2026 Daniel C. Ralph: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	104	1415	1340	741	690	489	57737

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Research.com Recognitions

1996 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Daniel C. Ralph is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science. Their research work spans several subfields including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Condensed Matter Physics, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The main topics of their research include magnetic properties of thin films, multiferroics and related materials, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, quantum and electron transport phenomena, topological materials and phenomena, physics of superconductivity and magnetism, and 2D materials and applications.

The scientist has published frequently in the following venues:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Advanced Materials
Nano Letters
Nature Electronics
Nature Communications

Several recent papers illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

"Tilted spin current generated by the collinear antiferromagnet ruthenium dioxide", 2022, Nature Electronics
"Manipulation of the van der Waals Magnet Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ by Spin-Orbit Torques", 2020, Nano Letters
"Novel Spin-Orbit Torque Generation at Room Temperature in an All-Oxide Epitaxial La_0.7Sr_0.3MnO₃/SrIrO₃ System", 2021, Advanced Materials
"Observation of Strong Bulk Damping-Like Spin-Orbit Torque in Chemically Disordered Ferromagnetic Single Layers", 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
"Energy-Efficient Ultrafast SOT-MRAMs Based on Low-Resistivity Spin Hall Metal Au_0.25Pt_0.75", 2020, Advanced Electronic Materials

Frequent collaborators include David A. Muller, Rakshit Jain, Xiyue S. Zhang, Thow Min Jerald Cham, and Arnab Bose.

Among notable recognitions, Daniel C. Ralph was awarded the status of Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1996.

Best Publications

Spin-torque switching with the giant spin hall effect of tantalum

Luqiao Liu;Chi Feng Pai;Y. Li;H. W. Tseng

4583
Citations
Coulomb blockade and the Kondo effect in single-atom transistors

Jiwoong Park;Jiwoong Park;Abhay N. Pasupathy;Jonas I. Goldsmith;Connie Chang

2678
Citations
Microwave oscillations of a nanomagnet driven by a spin-polarized current

S. I. Kiselev;J. C. Sankey;I. N. Krivorotov;N. C. Emley

2622
Citations
Current-driven magnetization reversal and spin-wave excitations in Co /Cu /Co pillars

J. A. Katine;F. J. Albert;R. A. Buhrman;E. B. Myers

2620
Citations
Spin transfer torques

D.C. Ralph;M.D. Stiles

2278
Citations
Current-induced switching of perpendicularly magnetized magnetic layers using spin torque from the spin Hall effect.

Luqiao Liu;O. J. Lee;T. J. Gudmundsen;Daniel C Ralph

2046
Citations
Spin-Torque Ferromagnetic Resonance Induced by the Spin Hall Effect

Luqiao Liu;Takahiro Moriyama;D. C. Ralph;R. A. Buhrman

2040
Citations
Current-Induced Switching of Domains in Magnetic Multilayer Devices

E. B. Myers;D. C. Ralph;J. A. Katine;R. N. Louie

1882
Citations
Spin transfer torque devices utilizing the giant spin Hall effect of tungsten

Chi-Feng Pai;Luqiao Liu;Y. Li;H. W. Tseng

1598
Citations
Spin-transfer torque generated by a topological insulator

A. R. Mellnik;Joonsue Lee;Anthony R. Richardella;J. L. Grab

1487
Citations
Interface-induced phenomena in magnetism

Frances Hellman;Axel Hoffmann;Yaroslav Tserkovnyak;Geoffrey S.D. Beach

953
Citations
Measurement of the spin-transfer-torque vector in magnetic tunnel junctions

Jack C. Sankey;Yong-Tao Cui;Jonathan Z. Sun;John C. Slonczewski

820
Citations
Deterministic switching of ferromagnetism at room temperature using an electric field

J.T. Heron;J.L. Bosse;Q. He;Y. Gao

814
Citations
Magnetic vortex oscillator driven by d.c. spin-polarized current

V. S. Pribiag;I. N. Krivorotov;G. D. Fuchs;Patrick M Braganca

811
Citations
Breaking of Valley Degeneracy by Magnetic Field in Monolayer MoSe 2

David MacNeill;Colin Heikes;Kin Fai Mak;Zachary Anderson

793
Citations
Control of spin-orbit torques through crystal symmetry in WTe2/ferromagnet bilayers

D. MacNeill;G. M. Stiehl;M. H. D. Guimaraes;R. A. Buhrman

776
Citations
Spectroscopic measurements of discrete electronic states in single metal particles.

DC Ralph;CT Black;M Tinkham

748
Citations
Time-Domain Measurements of Nanomagnet Dynamics Driven by Spin-Transfer Torques

I. N. Krivorotov;N. C. Emley;J. C. Sankey;S. I. Kiselev

738
Citations
Coupling of spin and orbital motion of electrons in carbon nanotubes

F. Kuemmeth;S. Ilani;D. C. Ralph;P. L. McEuen

697
Citations
The Kondo effect in the presence of ferromagnetism.

Abhay N. Pasupathy;Radoslaw C. Bialczak;Jan Martinek;Jacob E. Grose

679
Citations