James W. Evans

9.0k citations

304 papers · 7.3k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 39

Impact in

Condensed Matter Physics top 0.5%
- Theoretical and Computational Physics
Atmospheric Science top 1%
- nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions

Papers in

Condensed Matter Physics 111
- Theoretical and Computational Physics 106
Atmospheric Science 110
- nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions 110

Co-authors: M. C. Bartelt P. A. Thiel Da‐Jiang Liu Yong Han Michael C. Tringides David K. Hoffman C. J. Jenks King C. Lai
Journals: The Journal of Chemical Physics (40 papers)Surface Science (34 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (17 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (13 papers)Physical Review B (12 papers)
Partner nations: United States China Germany

In The Last Decade

James W. Evans

296 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Morphological evolution during epitaxial thin film growth: Formation of 2D islands and 3D mounds 2006 · 573 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2006 Surface Science Reports
1993 Reviews of Modern Physics

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All Works

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1	Crystal structure and shape selection in the growth of 3D metallic crystallites on layered materials: Fe on MoS2 Surface Science ·Dapeng Jing, Yong Han, Marek Kolmer, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans	2024	0
2	DFT Analysis of the Binding of Rare Earth Nitrates at Internal and External Surfaces of MCM-22 The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Yong Han, เชวง จํารูญจันทร์, Swapna Rekha Panda, Wenyu Huang, Theresa L. Windus, James W. Evans	2024	2
3	Real-Time KMC Simulation of Vacancy-Mediated Intermixing in Au@Ag Octahedral Core–Cubic Shell Nanocrystals with Ab Initio-Guided Kinetics ACS Nano ·Yong Han, James W. Evans	2024	1
4	Thermodynamics and kinetics of Pb intercalation under graphene on SiC(0001) Carbon ·Yong Han, Marek Kolmer, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans	2023	18
5	Size-dependent diffusion of supported metal nanoclusters: mean-field-type treatments and beyond for faceted clusters Nanoscale Horizons ·King C. Lai, Charles T. Campbell, James W. Evans	2023	4
6	Nucleation-mediated reshaping of facetted metallic nanocrystals: Breakdown of the classical free energy picture The Journal of Chemical Physics ·King C. Lai, Da‐Jiang Liu, James W. Evans	2023	5
7	Encapsulation of metal nanoparticles at the surface of a prototypical layered material Nanoscale ·Ann Lii-Rosales, Yong Han, Dapeng Jing, Michael C. Tringides, Scott Julien, Kai‐Tak Wan, Cai‐Zhuang Wang, King C. Lai, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2021	13
8	Competitive formation of intercalated versus supported metal nanoclusters during deposition on layered materials with surface point defects The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Yong Han, Ann Lii-Rosales, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans	2021	6
9	Strain‐Enhanced Metallic Intermixing in Shape‐Controlled Multilayered Core–Shell Nanostructures: Toward Shaped Intermetallics Angewandte Chemie ·Benjamin P. Williams, Allison P. Young, Ilektra Andoni, Yong Han, Wei‐Shang Lo, Martina Ayoub, 大悟中島, Lian‐Ming Lyu, Chun‐Hong Kuo, James W. Evans, Wenyu Huang, Chia‐Kuang Tsung	2020	3
10	Kinetics of the functionalization of mesoporous silica nanoparticles: Implications on surface group distributions, adsorption and catalysis Microporous and Mesoporous Materials ·J. Sebastián Manzano, Suzanne Holt, Takeshi Kobayashi, Pranjali Naik, King C. Lai, James W. Evans, Igor I. Slowing	2020	18
11	Fundamentals of Au(111) Surface Dynamics: Coarsening of Two-Dimensional Au Islands The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Gudo, King C. Lai, Yong Han, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2020	11
12	Reshaping of Truncated Pd Nanocubes: Energetic and Kinetic Analysis Integrating Transmission Electron Microscopy with Atomistic-Level and Coarse-Grained Modeling ACS Nano ·King C. Lai, Minda Chen, Benjamin P. Williams, Yong Han, Chia‐Kuang Tsung, Wenyu Huang, James W. Evans	2020	12
13	Strain‐Enhanced Metallic Intermixing in Shape‐Controlled Multilayered Core–Shell Nanostructures: Toward Shaped Intermetallics Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Benjamin P. Williams, Allison P. Young, Ilektra Andoni, Yong Han, Wei‐Shang Lo, Martina Ayoub, 大悟中島, Lian‐Ming Lyu, Chun‐Hong Kuo, James W. Evans, Wenyu Huang, Chia‐Kuang Tsung	2020	30
14	Non-equilibrium growth of metal clusters on a layered material: Cu on MoS₂ New Journal of Physics ·Dapeng Jing, Ann Lii-Rosales, King C. Lai, Patricia Halladay, Jaeyoun Kim, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2020	16
15	Generalized hydrodynamic analysis of transport through a finite open nanopore for two-component single-file systems Physical review. E ·King C. Lai, Ikuro Mukoyoshi, Horolma Pamzsav, James W. Evans	2020	1
16	Fabricating Fe nanocrystals via encapsulation at the graphite surface Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·Ann Lii-Rosales, Yong Han, King C. Lai, Dapeng Jing, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2019	17
17	Surface energies, adhesion energies, and exfoliation energies relevant to copper-graphene and copper-graphite systems Surface Science ·Yong Han, King C. Lai, Ann Lii-Rosales, Michael C. Tringides, James W. Evans, P. A. Thiel	2019	97
18	Structure of Polydisperse fcc Nanocrystals: Implications for Crystal Fractionalization The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·King C. Lai, 春江望月, James W. Evans, Alex Travesset	2019	8
19	Modeling of Diffusivity for 2D Vacancy Nanopits and Comparison with 2D Adatom Nanoislands on Metal(100) Surfaces Including Analysis for Ag(100) The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·King C. Lai, Da‐Jiang Liu, P. A. Thiel, James W. Evans	2018	6
20	Tensile strength of AITC 302-24 grade tension laminations Forest Products Journal ·Fatima Zohra El haina, James W. Evans	1986	2

About James W. Evans

James W. Evans is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Atmospheric Science, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mathematical Physics and Materials Chemistry, having authored 304 papers that have together received 7.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (110 papers), Theoretical and Computational Physics (106 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (77 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (62 papers), Graphene research and applications (34 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (26 papers), Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics (25 papers) and Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (16 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Condensed Matter Physics (2.4k citations), Atmospheric Science (2.0k citations), Mathematical Physics (823 citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.7k citations) and Materials Chemistry (3.4k citations). James W. Evans has collaborated with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Frequent co-authors include M. C. Bartelt, P. A. Thiel, Da‐Jiang Liu, Yong Han, Michael C. Tringides, David K. Hoffman, C. J. Jenks, King C. Lai, Conrad R. Stoldt and R. S. Nord. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Surface Science, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Physical review. B, Condensed matter and Physical Review B.

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