André Gourdon

8.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
170 papers, 7.3k citations indexed

About

André Gourdon is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, André Gourdon has authored 170 papers receiving a total of 7.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 81 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 76 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in André Gourdon's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (92 papers), Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (77 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (39 papers). André Gourdon is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (92 papers), Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (77 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (39 papers). André Gourdon collaborates with scholars based in France, Germany and Denmark. André Gourdon's co-authors include Christian Joachim, Gerhard Meyer, Jean‐Pierre Launay, Francesca Moresco, Sladjana Stojkovic, Karl‐Heinz Rieder, Eléna Ishow, Jascha Repp, Leo Groß and Hao Tang and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

André Gourdon

170 papers receiving 7.2k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Molecules on Insulating Films: Scanning-Tunneling Microscopy Imaging of Individual Molecular Orbitals

2005 686 citations Gerhard Meyer, Sladjana Stojkovic et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Bond-Order Discrimination by Atomic Force Microscopy

2012 414 citations Leo Groß, Fabian Mohn et al. Science profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
André Gourdon France	44	4.2k	3.3k	3.2k	2.6k	1.3k	170	7.3k
Simon J. Higgins United Kingdom	47	5.6k 1.3×	2.5k 0.7×	1.4k 0.4×	2.3k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	203	7.8k
Qingdao Zeng China	39	3.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.6×	3.7k 1.1×	3.5k 1.3×	777 0.6×	303	6.9k
Jorge M. Seminario United States	48	4.5k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	1.0k 0.3×	3.2k 1.2×	1.0k 0.8×	231	8.5k
Inge Asselberghs Belgium	48	2.3k 0.5×	855 0.3×	1.7k 0.5×	4.3k 1.6×	1.7k 1.3×	220	7.6k
Marek Samoć Poland	58	2.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	4.1k 1.3×	6.9k 2.6×	2.3k 1.8×	388	11.8k
Jason I. Henderson United States	20	3.0k 0.7×	1.6k 0.5×	790 0.2×	1.7k 0.7×	1.5k 1.2×	20	5.4k
B. Sahraoui France	55	2.4k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	3.0k 0.9×	4.9k 1.9×	1.1k 0.9×	397	9.0k
Swapan K. Pati India	57	4.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.6×	1.1k 0.3×	8.1k 3.1×	1.9k 1.4×	371	12.9k
Clifford P. Kubiak United States	65	5.7k 1.3×	2.3k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	5.9k 2.3×	3.4k 2.7×	280	19.5k
Robert M. Metzger United States	45	5.0k 1.2×	2.4k 0.7×	1.2k 0.4×	3.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	202	9.0k

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Wang, Shaoshan, Cristina Mattioli, Zhuo Li, et al.. (2023). Extending on-surface synthesis from 2D to 3D by cycloaddition with C60. Nature Communications. 14(1). 6075–6075. 4 indexed citations

Jančařík, Andrej, Jan Holec, Yuuya Nagata, Michal Šámal, & André Gourdon. (2022). Preparative-scale synthesis of nonacene. Nature Communications. 13(1). 223–223. 27 indexed citations

Toninelli, Costanza, Ilja Gerhardt, Alex S. Clark, et al.. (2021). Single organic molecules for photonic quantum technologies. INO Open Portal. 138 indexed citations

Zuzak, Rafał, Pedro Brandimarte, Bartosz Such, et al.. (2020). On-Surface Synthesis of Chlorinated Narrow Graphene Nanoribbon Organometallic Hybrids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 11(24). 10290–10297. 20 indexed citations

Yu, Miao, Chong Chen, Nataliya Kalashnyk, et al.. (2018). Three-dimensional hydrogen bonding between Landers and planar molecules facilitated by electrostatic interactions with Ni adatoms. Chemical Communications. 54(64). 8845–8848. 4 indexed citations

Mayne, Andrew J., G. Comtet, Gérald Dujardin, et al.. (2013). STM imaging, spectroscopy and manipulation of a self-assembled PTCDI monolayer on epitaxial graphene. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 15(14). 4939–4939. 23 indexed citations

Groß, Leo, Fabian Mohn, Nikolaj Moll, et al.. (2012). Bond-Order Discrimination by Atomic Force Microscopy. Science. 337(6100). 1326–1329. 414 indexed citations breakdown →

Franc, Grégory & André Gourdon. (2011). Covalent networks through on-surface chemistry in ultra-high vacuum: state-of-the-art and recent developments. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(32). 14283–14283. 148 indexed citations

Ruiz-Osés, M., Dimas G. de Oteyza, I. Fernández-Torrente, et al.. (2009). Non‐Covalent Interactions in Supramolecular Assemblies Investigated with Electron Spectroscopies. ChemPhysChem. 10(6). 896–900. 22 indexed citations

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Garah, Mohamed El, Frank Palmino, Philippe Sonnet, et al.. (2009). STM and DFT Investigations of Isolated Porphyrin on a Silicon‐Based Semiconductor at Room Temperature. ChemPhysChem. 10(18). 3190–3193. 11 indexed citations

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Godlewski, Szymon, et al.. (2009). Adsorption of Large Organic Molecules on Clean and Hydroxylated Rutile TiO₂(110) Surfaces. ChemPhysChem. 10(18). 3278–3284. 11 indexed citations

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Guillermet, Olivier, Samuthira Nagarajan, Xavier Bouju, et al.. (2009). Self‐Assembly of Fivefold‐Symmetric Molecules on a Threefold‐Symmetric Surface. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(11). 1970–1973. 53 indexed citations

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Groß, Leo, Karl‐Heinz Rieder, André Gourdon, Christian Joachim, & Francesca Moresco. (2007). Molecular Aggregation within Self‐Ordered Monolayers. ChemPhysChem. 8(2). 245–249. 3 indexed citations

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Groß, Leo, Karl‐Heinz Rieder, Francesca Moresco, et al.. (2005). Trapping and moving metal atoms with a six-leg molecule. Nature Materials. 4(12). 892–895. 70 indexed citations

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Mayne, Andrew J., et al.. (2005). Selective internal manipulation of a single molecule by scanning tunneling microscopy. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 122(13). 134704–134704. 15 indexed citations

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Grill, Leonhard, Karl‐Heinz Rieder, Francesca Moresco, et al.. (2005). Controlling the Electronic Interaction between a Molecular Wire and Its Atomic Scale Contacting Pad. Nano Letters. 5(5). 859–863. 32 indexed citations

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Groß, Leo, Francesca Moresco, Letizia Savio, et al.. (2004). Scattering of Surface State Electrons at Large Organic Molecules. Physical Review Letters. 93(5). 56103–56103. 60 indexed citations

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Ghosh, Sukhen C., et al.. (2003). Molecular Landers as Probes for Molecular Device—Metal Surface Interactions. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1006(1). 82–93. 2 indexed citations

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Moresco, Francesca, Leo Groß, Micol Alemani, et al.. (2003). Probing the Different Stages in Contacting a Single Molecular Wire. Physical Review Letters. 91(3). 36601–36601. 84 indexed citations

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Moresco, Francesca, Gerhard Meyer, Karl‐Heinz Rieder, et al.. (2001). Recording Intramolecular Mechanics during the Manipulation of a Large Molecule. Physical Review Letters. 87(8). 88302–88302. 82 indexed citations

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