A. Howie

8.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
138 papers, 6.3k citations indexed

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A. Howie is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Howie has authored 138 papers receiving a total of 6.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 80 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 62 papers in Structural Biology and 47 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in A. Howie's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (80 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (62 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (21 papers). A. Howie is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (80 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (62 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (21 papers). A. Howie collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Spain. A. Howie's co-authors include F. Javier Garcı́a de Abajo, R. H. Ritchie, Z. S. Basinski, Laurence D. Marks, P. R. Swann, R.H. Milne, M.M.J. Treacy, M. L. Rudee, D. D. Perovic and M. J. Whelan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

A. Howie

137 papers receiving 6.0k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Retarded field calculation of electron energy loss in inhomogeneous dielectrics

2002 610 citations F. Javier Garcı́a de Abajo, A. Howie Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
A. Howie United Kingdom	43	2.4k	2.3k	1.8k	1.8k	1.5k	138	6.3k
J. Silcox United States	47	4.4k 1.8×	2.1k 0.9×	2.4k 1.3×	3.3k 1.8×	1.8k 1.2×	176	9.3k
Ondrej L. Krivanek United States	42	3.4k 1.4×	3.6k 1.5×	2.0k 1.1×	2.7k 1.5×	3.8k 2.5×	147	8.3k
Peter D. Nellist United Kingdom	47	2.9k 1.2×	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 0.6×	1.9k 1.1×	2.9k 1.9×	208	6.9k
Philip E. Batson United States	36	2.1k 0.9×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	1.9k 1.0×	1.4k 0.9×	106	5.2k
Scott D. Findlay Australia	45	3.1k 1.3×	3.1k 1.3×	1.5k 0.8×	2.0k 1.1×	3.5k 2.3×	167	7.2k
Leslie J. Allen Australia	36	1.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.0×	1.3k 0.7×	1.0k 0.6×	2.6k 1.7×	149	4.8k
E. Bauer United States	36	2.0k 0.8×	1.3k 0.6×	3.5k 1.9×	1.6k 0.9×	638 0.4×	121	5.5k
Sandra Van Aert Belgium	43	4.3k 1.8×	1.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.8×	2.1k 1.2×	2.1k 1.4×	166	7.2k
K. Urban Germany	55	8.4k 3.5×	1.8k 0.8×	2.8k 1.6×	3.2k 1.8×	2.0k 1.3×	420	13.3k
S. Y. Tong United States	50	3.9k 1.6×	2.8k 1.2×	5.2k 2.9×	2.8k 1.5×	939 0.6×	309	9.8k

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Howie, A.. (2017). New instrumentation and cutting edge research. Ultramicroscopy. 180. 52–58. 5 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (2014). Stimulated excitation electron microscopy and spectroscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 151. 116–121. 9 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (2012). Learning From Past Epiphanies, Successes and Disappointments to Anticipate Future Progress in Microscopy. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 18(S2). 1948–1949. 2 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (2011). Photon interactions for electron microscopy applications. The European Physical Journal Applied Physics. 54(3). 33502–33502. 18 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (2010). Mechanisms of decoherence in electron microscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 111(7). 761–767. 17 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (2009). Photon-Assisted Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Imaging. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 15(4). 314–322. 15 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (2003). Hunting the Stobbs factor. Ultramicroscopy. 98(2-4). 73–79. 69 indexed citations

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Abajo, F. Javier Garcı́a de & A. Howie. (2002). Retarded field calculation of electron energy loss in inhomogeneous dielectrics. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 65(11). 610 indexed citations breakdown →

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Howie, A.. (1999). Electrons and photons: exploiting the connection.. 311–314. 5 indexed citations

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Howie, A., et al.. (1995). A scanning probe microscopy study of conjugated polymers. Surface Science. 331-333. 196–200. 13 indexed citations

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Howie, A. & Caroline Walsh. (1991). Interpretation of valence loss spectra from composite media. Microscopy Microanalysis Microstructures. 2(2-3). 171–181. 45 indexed citations

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Ritchie, R. H., A. Howie, P. M. Échenique, et al.. (1990). Plasmons in Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy Electron Spectra. Scanning microscopy. 1990(4). 5. 2 indexed citations

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McComb, David W. & A. Howie. (1990). Characterisation of zeolite catalysts using electron energy loss spectroscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 34(1-2). 84–92. 9 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (1980). Radiation damage problems in electron microscopy. Revue de Physique Appliquée. 15(2). 291–295. 15 indexed citations

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Hines, R. L. & A. Howie. (1975). Phase contrast electron microscopy of amorphous specimens supported on thin crystals. Philosophical magazine. 32(2). 257–271. 4 indexed citations

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Rudee, M. L. & A. Howie. (1972). The structure of amorphous Si and Ge. Philosophical magazine. 25(4). 1001–1007. 107 indexed citations

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Basinski, S.J., Z. S. Basinski, & A. Howie. (1969). Early stages of fatigue in copper single crystals. Philosophical magazine. 19(161). 899–924. 181 indexed citations

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Howie, A., et al.. (1968). Angular spectra of electrons emitted from lattice or interstitial sites in crystals. Physics Letters A. 27(8). 491–492. 22 indexed citations

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Howie, A. & U. Valdrè. (1967). Temperature dependence of the extinction distance in electron diffraction. Philosophical magazine. 15(136). 777–781. 4 indexed citations

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Howie, A.. (1960). The electrical resistivity of stacking faults. Philosophical magazine. 5(51). 251–271. 48 indexed citations

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