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Peter B. Littlewood

Peter B. Littlewood

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
80
Citations
31216
World Ranking
2986
National Ranking
1454

Peter B. Littlewood 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 Peter B. Littlewood sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 402 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter B. Littlewood 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 Peter B. Littlewood sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% 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

  • 2010 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
  • 2007 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For theoretical contributions to the understanding of chargedensity wave materials

Overview

Peter B. Littlewood is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields primarily in physics and materials science. The main areas of study include Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a significant focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, and Hematology.

Frequent publication venues where Peter B. Littlewood's work appears include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Blood
  • Physical review. E
  • Physical Review Letters
  • St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository)

Their recent papers showcase a range of topics and collaborations, for example:

  • Code and data associated with the paper "Non-reciprocal phase transitions", 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Mind of a Mouse, 2020, Cell
  • Roadmap for a sustainable circular economy in lithium-ion and future battery technologies, 2022, Journal of Physics Energy
  • Reducing Time to Discovery: Materials and Molecular Modeling, Imaging, Informatics, and Integration, 2021, ACS Nano
  • Dynamic crystallography reveals spontaneous anisotropy in cubic GeTe, 2023, Nature Materials

The scientist's primary topics of work comprise:

  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Strong Light-Matter Interactions
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials

Peter B. Littlewood has collaborated often with several researchers, including:

  • Tomasz Rzymski
  • Noemi Angelosanto
  • Hendrik Nogai
  • Alexander Edelman
  • Krzysztof Brzózka

In recognition of their scientific contributions, they have received multiple awards, such as:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1989, citation for theoretical contributions to the understanding of charge-density wave materials
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2007
  • Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, 2010

Best Publications

  • Double exchange alone does not explain the resistivity of La1-xSrxMnO3.

    A. J. Millis;P. B. Littlewood;B. I. Shraiman

  • Bose-Einstein condensation of exciton polaritons

    J. Kasprzak;M. Richard;S. Kundermann;A. Baas

  • Phenomenology of the normal state of Cu-O high-temperature superconductors.

    C. M. Varma;P. B. Littlewood;S. Schmitt-Rink;E. Abrahams

  • Proceedings of the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi

    G Aeppli;HA Mook;TE Mason;Stephen M Hayden

  • Large magnetoresistance in non-magnetic silver chalcogenides

    R. Xu;R. Xu;A. Husmann;T. F. Rosenbaum;M.-L. Saboungi

  • Non-saturating magnetoresistance in heavily disordered semiconductors

    M. M. Parish;P. B. Littlewood;P. B. Littlewood

  • Transformation of spin information into large electrical signals using carbon nanotubes.

    Luis E. Hueso;José M. Pruneda;José M. Pruneda;José M. Pruneda;Valeria Ferrari;Gavin Burnell;Gavin Burnell

  • Exciton condensate in semiconductor quantum well structures.

    Xuejun Zhu;P. B. Littlewood;Mark S. Hybertsen;T. M. Rice

  • The role of the interlayer state in the electronic structure of superconducting graphite intercalated compounds

    Gábor Csányi;P. B. Littlewood;Andriy H. Nevidomskyy;Chris J. Pickard

  • Dynamic conductivity and coherence peak in YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7 superconductors

    Martin C. Nuss;P. M. Mankiewich;M. L. O’Malley;E. H. Westerwick

  • Nonequilibrium quantum condensation in an incoherently pumped dissipative system

    M. H. Szymańska;J. Keeling;P. B. Littlewood

  • Depolarization corrections to the coercive field in thin-film ferroelectrics

    M Dawber;P Chandra;P B Littlewood;J F Scott

  • Non-reciprocal phase transitions.

    Michel Fruchart;Ryo Hanai;Ryo Hanai;Peter B. Littlewood;Vincenzo Vitelli

  • Electronically soft phases in manganites

    G. C. Milward;M. J. Calderón;P. B. Littlewood

  • Amplitude collective modes in superconductors and their coupling to charge-density waves

    P. B. Littlewood;C. M. Varma

  • Stimulated scattering of indirect excitons in coupled quantum wells: signature of a degenerate Bose-gas of excitons.

    L. V. Butov;A. L. Ivanov;A. Imamoglu;P. B. Littlewood;P. B. Littlewood

  • Gauge-Invariant Theory of the Dynamical Interaction of Charge Density Waves and Superconductivity

    P. B. Littlewood;C. M. Varma

  • Classical magnetotransport of inhomogeneous conductors

    Meera M. Parish;Peter B. Littlewood

  • Mesoscopic Texture in Manganites

    Neil Mathur;Peter Littlewood

  • The crystal structure of IV-VI compounds. I. Classification and description

    P B Littlewood

Frequent Co-Authors

Emilio Artacho
Emilio Artacho University of Cambridge
Benjamin D. Simons
Benjamin D. Simons University of Cambridge
Neil D. Mathur
Neil D. Mathur University of Cambridge
Loren Pfeiffer
Loren Pfeiffer Princeton University
Chandra M. Varma
Chandra M. Varma University of California, Riverside
Jiaqiang Yan
Jiaqiang Yan Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ken W. West
Ken W. West Princeton University
Alexander V. Balatsky
Alexander V. Balatsky University of Connecticut
Andrew J. Millis
Andrew J. Millis Columbia University
Paul A. Midgley
Paul A. Midgley University of Cambridge

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