David B. Asay

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

David B. Asay is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David B. Asay has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 6 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in David B. Asay's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (7 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (5 papers). David B. Asay is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (7 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (5 papers). David B. Asay collaborates with scholars based in United States. David B. Asay's co-authors include Seong H. Kim, Michael T. Dugger, Anna L. Barnette, James Anthony Ohlhausen, Michael J. Janik, Kenneth E. Strawhecker, James S. McKinney, Don Kim, Maarten P. Boer and Erik Hsiao and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal of Applied Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

David B. Asay

19 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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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.

Evolution of the Adsorbed Water Layer Structure on Silicon Oxide at Room Temperature

2005 618 citations David B. Asay, Seong H. Kim The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David B. Asay United States	16	987	715	694	419	418	19	1.8k
Roy H. Geiss United States	26	737 0.7×	762 1.1×	334 0.5×	300 0.7×	991 2.4×	109	2.6k
J. Dı́az Spain	17	476 0.5×	1.1k 1.5×	441 0.6×	258 0.6×	489 1.2×	54	1.9k
Yongsheng Leng United States	25	621 0.6×	477 0.7×	259 0.4×	189 0.5×	509 1.2×	65	1.7k
Cristian V. Ciobanu United States	32	936 0.9×	2.0k 2.8×	326 0.5×	258 0.6×	865 2.1×	100	3.1k
F. Comin France	27	1.3k 1.3×	1.5k 2.2×	547 0.8×	265 0.6×	815 1.9×	84	3.0k
D. González Spain	24	777 0.8×	903 1.3×	261 0.4×	174 0.4×	872 2.1×	146	1.9k
K. Yagi Japan	31	1.7k 1.7×	994 1.4×	589 0.8×	581 1.4×	692 1.7×	167	3.5k
John H. Lehman United States	23	506 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	141 0.2×	300 0.7×	851 2.0×	144	2.7k
Andrew M. Homola United States	8	823 0.8×	379 0.5×	635 0.9×	287 0.7×	151 0.4×	8	1.5k
M. Gailhanou France	24	514 0.5×	534 0.7×	149 0.2×	238 0.6×	466 1.1×	100	1.5k

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19 of 19 papers shown

Asay, David B., Erik Hsiao, & Seong H. Kim. (2011). Effects of adsorbate coverage and capillary on nano-asperity friction in atmosphere containing organic vapor. Journal of Applied Physics. 110(6). 14 indexed citations

Barnette, Anna L., David B. Asay, James Anthony Ohlhausen, Michael T. Dugger, & Seong H. Kim. (2010). Tribochemical Polymerization of Adsorbed n-Pentanol on SiO₂ during Rubbing: When Does It Occur and Is It Responsible for Effective Vapor Phase Lubrication?. Langmuir. 26(21). 16299–16304. 30 indexed citations

Asay, David B., et al.. (2010). Equilibrium Vapor Adsorption and Capillary Force: Exact Laplace–Young Equation Solution and Circular Approximation Approaches. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology. 24(15-16). 2363–2382. 31 indexed citations

Asay, David B., Erik Hsiao, & Seong H. Kim. (2009). Corrected direct force balance method for atomic force microscopy lateral force calibration. Review of Scientific Instruments. 80(6). 66101–66101. 17 indexed citations

Barnette, Anna L., David B. Asay, Michael J. Janik, & Seong H. Kim. (2009). Adsorption Isotherm and Orientation of Alcohols on Hydrophilic SiO₂ under Ambient Conditions. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 113(24). 10632–10641. 49 indexed citations

Barnette, Anna L., et al.. (2009). Experimental and Density Functional Theory Study of the Tribochemical Wear Behavior of SiO₂ in Humid and Alcohol Vapor Environments. Langmuir. 25(22). 13052–13061. 91 indexed citations

O’Hare, Bernie, Michael W. Grutzeck, Seong H. Kim, David B. Asay, & Alan J. Benesi. (2008). Solid state water motions revealed by deuterium relaxation in 2H2O-synthesized kanemite and 2H2O-hydrated Na+-Zeolite A. Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 195(1). 85–102. 21 indexed citations

Asay, David B., Anna L. Barnette, & Seong H. Kim. (2008). Effects of Surface Chemistry on Structure and Thermodynamics of Water Layers at Solid−Vapor Interfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 113(6). 2128–2133. 85 indexed citations

Barnette, Anna L., David B. Asay, & Seong H. Kim. (2008). Average molecular orientations in the adsorbed water layers on silicon oxide in ambient conditions. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 10(32). 4981–4981. 52 indexed citations

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Asay, David B., Michael T. Dugger, James Anthony Ohlhausen, & Seong H. Kim. (2007). Macro- to Nanoscale Wear Prevention via Molecular Adsorption. Langmuir. 24(1). 155–159. 91 indexed citations

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Kim, Seong H., David B. Asay, Michael T. Dugger, & James Anthony Ohlhausen. (2007). Macro- to nanoscale wear prevention via molecular adsorption.. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 5 indexed citations

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Kim, Seong H., David B. Asay, & Michael T. Dugger. (2007). Nanotribology and MEMS. Nano Today. 2(5). 22–29. 318 indexed citations

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Asay, David B., Michael T. Dugger, & Seong H. Kim. (2007). In-situ Vapor-Phase Lubrication of MEMS. Tribology Letters. 29(1). 67–74. 90 indexed citations

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Asay, David B. & Seong H. Kim. (2007). Molar Volume and Adsorption Isotherm Dependence of Capillary Forces in Nanoasperity Contacts. Langmuir. 23(24). 12174–12178. 39 indexed citations

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Asay, David B. & Seong H. Kim. (2006). Effects of adsorbed water layer structure on adhesion force of silicon oxide nanoasperity contact in humid ambient. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 124(17). 174712–174712. 189 indexed citations

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Asay, David B. & Seong H. Kim. (2006). Direct force balance method for atomic force microscopy lateral force calibration. Review of Scientific Instruments. 77(4). 40 indexed citations

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Strawhecker, Kenneth E., et al.. (2005). Reduction of adhesion and friction of silicon oxide surface in the presence of n-propanol vapor in the gas phase. Tribology Letters. 19(1). 17–21. 55 indexed citations

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Asay, David B. & Seong H. Kim. (2005). Evolution of the Adsorbed Water Layer Structure on Silicon Oxide at Room Temperature. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 109(35). 16760–16763. 618 indexed citations breakdown →

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Strawhecker, Kenneth E., David B. Asay, & Seong H. Kim. (2005). Gas-Phase Lubrication of MEMS Devices: Using Alcohol Vapor Adsorption Isotherm for Lubrication of Silicon Oxides. 1143–1150. 4 indexed citations

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