W. C. Brown

10.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

W. C. Brown is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Aerospace Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, W. C. Brown has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 40 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 23 papers in Aerospace Engineering and 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in W. C. Brown's work include Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (34 papers), Antenna Design and Analysis (14 papers) and Wireless Power Transfer Systems (8 papers). W. C. Brown is often cited by papers focused on Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks (34 papers), Antenna Design and Analysis (14 papers) and Wireless Power Transfer Systems (8 papers). W. C. Brown collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Denmark. W. C. Brown's co-authors include R. M. Dickinson, E. C. Okress, G. Goubau, Mark Bomberg, John Rasmussen, J. Hawkins, Michael Hatfield, F.S. Hickernell, Donald E. Allen and P. L. Gammel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the IEEE, Energy and Buildings and IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques.

In The Last Decade

W. C. Brown

58 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The History of Power Transmission by Radio Waves

1984 1.2k citations W. C. Brown IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. C. Brown United States	19	2.1k	1.2k	242	204	105	60	2.4k
Gregory H. Huff United States	21	1.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.3×	240 1.0×	262 1.3×	40 0.4×	107	2.0k
Changjun Liu China	24	1.5k 0.7×	726 0.6×	214 0.9×	376 1.8×	43 0.4×	156	1.9k
José Ángel García García Spain	22	1.2k 0.6×	215 0.2×	152 0.6×	309 1.5×	47 0.4×	171	1.7k
K. A. Jose United States	17	796 0.4×	509 0.4×	79 0.3×	372 1.8×	25 0.2×	67	1.3k
Xiang Gao China	21	799 0.4×	343 0.3×	67 0.3×	278 1.4×	64 0.6×	159	1.3k
Qian Xu China	23	1.7k 0.8×	1.1k 0.9×	330 1.4×	210 1.0×	46 0.4×	134	1.9k
Junhong Wang China	29	2.3k 1.1×	2.4k 2.1×	48 0.2×	185 0.9×	53 0.5×	324	3.0k
Wojciech Gwarek Poland	18	868 0.4×	293 0.3×	92 0.4×	145 0.7×	34 0.3×	116	1.2k
Nick Ridler United Kingdom	20	1.5k 0.7×	325 0.3×	51 0.2×	206 1.0×	25 0.2×	159	1.7k
Weimin Wang China	26	2.0k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	37 0.2×	321 1.6×	20 0.2×	290	2.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. C. Brown

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. C. Brown. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. C. Brown based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with W. C. Brown. W. C. Brown is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Brown, W. C., et al.. (2005). An experimental microwave-powered helicopter. IRE International Convention Record. 13. 225–235. 45 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (2005). A Microwaver Powered, Long Duration, High Altitude Platform. 86. 507–510. 4 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C., et al.. (1993). Measured Thermal Resistance of Frame Walls with Defects in the Installation of Mineral Fibre Insulation. 16(4). 318–339. 13 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1986). Heat-transmission tests on sheet steel walls. NPARC. 92. 554–566. 2 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C., et al.. (1984). Rock Borer Attack on Juaymah Trestle Concrete Piles. 2 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1984). The History of Power Transmission by Radio Waves. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 32(9). 1230–1242. 1168 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brown, W. C.. (1981). Design definition of a microwave power reception and conversion system for use on a high altitude powered platform. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 81. 27401. 14 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1981). Satellite Power System (SPS) magnetron tube assessment study. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 81. 18490. 22 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1980). The History of the Development of the Rectenna. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 2141. 203–212. 35 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1977). Electronic and mechanical improvement of the receiving terminal of a free-space microwave power transmission system. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 77. 31613. 62 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1975). Computer‐Aided Learning for All. Programmed Learning and Educational Technology. 12(5). 255–264. 1 indexed citations

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Dickinson, R. M. & W. C. Brown. (1975). Radiated microwave power transmission system efficiency measurements. NASA STI Repository (National Aeronautics and Space Administration). 75. 26494. 50 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1975). Free-space microwave power transmission study, phase 3. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 76. 16619. 1 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1974). Higher derivations on finitely generated integral domains. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 42(1). 23–27. 6 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C., et al.. (1974). Recent Progress in Power Reception Efficiency in a Free-Space Microwave Power Transmission System. 62. 332–333. 12 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1972). Progress in the Efficiency of Free-Space Microwave Power Transmission^*. Journal of Microwave Power. 7(3). 223–230. 9 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C.. (1971). Some splitting theorems for algebras over commutative rings. Transactions of the American Mathematical Society. 162. 303–303. 2 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C., et al.. (1970). A characterization of semilocal inertial coefficient rings. Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. 26(1). 10–14. 6 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C., et al.. (1964). Rectification of microwave power. IEEE Spectrum. 1(10). 92–97. 11 indexed citations

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Brown, W. C., et al.. (1963). The super power CW amplitron. 52–52. 22 indexed citations

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