D. Ugarte

14.4k total citations · 5 hit papers
124 papers, 11.5k citations indexed

About

D. Ugarte is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Ugarte has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 11.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 64 papers in Materials Chemistry and 60 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in D. Ugarte's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (32 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (31 papers) and Graphene research and applications (30 papers). D. Ugarte is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (32 papers), Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (31 papers) and Graphene research and applications (30 papers). D. Ugarte collaborates with scholars based in Brazil, Switzerland and France. D. Ugarte's co-authors include Walt A. de Heer, A. Châtelain, Varlei Rodrigues, P. Poncharal, Zhong Lin Wang, Daniela Zanchet, Wolfgang Bacsa, Lászlø Forró, B. D. Hall and Tobias Fuhrer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. Ugarte

122 papers receiving 11.1k 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 Carbon Nanotube Field-Emission Electron Source

1995 2.6k citations D. Ugarte et al. profile →
Curling and closure of graphitic networks under electron-beam irradiation

1992 1.6k citations D. Ugarte Nature profile →
Electrostatic Deflections and Electromechanical Resonances of Carbon Nanotubes

1999 1.5k citations D. Ugarte et al. profile →
Aligned Carbon Nanotube Films: Production and Optical and Electronic Properties

1995 623 citations D. Ugarte et al. profile →
Nanocapillarity and Chemistry in Carbon Nanotubes

1996 462 citations D. Ugarte et al. profile →

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Author						Papers	Cites
D. Ugarte	8.9k	3.0k	2.9k	2.5k	1.7k	124	11.5k
M. S. Dresselhaus	11.3k 1.3×	2.5k 0.8×	2.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	1.8k 1.1×	90	13.3k
Stephanie Reich	11.4k 1.3×	2.7k 0.9×	3.6k 1.3×	3.1k 1.2×	1.3k 0.8×	238	14.2k
Toshinari Ichihashi	7.9k 0.9×	2.0k 0.7×	1.4k 0.5×	2.5k 1.0×	1.9k 1.1×	85	10.3k
G. Dresselhaus	10.2k 1.1×	2.5k 0.8×	3.3k 1.2×	2.4k 0.9×	1.2k 0.7×	56	12.1k
M. S. Dresselhaus	9.3k 1.0×	2.8k 0.9×	2.1k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	136	11.1k
Petra Rudolf	6.6k 0.7×	3.6k 1.2×	2.0k 0.7×	1.9k 0.8×	2.9k 1.7×	366	11.5k
Thomas Pichler	11.0k 1.2×	3.3k 1.1×	2.2k 0.8×	1.9k 0.8×	3.2k 1.9×	348	13.3k
Annick Loiseau	10.3k 1.2×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.5×	2.0k 0.8×	1.2k 0.7×	192	12.0k
Stephen K. Doorn	7.0k 0.8×	2.1k 0.7×	2.8k 1.0×	2.8k 1.1×	1.4k 0.8×	173	9.4k
John T. Yates	11.2k 1.2×	5.0k 1.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.5k 0.6×	869 0.5×	202	15.7k

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Rodrigues, Varlei, et al.. (2025). Unraveling Non‐Cubic Atomic Ordering in Surfactant‐Free AuAg Decahedral Nanoparticles by Pair Distribution Function (PDF) Analysis. Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. 42(9).

Fairclough, Simon M., Supriya Atta, Diego P. dos Santos, et al.. (2024). Atomic Structure and 3D Shape of a Multibranched Plasmonic Nanostar from a Single Spatially Resolved Electron Diffraction Map. ACS Nano. 18(39). 26655–26665. 2 indexed citations

Ortega, Eduardo, et al.. (2024). High precision orientation mapping from 4D-STEM precession electron diffraction data through quantitative analysis of diffracted intensities. Ultramicroscopy. 259. 113927–113927. 3 indexed citations

Cottancin, E., M. Pellarin, D. Ugarte, et al.. (2023). Influence of Cluster Sources on the Growth Mechanisms and Chemical Composition of Bimetallic Nanoparticles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 127(4). 1944–1954. 7 indexed citations

Rodrigues, Varlei, et al.. (2021). Quantitative Structural Analysis of AuAg Nanoparticles Using a Pair Distribution Function Based on Precession Electron Diffraction: Implications for Catalysis. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 4(11). 12541–12551. 8 indexed citations

Ugarte, D., Luiz H. G. Tizei, M. A. Cotta, et al.. (2019). Analysis of structural distortion in Eshelby twisted InP nanowires by scanning precession electron diffraction. Nano Research. 12(4). 939–946. 3 indexed citations

Vergara, Sandra, Partha Pratim Das, D. Ugarte, et al.. (2019). Structural Analysis of Ligand-Protected Smaller Metallic Nanocrystals by Atomic Pair Distribution Function under Precession Electron Diffraction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(32). 19894–19902. 21 indexed citations

Lagos, Maureen J., F. Sato, Douglas S. Galvão, & D. Ugarte. (2011). Mechanical Deformation of Nanoscale Metal Rods: When Size and Shape Matter. Physical Review Letters. 106(5). 55501–55501. 28 indexed citations

Lagos, Maureen J., Pedro Alves da Silva Autreto, Sérgio B. Legoas, et al.. (2011). Temperature effects on the occurrence of long interatomic distances in atomic chains formed from stretched gold nanowires. Nanotechnology. 22(9). 95705–95705. 8 indexed citations

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Autreto, Pedro Alves da Silva, Maureen J. Lagos, F. Sato, et al.. (2011). Intrinsic Stability of the Smallest Possible Silver Nanotube. Physical Review Letters. 106(6). 65501–65501. 19 indexed citations

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Iikawa, F., V. Donchev, T. Ivanov, et al.. (2011). Spatial carrier distribution in InP/GaAs type II quantum dots and quantum posts. Nanotechnology. 22(6). 65703–65703. 2 indexed citations

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Tizei, Luiz H. G., et al.. (2010). Characterization of interface abruptness and material properties in catalytically grown III–V nanowires: exploiting plasmon chemical shift. Nanotechnology. 21(29). 295701–295701. 6 indexed citations

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Lagos, Maureen J., F. Sato, Pedro Alves da Silva Autreto, et al.. (2010). Temperature effects on the atomic arrangement and conductance of atomic-size gold nanowires generated by mechanical stretching. Nanotechnology. 21(48). 485702–485702. 21 indexed citations

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Tizei, Luiz H. G., et al.. (2009). III–V semiconductor nanowire growth: does arsenic diffuse through the metal nanoparticle catalyst?. Nanotechnology. 20(27). 275604–275604. 17 indexed citations

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Lagos, Maureen J., F. Sato, Jefferson Bettini, et al.. (2009). Observation of the smallest metal nanotube with a square cross-section. Nature Nanotechnology. 4(3). 149–152. 44 indexed citations

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González, J. C., Daniela Zanchet, D. Ugarte, et al.. (2006). Structural and Optical Characterization of Strained Free-Standing InP Nanowires. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 6(7). 2182–2186. 14 indexed citations

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González, J. C., Varlei Rodrigues, Jefferson Bettini, et al.. (2004). Indication of Unusual Pentagonal Structures in Atomic-Size Cu Nanowires. Physical Review Letters. 93(12). 126103–126103. 93 indexed citations

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Legoas, Sérgio B., Varlei Rodrigues, D. Ugarte, & Douglas S. Galvão. (2004). Contaminants in Suspended Gold Chains: AnAb InitioMolecular Dynamics Study. Physical Review Letters. 93(21). 216103–216103. 27 indexed citations

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Legoas, Sérgio B., Douglas S. Galvão, Varlei Rodrigues, & D. Ugarte. (2002). Origin of Anomalously Long Interatomic Distances in Suspended Gold Chains. Physical Review Letters. 88(7). 76105–76105. 100 indexed citations

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Ugarte, D.. (1992). Curling and closure of graphitic networks under electron-beam irradiation. Nature. 359(6397). 707–709. 1573 indexed citations breakdown →

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