Herman E. Ries

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Herman E. Ries is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Herman E. Ries has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Molecular Biology, 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Herman E. Ries's work include Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (10 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (7 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (5 papers). Herman E. Ries is often cited by papers focused on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (10 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (7 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (5 papers). Herman E. Ries collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Germany. Herman E. Ries's co-authors include Hewson Swift, H. D. Cook, Bernard L. Meyers, Annerose Serr, A. Blumstein, T. K. Kwei, Eiji Suito, Natsu Uyeda, Mutsuo Matsumoto and Marvin F. L. Johnson and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Herman E. Ries

41 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Physical Chemistry of Surfaces. 1961 2026 1982 2004 1961 100 200 300
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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. Physical Chemistry of Surfaces.
    1961 347 citations Herman E. Ries Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herman E. Ries United States 19 406 343 318 248 215 41 1.4k
Mutsuo Matsumoto Japan 19 271 0.7× 262 0.8× 343 1.1× 206 0.8× 129 0.6× 45 1.1k
Paul A. Wilks 7 250 0.6× 266 0.8× 96 0.3× 248 1.0× 249 1.2× 12 1.4k
Ronald D. Neuman United States 27 210 0.5× 483 1.4× 616 1.9× 280 1.1× 170 0.8× 72 1.8k
D. K. Chattoraj India 18 340 0.8× 287 0.8× 610 1.9× 175 0.7× 70 0.3× 71 1.4k
E. Howells United States 15 173 0.4× 148 0.4× 225 0.7× 528 2.1× 254 1.2× 23 1.6k
Johan Marra Netherlands 17 592 1.5× 560 1.6× 255 0.8× 167 0.7× 158 0.7× 24 1.5k
M. Genest France 8 707 1.7× 196 0.6× 226 0.7× 588 2.4× 110 0.5× 13 1.9k
Robert Finsy Belgium 22 188 0.5× 169 0.5× 339 1.1× 547 2.2× 249 1.2× 61 1.7k
Wolfgang Haller United States 17 238 0.6× 213 0.6× 68 0.2× 595 2.4× 172 0.8× 48 1.6k
J. Smit Netherlands 21 125 0.3× 210 0.6× 174 0.5× 148 0.6× 142 0.7× 99 1.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Herman E. Ries

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ries, Herman E., et al.. (2000). Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in Patients with Chronic Lung Diseases. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 19(8). 644–645. 66 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E., G. Albrecht, & Lisbeth Ter‐Minassian‐Saraga. (1985). Collapsed monolayers of egg lecithin. Langmuir. 1(1). 135–137. 7 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E.. (1984). Interaction of cholesterol, cerebronic acid, valinomycin, and related compounds in monolayers of binary mixtures. Colloids and Surfaces. 10. 283–300. 12 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E.. (1983). Cholesterol and cerebronic acid interaction in a thin-film model for cell membranes. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 92(2). 592–594. 3 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E. & Hewson Swift. (1982). Monolayers of mitochondrial cardiolipin and cerebronic acid and their equimolar mixture. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 89(1). 245–256. 17 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E. & Hewson Swift. (1978). Monolayers of valinomycin and its equimolar mixtures with cholesterol and with stearic acid. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 64(1). 111–119. 45 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E.. (1973). Effect of a Polar Spreading Solvent on Thin Films. Nature Physical Science. 243(123). 14–15. 5 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E. & Bernard L. Meyers. (1971). Microelectrophoresis and electron‐microscope studies with polymeric flocculants. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 15(8). 2023–2034. 17 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E.. (1970). Microelectrophoresis Measurements on Polymeric Flocculants Alone and in Excess with Model Colloids. Nature. 226(5240). 72–73. 30 indexed citations
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Blumstein, A. & Herman E. Ries. (1965). Monolayer properties of a crosslinked insertion poly(methyl methacrylate). Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 3(11). 927–931. 18 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E., et al.. (1964). Monolayers of poly(methyl methacrylate) derived from poly(methacrylic anhydride). Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Letters. 2(4). 389–393. 13 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E., et al.. (1962). Electron-Diffraction Studies of Fatty-Acid Monolayers. Nature. 193(4818). 873–874. 4 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E., et al.. (1961). Films of mixed horizontally and vertically oriented compounds. Journal of Colloid Science. 16(4). 361–374. 128 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E.. (1961). Physical Chemistry of Surfaces.. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(8). 2028–2029. 347 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ries, Herman E.. (1961). Monomolecular Films. Scientific American. 204(3). 152–165. 29 indexed citations
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Kwei, T. K., et al.. (1960). Differentiation of stereoregular polymethyl methacrylates by the film‐balance technique. Journal of Polymer Science. 46(147). 268–270. 31 indexed citations
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Cook, H. D. & Herman E. Ries. (1959). PRESSURE-AREA ISOTHERM FOR STEARIC ACID SPREAD WITHOUT SOLVENT. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(2). 501–502. 7 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E., et al.. (1959). Mixed monolayers with polyvinyl acetate. Journal of Colloid Science. 14(3). 354–356. 12 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E. & H. D. Cook. (1954). Monomolecular films of mixtures. Journal of Colloid Science. 9(6). 535–546. 65 indexed citations
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Ries, Herman E., et al.. (1951). Adsorption Studies of Two Silica Gels and a Gel-Type Catalyst.. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 55(5). 621–638. 13 indexed citations

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