J. W. Amy

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

J. W. Amy is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Analytical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Amy has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Spectroscopy, 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 7 papers in Analytical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in J. W. Amy's work include Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (18 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (6 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (5 papers). J. W. Amy is often cited by papers focused on Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (18 papers), Analytical chemistry methods development (6 papers) and Ion-surface interactions and analysis (5 papers). J. W. Amy collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. J. W. Amy's co-authors include W. E. Baitinger, R. Graham Cooks, J. H. Beynon, Nicholas Winograd, K.S. Kim, Thomas Y. Ridley, Richard M. Caprioli, V.M. Franchetti, Alan Schoen and Manish Soni and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Amy

25 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

ESCA studies of metal-oxygen surfaces using argon and oxy... 1974 2026 1991 2008 1974 100 200 300 400
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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. ESCA studies of metal-oxygen surfaces using argon and oxygen ion-bombardment
    1974 424 citations K.S. Kim, W. E. Baitinger et al. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
J. W. Amy United States 16 792 383 304 259 229 27 1.4k
W. E. Baitinger United States 16 619 0.8× 389 1.0× 339 1.1× 262 1.0× 263 1.1× 28 1.3k
John E. Crowell United States 17 407 0.5× 264 0.7× 420 1.4× 268 1.0× 449 2.0× 32 1.2k
Steven J. Pachuta United States 14 395 0.5× 283 0.7× 158 0.5× 139 0.5× 213 0.9× 19 774
B. Schueler Canada 16 516 0.7× 542 1.4× 150 0.5× 103 0.4× 209 0.9× 32 923
W. Schrepp Germany 20 329 0.4× 108 0.3× 258 0.8× 438 1.7× 492 2.1× 46 1.5k
P. J. Derrick United Kingdom 18 454 0.6× 109 0.3× 276 0.9× 537 2.1× 150 0.7× 47 1.2k
Gregory L. Fisher United States 19 309 0.4× 297 0.8× 400 1.3× 309 1.2× 627 2.7× 70 1.4k
Fred L. King United States 24 747 0.9× 329 0.9× 176 0.6× 138 0.5× 418 1.8× 45 1.3k
I. V. Veryovkin United States 18 266 0.3× 399 1.0× 419 1.4× 108 0.4× 325 1.4× 68 1.0k
Karsten Reihs Germany 14 273 0.3× 117 0.3× 142 0.5× 288 1.1× 148 0.6× 25 880

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of J. W. Amy

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Soni, Manish, J. W. Amy, Vladimir Frankevich, et al.. (1995). Diels–Alder reactions of mass‐selected ions in an ion trap mass spectrometer. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry. 9(10). 911–915. 6 indexed citations
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Soni, Manish, et al.. (1995). Direct Determination of Organic Compounds in Water at Parts-per-Quadrillion Levels by Membrane Introduction Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 67(8). 1409–1412. 71 indexed citations
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Bier, Mark E., et al.. (1987). A tandem quadrupole mass spectrometer for the study of surface-induced dissociation. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes. 77(1). 31–47. 66 indexed citations
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Schoen, Alan, et al.. (1985). A hybrid BEQQ mass spectrometer. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes. 65(1-2). 125–140. 68 indexed citations
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Amy, J. W., et al.. (1985). Performance of a hybrid mass spectrometer. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes. 65(1-2). 141–157. 38 indexed citations
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Franchetti, V.M., et al.. (1977). Soft landing of ions as a means of surface modification. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics. 23(1). 29–35. 128 indexed citations
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Amy, J. W., et al.. (1975). ESCA. Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry. 5(3). 267–321. 8 indexed citations
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Kim, K.S., W. E. Baitinger, J. W. Amy, & Nicholas Winograd. (1974). ESCA studies of metal-oxygen surfaces using argon and oxygen ion-bombardment. Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena. 5(1). 351–367. 424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Winograd, Nicholas, et al.. (1974). X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopic Studies of Interactions in Multicomponent Metal and Metal Oxide Thin Films. Science. 184(4136). 565–567. 13 indexed citations
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Amy, J. W., et al.. (1974). A Programmed Cell Instrument for Digital Raman Difference Spectroscopy. Applied Spectroscopy. 28(3). 262–269. 20 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., R. Graham Cooks, J. W. Amy, W. E. Baitinger, & Thomas Y. Ridley. (1973). Design and Performance of a Mass-analyzed Ion Kinetic Energy (MIKE) Spectrometer. Analytical Chemistry. 45(12). 1023A–1031A. 229 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., Richard M. Caprioli, W. E. Baitinger, & J. W. Amy. (1970). The ion kinetic energy spectra of some aromatic hydrocarbons. Organic Mass Spectrometry. 3(4). 455–477. 55 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., Richard M. Caprioli, W. E. Baitinger, & J. W. Amy. (1970). The detection of a metastable ion‐molecule reaction product using ion kinetic energy spectroscopy. Organic Mass Spectrometry. 3(6). 817–820. 2 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., et al.. (1970). A new mass spectrometric method for determining the degree of labeling with heavy isotopes: The study of deuterated toluenes. Organic Mass Spectrometry. 3(2). 191–198. 8 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., Richard M. Caprioli, W. E. Baitinger, & J. W. Amy. (1969). The ion kinetic energy spectrum and the mass spectrum of argon. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics. 3(5). 313–321. 42 indexed citations
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Baitinger, W. E., et al.. (1969). The study of meta-stable positive ions with a double-focussing mass spectrometer. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics. 3(1-2). 47–54. 47 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., W. E. Baitinger, J. W. Amy, & Richard M. Caprioli. (1969). Two-step decomposition of a positively-charged ion. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics. 3(3-4). 309–311. 13 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., J. W. Amy, & W. E. Baitinger. (1969). The energy spectrum of the ion beam in a double-focussing mass spectrometer used for the study of organic compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications. 723–723. 39 indexed citations
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Beynon, J. H., W. E. Baitinger, & J. W. Amy. (1969). The study of meta-stable positive ions with a double-focussing mass spectrometer. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Physics. 3(1-2). 55–62. 12 indexed citations
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Amy, J. W., et al.. (1965). A General Technique for Collecting Gas Chromatographic Fractions for Introduction into the Mass Spectrometer.. Analytical Chemistry. 37(10). 1265–1266. 29 indexed citations

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