William N. MacPherson
William N. MacPherson publishes mostly in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanics of Materials, on topics such as Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors, Photonic and Optical Devices and Mechanical and Optical Resonators.
- World rank
- #349,071 of 1,633,909 ranked researchers
- Rank in United Kingdom
- #30,702 of 90,785
- Works
- 53
- Citations
- 123
- Citations per work
- 2.3
What does William N. MacPherson research?
Shares of their own output, by the field each of their topics belongs to. The grey slice is everything not listed.
- 1Electrical and Electronic Engineering44% of their works
- 2Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics10% of their works
- 3Mechanics of Materials7% of their works
- 4Mechanical Engineering5% of their works
- 5Aerospace Engineering3% of their works
- 6Ocean Engineering3% of their works
Research topics
Which keywords describe William N. MacPherson's research?
The keywords of their largest research topics: Biosensors, Fiber Optic Sensors, Optical Fiber, Optical Modulators, Silicon Photonics, Nanomechanical Systems, Optomechanics and MEMS.
- Vibration-based Damage Identification
- Semiconductor Lasers
- IEEE 1451
- Dimensional Metrology
- MEMS
- Nanomechanical Systems
- Optical Modulators
- Fiber Optic Sensors
- Biosensors
- Optical Fiber
- Silicon Photonics
- Optomechanics
- Silicon
- Error Compensation
- Optical Interconnects
- Smart Sensors
- Wireless Sensors
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
- Biosensors122 topics
- Fiber Optic Sensors121 topic
- Optical Fiber121 topic
- Optical Modulators81 topic
- Silicon Photonics81 topic
- Nanomechanical Systems41 topic
- Optomechanics41 topic
- MEMS31 topic
- Silicon31 topic
- Dimensional Metrology21 topic
- Error Compensation21 topic
- IEEE 145121 topic
- Optical Interconnects21 topic
- Semiconductor Lasers21 topic
- Smart Sensors21 topic
- Vibration-based Damage Identification21 topic
- Wireless Sensors21 topic
Where does William N. MacPherson work?
William N. MacPherson's main affiliation in the publication record is Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom.
How many publications and citations does William N. MacPherson have?
Science Explorer counts 53 works and 123 citations for William N. MacPherson, ranking #349,071 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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