R. M. Tromp

22.9k total citations · 10 hit papers
235 papers, 18.6k citations indexed

About

R. M. Tromp is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, R. M. Tromp has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 18.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 146 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 99 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 84 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in R. M. Tromp's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (90 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (79 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (49 papers). R. M. Tromp is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (90 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (79 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (49 papers). R. M. Tromp collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Japan. R. M. Tromp's co-authors include Robert J. Hamers, J. E. Demuth, M. C. Reuter, J. Tersoff, M. Copel, J. B. Hannon, Frances M. Ross, M. C. Reuter, F. K. LeGoues and F.‐J. Meyer zu Heringdorf and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

R. M. Tromp

231 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Large-Area Graphene Single Crystals Grown by Low-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition of Methane on Copper

2011 1.1k citations R. M. Tromp, J. B. Hannon et al. profile →
Surfactants in epitaxial growth

1989 956 citations R. M. Tromp et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Surface Electronic Structure of Si (111)-(7×7) Resolved in Real Space

1986 872 citations R. M. Tromp et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
The influence of the surface migration of gold on the growth of silicon nanowires

2006 742 citations J. B. Hannon, R. M. Tromp et al. profile →
Scanning tunneling microscopy of Si(001)

1986 713 citations R. M. Tromp et al. profile →
Shape transition in growth of strained islands: Spontaneous formation of quantum wires

1993 697 citations J. Tersoff, R. M. Tromp Physical Review Letters profile →
Growth dynamics of pentacene thin films

2001 693 citations R. M. Tromp et al. profile →
Dynamic microscopy of nanoscale cluster growth at the solid–liquid interface

2003 627 citations R. M. Tromp et al. profile →
Coarsening of Self-Assembled Ge Quantum Dots on Si(001)

1998 565 citations J. Tersoff, R. M. Tromp et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Si(001) Dimer Structure Observed with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

1985 540 citations R. M. Tromp et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Citations

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. M. Tromp

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Bi-directional LEEM and eV-TEM spectroscopy on a graphene-hBN heterostack 2025 ·Ultramicroscopy ·(unknown), E. E. Krasovskii, R. M. Tromp, Sense Jan van der Molen	1
2	Pulsed laser deposition assisted epitaxial growth of cesium telluride photocathodes for high brightness electron sources 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Mengjia Gaowei, Elena Echeverría, K. Evans‐Lutterodt, Jean Jordan‐Sweet, Thomas Juffmann, Siddharth Karkare, Jared Maxson, Sense Jan van der Molen, (unknown), (unknown), J. Smedley, (unknown), R. M. Tromp	2
3	Photoemission electron microscopy for connectomics 2025 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Gregg Wildenberg, Kevin M. Boergens, (unknown), (unknown), A. S. Craig, Michael K. L. Man, (unknown), (unknown), Hengli Duan, S. S. Dhesi, Γαβριήλ Καρράς, Francesco Maccherozzi, Keshav M. Dani, R. M. Tromp, Sense Jan van der Molen, Sarah B. King, Narayanan Kasthuri	1
4	Gun energy filter for a low energy electron microscope 2023 ·Ultramicroscopy ·R. M. Tromp, J. B. Hannon, (unknown)	1
5	Back illuminated photo emission electron microscopy (BIPEEM) 2023 ·Ultramicroscopy ·(unknown), (unknown), G. van Stam, R. M. Tromp, Sense Jan van der Molen	2
6	Extracting transverse electron mean free paths in graphene at low energy 2023 ·Ultramicroscopy ·(unknown), (unknown), R. M. Tromp, Sense Jan van der Molen	1
7	Low energy electron microscopy at cryogenic temperatures 2023 ·Ultramicroscopy ·(unknown), Sebastian Schramm, (unknown), (unknown), Johannes Jobst, R. M. Tromp, Sense Jan van der Molen	4
8	Quantifying work function differences using low-energy electron microscopy: The case of mixed-terminated strontium titanate 2019 ·Ultramicroscopy ·Johannes Jobst, (unknown), (unknown), J. Aarts, R. M. Tromp, Sense Jan van der Molen	15
9	Quantitative analysis of spectroscopic low energy electron microscopy data: High-dynamic range imaging, drift correction and cluster analysis 2019 ·Ultramicroscopy ·Tobias A. de Jong, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), R. M. Tromp, Sense Jan van der Molen, Johannes Jobst	11
10	Nonuniversal Transverse Electron Mean Free Path through Few-layer Graphene 2019 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), Johannes Jobst, E. E. Krasovskii, Sense Jan van der Molen, R. M. Tromp	24
11	Defocus in cathode lens instruments 2017 ·Ultramicroscopy ·R. M. Tromp, M. S. Altman	5
12	Temporal and lateral electron pulse compression by a compact spherical electrostatic capacitor 2013 ·Ultramicroscopy ·(unknown), R. M. Tromp	9
13	Selected-area diffraction and spectroscopy in LEEM and PEEM 2012 ·Ultramicroscopy ·R. M. Tromp	8
14	A Contrast Transfer Function approach for image calculations in standard and aberration-corrected LEEM and PEEM 2011 ·Ultramicroscopy ·Sebastian Schramm, (unknown), M. S. Altman, R. M. Tromp	33
15	Measuring and correcting aberrations of a cathode objective lens 2010 ·Ultramicroscopy ·R. M. Tromp	26
16	Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Graphene Growth on SiC(0001) 2009 ·Physical Review Letters ·R. M. Tromp, J. B. Hannon	159
17	A simple energy filter for low energy electron microscopy/photoelectron emission microscopy instruments 2009 ·Journal of Physics Condensed Matter ·R. M. Tromp, Y. Fujikawa, J. B. Hannon, A. W. Ellis, A Berghaus, O. Schaff	42
18	Metastability in 2D Self-Assembling Systems 2007 ·Physical Review Letters ·Nikhil V. Medhekar, V. B. Shenoy, J. B. Hannon, R. M. Tromp	13
19	Island growth of Ge on Si(001) and CoSi2 on Si(111) studied with UHV electron microscopy 1999 ·Journal of Electron Microscopy ·F. M. Ross, J. Tersoff, R. M. Tromp, M. C. Reuter, P. A. Bennett	7
20	Material reaction and silicide formation at the refractory metal/silicon interface 1986 ·Applied Physics Letters ·Gary W. Rubloff, R. M. Tromp, E. J. van Loenen	40

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