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Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Today

Daniel C. Tsui
Daniel Chee Tsui (Chinese: 崔琦; pinyin: Cuī Qí, born February 28, 1939) is an American physicist. He is currently serving as the Professor of Electrical Engineering, emeritus, at Princeton University. Tsui's areas of research include electrical properties of thin films and microstructures of semiconductors and solid-state physics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2024). Daniel C. Tsui is the 313th most popular physicist (up from 329th in 2024), the 294th most popular biography from China (up from 420th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Physicist.
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Among PHYSICISTS
Among physicists, Daniel C. Tsui ranks 313 out of 851. Before him are Alain Aspect, Rainer Weiss, Andre Geim, Otto Robert Frisch, Dennis W. Sciama, and Christoph Scheiner. After him are John Vincent Atanasoff, Steven Chu, Hagen Kleinert, Pierre Louis Dulong, Shuji Nakamura, and Félix Savart.
Most Popular Physicists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlain Aspect
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 307
Rainer Weiss
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 308
Andre Geim
1958 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 309
Otto Robert Frisch
1904 - 1979
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 310
Dennis W. Sciama
1926 - 1999
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 311
Christoph Scheiner
1575 - 1650
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 312
Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 313
John Vincent Atanasoff
1903 - 1995
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 314
Steven Chu
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 315
Hagen Kleinert
1941 - 2025
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 316
Pierre Louis Dulong
1785 - 1838
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 317
Shuji Nakamura
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 318
Félix Savart
1791 - 1841
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 319
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Daniel C. Tsui ranks 71. Before him are Karl-Heinz Schnellinger, Dale T. Mortensen, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Joaquim Chissano, Emil Constantinescu, and Pak Pong-ju. After him are Milva, Carolina Herrera, Ruud Lubbers, Ricardo Bofill, Amancio Amaro, and Bertrand Blier.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsKarl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 65
Dale T. Mortensen
ECONOMIST
1939 - 2014
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 66
Chandra Bahadur Dangi
CELEBRITY
1939 - 2015
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 67
Joaquim Chissano
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 68
Emil Constantinescu
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 69
Pak Pong-ju
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 70
Daniel C. Tsui
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 71
Milva
SINGER
1939 - 2021
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 72
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 73
Ruud Lubbers
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2018
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 74
Ricardo Bofill
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 75
Amancio Amaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 76
Bertrand Blier
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 77
In China
Among people born in China, Daniel C. Tsui ranks 294 out of 1,610. Before him are Cao Ren (168), Emperor Huan of Han (132), Lu Su (172), Zhang He (167), Ge Hong (284), and Emperor Qianshao of Han (-150). After him are Linji Yixuan (850), Sima Shi (208), Xiao He (-257), Emperor Cheng of Han (-51), Fan Li (-500), and Emperor Zhenzong (968).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsCao Ren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
168 - 223
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 288
Emperor Huan of Han
POLITICIAN
132 - 168
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 289
Lu Su
POLITICIAN
172 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 290
Zhang He
MILITARY PERSONNEL
167 - 231
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 291
Ge Hong
PHILOSOPHER
284 - 364
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 292
Emperor Qianshao of Han
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 293
Daniel C. Tsui
PHYSICIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 294
Linji Yixuan
PHILOSOPHER
850 - 866
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 295
Sima Shi
POLITICIAN
208 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 296
Xiao He
POLITICIAN
257 BC - 193
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 297
Emperor Cheng of Han
POLITICIAN
51 BC - 7 BC
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 298
Fan Li
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 448 BC
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 299
Emperor Zhenzong
POLITICIAN
968 - 1022
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 300
Among PHYSICISTS In China
Among physicists born in China, Daniel C. Tsui ranks 5. Before him are Walter Houser Brattain (1902), Tsung-Dao Lee (1926), Chien-Shiung Wu (1912), and Yang Chen-Ning (1922). After him are Qian Xuesen (1911), and He Jiankui (1984).
Walter Houser Brattain
1902 - 1987
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 1
Tsung-Dao Lee
1926 - 2024
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 2
Chien-Shiung Wu
1912 - 1997
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 3
Yang Chen-Ning
1922 - 2025
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 4
Daniel C. Tsui
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 5
Qian Xuesen
1911 - 2009
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 6
He Jiankui
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 7










































