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Daniel C. Ralph publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel C. Ralph sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 489 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Daniel C. Ralph D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Daniel C. Ralph sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

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 La0.7Sr0.3MnO3/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 Au0.25Pt0.75", 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

  • Coulomb blockade and the Kondo effect in single-atom transistors

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

  • Microwave oscillations of a nanomagnet driven by a spin-polarized current

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

  • 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

  • Spin transfer torques

    D.C. Ralph;M.D. Stiles

  • 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

  • Spin-Torque Ferromagnetic Resonance Induced by the Spin Hall Effect

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

  • Current-Induced Switching of Domains in Magnetic Multilayer Devices

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

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

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

  • Spin-transfer torque generated by a topological insulator

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

  • Interface-induced phenomena in magnetism

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

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

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

  • Deterministic switching of ferromagnetism at room temperature using an electric field

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

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

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

  • Breaking of Valley Degeneracy by Magnetic Field in Monolayer MoSe 2

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

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

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

  • Spectroscopic measurements of discrete electronic states in single metal particles.

    DC Ralph;CT Black;M Tinkham

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

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

  • Coupling of spin and orbital motion of electrons in carbon nanotubes

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

  • The Kondo effect in the presence of ferromagnetism.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Buhrman
Robert A. Buhrman Cornell University
Darrell G. Schlom
Darrell G. Schlom Cornell University
Paul L. McEuen
Paul L. McEuen Cornell University
Héctor D. Abruña
Héctor D. Abruña Cornell University
Michael Tinkham
Michael Tinkham Harvard University
Jordan A. Katine
Jordan A. Katine Western Digital (Japan)
Jiwoong Park
Jiwoong Park University of Chicago
Charles T. Black
Charles T. Black Brookhaven National Laboratory
David A. Muller
David A. Muller Cornell University
Fengyuan Yang
Fengyuan Yang The Ohio State University

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