R. Scott McLean

11.0k total citations · 4 hit papers
63 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

R. Scott McLean is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Scott McLean has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 29 papers in Materials Chemistry and 23 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in R. Scott McLean's work include Magnetism in coordination complexes (13 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (12 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (10 papers). R. Scott McLean is often cited by papers focused on Magnetism in coordination complexes (13 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (12 papers) and Thin-Film Transistor Technologies (10 papers). R. Scott McLean collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Canada. R. Scott McLean's co-authors include P. F. Carcia, Michael H. Reilly, Ming Zheng, Anand Jagota, Bruce A. Diner, E. D. Semke, Bryan B. Sauer, Nancy G. Tassi, S. Lustig and Steven M. George and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

R. Scott McLean

62 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

DNA-assisted dispersion and separation of carbon nanotubes 1991 2026 2002 2014 2003 2003 2003 1991 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. DNA-assisted dispersion and separation of carbon nanotubes
    2003 2.2k citations Ming Zheng, Anand Jagota et al. Nature Materials profile →
  2. Structure-Based Carbon Nanotube Sorting by Sequence-Dependent DNA Assembly
    2003 1.3k citations Ming Zheng, Anand Jagota et al. profile →
  3. Transparent ZnO thin-film transistor fabricated by rf magnetron sputtering
    2003 949 citations P. F. Carcia, R. Scott McLean et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  4. A Room-Temperature Molecular/Organic-Based Magnet
    1991 757 citations G.T. Yee, R. Scott McLean et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Scott McLean United States 36 6.0k 3.8k 2.8k 1.8k 1.3k 63 9.2k
Alexander Mikhailovsky United States 44 7.4k 1.2× 5.7k 1.5× 2.2k 0.8× 1.4k 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 102 10.1k
Hee Cheul Choi South Korea 46 5.3k 0.9× 3.0k 0.8× 2.4k 0.9× 1.1k 0.6× 604 0.5× 164 7.8k
Andrei S. Susha Germany 54 7.5k 1.2× 4.5k 1.2× 2.1k 0.8× 1.8k 1.0× 800 0.6× 108 10.9k
Ming Lin Singapore 53 4.7k 0.8× 4.2k 1.1× 1.5k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 220 9.4k
Jeremy Sloan United Kingdom 55 7.9k 1.3× 2.5k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 783 0.6× 205 10.6k
Massimiliano Cavallini Italy 49 3.2k 0.5× 2.7k 0.7× 1.5k 0.5× 1.8k 1.0× 879 0.7× 174 6.6k
Joshua E. Goldberger United States 43 10.1k 1.7× 5.6k 1.5× 4.0k 1.4× 3.4k 1.9× 672 0.5× 118 14.1k
Christian A. Nijhuis Singapore 54 3.1k 0.5× 6.7k 1.7× 3.7k 1.3× 1.3k 0.7× 764 0.6× 169 9.8k
Andreas Terfort Germany 48 4.6k 0.8× 5.3k 1.4× 2.6k 0.9× 735 0.4× 572 0.4× 226 9.3k
Xingchen Ye United States 53 7.9k 1.3× 3.7k 1.0× 2.7k 1.0× 3.6k 2.0× 361 0.3× 129 11.5k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Carcia, P. F., et al.. (2013). Effect of early stage growth on moisture permeation of thin-film Al2O3 grown by atomic layer deposition on polymers. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 31(6). 9 indexed citations
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Jen, Shih‐Hui, Byoung H. Lee, Steven M. George, R. Scott McLean, & P. F. Carcia. (2012). Critical tensile strain and water vapor transmission rate for nanolaminate films grown using Al2O3 atomic layer deposition and alucone molecular layer deposition. Applied Physics Letters. 101(23). 45 indexed citations
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Carcia, P. F., R. Scott McLean, Bryan B. Sauer, & Michael H. Reilly. (2011). Atomic Layer Deposition Ultra-Barriers for Electronic Applications—Strategies and Implementation. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 11(9). 7994–7998. 13 indexed citations
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Carcia, P. F., R. Scott McLean, & Michael H. Reilly. (2010). Permeation measurements and modeling of highly defective Al2O3 thin films grown by atomic layer deposition on polymers. Applied Physics Letters. 97(22). 80 indexed citations
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Carcia, P. F., R. Scott McLean, & Steven Hegedus. (2010). (Invited) ALD Moisture Barrier for Cu(InGa)Se2 Solar Cells. ECS Transactions. 33(2). 237–243. 7 indexed citations
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Sauer, Bryan B., J. D. Londono, R. Scott McLean, et al.. (2008). Transport and time dependent small angle X‐ray morphology in metal cation and polymer modified perfluorocarbon ionomers. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 47(3). 284–298. 1 indexed citations
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Carcia, P. F., R. Scott McLean, & Michael H. Reilly. (2006). High-performance ZnO thin-film transistors on gate dielectrics grown by atomic layer deposition. Applied Physics Letters. 88(12). 244 indexed citations
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Groner, Markus D., Steven M. George, R. Scott McLean, & P. F. Carcia. (2006). Gas diffusion barriers on polymers using Al2O3 atomic layer deposition. Applied Physics Letters. 88(5). 319 indexed citations
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Carcia, P. F., R. Scott McLean, Michael H. Reilly, Markus D. Groner, & Steven M. George. (2006). Ca test of Al2O3 gas diffusion barriers grown by atomic layer deposition on polymers. Applied Physics Letters. 89(3). 361 indexed citations
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McLean, R. Scott, Xueying Huang, Constantine Y. Khripin, Anand Jagota, & Ming Zheng. (2005). Controlled Two-Dimensional Pattern of Spontaneously Aligned Carbon Nanotubes. Nano Letters. 6(1). 55–60. 73 indexed citations
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Sauer, Bryan B., et al.. (2004). Crystalline morphologies in segmented copolymers with hard segments of uniform length. Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics. 42(9). 1783–1792. 44 indexed citations
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Zheng, Ming, Anand Jagota, E. D. Semke, et al.. (2003). DNA-assisted dispersion and separation of carbon nanotubes. Nature Materials. 2(5). 338–342. 2218 indexed citations breakdown →
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Miller, Joel S., Daniel T. Glatzhofer, R. Scott McLean, et al.. (2001). Electron-Transfer Salts of 1,2,3,4,5-Pentamethylferrocene, FeII(C5Me5)(C5H5). Structure and Magnetic Properties of Two 1:1 and Two 2:3 Fe(C5Me5)(C5H5) Electron-Transfer Salts of Tetracyanoethylene. Inorganic Chemistry. 40(9). 2058–2064. 24 indexed citations
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Sauer, Bryan B. & R. Scott McLean. (2000). AFM and X-ray Studies of Crystal and Ionic Domain Morphology in Poly(ethylene-co-methacrylic acid) Ionomers. Macromolecules. 33(21). 7939–7949. 52 indexed citations
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Sauer, Bryan B., et al.. (1999). Morphology Investigation of Stereoblock Polypropylene Elastomer. Macromolecules. 33(1). 11–13. 29 indexed citations
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Sauer, Bryan B., R. Scott McLean, & Richard R. Thomas. (1998). Tapping Mode AFM Studies of Nano-Phases on Fluorine-Containing Polyester Coatings and Octadecyltrichlorosilane Monolayers. Langmuir. 14(11). 3045–3051. 99 indexed citations
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Zuo, F., Silvia Zane, Ping Zhou, et al.. (1993). Ferromagnetic behavior of decamethylchromocenium tetracyanoethanide [CrCp2*][TCNE]. Journal of Applied Physics. 73(10). 5476–5478. 9 indexed citations
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Miller, Joel S., et al.. (1991). Novel co-operative magnetic properties of decamethylmanganocenium 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyanobenzoquinoneide,3[Mn(C5Me5)2]:+[DDQ]˙–. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 1(3). 479–480. 21 indexed citations
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Farneth, W. E., R. Scott McLean, E. M. McCarron, et al.. (1989). Magnetic susceptibility ofYBa2Cu3O6+x: Effects of spin frustration and correlation. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 39(10). 6594–6599. 23 indexed citations

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