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71
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16245
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Douglas H. Lowndes publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Douglas H. Lowndes sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 315 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Douglas H. Lowndes D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Douglas H. Lowndes sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Douglas H. Lowndes is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States. Their research is primarily situated within the field of computer science with a focus on areas such as artificial intelligence and computational theory and mathematics.

The scientist's main topics of work include quantum information and cryptography, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, and quantum-dot cellular automata. These themes reflect a concentration on emerging quantum technologies and theoretical foundations relevant to quantum computation.

Recent publications by Lowndes include the paper titled A beam steering platform enabling handheld low-cost quantum key distribution, published in 2023 in the IET conference proceedings. This contribution highlights exploration into practical implementations in quantum key distribution technologies.

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

  • Andy Schreier
  • James Sagar
  • Hyunchae Chun
  • Siddarth Koduru Joshi
  • Grahame Faulkner

Lowndes has also published regularly in the IET conference proceedings, which serves as a notable venue for disseminating their research findings.

Best Publications

  • Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanofibers and Related Structures: Controlled Synthesis and Directed Assembly

    Anatoli Vasilievich Melechko;Vladimir I Merkulov;Timothy E McKnight;M. A. Guillorn

  • Strong polarization enhancement in asymmetric three-component ferroelectric superlattices

    Ho Nyung Lee;Hans M. Christen;Matthew F. Chisholm;Christopher M. Rouleau

  • Synthesis of Novel Thin-Film Materials by Pulsed Laser Deposition

    Douglas H. Lowndes;D. B. Geohegan;A. A. Puretzky;D. P. Norton

  • Patterned growth of individual and multiple vertically aligned carbon nanofibers

    V. I. Merkulov;D. H. Lowndes;Y. Y. Wei;G. Eres

  • Nanoscale effects on the ionic conductivity in highly textured YSZ thin films

    Igor Kosacki;Christopher M. Rouleau;Paul F. Becher;James Bentley

  • Effect of catalyst film thickness on carbon nanotube growth by selective area chemical vapor deposition

    Y. Y. Wei;Gyula Eres;V. I. Merkulov;D. H. Lowndes

  • Alignment mechanism of carbon nanofibers produced by plasma-enhanced chemical-vapor deposition

    Vladimir I. Merkulov;Anatoli V. Melechko;Michael A. Guillorn;Douglas H. Lowndes

  • Silicon microcolumn arrays grown by nanosecond pulsed-excimer laser irradiation

    A. J. Pedraza;J. D. Fowlkes;D. H. Lowndes

  • Superconductivity in nonsymmetric epitaxial YBa2Cu3O7-x/PrBa2Cu3O7-x superlattices: The superconducting behavior of Cu-O bilayers.

    Douglas H. Lowndes;David P. Norton;J. D. Budai

  • Shaping carbon nanostructures by controlling the synthesis process

    Vladimir I. Merkulov;Michael A. Guillorn;Douglas H. Lowndes;Michael L. Simpson

  • Structural and electrical properties of La0.5Sr0.5CoO3 epitaxial films

    Jeffrey T. Cheung;Peter E. D. Morgan;Douglas H. Lowndes;X. Y. Zheng

  • Intracellular integration of synthetic nanostructures with viable cells for controlled biochemical manipulation

    Timothy E McKnight;Anatoli V Melechko;Guy D Griffin;Michael A Guillorn

  • Superconductivity in SrCuO2-BaCuO2 Superlattices: Formation of Artificially Layered Superconducting Materials

    D. P. Norton;B. C. Chakoumakos;J. D. Budai;D. H. Lowndes

  • Growth behavior of carbon nanotubes on multilayered metal catalyst film in chemical vapor deposition

    H. Cui;G. Eres;J.Y. Howe;A. Puretkzy

  • Time-resolved reflectivity measurements on silicon and germanium using a pulsed excimer KrF laser heating beam.

    G. E. Jellison;D. H. Lowndes;D. N. Mashburn;R. F. Wood

  • Near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy as a tool for investigating nanomaterials.

    Tirandai Hemraj-Benny;Sarbajit Banerjee;Sharadha Sambasivan;Mahalingam Balasubramanian

  • Characterization of thin-film amorphous semiconductors using spectroscopic ellipsometry

    G.E. Jellison;V.I. Merkulov;A.A. Puretzky;D.B. Geohegan

  • Molecular beam-controlled nucleation and growth of vertically aligned single-wall carbon nanotube arrays.

    Gyula Eres;Anika A. Kinkhabwala;Hongtao Cui;David B. Geohegan

  • Superconductivity and hole doping in Pr0.5Ca0.5Ba2Cu3O7- delta thin films.

    David P. Norton;D. H. Lowndes;B. C. Sales;J. D. Budai

  • Far-infrared optical conductivity gap in superconducting MgB2 films.

    Robert A. Kaindl;Marc A. Carnahan;Joseph Orenstein;Daniel S. Chemla

  • Superconducting MgB2 films via precursor postprocessing approach

    M. Paranthaman;C. Cantoni;H. Y. Zhai;H. M. Christen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Simpson
Michael L. Simpson University of Tennessee at Knoxville
David P. Norton
David P. Norton University of Florida
John D. Budai
John D. Budai Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Christopher M. Rouleau
Christopher M. Rouleau Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David B. Geohegan
David B. Geohegan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Alexander A. Puretzky
Alexander A. Puretzky Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David K. Christen
David K. Christen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Gerald Earle Jellison Jr
Gerald Earle Jellison Jr Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Hans M. Christen
Hans M. Christen Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Sheng Dai
Sheng Dai Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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