D. T. Pierce

8.3k citations

120 papers · 6.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 40

Impact in

Structural Biology top 1%
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.2%
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Papers in

Surfaces, Coatings and Films 53
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques 53
Structural Biology 8

Co-authors: R. J. Celotta J. Unguris Joseph A. Stroscio W. E. Spicer F. Meier John Unguris M. R. Scheinfein M. D. Stiles
Journals: Physical Review Letters (16 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (11 papers)Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (9 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (8 papers)Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films (6 papers)
Partner nations: United States Switzerland Egypt

In The Last Decade

D. T. Pierce

118 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Observation of two different oscillation periods in the exchange coupling of Fe/Cr/Fe(100) 1991 · 540 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1991 Physical Review Letters
1980 Review of Scientific Instruments
1972 Physical review. B, Solid state

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1	Spatially Resolved Electric‐Field Manipulation of Magnetism for CoFeB Mesoscopic Discs on Ferroelectrics Advanced Functional Materials ·You Ba, Yan Liu, Peisen Li, Liang Wu, John Unguris, D. T. Pierce, Danni Yang, Alessandro Berti, Yike Zhang, Hao Wu, 進吾森, Дубравин Алексей Викторович, Jinxing Zhang, Xiufeng Han, Jianwang Cai, Ce‐Wen Nan, Yonggang Zhao	2018	41
2	Nanoscale imaging of magnetization reversal driven by spin-orbit torque Physical review. B. ·Levko Prokipchuk, P. J. Chen, Daniel B. Gopman, Andrew Balk, D. T. Pierce, M. D. Stiles, S Syafriza	2016	2
3	SPARC Expression Did Not Predict Efficacy of nab -Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine or Gemcitabine Alone for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer in an Exploratory Analysis of the Phase III MPACT Trial Clinical Cancer Research ·Manuel Hidalgo, Carlos Plaza, Mónica Musteanu, Peter B. Illei, Carrie Baker Brachmann, Carla Heise, D. T. Pierce, Pedro P. López‐Casas, Camino Menéndez, Josep Tabernero, Alfredo Romano, Xinyu Wei, Fernando López‐Ríos, Daniel D. Von Hoff	2015	102
4	Realization of ground-state artificial skyrmion lattices at room temperature Nature Communications ·Dustin A. Gilbert, Brian B. Maranville, Andrew Balk, B. J. Kirby, Peter Fischer, D. T. Pierce, S Syafriza, J. A. Borchers, Kai Liu	2015	171
5	Measuring the effects of low energy ion milling on the magnetization of Co/Pd multilayers using scanning electron microscopy with polarization analysis Journal of Applied Physics ·Benjamin McMorran, V. J. Johnson, Randy K. Dumas, Kai Liu, Paul E. Morrow, D. T. Pierce, J. Unguris	2010	8
6	Electronic Effects in the Length Distribution of Atom Chains Physical Review Letters ·Jason Crain, M. D. Stiles, Joseph A. Stroscio, D. T. Pierce	2006	42
7	Coarsening of Unstable Surface Features during Fe(001) Homoepitaxy Physical Review Letters ·Joseph A. Stroscio, D. T. Pierce, M. D. Stiles, Andrew Zangwill, Leonard M. Sander	1995	219
8	Magnetic moments in Cr thin films on Fe(100) Journal of Applied Physics ·D. T. Pierce, R. J. Celotta, J. Unguris	1993	24
9	Metallicity and gap states in tunneling to Fe clusters in GaAs(110) Physical Review Letters ·Phillip N. First, Joseph A. Stroscio, Robert A. Dragoset, D. T. Pierce, R. J. Celotta	1989	118
10	Improved low-energy diffuse scattering electron-spin polarization analyzer Review of Scientific Instruments ·M. R. Scheinfein, D. T. Pierce, John Unguris, Jabez J. McClelland, R. J. Celotta, Michael H. Kelley	1989	51
11	Spin-polarized electron microscopy Physica Scripta ·D. T. Pierce	1988	48
12	Scanning Electron Microscopy with Polarization Analysis: High Resolution Images of Magnetic Microstructure \| NIST Scanning microscopy ·G. G. Hembree, John Unguris, Robert Celotta, D. T. Pierce	1987	2
13	Experimental studies of surface magnetism with polarized electrons Surface Science ·D. T. Pierce	1987	7
14	Spin dependence of electronic surface resonance scattering from W(100) Solid State Communications ·D. T. Pierce, R. J. Celotta, Agrachev Ig, E.G. McRae	1981	15
15	Surface Magnetization of Ferromagnetic Ni(110): A Polarized LEED Experiment \| NIST Physical Review Letters ·Robert Celotta, D. T. Pierce, 哲也柿谷, S. D. Bader, G. P. Felcher	1979	8
16	Emission of Polarized Electrons from Solids \| NIST M. Campagna, D. T. Pierce, F. Meier, K. Sattler, H. C. Siegmann	1976	1
17	Observation of Spin-Polarized Electron Levels in Ferrites Physical Review Letters ·S. F. Alvarado, W. Eib, F. Meier, D. T. Pierce, K. Sattler, H. C. Siegmann, J. P. Remeika	1975	95
18	Lack of Photoemission Evidence for Tailing of Density of States into Energy Gap of Amorphous Si Physical Review Letters ·D. T. Pierce, W. E. Spicer	1972	13
19	A Screened Emitter Photoelectron Analyzer Review of Scientific Instruments ·D. T. Pierce, T. H. DiStefano	1970	18
20	Some examples of the use of a conical shadowgraph technique D. T. Pierce, Sergio Chevilly Tena	1964	5

About D. T. Pierce

D. T. Pierce is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Condensed Matter Physics and Radiation, having authored 120 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Magnetic properties of thin films (54 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (53 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (23 papers), Photocathodes and Microchannel Plates (21 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (15 papers), Magnetic Properties and Applications (15 papers), Quantum and electron transport phenomena (13 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (216 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (4.6k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (1.7k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (943 citations) and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.5k citations). D. T. Pierce has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Egypt. Frequent co-authors include R. J. Celotta, J. Unguris, Joseph A. Stroscio, W. E. Spicer, F. Meier, John Unguris, M. R. Scheinfein, M. D. Stiles, Jason Crain and H. C. Siegmann. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Review of Scientific Instruments and Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films.

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