Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation Fellow,
     Universität zu Köln, Germany (1979-1981)
Docent (University of Oulu, Finland, 1995)
D. Phil. (h.c.) (University of Oulu, Finland, 1998)

  Tapash Chakraborty
     Professor and Canada Research Chair

    … chakrabt at cc.umanitoba.ca
      …  tapash at physics.umanitoba.ca
    …  (204) 474 7041
     …  (204) 474 7622
    …  223 Allen Building
          Department of Physics & Astronomy
               University of Manitoba
               Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3T 2N2

My area of specialization: Condensed matter theory / Nanoscale physics
               Dabblings in physics of DNA

My Publications:  

                                             by year                                                                            by journal

Books         Review articles

DNA papers     Graphene papers

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   Graphene Canada 08      Pictures

Many of my publications are very highly cited
(including the classic one which has about 700 citations
and still counting!). My total citations are as yet more than 3000
(Source: ISI Web of Science, Google Books).
Some of my most-cited publications are listed below.
For a complete list, check .

    P.A. Maksym & T. Chakraborty: Quantum Dots in a Magnetic Field:
          Role of Electron-Electron Interactions,
    Phys. Rev. Lett. 65, 108
           (1990)

        Times cited: 691
     …  According to the American Physical Society, this is the 8-th most
            cited PRL of 1990
    (out of over 1700 papers published)! This paper,
            as far as I know, introduced the term artificial atom for the first time
            to describe a quantum dot!

    Tapash Chakraborty & Pekka Pietiläinen: The Quantum Hall Effects:
           Fractional and Integral,
        Springer, first edition (1988) + second
            edition (1995)
    (sold out book)
        Times cited: 540

    P. Maksym & T. Chakraborty: The Effect of Electron-Electron
            Interactions on the Magnetization of Quantum Dots,

              Phys. Rev. B 45, 1947 (R) (1992)
        Times cited: 185

    T. Chakraborty: Physics of Artificial Atoms: Quantum Dots
             in a Magnetic Field,
    Comments Condens. Matter Phys. 16, 35
             (1992) (Review)

        Times cited: 157

    Tapash Chakraborty: Quantum Dots - A survey of the properties
             of artificial atoms
        Elsevier, first edition (1999), (Book)
        Times cited: 142

    T. Chakraborty, & P. Pietiläinen: Electron-Electron Interaction
             and the Persistent Current in a Quantum Ring,

              Phys. Rev. B 50, 8460 (1994)
        Times cited: 141

    V. Halonen, T. Chakraborty, & P. Pietiläinen: Excitons in a Parabolic
             Dot in Magnetic Fields,
        Phys. Rev. B 45, 5980 (1992)
        Times cited: 113

       Total citations (March 2009):    3,450

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