M. W. Roberts

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
155 papers, 5.3k citations indexed

About

M. W. Roberts is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, M. W. Roberts has authored 155 papers receiving a total of 5.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Materials Chemistry, 64 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 40 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in M. W. Roberts's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (77 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (51 papers) and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (40 papers). M. W. Roberts is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (77 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (51 papers) and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (40 papers). M. W. Roberts collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Russia and Germany. M. W. Roberts's co-authors include Albert F. Carley, H.‐J. Freund, Richard W. Joyner, Chak‐Tong Au, Philip R. Davies, Kosaku Kishi, C. R. Brundle, Shane Jackson, James N. O’Shea and Paul R. Chalker and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Society Reviews and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

M. W. Roberts

155 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Surface chemistry of carbon dioxide 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 250 500 750
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. Surface chemistry of carbon dioxide
    1996 766 citations M. W. Roberts et al. profile →

Peers

M. W. Roberts
B.A. Sexton Australia
J.C. Bertolini France
Alessandro Baraldi Italy
M. Bäumer Germany
Gar B. Hoflund United States
Silvano Lizzit Italy
K.A.R. Mitchell Canada
Pratibha L. Gai United Kingdom
R. Caudano Belgium
F. P. Netzer Austria
B.A. Sexton Australia
M. W. Roberts
Citations per year, relative to M. W. Roberts M. W. Roberts (= 1×) peers B.A. Sexton

Countries citing papers authored by M. W. Roberts

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of M. W. Roberts's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by M. W. Roberts with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites M. W. Roberts more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by M. W. Roberts

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by M. W. Roberts. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by M. W. Roberts. The network helps show where M. W. Roberts may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. W. Roberts

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. W. Roberts. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. W. Roberts 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 M. W. Roberts. M. W. Roberts is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Carley, Albert F., David Morgan, M. W. Roberts, et al.. (2010). CO bond cleavage on supported nano-gold during low temperature oxidation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 13(7). 2528–2538. 29 indexed citations
2.
Roberts, M. W.. (2005). Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy: Surface Chemistry at the Atom-resolved Level, What’s New?. Topics in Catalysis. 36(1-4). 3–10. 2 indexed citations
3.
Carley, Albert F., et al.. (2000). The structure of sulfur adlayers at Cu(110) surfaces: an STM and XPS study. Surface Science. 447(1-3). 39–50. 55 indexed citations
4.
Carley, Albert F. & M. W. Roberts. (1996). Evidence for the instability of surface oxygen at the Zn(0001)-O-Cu interface from core-level and X-ray induced Auger spectroscopies. Topics in Catalysis. 3(1-2). 91–102. 7 indexed citations
5.
Roberts, M. W., et al.. (1996). Editorial overview. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science. 1(5). 615–616. 1 indexed citations
6.
Carley, Albert F., et al.. (1994). The hydroxylation of Cu(111) and Zn(0001) surfaces. Applied Surface Science. 81(2). 265–272. 24 indexed citations
7.
Carley, Albert F., M. W. Roberts, & M. Tomellini. (1991). Kinetics of coadsorption of dioxygen and ammonia at a Zn(0001) surface: a theoretical model. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 87(21). 3563–3563. 8 indexed citations
8.
Au, Chak‐Tong, A. F. Carley, & M. W. Roberts. (1986). Surface reactivity as revealed by photoelectron spectroscopy. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 318(1541). 61–79. 17 indexed citations
9.
Carley, Albert F., Paul R. Chalker, & M. W. Roberts. (1985). Defects in oxide overlayers at nickel single-crystal surfaces. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 399(1816). 167–179. 53 indexed citations
10.
Salje, Ekhard K. H., Albert F. Carley, & M. W. Roberts. (1979). The effect of reduction and temperature on the electronic core levels of tungsten and molybdenum in WO3 and WxMo1−xO3—A photoelectron spectroscopic study. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 29(2). 237–251. 71 indexed citations
11.
Joyner, Richard W., Kosaku Kishi, & M. W. Roberts. (1978). Low energy electron diffraction and electron spectroscopic studies of the oxidation and sulphidation of Pb(100) and Pb(110) surfaces. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 358(1693). 223–241. 22 indexed citations
12.
Carley, Albert F. & M. W. Roberts. (1978). An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of the interaction of oxygen and nitric oxide with aluminium. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 363(1714). 403–424. 168 indexed citations
13.
Kishi, Kosaku & M. W. Roberts. (1976). The adsorption of nitric oxide by iron surfaces studied by photoelectron spectroscopy. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 352(1669). 289–302. 24 indexed citations
14.
Joyner, Richard W. & M. W. Roberts. (1976). Photoelectron spectroscopic investigation of the adsorption and catalytic decomposition of formic acid by copper, nickel and gold. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 350(1660). 107–126. 37 indexed citations
15.
Perry, David, et al.. (1973). Models for an adsorbed layer and their evaluation by comparison of LEED and optical diffraction patterns: The system W(112)O2. Surface Science. 39(1). 176–205. 39 indexed citations
16.
Joyner, Richard W., et al.. (1973). A study of the preparation of atomically clean tungsten surfaces by Auger electron spectroscopy. Surface Science. 39(2). 445–449. 26 indexed citations
17.
Brundle, C. R. & M. W. Roberts. (1972). Some observations on the surface sensitivity of photoelectron spectroscopy. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 331(1586). 383–394. 40 indexed citations
18.
Roberts, M. W., et al.. (1972). Reactivity of solids : proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on the Reactivity of Solids, Bristol, 17-21 July 1972. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
19.
Wells, B. R., et al.. (1964). Mechanism of the sulphidation of lead and oxidized lead films. Transactions of the Faraday Society. 60. 1865–1865. 20 indexed citations
20.
Roberts, M. W. & Keith Sykes. (1957). A method of surface analysis and its application to reduced nickel powder. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 242(1231). 534–543. 2 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by B.A. Sexton Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by J.C. Bertolini Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Alessandro Baraldi Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by M. Bäumer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Gar B. Hoflund Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Silvano Lizzit Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by K.A.R. Mitchell Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Pratibha L. Gai Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by R. Caudano Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by F. P. Netzer
Rankless by CCL
2026