2026 Robert A. Buhrman: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	92	1490	1429	467	435	450	55497
Physics	95	1899	1804	985	920	505	59993

Robert A. Buhrman 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 Robert A. Buhrman sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 450 publications — 82nd percentile

82% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert A. Buhrman 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 Robert A. Buhrman sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% 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

2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1991 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For his contributions to the understanding of fluctuations in superconducting weak links, nanometer scale electronics, and interfaces in high temperature superconductors

Overview

Robert A. Buhrman is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research primarily spans physics and astronomy, materials science, and engineering, with significant focus on subfields such as atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, condensed matter physics, and materials chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses various topics, including magnetic properties of thin films, magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, ZnO doping and properties, physics of superconductivity and magnetism, ferroelectric and negative capacitance devices, magneto-optical properties and applications, and advanced condensed matter physics.

Robert A. Buhrman has published research in several prominent venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

Physical Review B
arXiv (Cornell University)
Physical Review Letters
Nano Letters
Advanced Functional Materials

Recent papers by this researcher include:

Fully Spin-Transparent Magnetic Interfaces Enabled by the Insertion of a Thin Paramagnetic NiO Layer, 2021, Physical Review Letters
Manipulation of the van der Waals Magnet Cr₂Ge₂Te₆ by Spin-Orbit Torques, 2020, Nano Letters
Observation of Strong Bulk Damping-Like Spin-Orbit Torque in Chemically Disordered Ferromagnetic Single Layers, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
Energy-Efficient Ultrafast SOT-MRAMs Based on Low-Resistivity Spin Hall Metal Au_0.25Pt_0.75, 2020, Advanced Electronic Materials
Effects of Anisotropic Strain on Spin-Orbit Torque Produced by the Dirac Nodal Line Semimetal IrO₂, 2020, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert A. Buhrman are:

Lijun Zhu
Daniel C. Ralph
Arnab Bose
David A. Muller

Throughout their career, Robert A. Buhrman has received recognitions including:

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2006
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 1991, with a citation for contributions to understanding fluctuations in superconducting weak links, nanometer scale electronics, and interfaces in high temperature superconductors

Best Publications

Spintronics: a spin-based electronics vision for the future.

S. A. Wolf;S. A. Wolf;D. D. Awschalom;R. A. Buhrman;J. M. Daughton

14441
Citations
Spin-torque switching with the giant spin hall effect of tantalum

Luqiao Liu;Chi Feng Pai;Y. Li;H. W. Tseng

4583
Citations
Microwave oscillations of a nanomagnet driven by a spin-polarized current

S. I. Kiselev;J. C. Sankey;I. N. Krivorotov;N. C. Emley

2622
Citations
Current-driven magnetization reversal and spin-wave excitations in Co /Cu /Co pillars

J. A. Katine;F. J. Albert;R. A. Buhrman;E. B. Myers

2620
Citations
Ultrafine metal particles

C. G. Granqvist;R. A. Buhrman

2249
Citations
Current-induced switching of perpendicularly magnetized magnetic layers using spin torque from the spin Hall effect.

Luqiao Liu;O. J. Lee;T. J. Gudmundsen;Daniel C Ralph

2046
Citations
Spin-Torque Ferromagnetic Resonance Induced by the Spin Hall Effect

Luqiao Liu;Takahiro Moriyama;D. C. Ralph;R. A. Buhrman

2040
Citations
Current-Induced Switching of Domains in Magnetic Multilayer Devices

E. B. Myers;D. C. Ralph;J. A. Katine;R. N. Louie

1882
Citations
Spin transfer torque devices utilizing the giant spin Hall effect of tungsten

Chi-Feng Pai;Luqiao Liu;Y. Li;H. W. Tseng

1598
Citations
Measurement of the spin-transfer-torque vector in magnetic tunnel junctions

Jack C. Sankey;Yong-Tao Cui;Jonathan Z. Sun;John C. Slonczewski

820
Citations
Magnetic vortex oscillator driven by d.c. spin-polarized current

V. S. Pribiag;I. N. Krivorotov;G. D. Fuchs;Patrick M Braganca

811
Citations
Control of spin-orbit torques through crystal symmetry in WTe2/ferromagnet bilayers

D. MacNeill;G. M. Stiehl;M. H. D. Guimaraes;R. A. Buhrman

776
Citations
Time-Domain Measurements of Nanomagnet Dynamics Driven by Spin-Transfer Torques

I. N. Krivorotov;N. C. Emley;J. C. Sankey;S. I. Kiselev

738
Citations
Spin-polarized current switching of a Co thin film nanomagnet

F. J. Albert;J. A. Katine;R. A. Buhrman;D. C. Ralph

579
Citations
Probing Ferromagnets with Andreev Reflection

Shashi K. Upadhyay;Akilan Palanisami;Richard N. Louie;R. A. Buhrman

557
Citations
Dependence of the efficiency of spin Hall torque on the transparency of Pt/ferromagnetic layer interfaces

Chi-Feng Pai;Yongxi Ou;Luis Henrique Vilela-Leão;D. C. Ralph

540
Citations
Spin-transfer-driven ferromagnetic resonance of individual nanomagnets.

J. C. Sankey;P. M. Braganca;A. G. F. Garcia;I. N. Krivorotov

503
Citations
Spin Torque Study of the Spin Hall Conductivity and Spin Diffusion Length in Platinum Thin Films with Varying Resistivity.

Minh-Hai Nguyen;D. C. Ralph;R. A. Buhrman

503
Citations
Magnetic oscillations driven by the spin Hall effect in 3-terminal magnetic tunnel junction devices.

Luqiao Liu;Chi-Feng Pai;D. C. Ralph;R. A. Buhrman

457
Citations
Spin-transfer effects in nanoscale magnetic tunnel junctions

G. D. Fuchs;N. C. Emley;I. N. Krivorotov;P. M. Braganca

394
Citations
Control of spin-orbit torques through crystal symmetry

Gregory Stiehl;David MacNeill;Marcos Guimaraes;Nikhil Sivadas

0
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