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Richard M. Swanson

Richard M. Swanson

D-Index & Metrics

Electronics and Electrical Engineering

D-Index
49
Citations
8423
World Ranking
2972
National Ranking
1115

Richard M. Swanson publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard M. Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 139 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Richard M. Swanson D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Electronics and Electrical Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard M. Swanson sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Semiconductor
  • Electron

His scientific interests lie mostly in Silicon, Doping, Optoelectronics, Common emitter and Saturation current. Richard M. Swanson has included themes like Density of states, Atomic physics, Current, Solar cell and Electron in his Silicon study. His work carried out in the field of Solar cell brings together such families of science as Concentrator, Gallium arsenide, Optics, Solar energy and Suns in alchemy.

His Optoelectronics research focuses on Energy conversion efficiency in particular. As part of the same scientific family, Richard M. Swanson usually focuses on Common emitter, concentrating on Bipolar junction transistor and intersecting with Engineering physics, Characterization, Nanotechnology and Molecular physics. The study incorporates disciplines such as Current density and Quantum efficiency in addition to Saturation current.

His most cited work include:

  • Studies of diffused phosphorus emitters: saturation current, surface recombination velocity, and quantum efficiency (205 citations)
  • 27.5-percent silicon concentrator solar cells (196 citations)
  • Heat sink and method of attaching heat sink to a semiconductor integrated circuit and the like (149 citations)

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

Richard M. Swanson mainly focuses on Silicon, Optoelectronics, Solar cell, Optics and Doping. His Silicon study combines topics in areas such as Concentrator, Energy conversion efficiency, Atomic physics, Analytical chemistry and Suns in alchemy. His Energy conversion efficiency research integrates issues from Open-circuit voltage and Voltage.

Richard M. Swanson usually deals with Optoelectronics and limits it to topics linked to Solar energy and Aperture. His studies in Solar cell integrate themes in fields like Nuclear engineering and Carrier lifetime. His research integrates issues of Bipolar junction transistor, Diode, Semiconductor, Common emitter and Shrinkage in his study of Doping.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Silicon (60.00%)
  • Optoelectronics (52.31%)
  • Solar cell (30.77%)

Best Publications

  • The promise of concentrators

    Richard M. Swanson

  • A vision for crystalline silicon photovoltaics

    Richard M. Swanson

  • Studies of diffused phosphorus emitters: saturation current, surface recombination velocity, and quantum efficiency

    R.R. King;R.A. Sinton;R.M. Swanson

  • 27.5-percent silicon concentrator solar cells

    R.A. Sinton;Young Kwark;J.Y. Gan;R.M. Swanson

  • Solar cell and method of manufacture

    William P. Mulligan;Michael J. Cudzinovic;Thomas Pass;David Smith

  • A 720 mV open circuit voltage SiOx:c‐Si:SiOx double heterostructure solar cell

    E. Yablonovitch;T. Gmitter;R. M. Swanson;Y. H. Kwark

  • Point-contact silicon solar cells

    R.M. Swanson;S.K. Beckwith;R.A. Crane;W.D. Eades

  • Heat sink and method of attaching heat sink to a semiconductor integrated circuit and the like

    Roger F. Pease;David B. Tuckerman;Richard M. Swanson

  • Preventing harmful polarization of solar cells

    Richard M. Swanson;Denis De Ceuster;Vikas Desai;Douglas H. Rose

  • Modeling and measurement of contact resistances

    W.M. Loh;S.E. Swirhun;T.A. Schreyer;R.M. Swanson

  • Recombination in highly injected silicon

    R.A. Sinton;R.M. Swanson

  • FABRICATION PROCESSES OF BACK SIDE CONTACT SOLAR CELLS

    Denis De Ceuster;Peter J. Cousins;Richard M. Swanson;Jane E. Manning

  • Approaching the 29% limit efficiency of silicon solar cells

    R.M. Swanson

  • Back side contact solar cell with doped polysilicon regions

    Richard M. Swanson

  • Modelling of minority-carrier transport in heavily doped silicon emitters

    Jesús A. del Alamo;Richard M. Swanson

  • The physics and modeling of heavily doped emitters

    J.A. del Alamo;R.M. Swanson

  • Studies of diffused boron emitters: saturation current, bandgap narrowing, and surface recombination velocity

    R.R. King;R.M. Swanson

  • Measurement of electron lifetime, electron mobility and band-gap narrowing in heavily doped p-type silicon

    S.E. Swirhun;Y.-H. Kwark;R.M. Swanson

  • Point-contact solar cells: Modeling and experiment

    R.M. Swanson

  • Forward-bias tunneling: A limitation to bipolar device scaling

    J.A. del Alamo;R.M. Swanson

Frequent Co-Authors

Krishna C. Saraswat
Krishna C. Saraswat Stanford University
Robert W. Dutton
Robert W. Dutton Stanford University
Keith R. McIntosh
Keith R. McIntosh University of Wollongong
Roger Fabian W. Pease
Roger Fabian W. Pease Stanford University
Andres Cuevas
Andres Cuevas Australian National University
Ayodhya N. Tiwari
Ayodhya N. Tiwari Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Daniel J. Friedman
Daniel J. Friedman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Richard R. King
Richard R. King Arizona State University
Jean-Marie Tarascon
Jean-Marie Tarascon Collège de France

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