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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Physics D-index 87 Citations 38,760 384 World Ranking 1762 National Ranking 23

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2019 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

2018 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For the theory of new topological quantum phases of electrons in condensed matter

2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Electron

Leon Balents mostly deals with Condensed matter physics, Quantum mechanics, Quantum spin liquid, Topological insulator and Quantum. Leon Balents has researched Condensed matter physics in several fields, including Hall effect, Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Luttinger liquid. His Luttinger liquid research incorporates elements of Carbon nanotube, Quantum tunnelling, Fermi level and Density of states.

His Quantum spin liquid study incorporates themes from Spin ice, Spinon, Spin engineering, Ground state and Hamiltonian. The various areas that Leon Balents examines in his Topological insulator study include Mott insulator, Brillouin zone, Weyl semimetal, Spin–orbit interaction and Electronic band structure. His work focuses on many connections between Quantum and other disciplines, such as Spin, that overlap with his field of interest in Gauge theory, Herbertsmithite, Current and Theoretical physics.

His most cited work include:

  • Spin liquids in frustrated magnets (1885 citations)
  • Topological invariants of time-reversal-invariant band structures (1361 citations)
  • Carbon nanotube intramolecular junctions (1304 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Condensed matter physics, Quantum mechanics, Quantum, Antiferromagnetism and Quantum spin liquid. His Condensed matter physics research incorporates themes from Electron and Phase diagram. Quantum mechanics is closely attributed to Spins in his study.

Leon Balents integrates Quantum and Criticality in his research. Leon Balents has included themes like Hexagonal lattice and Anisotropy in his Antiferromagnetism study. His Quantum spin liquid study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Spinon and Heisenberg model.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Condensed matter physics (81.99%)
  • Quantum mechanics (31.87%)
  • Quantum (14.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Condensed matter physics (81.99%)
  • Quantum (14.09%)
  • Quantum mechanics (31.87%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Leon Balents focuses on Condensed matter physics, Quantum, Quantum mechanics, Bilayer graphene and Quantum spin liquid. His Condensed matter physics research includes elements of Electron and Hall effect, Magnetic field. His Quantum research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Fermion, Magnon, Surface states and Excitation.

His work in Phase transition, Spin model, Spin-½ and Quantum phase transition is related to Quantum mechanics. His study explores the link between Bilayer graphene and topics such as Magic angle that cross with problems in Wannier function. The concepts of his Quantum spin liquid study are interwoven with issues in Quantum entanglement, Spinon and Spins.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Quantum spin liquids: a review. (763 citations)
  • Quantum Spin Liquids (696 citations)
  • Intrinsic quantized anomalous Hall effect in a moiré heterostructure (297 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Electron

His primary scientific interests are in Condensed matter physics, Quantum, Quantum spin liquid, Quantum mechanics and Magnetic field. His Condensed matter physics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Hamiltonian, Hall effect and Coulomb. His work carried out in the field of Quantum brings together such families of science as Hamiltonian mechanics, Pyrochlore, Fermion, Herbertsmithite and Gauge theory.

His research in Quantum spin liquid intersects with topics in Ising model, Hexagonal lattice, Spins, Ground state and Topological order. Leon Balents has included themes like Surface states and Degeneracy in his Quantum mechanics study. The study incorporates disciplines such as Ferromagnetism and Electronic band structure in addition to Magnetic field.

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Best Publications

Spin liquids in frustrated magnets

Leon Balents.
Nature (2010)

3659 Citations

Topological invariants of time-reversal-invariant band structures

Joel Moore;Leon Balents.
Physical Review B (2007)

2347 Citations

Carbon nanotube intramolecular junctions

Zhen Yao;Henk W. Ch. Postma;Leon Balents;Cees Dekker.
Nature (1999)

2315 Citations

Luttinger-liquid behaviour in carbon nanotubes

Marc Bockrath;David H. Cobden;Jia Lu;Andrew G. Rinzler.
Nature (1999)

2004 Citations

Weyl semimetal in a topological insulator multilayer.

Anton Burkov;Leon Balents.
Physical Review Letters (2011)

1933 Citations

Luttinger Liquid Behavior in Carbon Nanotubes

M. Bockrath;D. H. Cobden;J. Lu;A. G. Rinzler.
arXiv: Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics (1998)

1504 Citations

Topological nodal semimetals

A. A. Burkov;M. D. Hook;Leon Balents.
Physical Review B (2011)

1466 Citations

Deconfined Quantum Critical Points

T. Senthil;Ashvin Vishwanath;Leon Balents;Subir Sachdev.
Science (2004)

1387 Citations

Quantum Spin Liquids

Lucile Savary;Leon Balents.
arXiv: Strongly Correlated Electrons (2016)

1311 Citations

Quantum spin liquids: a review.

Lucile Savary;Leon Balents.
Reports on Progress in Physics (2017)

1277 Citations

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