Rachel K. Smith

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Rachel K. Smith is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Rachel K. Smith has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 8 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Rachel K. Smith's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (8 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (4 papers). Rachel K. Smith is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (8 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (4 papers). Rachel K. Smith collaborates with scholars based in United States and Netherlands. Rachel K. Smith's co-authors include Paul S. Weiss, Penelope A. Lewis, A. Paul Alivisatos, James E. Hutchison, Maryna I. Bodnarchuk, Elena V. Shevchenko, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Shaul Aloni, Wolfgang Heiß and Dmitri V. Talapin and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Rachel K. Smith

12 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Patterning self-assembled monolayers 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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. Patterning self-assembled monolayers
    2004 661 citations Rachel K. Smith, Penelope A. Lewis et al. Progress in Surface Science profile →

Peers

Rachel K. Smith
Jeremiah K. N. Mbindyo United States
Susan L. Brandow United States
A. Shaporenko Germany
K. Heister Germany
Ramon Colorado United States
Waleed Azzam Jordan
Mattia Cattelan Italy
Yinthai Chan Singapore
Beatriz H. Juárez Spain
Daniel Käfer Germany
Jeremiah K. N. Mbindyo United States
Rachel K. Smith
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Fields of papers citing papers by Rachel K. Smith

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rachel K. Smith

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Rachel K. Smith. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Rachel K. Smith based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Rachel K. Smith. Rachel K. Smith is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Koski, Kristie J., et al.. (2008). Structural distortions in 5–10 nm silver nanoparticles under high pressure. Physical Review B. 78(16). 24 indexed citations
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Shevchenko, Elena V., Maryna I. Bodnarchuk, Maksym V. Kovalenko, et al.. (2008). Gold/Iron Oxide Core/Hollow‐Shell Nanoparticles. Advanced Materials. 20(22). 4323–4329. 275 indexed citations
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Cabot, Andreu, Rachel K. Smith, Yadong Yin, et al.. (2008). Sulfidation of Cadmium at the Nanoscale. ACS Nano. 2(7). 1452–1458. 103 indexed citations
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Smith, Rachel K., Sanjini U. Nanayakkara, Gerd H. Woehrle, et al.. (2006). Spectral Diffusion in the Tunneling Spectra of Ligand-Stabilized Undecagold Clusters. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(29). 9266–9267. 37 indexed citations
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Dameron, Arrelaine A., Brent A. Mantooth, Rachel K. Smith, et al.. (2006). Molecular Engineering and Measurements To Test Hypothesized Mechanisms in Single Molecule Conductance Switching. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 128(6). 1959–1967. 120 indexed citations
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Dameron, Arrelaine A., et al.. (2005). Microdisplacement Printing. Nano Letters. 5(9). 1834–1837. 69 indexed citations
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Smith, Rachel K., Penelope A. Lewis, & Paul S. Weiss. (2004). Patterning self-assembled monolayers. Progress in Surface Science. 75(1-2). 1–68. 661 indexed citations breakdown →
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Anderson, Mary Elizabeth, Rachel K. Smith, Zachary J. Donhauser, et al.. (2002). Exploiting intermolecular interactions and self-assembly for ultrahigh resolution nanolithography. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 20(6). 2739–2744. 32 indexed citations
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Lewis, Penelope A., Rachel K. Smith, Kevin F. Kelly, et al.. (2001). The Role of Buried Hydrogen Bonds in Self-Assembled Mixed Composition Thiols on Au{111}. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 105(43). 10630–10636. 80 indexed citations
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Smith, Rachel K., Scott M. Reed, Penelope A. Lewis, et al.. (2001). Phase Separation within a Binary Self-Assembled Monolayer on Au{111} Driven by an Amide-Containing Alkanethiol. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 105(6). 1119–1122. 122 indexed citations
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Lewis, P.A., Zachary J. Donhauser, Brent A. Mantooth, et al.. (2001). Control and placement of molecules via self-assembly. Nanotechnology. 12(3). 231–237. 71 indexed citations
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Clegg, Robert S., et al.. (1999). The Interplay of Lateral and Tiered Interactions in Stratified Self-Organized Molecular Assemblies. Langmuir. 15(26). 8876–8883. 65 indexed citations

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