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17370
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Norton D. Lang 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 Norton D. Lang sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 98 publications — 2nd percentile

2% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norton D. Lang 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 Norton D. Lang sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1978 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)
  • 1977 - Davisson–Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics, American Physical Society

Overview

Norton D. Lang is affiliated with IBM in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on computer science and medicine. Within these broad domains, their work includes subfields such as artificial intelligence, surgery, biomedical engineering, orthopedics and sports medicine, and information systems.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a diverse range of topics. Notable recent papers include:

  • Feasibility of echo asymmetry and least squares estimation (IDEAL-IQ) in differentiation of atypical spinal hemangiomas from metastases, 2024, published in Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition
  • Improved Quantum Linear Attacks and Application to CAST, 2025, published in IACR Transactions on Symmetric Cryptology
  • Turning Hash-Based Signatures into Distributed Signatures and Threshold Signatures, 2025, published in IACR Communications in Cryptology

Norton D. Lang's work addresses several main topics, including cryptography and data security, quantum computing algorithms and architecture, cryptographic implementations and security, spinal fractures and fixation techniques, medical imaging and analysis, and bone and joint diseases.

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations include Stefan Lucks, Qizheng Wang, Ke Xu, X. L. Ji, and Kaveh Bashiri. Their papers frequently appear in publication venues such as Proceedings on CD-ROM - International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Scientific Meeting and Exhibition/Proceedings of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Scientific Meeting and Exhibition, IACR Transactions on Symmetric Cryptology, and IACR Communications in Cryptology.

Their research on cryptography intersecting with quantum computing is evident in the chosen publication venues and topics covered, particularly in advancing understanding of quantum linear attacks and hash-based distributed signatures.

Awards received by Norton D. Lang include the Fellowship of the American Physical Society awarded in 1978 and the Davisson-Germer Prize in Atomic or Surface Physics from the American Physical Society in 1977.

Best Publications

  • Theory of Metal Surfaces: Work Function

    N. D. Lang;W. Kohn;W. Kohn

  • Measurement of the conductance of a hydrogen molecule.

    R.H.M. Smit;Y. Noat;Y. Noat;Carlos Untiedt;N.D. Lang

  • First-Principles Calculation of Transport Properties of a Molecular Device

    M. Di Ventra;S. T. Pantelides;S. T. Pantelides;N. D. Lang

  • Spectroscopy of single atoms in the scanning-tunneling microscope.

    N. D. Lang

  • Theory of atomic chemisorption on simple metals

    N. D. Lang;A. R. Williams

  • Resistance of atomic wires.

    N. D. Lang

  • Effective-medium theory of chemical binding: Application to chemisorption

    J. K. Nørskov;N. D. Lang

  • Atomic-beam alignment of inorganic materials for liquid-crystal displays

    P. Chaudhari;James Lacey;James Doyle;Eileen Galligan

  • Electrostatic adsorbate-adsorbate interactions: The poisoning and promotion of the molecular adsorption reaction

    N.D. Lang;S. Holloway;J.K. Nørskov

  • Electron-hole-pair quenching of excited states near a metal

    B. N. J. Persson;N. D. Lang

  • Oscillatory Conductance of Carbon-Atom Wires

    N. D. Lang;Ph. Avouris

  • Carbon-atom wires: charge-transfer doping, voltage drop, and the effect of distortions

    N. D. Lang;Ph. Avouris

  • Imaging Xe with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope.

    D. M. Eigler;P. S. Weiss;E. K. Schweizer;N. D. Lang

  • Microscopic model for the poisoning and promotion of adsorption rates by electronegative and electropositive atoms

    J.K. Nørskov;S. Holloway;N.D. Lang

  • Interaction between Closed-Shell Systems and Metal Surfaces

    N. D. Lang

  • The benzene molecule as a molecular resonant-tunneling transistor

    M. Di Ventra;S. T. Pantelides;N. D. Lang

  • Theory of single-atom imaging in the scanning tunneling microscope.

    N. D. Lang

  • Green's-function methods for electronic-structure calculations

    A. R. Williams;Peter J. Feibelman;N. D. Lang

  • Off-Resonance Conduction Through Atomic Wires

    Ali Yazdani;D. M. Eigler;N. D. Lang

  • Direct Evidence of Electron Tunneling in the Ionization of Sputtered Atoms

    Ming L. Yu;N. D. Lang

Frequent Co-Authors

Sokrates T. Pantelides
Sokrates T. Pantelides Vanderbilt University
Phaedon Avouris
Phaedon Avouris IBM (United States)
Walter Kohn
Walter Kohn University of California, Santa Barbara
Paul M. Solomon
Paul M. Solomon IBM (United States)
Sergey N. Rashkeev
Sergey N. Rashkeev University of Maryland, College Park
Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
Jerry Tersoff
Jerry Tersoff IBM (United States)
Flemming Besenbacher
Flemming Besenbacher Aarhus University
Mahesh G. Samant
Mahesh G. Samant IBM (United States)
Paul S. Weiss
Paul S. Weiss University of California, Los Angeles

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