W. van Roosbroeck

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

W. van Roosbroeck is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, W. van Roosbroeck has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in W. van Roosbroeck's work include Semiconductor materials and interfaces (9 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (9 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (5 papers). W. van Roosbroeck is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor materials and interfaces (9 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (9 papers) and Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (5 papers). W. van Roosbroeck collaborates with scholars based in . W. van Roosbroeck's co-authors include W. Shockley, H. C. Casey, W. G. Pfann, H. J. Queisser, C. S. Fuller, H. C. Theuerer, H. Smith, W. F. Brinkman, M. A. Paalanen and W. O. Sprenger and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

W. van Roosbroeck

20 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

  1. Photon-Radiative Recombination of Electrons and Holes in Germanium
    1954 791 citations W. van Roosbroeck, W. Shockley Physical Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. van Roosbroeck 16 1.5k 1.0k 702 156 116 20 2.1k
W. C. Dash United States 13 1.3k 0.8× 792 0.8× 825 1.2× 331 2.1× 86 0.7× 17 1.9k
David Brust United States 20 620 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 636 0.9× 174 1.1× 185 1.6× 34 1.6k
S. Roberts United States 16 578 0.4× 635 0.6× 674 1.0× 151 1.0× 69 0.6× 25 1.4k
J. R. Haynes United States 13 1.4k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 876 1.2× 190 1.2× 69 0.6× 14 1.9k
D. Bois France 16 1.5k 1.0× 1.1k 1.1× 502 0.7× 101 0.6× 165 1.4× 38 2.0k
Karlheinz Seeger Austria 20 1.4k 0.9× 1.3k 1.3× 930 1.3× 268 1.7× 96 0.8× 78 2.5k
L. H. Germer United States 25 677 0.4× 1.0k 1.0× 700 1.0× 220 1.4× 366 3.2× 45 1.8k
R. O. Carlson United States 20 1.3k 0.9× 868 0.9× 451 0.6× 160 1.0× 37 0.3× 31 1.7k
J. Maserjian United States 22 2.2k 1.4× 980 1.0× 883 1.3× 201 1.3× 295 2.5× 82 2.6k
Leonard R. Weisberg United States 18 985 0.6× 992 1.0× 342 0.5× 112 0.7× 64 0.6× 39 1.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. van Roosbroeck

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Paalanen, M. A., M. C. Cross, W. O. Sprenger, W. van Roosbroeck, & D. D. Osheroff. (1979). Study of the orientational electric field effect in 3He-B. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 34(5-6). 607–616. 3 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van, et al.. (1977). Spin Waves inHe3-B. Physical Review Letters. 38(3). 134–137. 26 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1973). Principles of electrical behavior of amorphous semiconductor alloys. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 12(2). 232–262. 31 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van & H. C. Casey. (1972). Transport in Relaxation Semiconductors. Physical review. B, Solid state. 5(6). 2154–2175. 137 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1972). Electronic Basis of Switching in Amorphous Semiconductor Alloys. Physical Review Letters. 28(17). 1120–1123. 45 indexed citations
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Queisser, H. J., H. C. Casey, & W. van Roosbroeck. (1971). Carrier Transport and Potential Distributions for a Semiconductorp−nJunction in the Relaxation Regime. Physical Review Letters. 26(10). 551–554. 47 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1965). Theory of the Yield and Fano Factor of Electron-Hole Pairs Generated in Semiconductors by High-Energy Particles. Physical Review. 139(5A). A1702–A1716. 91 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1965). Fluctuation Phenomena in Solids. R. E. Burgess, Ed. Academic Press, New York, 1965. xii + 389 pp. Illus. $14. Science. 149(3684). 626–626. 1 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van & W. G. Pfann. (1962). Transport in a Semiconductor with Anisotropic Mobilities and the Photopiezoresistance Effect. Journal of Applied Physics. 33(7). 2304–2309. 11 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1961). Current-Carrier Transport with Space Charge in Semiconductors. Physical Review. 123(2). 474–490. 74 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1960). Current-Carrier Transport and Photoconductivity in Semiconductors with Trapping. Physical Review. 119(2). 636–652. 40 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1960). Theory of Current-Carrier Transport and Photoconductivity in Semiconductors with Trapping. Bell System Technical Journal. 39(3). 515–613. 25 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1956). Theory of the Photomagnetoelectric Effect in Semiconductors. Physical Review. 101(6). 1713–1725. 110 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1955). Injected Current Carrier Transport in a Semi-Infinite Semiconductor and the Determination of Lifetimes and Surface Recombination Velocities. Journal of Applied Physics. 26(4). 380–391. 193 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van & W. Shockley. (1954). Photon-Radiative Recombination of Electrons and Holes in Germanium. Physical Review. 94(6). 1558–1560. 791 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pfann, W. G. & W. van Roosbroeck. (1954). Radioactive and Photoelectric p-n Junction Power Sources. Journal of Applied Physics. 25(11). 1422–1434. 107 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1953). The Transport of Added Current Carriers in a Homogeneous Semiconductor. Physical Review. 91(2). 282–289. 205 indexed citations
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Fuller, C. S., H. C. Theuerer, & W. van Roosbroeck. (1952). Properties of Thermally Produced Acceptors in Germanium. Physical Review. 85(4). 678–679. 30 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van. (1952). Large Current Amplifications in Filamentary Transistors. Journal of Applied Physics. 23(12). 1411–1412. 3 indexed citations
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Roosbroeck, W. van, et al.. (1951). Pyrolytic Film Resistors: Carbon and Borocarbon. Bell System Technical Journal. 30(2). 271–314. 83 indexed citations

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