R. E. Thomson

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

R. E. Thomson is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. E. Thomson has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 11 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 5 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in R. E. Thomson's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (8 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (5 papers). R. E. Thomson is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (8 papers) and Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (5 papers). R. E. Thomson collaborates with scholars based in United States. R. E. Thomson's co-authors include John Clarke, Eric Ganz, David W. Abraham, H. J. Mamin, Alex Zettl, B. Burk, D. J. Chadi, David Tománek, Steven G. Louie and John Moreland and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

R. E. Thomson

21 papers receiving 990 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.

Theory and observation of highly asymmetric atomic structure in scanning-tunneling-microscopy images of graphite

1987 235 citations David Tománek, Steven G. Louie et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →
Contamination-mediated deformation of graphite by the scanning tunneling microscope

1986 226 citations H. J. Mamin, Eric Ganz et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. E. Thomson United States	13	658	515	396	165	160	21	1.0k
Kazuo Murase Japan	20	605 0.9×	792 1.5×	694 1.8×	126 0.8×	126 0.8×	103	1.3k
P. Specht United States	18	568 0.9×	390 0.8×	515 1.3×	135 0.8×	117 0.7×	61	975
Akira Kawazu Japan	20	798 1.2×	280 0.5×	386 1.0×	207 1.3×	145 0.9×	73	1.1k
J. A. Rentschler United States	16	528 0.8×	275 0.5×	819 2.1×	108 0.7×	107 0.7×	33	1.1k
Toshu An Japan	20	1.2k 1.8×	337 0.7×	487 1.2×	174 1.1×	235 1.5×	57	1.4k
A. Biedermann Austria	21	779 1.2×	268 0.5×	230 0.6×	142 0.9×	244 1.5×	40	1.0k
Yutaka Mera Japan	19	586 0.9×	635 1.2×	553 1.4×	70 0.4×	181 1.1×	84	1.1k
L.A. Knauss United States	16	305 0.5×	882 1.7×	492 1.2×	354 2.1×	295 1.8×	44	1.2k
J.-D. Ganière Switzerland	21	776 1.2×	438 0.9×	496 1.3×	291 1.8×	293 1.8×	57	1.3k
C. Boeglin France	15	745 1.1×	188 0.4×	190 0.5×	279 1.7×	78 0.5×	38	891

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Stupakov, Gennady, R. E. Thomson, D. Walz, & Roger Carr. (1999). Effects of beam-tube roughness on x-ray free electron laser performance. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams. 2(6). 16 indexed citations

Thomson, R. E.. (1999). Low-temperature atomic force microscope using piezoresistive cantilevers. Review of Scientific Instruments. 70(8). 3369–3372. 14 indexed citations

Missert, Nancy A., Leila R. Vale, R.H. Ono, et al.. (1995). Temperature dependence and magnetic field modulation of critical currents in step-edge SNS YBCO/Au junctions. IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 5(2). 2969–2972. 1 indexed citations

Thomson, R. E. & John Moreland. (1995). Development of highly conductive cantilevers for atomic force microscopy point contact measurements. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 13(3). 1123–1125. 21 indexed citations

Ludwig, Frank, D. Koelle, E. Dantsker, et al.. (1995). Low noise YBa2Cu3O7−x–SrTiO3–YBa2Cu3O7−x multilayers for improved superconducting magnetometers. Applied Physics Letters. 66(3). 373–375. 45 indexed citations

Thomson, R. E., John Moreland, & Alexana Roshko. (1994). Surface modification of YBa₂Cu₃O_{7- delta}thin films using the scanning tunneling microscope: five methods. Nanotechnology. 5(2). 57–69. 21 indexed citations

Ludwig, Frank, E. Dantsker, D. T. Nemeth, et al.. (1994). Fabrication issues in optimising YBa₂Cu₃O_7-xflux transformers for low 1/f noise. Superconductor Science and Technology. 7(5). 273–276. 10 indexed citations

Thomson, R. E., B. Burk, Alex Zettl, & John Clarke. (1994). Scanning tunneling microscopy of the charge-density-wave structure in 1T-TaS2. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 49(24). 16899–16916. 113 indexed citations

Thomson, R. E., John Moreland, Nancy A. Missert, et al.. (1993). Insulating nanoparticles on YBa2Cu3O7−δ thin films revealed by comparison of atomic force and scanning tunneling microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 63(5). 614–616. 10 indexed citations

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Walter, U., R. E. Thomson, B. Burk, et al.. (1992). Scanning tunneling microscopy of the blue bronzes (Rb,K)0.3MoO3. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 45(20). 11474–11480. 12 indexed citations

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Burk, B., R. E. Thomson, John Clarke, & Alex Zettl. (1992). Surface and Bulk Charge Density Wave Structure in 1 T-TaS ₂. Science. 257(5068). 362–364. 29 indexed citations

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Carr, Roger & R. E. Thomson. (1992). Device for high resolution positioning. Ultramicroscopy. 42-44. 1606–1609. 1 indexed citations

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Burk, B., R. E. Thomson, Alex Zettl, & John Clarke. (1991). Charge-density-wave domains in 1T-TaS2observed by satellite structure in scanning-tunneling-microscopy images. Physical Review Letters. 66(23). 3040–3043. 73 indexed citations

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Fisher, Knute A., et al.. (1990). Scanning tunneling microscopy of planar biomembranes. Ultramicroscopy. 33(2). 117–126. 12 indexed citations

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Fisher, Knute A., et al.. (1990). Measuring changes in membrane thickness by scanning tunneling microscopy. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1023(3). 325–334. 9 indexed citations

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Thomson, R. E., U. Walter, Eric Ganz, et al.. (1988). Local charge-density-wave structure in 1T-TaS2determined by scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 38(15). 10734–10743. 69 indexed citations

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Thomson, R. E., U. Walter, Eric Ganz, et al.. (1988). Scanning tunnelling microscopy of charge density waves in 1T‐TaS₂. Journal of Microscopy. 152(3). 771–778. 3 indexed citations

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Tománek, David, Steven G. Louie, H. J. Mamin, et al.. (1987). Theory and observation of highly asymmetric atomic structure in scanning-tunneling-microscopy images of graphite. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 35(14). 7790–7793. 235 indexed citations breakdown →

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Abraham, David W., K. Sattler, Eric Ganz, et al.. (1986). Direct imaging of Au and Ag clusters by scanning tunneling microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 49(14). 853–855. 38 indexed citations

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Mamin, H. J., Eric Ganz, David W. Abraham, R. E. Thomson, & John Clarke. (1986). Contamination-mediated deformation of graphite by the scanning tunneling microscope. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 34(12). 9015–9018. 226 indexed citations breakdown →

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