C. F. Quate

5.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
64 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

C. F. Quate is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, C. F. Quate has authored 64 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 27 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 25 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in C. F. Quate's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (22 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (18 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (10 papers). C. F. Quate is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (22 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (18 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (10 papers). C. F. Quate collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Denmark. C. F. Quate's co-authors include J. Nogami, T. R. Albrecht, A. A. Baski, A. L. Weisenhorn, Paul K. Hansma, Kenneth B. Crozier, G. S. Kino, Arvind Sundaramurthy, G. Binnig and Ch. Gerber and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

C. F. Quate

58 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Forces in atomic force microscopy in air and water 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400
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. Forces in atomic force microscopy in air and water
    1989 474 citations A. L. Weisenhorn, Paul K. Hansma 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 31 2.7k 1.4k 1.2k 555 362 64 3.7k
R. J. Warmack United States 35 2.7k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 2.0k 1.7× 527 0.9× 84 0.2× 75 4.4k
K. Toyoda Japan 33 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 1.8k 1.5× 1.2k 2.1× 282 0.8× 330 4.8k
Dror Sarid United States 31 2.5k 0.9× 1.9k 1.3× 1.9k 1.6× 1.1k 1.9× 527 1.5× 140 4.3k
William A. Challener United States 21 1.8k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 886 0.7× 543 1.0× 289 0.8× 65 3.1k
B. Dwir Switzerland 25 1.5k 0.5× 700 0.5× 1.2k 1.0× 726 1.3× 262 0.7× 140 2.4k
F. Rousseaux France 29 2.3k 0.9× 658 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 2.1× 142 0.4× 111 3.6k
J. Peisl Germany 32 1.4k 0.5× 530 0.4× 722 0.6× 1.4k 2.6× 245 0.7× 142 3.0k
H. G. Craighead United States 34 1.9k 0.7× 2.1k 1.5× 2.0k 1.7× 576 1.0× 283 0.8× 53 4.0k
J. C. Rife United States 25 577 0.2× 768 0.5× 693 0.6× 503 0.9× 447 1.2× 74 2.1k
E. van der Drift Netherlands 25 692 0.3× 541 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 475 0.9× 195 0.5× 112 2.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by C. F. Quate

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of C. F. Quate. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of C. F. Quate based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with C. F. Quate. C. F. Quate is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Quate, C. F.. (2005). Scanning Acoustic Microscope (Abstract). 76. 314–314.
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Crozier, Kenneth B., Arvind Sundaramurthy, G. S. Kino, & C. F. Quate. (2003). Optical antennas: Resonators for local field enhancement. Journal of Applied Physics. 94(7). 4632–4642. 353 indexed citations
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Akamine, S., B. Hadimioglu, B.T. Khuri-Yakub, Hirofumi Yamada, & C. F. Quate. (2002). Acoustic microscopy beyond the diffraction limit: an application of microfabrication. TRANSDUCERS '91: 1991 International Conference on Solid-State Sensors and Actuators. Digest of Technical Papers. 857–859. 5 indexed citations
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Minne, S. C., Scott R. Manalis, & C. F. Quate. (1999). Bringing Scanning Probe Microscopy up to Speed. 30 indexed citations
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Minne, S. C., Scott R. Manalis, A. Atalar, & C. F. Quate. (1996). Contact imaging in the atomic force microscope using a higher order flexural mode combined with a new sensor. Applied Physics Letters. 68(10). 1427–1429. 44 indexed citations
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Nogami, J., et al.. (1994). Behavior of tellurium on silicon (100). Surface Science. 321(3). L183–L188. 33 indexed citations
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Baski, A. A., J. Nogami, & C. F. Quate. (1990). Si(111)-5×1-Au reconstruction as studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 41(14). 10247–10249. 80 indexed citations
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Nogami, J., A. A. Baski, & C. F. Quate. (1990). √3 × √3 → 6 × 6 Phase Transition on the Au/Si(111) Surface. Physical Review Letters. 65(17). 2211–2211. 8 indexed citations
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Nogami, J., A. A. Baski, & C. F. Quate. (1990). Behavior of gallium on vicinal Si(100) surfaces. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 8(4). 3520–3523. 24 indexed citations
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Weisenhorn, A. L., Paul K. Hansma, T. R. Albrecht, & C. F. Quate. (1989). Forces in atomic force microscopy in air and water. Applied Physics Letters. 54(26). 2651–2653. 474 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kirk, M. D., J. Nogami, A. A. Baski, et al.. (1988). The Origin of the Superstructure in Bi 2 Sr 2 CaCu 2 O 8+δ as Revealed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Science. 242(4886). 1673–1675. 130 indexed citations
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Nogami, J., Sang-Il Park, & C. F. Quate. (1988). Behavior of indium on the Si(111)7×7 surface at low-metal coverage. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics Processing and Phenomena. 6(4). 1479–1482. 75 indexed citations
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Nogami, J., Sang-Il Park, & C. F. Quate. (1987). Indium-induced reconstructions of the Si(111) surface studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 36(11). 6221–6224. 145 indexed citations
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Lozanne, Alex de, Scott Elrod, & C. F. Quate. (1985). Spatial Variations in the Superconductivity ofNb3Sn Measured by Low-Temperature Tunneling Microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 54(22). 2433–2436. 65 indexed citations
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Wickramasinghe, H. K., et al.. (1978). Photoacoustics on a microscopic scale. Applied Physics Letters. 33(11). 923–925. 76 indexed citations
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Quate, C. F., et al.. (1972). Amplification of surface shear-wave mode in GaAs. Journal of Applied Physics. 43(9). 3619–3622. 15 indexed citations
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Quate, C. F. & R. B. Thompson. (1970). CONVOLUTION AND CORRELATION IN REAL TIME WITH NONLINEAR ACOUSTICS. Applied Physics Letters. 16(12). 494–496. 71 indexed citations
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Engelmann, R.W.H. & C. F. Quate. (1966). Linear, or "Small-signal," theory for the Gunn effect. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. ED-13(1). 44–52. 22 indexed citations
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Siegman, A. E., et al.. (1964). FREQUENCY TRANSLATION OF AN He–Ne LASER'S OUTPUT FREQUENCY BY ACOUSTIC OUTPUT COUPLING INSIDE THE RESONANT CAVITY. Applied Physics Letters. 5(1). 1–2. 26 indexed citations
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Louisell, W. H., et al.. (1960). Space-charge Wave Parametric Amplifiers†. Journal of Electronics and Control. 8(1). 1–18. 1 indexed citations

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