Paul E. West

522 total citations
12 papers, 368 citations indexed

About

Paul E. West is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Paul E. West has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 368 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 5 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Paul E. West's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (4 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (3 papers). Paul E. West is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (4 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (3 papers). Paul E. West collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Netherlands. Paul E. West's co-authors include Patrick J. Moyer, W.H.J. Rensen, N.F. van Hulst, A.G.T. Ruiter, T. N. Rhodin, Jing Li, Michael Green, Erkang Wang, Martha L. Mecartney and Kevin Olson and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics and Japanese Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Paul E. West

11 papers receiving 349 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paul E. West United States 9 190 158 151 127 38 12 368
K. L. Hobbs United States 6 173 0.9× 140 0.9× 195 1.3× 149 1.2× 37 1.0× 7 422
Hiroyuki Hieda Japan 12 209 1.1× 178 1.1× 342 2.3× 156 1.2× 15 0.4× 28 553
A.A. Wronkowska Poland 12 120 0.6× 55 0.3× 154 1.0× 232 1.8× 37 1.0× 38 378
P. D. Szkutnik France 14 163 0.9× 116 0.7× 357 2.4× 273 2.1× 24 0.6× 26 511
S. Kochowski Poland 12 165 0.9× 187 1.2× 132 0.9× 368 2.9× 36 0.9× 29 483
A. C. F. Hoole United Kingdom 8 225 1.2× 192 1.2× 93 0.6× 248 2.0× 20 0.5× 13 464
Z. G. Wang China 12 124 0.7× 85 0.5× 332 2.2× 234 1.8× 24 0.6× 30 543
L. La Spina Netherlands 11 92 0.5× 170 1.1× 332 2.2× 363 2.9× 64 1.7× 30 603
Xing Yan United States 9 90 0.5× 84 0.5× 153 1.0× 276 2.2× 38 1.0× 12 436
Matthias Linde Germany 7 100 0.5× 43 0.3× 134 0.9× 126 1.0× 65 1.7× 15 339

Countries citing papers authored by Paul E. West

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paul E. West

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paul E. West

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paul E. West. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paul E. West based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Paul E. West. Paul E. West is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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West, Paul E., et al.. (2009). Optimal sample preparation for nanoparticle metrology (statistical size measurements) using atomic force microscopy. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 12(3). 939–949. 6 indexed citations
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West, Paul E., et al.. (2007). Tip dilation and AFM capabilities in the characterization of nanoparticles. JOM. 59(1). 12–16. 34 indexed citations
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Dixson, Ronald G., Ndubuisi G. Orji, Joseph Fu, et al.. (2001). Silicon single atom steps as AFM height standards. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 4344. 157–157. 16 indexed citations
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Rensen, W.H.J., N.F. van Hulst, A.G.T. Ruiter, & Paul E. West. (1999). Atomic steps with tuning-fork-based noncontact atomic force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 75(11). 1640–1642. 66 indexed citations
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Li, Jing, Erkang Wang, Michael Green, & Paul E. West. (1995). In situ AFM study of the surface morphology of polypyrrole film. Synthetic Metals. 74(2). 127–131. 39 indexed citations
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Moyer, Patrick J., et al.. (1994). Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy and Scanning Thermal Microscopy. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. 33(6S). 3785–3785. 106 indexed citations
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West, Paul E., et al.. (1990). Local modification of thin SiO2 films in a scanning tunneling microscope. Journal of Applied Physics. 67(11). 7144–7146. 2 indexed citations
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West, Paul E., et al.. (1989). Surface modification of a-Si:H with a scanning tunneling microscope operated in air. Journal of Applied Physics. 65(5). 2064–2068. 19 indexed citations
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West, Paul E., et al.. (1989). Current–voltage characteristics of silicon measured with the scanning tunneling microscope in air. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 7(4). 2741–2744. 17 indexed citations
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West, Paul E., et al.. (1988). Evidence of Schottky emission in scanning tunneling microscopes operated in ambient air. Applied Physics Letters. 52(24). 2086–2088. 16 indexed citations
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West, Paul E., et al.. (1987). An x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy investigation of the incorporation of surface oxides into bulk zirconium. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 5(4). 1124–1127. 43 indexed citations
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West, Paul E.. (1963). Byron: A Collection of Critical Essays. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 4 indexed citations

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