Daniel V. Leff

2.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
9 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Daniel V. Leff is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel V. Leff has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 3 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Daniel V. Leff's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (4 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (3 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (2 papers). Daniel V. Leff is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (4 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (3 papers) and Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications (2 papers). Daniel V. Leff collaborates with scholars based in United States. Daniel V. Leff's co-authors include James R. Heath, Lutz Brandt, Pamela C. Ohara, William M. Gelbart, Charles M. Knobler, John L. Dektar, Nigel P. Hacker, Gil Markovich, Hermes Soyez and Sungwook Chung and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Daniel V. Leff

9 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis and Characteriz... 1995 2026 2005 2015 1996 1995 1997 250 500 750
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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. Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobic, Organically-Soluble Gold Nanocrystals Functionalized with Primary Amines
    1996 808 citations Daniel V. Leff, Lutz Brandt et al. Langmuir profile →
  2. Thermodynamic Control of Gold Nanocrystal Size: Experiment and Theory
    1995 564 citations Daniel V. Leff, Pamela C. Ohara et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →
  3. Pressure/Temperature Phase Diagrams and Superlattices of Organically Functionalized Metal Nanocrystal Monolayers:  The Influence of Particle Size, Size Distribution, and Surface Passivant
    1997 458 citations James R. Heath, Charles M. Knobler et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Daniel V. Leff 1.4k 1.2k 631 448 415 9 2.3k
Kuan Soo Shin 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.3× 295 0.5× 455 1.0× 778 1.9× 102 2.6k
Ming Pan 1.5k 1.0× 617 0.5× 307 0.5× 276 0.6× 441 1.1× 40 2.3k
Amar Kumbhar 1.9k 1.3× 756 0.6× 889 1.4× 435 1.0× 598 1.4× 84 2.8k
Orla M. Wilson 1.7k 1.1× 1.8k 1.4× 510 0.8× 852 1.9× 1.4k 3.4× 15 3.7k
C. R. Chris Wang 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.3× 291 0.5× 243 0.5× 979 2.4× 15 2.3k
Michelle L. Personick 2.3k 1.6× 1.9k 1.6× 424 0.7× 566 1.3× 739 1.8× 44 3.3k
Vicky Doan‐Nguyen 3.0k 2.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.5k 2.4× 524 1.2× 574 1.4× 43 4.5k
Gabriella S. Métraux 2.6k 1.8× 2.8k 2.3× 532 0.8× 514 1.1× 1.3k 3.2× 8 3.8k
Huimeng Wu 2.7k 1.9× 796 0.7× 1.2k 1.8× 315 0.7× 546 1.3× 33 3.5k
Y. Charles Cao 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 272 0.4× 202 0.5× 694 1.7× 6 1.8k

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All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Heath, James R., Charles M. Knobler, & Daniel V. Leff. (1997). Pressure/Temperature Phase Diagrams and Superlattices of Organically Functionalized Metal Nanocrystal Monolayers:  The Influence of Particle Size, Size Distribution, and Surface Passivant. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 101(2). 189–197. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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Markovich, Gil, Daniel V. Leff, Sungwook Chung, et al.. (1997). Parallel fabrication and single-electron charging of devices based on ordered, two-dimensional phases of organically functionalized metal nanocrystals. Applied Physics Letters. 70(23). 3107–3109. 48 indexed citations
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Leff, Daniel V., Lutz Brandt, & James R. Heath. (1996). Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophobic, Organically-Soluble Gold Nanocrystals Functionalized with Primary Amines. Langmuir. 12(20). 4723–4730. 808 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ohara, Pamela C., Daniel V. Leff, James R. Heath, & William M. Gelbart. (1995). Crystallization of Opals from Polydisperse Nanoparticles. Physical Review Letters. 75(19). 3466–3469. 332 indexed citations
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Leff, Daniel V., Pamela C. Ohara, James R. Heath, & William M. Gelbart. (1995). Thermodynamic Control of Gold Nanocrystal Size: Experiment and Theory. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 99(18). 7036–7041. 564 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hacker, Nigel P., Daniel V. Leff, & John L. Dektar. (1991). The photochemistry of diphenyliodonium halides: evidence for reactions from solvent-separated and tight ion pairs. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 56(7). 2280–2282. 26 indexed citations
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Hacker, Nigel P., et al.. (1991). The importance of cage versus escape reactivity in the photochemistry of onium salts.. Journal of Photopolymer Science and Technology. 4(3). 445–453. 7 indexed citations
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Hacker, Nigel P., Daniel V. Leff, & John L. Dektar. (1990). Cationic Photoinitiators: Solid State Photochemistry of Triphenylsulfonium Salts. Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics. 183(1). 505–511. 7 indexed citations
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Leff, Daniel V., et al.. (1988). Dispersion coefficient and moment analysis of flow injection analysis peaks. Analytical Chemistry. 60(24). 2737–2744. 28 indexed citations

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