Philip Egberts

2.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Philip Egberts is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Philip Egberts has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 23 papers in Materials Chemistry and 21 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Philip Egberts's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (33 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (11 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (11 papers). Philip Egberts is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (33 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (11 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (11 papers). Philip Egberts collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Germany. Philip Egberts's co-authors include Robert W. Carpick, Zhijiang Ye, Huajian Gao, Christopher J. Brennan, Rui Huang, Teng Li, Peng Wang, Evan J. Reed, Nanshu Lu and J. Scott Bunch and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, ACS Nano and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Philip Egberts

59 papers receiving 2.0k 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.

A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D materials—Graphene and beyond

2017 1.0k citations Deji Akinwande, Christopher J. Brennan et al. Extreme Mechanics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Philip Egberts Canada	20	1.4k	666	479	445	440	60	2.0k
Rodrigo A. Bernal United States	20	933 0.7×	372 0.6×	445 0.9×	316 0.7×	780 1.8×	36	1.6k
Andreas Heidelberg Germany	9	852 0.6×	419 0.6×	398 0.8×	284 0.6×	514 1.2×	12	1.3k
Nachiket Raravikar United States	12	935 0.7×	492 0.7×	343 0.7×	289 0.6×	305 0.7×	20	1.5k
Nitya Nand Gosvami India	23	757 0.5×	890 1.3×	427 0.9×	821 1.8×	355 0.8×	105	2.4k
Sven Stauss Japan	20	691 0.5×	298 0.4×	529 1.1×	782 1.8×	431 1.0×	55	1.6k
Mehmet Z. Baykara United States	21	904 0.6×	810 1.2×	380 0.8×	862 1.9×	246 0.6×	50	2.0k
M. Troyon France	28	1.2k 0.9×	670 1.0×	1.0k 2.1×	476 1.1×	547 1.2×	101	2.2k
Benoit Merle Germany	25	1.5k 1.1×	283 0.4×	751 1.6×	922 2.1×	363 0.8×	87	2.2k
Aidan A. Taylor United States	24	652 0.5×	299 0.4×	812 1.7×	294 0.7×	354 0.8×	51	1.4k

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Saini, Vinay, et al.. (2025). Shear-dependent tribological behavior of oleic acid as a sustainable lubricant additive in oils and nano-greases. Wear. 570. 205932–205932. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Chaochen, Zhijiang Ye, Susan Z. Hua, & Philip Egberts. (2025). Tuning friction behaviors of supported nanofilms via multiscale roughness of underlying substrate. Carbon. 243. 120607–120607.

Xu, Chaochen, Zhijiang Ye, Susan Z. Hua, & Philip Egberts. (2025). Chemical adsorption-induced distinct friction behaviors of supported atomically thin nanofilm. Carbon. 238. 120164–120164. 2 indexed citations

Xu, Chaochen, Zhijiang Ye, & Philip Egberts. (2023). Intercalated water-induced hysteretic friction behavior of graphene, h-BN, and MoS2. Applied Surface Science. 630. 157442–157442. 11 indexed citations

Xu, Chaochen & Philip Egberts. (2023). Triboelectrification and Unique Frictional Characteristics of Germanium‐Based Nanofilms. Small. 20(19). e2309862–e2309862. 2 indexed citations

Beaumont, Catherine, Chaochen Xu, Philip Egberts, et al.. (2023). Water-Processable Self-Doped Hole-Injection Layer for Large-Area, Air-Processed, Slot-Die-Coated Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Diodes. Chemistry of Materials. 35(21). 9102–9110. 6 indexed citations

Xu, Chaochen, Kiana Amini, Damilola Momodu, et al.. (2023). Electrode Materials for Enhancing the Performance and Cycling Stability of Zinc Iodide Flow Batteries at High Current Densities. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 15(29). 34711–34725. 4 indexed citations

Xu, Chaochen, Zhijiang Ye, & Philip Egberts. (2023). Friction hysteretic behavior of supported atomically thin nanofilms. npj 2D Materials and Applications. 7(1). 20 indexed citations

Soltannia‬, Babak, et al.. (2023). Enhanced rheological and tribological properties of nanoenhanced greases by tuning interparticle contacts. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 645. 560–569. 13 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Tevis D. B., et al.. (2020). Quantitative determination of the interaction potential between two surfaces using frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 11. 729–739. 3 indexed citations

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Kedzior, Stephanie A., et al.. (2019). In situ monitoring of the morphology evolution of interfacially-formed conductive nanocomposite films and their use as strain sensors. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 554. 305–314. 2 indexed citations

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Abubacker, Saleem, et al.. (2018). Effect of counterface on cartilage boundary lubricating ability by proteoglycan 4 and hyaluronan: Cartilage‐glass versus cartilage–cartilage. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®. 36(11). 2923–2931. 15 indexed citations

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Egberts, Philip, et al.. (2018). Mechanisms of friction reduction of nanoscale sliding contacts achieved through ultrasonic excitation. Nanotechnology. 30(7). 75502–75502. 9 indexed citations

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Kollath, Vinayaraj Ozhukil, Mohammad Arjmand, Philip Egberts, Uttandaraman Sundararaj, & Kunal Karan. (2017). Quantitative analysis of nanoscale electrical properties of CNT/PVDF nanocomposites by current sensing AFM. RSC Advances. 7(52). 32564–32573. 4 indexed citations

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Akinwande, Deji, Christopher J. Brennan, J. Scott Bunch, et al.. (2017). A review on mechanics and mechanical properties of 2D materials—Graphene and beyond. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 13. 42–77. 1048 indexed citations breakdown →

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Shekhawat, Gajendra S., et al.. (2017). Contrast mechanisms on nanoscale subsurface imaging in ultrasonic AFM: scattering of ultrasonic waves and contact stiffness of the tip–sample. Nanoscale. 9(6). 2330–2339. 24 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiao‐Li, et al.. (2016). Tip convolution on HOPG surfaces measured in AM-AFM and interpreted using a combined experimental and simulation approach. Nanotechnology. 28(2). 25702–25702. 7 indexed citations

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Hu, Xiao‐Li, Philip Egberts, Yalin Dong, & Ashlie Martini. (2015). Molecular dynamics simulation of amplitude modulation atomic force microscopy. Nanotechnology. 26(23). 235705–235705. 12 indexed citations

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Egberts, Philip & Roland Bennewitz. (2011). Atomic-scale nanoindentation: detection and identification of single glide events in three dimensions by force microscopy. Nanotechnology. 22(42). 425703–425703. 19 indexed citations

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Egberts, Philip, Tobin Filleter, & Roland Bennewitz. (2009). A kelvin probe force microscopy of charged indentation-induced dislocation structures in KBr. Nanotechnology. 20(26). 264005–264005. 15 indexed citations

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