John Gurley

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
8 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

John Gurley is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, John Gurley has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 2 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in John Gurley's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (6 papers) and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (2 papers). John Gurley is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (8 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (6 papers) and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (2 papers). John Gurley collaborates with scholars based in United States and Belgium. John Gurley's co-authors include Virgil B. Elings, Paul K. Hansma, Craig Prater, J. Schneir, Othmar Marti, L. Hellemans, S. Alexander, B. Drake, J. P. Cleveland and S. A. C. Gould and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

John Gurley

8 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids 1989 2026 2001 2013 1994 1989 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

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. Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids
    1994 638 citations Paul K. Hansma, J. P. Cleveland et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  2. An atomic-resolution atomic-force microscope implemented using an optical lever
    1989 436 citations S. Alexander, L. Hellemans et al. Journal of Applied Physics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
John Gurley United States 8 1.4k 589 509 253 203 8 1.7k
Boris Anczykowski Germany 18 1.6k 1.1× 805 1.4× 537 1.1× 135 0.5× 284 1.4× 23 2.0k
P. I. Oden United States 21 1.3k 0.9× 621 1.1× 913 1.8× 378 1.5× 173 0.9× 52 1.9k
Elena T. Herruzo Spain 11 1.1k 0.8× 505 0.9× 435 0.9× 162 0.6× 151 0.7× 11 1.4k
Andrew D. L. Humphris United Kingdom 20 1.1k 0.8× 594 1.0× 506 1.0× 160 0.6× 165 0.8× 36 1.7k
J. Massié United States 8 969 0.7× 353 0.6× 447 0.9× 183 0.7× 180 0.9× 9 1.3k
Jean‐Pierre Aimé France 26 1.3k 0.9× 743 1.3× 624 1.2× 314 1.2× 416 2.0× 91 2.3k
Boris B. Akhremitchev United States 24 930 0.7× 360 0.6× 388 0.8× 273 1.1× 249 1.2× 45 1.5k
Ralf W. Tillmann Germany 7 857 0.6× 348 0.6× 257 0.5× 219 0.9× 92 0.5× 10 1.2k
V. B. Elings United States 10 644 0.5× 320 0.5× 226 0.4× 125 0.5× 177 0.9× 10 970
Sérgio Santos Spain 23 820 0.6× 420 0.7× 288 0.6× 90 0.4× 291 1.4× 75 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by John Gurley

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Fields of papers citing papers by John Gurley

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of John Gurley

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of John Gurley. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of John Gurley based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with John Gurley. John Gurley is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

8 of 8 papers shown
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Hansma, Paul K., J. P. Cleveland, Manfred Radmacher, et al.. (1994). Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids. Applied Physics Letters. 64(13). 1738–1740. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Giles, Roscoe, J. P. Cleveland, S. Manne, et al.. (1993). Noncontact force microscopy in liquids. Applied Physics Letters. 63(5). 617–618. 48 indexed citations
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Butt, Hans‐Jürgen, S. A. C. Gould, Craig Prater, et al.. (1991). Using force modulation to image surface elasticities with the atomic force microscope. Nanotechnology. 2(2). 103–106. 355 indexed citations
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Alexander, S., L. Hellemans, Othmar Marti, et al.. (1989). An atomic-resolution atomic-force microscope implemented using an optical lever. Journal of Applied Physics. 65(1). 164–167. 436 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schneir, J., et al.. (1988). Creating And Observing Surface Features With A Scanning Tunneling Microscope. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 897. 16–16. 17 indexed citations
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Marti, Othmar, Virgil B. Elings, C. E. Bracker, et al.. (1988). Scanning probe microscopy of biological samples and other surfaces. Journal of Microscopy. 152(3). 803–809. 29 indexed citations
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Hoffman, Wesley P., V. B. Elings, & John Gurley. (1988). Scanning tunneling microscopy on carbon fibers. Carbon. 26(5). 754–757. 39 indexed citations
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Zasadzinski, Joseph A., J. Schneir, John Gurley, Virgil B. Elings, & Paul K. Hansma. (1988). Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Freeze-Fracture Replicas of Biomembranes. Science. 239(4843). 1013–1015. 132 indexed citations

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