Patrick Echlin

7.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
53 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Patrick Echlin is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Molecular Biology and Computational Mechanics. According to data from OpenAlex, Patrick Echlin has authored 53 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 9 papers in Computational Mechanics. Recurrent topics in Patrick Echlin's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (13 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (9 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Patrick Echlin is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (13 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (9 papers) and Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers). Patrick Echlin collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Portugal and United States. Patrick Echlin's co-authors include Dale E. Newbury, Joseph I. Goldstein, David C. Joy, Eric Lifshin, Charles E. Fiori, Charles E. Lyman, Joseph R. Michael, Linda C. Sawyer, Felix Franks and Helen Skaer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, The Journal of Cell Biology and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Patrick Echlin

49 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Micro... 1981 2026 1996 2011 2003 1992 1981 250 500 750 1000
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. Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis
    2003 1.1k citations Joseph I. Goldstein, Dale E. Newbury et al. profile →
  2. Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis
    1992 806 citations Joseph I. Goldstein, Dale E. Newbury et al. profile →
  3. Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-Ray Microanalysis
    1981 661 citations Joseph I. Goldstein, Dale E. Newbury 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
Patrick Echlin United Kingdom 23 966 900 723 531 474 53 4.3k
J. E. Castle United Kingdom 40 2.5k 2.6× 1.1k 1.2× 999 1.4× 401 0.8× 958 2.0× 182 4.9k
Eric Lifshin United States 14 1.0k 1.1× 848 0.9× 867 1.2× 477 0.9× 542 1.1× 61 3.5k
Ludwig Reimer Germany 18 764 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 1.1k 1.5× 405 0.8× 270 0.6× 43 2.9k
Charles E. Lyman United States 20 1.2k 1.3× 644 0.7× 602 0.8× 388 0.7× 570 1.2× 71 3.1k
M. J. Whelan United Kingdom 48 2.0k 2.1× 1.3k 1.5× 740 1.0× 571 1.1× 817 1.7× 196 8.0k
R. N. S. Sodhi Canada 34 955 1.0× 563 0.6× 968 1.3× 642 1.2× 217 0.5× 114 3.9k
Charles E. Fiori United States 14 555 0.6× 602 0.7× 437 0.6× 270 0.5× 325 0.7× 29 2.1k
David Cookson Australia 40 2.6k 2.7× 465 0.5× 1.5k 2.0× 1.4k 2.6× 1.1k 2.3× 153 6.6k
Nicholas W. M. Ritchie United States 20 857 0.9× 743 0.8× 644 0.9× 565 1.1× 484 1.0× 95 3.6k
Martin Müller Germany 47 1.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.5× 575 0.8× 1.4k 2.6× 372 0.8× 265 7.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kajiwara, Kazuhito, Felix Franks, Patrick Echlin, & A.L. Greer. (1999). Structural and Dynamic Properties of Crystalline and Amorphous Phases in Raffinose-Water Mixtures. Pharmaceutical Research. 16(9). 1441–1448. 29 indexed citations
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Shalaev, Evgenyi, Felix Franks, & Patrick Echlin. (1996). Crystalline and Amorphous Phases in the Ternary System Water−Sucrose−Sodium Chloride. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 100(4). 1144–1152. 39 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1991). Ice crystal damage and radiation effects in relation to microscopy and analysis at low temperatures. Journal of Microscopy. 161(1). 159–170. 18 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick & Karl Zierold. (1991). Low‐temperature biological microscopy and analysis I. Journal of Microscopy. 161(1). 1–1. 3 indexed citations
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Lyman, Charles E., Joseph I. Goldstein, A. D. Romig, et al.. (1990). Scanning Electron Microscopy, X-Ray Microanalysis, and Analytical Electron Microscopy. 54 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1987). Artefacts in the x-ray microanalysis of frozen-hydrated biological samples. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 45. 658–659. 1 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick, et al.. (1985). Very low voltage sputter coating. Journal of Microscopy. 137(2). 155–169. 5 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1984). Analysis of organic and biological surfaces. Wiley eBooks. 24(24). 4296. 19 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1982). Low Temperature Biological Microscopy. Journal of Microscopy. 125(2). 123–123. 3 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick, Albert J. Saubermann, Helen Skaer, & Felix Franks. (1979). The use of polymeric cryoprotectants in low-temperature X-ray microanalysis of biological specimens. Cryobiology. 16(6). 591–592.
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Skaer, Helen, Felix Franks, & Patrick Echlin. (1978). Non-penetrating polymeric cryofixatives for ultrastructural and analytical studies of biological tissues. Cryobiology. 15(5). 589–602. 14 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1978). Scanning electron microscopy. Nature. 274(5666). 98–98. 6 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick, et al.. (1977). Polymeric cryoproteetants in the preservation of biological ultrastructure. Journal of Microscopy. 110(3). 239–255. 71 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick, et al.. (1973). Future of Electron Microscopy in Biology. Nature. 244(5416). 409–414. 3 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick, et al.. (1969). Ion Beam Etching of Biological Material in the Scanning Electron Microscope. Proceedings annual meeting Electron Microscopy Society of America. 27. 10–11. 1 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1968). The use of the scanning reflection electron microscope in the study of plant and microbial material. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society. 88(3). 407–418. 52 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1968). Development of the pollen grain wall. Berichte der Deutschen Botanischen Gesellschaft. 81(11). 461–470. 11 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1967). The biology ofGlaucocystis nostochinearum. 3(2). 225–239. 20 indexed citations
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Echlin, Patrick. (1964). The fine structure of the blue-green algaAnacystis montana f. minor grown in continuous illumination. PROTOPLASMA. 58(3). 439–457. 21 indexed citations

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