Nicholas D. Spencer

37.7k citations
524 papers · 31.3k indexed · 10 hit papers · h-index 89
Topics
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (135 papers)Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (116 papers)Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (73 papers)

In The Last Decade

Nicholas D. Spencer

517 papers receiving 30.5k citations

Hit Papers

Sliding Friction: Physical Principles and Applications198820262000201319991991200220001988200400600

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Nicholas D. Spencer
Comparison fields: 5 of 195
  • Materials Chemistry 8.7k
  • Organic Chemistry 8.2k
  • Biomedical Engineering 7.5k
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films 6.5k
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4.7k
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All Works

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Uncovering the crucial properties for IL-mediated lubrication
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Sliding on cells
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10 15
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XPS surface analysis of tribostressed samples in the presence of i-ZnDTP using a combinatorial approach
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Recent advances in scanning probe microscopy of polymers : invited contributions from the presented talks at the SPM Symposium at the 220th American Chemical Society National Meeting : held in Washington DC, USA, August 20-24, 2000
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Sliding Friction: Physical Principles and Applications, by Bo N. J. Persson
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Combined XPS and ToF-SIMS Analyses in the Study of Inhibitor Function: Organic Films on Iron
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Surface composition and topography of titanium alloy implants
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Towards synthetic supramolecular polymers
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About Nicholas D. Spencer

Nicholas D. Spencer is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Organic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, having authored 524 papers that have together received 31.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (135 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (116 papers) and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (73 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (6.5k citations), Organic Chemistry (8.2k citations) and Biomaterials (3.3k citations). Nicholas D. Spencer has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Frequent co-authors include Marcus Textor, J. Fraser Stoddart, Peter R. Ashton, Seunghwan Lee, Antonella Rossi, János Vörös, David J. Williams, B. N. J. Persson, Tanja Drobek and Alexandra M. Z. Slawin. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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