F. Grey

5.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
113 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

F. Grey is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Grey has authored 113 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 67 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 24 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in F. Grey's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (41 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (27 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (12 papers). F. Grey is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (41 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (27 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (12 papers). F. Grey collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. F. Grey's co-authors include Quanshui Zheng, R. Feidenhans’l, Robert L. Johnson, Yilun Liu, M. Nielsen, Masakazu Aono, Ze Liu, Cheng Yao, Jefferson Zhe Liu and Jiarui Yang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

F. Grey

109 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Observation of Microscale... 2012 2026 2016 2021 2012 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

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. Observation of Microscale Superlubricity in Graphite
    2012 467 citations Ze Liu, Jiarui Yang et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
F. Grey 2.5k 1.3k 1.1k 879 429 113 3.8k
Philip Moriarty 1.8k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 1.8k 1.6× 846 1.0× 190 0.4× 156 4.0k
Ross Harder 1.1k 0.4× 1.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.5× 830 0.9× 381 0.9× 169 6.0k
Andrew Bleloch 1.6k 0.6× 2.8k 2.2× 1.5k 1.3× 1.6k 1.8× 527 1.2× 93 4.9k
Thomas Thomson 2.8k 1.1× 2.0k 1.6× 1.0k 0.9× 1.1k 1.2× 177 0.4× 139 4.7k
E. Weibel 4.9k 2.0× 1.2k 0.9× 2.2k 1.9× 2.1k 2.3× 288 0.7× 9 6.0k
Christoph T. Koch 725 0.3× 1.6k 1.3× 962 0.9× 820 0.9× 602 1.4× 183 3.6k
Suresh Narayanan 860 0.3× 2.5k 2.0× 658 0.6× 950 1.1× 364 0.8× 204 5.0k
J. Y. Tsao 1.2k 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 2.1k 1.9× 574 0.7× 274 0.6× 119 4.0k
Joël Chevrier 2.3k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 473 0.5× 76 0.2× 124 3.5k
Elefterios Lidorikis 2.0k 0.8× 1.9k 1.5× 2.3k 2.1× 1.9k 2.1× 347 0.8× 107 4.9k

Countries citing papers authored by F. Grey

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Fields of papers citing papers by F. Grey

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by F. Grey. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by F. Grey. The network helps show where F. Grey may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Grey

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of F. Grey. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of F. Grey 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 F. Grey. F. Grey is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Moorthy, Inian, et al.. (2026). Why citizen science is now essential for official statistics. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 1(1).
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Fernandez-Marquez, Jose Luis, et al.. (2023). Collaboration and Performance of Citizen Science Projects Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals. Citizen Science Theory and Practice. 8(1). 6 indexed citations
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Strasser, Bruno J., Élise Tancoigne, Jérôme Baudry, et al.. (2023). Quantifying online citizen science: Dynamics and demographics of public participation in science. PLoS ONE. 18(11). e0293289–e0293289. 14 indexed citations
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Rafner, Janet, Miroslav Gajdacz, Arthur Hjorth, et al.. (2022). Mapping Citizen Science through the Lens of Human-Centered AI. 9(1). 66–95. 12 indexed citations
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Yadav, Poonam, Ioannis Charalampidis, Jérémy Cohen, John Darlington, & F. Grey. (2017). A Collaborative Citizen Science Platform to Bring Together Scientists, Volunteers, and Game Players.. arXiv (Cornell University).
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Fernandez-Marquez, Jose Luis, et al.. (2016). CCLTracker Framework: Monitoring user learning and activity in web based citizen science projects. 3(1). 99–117. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Nicholas & F. Grey. (2016). Landfill Hunter: Learning about Waste through Public Participation. 3(1). 243–252. 9 indexed citations
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Grey, F., et al.. (2016). A Crowdsourcing-based Air Pollution Measurement System Using DIY Atomic Force Microscopes. Archive ouverte UNIGE (University of Geneva). 3(1). 235–241. 5 indexed citations
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Ma, Ming, F. Grey, Luming Shen, et al.. (2015). Water transport inside carbon nanotubes mediated by phonon-induced oscillating friction. Nature Nanotechnology. 10(8). 692–695. 153 indexed citations
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Liu, Yilun, F. Grey, & Quanshui Zheng. (2014). The high-speed sliding friction of graphene and novel routes to persistent superlubricity. Scientific Reports. 4(1). 4875–4875. 58 indexed citations
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Lv, Cunjing, Chao Chen, Fan‐Gang Tseng, et al.. (2014). Substrate Curvature Gradient Drives Rapid Droplet Motion. Physical Review Letters. 113(2). 26101–26101. 180 indexed citations
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Yang, Jiarui, Ze Liu, F. Grey, et al.. (2013). Observation of High-Speed Microscale Superlubricity in Graphite. Physical Review Letters. 110(25). 255504–255504. 143 indexed citations
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Liu, Ze, Jiarui Yang, F. Grey, et al.. (2012). Observation of Microscale Superlubricity in Graphite. Physical Review Letters. 108(20). 205503–205503. 467 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liu, Ze, Peter Bøggild, Cheng Yao, et al.. (2011). A graphite nanoeraser. Nanotechnology. 22(26). 265706–265706. 37 indexed citations
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Stokbro, Kurt, Ulrich J. Quaade, Lin Ren, Carsten Thirstrup, & F. Grey. (2000). Electronic mechanism of STM-induced diffusion of hydrogen on Si(100). Faraday Discussions. 117(117). 231–240. 34 indexed citations
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Grey, F., et al.. (1995). Atom-scale manipulation of Si(111)7 × 7 by STM: dependence on polarity and amplitude of voltage pulses. Surface Science. 331-333. 365–369. 2 indexed citations
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Grey, F.. (1993). STM‐based nanotechnology: The japanese challenge. Advanced Materials. 5(10). 704–710. 7 indexed citations
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Uchida, Hironaga, et al.. (1993). Site-specific measurement of adatom binding energy differences by atom extraction with the STM. Physical Review Letters. 70(13). 2040–2043. 120 indexed citations
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Lay, G. Le, Robert L. Johnson, Ralf Seemann, et al.. (1993). Electronic and crystallographic structures of 2D silver adlayers on Ge(111). Surface Science. 287-288. 539–544. 10 indexed citations

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