D. A. Ritchie

46.5k citations

1.3k papers · 34.3k · 6 hit papers · h-index 79

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.01%
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
Spectroscopy top 0.02%
- Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 984
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena 707
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices 539
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 731
- Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design 202
- Semiconductor materials and devices 172
- Terahertz technology and applications 161
- Photonic and Optical Devices 159

Co-authors: M. Pepper (251 shared papers)Harvey E. Beere (251 shared papers)A. J. Shields (152 shared papers)E. H. Linfield (201 shared papers)I. Farrer (251 shared papers)M. Y. Simmons (177 shared papers)J. E. F. Frost (124 shared papers)A. G. Davies (71 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (186 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (105 papers)Physical Review Letters (78 papers)Physical Review B (71 papers)Journal of Physics Condensed Matter (56 papers)
Partner nations: United Kingdom Australia Italy

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D. A. Ritchie

1.3k papers receiving 33.3k citations

D. A. Ritchie's Hit Papers

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A semiconductor source of triggered entangled photon pairs 2006 · 675 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Nature
2002 Science
2002 Nature
1996 Physical Review Letters
1993 Physical Review Letters
1988 Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics

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1	Terahertz semiconductor-heterostructure laser Nature ·Rüdeger Köhler, Alessandro Tredicucci, Fabio Beltram, Harvey E. Beere, E. H. Linfield, A. G. Davies, D. A. Ritchie, Rita Claudia Iotti, Fausto Rossi Hit paper breakdown →	2002	1985
2	One-dimensional transport and the quantisation of the ballistic resistance Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics ·D. Wharam, T. J. Thornton, R. Newbury, M. Pepper, H. Ahmed, J. E. F. Frost, D. G. Hasko, D. C. Peacock, D. A. Ritchie, G. A. C. Jones Hit paper breakdown →	1988	1511
3	Electrically Driven Single-Photon Source Science ·Zhiliang Yuan, Beata Kardynał, R. M. Stevenson, A. J. Shields, Charlene J. Lobo, Ken B. Cooper, Neil S. Beattie, D. A. Ritchie, M. Pepper Hit paper breakdown →	2002	862
4	A semiconductor source of triggered entangled photon pairs Nature ·R. M. Stevenson, Robert J. Young, P. Atkinson, Ken B. Cooper, D. A. Ritchie, A. J. Shields Hit paper breakdown →	2006	675
5	Possible Spin Polarization in a One-Dimensional Electron Gas Physical Review Letters ·K. J. Thomas, J. T. Nicholls, M. Y. Simmons, M. Pepper, D. R. Mace, D. A. Ritchie Hit paper breakdown →	1996	535
6	Measurements of Coulomb blockade with a noninvasive voltage probe Physical Review Letters ·Mark Field, C. G. Smith, M. Pepper, D. A. Ritchie, J. E. F. Frost, G. A. C. Jones, D. G. Hasko Hit paper breakdown →	1993	448
7	Gigahertz quantized charge pumping Nature Physics ·M. D. Blumenthal, B. Kaestner, L. Li, S. P. Giblin, T. J. B. M. Janssen, M. Pepper, David V. Anderson, G Jones, D. A. Ritchie	2007	293
8	All-electric all-semiconductor spin field-effect transistors Nature Nanotechnology ·Pojen Chuang, Sheng-Chin Ho, L. W. Smith, F. Sfigakis, M. Pepper, Chin-Hung Chen, Ju-Chun Fan, J. P. Griffiths, I. Farrer, H. E. Beere, G. A. C. Jones, D. A. Ritchie, Tse‐Ming Chen	2014	282
9	An entangled-light-emitting diode Nature ·C. L. Salter, R. M. Stevenson, I. Farrer, C. A. Nicoll, D. A. Ritchie, A. J. Shields	2010	252
10	Two-photon interference of the emission from electrically tunable remote quantum dots Nature Photonics ·Raj B. Patel, A. J. Bennett, I. Farrer, C. A. Nicoll, D. A. Ritchie, A. J. Shields	2010	237
11	High Open‐Circuit Voltages in Tin‐Rich Low‐Bandgap Perovskite‐Based Planar Heterojunction Photovoltaics Advanced Materials ·Baodan Zhao, Mojtaba Abdi‐Jalebi, Maxim Tabachnyk, Hugh Glass, Varun S. Kamboj, Wanyi Nie, Andrew J. Pearson, Yuttapoom Puttisong, Karl C. Gödel, Harvey E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie, Aditya D. Mohite, Siân E. Dutton, Richard H. Friend, Aditya Sadhanala	2016	235
12	High-frequency single-electron transport in a quasi-one-dimensional GaAs channel induced by surface acoustic waves Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·J. M. Shilton, V. I. Talyanskii, M. Pepper, D. A. Ritchie, J. E. F. Frost, C. J. B. Ford, C. G. Smith, G. A. C. Jones	1996	228
13	THz and sub‐THz quantum cascade lasers Laser & Photonics Review ·Giacomo Scalari, Christian Walther, M. Fischer, Romain Terazzi, Harvey E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie, Jérôme Faist	2008	217
14	Electrically pumped photonic-crystal terahertz lasers controlled by boundary conditions Nature ·Yannick Chassagneux, R. Colombelli, W. Maineult, S. Barbieri, Harvey E. Beere, D. A. Ritchie, Suraj P. Khanna, E. H. Linfield, A. G. Davies	2009	217
15	On-demand single-electron transfer between distant quantum dots Nature ·Robert McNeil, M. Kataoka, C. J. B. Ford, C. H. W. Barnes, David V. Anderson, G. A. C. Jones, I. Farrer, D. A. Ritchie	2011	205
16	Metal-Insulator Transition atB=0in a Dilute Two Dimensional GaAs-AlGaAs Hole Gas Physical Review Letters ·M. Y. Simmons, A. R. Hamilton, M. Pepper, E. H. Linfield, P. D. Rose, D. A. Ritchie, A. K. Savchenko, Tom Griffiths	1998	199
17	Improved fidelity of triggered entangled photons from single quantum dots New Journal of Physics ·Robert J. Young, R. M. Stevenson, P. Atkinson, Ken B. Cooper, D. A. Ritchie, A. J. Shields	2006	193
18	Interaction effects in a one-dimensional constriction Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·K. J. Thomas, J. T. Nicholls, N. J. Appleyard, M. Y. Simmons, M. Pepper, D. R. Mace, W. R. Tribe, D. A. Ritchie	1998	191
19	2.9 THz quantum cascade lasers operating up to 70K in continuous wave Applied Physics Letters ·S. Barbieri, Jesse Alton, Harvey E. Beere, John Fowler, E. H. Linfield, D. A. Ritchie	2004	184
20	Single-electron transport in a one-dimensional channel by high-frequency surface acoustic waves Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·V. I. Talyanskii, J. M. Shilton, M. Pepper, Charles G. Smith, C. J. B. Ford, E. H. Linfield, D. A. Ritchie, G. A. C. Jones	1997	177

About D. A. Ritchie

D. A. Ritchie is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Spectroscopy and Materials Chemistry, having authored 1.3k papers that have together received 34.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Quantum and electron transport phenomena (707 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (539 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (230 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (215 papers), Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design (202 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (172 papers), Terahertz technology and applications (161 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (159 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (25.1k citations), Spectroscopy (6.2k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (4.1k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (19.9k citations) and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (236 citations). D. A. Ritchie has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. Frequent co-authors include M. Pepper, Harvey E. Beere, A. J. Shields, E. H. Linfield, I. Farrer, M. Y. Simmons, J. E. F. Frost, A. G. Davies, G. A. C. Jones and Alessandro Tredicucci. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B and Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.

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