Thomas W. Ebbesen

442 total papers · 82.3k total citations
317 papers, 64.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas W. Ebbesen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas W. Ebbesen has authored 317 papers receiving a total of 64.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 137 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 92 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas W. Ebbesen's work include Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (128 papers), Strong Light-Matter Interactions (68 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (51 papers). Thomas W. Ebbesen is often cited by papers focused on Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (128 papers), Strong Light-Matter Interactions (68 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (51 papers). Thomas W. Ebbesen collaborates with scholars based in France, Japan and United States. Thomas W. Ebbesen's co-authors include William L. Barnes, Alain Dereux, Henri J. Lezec, Tineke Thio, Cyriaque Genet, M.M.J. Treacy, H. F. Ghaemi, Eloı̈se Devaux, J. M. Gibson and F. J. Garcı́a-Vidal and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Thomas W. Ebbesen

312 papers receiving 62.5k citations

Hit Papers

Surface plasmon subwavele... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2003 1998 1996 1992 1996 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k
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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 benchmark for papers published in the same subfield and year, or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Surface plasmon subwavelength optics
    2003 9.1k citations William L. Barnes, Alain Dereux et al. Nature profile →
  2. Extraordinary optical transmission through sub-wavelength hole arrays
    1998 5.8k citations Thomas W. Ebbesen, Henri J. Lezec et al. Nature profile →
  3. Exceptionally high Young's modulus observed for individual carbon nanotubes
    1996 4.3k citations M.M.J. Treacy, Thomas W. Ebbesen et al. Nature profile →
  4. Large-scale synthesis of carbon nanotubes
    1992 2.4k citations Thomas W. Ebbesen, Pulickel M. Ajayan Nature profile →
  5. Electrical conductivity of individual carbon nanotubes
    1996 2.1k citations Thomas W. Ebbesen, Henri J. Lezec et al. Nature profile →
  6. Channel plasmon subwavelength waveguide components including interferometers and ring resonators
    2006 1.7k citations Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi, Valentyn S. Volkov et al. Nature profile →
  7. Light in tiny holes
    2007 1.6k citations Cyriaque Genet, Thomas W. Ebbesen Nature profile →
  8. Beaming Light from a Subwavelength Aperture
    2002 1.3k citations Henri J. Lezec, Aloyse Degiron et al. Science profile →
  9. Theory of Extraordinary Optical Transmission through Subwavelength Hole Arrays
    2001 1.3k citations L. Martı́n-Moreno, F. J. Garcı́a-Vidal et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  10. Surface plasmons enhance optical transmission through subwavelength holes
    1998 1.2k citations H. F. Ghaemi, Tineke Thio et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  11. Young’s modulus of single-walled nanotubes
    1998 1.2k citations A. Krishnan, Erik Dujardin et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  12. Fornel, Frédérique de
    2001 979 citations Thomas W. Ebbesen, F. J. Garcı́a-Vidal et al. Technische Universität Dortmund Eldorado (Technische Universität Dortmund) profile →
  13. Light passing through subwavelength apertures
    2010 952 citations F. J. Garcı́a-Vidal, L. Martı́n-Moreno et al. Reviews of Modern Physics profile →
  14. Opening carbon nanotubes with oxygen and implications for filling
    1993 852 citations P. M. Ajayan, Thomas W. Ebbesen et al. Nature profile →
  15. Superconductivity at 33 K in CsxRbyC60
    1991 726 citations Katsumi Tanigaki, Thomas W. Ebbesen et al. Nature profile →
  16. Capillarity and Wetting of Carbon Nanotubes
    1994 713 citations Erik Dujardin, Thomas W. Ebbesen et al. Science profile →
  17. Modifying Chemical Landscapes by Coupling to Vacuum Fields
    2012 679 citations James A. Hutchison, Tal Schwartz et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  18. Hybrid Light–Matter States in a Molecular and Material Science Perspective
    2016 670 citations Thomas W. Ebbesen Accounts of Chemical Research profile →
  19. Supramolecular Self-Assembly of Lipid Derivatives on Carbon Nanotubes
    2003 656 citations Cyrille Richard, Fabrice Balavoine et al. Science profile →
  20. Tilting a ground-state reactivity landscape by vibrational strong coupling
    2019 583 citations Anoop Thomas, Lucas Lethuillier‐Karl et al. Science profile →
  21. Surface Plasmon Polaritons and Their Role in the Enhanced Transmission of Light through Periodic Arrays of Subwavelength Holes in a Metal Film
    2004 577 citations William L. Barnes, W. Andrew Murray et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  22. Carbon Nanotubes: Preparation and Properties
    1996 551 citations Thomas W. Ebbesen Medical Entomology and Zoology profile →
  23. Surface-plasmon circuitry
    2008 531 citations Thomas W. Ebbesen, Cyriaque Genet et al. Physics Today profile →
  24. Graphitic cones and the nucleation of curved carbon surfaces
    1997 527 citations A. Krishnan, Erik Dujardin et al. Nature profile →
  25. Reversible Switching of Ultrastrong Light-Molecule Coupling
    2011 526 citations Tal Schwartz, James A. Hutchison et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  26. Channel Plasmon-Polariton Guiding by Subwavelength Metal Grooves
    2005 513 citations Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi, Valentyn S. Volkov et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  27. Conductivity in organic semiconductors hybridized with the vacuum field
    2015 446 citations Emanuele Orgiu, Jino George et al. Nature Materials profile →
  28. Opening and purification of carbon nanotubes in high yields
    1995 440 citations Hidefumi Hiura, Thomas W. Ebbesen et al. Advanced Materials profile →
  29. Manipulating matter by strong coupling to vacuum fields
    2021 439 citations F. J. Garcı́a-Vidal, Cristiano Ciuti et al. Science profile →
  30. Ground‐State Chemical Reactivity under Vibrational Coupling to the Vacuum Electromagnetic Field
    2016 383 citations Anoop Thomas, Jino George et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  31. Coherent coupling of molecular resonators with a microcavity mode
    2015 348 citations Atef Shalabney, Jino George et al. Nature Communications profile →
  32. Energy Transfer between Spatially Separated Entangled Molecules
    2017 282 citations Xiaolan Zhong, Thibault Chervy et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  33. Cavity Catalysis by Cooperative Vibrational Strong Coupling of Reactant and Solvent Molecules
    2019 246 citations Jyoti Lather, Pooja Bhatt et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  34. Chemistry under Vibrational Strong Coupling
    2021 184 citations Kalaivanan Nagarajan, Anoop Thomas et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Thomas W. Ebbesen 38.3k 25.1k 20.2k 18.2k 17.3k 317 64.8k
Harry A. Atwater 29.4k 0.8× 14.4k 0.6× 20.3k 1.0× 27.6k 1.5× 19.9k 1.1× 757 57.7k
Peter Nordlander 44.4k 1.2× 19.1k 0.8× 22.4k 1.1× 15.0k 0.8× 44.4k 2.6× 457 72.1k
Naomi J. Halas 53.5k 1.4× 15.5k 0.6× 29.6k 1.5× 15.6k 0.9× 52.4k 3.0× 435 88.5k
Stefan A. Maier 37.3k 1.0× 21.1k 0.8× 10.4k 0.5× 18.6k 1.0× 29.4k 1.7× 657 56.9k
Phaedon Avouris 23.6k 0.6× 24.7k 1.0× 48.7k 2.4× 30.2k 1.7× 7.9k 0.5× 440 71.1k
Alex Zettl 16.2k 0.4× 17.9k 0.7× 50.2k 2.5× 19.5k 1.1× 9.9k 0.6× 607 68.9k
P. G. de Gennes 13.7k 0.4× 14.8k 0.6× 22.7k 1.1× 5.7k 0.3× 18.7k 1.1× 288 72.2k
Mark L. Brongersma 22.9k 0.6× 11.9k 0.5× 11.4k 0.6× 16.5k 0.9× 17.2k 1.0× 332 38.6k
Peidong Yang 32.5k 0.8× 12.5k 0.5× 89.0k 4.4× 57.5k 3.1× 23.1k 1.3× 497 133.0k
I. V. Grigorieva 25.7k 0.7× 24.5k 1.0× 79.6k 3.9× 33.3k 1.8× 12.2k 0.7× 142 100.8k

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