Marina Ruths

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Marina Ruths is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marina Ruths has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 22 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marina Ruths's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (30 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (21 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (12 papers). Marina Ruths is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (30 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (21 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (12 papers). Marina Ruths collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Germany. Marina Ruths's co-authors include Jacob N. Israelachvili, Steve Granick, W. D. Luedtke, Uzi Landman, Delphine Gourdon, Jianping Gao, Bruno Zappone, Gregory D. Jay, George W. Greene and Xin Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of Applied Physics and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Marina Ruths

53 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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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.

Frictional Forces and Amontons' Law: From the Molecular to the Macroscopic Scale

2004 435 citations Jianping Gao, W. D. Luedtke et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B profile →

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Marina Ruths

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Suzanne Giasson Canada

Bruno Zappone Italy

Shivaprakash N. Ramakrishna Switzerland

Dalia G. Yablon United States

Christian Frétigny France

G. Bar United States

Sylvain Lazare France

Didier Long France

Jean‐Pierre Aimé France

Trần Minh Đức France

Suzanne Giasson Canada

Marina Ruths

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504 ×0.7

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marina Ruths

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Li, Minglun, Marina Ruths, Bilin Zhuang, & Jing Yu. (2025). Synergistic regulation of polyelectrolyte brush conformations by solvent quality and trivalent ions. Giant. 24. 100363–100363.

Xu, Xin, et al.. (2019). Ion-Specific Effects of Divalent Ions on the Structure of Polyelectrolyte Brushes. Langmuir. 35(48). 15564–15572. 29 indexed citations

Liao, I‐Chien, et al.. (2019). Effects of Imprinted 3D Surface Patterning on Localized Changes in the Tribology of Human Stratum Corneum. Langmuir. 35(48). 15573–15584. 3 indexed citations

Yu, Jing, Nicholas E. Jackson, Xin Xu, et al.. (2018). Multivalent counterions diminish the lubricity of polyelectrolyte brushes. Science. 360(6396). 1434–1438. 169 indexed citations

Xu, Xin, et al.. (2018). Structure and Functionality of Polyelectrolyte Brushes: A Surface Force Perspective. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 13(22). 3411–3436. 32 indexed citations

Yu, Jing, Nicholas E. Jackson, Xin Xu, et al.. (2017). Multivalent ions induce lateral structural inhomogeneities in polyelectrolyte brushes. Science Advances. 3(12). eaao1497–eaao1497. 96 indexed citations

Huo, Haibin, Pengtao Wang, Cong Wang, et al.. (2014). The electric field effect on the sensitivity of tin oxide gas sensors on nanostructured substrates at low temperature. International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials. 5(4). 257–269. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Pengtao, et al.. (2012). Failure study of SnO 2 room temperature gas sensors fabricated on nanospike substrates. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8345. 834544–834544. 1 indexed citations

Ruths, Marina & Bruno Zappone. (2012). Direct Nanomechanical Measurement of an Anchoring Transition in a Nematic Liquid Crystal Subject to Hybrid Anchoring Conditions. Langmuir. 28(22). 8371–8383. 19 indexed citations

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Ojha, Umaprasana, et al.. (2011). Surface Characterization and Protein Interactions of Segmented Polyisobutylene-Based Thermoplastic Polyurethanes. Langmuir. 27(23). 14160–14168. 27 indexed citations

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Ruths, Marina, et al.. (2008). Effects of unsaturation on film structure and friction of fatty acids in a model base oil. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 326(2). 530–536. 100 indexed citations

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Zappone, Bruno, Marina Ruths, George W. Greene, Gregory D. Jay, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (2006). Adsorption, Lubrication, and Wear of Lubricin on Model Surfaces: Polymer Brush-Like Behavior of a Glycoprotein. Biophysical Journal. 92(5). 1693–1708. 269 indexed citations

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Israelachvili, Jacob N., Norma Alcantar, Nobuo Maeda, Thomas E. Mates, & Marina Ruths. (2004). Preparing Contamination-free Mica Substrates for Surface Characterization, Force Measurements, and Imaging. Langmuir. 20(9). 3616–3622. 59 indexed citations

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Gao, Jianping, W. D. Luedtke, Delphine Gourdon, et al.. (2004). Frictional Forces and Amontons' Law: From the Molecular to the Macroscopic Scale. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 108(11). 3410–3425. 435 indexed citations breakdown →

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Berg, Steffen, Marina Ruths, & Diethelm Johannsmann. (2002). High-frequency measurements of interfacial friction using quartz crystal resonators integrated into a surface forces apparatus. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 65(2). 26119–26119. 14 indexed citations

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Ruths, Marina & Steve Granick. (2000). Influence of Alignment of Crystalline Confining Surfaces on Static Forces and Shear in a Liquid Crystal, 4‘-n-Pentyl-4-cyanobiphenyl. Langmuir. 16(22). 8368–8376. 33 indexed citations

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Ruths, Marina, Hiroko Ohtani, Michael L. Greenfield, & Steve Granick. (1999). Exploring the “friction modifier” phenomenon: nanorheology of n‐alkane chains with polar terminus dissolved in n‐alkane solvent. Tribology Letters. 6(3-4). 207–214. 23 indexed citations

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Ruths, Marina, Jacob N. Israelachvili, & Harry J. Ploehn. (1997). Effects of Time and Compression on the Interactions of Adsorbed Polystyrene Layers in a Near-ϑ Solvent. Macromolecules. 30(11). 3329–3339. 19 indexed citations

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Ruths, Marina, Hisae Yoshizawa, Lewis J. Fetters, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (1996). Depletion Attraction versus Steric Repulsion in a System of Weakly Adsorbing PolymerEffects of Concentration and Adsorption Conditions. Macromolecules. 29(22). 7193–7203. 35 indexed citations

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Idziak, Stefan H. J., Ilya Koltover, Patrick Davidson, et al.. (1996). Structure under confinement in a smectic-A and lyotropic surfactant hexagonal phase. Physica B Condensed Matter. 221(1-4). 289–295. 13 indexed citations

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