Barry Stipe

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
50 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Barry Stipe is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Barry Stipe has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Barry Stipe's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (17 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (14 papers). Barry Stipe is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (17 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (14 papers). Barry Stipe collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Taiwan. Barry Stipe's co-authors include M. A. Rezaei, W. Ho, Thomas W. Kenny, T. D. Stowe, D. Rugar, Shiwu Gao, Bengt I. Lundqvist, Mats Persson, Kevin Yasumura and H. J. Mamin and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Barry Stipe

49 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

Single-Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy and Microscopy 1997 2026 2006 2016 1998 2000 1997 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. Single-Molecule Vibrational Spectroscopy and Microscopy
    1998 1.0k citations Barry Stipe, M. A. Rezaei et al. Science profile →
  2. Quality factors in micron- and submicron-thick cantilevers
    2000 529 citations Kevin Yasumura, T. D. Stowe et al. profile →
  3. Single-Molecule Dissociation by Tunneling Electrons
    1997 505 citations Barry Stipe, M. A. Rezaei 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
Barry Stipe United States 24 3.8k 2.6k 1.4k 1.1k 500 50 4.8k
Elke Scheer Germany 35 3.2k 0.8× 3.8k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 515 1.0× 175 5.5k
M. R. Freeman Canada 32 2.9k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.8× 614 0.6× 769 1.5× 138 4.2k
Riccardo Rurali Spain 36 2.1k 0.6× 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 1.3× 3.0k 2.8× 290 0.6× 176 5.2k
Robert A. Wolkow Canada 42 4.8k 1.3× 4.4k 1.7× 1.7k 1.2× 1.9k 1.8× 239 0.5× 133 6.9k
Artur Erbe Germany 32 1.5k 0.4× 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.7× 1.4k 1.3× 440 0.9× 142 3.8k
Bernard Legrand France 26 2.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 969 0.7× 1.1k 1.0× 235 0.5× 94 3.4k
Vincenzo Grillo Italy 40 1.8k 0.5× 1.6k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 2.1k 1.9× 696 1.4× 162 4.6k
Roger K. Lake United States 48 3.0k 0.8× 4.3k 1.7× 1.2k 0.9× 4.4k 4.1× 815 1.6× 212 7.7k
Ivan Shorubalko Switzerland 33 1.7k 0.5× 2.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.8× 2.6k 2.4× 250 0.5× 106 5.0k
R. J. Matyi United States 26 1.7k 0.5× 2.0k 0.8× 402 0.3× 1.2k 1.1× 228 0.5× 134 3.4k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Barry Stipe

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Barry Stipe

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Jubert, Pierre‐Olivier, et al.. (2025). Thermal Footprint Measurements for Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 62(3). 1–6.
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Stipe, Barry, et al.. (2022). Helium sealed hard disk drive. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 564. 170146–170146. 5 indexed citations
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Pisana, Simone, S. Jain, J. W. Reiner, et al.. (2014). Measurement of the Curie temperature distribution in FePt granular magnetic media. Applied Physics Letters. 104(16). 32 indexed citations
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Richter, Hans, Chie C. Poon, G.J. Parker, et al.. (2013). Direct Measurement of the Thermal Gradient in Heat Assisted Magnetic Recording. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 49(10). 5378–5381. 23 indexed citations
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Matsumoto, Takuya, et al.. (2012). Integrated head design using a nanobeak antenna for thermally assisted magnetic recording. Optics Express. 20(17). 18946–18946. 40 indexed citations
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Takahashi, Y. K., et al.. (2011). FePtAg-C Nanogranular Film as Thermally Assisted Magnetic Recording (TAR) Media. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 47(10). 4062–4065. 21 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry, Timothy C. Strand, Chie C. Poon, et al.. (2010). Magnetic recording at 1.5 Pb m−2 using an integrated plasmonic antenna. Nature Photonics. 4(7). 484–488. 363 indexed citations
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Hirotsune, Akemi, et al.. (2010). Improved Grain Isolation in [Co/Pd]n Multilayer Media for Thermally Assisted Magnetic Recording. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 46(6). 1569–1571. 9 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry, Jan-Ulrich Thiele, Chie C. Poon, T. Strand, & B. D. Terris. (2006). Ridge Waveguide for Thermally Assisted Recording - Optimization, Scaling, and Wavelength Dependence. 572–572. 1 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry & C. T. Rettner. (2004). Resonant Near-Field Optical Sources for TAR. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 40(4). 2546–2548. 2 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry, H. J. Mamin, C. S. Yannoni, et al.. (2001). Electron Spin Relaxation Near a Micron-Size Ferromagnet. Physical Review Letters. 87(27). 277602–277602. 73 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry, H. J. Mamin, T. D. Stowe, Thomas W. Kenny, & D. Rugar. (2001). Noncontact Friction and Force Fluctuations between Closely Spaced Bodies. Physical Review Letters. 87(9). 96801–96801. 196 indexed citations
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Rugar, D., Barry Stipe, H. J. Mamin, et al.. (2001). Adventures in attonewton force detection. Applied Physics A. 72(S1). S3–S10. 35 indexed citations
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Yasumura, Kevin, et al.. (2000). Low Temperature Mechanical Dissipation in Ultrathin Single-Crystal Silicon Cantilevers. APS March Meeting Abstracts. 1 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry. (1999). Tuning in to a single molecule: vibrational spectroscopy with atomic resolution. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science. 4(5). 421–428. 2 indexed citations
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Rezaei, M. A., Barry Stipe, & W. Ho. (1999). Atomically resolved adsorption and scanning tunneling microscope induced desorption on a semiconductor: NO on Si(111)-(7×7). The Journal of Chemical Physics. 110(10). 4891–4896. 40 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry, M. A. Rezaei, & W. Ho. (1998). Coupling of Vibrational Excitation to the Rotational Motion of a Single Adsorbed Molecule. Physical Review Letters. 81(6). 1263–1266. 269 indexed citations
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Rezaei, M. A., Barry Stipe, & W. Ho. (1998). Inducing and imaging single molecule dissociation on a semiconductor surface: H2S and D2S on Si(111)-7×7. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 109(14). 6075–6078. 26 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry, M. A. Rezaei, & W. Ho. (1998). Inducing and Viewing the Rotational Motion of a Single Molecule. Science. 279(5358). 1907–1909. 374 indexed citations
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Stipe, Barry, M. A. Rezaei, & W. Ho. (1997). Site-Specific Displacement of Si Adatoms on Si(111)-(7×7). Physical Review Letters. 79(22). 4397–4400. 100 indexed citations

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