David G. Watson

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
14 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

David G. Watson is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Radiation and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, David G. Watson has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 3 papers in Radiation and 3 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in David G. Watson's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (7 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (3 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (2 papers). David G. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (7 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (3 papers) and Visual perception and processing mechanisms (2 papers). David G. Watson collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. David G. Watson's co-authors include Olga Kennard, Frank H. Allen, John E. Davies, Jeremy M. Smith, Eleanor M. Mitchell, Clare F. Macrae, Gary F. Mitchell, J. Galloy, O. W. Johnson and Glyn W. Humphreys and has published in prestigious journals such as Thin Solid Films, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films and Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena.

In The Last Decade

David G. Watson

14 papers receiving 1.2k 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.

  1. The development of versions 3 and 4 of the Cambridge Structural Database System
    1991 1.2k citations Frank H. Allen, John E. Davies et al. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
David G. Watson United Kingdom 7 583 457 392 273 210 14 1.4k
Manuel Piacenza Italy 17 387 0.7× 203 0.4× 260 0.7× 376 1.4× 196 0.9× 26 1.3k
K.A. Claborn United States 12 307 0.5× 388 0.8× 281 0.7× 296 1.1× 128 0.6× 19 1.2k
François Gilardoni Switzerland 16 348 0.6× 229 0.5× 67 0.2× 343 1.3× 245 1.2× 23 943
Shmuel Cohen Israel 22 841 1.4× 545 1.2× 232 0.6× 475 1.7× 113 0.5× 91 1.7k
S. Holly Hungary 16 750 1.3× 91 0.2× 264 0.7× 219 0.8× 365 1.7× 56 1.6k
Norberto Castillo Canada 12 292 0.5× 127 0.3× 299 0.8× 133 0.5× 315 1.5× 19 796
Ashley Ringer McDonald United States 13 373 0.6× 117 0.3× 398 1.0× 230 0.8× 236 1.1× 23 1.0k
Howard E. Smith United States 22 626 1.1× 136 0.3× 80 0.2× 230 0.8× 423 2.0× 101 1.5k
Bih‐Yaw Jin Taiwan 21 512 0.9× 204 0.4× 285 0.7× 565 2.1× 118 0.6× 85 1.4k
E. B. Starikov Germany 22 244 0.4× 106 0.2× 352 0.9× 212 0.8× 809 3.9× 86 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David G. Watson

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Fields of papers citing papers by David G. Watson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David G. Watson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David G. Watson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David G. Watson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David G. Watson. David G. Watson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

14 of 14 papers shown
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Watson, David G., Jason J. Braithwaite, & Glyn W. Humphreys. (2008). Resisting change: The influence of luminance changes on visual marking and the preview benefit. Perception & Psychophysics. 70(8). 1526–1539. 17 indexed citations
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Belke, Eva, et al.. (2008). Top-down effects of semantic knowledge in visual search are modulated by cognitive but not perceptual load. Perception & Psychophysics. 70(8). 1444–1458. 84 indexed citations
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Clegg, W. & David G. Watson. (2007). Structure Reports Online: major changes in response to a huge success. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 64(2). e15–e17. 2 indexed citations
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Principe, E., David G. Watson, & C. Kisielowski. (2002). Advancements in the characterization of "hyper-thin" oxynitride gate \ndielectrics through exit wave reconstruction HRTEM and XPS. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Clegg, W. & David G. Watson. (2001). Structure Reports Online: the birth of a new journal. Acta Crystallographica Section E Structure Reports Online. 57(1). e1–e2. 1 indexed citations
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Watson, David G., et al.. (1998). Analysis of submicron defects using an SEM-Auger defect review tool. 810–814. 2 indexed citations
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Watson, David G.. (1996). How the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre obtains its information. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 101(3). 361–361. 8 indexed citations
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Stickle, William F. & David G. Watson. (1992). Improving the interpretation of x-ray photoelectron and Auger electron spectra using numerical methods. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 10(4). 2806–2809. 8 indexed citations
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Allen, Frank H., John E. Davies, J. Galloy, et al.. (1991). The development of versions 3 and 4 of the Cambridge Structural Database System. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 31(2). 187–204. 1168 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stickle, William F., David G. Watson, & J. F. Moulder. (1990). Information from electron spectra: Numerical analysis compared with high-energy resolution. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 8(3). 2217–2220. 6 indexed citations
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Watson, David G.. (1990). Improved dynamic range and automated lineshape differentiation in AES/XPS composition versus depth profiles. Surface and Interface Analysis. 15(9). 516–524. 23 indexed citations
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Watson, David G., William F. Stickle, & Alain C. Diebold. (1990). Quantitative analysis of titanium nitride by auger electron spectroscopy. Thin Solid Films. 193-194. 305–311. 25 indexed citations
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Moulder, J. F., David G. Watson, & William F. Stickle. (1990). Factor analysis of angle-dependent XPS Si 2p spectra from dry processed Si wafers. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. 52. 303–309. 3 indexed citations
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Allen, Frank H., et al.. (1982). Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. 6. Preparation and computer typesetting of the molecular structures and dimensions bibliographic volumes. Journal of Chemical Information and Computer Sciences. 22(3). 129–139. 6 indexed citations

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