Robert Pollard

6.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
112 papers, 5.1k citations indexed

About

Robert Pollard is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Pollard has authored 112 papers receiving a total of 5.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 68 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 64 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 62 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert Pollard's work include Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (48 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (37 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (33 papers). Robert Pollard is often cited by papers focused on Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (48 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (37 papers) and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (33 papers). Robert Pollard collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and France. Robert Pollard's co-authors include Gregory A. Wurtz, Anatoly V. Zayats, William Hendren, Viktor A. Podolskiy, Paul G. Evans, Roger Atkinson, Wayne Dickson, Andrei V. Kabashin, P. R. Evans and Antony Murphy and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

Robert Pollard

109 papers receiving 5.0k citations

Hit Papers

Plasmonic nanorod metamat... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 400 800 1.2k
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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.

  1. Plasmonic nanorod metamaterials for biosensing
    2009 1.4k citations Andrei V. Kabashin, Paul G. Evans et al. Nature Materials profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Robert Pollard 3.4k 3.2k 2.0k 1.3k 1.1k 112 5.1k
William Hendren 2.5k 0.7× 2.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 978 0.9× 60 3.8k
Shunping Zhang 3.9k 1.1× 3.0k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 2.1k 1.6× 1.5k 1.4× 105 5.8k
Pablo Albella 3.1k 0.9× 2.6k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 1.1k 0.8× 599 0.6× 67 4.1k
Paul G. Evans 2.3k 0.7× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.7× 1.7k 1.3× 2.1k 2.0× 177 5.1k
Alejandro Manjavacas 3.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 1.2k 0.9× 1.7k 1.6× 90 5.5k
Chihhui Wu 4.1k 1.2× 4.3k 1.3× 2.2k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 648 0.6× 33 6.0k
Heidar Sobhani 4.1k 1.2× 3.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.8× 1.3k 1.0× 1.0k 1.0× 14 5.1k
Pieter G. Kik 5.1k 1.5× 4.1k 1.3× 2.6k 1.3× 3.0k 2.3× 2.9k 2.7× 98 8.1k
Paolo Biagioni 2.9k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.5k 1.2× 638 0.6× 109 4.3k
Frank Neubrech 3.3k 1.0× 3.2k 1.0× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 1.0× 707 0.7× 71 4.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Pollard

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Pollard

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Robert Pollard. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Robert Pollard 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 Robert Pollard. Robert Pollard is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ginzburg, Pavel, Francisco J. Rodríguez‐Fortuño, Gregory A. Wurtz, et al.. (2013). Manipulating polarization of light with ultrathin epsilon-near-zero metamaterials. Optics Express. 21(12). 14907–14907. 93 indexed citations
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Yakovlev, Vladislav V., Wayne Dickson, Antony Murphy, et al.. (2013). Ultrasensitive Non‐Resonant Detection of Ultrasound with Plasmonic Metamaterials. Advanced Materials. 25(16). 2351–2356. 50 indexed citations
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Einsle, Joshua F., Antony Murphy, John McPhillips, et al.. (2012). Directed self-assembly of nanorod networks: bringing the top down to the bottom up. Nanotechnology. 23(50). 505302–505302. 3 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Gregory A., Robert Pollard, William Hendren, et al.. (2011). Designed ultrafast optical nonlinearity in a plasmonic nanorod metamaterial enhanced by nonlocality. Nature Nanotechnology. 6(2). 107–111. 372 indexed citations
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Kabashin, Andrei V., Paul G. Evans, William Hendren, et al.. (2009). Plasmonic nanorod metamaterials for biosensing. Nature Materials. 8(11). 867–871. 1398 indexed citations breakdown →
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Pollard, Robert, Antony Murphy, William Hendren, et al.. (2009). Optical Nonlocalities and Additional Waves in Epsilon-Near-Zero Metamaterials. Physical Review Letters. 102(12). 127405–127405. 209 indexed citations
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Evans, P. R., William Hendren, R. Atkinson, & Robert Pollard. (2008). Optical transmission measurements of silver, silver–gold alloy and silver–gold segmented nanorods in thin film alumina. Nanotechnology. 19(46). 465708–465708. 17 indexed citations
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Dickson, Wayne, P. R. Evans, Gregory A. Wurtz, et al.. (2008). Towards nonlinear plasmonic devices based on metallic nanorods. Journal of Microscopy. 229(3). 415–420. 13 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Gregory A., Wayne Dickson, David H. O’Connor, et al.. (2008). Guided plasmonic modes in nanorod assemblies: strong electromagnetic coupling regime. Optics Express. 16(10). 7460–7460. 90 indexed citations
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Kullock, René, William Hendren, S. Grafström, et al.. (2008). Polarization conversion through collective surface plasmons in metallic nanorod arrays. Optics Express. 16(26). 21671–21671. 38 indexed citations
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Evans, P. R., Gregory A. Wurtz, Ron Atkinson, et al.. (2007). Plasmonic Core/Shell Nanorod Arrays:  Subattoliter Controlled Geometry and Tunable Optical Properties. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 111(34). 12522–12527. 47 indexed citations
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Saad, M., Paul N. W. Baxter, J. McAneney, et al.. (2006). Investigating the effects of reduced size on the properties of ferroelectrics. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control. 53(12). 2208–2225. 23 indexed citations
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Wurtz, Gregory A., Robert Pollard, & Anatoly V. Zayats. (2006). Optical Bistability in Nonlinear Surface-Plasmon Polaritonic Crystals. Physical Review Letters. 97(5). 57402–57402. 249 indexed citations
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Evans, Paul G., et al.. (2005). Anodisation of Thin Film Aluminium. TechConnect Briefs. 2(2005). 385–387.
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Takahashi, Satoshi, Wayne Dickson, Robert Pollard, & Anatoly V. Zayats. (2004). Near-field magneto-optical analysis in reflection mode SNOM. Ultramicroscopy. 100(3-4). 443–447. 11 indexed citations
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Pollard, Robert. (1995). Giant magnetoresistance in highly oriented sputter deposited (111) Co/Cu multilayers. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 146(1-2). L1–L4. 14 indexed citations
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Grundy, P.J., et al.. (1993). Giant magnetoresistance in Co/Cu multilayer thin films. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 126(1-3). 516–518. 13 indexed citations
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Greaves, Simon John, P.J. Grundy, & Robert Pollard. (1993). Magnetic properties of cobalt layers and Co/Pt multilayers. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 121(1-3). 532–535. 22 indexed citations
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Pollard, Robert, et al.. (1992). Structural and magnetoresistance properties of Co/Cu multilayers. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 28(5). 2662–2664. 13 indexed citations
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Morrish, A. H., et al.. (1985). Magnetic behavior of as-quenched and hydrogenated amorphousFe92Zr8. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 32(11). 7528–7531. 12 indexed citations

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