Phil Attard

8.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
127 papers, 6.7k citations indexed

About

Phil Attard is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Phil Attard has authored 127 papers receiving a total of 6.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 50 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 41 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Phil Attard's work include Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (33 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (29 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (26 papers). Phil Attard is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (33 papers), Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (29 papers) and Material Dynamics and Properties (26 papers). Phil Attard collaborates with scholars based in Australia, Canada and Sweden. Phil Attard's co-authors include James W. G. Tyrrell, John L. Parker, Per M. Claesson, G. N. Patey, D. John Mitchell, Michael P. Moody, Mark W. Rutland, Barry W. Ninham, Ian Larson and Stanley J. Miklavcic and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Journal of Molecular Biology.

In The Last Decade

Phil Attard

126 papers receiving 6.4k citations

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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.

Bubbles, cavities, and the long-ranged attraction between hydrophobic surfaces.

1994 606 citations Phil Attard et al. profile →
Images of Nanobubbles on Hydrophobic Surfaces and Their Interactions

2001 547 citations James W. G. Tyrrell, Phil Attard Physical Review Letters profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Entropy Beyond the Second Law (Second Edition) 2023 ·Phil Attard	0
2	Entropy Beyond the Second LawThermodynamics and statistical mechanics for equilibrium, non-equilibrium, classical, and quantum systems 2018 ·Phil Attard	1
3	Images of Nanobubbles on Hydrophobic Surfaces and Their Interactions 2011 ·Proceedings of OilGasScientificResearchProjects Institute SOCAR ·James W. G. Tyrrell, Phil Attard	17
4	Theory for non-equilibrium statistical mechanics 2006 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Phil Attard	24
5	Statistical mechanical theory for steady state systems. IV. Transition probability and simulation algorithm demonstrated for heat flow 2006 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Phil Attard	9
6	Stabilization of Native Protein Fold by Intein-Mediated Covalent Cyclization 2005 ·Journal of Molecular Biology ·Neal K. Williams, Edvards Liepinsh, Stephen Watt, Pavel Prosselkov, Jacqueline M. Matthews, Phil Attard, Jennifer L. Beck, Nicholas E. Dixon, Gottfried Otting	43
7	Surface tension of a Lennard-Jones liquid under supersaturation 2005 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Songnian He, Phil Attard	19
8	Curvature-Dependent Surface Tension of a Growing Droplet 2003 ·Physical Review Letters ·Michael P. Moody, Phil Attard	63
9	Nanobubbles and the hydrophobic attraction 2003 ·Advances in Colloid and Interface Science ·Phil Attard	268
10	Sufficient conditions for the stability and instability of a fluid boundary subjected to local stress 2002 ·Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General ·Stanley J. Miklavcic, Phil Attard	7
11	Friction, adhesion, and deformation: dynamic measurements with the atomic force microscope 2002 ·Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology ·Phil Attard	32
12	Review : Deformation and Adhesion of Viscoelastic Particles: Theory and Experiment 2002 ·Australian Journal of Chemistry ·Phil Attard, Graeme Gillies	7
13	Images of Nanobubbles on Hydrophobic Surfaces and Their Interactions breakdown → 2001 ·Physical Review Letters ·James W. G. Tyrrell, Phil Attard	547
14	Effective Spring Constant of Bubbles and Droplets 2001 ·Langmuir ·Phil Attard, Stanley J. Miklavcic	87
15	Interaction and deformation of viscoelastic particles: Nonadhesive particles 2001 ·Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Phil Attard	27
16	Determination of the Separation in Colloid Probe Atomic Force Microscopy of Deformable Bodies 2001 ·Langmuir ·Graeme Gillies, Clive A. Prestidge, Phil Attard	34
17	Contact-angle hysteresis in solid-on-solid wetting 2000 ·Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics ·Phil Attard	6
18	Entropic Forces in Binary Hard Sphere Mixtures. 1997 ·APS March Meeting Abstracts ·(unknown), Ronald Dickman, Phil Attard	1
19	Simulation results for a fluid with the Axilrod-Teller triple dipole potential 1992 ·Physical Review A ·Phil Attard	22
20	The attractive forces between polar lipid bilayers 1988 ·Biophysical Journal ·Phil Attard, Daniel J. Mitchell, Barry W. Ninham	42

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