W. E. Spicer

651 total citations · 1 hit paper
3 papers, 538 citations indexed

About

W. E. Spicer is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. E. Spicer has authored 3 papers receiving a total of 538 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 2 papers in Condensed Matter Physics and 1 paper in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. E. Spicer's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (2 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (1 paper) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (1 paper). W. E. Spicer is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (2 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (1 paper) and Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (1 paper). W. E. Spicer collaborates with scholars based in United States. W. E. Spicer's co-authors include I. Lindau, Perry Skeath, Chung‐Yi Su, P. A. P. Lindberg, J. W. Allen, I. Lindau, Zexiang Shen, R. S. List, B. O. Wells and D. S. Dessau and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology and AIP conference proceedings.

In The Last Decade

W. E. Spicer

3 papers receiving 501 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.

Unified defect model and beyond

1980 533 citations W. E. Spicer, I. Lindau et al. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. E. Spicer United States	3	439	400	102	79	53	3	538
C. J. Spindt United States	11	290 0.7×	303 0.8×	90 0.9×	103 1.3×	34 0.6×	14	398
W. H. Hackett United States	12	358 0.8×	312 0.8×	119 1.2×	66 0.8×	33 0.6×	19	470
M. Otsubo Japan	13	416 0.9×	279 0.7×	90 0.9×	20 0.3×	43 0.8×	60	477
W. J. Schaffer United States	8	442 1.0×	302 0.8×	131 1.3×	21 0.3×	43 0.8×	11	538
Yuichi Ide Japan	10	292 0.7×	204 0.5×	91 0.9×	50 0.6×	62 1.2×	20	349
V. Montgomery United Kingdom	10	303 0.7×	347 0.9×	79 0.8×	102 1.3×	29 0.5×	16	405
N. El-Zein United States	9	617 1.4×	450 1.1×	86 0.8×	21 0.3×	29 0.5×	32	659
J. Long United States	13	401 0.9×	340 0.8×	96 0.9×	24 0.3×	38 0.7×	18	468
N. Hayafuji Japan	12	410 0.9×	355 0.9×	75 0.7×	14 0.2×	61 1.2×	40	468
D. Darby United Kingdom	8	406 0.9×	360 0.9×	41 0.4×	22 0.3×	18 0.3×	17	443

Countries citing papers authored by W. E. Spicer

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. E. Spicer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. E. Spicer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of W. E. Spicer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of W. E. Spicer 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. E. Spicer. W. E. Spicer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Dessau, D. S., Zhi‐Xun Shen, B. O. Wells, et al.. (1991). The gold/high temperature superconductor interface; metallicity of the near surface region and a search for the proximity effect. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 9(3). 383–389. 2 indexed citations

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Shen, Zexiang, P. A. P. Lindberg, W. E. Spicer, I. Lindau, & J. W. Allen. (1989). Photoemission studies of high temperature superconductors. AIP conference proceedings. 182. 330–349. 3 indexed citations

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Spicer, W. E., I. Lindau, Perry Skeath, & Chung‐Yi Su. (1980). Unified defect model and beyond. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 17(5). 1019–1027. 533 indexed citations breakdown →

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