W. C. Scott

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

W. C. Scott is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. C. Scott has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. C. Scott's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (10 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (6 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (4 papers). W. C. Scott is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (10 papers), Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials (6 papers) and Semiconductor materials and interfaces (4 papers). W. C. Scott collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. W. C. Scott's co-authors include W. M. Yen, R. Hager, A. L. Schawlow, M. de Wit, John R. Dean, E. L. Stelzer, M. K. Veldhuis, M. D. Sturge, C. E. Jones and David Schäfer and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. C. Scott

33 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Phonon-Induced Relaxation in Excited Optical States of Trivalent Praseodymium in LaF3

1964 223 citations W. M. Yen, W. C. Scott et al. Physical Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. C. Scott United States	17	641	609	336	83	78	33	1.1k
G. Tessari Italy	13	262 0.4×	124 0.2×	330 1.0×	83 1.0×	106 1.4×	21	785
Ernest A. Boucher United Kingdom	23	218 0.3×	131 0.2×	389 1.2×	19 0.2×	221 2.8×	87	1.5k
Jia‐Lin Chang Taiwan	21	478 0.7×	477 0.8×	507 1.5×	9 0.1×	179 2.3×	68	1.5k
M.A. Meneses-Nava Mexico	21	655 1.0×	328 0.5×	661 2.0×	178 2.1×	107 1.4×	83	1.5k
A. Lai Italy	17	344 0.5×	75 0.1×	249 0.7×	29 0.3×	59 0.8×	106	1.2k
G. Salvetti Canada	25	101 0.2×	403 0.7×	1.0k 3.0×	103 1.2×	121 1.6×	85	1.9k
J. Stümpel Germany	14	79 0.1×	156 0.3×	114 0.3×	14 0.2×	45 0.6×	20	823
Tetsuya Miyazawa Japan	23	1.0k 1.6×	329 0.5×	169 0.5×	51 0.6×	101 1.3×	76	1.6k
John E. Crowell United States	17	449 0.7×	268 0.4×	420 1.3×	10 0.1×	407 5.2×	32	1.2k
Yoshisuke Futami Japan	22	176 0.3×	538 0.9×	588 1.8×	80 1.0×	287 3.7×	70	1.5k

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Scott, W. C. & John R. Dean. (2005). An assessment of the bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants from contaminated soil. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 7(7). 710–710. 15 indexed citations

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Dean, John R., et al.. (2004). Characterisation and analysis of persistent organic pollutants and major, minor and trace elements in Calabash chalk. Chemosphere. 57(1). 21–25. 36 indexed citations

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Dean, John R. & W. C. Scott. (2004). Recent developments in assessing the bioavailability of persistent organic pollutants in the environment. TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry. 23(9). 609–618. 38 indexed citations

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Jones, C. E., David Schäfer, W. C. Scott, & R. Hager. (1981). Carbon-acceptor pair centers (X centers) in silicon. Journal of Applied Physics. 52(8). 5148–5158. 53 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C. & R. Hager. (1979). Solution growth of Indium-Doped silicon. Journal of Electronic Materials. 8(5). 581–602. 21 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C.. (1979). Infrared photoconductivity of shallow impurities in GaP. Journal of Applied Physics. 50(1). 472–482. 14 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C. & J. L. Schmit. (1978). Infrared excitation spectrum of thallium-doped silicon. Applied Physics Letters. 33(4). 294–295. 10 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C.. (1978). Infrared spectra of new acceptor levels in indium- or aluminum-doped silicon. Applied Physics Letters. 32(9). 540–542. 30 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C.. (1977). Excitation spectra of shallow donors in GaP. Journal of Applied Physics. 48(7). 3173–3175. 6 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C., et al.. (1976). Effect of uniaxial stress on the excitation spectrum of Si and S donors in GaP. Physical review. B, Solid state. 13(4). 1664–1674. 12 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C., E. L. Stelzer, & R. Hager. (1976). Electrical and far-infrared optical properties of p-type Hg1−xCdxTe. Journal of Applied Physics. 47(4). 1408–1414. 83 indexed citations

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Blum, F. A., et al.. (1974). Optically pumped grown GaAs mesa surface laser. Applied Physics Letters. 24(9). 430–432. 15 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C.. (1973). Preparation and some properties of ZnSnSb2. Journal of Applied Physics. 44(11). 5165–5166. 20 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C. & R. Hager. (1971). Anomalous Electrical Properties of p-Type Hg1−xCdxTe. Journal of Applied Physics. 42(2). 803–808. 54 indexed citations

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Kaplan, R., M. A. Kinch, & W. C. Scott. (1969). Magnetic field effects on hydrogenic donor states in GaAs. Solid State Communications. 7(12). 883–886. 37 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C. & J. R. Kittrell. (1969). TRENDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MODERN HYDROCRACKING PROCESS. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 61(7). 18–22. 3 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C., et al.. (1967). Pilot-Plant Development of Foam Distribution Process for Production of Wet-Process Phosphoric Acid. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Process Design and Development. 6(4). 393–397. 2 indexed citations

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Yen, W. M., W. C. Scott, & P. L. Scott. (1965). Correlation of the Orbach Relaxation Coefficient with Optical Linewidths: LaF3:Er3+. Physical Review. 137(4A). A1109–A1112. 16 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C., et al.. (1963). SPACE ELECTRICAL POWER. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 3 indexed citations

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Scott, W. C., et al.. (1961). Pilot-Plant Production. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry. 53(9). 713–716. 4 indexed citations

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