Michael A. O’Keefe

1.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
43 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Michael A. O’Keefe is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael A. O’Keefe has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 26 papers in Structural Biology and 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Michael A. O’Keefe's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (28 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (26 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (8 papers). Michael A. O’Keefe is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (28 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (26 papers) and Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques (8 papers). Michael A. O’Keefe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Japan. Michael A. O’Keefe's co-authors include Nathaniel E. Brese, Yang Shao‐Horn, Laurence Croguennec, Claude Delmas, E. Chris Nelson, William Krakow, Douglas A. Blom, Lawrence F. Allard, Hans‐Rudolf Wenk and Hu Meisheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Michael A. O’Keefe

40 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

Atom sizes and bond lengths in molecules and crystals 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 100 200 300 400
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. Atom sizes and bond lengths in molecules and crystals
    1991 498 citations Michael A. O’Keefe 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
Michael A. O’Keefe United States 12 374 330 290 272 267 43 1.2k
Hitoshi Osawa Japan 17 589 1.6× 191 0.6× 50 0.2× 92 0.3× 63 0.2× 81 1.1k
Jun Yamasaki Japan 23 719 1.9× 448 1.4× 213 0.7× 335 1.2× 140 0.5× 88 1.8k
Sibylle Köstlmeier Germany 18 573 1.5× 354 1.1× 23 0.1× 115 0.4× 94 0.4× 26 920
Vincent Jacques France 18 752 2.0× 275 0.8× 118 0.4× 168 0.6× 11 0.0× 55 1.2k
Fiona C. Strobridge United Kingdom 14 314 0.8× 1.0k 3.1× 45 0.2× 149 0.5× 71 0.3× 14 1.4k
Ν. E. Erickson United States 19 529 1.4× 295 0.9× 16 0.1× 110 0.4× 418 1.6× 38 1.2k
Wiebke Albrecht Belgium 20 781 2.1× 372 1.1× 124 0.4× 42 0.2× 109 0.4× 47 1.3k
Dmitri Novikov Germany 18 403 1.1× 103 0.3× 132 0.5× 116 0.4× 43 0.2× 90 872
Thomas Neisius France 16 387 1.0× 121 0.4× 13 0.0× 147 0.5× 57 0.2× 28 833
Nicholas Phillips United Kingdom 21 297 0.8× 88 0.3× 180 0.6× 416 1.5× 30 0.1× 61 1.4k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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O’Keefe, Michael A.. (2007). Alleged rape – a case study illustrating potential difficulties in interpretation of ano-genital findings – a personal view. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. 15(1). 42–47. 1 indexed citations
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Blom, Douglas A., et al.. (2006). Early Results from an Aberration-Corrected JEOL 2200FS STEM/TEM at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 12(6). 483–491. 21 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A., Lawrence F. Allard, & Douglas A. Blom. (2005). HRTEM imaging of atoms at sub-Ångström resolution. Microscopy. 54(3). 169–180. 25 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A. & Lawrence F. Allard. (2004). A Standard for Sub-Ångstrom Metrology of Resolution in Aberration-Corrected Transmission Electron Microscopes. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 10(S02). 1002–1003. 6 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A. & Yang Shao‐Horn. (2004). Sub-Ångstrom Atomic-Resolution Imaging from Heavy Atoms to Light Atoms. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 10(1). 86–95. 7 indexed citations
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Shao‐Horn, Yang, Laurence Croguennec, Claude Delmas, E. Chris Nelson, & Michael A. O’Keefe. (2003). Atomic resolution of lithium ions in LiCoO{sub 2}. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 8 indexed citations
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Shao‐Horn, Yang, Laurence Croguennec, Claude Delmas, E. Chris Nelson, & Michael A. O’Keefe. (2003). Atomic resolution of lithium ions in LiCoO2. Nature Materials. 2(7). 464–467. 217 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A. & Bahram Parvin. (2002). Experiences with remote electron microscopy. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas).
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Miao, Jianwei, Tetsu Ohsuna, Osamu Terasaki, Keith O. Hodgson, & Michael A. O’Keefe. (2002). Atomic Resolution Three-Dimensional Electron Diffraction Microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 89(15). 155502–155502. 47 indexed citations
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Taylor, Seth T., et al.. (2002). HRTEM Image Simulations for the Study of Ultrathin Gate Oxides. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 8(5). 412–421. 1 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A.. (2001). Alpha-Null Defocus: an Optimum Defocus Condition with Relevance for Focal-Series Reconstruction. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 7(S2). 916–917. 3 indexed citations
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Radmilović, Velimir & Michael A. O’Keefe. (1995). Fresnel effect in high-resolution TEM imaging of small particles. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 53. 564–565. 1 indexed citations
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Paciornik, Sidnei, R. Kilaas, U. Dahmen, & Michael A. O’Keefe. (1993). A method for direct measurement of specimen noise in HREM images. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 51. 458–459. 1 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A., et al.. (1992). Effects of Fresnel fringes on TEM images of interfaces in X-ray multilayers. University of North Texas Digital Library (University of North Texas). 1 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A., et al.. (1992). Effects of Fresnel Fringes on TEM Images of Interfaces in X-Ray Multilayers. eScholarship (California Digital Library). TuB2–TuB2. 1 indexed citations
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Downing, Kenneth H., Hu Meisheng, Hans‐Rudolf Wenk, & Michael A. O’Keefe. (1990). Resolution of oxygen atoms in staurolite by three-dimensional transmission electron microscopy. Nature. 348(6301). 525–528. 39 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A., U. Dahmen, & Crispin Hetherington. (1989). Simulated Image Maps for Use in Experimental High-Resolution Electron Microscopy. MRS Proceedings. 159. 10 indexed citations
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Krakow, William & Michael A. O’Keefe. (1989). Computer Simulation of Electron Microscope Diffraction and Images. 65 indexed citations
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Liliental‐Weber, Z., Michael A. O’Keefe, & J. Washburn. (1989). Inversion boundaries in GaAs grown on Si. Ultramicroscopy. 30(1-2). 20–26. 16 indexed citations
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O’Keefe, Michael A., et al.. (1975). "Helicopter" fracture. PubMed. 3(3). 122–131. 2 indexed citations

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