Cynthia L. Kelchner

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Cynthia L. Kelchner is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Atmospheric Science and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Cynthia L. Kelchner has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 5 papers in Atmospheric Science and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Cynthia L. Kelchner's work include nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (5 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (3 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (2 papers). Cynthia L. Kelchner is often cited by papers focused on nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (5 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (3 papers) and Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (2 papers). Cynthia L. Kelchner collaborates with scholars based in United States. Cynthia L. Kelchner's co-authors include J. C. Hamilton, Steven J. Plimpton, Jonathan A. Zimmerman, Patrick Klein, Stephen M. Foiles, Andrew E. DePristo, Leslie S. Perkins, David Halstead, Susan B. Sinnott and Arvind Patel and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

Cynthia L. Kelchner

8 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Dislocation nucleation and defect structure during surfac... 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 500 1000 1.5k
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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.

  1. Dislocation nucleation and defect structure during surface indentation
    1998 1.8k citations Cynthia L. Kelchner, Steven J. Plimpton et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cynthia L. Kelchner United States 5 1.9k 1.1k 915 393 325 8 2.3k
D.M. Follstaedt United States 22 1.5k 0.8× 599 0.6× 805 0.9× 315 0.8× 156 0.5× 69 2.0k
M. Victoria Switzerland 31 2.8k 1.5× 713 0.7× 1.3k 1.4× 201 0.5× 205 0.6× 90 3.5k
B. C. Larson United States 27 1.3k 0.7× 428 0.4× 534 0.6× 333 0.8× 224 0.7× 67 2.0k
V. Pontikis France 23 1.6k 0.8× 404 0.4× 806 0.9× 575 1.5× 201 0.6× 84 2.3k
Charlotte Becquart France 34 4.0k 2.1× 561 0.5× 1.5k 1.6× 304 0.8× 340 1.0× 99 4.4k
Shin Takeuchi Japan 29 2.3k 1.2× 414 0.4× 1.1k 1.2× 350 0.9× 161 0.5× 145 2.9k
A.J.E. Foreman United Kingdom 28 3.4k 1.8× 600 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 329 0.8× 256 0.8× 57 4.0k
Lisa Ventelon France 26 2.0k 1.0× 434 0.4× 959 1.0× 180 0.5× 218 0.7× 34 2.3k
C.A. English United Kingdom 28 2.3k 1.2× 318 0.3× 690 0.8× 178 0.5× 362 1.1× 77 2.7k
K. Reichelt Germany 22 1.4k 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 250 0.3× 377 1.0× 197 0.6× 73 2.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Cynthia L. Kelchner

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All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Ramloll, Rameshsharma, Neill F. Piland, Barbara Jane Cunningham, et al.. (2006). Distance learning and simulation technologies to support bioterrorism preparedness education. Computers and Their Applications. 235–241. 2 indexed citations
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Zimmerman, Jonathan A., Cynthia L. Kelchner, Patrick Klein, J. C. Hamilton, & Stephen M. Foiles. (2001). Surface Step Effects on Nanoindentation. Physical Review Letters. 87(16). 165507–165507. 392 indexed citations
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Kelchner, Cynthia L., Steven J. Plimpton, & J. C. Hamilton. (1998). Dislocation nucleation and defect structure during surface indentation. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 58(17). 11085–11088. 1777 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kelchner, Cynthia L. & Andrew E. DePristo. (1997). Molecular dynamics simulations of multilayer homoepitaxial thin film growth in the diffusion-limited regime. Surface Science. 393(1-3). 72–84. 31 indexed citations
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Kelchner, Cynthia L. & Andrew E. DePristo. (1997). MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATION OF LOW ENERGY CLUSTER DEPOSITION DURING DIFFUSION-LIMITED THIN FILM GROWTH. Nanostructured Materials. 8(3). 253–268. 18 indexed citations
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Kelchner, Cynthia L. & Andrew E. DePristo. (1996). Molecular dynamics simulation of multilayer homoepitaxial deposition on face-centered-cubic(100) metal surfaces. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 14(3). 1633–1636. 4 indexed citations
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Kelchner, Cynthia L., et al.. (1994). Construction and evaluation of embedding functions. Surface Science. 310(1-3). 425–435. 118 indexed citations
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Sinnott, Susan B., Cynthia L. Kelchner, & Andrew E. DePristo. (1993). Exploration of approximations of the kinetic-exchange-correlation energy. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 99(3). 1816–1823. 2 indexed citations

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