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Klaus von Klitzing

Klaus von Klitzing

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Physics

D-Index
81
Citations
39677
World Ranking
2895
National Ranking
270

Klaus von Klitzing 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 Klaus von Klitzing sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 565 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus von Klitzing 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 Klaus von Klitzing sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 81 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% 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

  • 2003 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1985 - Nobel Prize for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect

Overview

Klaus von Klitzing is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans several areas within physics and engineering, including atomic and molecular physics, optics, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, and aspects of statistics and probability related to uncertainty.

The main fields of study for Klaus von Klitzing include:

  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Engineering

Subfields covered in their work are:

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

The research topics most frequently addressed are:

  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Electromagnetic Effects on Materials
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism

Klaus von Klitzing has collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • И. А. Дмитриев
  • Patricia Haremski
  • Marcel D. Mausser
  • Andreas W. Gauß
  • J. Weis

Their frequent publication venues are:

  • Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Nature Reviews Physics

Selected recent publications include:

  • "Electrically induced breakdown of the quantum Hall effect at different Hall bar widths: Visualizing the edge- and bulk-dominated regimes within a quantum Hall plateau", 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "Acoustoelectric Study of Microwave-Induced Current Domains", 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Microwave response of interacting oxide two-dimensional electron systems", 2020, Physical review. B./Physical review. B
  • "40 years of the quantum Hall effect", 2020, Nature Reviews Physics

Klaus von Klitzing has received distinctions including the Nobel Prize in 1985 for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2003.

Best Publications

  • New Method for High-Accuracy Determination of the Fine-Structure Constant Based on Quantized Hall Resistance

    K. v. Klitzing;G. Dorda;M. Pepper

  • Observation of electron–hole puddles in graphene using a scanning single-electron transistor

    J. Martin;N. Akerman;G. Ulbricht;T. Lohmann

  • The quantized Hall effect

    Klaus von Klitzing

  • Zero-resistance states induced by electromagnetic-wave excitation in GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructures

    Ramesh G. Mani;Ramesh G. Mani;Jürgen H. Smet;Klaus von Klitzing;Venkatesh Narayanamurti

  • Electron pinball and commensurate orbits in a periodic array of scatterers.

    D. Weiss;M. L. Roukes;A. Menschig;P. Grambow

  • Magnetoresistance oscillations in a two-dimensional electron gas induced by a submicrometer periodic potential

    Dieter Weiss;Klaus von Klitzing;K. Ploog;G. Weimann

  • Evidence of Hofstadter's fractal energy spectrum in the quantized Hall conductance☆

    C Albrecht;J.H Smet;K von Klitzing;D Weiss

  • Novel magnetoresistance oscillations in a periodically modulated two-dimensional electron gas.

    R. Gerhardts;Dieter Weiss;Klaus von Klitzing

  • Graphene on a Hydrophobic Substrate: Doping Reduction and Hysteresis Suppression under Ambient Conditions

    Myrsini Lafkioti;Benjamin Krauss;Timm Lohmann;Ute Zschieschang

  • Charge neutrality and band-gap tuning of epitaxial graphene on SiC by molecular doping

    C. Coletti;C. Riedl;D. S. Lee;B. Krauss

  • Raman Spectra of Epitaxial Graphene on SiC and of Epitaxial Graphene Transferred to SiO2

    Dong Su Lee;Christian Riedl;Benjamin Krauss;Klaus von Klitzing

  • Band structure engineering of epitaxial graphene on SiC by molecular doping

    Camilla Coletti;Christian Riedl;Dong Su Lee;Benjamin Krauss

  • Raman spectra of epitaxial graphene on SiC and of epitaxial graphene transferred to SiO2

    Dong Su Lee;Christian Riedl;Benjamin Krauß;Klaus von Klitzing

  • Electrons in a Periodic Magnetic Field Induced by a Regular Array of Micromagnets

    P. D. Ye;D. Weiss;R. R. Gerhardts;M. Seeger

  • Thermionic emission and Gaussian transport of holes in a GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs multiple-quantum-well structure.

    H. Schneider;K. v. Klitzing

  • Four-terminal magneto-transport in graphene p-n junctions created by spatially selective doping.

    Timm Lohmann;Klaus von Klitzing;Jurgen H Smet

  • Electron Spin Resonance on G a A s − Al x Ga 1 − x As Heterostructures

    D. Stein;K. v. Klitzing;G. Weimann

  • A quantum dot in the limit of strong coupling to reservoirs

    Jörg Schmid;Jürgen Weis;Karl Eberl;Klaus v. Klitzing

  • Exchange enhancement of the spin splitting in a GaAs-Ga x Al 1-x As heterojunction

    R. J. Nicholas;R. J. Haug;K. v. Klitzing;G. Weimann

  • Two-dimensional magneto-quantum transport on GaAs-AlxGa1-xAs heterostructures under non-ohmic conditions

    G Eber;K von Klitzing;K Ploog;G Weinmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Karl Eberl
Karl Eberl Dr. Eberl MBE-Komponenten GmbH
K. H. Ploog
K. H. Ploog National Sun Yat-sen University
Dieter Weiss
Dieter Weiss University of Regensburg
Werner Wegscheider
Werner Wegscheider Solid State Physics Laboratory
Harald Schneider
Harald Schneider Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Vladimir I. Fal'ko
Vladimir I. Fal'ko University of Manchester
Hans Lüth
Hans Lüth Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ulrich Starke
Ulrich Starke Max Planck Society
Manijeh Razeghi
Manijeh Razeghi Northwestern University
C.T. Foxon
C.T. Foxon University of Nottingham

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