C. F. Quate

32.3k total citations · 5 hit papers
187 papers, 23.6k citations indexed

About

C. F. Quate is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. F. Quate has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 23.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 131 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 97 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 76 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. F. Quate's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (98 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (56 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (35 papers). C. F. Quate is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (98 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (56 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (35 papers). C. F. Quate collaborates with scholars based in United States, Türkiye and Switzerland. C. F. Quate's co-authors include G. Binnig, Ch. Gerber, T. R. Albrecht, S. C. Minne, R. C. Barrett, Scott R. Manalis, H. Tom Soh, A. Atalar, Hongjie Dai and Jing Kong and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

C. F. Quate

183 papers receiving 22.5k citations

Hit Papers

Atomic Force Microscope 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 1998 1989 1990 1993 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k 10.0k
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. Atomic Force Microscope
    1986 10.6k citations C. F. Quate et al. profile →
  2. Synthesis of individual single-walled carbon nanotubes on patterned silicon wafers
    1998 1.0k citations C. F. Quate, Hongjie Dai et al. profile →
  3. Imaging Crystals, Polymers, and Processes in Water with the Atomic Force Microscope
    1989 798 citations C. F. Quate et al. profile →
  4. Microfabrication of cantilever styli for the atomic force microscope
    1990 468 citations C. F. Quate et al. profile →
  5. Atomic resolution with an atomic force microscope using piezoresistive detection
    1993 463 citations C. F. Quate et al. Applied Physics 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
C. F. Quate United States 63 16.9k 9.0k 8.5k 4.0k 2.3k 187 23.6k
G. Binnig Switzerland 43 18.8k 1.1× 8.3k 0.9× 8.1k 1.0× 4.2k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 104 24.5k
Ch. Gerber Switzerland 55 19.3k 1.1× 8.4k 0.9× 10.7k 1.3× 4.9k 1.2× 1.4k 0.6× 109 27.8k
Paul K. Hansma United States 85 14.6k 0.9× 8.4k 0.9× 5.8k 0.7× 3.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.6× 297 27.7k
Harald Fuchs Germany 74 8.9k 0.5× 9.2k 1.0× 8.9k 1.1× 6.8k 1.7× 1.3k 0.6× 561 22.5k
Ernst Meyer Switzerland 69 14.7k 0.9× 5.7k 0.6× 8.3k 1.0× 6.4k 1.6× 3.4k 1.5× 463 21.0k
Hermann E. Gaub Germany 72 15.9k 0.9× 5.2k 0.6× 5.8k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 649 0.3× 238 26.3k
James K. Gimzewski United States 74 10.4k 0.6× 6.2k 0.7× 12.6k 1.5× 5.2k 1.3× 348 0.2× 283 22.6k
Thomas Thundat United States 74 8.7k 0.5× 8.2k 0.9× 8.8k 1.0× 3.8k 1.0× 1.0k 0.4× 546 20.6k
A. M. Baró Spain 42 6.5k 0.4× 3.7k 0.4× 5.1k 0.6× 5.2k 1.3× 533 0.2× 145 13.3k
Eric Mazur United States 62 6.1k 0.4× 7.9k 0.9× 7.2k 0.8× 4.8k 1.2× 2.7k 1.2× 273 19.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of C. F. Quate

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gießibl, Franz J. & C. F. Quate. (2006). Exploring the nanoworld with atomic force microscopy. Physics Today. 59(12). 44–50. 35 indexed citations
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Şahin, Özgür, C. F. Quate, Olav Solgaard, & A. Atalar. (2004). Resonant harmonic response in tapping-mode atomic force microscopy. Physical Review B. 69(16). 119 indexed citations
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Sulchek, Todd, Robert Hsieh, Jonathan D. Adams, et al.. (2000). High-speed tapping mode imaging with active Q control for atomic force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 76(11). 1473–1475. 172 indexed citations
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Chow, Eugene M., Aaron Partridge, C. F. Quate, & Thomas W. Kenny. (2000). Through-Wafer Electrical Interconnects Compatible with Standard Semiconductor Processing. 343–346. 8 indexed citations
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Manalis, Scott R., E. B. Cooper, Peter Kernen, et al.. (2000). Microvolume field-effect pH sensor for the scanning probe microscope. Applied Physics Letters. 76(8). 1072–1074. 17 indexed citations
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Cooper, E. B., Scott R. Manalis, Hongjie Dai, et al.. (1999). Terabit-per-square-inch data storage with the atomic force microscope. Applied Physics Letters. 75(22). 3566–3568. 139 indexed citations
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Adams, Jonathan D., S. C. Minne, Scott R. Manalis, et al.. (1998). High throughput, high resolution scanning probe microscopy. Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University). 259–263. 2 indexed citations
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Manalis, Scott R., S. C. Minne, A. Atalar, & C. F. Quate. (1996). Interdigital cantilevers for atomic force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 69(25). 3944–3946. 108 indexed citations
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Quate, C. F., et al.. (1994). Multi-discrete-phase fresnel acoustic lenses and their application to acoustic ink printing. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 95(2). 1180–1180. 1 indexed citations
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Lang, C. A., C. F. Quate, & J. Nogami. (1991). Initial stages of sputtering on Au(111) as seen by scanning tunneling microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 59(14). 1696–1698. 34 indexed citations
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Nogami, J., et al.. (1989). Characterization of gold surfaces for use as substrates in scanning tunneling microscopy studies. Journal of Applied Physics. 65(1). 79–84. 86 indexed citations
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Nogami, J., Sang-Il Park, & C. F. Quate. (1988). An STM study of the gallium induced × reconstruction of Si(111). Surface Science. 203(1-2). L631–L636. 61 indexed citations
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Hadimioglu, B., et al.. (1987). High efficiency, multiple layer ZnO acoustic transducers at millimeter-wave frequencies. Applied Physics Letters. 50(23). 1642–1644. 25 indexed citations
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Hadimioglu, B., et al.. (1986). Multi-Layer ZnO Acoustic Transducers. 361–364. 3 indexed citations
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Quate, C. F., A. Atalar, & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (1979). Acoustic microscopy with mechanical scanning—A review. Proceedings of the IEEE. 67(8). 1092–1114. 182 indexed citations
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Jipson, V. B. & C. F. Quate. (1978). Acoustic microscopy at optical wavelengths. Applied Physics Letters. 32(12). 789–791. 61 indexed citations
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Kompfner, R. & C. F. Quate. (1977). Acoustic radiation and its use in microscopy. Physics in Technology. 8(6). 231–237. 5 indexed citations
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Lemons, Randy & C. F. Quate. (1974). Advances in Mechanically Scanned Acoustic Microscopy. 41–44. 7 indexed citations
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Lemons, Randy & C. F. Quate. (1973). A Scanning Acoustic Microscope. 18–21. 41 indexed citations
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Thompson, R. B. & C. F. Quate. (1971). Nonlinear Interaction of Microwave Electric Fields and Sound in LiNbO3. Journal of Applied Physics. 42(3). 907–919. 110 indexed citations

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