 260 K in Lanthanum Superhydride at Megabar Pressures
    2019 901 citations Maddury Somayazulu, Muhtar Ahart et al. profile →
  3. Origin of morphotropic phase boundaries in ferroelectrics
    2008 774 citations Muhtar Ahart, Maddury Somayazulu et al. profile →
  4. Hydrogen Clusters in Clathrate Hydrate
    2002 769 citations Ho‐kwang Mao, Viktor V. Struzhkin et al. profile →
  5. Potential high- T c superconducting lanthanum and yttrium hydrides at high pressure
    2017 705 citations Hanyu Liu, N. W. Ashcroft et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  6. Bonding Changes in Compressed Superhard Graphite
    2003 563 citations Russell J. Hemley et al. profile →
  7. Pressure-induced amorphization of crystalline silica
    1988 521 citations Russell J. Hemley et al. profile →
  8. Ultrahigh-pressure transitions in solid hydrogen
    1994 499 citations Ho‐kwang Mao, Russell J. Hemley profile →
  9. Synthesis and characterization of a binary noble metal nitride
    2004 475 citations Maddury Somayazulu, Ho‐kwang Mao et al. profile →
  10. The pressure-temperature phase and transformation diagram for carbon; updated through 1994
    1996 475 citations Russell J. Hemley et al. profile →
  11. Synthesis of Novel Transition Metal NitridesIrN2andOsN2
    2006 470 citations Russell J. Hemley, Ho‐kwang Mao et al. profile →
  12. High-pressure x-ray diffraction ofSiO2glass
    1992 435 citations Russell J. Hemley et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Russell J. Hemley United States 109 22.6k 18.5k 9.0k 5.4k 5.0k 601 39.2k
Yanming Ma China 81 9.3k 0.4× 22.2k 1.2× 6.1k 0.7× 3.6k 0.7× 6.4k 1.3× 502 31.3k
Artem R. Oganov Russia 77 8.0k 0.4× 18.6k 1.0× 3.9k 0.4× 3.4k 0.6× 3.9k 0.8× 345 26.3k
Chris J. Pickard United Kingdom 81 7.4k 0.3× 32.5k 1.8× 7.4k 0.8× 9.4k 1.8× 5.6k 1.1× 316 48.2k
Ho‐kwang Mao United States 70 10.9k 0.5× 10.4k 0.6× 3.1k 0.3× 5.0k 0.9× 4.0k 0.8× 294 21.1k
Michael Hanfland France 63 8.6k 0.4× 10.3k 0.6× 2.9k 0.3× 4.9k 0.9× 3.6k 0.7× 431 18.8k
Ekhard K. H. Salje United Kingdom 73 5.8k 0.3× 15.9k 0.9× 2.2k 0.3× 7.3k 1.4× 2.8k 0.6× 673 22.9k
John S. Tse Canada 72 5.0k 0.2× 9.9k 0.5× 4.6k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 2.4k 0.5× 515 21.0k
Vitali B. Prakapenka United States 71 12.8k 0.6× 9.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.2× 4.2k 0.8× 2.7k 0.5× 528 21.2k
Börje Johansson Sweden 83 3.8k 0.2× 14.5k 0.8× 8.4k 0.9× 7.7k 1.4× 8.1k 1.6× 574 26.9k
M. C. Payne United Kingdom 59 3.6k 0.2× 33.5k 1.8× 11.8k 1.3× 9.7k 1.8× 4.3k 0.9× 222 50.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Kui, Nilesh P. Salke, Muhtar Ahart, et al.. (2025). X-ray-diffraction and electrical-transport imaging of superconducting superhydride (La,Y)H10. Nature Communications. 16(1). 11222–11222.
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Gramsch, Stephen A., et al.. (2025). Vibrational Dynamics and Phase Transitions of Hydrazine to 50 GPa. ACS Omega. 10(8). 7999–8008.
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Deng, Liangzi, Busheng Wang, Daniel J. Schulze, et al.. (2025). Creation, stabilization, and investigation at ambient pressure of pressure-induced superconductivity in Bi 0.5 Sb 1.5 Te 3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(6). e2423102122–e2423102122. 3 indexed citations
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Deng, Liangzi, Jianbo Zhang, Yuki Sakai, et al.. (2024). Pressure-induced superconductivity in a novel germanium allotrope. Materials Today Physics. 41. 101338–101338. 1 indexed citations
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Hemley, Russell J., et al.. (2024). On the Lineshapes of Temperature-Dependent Transport Measurements of Superconductors Under Pressure. Journal of Superconductivity and Novel Magnetism. 38(1). 5 indexed citations
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Salke, Nilesh P., Chandan De, Junho Seo, et al.. (2024). High-temperature concomitant metal-insulator and spin-reorientation transitions in a compressed nodal-line ferrimagnet Mn3Si2Te6. Nature Communications. 15(1). 3998–3998. 7 indexed citations
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Kumar, Ravhi S., Han Liu, Quan Li, et al.. (2024). Effect of Pressure on Crystal Structure and Phonon Density of States of FeSi. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(21). 8774–8784.
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Xie, Yu, et al.. (2024). Predicted hot superconductivity in LaSc 2 H 24 under pressure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(26). e2401840121–e2401840121. 26 indexed citations
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Kumar, Ravhi S., et al.. (2024). Thermally frustrated phase transition at high pressure in B2-ordered FeV. AIP Advances. 14(7). 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Yuanhui, Lei Zhao, Chris J. Pickard, et al.. (2023). Chemical interactions that govern the structures of metals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(8). e2218405120–e2218405120. 24 indexed citations
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Hemley, Russell J., Maddury Somayazulu, S. W. Tozer, et al.. (2022). Hot Hydride Superconductivity Above 550 K. SPIRE - Sciences Po Institutional REpository. 24 indexed citations
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McDaniel, Sean A., et al.. (2020). Diamond encapsulated silicon optical fibers synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. AIP Advances. 10(9). 2 indexed citations
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Mishra, Ajay K., et al.. (2018). Novel Synthesis Route and Observation of Superconductivity in the Se-H System at Extreme Conditions. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 1 indexed citations
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Hemley, Russell J. & Ho‐kwang Mao. (2010). In Situ Studies of Iron under Pressure: New Windows on the Earth's Core. International Geology Review. 43(1). 1–30. 42 indexed citations
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Mao, Ho‐kwang, et al.. (2006). Prospects for Large Single Crystal CVD Diamonds. 66(1). 7 indexed citations
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Jacobsen, Steven D., H. C. Watson, F. Langenhorst, et al.. (2006). Synthesis and high-pressure synchrotron-infrared studies of OH-bearing silicate perovskite in the laser-heated diamond cell. AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 2006. 1 indexed citations
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Tschauner, Oliver, Maddury Somayazulu, Ho‐kwang Mao, & Russell J. Hemley. (2001). Transitions to Nonmolecular Structures and Decomposition of CO2 at High Pressures. APS. 1 indexed citations
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Gillet, Philippe, Russell J. Hemley, & Paul F. McMillan. (1998). VIBRATIONAL PROPERTIES AT HIGH PRESSURES AND TEMPERATURES. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 37(1). 525–590. 24 indexed citations
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Hemley, Russell J., Ho‐kwang Mao, & R. E. Cohen. (1998). HIGH-PRESSURE ELECTRONIC AND MAGNETIC PROPERTIES. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 37(1). 591–638. 2 indexed citations
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Hemley, Russell J., Charles T. Prewitt, & Kathleen J. Kingma. (1994). High-pressure behavior of silica. Reviews in Mineralogy & Geochemistry. 29(1). 41–81. 82 indexed citations

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