Adam S. Foster

14.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
206 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Adam S. Foster is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Adam S. Foster has authored 206 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 126 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 94 papers in Materials Chemistry and 73 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Adam S. Foster's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (87 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (38 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (36 papers). Adam S. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (87 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (38 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (36 papers). Adam S. Foster collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Japan and United Kingdom. Adam S. Foster's co-authors include R. M. Nieminen, Alexander L. Shluger, Pekka Lehtinen, Arkady V. Krasheninnikov, Yuchen Ma, Pekka Pyykkö, F. López Gejo, Filippo Federici Canova, Shigeki Kawai and Ernst Meyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Adam S. Foster

203 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

Embedding Transition-Metal Atoms in Graphene: Structure, ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2009 2021 2019 2002 2004 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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.

  1. Embedding Transition-Metal Atoms in Graphene: Structure, Bonding, and Magnetism
    2009 1.0k citations Arkady V. Krasheninnikov, Pekka Lehtinen et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. Biphenylene network: A nonbenzenoid carbon allotrope
    2021 587 citations Qitang Fan, Linghao Yan et al. Science profile →
  3. DScribe: Library of descriptors for machine learning in materials science
    2019 570 citations Filippo Federici Canova, Yashasvi S. Ranawat et al. profile →
  4. Vacancy and interstitial defects in hafnia
    2002 536 citations Adam S. Foster, R. M. Nieminen et al. profile →
  5. Irradiation-Induced Magnetism in Graphite: A Density Functional Study
    2004 517 citations Pekka Lehtinen, Adam S. Foster et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adam S. Foster Finland 51 7.4k 4.5k 4.1k 2.1k 839 206 11.7k
David R. Bowler United Kingdom 35 7.1k 1.0× 4.0k 0.9× 4.4k 1.1× 1.2k 0.6× 1.0k 1.2× 151 11.0k
Enge Wang China 58 8.3k 1.1× 4.1k 0.9× 3.4k 0.8× 2.7k 1.3× 662 0.8× 206 12.2k
Guoqiang Xie China 58 4.9k 0.7× 4.5k 1.0× 3.4k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 2.2k 2.6× 425 13.2k
W. G. Schmidt Germany 52 4.8k 0.7× 4.6k 1.0× 5.2k 1.2× 1.9k 0.9× 911 1.1× 399 10.9k
Alexander L. Shluger United Kingdom 60 8.0k 1.1× 7.2k 1.6× 3.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.6× 755 0.9× 349 14.5k
Sheng Meng China 68 11.5k 1.5× 5.1k 1.1× 4.8k 1.2× 2.1k 1.0× 1.9k 2.3× 445 17.2k
Feng Liu United States 73 13.1k 1.8× 3.9k 0.9× 7.5k 1.8× 2.6k 1.3× 940 1.1× 383 19.1k
M.M.J. Treacy United States 48 9.9k 1.3× 2.2k 0.5× 2.4k 0.6× 2.6k 1.3× 405 0.5× 182 13.8k
Marco Buongiorno Nardelli United States 55 10.2k 1.4× 3.6k 0.8× 3.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.8× 455 0.5× 186 12.8k
Jani Kotakoski Austria 49 9.6k 1.3× 4.0k 0.9× 1.6k 0.4× 1.8k 0.9× 836 1.0× 146 11.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Liljeroth, Peter, et al.. (2025). Direct Imaging of Chirality Transfer Induced by Glycosidic Bond Stereochemistry in Carbohydrate Self-Assemblies. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(11). 9341–9351.
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Sun, Kewei, Nan Cao, Orlando J. Silveira, et al.. (2025). On-surface synthesis of Heisenberg spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic molecular chains. Science Advances. 11(9). eads1641–eads1641. 7 indexed citations
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Silveira, Orlando J., Mohammad Amini, Shawulienu Kezilebieke, et al.. (2024). Emergence of Exotic Spin Texture in Supramolecular Metal Complexes on a 2D Superconductor. Physical Review Letters. 133(23). 236203–236203. 1 indexed citations
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Sun, Kewei, Orlando J. Silveira, Tomohiko Nishiuchi, et al.. (2024). On‐Surface Synthesis of Silole and Disila‐Cyclooctene Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(18). e202401027–e202401027. 3 indexed citations
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Sun, Kewei, Orlando J. Silveira, Tomohiko Nishiuchi, et al.. (2024). On‐Surface Synthesis of Silole and Disila‐Cyclooctene Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie. 136(18). 1 indexed citations
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Wu, Nian, et al.. (2024). Accelerated Lignocellulosic Molecule Adsorption Structure Determination. Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation. 20(5). 2297–2312. 4 indexed citations
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Foster, Adam S., et al.. (2024). Synthesis of azahexabenzocoronenium salts through a formal [3 + 3] cycloaddition strategy. Nature Synthesis. 3(10). 1283–1291. 2 indexed citations
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Silveira, Orlando J., et al.. (2024). On‐Surface Synthesis of Triaza[5]triangulene through Cyclodehydrogenation and its Magnetism. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(45). e202411893–e202411893. 6 indexed citations
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Jaques, Ygor Morais, Matilda Backholm, Jouko Lahtinen, et al.. (2023). Droplet slipperiness despite surface heterogeneity at molecular scale. Nature Chemistry. 16(4). 506–513. 38 indexed citations
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Sumikama, Takashi, Filippo Federici Canova, David Gao, et al.. (2022). Computed Three-Dimensional Atomic Force Microscopy Images of Biopolymers Using the Jarzynski Equality. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 13(23). 5365–5371. 6 indexed citations
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Ranawat, Yashasvi S., Ygor Morais Jaques, & Adam S. Foster. (2022). Generalised deep-learning workflow for the prediction of hydration layers over surfaces. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 367. 120571–120571. 3 indexed citations
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Yurtsever, Ayhan, Pei‐Xi Wang, Ygor Morais Jaques, et al.. (2022). Molecular insights on the crystalline cellulose-water interfaces via three-dimensional atomic force microscopy. Science Advances. 8(41). eabq0160–eabq0160. 38 indexed citations
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Sun, Kewei, Orlando J. Silveira, Yujing Ma, et al.. (2022). On-surface synthesis of disilabenzene-bridged covalent organic frameworks. Nature Chemistry. 15(1). 136–142. 50 indexed citations
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Fan, Qitang, Linghao Yan, Matthias W. Tripp, et al.. (2021). Biphenylene network: A nonbenzenoid carbon allotrope. Science. 372(6544). 852–856. 587 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sun, Kewei, Ondřej Krejčí, Adam S. Foster, et al.. (2019). Synthesis of Regioisomeric Graphene Nanoribbon Junctions via Heteroprecursors. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(28). 17632–17638. 10 indexed citations
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Kawai, Shigeki, Ondřej Krejčí, Adam S. Foster, et al.. (2018). Diacetylene Linked Anthracene Oligomers Synthesized by One-Shot Homocoupling of Trimethylsilyl on Cu(111). ACS Nano. 12(8). 8791–8797. 49 indexed citations
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Zaidan, Martha Arbayani, Rishi Relan, Pauli Paasonen, et al.. (2018). Exploring non-linear associations between atmospheric new-particle formation and ambient variables: a mutual information approach. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 18(17). 12699–12714. 21 indexed citations
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Kawai, Shigeki, Benjamin Lindner, Kazukuni Tahara, et al.. (2016). Thermal control of sequential on-surface transformation of a hydrocarbon molecule on a copper surface. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12711–12711. 67 indexed citations
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Krasheninnikov, Arkady V., K. Nordlund, Pekka Lehtinen, et al.. (2004). カーボンナノチューブ上の炭素吸着原子の吸着とマイグレーション 密度汎関数ab initio研究とタイトバインディング研究. Physical Review B. 69(7). 1–73402. 7 indexed citations
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Gosálvez, Miguel A., Adam S. Foster, & R. M. Nieminen. (2003). Dependence of the anisotropy of wet chemical etching of silicon on the amount of surface coverage by OH radicals. Sensors and Materials. 15(2). 53–65. 2 indexed citations

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