W.C. Black

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

W.C. Black is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, W.C. Black has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 24 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in W.C. Black's work include Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design (18 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (16 papers) and Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies (8 papers). W.C. Black is often cited by papers focused on Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design (18 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (16 papers) and Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies (8 papers). W.C. Black collaborates with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. W.C. Black's co-authors include D.A. Hodges, J. C. Wheatley, D.J. Allstot, B. N. Das, W. R. Abel, A. C. Anderson, Mark W. Johnston, Charles M. Futrell, Robert A. Reed and W. R. Roach and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Proceedings of the IEEE.

In The Last Decade

W.C. Black

56 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
W.C. Black United States	20	1.2k	966	565	166	161	61	2.0k
R. Gerber United Kingdom	24	478 0.4×	525 0.5×	194 0.3×	211 1.3×	214 1.3×	163	2.1k
B. H. Soffer United States	23	813 0.7×	165 0.2×	859 1.5×	37 0.2×	23 0.1×	78	2.0k
S.K. Chaudhuri Canada	27	1.5k 1.2×	138 0.1×	650 1.2×	430 2.6×	19 0.1×	164	2.8k
P.E. Lagasse Belgium	21	1.3k 1.1×	376 0.4×	632 1.1×	86 0.5×	11 0.1×	75	1.9k
Y. Shiroishi Japan	22	198 0.2×	170 0.2×	860 1.5×	124 0.7×	158 1.0×	67	2.0k
R. Palmer Germany	26	3.5k 2.9×	771 0.8×	1.5k 2.6×	102 0.6×	14 0.1×	79	3.8k
Eiichi Goto Japan	20	517 0.4×	238 0.2×	705 1.2×	69 0.4×	297 1.8×	95	1.5k
Paul Craig United States	23	116 0.1×	148 0.2×	603 1.1×	67 0.4×	497 3.1×	106	1.6k
P. R. Newman United States	19	426 0.4×	92 0.1×	212 0.4×	15 0.1×	49 0.3×	66	1.4k
J.P. Heritage United States	41	3.2k 2.6×	468 0.5×	2.7k 4.8×	142 0.9×	18 0.1×	132	4.9k

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

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

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Black, W.C.. (2010). Power line S-parameter characterization using open-source tools. 62–66. 5 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., et al.. (2010). High-frequency characterization and modeling of distribution transformers. 2. 18–21. 10 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., et al.. (2003). Sub-sampling sigma-delta modulator for baseband processing. 34. 195–198. 6 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., et al.. (2002). Windowed MRAM sensing scheme. 47–55. 1 indexed citations

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Das, B. N. & W.C. Black. (2002). A generalized HSPICE macro-model for pseudo-spin-valve GMR memory bits. 6. 397–400. 1 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., K. Bussmann, Sara A. Majetich, et al.. (2001). Applications of Ferromagnetic and Optical Materials, Storage and Magnetoelectronics. 9 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., et al.. (2001). Error analysis for time-interleaved analog channels. 468–471 vol. 1. 10 indexed citations

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Das, B. N., et al.. (2000). Nonvolatile CMOS latch employing GMR resistors. European Solid-State Circuits Conference. 372–375.

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Hassoun, M., et al.. (1999). A schene for sensing four states from a single pseudo-spin valve GMR device. IEEE International Magnetics Conference. HA02–HA02. 1 indexed citations

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Pohm, A.V., R.S. Beech, John M. Anderson, & W.C. Black. (1997). Narrow end-on giant magnetoresistance READ-head sensors. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 33(3). 2392–2396. 4 indexed citations

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Black, W.C.. (1985). Floating integrator technique for switched-capacitor circuits employing reset cycles. Electronics Letters. 21(24). 1126–1128. 1 indexed citations

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Allstot, D.J. & W.C. Black. (1983). Technological design considerations for monolithic MOS switched-capacitor filtering systems. Proceedings of the IEEE. 71(8). 967–986. 79 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., et al.. (1980). CMOS PCM channel filter. 84–85. 10 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., et al.. (1977). An algorithmic analog-to-digital converter. 96–97. 46 indexed citations

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Mota, A. C., et al.. (1971). Toward the superconductivity of rhodium. Physics Letters A. 34(3). 160–161. 14 indexed citations

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Black, W.C., E. C. Hirschkoff, A. C. Mota, & J. C. Wheatley. (1969). 4He Film Flow Suppressing Evaporator for a Dilution Refrigerator. Review of Scientific Instruments. 40(6). 846–848. 8 indexed citations

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Black, W.C.. (1968). Critical-Field Measurement of Superconducting Tungsten as Related to the Cerium-Magnesium-Nitrate Temperature Scale. Physical Review Letters. 21(1). 28–31. 8 indexed citations

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Abel, W. R., A. C. Anderson, W.C. Black, & J. C. Wheatley. (1965). Low-Temperature Heat Capacity of LiquidHe3. Physical Review Letters. 15(23). 875–878. 16 indexed citations

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Abel, W. R., A. C. Anderson, W.C. Black, & J. C. Wheatley. (1965). Absence of Superfluidity in Low-Pressure LiquidHe3above 0.0035°K. Physical Review Letters. 14(5). 129–131. 12 indexed citations

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Black, W.C.. (1965). A bandwidth-insertion-loss tradeoff. IEEE Transactions on Circuit Theory. 12(4). 615–617. 2 indexed citations

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