W. Ho

19.1k total citations · 3 hit papers
274 papers, 15.5k citations indexed

About

W. Ho is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Ho has authored 274 papers receiving a total of 15.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 212 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 149 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 84 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. Ho's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (138 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (114 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (58 papers). W. Ho is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (138 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (114 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (58 papers). W. Ho collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Sweden. W. Ho's co-authors include M. A. Rezaei, Barry Stipe, George V. Nazin, Lincoln J. Lauhon, X. H. Qiu, Z. Ying, Thomas M. Wallis, Niklas Nilius, Joseph A. Stroscio and Lee J. Richter and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

W. Ho

273 papers receiving 15.1k citations

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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.

Single-Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy and Microscopy

1998 1.0k citations W. Ho et al. Science profile →
Vibrationally Resolved Fluorescence Excited with Submolecular Precision

2003 506 citations X. H. Qiu, George V. Nazin et al. Science profile →
Single-Molecule Dissociation by Tunneling Electrons

1997 505 citations W. Ho et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. Ho United States	66	11.1k	8.4k	5.6k	3.6k	1.2k	274	15.5k
David C. Langreth United States	55	10.6k 1.0×	5.1k 0.6×	10.6k 1.9×	1.6k 0.4×	909 0.8×	125	20.5k
Wolf‐Dieter Schneider Switzerland	53	6.4k 0.6×	3.5k 0.4×	5.7k 1.0×	2.5k 0.7×	914 0.8×	215	11.7k
I. Stensgaard Denmark	66	7.2k 0.6×	5.2k 0.6×	7.7k 1.4×	3.9k 1.1×	1.4k 1.1×	183	14.7k
N. D. Lang United States	51	10.2k 0.9×	6.1k 0.7×	4.5k 0.8×	1.8k 0.5×	475 0.4×	84	14.1k
D.P. Woodruff United Kingdom	64	9.4k 0.8×	4.6k 0.6×	7.9k 1.4×	2.9k 0.8×	1.4k 1.2×	511	15.9k
James R. Chelikowsky United States	72	10.0k 0.9×	7.5k 0.9×	11.1k 2.0×	2.1k 0.6×	342 0.3×	388	19.6k
M.A. Van Hove United States	75	9.7k 0.9×	3.4k 0.4×	8.1k 1.4×	2.4k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	349	16.1k
W. H. Weinberg United States	57	6.6k 0.6×	3.7k 0.4×	7.1k 1.3×	1.6k 0.5×	2.7k 2.3×	312	13.2k
H. Ibach Germany	77	13.5k 1.2×	5.8k 0.7×	8.5k 1.5×	2.3k 0.6×	2.0k 1.7×	340	20.1k
Erik Lægsgaard Denmark	76	7.8k 0.7×	6.4k 0.8×	11.0k 2.0×	4.9k 1.4×	1.7k 1.4×	238	19.6k

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Jiang, Yao, et al.. (2024). Origin of photoinduced DC current and two-level population dynamics in a single molecule. Science Advances. 10(5). eadk9211–eadk9211. 2 indexed citations

Wang, Likun, et al.. (2024). Mechanisms Underlying a Quantum Superposition Microscope Based on THz-Driven Coherent Oscillations in a Two-Level Molecular Sensor. Physical Review Letters. 132(7). 76903–76903. 4 indexed citations

Wang, Likun, et al.. (2023). Electrical Manipulation of Quantum Coherence in a Two-Level Molecular System. Physical Review Letters. 130(9). 96201–96201. 13 indexed citations

Wang, Likun, et al.. (2023). Avoided Level Crossing and Entangled States of Interacting Hydrogen Molecules Detected by the Quantum Superposition Microscope. ACS Nano. 17(22). 23144–23151. 2 indexed citations

Jiang, Yao, et al.. (2022). Atomic-Scale Rectification and Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectromicroscopy. Nano Letters. 22(19). 7848–7852. 4 indexed citations

Li, Shaowei, Gregory Czap, Jie Li, et al.. (2022). Confinement-Induced Catalytic Dissociation of Hydrogen Molecules in a Scanning Tunneling Microscope. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(22). 9618–9623. 11 indexed citations

Wang, Likun, et al.. (2022). Atomic-scale quantum sensing based on the ultrafast coherence of an H ₂ molecule in an STM cavity. Science. 376(6591). 401–405. 48 indexed citations

Yuan, Dingwang, Yanning Zhang, W. Ho, & Ruqian Wu. (2020). Effects of van der Waals Dispersion Interactions in Density Functional Studies of Adsorption, Catalysis, and Tribology on Metals. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(31). 16926–16942. 29 indexed citations

Czap, Gregory, et al.. (2018). Probing the Exchange Interaction Between Two Magnetic Molecules in 3D Space. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2018. 1 indexed citations

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Han, Zhumin, Gregory Czap, Chi-lun Chiang, et al.. (2017). Imaging the halogen bond in self-assembled halogenbenzenes on silver. Science. 358(6360). 206–210. 159 indexed citations

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Wang, Hui, Shaowei Li, Haiyan He, et al.. (2015). Trapping and Characterization of a Single Hydrogen Molecule in a Continuously Tunable Nanocavity. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 6(17). 3453–3457. 22 indexed citations

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Ho, W., et al.. (2008). Controlling Single-Molecule Negative Differential Resistance in a Double-Barrier Tunnel Junction. Physical Review Letters. 100(12). 126807–126807. 61 indexed citations

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Ho, W., et al.. (2006). Atomic-scale rectification at microwave frequency. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 124(2). 21105–21105. 29 indexed citations

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Pradhan, Nilay, Ning Liu, & W. Ho. (2005). Vibronic Spectroscopy of Single C₆₀ Molecules and Monolayers with the STM. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(17). 8513–8518. 55 indexed citations

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Nazin, George V., Shiwei Wu, & W. Ho. (2005). Tunneling rates in electron transport through double-barrier molecular junctions in a scanning tunneling microscope. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(25). 8832–8837. 88 indexed citations

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Qiu, X. H., George V. Nazin, & W. Ho. (2004). Mechanisms of Reversible Conformational Transitions in a Single Molecule. Physical Review Letters. 93(19). 196806–196806. 206 indexed citations

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Ho, W.. (1996). Femtosecond laser-induced dynamical quantum processes on solid surfaces (DQPSS). Surface Science. 363(1-3). 166–178. 35 indexed citations

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Whitman, L. J., B. A. Gurney, Lee J. Richter, John S. Villarrubia, & W. Ho. (1987). Summary Abstract: The kinetics of CO dissociation on Fe(111). Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 5(4). 538–539. 5 indexed citations

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Stroscio, Joseph A. & W. Ho. (1986). Design and performance of a double-pass high-resolution electron energy loss spectrometer. Review of Scientific Instruments. 57(8). 1483–1493. 22 indexed citations

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Stroscio, Joseph A., Simon R. Bare, & W. Ho. (1984). The chemisorption and decomposition of ethylene and acetylene on Ni(110). Surface Science. 148(2-3). 499–525. 105 indexed citations

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