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Researcher · Worcester Polytechnic Institute · United States

D. F. Nelson

D. F. Nelson publishes mostly in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, on topics such as Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices, Semiconductor materials and interfaces and Photonic and Optical Devices.

OpenAlex
World rank
#157,839
of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
Rank in United States
#65,879
of 358,040
Works
29
Citations
152
Citations per work
5.2

What does D. F. Nelson research?

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 31.3%Electrical and Electronic Engineering: 21.9%Biomedical Engineering: 6.3%Materials Chemistry: 6.3%other fields: 34.2%31%top field
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics31.3%Electrical and Electronic Engineering21.9%Biomedical Engineering6.3%Materials Chemistry6.3%other fields34.2%

Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.

  1. 1Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics31% of their works
  2. 2Electrical and Electronic Engineering22% of their works
  3. 3Biomedical Engineering6% of their works
  4. 4Materials Chemistry6% of their works
  5. 5Mechanics of Materials6% of their works
  6. 6Literature and Literary Theory3% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe D. F. Nelson's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Optical Modulators, Quantum Dots, Semiconductor, Metal-Semiconductor Contacts, Schottky Barrier, Lithium Niobate, Microcavities and Photonics.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Optical Modulators42 topics
  2. Quantum Dots41 topic
  3. Semiconductor41 topic
  4. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts31 topic
  5. Schottky Barrier31 topic
  6. Lithium Niobate21 topic
  7. Microcavities21 topic
  8. Photonics21 topic
  9. Silicon Photonics21 topic
  10. Acoustic Wave Biosensors11 topic
  11. Crystal Structure Prediction11 topic
  12. Imaging Spectroscopy11 topic
  13. Mantle Dynamics11 topic
  14. Optical Interconnects11 topic
  15. Polarimetry11 topic
  16. Semiconductor Lasers11 topic
  17. Thin Film Resonators11 topic

Where does D. F. Nelson work?

D. F. Nelson's main affiliation in the publication record is Worcester Polytechnic Institute, United States.

How many publications and citations does D. F. Nelson have?

Science Explorer counts 29 works and 152 citations for D. F. Nelson, ranking #157,839 of 1,633,909 researchers worldwide on the composite score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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