Robert Sinclair

5.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
78 papers, 4.6k citations indexed

About

Robert Sinclair is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Sinclair has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 4.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Materials Chemistry, 32 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 25 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Robert Sinclair's work include Magnetic properties of thin films (27 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (10 papers) and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (8 papers). Robert Sinclair is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic properties of thin films (27 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (10 papers) and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (8 papers). Robert Sinclair collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Denmark. Robert Sinclair's co-authors include J. C. Bravman, M. R. Visokay, Joonsuk Park, Sefaattin Tongay, Junqiao Wu, Joonki Suh, B Clemens, Sanjiv S. Gambhir, B. M. Lairson and Jun Kang and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Robert Sinclair

76 papers receiving 4.5k 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.

A brain tumor molecular imaging strategy using a new triple-modality MRI-photoacoustic-Raman nanoparticle

2012 843 citations Moritz F. Kircher, Adam de la Zerda et al. Nature Medicine profile →
Tuning Interlayer Coupling in Large-Area Heterostructures with CVD-Grown MoS₂ and WS₂ Monolayers

2014 692 citations Joonsuk Park, Robert Sinclair et al. profile →
Doping against the Native Propensity of MoS₂: Degenerate Hole Doping by Cation Substitution

2014 598 citations Joonsuk Park, Robert Sinclair et al. profile →
The preparation of cross‐section specimens for transmission electron microscopy

1984 423 citations Robert Sinclair et al. profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Robert Sinclair United States	27	2.4k	1.5k	1.1k	986	952	78	4.6k
P. Maddalena Italy	35	2.0k 0.8×	1.5k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.1k 1.1×	838 0.9×	203	4.6k
Shuyou Li United States	21	2.4k 1.0×	1.7k 1.2×	1.1k 0.9×	1.5k 1.5×	481 0.5×	49	4.8k
R. Naik United States	43	3.5k 1.4×	1.7k 1.2×	1.2k 1.1×	2.3k 2.3×	719 0.8×	174	5.7k
Xiang Sun China	36	2.8k 1.1×	1.4k 1.0×	924 0.8×	845 0.9×	455 0.5×	163	4.8k
Paolo Milani Italy	32	1.6k 0.7×	924 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	475 0.5×	403 0.4×	175	4.1k
Mhairi Gass United Kingdom	29	3.4k 1.4×	1.4k 1.0×	1.6k 1.4×	542 0.5×	986 1.0×	66	4.8k
Thomas P. Beebe United States	41	1.8k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.4k 1.3×	306 0.3×	1.9k 2.0×	112	5.1k
Martin Couillard Canada	32	1.8k 0.7×	1.3k 0.9×	745 0.7×	645 0.7×	346 0.4×	105	4.1k
Andreas Rosenauer Germany	49	3.8k 1.5×	2.9k 2.0×	1.4k 1.2×	1.2k 1.2×	2.9k 3.0×	371	8.6k
Ching‐Hwa Kiang United States	27	6.8k 2.8×	1.4k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	690 0.7×	929 1.0×	54	8.0k

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Cui, Yi, Yanbin Li, Yecun Wu, et al.. (2024). Twisted epitaxy of gold nanodisks grown between twisted substrate layers of molybdenum disulfide. Science. 383(6679). 212–219. 21 indexed citations

Cui, Yi & Robert Sinclair. (2023). Twisted Epitaxial Growth of Gold Nanodiscs Confined in Twisted Bilayer Molybdenum Disulfide. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29(Supplement_1). 1657–1658. 2 indexed citations

Arami, Hamed, Siavash Kananian, Chirag B. Patel, et al.. (2022). Remotely controlled near-infrared-triggered photothermal treatment of brain tumours in freely behaving mice using gold nanostars. Nature Nanotechnology. 17(9). 1015–1022. 130 indexed citations

Gunasooriya, G. T. Kasun Kalhara, Melissa E. Kreider, Yunzhi Liu, et al.. (2022). First-Row Transition Metal Antimonates for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction. ACS Nano. 16(4). 6334–6348. 42 indexed citations

O’Brien, Connor, Mehmet Ozgün Ozen, Gentaro Ikeda, et al.. (2021). Mitochondria-Rich Extracellular Vesicles Rescue Patient-Specific Cardiomyocytes From Doxorubicin Injury. JACC CardioOncology. 3(3). 428–440. 66 indexed citations

Betzler, Sophia B., Ai Leen Koh, Bettina V. Lotsch, Robert Sinclair, & Christina Scheu. (2020). Atomic Resolution Observation of the Oxidation of Niobium Oxide Nanowires: Implications for Renewable Energy Applications. ACS Applied Nano Materials. 3(9). 9285–9292. 5 indexed citations

Madsen, Steven J., Yitian Zeng, Maged Goubran, et al.. (2020). Correlative Microscopy to Localize and Characterize Iron Deposition in Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Alzheimer s Disease Reports. 4(1). 525–536. 12 indexed citations

Kim, Soo Jin, Mehmet Mutlu, Joonsuk Park, et al.. (2018). Anti-Hermitian photodetector facilitating efficient subwavelength photon sorting. Nature Communications. 9(1). 316–316. 29 indexed citations

Gopal, Chirranjeevi Balaji, Max García‐Melchor, Sang Chul Lee, et al.. (2017). Equilibrium oxygen storage capacity of ultrathin CeO2-δ depends non-monotonically on large biaxial strain. Nature Communications. 8(1). 15360–15360. 92 indexed citations

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Rong, Youmin, Ye Fan, Ai Leen Koh, et al.. (2014). Controlling sulphur precursor addition for large single crystal domains of WS₂. Nanoscale. 6(20). 12096–12103. 140 indexed citations

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Kircher, Moritz F., Adam de la Zerda, Jesse V. Jokerst, et al.. (2012). A brain tumor molecular imaging strategy using a new triple-modality MRI-photoacoustic-Raman nanoparticle. Nature Medicine. 18(5). 829–834. 843 indexed citations breakdown →

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Bertero, G. & Robert Sinclair. (1995). (Pt/Co/Pt)/X MULTILAYER FILMS FOR MAGNETO-OPTIC MEDIA. Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan. 19(S_1_MORIS_94). S1_201–204. 1 indexed citations

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Bertero, G., Robert Sinclair, & Robert L. White. (1993). Influence of interfacial doping with rare earth elements on the magnetic properties of selected Co/Pt multilayers. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 126(1-3). 275–278. 2 indexed citations

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Lairson, B. M., M. R. Visokay, S. Brennan, Robert Sinclair, & B Clemens. (1993). Structural Properties of Anisotropic PtCo(001) and PtFe(001) Thin Films on MgO(001). MRS Proceedings. 311. 1 indexed citations

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Lairson, B. M., M. R. Visokay, Robert Sinclair, S. B. M. Hagström, & B Clemens. (1992). Epitaxial Pt(001), Pt(110), and Pt(111) films on MgO(001), MgO(110), MgO(111), and Al2O3(0001). Applied Physics Letters. 61(12). 1390–1392. 108 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Robert, David J. Smith, & U. Dahmen. (1990). High resolution electron microscopy of defects in materials : symposium held April 16-18, 1990, San Francisco, California, USA. 1 indexed citations

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Kothandaraman, Veerasamy, Robert Sinclair, & Ralph L. Evans. (1981). Water Chemistry of the Illinois Waterway. IDEALS (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign). 3 indexed citations

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Ponce, F. A., Robert Sinclair, & Richard H. Bube. (1981). Native tellurium dioxide layer on cadmium telluride: A high-resolution electron microscopy study. Applied Physics Letters. 39(12). 951–953. 29 indexed citations

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Ponce, F. A., Tatsuya Yamashita, Richard H. Bube, & Robert Sinclair. (1980). Imaging of Defects in Cadmium Telluride using High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy. MRS Proceedings. 2. 1 indexed citations

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Sinclair, Robert & G. Thomas. (1978). Determination of local composition by lattice imaging. Metallurgical Transactions A. 9(3). 373–379. 20 indexed citations

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