2026 Ken W. West: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	127	624	596	345	324	1259	61333

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Current World Ranking

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Physics

127

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596

345

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61333

Ken W. West 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 Ken W. West sits on this spectrum.

103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,259 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ken W. West 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 Ken W. West sits on this spectrum.

70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 127 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ken W. West is a researcher affiliated with Princeton University in the United States, with a body of work concentrated in physics and engineering. Their research output spans 151 publications in Physics and Astronomy and 37 in Engineering.

Their work focuses on several main topics, including:

Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices
Topological Materials and Phenomena
Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
Strong Light-Matter Interactions
Semiconductor materials and devices

The subfields in which Ken W. West has contributed include:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Chemistry
Civil and Structural Engineering

Ken W. West has authored papers published primarily in the following venues:

Physical Review Letters (18 publications)
Physical review. B./Physical review. B (15 publications)
arXiv (Cornell University) (11 publications)
Nature Communications (5 publications)
Applied Physics Letters (3 publications)

Recent papers authored by Ken W. West feature research on quantum and condensed matter physics topics, including:

Measurement of the quantum geometric tensor and of the anomalous Hall drift, 2020, Nature
Ultra-high-quality two-dimensional electron systems, 2021, Nature Materials
Observation of spontaneous ferromagnetism in a two-dimensional electron system, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Thermal and Quantum Melting Phase Diagrams for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Wigner Solid, 2020, Physical Review Letters
Spontaneous Valley Polarization of Itinerant Electrons, 2021, Physical Review Letters

Frequent collaborators in Ken W. West's research include:

L. N. Pfeiffer
K. W. Baldwin
M. Shayegan
Yoon Jang Chung
K. A. Villegas Rosales

Best Publications

Bose-Einstein Condensation of Microcavity Polaritons in a Trap

R. Balili;V. Hartwell;V. Hartwell;D. Snoke;D. Snoke;L. Pfeiffer;L. Pfeiffer

1480
Citations
Evidence for an Anisotropic State of Two-Dimensional Electrons in High Landau Levels

M. P. Lilly;K. B. Cooper;J. P. Eisenstein;L. N. Pfeiffer

832
Citations
N -electron ground state energies of a quantum dot in magnetic field

RC Ashoori;HL Stormer;JS Weiner;LN Pfeiffer

807
Citations
Optically pumped NMR evidence for finite-size skyrmions in GaAs quantum wells near Landau level filling nu =1.

S. E. Barrett;G. Dabbagh;L. N. Pfeiffer;K. W. West

737
Citations
Evidence for a new dissipationless effect in 2D electronic transport.

M. A. Zudov;R. R. Du;L. N. Pfeiffer;K. W. West

730
Citations
Near-Field Spectroscopy of the Quantum Constituents of a Luminescent System

H. F. Hess;E. Betzig;T. D. Harris;L. N. Pfeiffer

723
Citations
Single-electron capacitance spectroscopy of discrete quantum levels.

R. C. Ashoori;H. L. Stormer;J. S. Weiner;L. N. Pfeiffer

678
Citations
New fractional quantum Hall state in double-layer two-dimensional electron systems.

J. P. Eisenstein;G. S. Boebinger;L. N. Pfeiffer;K. W. West

636
Citations
Resonantly enhanced tunneling in a double layer quantum hall ferromagnet.

I. B. Spielman;J. P. Eisenstein;L. N. Pfeiffer;K. W. West

622
Citations
Nonuniversal conductance quantization in quantum wires

A. Yacoby;H. L. Stormer;Ned S. Wingreen;L. N. Pfeiffer

604
Citations
Formation of a high quality two-dimensional electron gas on cleaved GaAs

Loren Pfeiffer;K. W. West;H. L. Stormer;J. P. Eisenstein

525
Citations
Real-time detection of electron tunnelling in a quantum dot

Wei Lu;Wei Lu;Zhongqing Ji;Loren Pfeiffer;K. W. West

524
Citations
Spin-charge separation and localization in one dimension.

O. M. Auslaender;O. M. Auslaender;O. M. Auslaender;H. Steinberg;H. Steinberg;H. Steinberg;A. Yacoby;A. Yacoby;A. Yacoby;Y. Tserkovnyak;Y. Tserkovnyak;Y. Tserkovnyak

508
Citations
Many-body integer quantum Hall effect: Evidence for new phase transitions.

S. Q. Murphy;J. P. Eisenstein;G. S. Boebinger;L. N. Pfeiffer

477
Citations
Electron mobilities exceeding 107 cm2/V s in modulation‐doped GaAs

Loren Pfeiffer;K. W. West;H. L. Stormer;K. W. Baldwin

473
Citations
Controlling the sign of quantum interference by tunnelling from quantum wells

Jérôme Faist;Federico Capasso;Carlo Sirtori;Ken W. West

461
Citations
Evidence for Skyrmions and Single Spin Flips in the Integer Quantized Hall Effect.

A. Schmeller;J. P. Eisenstein;L. N. Pfeiffer;K. W. West

442
Citations
Quasi-particle properties from tunneling in the v = 5/2 fractional quantum Hall state.

Iuliana P. Radu;J. B. Miller;C. M. Marcus;M. A. Kastner

441
Citations
Scanning Single Electron Transistor Microscopy: Imaging Individual Charges

M. J. Yoo;T. A. Fulton;H. F. Hess;R. L. Willett

438
Citations
Lasing from excitons in quantum wires

W Wegscheider;LN Pfeiffer;MM Dignam;A Pinczuk

436
Citations