2026 Nitin Samarth: Physics Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Physics	82	2833	2691	1389	1293	592	28350

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Research.com Recognitions

2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2003 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the fundamental understanding of spin dynamics and transport in low dimensional semiconductors, enabled by the development of novel magnetic semiconductor quantum structures

Overview

Nitin Samarth is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research spans across multiple domains within physics and materials science, with a particular focus on condensed matter and quantum phenomena.

The main fields of study they contribute to include:

Physics and Astronomy
Materials Science

Within these broad areas, Samarth specializes in several subfields of study such as:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Materials Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Their research topics encompass a variety of advanced subjects including:

Topological Materials and Phenomena
Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Graphene research and applications
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Magnetic properties of thin films
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides

Samarth's recent publications cover a range of significant scientific inquiries:

"Materials challenges and opportunities for quantum computing hardware", 2021, Science
"Absence of evidence for chiral Majorana modes in quantum anomalous Hall-superconductor devices", 2020, Science
"ZrTe2/CrTe2: an epitaxial van der Waals platform for spintronics", 2022, Nature Communications
"Crossover from Ising- to Rashba-type superconductivity in epitaxial Bi2Se3/monolayer NbSe2 heterostructures", 2022, Nature Materials
"Evidence for a Magnetic-Field-Induced Ideal Type-II Weyl State in Antiferromagnetic Topological Insulator Mn(Bi1-xSbx)2Te4", 2021, Physical Review X

The most frequent publication venues for Samarth's work include:

arXiv (Cornell University)
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Physical Review B
Physical Review Letters
Nano Letters

Collaboration is a consistent aspect of their work, with frequent co-authors being:

Anthony Richardella
Run Xiao
Morteza Kayyalha
Yongxi Ou
Wilson Yanez

Over their career, Samarth has received recognition for their contributions through awards such as:

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2012
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2003, with citation highlighting contributions to the understanding of spin dynamics and transport in low dimensional semiconductors through novel magnetic semiconductor quantum structures

Best Publications

Semiconductor spintronics and quantum computation

David D. Awschalom;D. Loss;N. Samarth

1817
Citations
Spin-transfer torque generated by a topological insulator

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

1487
Citations
Artificial ‘spin ice’ in a geometrically frustrated lattice of nanoscale ferromagnetic islands

R. F. Wang;C. Nisoli;R. S. Freitas;J. Li

1075
Citations
Interface-induced phenomena in magnetism

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

953
Citations
Ferromagnetic semiconductors: moving beyond (Ga,Mn)As

Allan H Macdonald;P. Schiffer;N. Samarth

925
Citations
Room-Temperature Spin Memory in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases

J. M. Kikkawa;I. P. Smorchkova;I. P. Smorchkova;N. Samarth;N. Samarth;D. D. Awschalom;D. D. Awschalom

752
Citations
Materials challenges and opportunities for quantum computing hardware

Nathalie P. de Leon;Kohei M. Itoh;Dohun Kim;Karan K. Mehta

602
Citations
Highly enhanced Curie temperature in low-temperature annealed [Ga,Mn]As epilayers

K. C. Ku;S. J. Potashnik;R. F. Wang;S. H. Chun;S. H. Chun

463
Citations
Room-Temperature Spin-Orbit Torque Switching Induced by a Topological Insulator.

Jiahao Han;A. Richardella;Saima A. Siddiqui;Joseph Finley

454
Citations
Hedgehog spin texture and Berry's phase tuning in a magnetic topological insulator

Su Yang Xu;Madhab Neupane;Chang Liu;Duming Zhang

453
Citations
Optical spin resonance and transverse spin relaxation in magnetic semiconductor quantum wells

S. A. Crooker;D. D. Awschalom;J. J. Baumberg;F. Flack

434
Citations
Effects of annealing time on defect-controlled ferromagnetism in Ga1−xMnxAs

S. J. Potashnik;K. C. Ku;S. H. Chun;J. J. Berry

402
Citations
Ultrafast Manipulation of Electron Spin Coherence

J. A. Gupta;R. Knobel;N. Samarth;D. D. Awschalom

384
Citations
Highly enhanced Curie temperatures in low temperature annealed (Ga,Mn)As epilayers

K. C. Ku;S. J. Potashnik;R. F. Wang;M. J. Seong

367
Citations
Realization of the Axion Insulator State in Quantum Anomalous Hall Sandwich Heterostructures.

Di Xiao;Jue Jiang;Jae Ho Shin;Wenbo Wang

365
Citations
Giant Spin Pumping and Inverse Spin Hall Effect in the Presence of Surface and Bulk Spin−Orbit Coupling of Topological Insulator Bi2Se3

Mahdi Jamali;Joon Sue Lee;Jong Seok Jeong;Farzad Mahfouzi

355
Citations
Spin scattering and noncollinear spin structure-induced intrinsic anomalous Hall effect in antiferromagnetic topological insulator MnB i 2 T e 4

Seng Huat Lee;Yanglin Zhu;Yanglin Zhu;Yu Wang;Leixin Miao

339
Citations
Persistent sourcing of coherent spins for multifunctional semiconductor spintronics

I. Malajovich;J. J. Berry;N. Samarth;D. D. Awschalom

326
Citations
Observation of quantum-tunnelling-modulated spin texture in ultrathin topological insulator Bi2Se3 films

Madhab Neupane;Anthony Richardella;Jaime Sánchez-Barriga;Su Yang Xu

155
Citations
Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors

Nitin Samarth;J. K. Furdyna

74
Citations