Matthew R. Linford

11.3k total citations · 6 hit papers
250 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Matthew R. Linford is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew R. Linford has authored 250 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Materials Chemistry, 88 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 81 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Matthew R. Linford's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (68 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (43 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (42 papers). Matthew R. Linford is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (68 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (43 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (42 papers). Matthew R. Linford collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Germany. Matthew R. Linford's co-authors include Christopher E. D. Chidsey, P. Eisenberger, Paul Fenter, George H. Major, Jeff Terry, Ronald L. Cicero, Christopher D. Easton, John F. Smalley, Marshall D. Newton and Stephen W. Feldberg and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Matthew R. Linford

242 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

Alkyl Monolayers on Silicon Prepared from 1-Alkenes and H... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1995 1993 1995 2020 2021 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. Alkyl Monolayers on Silicon Prepared from 1-Alkenes and Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon
    1995 970 citations Matthew R. Linford et al. profile →
  2. Alkyl monolayers covalently bonded to silicon surfaces
    1993 572 citations Matthew R. Linford et al. profile →
  3. The Kinetics of Electron Transfer Through Ferrocene-Terminated Alkanethiol Monolayers on Gold
    1995 507 citations Matthew R. Linford et al. profile →
  4. Practical guide for curve fitting in x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
    2020 425 citations George H. Major, Neal Fairley et al. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films profile →
  5. Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS): Interpreting the carbon 1s spectrum
    2021 377 citations Thomas R. Gengenbach, George H. Major et al. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films profile →
  6. Avoiding common errors in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy data collection and analysis, and properly reporting instrument parameters
    2024 101 citations George H. Major, Donald R. Baer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthew R. Linford United States 43 5.0k 4.0k 2.2k 1.7k 1.3k 250 9.2k
Roberto Lazzaroni Belgium 61 7.4k 1.5× 5.5k 1.4× 3.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 911 0.7× 415 15.4k
Jillian M. Buriak Canada 56 6.3k 1.2× 6.3k 1.6× 3.7k 1.7× 1.5k 0.9× 742 0.6× 223 12.0k
Petra Rudolf Netherlands 54 3.6k 0.7× 6.6k 1.7× 1.9k 0.9× 2.0k 1.2× 691 0.5× 366 11.5k
Chen Li China 64 7.1k 1.4× 7.8k 2.0× 3.4k 1.5× 1.3k 0.7× 729 0.5× 488 17.0k
Neal R. Armstrong United States 62 10.3k 2.0× 6.3k 1.6× 1.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 610 0.5× 310 14.4k
W. Göpel Germany 58 8.0k 1.6× 5.0k 1.3× 4.3k 1.9× 1.5k 0.9× 676 0.5× 273 11.8k
J. Delhalle Belgium 42 2.9k 0.6× 2.6k 0.7× 1.1k 0.5× 2.0k 1.1× 915 0.7× 344 7.2k
Giridhar U. Kulkarni India 53 4.2k 0.8× 4.7k 1.2× 3.3k 1.5× 967 0.6× 380 0.3× 329 9.9k
Kun Liu China 49 1.9k 0.4× 3.7k 0.9× 2.1k 0.9× 793 0.5× 446 0.3× 319 8.7k
R. C. Salvarezza Argentina 47 5.0k 1.0× 4.5k 1.1× 1.9k 0.8× 1.3k 0.8× 481 0.4× 287 9.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sherwood, Peter M. A., et al.. (2025). Advancing Surface Analysis: The Career and Contributions of Dr. Peter M. A. Sherwood. Surface and Interface Analysis. 57(10). 809–815.
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Major, George H., Daniel E. Austin, Donald R. Baer, et al.. (2024). Following the propagation of erroneous x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy peak fitting through the literature. A genealogical approach. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 42(6). 2 indexed citations
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Jafari, Samira, Blaine Johs, & Matthew R. Linford. (2024). Immersion ellipsometry for the uncorrelated determination of ultrathin film thickness and index of refraction: Theory and examples. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 42(5).
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Linford, Matthew R., et al.. (2023). A practical guide to interpreting low energy ion scattering (LEIS) spectra. Applied Surface Science. 657. 158793–158793. 14 indexed citations
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Avval, Tahereh G., et al.. (2023). Surface analysis insight note. Principal component analysis (PCA) of an X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy image. The importance of preprocessing. Surface and Interface Analysis. 55(11). 798–807. 8 indexed citations
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Linford, Matthew R., et al.. (2023). Surface analysis insight note: Analysis of X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy images with summary statistics. Surface and Interface Analysis. 55(11). 789–797. 2 indexed citations
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Avval, Tahereh G., Hidde H. Brongersma, Brian R. Strohmeier, et al.. (2023). Area-Selective Atomic Layer Deposition of ZnO on Si\SiO2 Modified with Tris(dimethylamino)methylsilane. Materials. 16(13). 4688–4688. 5 indexed citations
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Gallagher, Neal B., et al.. (2023). Surface analysis insight note: An example of a cluster analysis of spectra from an X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy image. Surface and Interface Analysis. 56(2). 73–81. 3 indexed citations
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Avval, Tahereh G., Sarah Fearn, Seong H. Kim, et al.. (2022). A tag-and-count approach for quantifying surface silanol densities on fused silica based on atomic layer deposition and high-sensitivity low-energy ion scattering. Applied Surface Science. 607. 154551–154551. 10 indexed citations
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Avval, Tahereh G., et al.. (2021). Zinc and copper, by high sensitivity-low energy ion scattering. Surface Science Spectra. 28(1). 4 indexed citations
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Avval, Tahereh G., Neal Fairley, Emily F. Smith, et al.. (2021). The Often-Overlooked Power of Summary Statistics in Exploratory Data Analysis: Comparison of Pattern Recognition Entropy (PRE) to Other Summary Statistics and Introduction of Divided Spectrum-PRE (DS-PRE). Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 61(9). 4173–4189. 6 indexed citations
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Gengenbach, Thomas R., George H. Major, Matthew R. Linford, & Christopher D. Easton. (2021). Practical guides for x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS): Interpreting the carbon 1s spectrum. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 39(1). 377 indexed citations breakdown →
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Shah, Dhruv, et al.. (2020). Sputtered silicon solid phase microextraction fibers with a polydimethylsiloxane stationary phase with negligible carry-over and phase bleed. Journal of Chromatography A. 1623. 461065–461065. 14 indexed citations
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Major, George H., et al.. (2020). Spectroscopic ellipsometry of SU‐8 photoresist from 190 to 1680 nm (0.740–6.50 eV). Surface and Interface Analysis. 53(1). 5–13. 1 indexed citations
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Major, George H., Tahereh G. Avval, Gabriele Pinto, et al.. (2020). Assessment of the frequency and nature of erroneous x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses in the scientific literature. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 38(6). 142 indexed citations
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Major, George H., et al.. (2019). Informatics analysis of capillary electropherograms of autologously doped and undoped blood. Analytical Methods. 11(14). 1868–1878. 3 indexed citations
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