Peter Rez

6.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
171 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Peter Rez is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry and Structural Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Rez has authored 171 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 55 papers in Materials Chemistry and 47 papers in Structural Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter Rez's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (79 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (47 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (27 papers). Peter Rez is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (79 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (47 papers) and X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (27 papers). Peter Rez collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and United Kingdom. Peter Rez's co-authors include Peter R. Buseck, D. F. Mayers, Richard D. Leapman, Ondrej L. Krivanek, I. P. Grant, Brent Fultz, Toshihiro Aoki, Renu Sharma, Channing C. Ahn and José R. Álvarez and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Peter Rez

161 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

Vibrational spectroscopy ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 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. Vibrational spectroscopy in the electron microscope
    2014 492 citations Ondrej L. Krivanek, Tracy C. Lovejoy et al. Nature profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter Rez 2.0k 1.5k 1.5k 1.2k 1.1k 171 5.1k
Peter A. Crozier 4.4k 2.2× 1.3k 0.9× 1.6k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.2× 269 7.2k
М. Кискинова 4.4k 2.2× 1.3k 0.8× 2.7k 1.8× 3.5k 3.0× 573 0.5× 319 8.5k
J. M. Cowley 3.6k 1.8× 2.7k 1.8× 1.6k 1.1× 2.2k 1.9× 2.7k 2.4× 369 9.0k
B. Lengeler 2.2k 1.1× 428 0.3× 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 888 0.8× 164 6.2k
L. J. Terminello 4.5k 2.2× 797 0.5× 2.6k 1.8× 1.5k 1.3× 164 0.1× 148 6.8k
R. Frahm 3.1k 1.6× 744 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 141 0.1× 180 6.1k
D. E. Sayers 2.0k 1.0× 591 0.4× 844 0.6× 1.0k 0.9× 175 0.2× 143 6.2k
R. Feidenhans’l 2.3k 1.2× 640 0.4× 1.7k 1.1× 3.3k 2.9× 239 0.2× 199 7.2k
C. S. Fadley 4.5k 2.3× 3.6k 2.3× 2.2k 1.5× 3.4k 2.9× 859 0.8× 206 9.6k
C. Colliex 8.4k 4.2× 1.8k 1.2× 2.9k 2.0× 1.8k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 220 12.6k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Rez

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Rez

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Rez. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Rez 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 Peter Rez. Peter Rez is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Rez, Peter, et al.. (2025). Contrast by electron microscopy in thick biological specimens. Journal of Microscopy. 300(3). 341–355. 1 indexed citations
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Kahil, Keren, Neta Varsano, Andrea Sorrentino, et al.. (2020). Cellular pathways of calcium transport and concentration toward mineral formation in sea urchin larvae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(49). 30957–30965. 36 indexed citations
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March, Katia, et al.. (2020). Protein secondary structure signatures from energy loss spectra recorded in the electron microscope. Journal of Microscopy. 282(3). 215–223. 3 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter & Arunima K. Singh. (2020). Lattice resolution of vibrational modes in the electron microscope. Ultramicroscopy. 220. 113162–113162. 19 indexed citations
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Collins, Sean M., Rowan K. Leary, Paul A. Midgley, et al.. (2017). Entropic Comparison of Atomic-Resolution Electron Tomography of Crystals and Amorphous Materials. Physical Review Letters. 119(16). 166101–166101. 6 indexed citations
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Dwyer, Christian, Toshihiro Aoki, Peter Rez, et al.. (2016). Electron-Beam Mapping of Vibrational Modes with Nanometer Spatial Resolution. Physical Review Letters. 117(25). 256101–256101. 85 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter, et al.. (2016). Exploring the theoretical basis and limitations of cryo-STEM tomography for thick biological specimens. Journal of Structural Biology. 196(3). 466–478. 35 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter. (2016). What does the crystallography of stones tell us about their formation?. Urolithiasis. 45(1). 11–18. 9 indexed citations
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Krivanek, Ondrej L., Tracy C. Lovejoy, Niklas Dellby, et al.. (2014). Vibrational spectroscopy in the electron microscope. Nature. 514(7521). 209–212. 492 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rez, Peter, et al.. (2014). Calculation of the infrared spectra of proteins. European Biophysics Journal. 44(3). 103–112. 5 indexed citations
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Thorpe, M. F., et al.. (2013). Fast calculation of the infrared spectra of large biomolecules. European Biophysics Journal. 42(11-12). 795–801. 6 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter, et al.. (2010). The dose from Compton backscatter screening. Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 145(1). 75–81. 9 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter, et al.. (2007). Models for protein binding to calcium oxalate surfaces. Urological Research. 35(2). 63–71. 18 indexed citations
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Starodub, D., Peter Rez, G. G. Hembree, et al.. (2007). Dose, exposure time and resolution in serial X-ray crystallography. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 15(1). 62–73. 34 indexed citations
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Sharma, Renu, Peter Rez, M.M.J. Treacy, & Steven J. Stuart. (2005). In situ observation of the growth mechanisms of carbon nanotubes under diverse reaction conditions. Microscopy. 54(3). 231–237. 58 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter. (2003). Electron Ionization Cross Sections for Atomic Subshells. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 9(1). 42–53. 10 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter. (2002). Accurate cross sections for microanalysis. Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. 107(6). 487–487. 14 indexed citations
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Rez, Peter, et al.. (1979). TRANSPORT EQUATION THEORY OF ELECTRON BACKSCATTERING.. 55–66. 4 indexed citations

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