W. L. McMillan

15.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
59 papers, 12.1k citations indexed

About

W. L. McMillan is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W. L. McMillan has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 12.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 30 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 24 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in W. L. McMillan's work include Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (17 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (16 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (13 papers). W. L. McMillan is often cited by papers focused on Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (17 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (16 papers) and Theoretical and Computational Physics (13 papers). W. L. McMillan collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. W. L. McMillan's co-authors include J. M. Rowell, J. M. Mochel, Griff L. Bilbro, R. N. Bhatt, Kuo‐Chung Chu, Philip W. Anderson, W. L. Feldmann, Ho-Fai Cheung, R. J. Meyer and R. C. Dynes and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Physical review. B, Solid state.

In The Last Decade

W. L. McMillan

59 papers receiving 11.5k 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.

Transition Temperature of Strong-Coupled Superconductors

1968 4.5k citations W. L. McMillan Physical Review profile →
Simple Molecular Model for the SmecticAPhase of Liquid Crystals

1971 846 citations W. L. McMillan Physical review. A, General physics profile →
Theory of discommensurations and the commensurate-incommensurate charge-density-wave phase transition

1976 808 citations W. L. McMillan Physical review. B, Solid state profile →
Ground State of LiquidHe4

1965 553 citations W. L. McMillan Physical Review profile →
Tunneling Model of the Superconducting Proximity Effect

1968 508 citations W. L. McMillan Physical Review profile →
X-Ray Scattering from Liquid Crystals. I. Cholesteryl Nonanoate and Myristate

1972 333 citations W. L. McMillan Physical review. A, General physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
W. L. McMillan United States	40	7.0k	5.0k	4.5k	3.8k	1.4k	59	12.1k
Peter Fulde Germany	55	8.6k 1.2×	5.0k 1.0×	7.2k 1.6×	2.6k 0.7×	691 0.5×	327	13.6k
A. B. Harris United States	54	8.1k 1.2×	3.5k 0.7×	4.1k 0.9×	3.6k 1.0×	621 0.4×	237	11.6k
R. A. Cowley United Kingdom	58	4.3k 0.6×	3.1k 0.6×	4.8k 1.1×	6.7k 1.8×	2.0k 1.4×	239	12.3k
R. E. Watson United States	59	3.8k 0.5×	3.9k 0.8×	6.4k 1.4×	4.8k 1.3×	675 0.5×	242	12.9k
C. M. Varma United States	40	6.6k 1.0×	3.1k 0.6×	4.9k 1.1×	3.0k 0.8×	741 0.5×	104	10.8k
O. Gunnarsson Germany	67	9.2k 1.3×	5.8k 1.2×	12.2k 2.7×	7.4k 2.0×	1.5k 1.0×	234	22.2k
R. J. Birgeneau United States	58	7.3k 1.0×	5.1k 1.0×	2.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.5×	369 0.3×	163	9.8k
L. M. Falicov United States	57	5.2k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	8.1k 1.8×	2.9k 0.8×	576 0.4×	272	12.0k
W. Götze Germany	45	4.6k 0.7×	1.4k 0.3×	3.7k 0.8×	8.4k 2.2×	602 0.4×	121	11.4k
R. J. Elliott United Kingdom	49	4.7k 0.7×	2.5k 0.5×	7.4k 1.6×	4.8k 1.3×	670 0.5×	171	12.7k

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McMillan, W. L.. (1985). Domain-wall renormalization-group study of the three-dimensional random Ising model at finite temperature. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(1). 340–341. 93 indexed citations

McMillan, W. L.. (1985). Macroscopic renormalization-group study of Anderson localization for noninteracting electrons. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(1). 344–345. 9 indexed citations

McMillan, W. L., et al.. (1985). Macroscopic renormalisation-group study of Anderson localisation for non-interacting electrons. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 18(10). 2097–2102. 16 indexed citations

McMillan, W. L., et al.. (1985). Effects of weak, short-ranged interactions on the Anderson transition. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 18(10). 2103–2107. 3 indexed citations

McMillan, W. L.. (1984). Scaling theory of Ising spin glasses. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 17(18). 3179–3187. 217 indexed citations

McMillan, W. L.. (1983). Monte Carlo simulation of the two-dimensional random (±J) Ising model. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 28(9). 5216–5220. 76 indexed citations

Kumar, Satyendra, J. D. LeGrange, W. L. McMillan, & J. M. Mochel. (1982). High-resolution ac specific-heat and x-ray investigations of the smectic-F—smectic-Htransition of HBHA. Physical review. A, General physics. 25(4). 2258–2261. 12 indexed citations

Dodson, Brian W., W. L. McMillan, J. M. Mochel, & R. C. Dynes. (1981). Metal-Insulator Transition in Disordered Germanium-Gold Alloys. Physical Review Letters. 46(1). 46–49. 119 indexed citations

Rutledge, J. E., et al.. (1978). Third sound, two-dimensional hydrodynamics, and elementary excitations in very thin helium films. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 18(5). 2155–2168. 57 indexed citations

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Bilbro, Griff L. & W. L. McMillan. (1976). Theoretical model of superconductivity and the martensitic transformation inA15compounds. Physical review. B, Solid state. 14(5). 1887–1892. 237 indexed citations

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Chu, Kuo‐Chung & W. L. McMillan. (1975). Static and dynamic behavior near a second-order smecticA— nematic phase transition by light scattering. Physical review. A, General physics. 11(3). 1059–1067. 40 indexed citations

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McMillan, W. L.. (1975). Time-dependent Laudau theory of charge-density waves in transition-metal dichalcogenides. Physical review. B, Solid state. 12(4). 1197–1199. 51 indexed citations

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McMillan, W. L.. (1975). Landau theory of charge-density waves in transition-metal dichalcogenides. Physical review. B, Solid state. 12(4). 1187–1196. 378 indexed citations

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Meyer, R. J. & W. L. McMillan. (1974). Simple molecular theory of the smecticC,B, andHphases. Physical review. A, General physics. 9(2). 899–906. 63 indexed citations

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McMillan, W. L.. (1973). Measurement of Smectic-Phase Order-Parameter Fluctuations in the Nematic Phase of Heptyloxyazoxybenzene. Physical review. A, General physics. 8(1). 328–331. 38 indexed citations

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McMillan, W. L.. (1971). Theory of One-Electron Molecules. I.Li2+. Physical review. A, General physics. 4(1). 69–81. 80 indexed citations

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Rowell, J. M., W. L. McMillan, & W. L. Feldmann. (1971). Superconductivity and Lattice Dynamics of White Tin. Physical review. B, Solid state. 3(12). 4065–4073. 32 indexed citations

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Rowell, J. M. & W. L. McMillan. (1971). Tunneling investigation of the proximity effect in thick lead films backed by iron. Physica. 55. 718–726. 3 indexed citations

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McMillan, W. L.. (1969). Quantum Liquids. II. Microscopic Theory of LiquidHe3-He4Mixtures. Physical Review. 182(1). 299–306. 17 indexed citations

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Poularikas, Alexander D., et al.. (1960). New isomers of scandium-50 and indium-120; γ-rays in lutecium-178 decay. Journal of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry. 13(3-4). 196–199. 30 indexed citations

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