Robert V. Hull

11.2k citations

309 papers · 8.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 48

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Structural Biology top 0.2%
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 175
- Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices 93
- Semiconductor materials and interfaces 83
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 212
- Semiconductor materials and devices 80
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis 56
- Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies 50

Co-authors: John C. Bean (47 shared papers)Rudolf M. Tromp (6 shared papers)Yangchuan Xing (2 shared papers)Charles C. Chusuei (2 shared papers)Liang Li (2 shared papers)M. J. Williamson (4 shared papers)Philippe M. Vereecken (2 shared papers)J. C. Bean (16 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (70 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (30 papers)Microscopy and Microanalysis (19 papers)Journal of Crystal Growth (7 papers)Nanotechnology (7 papers)
Partner nations: United States Germany France

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Robert V. Hull

300 papers receiving 8.3k citations

Robert V. Hull's Hit Papers

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Dynamic microscopy of nanoscale cluster growth at the solid–liquid interface 2003 · 690 citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

2003 Nature Materials

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1	Dynamic microscopy of nanoscale cluster growth at the solid–liquid interface Nature Materials ·M. J. Williamson, Rudolf M. Tromp, Philippe M. Vereecken, Robert V. Hull, F. M. Ross Hit paper breakdown →	2003	690
2	Superconductivity near 70 K in a new family of layered copper oxides Nature ·Robert Cava, Bertram J. Batlogg, James J. Krajewski, L. W. JUN. RUPP, Lynn F. Schneemeyer, Theo Siegrist, Robert Bruce vanDover, P. Marsh	1988	415
3	Sonochemical Oxidation of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Langmuir ·Yangchuan Xing, Liang Li, Charles C. Chusuei, Robert V. Hull	2005	315
4	Lasing from excitons in quantum wires Physical Review Letters ·W. Wegscheider, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Marc M. Dignam, Aron Pinczuk, K. W. West, S. L. McCall, Robert V. Hull	1993	265
5	Pt Nanoparticle Binding on Functionalized Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Chemistry of Materials ·Robert V. Hull, Liang Li, Yangchuan Xing, Charles C. Chusuei	2006	257
6	Advances in selective wet oxidation of AlGaAs alloys IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics ·Kent D. Choquette, K.M. Geib, Carol I. H. Ashby, R. D. Twesten, O. Blum, H.Q. Hou, D. M. Follstaedt, B. E. Hammons	1997	209
7	Misfit dislocations in lattice-mismatched epitaxial films Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences ·Robert V. Hull, John C. Bean	1992	193
8	Stability of semiconductor strained-layer superlattices Applied Physics Letters ·Robert V. Hull, J. C. Bean, Fernando Cerdeira, A. T. Fiory, J Murray Gibson	1986	137
9	Nucleation of GaAs on Si: Experimental evidence for a three-dimensional critical transition Applied Physics Letters ·Robert V. Hull, Alice Fischer-Colbrie	1987	125
10	Effective mass filtering: Giant quantum amplification of the photocurrent in a semiconductor superlattice Applied Physics Letters ·Federico Capasso, Khalid Khalil Mohammed, Alfred Y. Cho, Robert V. Hull, Albert L. Hutchinson	1985	123
11	I n s i t u observations of misfit dislocation propagation in GexSi1−x/Si(100) heterostructures Applied Physics Letters ·Robert V. Hull, John C. Bean, D. J. Werder, Ronald E. Leibenguth	1988	116
12	Direct observation of potential distribution across Si/Si p-n junctions using off-axis electron holography Applied Physics Letters ·Martha R. McCartney, David John Smith, Robert V. Hull, J. C. Bean, Edgar Voelkl, B.G. Frost	1994	113
13	Nucleation of misfit dislocations in strained-layer epitaxy in the GexSi1−x/Si system Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·Robert V. Hull, John C. Bean	1989	103
14	Interpretation of dislocation propagation velocities in strained GexSi1−x/Si(100) heterostructures by the diffusive kink pair model Journal of Applied Physics ·Robert V. Hull, John C. Bean, D. Bahnck, Larry J. Peticolas, Kenneth T. Short, F. C. Unterwald	1991	95
15	New Quantum Photoconductivity and Large Photocurrent Gain by Effective-Mass Filtering in a Forward-Biased Superlattice p−n Junction Physical Review Letters ·Federico Capasso, Khalid Khalil Mohammed, A. Y. Cho, Robert V. Hull, Albert L. Hutchinson	1985	94
16	Thermal relaxation of metastable strained-layer Gex Si1−x /Si epitaxy Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·A. T. Fiory, J. C. Bean, Robert V. Hull, Shohei NAKAHARA	1985	88
17	Fabrication and performance of selectively oxidized vertical-cavity lasers IEEE Photonics Technology Letters ·Kent D. Choquette, K.L. Lear, Richard Schneider, K.M. Geib, Jeffrey J. Figiel, Robert V. Hull	1995	85
18	A phenomenological description of strain relaxation in GexSi1−x/Si(100) heterostructures Journal of Applied Physics ·Robert V. Hull, John C. Bean, C. Buescher	1989	83
19	Ge dot organization on Si substrates patterned by focused ion beam Applied Physics Letters ·A. Karmous, Alexandre Cuenat, A. Ronda, Isabelle Berbézier, Surajit Atha, Robert V. Hull	2004	83
20	Development of a Nanoindenter for In Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy Microscopy and Microanalysis ·Eric A. Stach, Tony Freeman, Andrew M. Minor, D. Owen, John Cumings, M. A. Wall, Tomáš Chráska, Robert V. Hull	2001	82

About Robert V. Hull

Robert V. Hull is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology and Materials Chemistry, having authored 309 papers that have together received 8.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (93 papers), Semiconductor materials and interfaces (83 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (80 papers), Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (56 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (50 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (43 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (35 papers) and Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence (28 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (741 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (4.2k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (745 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (5.0k citations) and Condensed Matter Physics (798 citations). Robert V. Hull has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Frequent co-authors include John C. Bean, Rudolf M. Tromp, Yangchuan Xing, Charles C. Chusuei, Liang Li, M. J. Williamson, Philippe M. Vereecken, J. C. Bean, Frances M. Ross and J Murray Gibson. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Journal of Crystal Growth and Nanotechnology.

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