G. Cliff

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

G. Cliff is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Radiation and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Cliff has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 7 papers in Radiation and 7 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in G. Cliff's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (9 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (5 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (5 papers). G. Cliff is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (9 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (5 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (5 papers). G. Cliff collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Japan and United States. G. Cliff's co-authors include G. W. Lorimer, P. E. Champness, K. R. Kinsman, H.I. Aaronson, H. F. W. Taylor, Masanori Kikuchi, J. A. Gard, Philip E. Rosenberg, P. Zięba and F. Hasan and has published in prestigious journals such as Acta Materialia, Journal of Physics D Applied Physics and American Mineralogist.

In The Last Decade

G. Cliff

21 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

The quantitative analysis... 1975 2026 1992 2009 1975 500 1000 1.5k
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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 quantitative analysis of thin specimens
    1975 1.5k citations G. Cliff, G. W. Lorimer Journal of Microscopy profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
G. Cliff 685 442 306 256 210 21 1.8k
B. Yates 1.1k 1.7× 698 1.6× 201 0.7× 220 0.9× 320 1.5× 126 2.9k
R. W. Carpenter 1.1k 1.6× 585 1.3× 214 0.7× 391 1.5× 886 4.2× 149 2.9k
J. M. Pénisson 1.2k 1.8× 452 1.0× 182 0.6× 113 0.4× 304 1.4× 77 2.3k
S. C. Langford 820 1.2× 253 0.6× 253 0.8× 189 0.7× 561 2.7× 160 2.6k
P. Lagarde 1.3k 2.0× 157 0.4× 304 1.0× 166 0.6× 327 1.6× 141 2.7k
J. Castaing 1.5k 2.2× 829 1.9× 227 0.7× 67 0.3× 307 1.5× 174 3.1k
J. P. Quintana 770 1.1× 246 0.6× 153 0.5× 108 0.4× 337 1.6× 53 1.9k
J. T. Dickinson 1.7k 2.4× 484 1.1× 530 1.7× 307 1.2× 1.0k 5.0× 266 4.7k
Colin M. MacRae 637 0.9× 364 0.8× 625 2.0× 68 0.3× 94 0.4× 153 2.0k
J. van Landuyt 1.6k 2.3× 465 1.1× 256 0.8× 187 0.7× 893 4.3× 125 3.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Cliff

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zięba, P., G. Cliff, & G. W. Lorimer. (1997). Discontinuous precipitation in cobalt-tungsten alloys. Acta Materialia. 45(5). 2093–2099. 15 indexed citations
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Garratt‐Reed, Anthony J., G. Cliff, G. W. Lorimer, & R. Pilkington. (1996). Quantitative Analysis of Segregation to Grain Boundaries in Steels. MRS Proceedings. 458. 3 indexed citations
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Kikuchi, Masanori, et al.. (1990). The loss of driving force due to volume diffusion ahead of a migrating boundary in a cellular precipitation reaction. Acta Metallurgica et Materialia. 38(6). 1115–1120. 10 indexed citations
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Cliff, G., F. Hasan, G. W. Lorimer, & Masanori Kikuchi. (1990). The analysis of bainitic plates in Cu-Zn and Cr-Ni. Metallurgical Transactions A. 21(3). 831–835. 13 indexed citations
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Cliff, G., D. M. Maher, & David C. Joy. (1984). Determination of UTW kXSi factors for seven elements from oxygen to iron. Journal of Microscopy. 136(2). 219–225. 10 indexed citations
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Cliff, G.. (1983). Condenser Aperture Misalignment and Solute Profile Asymmetries in STEM X‐ray Microanalysis. Journal of Microscopy. 130(2). 6 indexed citations
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Champness, P. E., G. Cliff, & G. W. Lorimer. (1982). Quantitative analytical electron microscopy of metals and minerals. Ultramicroscopy. 8(1-2). 121–131. 8 indexed citations
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Champness, P. E., G. Cliff, & G. W. Lorimer. (1981). Quantitative analytical electron microscopy. Bulletin de Minéralogie. 104(2). 236–240. 17 indexed citations
9.
Rosenberg, Philip E. & G. Cliff. (1980). The formation of pyrophyllite solid solutions. American Mineralogist. 65. 1217–1219. 9 indexed citations
10.
Nockolds, C. E., G. Cliff, & G. W. Lorimer. (1980). Characteristic x-ray fluorescence correction in thin foil analysis. Micron (1969). 11(3-4). 325–326. 7 indexed citations
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Cliff, G., et al.. (1978). X-ray microanalysis of thin specimens in the transmission electron microscope at voltages up to 1000 Kv.. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 36(1). 540–541. 1 indexed citations
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Sawley, K, et al.. (1978). Reply to "Comment on X-ray microanalysis of thin Al-Ag foils". Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 11(5). L76–L76. 1 indexed citations
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Gard, J. A., H. F. W. Taylor, G. Cliff, & G. W. Lorimer. (1977). A reexamination of jennite. American Mineralogist. 62. 365–368. 28 indexed citations
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Sawley, K, G. Cliff, & C. W. Haworth. (1977). X-ray microanalysis of thin foil Al-Ag alloys. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 10(14). 1883–1889. 6 indexed citations
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Champness, P. E., G. Cliff, & G. W. Lorimer. (1976). The identification of asbestos. Journal of Microscopy. 108(3). 231–249. 23 indexed citations
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Lorimer, G. W., G. Cliff, H.I. Aaronson, & K. R. Kinsman. (1975). Reply to “comments on ‘analysis of the composition of α1 plates precipitated from βrs CuZn using analytical electron microscopy”. Scripta Metallurgica. 9(11). 1175–1176. 10 indexed citations
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Lorimer, G. W., G. Cliff, H.I. Aaronson, & K. R. Kinsman. (1975). Analysis of the composition of α1 plates precipitated from β′ CuZn using analytical electron microscopy. Scripta Metallurgica. 9(3). 271–279. 48 indexed citations
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Cliff, G. & G. W. Lorimer. (1975). The quantitative analysis of thin specimens. Journal of Microscopy. 103(2). 203–207. 1542 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lorimer, G. W., et al.. (1973). The use of the analytical electron microscope EMMA‐4 to study the solute distribution in thin foils: some applications to metals and minerals. Journal of Microscopy. 99(2). 153–164. 16 indexed citations
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Nissen, H.‐U., P. E. Champness, G. Cliff, & G. W. Lorimer. (1973). Chemical Evidence for Exsolution in a Labradorite. Nature Physical Science. 245(148). 135–137. 10 indexed citations

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