Gregory S. Watson

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Gregory S. Watson is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Mechanics of Materials and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Gregory S. Watson has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 27 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Gregory S. Watson's work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (26 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (25 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (21 papers). Gregory S. Watson is often cited by papers focused on Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (26 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (25 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (21 papers). Gregory S. Watson collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and China. Gregory S. Watson's co-authors include Jolanta A. Watson, Bronwen W. Cribb, S. Myhra, Xiaopeng Qu, Fangjie Liu, Katrina M. Wisdom, Chuan-Hua Chen, David W. Green, Lin Schwarzkopf and Ai‐Ping Liang and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ACS Nano and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Gregory S. Watson

73 papers receiving 2.7k 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.

Self-cleaning of superhydrophobic surfaces by self-propelled jumping condensate

2013 525 citations Jolanta A. Watson, Gregory S. Watson et al. profile →
A gecko skin micro/nano structure – A low adhesion, superhydrophobic, anti-wetting, self-cleaning, biocompatible, antibacterial surface

2015 316 citations Gregory S. Watson, David W. Green et al. Acta Biomaterialia profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Gregory S. Watson Australia	26	1.6k	808	610	605	396	76	2.8k
Jolanta A. Watson Australia	27	2.1k 1.3×	2.0k 2.4×	714 1.2×	651 1.1×	516 1.3×	62	4.8k
Andrew R. Parker United Kingdom	29	2.1k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	657 1.1×	542 0.9×	970 2.4×	70	5.2k
Periklis Papadopoulos Germany	34	2.1k 1.3×	923 1.1×	930 1.5×	866 1.4×	790 2.0×	78	3.8k
Holger F. Bohn Germany	14	1.1k 0.7×	377 0.5×	315 0.5×	515 0.9×	261 0.7×	20	1.8k
Dominic Vella United Kingdom	39	845 0.5×	1.2k 1.5×	779 1.3×	648 1.1×	519 1.3×	132	4.5k
Konstantin G. Kornev United States	30	439 0.3×	993 1.2×	271 0.4×	249 0.4×	450 1.1×	137	2.6k
Jaakko V. I. Timonen Finland	25	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 1.3×	460 0.8×	457 0.8×	557 1.4×	71	2.9k
Ville Jokinen Finland	27	1.8k 1.1×	1.3k 1.7×	604 1.0×	586 1.0×	918 2.3×	102	3.3k
Fu‐Qiang Nie China	20	1.8k 1.1×	1.8k 2.2×	533 0.9×	387 0.6×	1.2k 3.0×	32	3.7k
S. Tonia Hsieh United States	15	1.0k 0.6×	895 1.1×	206 0.3×	1.7k 2.8×	193 0.5×	44	3.1k

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Sun, Mingxia, Lei Shi, Gregory S. Watson, et al.. (2024). Dynamic Color Regulation of the Lycaenid Butterfly Wing Scales. Journal of Bionic Engineering. 21(5). 2395–2408. 1 indexed citations

Stuart‐Fox, Devi, Mark A. Elgar, Katja Hölttä‐Otto, et al.. (2023). Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology. Nature Reviews Materials. 8(9). 565–567. 24 indexed citations

Watson, Gregory S., Jolanta A. Watson, & David Green. (2021). Giving birth out in the open: Observations of the Cunningham’s skink ( Egernia cunninghami ) giving birth upon exposed rocks. Herpetology notes. 14. 451–454. 2 indexed citations

Adamson, Kathryn, Timothy Lane, Kris De Meyer, et al.. (2021). Enhancing physical geography schools outreach: Insights from co-production and storytelling narratives. Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment. 45(6). 907–930. 6 indexed citations

Green, David W., KK Lee, Jolanta A. Watson, et al.. (2017). High Quality Bioreplication of Intricate Nanostructures from a Fragile Gecko Skin Surface with Bactericidal Properties. Scientific Reports. 7(1). 41023–41023. 67 indexed citations

Watson, Gregory S., et al.. (2016). Correction: The nanotipped hairs of gecko skin and biotemplated replicas impair and/or kill pathogenic bacteria with high efficiency. Nanoscale. 9(1). 464–464. 3 indexed citations

Cheung, Gary S.P., et al.. (2016). The nanotipped hairs of gecko skin and biotemplated replicas impair and/or kill pathogenic bacteria with high efficiency. Nanoscale. 8(45). 18860–18869. 97 indexed citations

Watson, Gregory S., Bronwen W. Cribb, Lin Schwarzkopf, & Jolanta A. Watson. (2015). Contaminant adhesion (aerial/ground biofouling) on the skin of a gecko. Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 12(108). 20150318–20150318. 19 indexed citations

Watson, Gregory S., David W. Green, Lin Schwarzkopf, et al.. (2015). A gecko skin micro/nano structure – A low adhesion, superhydrophobic, anti-wetting, self-cleaning, biocompatible, antibacterial surface. Acta Biomaterialia. 21. 109–122. 316 indexed citations breakdown →

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Watson, Gregory S., et al.. (2014). Self-propulsion of dew drops on lotus leaves: a potential mechanism for self cleaning. Biofouling. 30(4). 427–434. 95 indexed citations

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Tobin, Mark J., Ljiljana Puškar, Jafar Hasan, et al.. (2013). High-spatial-resolution mapping of superhydrophobic cicada wing surface chemistry using infrared microspectroscopy and infrared imaging at two synchrotron beamlines. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 20(3). 482–489. 23 indexed citations

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Sun, Mingxia, Ai‐Ping Liang, Gregory S. Watson, et al.. (2012). Compound Microstructures and Wax Layer of Beetle Elytral Surfaces and Their Influence on Wetting Properties. PLoS ONE. 7(10). e46710–e46710. 34 indexed citations

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Watson, Gregory S. & Jolanta A. Watson. (2012). Lithography and Fabrication of Frictional Tiers on Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Using Atomic Force Microscopy. Journal of Surface Engineered Materials and Advanced Technology. 2(3). 233–237. 2 indexed citations

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Watson, Jolanta A., et al.. (2011). A Dual Layer Hair Array of the Brown Lacewing: Repelling Water at Different Length Scales. Biophysical Journal. 100(4). 1149–1155. 33 indexed citations

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Watson, Jolanta A., et al.. (2011). Fouling of nanostructured insect cuticle: adhesion of natural and artificial contaminants. Biofouling. 27(10). 1125–1137. 41 indexed citations

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Watson, Gregory S., Bronwen W. Cribb, & Jolanta A. Watson. (2010). Experimental determination of the efficiency of nanostructuring on non-wetting legs of the water strider. Acta Biomaterialia. 6(10). 4060–4064. 44 indexed citations

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Watson, Gregory S. & Jolanta A. Watson. (2008). Quantitative Measurements of Nano Forces using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). Griffith Research Online (Griffith University, Queensland, Australia). 7 indexed citations

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Watson, Gregory S., S. Myhra, Bronwen W. Cribb, & Jolanta A. Watson. (2008). Putative Functions and Functional Efficiency of Ordered Cuticular Nanoarrays on Insect Wings. Biophysical Journal. 94(8). 3352–3360. 78 indexed citations

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Watson, Gregory S., et al.. (2004). Interactions of poly(amino acids) in aqueous solution with charged model surfaces—analysis by colloidal probe. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 19(11). 1355–1362. 13 indexed citations

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Bushell, Gillian R., et al.. (1999). Imaging and force-distance analysis of human fibroblasts in vitro by atomic force microscopy. Cytometry. 36(3). 254–264. 52 indexed citations

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