Boris Ni

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Boris Ni is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Boris Ni has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 6 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Boris Ni's work include Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (8 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (6 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (5 papers). Boris Ni is often cited by papers focused on Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (8 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (6 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (5 papers). Boris Ni collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Ukraine. Boris Ni's co-authors include Susan B. Sinnott, Judith A. Harrison, Donald W. Brenner, Olga Shenderova, Steven J. Stuart, Paul T. Mikulski, Muthu B. J. Wijesundara, Luke Hanley, Kiho Lee and Taku Watanabe and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Boris Ni

20 papers receiving 3.8k 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.

A second-generation reactive empirical bond order (REBO) potential energy expression for hydrocarbons

2002 3.1k citations Donald W. Brenner, Olga Shenderova et al. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Boris Ni United States	15	3.4k	902	640	457	446	20	4.0k
Michael P. Siegal United States	29	3.8k 1.1×	798 0.9×	920 1.4×	605 1.3×	1.2k 2.6×	131	5.1k
Nigel A. Marks Australia	38	3.5k 1.0×	849 0.9×	531 0.8×	739 1.6×	1.3k 2.9×	171	4.7k
Chad E. Junkermeier United States	12	2.1k 0.6×	431 0.5×	732 1.1×	400 0.9×	799 1.8×	24	3.1k
Xin Ju China	30	2.0k 0.6×	554 0.6×	254 0.4×	334 0.7×	731 1.6×	236	3.3k
Michael Reichling Germany	38	2.5k 0.7×	1.7k 1.9×	958 1.5×	712 1.6×	1.3k 2.9×	168	4.5k
M. I. Heggie United Kingdom	36	3.8k 1.1×	1.1k 1.2×	489 0.8×	584 1.3×	1.7k 3.8×	139	5.1k
F. Comin France	27	1.5k 0.5×	1.3k 1.4×	292 0.5×	547 1.2×	815 1.8×	84	3.0k
N. N. Melnik Russia	22	2.0k 0.6×	454 0.5×	492 0.8×	330 0.7×	653 1.5×	162	2.6k
Tamio Ikeshoji Japan	38	2.1k 0.6×	992 1.1×	710 1.1×	105 0.2×	1.7k 3.8×	145	4.6k
José Pedro Rino Brazil	26	2.7k 0.8×	515 0.6×	635 1.0×	528 1.2×	670 1.5×	113	3.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Boris Ni

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Boris Ni

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ni, Boris & Andrij Baumketner. (2013). Reduced atomic pair-interaction design (RAPID) model for simulations of proteins. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 138(6). 64102–64102. 8 indexed citations

Ni, Boris & Andrij Baumketner. (2011). Effect of atom- and group-based truncations on biomolecules simulated with reaction-field electrostatics. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 17(11). 2883–2893. 15 indexed citations

Ni, Boris, Taku Watanabe, & Simon R. Phillpot. (2009). Thermal transport in polyethylene and at polyethylene–diamond interfaces investigated using molecular dynamics simulation. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 21(8). 84219–84219. 54 indexed citations

Watanabe, Taku, Boris Ni, Simon R. Phillpot, Patrick K. Schelling, & Pawel Keblinski. (2007). Thermal conductance across grain boundaries in diamond from molecular dynamics simulation. Journal of Applied Physics. 102(6). 45 indexed citations

Ni, Boris, James R. Kramer, Russell A. Bell, & Nick Henry Werstiuk. (2006). Protonolysis of the Hg−C Bond of Chloromethylmercury and Dimethylmercury. A DFT and QTAIM Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 110(30). 9451–9458. 36 indexed citations

Ni, Boris, et al.. (2005). Effect of Filling on the Compressibility of Carbon Nanotubes: Predictions from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 5(4). 536–541. 24 indexed citations

Kramer, James R., Nick Henry Werstiuk, & Boris Ni. (2005). Displacement of Cu(II) by Ag(I) in Solvated Metal Sulfides. A DFT and AIM Computational Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 110(1). 273–280. 1 indexed citations

Ni, Boris, James R. Kramer, & Nick Henry Werstiuk. (2005). Density Functional Theory and QT Atoms-in-Molecules Study on the Hydration of Cu(I) and Ag(I) Ions and Sulfides. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 109(8). 1548–1558. 6 indexed citations

Ni, Boris, Kiho Lee, & Susan B. Sinnott. (2004). A reactive empirical bond order (REBO) potential for hydrocarbon–oxygen interactions. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 16(41). 7261–7275. 98 indexed citations

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Ni, Boris, James R. Kramer, & Nick Henry Werstiuk. (2003). An ab Initio and AIM Study on the Molecular Structure and Stability of Small Cu_xS_y^-Clusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 107(42). 8949–8954. 14 indexed citations

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Ni, Boris, James R. Kramer, & Nick Henry Werstiuk. (2003). Atoms in Molecules Computational Study on the Molecular Structure of (Cu₂S)_nClusters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 107(16). 2890–2897. 17 indexed citations

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Ni, Boris, Susan B. Sinnott, Paul T. Mikulski, & Judith A. Harrison. (2002). Compression of Carbon Nanotubes Filled withC60,CH4, or Ne: Predictions from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Physical Review Letters. 88(20). 205505–205505. 204 indexed citations

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Brenner, Donald W., Olga Shenderova, Judith A. Harrison, et al.. (2002). A second-generation reactive empirical bond order (REBO) potential energy expression for hydrocarbons. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 14(4). 783–802. 3059 indexed citations breakdown →

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Jang, Inkook, Boris Ni, & Susan B. Sinnott. (2002). Study of angular influence of C3H5+ ion deposition on polystyrene surfaces using molecular dynamics simulations. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 20(2). 564–568. 13 indexed citations

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Ni, Boris & Susan B. Sinnott. (2001). Tribological properties of carbon nanotube bundles predicted from atomistic simulations. Surface Science. 487(1-3). 87–96. 80 indexed citations

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Plaisted, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Comparison of growth of hydrocarbon thin films by molecular-beam and cluster-beam deposition: atomistic simulations. Thin Solid Films. 381(1). 73–83. 7 indexed citations

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Ni, Boris, Rodney Andrews, David A. Jacques, et al.. (2001). A Combined Computational and Experimental Study of Ion-Beam Modification of Carbon Nanotube Bundles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 105(51). 12719–12725. 90 indexed citations

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Ni, Boris & Susan B. Sinnott. (2000). Chemical functionalization of carbon nanotubes through energetic radical collisions. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 61(24). R16343–R16346. 66 indexed citations

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Wijesundara, Muthu B. J., Luke Hanley, Boris Ni, & Susan B. Sinnott. (2000). Effects of unique ion chemistry on thin-film growth by plasma–surface interactions. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 97(1). 23–27. 49 indexed citations

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Wijesundara, Muthu B. J., Yuan Ji, Boris Ni, Susan B. Sinnott, & Luke Hanley. (2000). Effect of polyatomic ion structure on thin-film growth: Experiments and molecular dynamics simulations. Journal of Applied Physics. 88(9). 5004–5016. 69 indexed citations

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