Y. Yacoby

6.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
140 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Y. Yacoby is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Y. Yacoby has authored 140 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 92 papers in Materials Chemistry, 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 41 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Y. Yacoby's work include Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (35 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (25 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (23 papers). Y. Yacoby is often cited by papers focused on Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials (35 papers), Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics (25 papers) and Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography (23 papers). Y. Yacoby collaborates with scholars based in Israel, United States and Germany. Y. Yacoby's co-authors include M. Newville, Edward A. Stern, J. J. Rehr, Bruce Ravel, D. Haskel, E. A. Stern, Pēteris Līviņš, Roy Clarke, Divine P. Kumah and Codrin Cionca and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Y. Yacoby

137 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Near-edge x-ray-absorption fine structure of Pb: A compar... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 1995 1995 250 500 750
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.

  1. Near-edge x-ray-absorption fine structure of Pb: A comparison of theory and experiment
    1993 800 citations M. Newville, Pēteris Līviņš et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
  2. The UWXAFS analysis package: philosophy and details
    1995 704 citations Edward A. Stern, M. Newville et al. profile →
  3. Analysis of multiple-scattering XAFS data using theoretical standards
    1995 685 citations M. Newville, Bruce Ravel et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Y. Yacoby Israel 30 3.7k 1.5k 1.4k 1.1k 644 140 5.4k
S. Mobilio Italy 38 2.5k 0.7× 935 0.6× 1.1k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 671 1.0× 204 4.6k
F. Boscherini Italy 34 2.6k 0.7× 641 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 1.5k 1.4× 529 0.8× 215 4.5k
L. J. Terminello United States 47 4.5k 1.2× 587 0.4× 2.6k 1.9× 1.5k 1.4× 624 1.0× 148 6.8k
Haruo Kuroda Japan 42 3.6k 1.0× 2.6k 1.7× 2.3k 1.7× 1.8k 1.7× 603 0.9× 364 7.9k
R. Frahm Germany 37 3.1k 0.8× 831 0.6× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 715 1.1× 180 6.1k
Andrea Di Cicco Italy 42 3.8k 1.0× 861 0.6× 1.7k 1.2× 1.0k 0.9× 669 1.0× 246 6.8k
H. Fueß Germany 47 4.9k 1.3× 3.2k 2.1× 2.2k 1.6× 666 0.6× 1.7k 2.7× 444 9.1k
H. Tolentino Brazil 37 1.8k 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 871 0.6× 780 0.7× 839 1.3× 165 3.6k
W. C. Mackrodt United Kingdom 36 3.0k 0.8× 873 0.6× 744 0.5× 972 0.9× 757 1.2× 133 4.6k
R. P. Messmer United States 43 3.1k 0.8× 885 0.6× 1.4k 1.0× 3.3k 3.1× 428 0.7× 137 6.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Y. Yacoby

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Y. Yacoby

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Dubuis, Guy, Y. Yacoby, Hua Zhou, et al.. (2016). Oxygen Displacement in Cuprates under Ionic Liquid Field-Effect Gating. Scientific Reports. 6(1). 32378–32378. 17 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (2011). Off-center displacements and hydrostatic pressure induced phase transition in perovskites. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 24(1). 15901–15901. 7 indexed citations
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Finfrock, Y. Zou, Edward A. Stern, Y. Yacoby, et al.. (2010). Spatial dependence and mitigation of radiation damage by a line-focus mini-beam. Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography. 66(12). 1287–1294. 14 indexed citations
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Kumah, Divine P., et al.. (2009). Atomic-scale mapping of quantum dots formed by droplet epitaxy. Nature Nanotechnology. 4(12). 835–838. 40 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y.. (2004). Diffractometer-Control Software For Bragg-Rod Measurements. AIP conference proceedings. 705. 1221–1224.
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Sowwan, Mukhles, Y. Yacoby, J. A. Pitney, et al.. (2002). Direct atomic structure determination of epitaxially grown films:Gd2O3on GaAs(100). Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 66(20). 41 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (2001). Off-centre displacements and ferroelectric phase transition in dilute KTa1-xNbxO3. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 13(39). 8817–8830. 25 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (1999). Ferroelectric phase transitions and off-centre displacements in systems with strong electron-phonon interaction. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 11(48). 9807–9822. 43 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (1997). Ferroelectric phase transitions in perovskites with off-center ion displacements. Solid State Communications. 103(7). 425–430. 63 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y. & Edward A. Stern. (1997). Achievements and prospects in X-ray absorption spectroscopy. 535–556. 1 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (1993). Structural disorder in oxygen perovskite crystals. Physica C Superconductivity. 209(1-3). 55–58. 11 indexed citations
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Newville, M., Pēteris Līviņš, Y. Yacoby, J. J. Rehr, & E. A. Stern. (1993). Near-edge x-ray-absorption fine structure of Pb: A comparison of theory and experiment. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 47(21). 14126–14131. 800 indexed citations breakdown →
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (1991). Off-center displacement of the Nb ions below and above the ferroelectric phase transition ofKTa0.91Nb0.09O3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 44(13). 6700–6707. 134 indexed citations
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Agranat, Aharon J. & Y. Yacoby. (1988). Dielectric photorefractive crystals as the storage medium in holographic memory systems. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 5(8). 1792–1792. 3 indexed citations
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Brokman, A., et al.. (1988). Does sulfur replace oxygen in the superconducting YBa2Cu3O6S phase?. Solid State Communications. 68(3). 313–317. 8 indexed citations
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Schmeltzer, D., et al.. (1986). The amplitude mode in the presence of disorder and its observation in trans-(CH)xby Raman scattering. Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics. 19(12). 2113–2127. 1 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., S. Roth, Klaus Menke, F. Keilmann, & J. Kuhl. (1983). . Solid State Communications. 47(11). 869–871. 27 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (1976). Study of soft modes by temperature-derivative first- and second-order Raman spectroscopy. Physical review. B, Solid state. 13(9). 4132–4140. 12 indexed citations
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Lotem, Haim, G. Koren, & Y. Yacoby. (1974). Dispersion of nonlinear optical susceptibility in GaAs and GaSb. Physical review. B, Solid state. 9(8). 3532–3540. 29 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Y., et al.. (1974). Differential Raman scattering from impurity soft modes in mixed crystals of K1−xNaxTaO3 and K1−xLixTaO3. Solid State Communications. 15(4). 715–718. 84 indexed citations

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