Alexander G. Shard

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
166 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

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Alexander G. Shard is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander G. Shard has authored 166 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 55 papers in Materials Chemistry and 53 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Alexander G. Shard's work include Ion-surface interactions and analysis (49 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (45 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (25 papers). Alexander G. Shard is often cited by papers focused on Ion-surface interactions and analysis (49 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (45 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (25 papers). Alexander G. Shard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Germany and United States. Alexander G. Shard's co-authors include Ian S. Gilmore, Cuong Ton‐That, R.H. Bradley, Caterina Minelli, M. P. Seah, Steven J. Spencer, Santanu Ray, Felicia M. Green, Jason D. Whittle and Martyn C. Davies and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Alexander G. Shard

165 papers receiving 5.4k citations

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Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Quantitative XPS

2020 216 citations Alexander G. Shard Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
Alexander G. Shard	2.1k	1.7k	1.3k	1.3k	1.1k	166	5.5k
Wolfgang E. S. Unger	2.9k 1.4×	1.9k 1.1×	640 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	1.5k 1.3×	254	6.6k
Yu‐Jane Sheng	1.8k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	748 0.6×	1.8k 1.4×	1.6k 1.4×	270	5.3k
Heng‐Kwong Tsao	1.7k 0.8×	1.0k 0.6×	1.1k 0.8×	1.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.6×	293	5.8k
Daniel J. Graham	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	868 0.7×	460 0.4×	871 0.8×	98	4.2k
D. Howard Fairbrother	4.0k 1.9×	1.9k 1.1×	618 0.5×	1.1k 0.8×	2.7k 2.4×	204	8.9k
David Cookson	2.6k 1.3×	1.5k 0.9×	761 0.6×	465 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	153	6.6k
P. Bertrand	1.1k 0.5×	1.0k 0.6×	597 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	790 0.7×	148	3.9k
Wen‐Li Wu	3.1k 1.5×	1.4k 0.9×	399 0.3×	679 0.5×	1.8k 1.6×	240	6.6k
François Rossi	3.2k 1.6×	1.6k 0.9×	464 0.4×	1.1k 0.8×	2.6k 2.3×	253	7.9k
David G. Bucknall	1.5k 0.7×	880 0.5×	603 0.5×	591 0.5×	881 0.8×	138	4.0k

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Shard, Alexander G. & Mark Baker. (2024). Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Use of argon ion beams for sputter depth profiling and cleaning. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 42(5). 4 indexed citations

Artyushkova, Kateryna, Stuart R. Leadley, & Alexander G. Shard. (2024). Introduction to reproducible laboratory hard x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 42(5). 4 indexed citations

Cant, David J. H., Justin M. Gorham, Charles A. Clifford, & Alexander G. Shard. (2024). Standard Approaches to XPS and AES Quantification—A Summary of ISO 18118:2024 on the Use of Relative Sensitivity Factors. Surface and Interface Analysis. 57(2). 148–152.

Shard, Alexander G., Donald R. Baer, & Charles A. Clifford. (2024). Importance of standard terminology in surface chemical analysis: ISO 18115‐1:2023, general terms and terms used in spectroscopy. Surface and Interface Analysis. 56(5). 305–307. 4 indexed citations

Cant, David J. H., et al.. (2023). Magic angle HAXPES. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. 264. 147311–147311. 5 indexed citations

Cant, David J. H., Yiwen Pei, Andrey Shchukarev, et al.. (2023). Cryo-XPS for Surface Characterization of Nanomedicines. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 127(39). 8220–8227. 6 indexed citations

Aoyagi, Satoka, David J. H. Cant, M. Dürr, et al.. (2023). Quantitative and Qualitative Analyses of Mass Spectra of OEL Materials by Artificial Neural Network and Interface Evaluation: Results from a VAMAS Interlaboratory Study. Analytical Chemistry. 95(40). 15078–15085. 3 indexed citations

Shard, Alexander G., Mohinder Pal Garg, & Vishal Gupta. (2023). Experimental Investigation and Statistical Modelling of Cutting Force and Torque During Rotary Ultrasonic Drilling of Polyetherimide Composite. Strength of Materials. 55(2). 355–370. 2 indexed citations

Taylor, Michael D., Fábio Ruiz Simões, James G.W. Smith, et al.. (2022). Quantifiable correlation of ToF‐SIMS and XPS data from polymer surfaces with controlled amino acid and peptide content. Surface and Interface Analysis. 54(4). 417–432. 3 indexed citations

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Trindade, Gustavo F., Jim Barker, Jonathan W. Aylott, et al.. (2022). Molecular Formula Prediction for Chemical Filtering of 3D OrbiSIMS Datasets. Analytical Chemistry. 94(11). 4703–4711. 8 indexed citations

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Trindade, Gustavo F., Paula M. Mendes, Philip M. Williams, et al.. (2020). Protein identification by 3D OrbiSIMS to facilitate in situ imaging and depth profiling. Nature Communications. 11(1). 5832–5832. 57 indexed citations

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Cant, David J. H., Caterina Minelli, Katia Sparnacci, et al.. (2020). Surface-Energy Control and Characterization of Nanoparticle Coatings. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(20). 11200–11211. 13 indexed citations

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Pei, Yiwen, David J. H. Cant, Rasmus Havelund, et al.. (2020). Argon Cluster Sputtering Reveals Internal Chemical Distribution in Submicron Polymeric Particles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124(43). 23752–23763. 9 indexed citations

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Gollwitzer, Christian, Raul Garcia‐Diez, Michael Krumrey, et al.. (2019). Number Concentration of Gold Nanoparticles in Suspension: SAXS and spICPMS as Traceable Methods Compared to Laboratory Methods. Nanomaterials. 9(4). 502–502. 21 indexed citations

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Kestens, Vikram, Victoria A. Coleman, Jan Herrmann, et al.. (2019). Establishing SI-Traceability of Nanoparticle Size Values Measured with Line-Start Incremental Centrifugal Liquid Sedimentation. Separations. 6(1). 15–15. 4 indexed citations

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Minelli, Caterina, Dorota Bartczak, Ruud Peters, et al.. (2019). Sticky Measurement Problem: Number Concentration of Agglomerated Nanoparticles. Langmuir. 35(14). 4927–4935. 35 indexed citations

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Minelli, Caterina, Aneta Sikora, Raul Garcia‐Diez, et al.. (2018). Measuring the size and density of nanoparticles by centrifugal sedimentation and flotation. Analytical Methods. 10(15). 1725–1732. 42 indexed citations

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Shard, Alexander G., Katia Sparnacci, Aneta Sikora, et al.. (2018). Measuring the relative concentration of particle populations using differential centrifugal sedimentation. Analytical Methods. 10(22). 2647–2657. 16 indexed citations

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Shard, Alexander G. & Charles A. Clifford. (2017). Summary of ISO/TC 201 standard: ISO 19668—Surface chemical analysis—X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy—Estimating and reporting detection limits for elements in homogeneous materials. Surface and Interface Analysis. 50(1). 87–89. 4 indexed citations

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Mitchell, S.A., Neil Emmison, & Alexander G. Shard. (2002). Spatial control of cell attachment using plasma micropatterned polymers. Surface and Interface Analysis. 33(9). 742–747. 30 indexed citations

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