Robert W. Carpick

17.8k citations

242 papers · 14.3k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 64

Impact in

Mechanics of Materials top 0.05%
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
- Tribology and Wear Analysis
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.1%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 164
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications 157
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators 43
Mechanics of Materials 115
- Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions 56
- Metal and Thin Film Mechanics 50

Co-authors: Qunyang Li Miquel Salmerón James Hone Changgu Lee David S. Grierson Tevis D. B. Jacobs Anirudha V. Sumant H. Berger
Journals: Tribology Letters (32 papers)Langmuir (14 papers)ACS Nano (13 papers)ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (12 papers)Nano Letters (11 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada China

In The Last Decade

Robert W. Carpick

235 papers receiving 13.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The evolving quality of frictional contact with graphene 2016 · 441 citations

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it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2016 Nature
2015 Science
2010 Science
1997 Chemical Reviews

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1	First-Principles Investigation of Surface Mechanochemistry of Transition Metal Phosphides under Oxygen and Benzene Atmospheres ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Narjes Shahraini, Valério Marcos Nogueira Pietraroia, Zhen Jiang, Maarten P. Boer, Robert W. Carpick, Andrew M. Rappe	2025	1
2	Interfacial Yield Stress Response in Synthetic Mucin Solutions Advanced Materials Interfaces ·Sanjeev Kumar, Hernán M. Díaz, J. Brandon McClimon, Lawrence L. Honig, 芦艳青, Prashant K. Purohit, Adam B. Braunschweig, Robert W. Carpick	2025	1
3	Ionic Liquids as Extreme Pressure Additives for Bearing Steel Applications Tribology Letters ·J.A.F. Compton, Pranjal Nautiyal, Jonas Deuermeier, Luı́s C. Branco, Benilde Saramago, R. Colaço, Robert W. Carpick	2024	2
4	The Effects of Humidity on the Velocity-Dependence and Frictional Ageing of Nanoscale Silica Contacts Tribology Letters ·J. Brandon McClimon, Zhuohan Li, Feng Lin, D. L. Goldsby, Izabela Szlufarska, Robert W. Carpick	2024	1
5	Competition Between Growth and Removal in Zirconia Nanocrystal-Derived Tribofilms: The Role of Co-additives Tribology Letters ·A Ribas Barceló, J Sahaya, Rubén Quiroz Ávila, Pranjal Nautiyal, D. W. Phillips, Lei Zheng, Andrew Jackson, Robert J. Wiacek, Robert W. Carpick	2024	2
6	Manipulating the electrical properties of conductive substoichiometric titanium oxides Physical review. B. ·Narjes Shahraini, Robert W. Carpick, David J. Srolovitz, Andrew M. Rappe	2024	1
7	In situ Growth and Characterization of Lubricious Carbon-Based Films Using Colloidal Probe Microscopy Tribology Letters ·J. Brandon McClimon, Manu Shah, Komlavi Dzidula Koshigan, J.-C. Fontaine, Jennifer R. Lukes, Robert W. Carpick	2023	2
8	Correction to: “Cooperativity Between Zirconium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Extreme Pressure Additives in Forming Protective Tribofilms: Toward Enabling Low Viscosity Lubricants” Tribology Letters ·J Sahaya, A Ribas Barceló, Lei Zheng, Andrew Jackson, Robert J. Wiacek, Robert W. Carpick	2021	3
9	Hollow Atomic Force Microscopy Cantilevers with Nanoscale Wall Thicknesses Small ·E. E. CHIMA, Matthew F. Campbell, Benito Dzib-Castillo, Samuel M. Nicaise, Drew Lilley, Karla A. Gaspar-Ovalle, Robert W. Carpick, Igor Bargatin	2021	6
10	Friction and Adhesion Govern Yielding of Disordered Nanoparticle Packings: A Multiscale Adhesive Discrete Element Method Study Nano Letters ·Emil Laurin, Joel A. Lefever, Daeyeon Lee, Jie Zhang, Robert W. Carpick, Ju Li	2021	1
11	Sticky but Slick: Reducing Friction Using Associative and Nonassociative Polymer Lubricant Additives ACS Applied Polymer Materials ·Timothy J. Murdoch, Eugene Pashkovski, 古閑伸裕, Robert W. Carpick, Daeyeon Lee	2020	20
12	Cooperativity Between Zirconium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Extreme Pressure Additives in Forming Protective Tribofilms: Toward Enabling Low Viscosity Lubricants Tribology Letters ·J Sahaya, A Ribas Barceló, Lei Zheng, Andrew Jackson, Robert J. Wiacek, Robert W. Carpick	2020	20
13	Quantitative determination of the interaction potential between two surfaces using frequency-modulated atomic force microscopy Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology ·Wen Lu, M. Schlick, Tevis D. B. Jacobs, Robert W. Carpick, Philip Egberts	2020	3
14	Mechanochemical Effects of Adsorbates at Nanoelectromechanical Switch Contacts ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·A. A. PETRASENKO, Jing Yang, Yubo Qi, Maarten P. Boer, Robert W. Carpick, Andrew M. Rappe, David J. Srolovitz	2019	8
15	Origin of Nanoscale Friction Contrast between Supported Graphene, MoS₂, and a Graphene/MoS₂ Heterostructure Nano Letters ·Mohammad R. Vazirisereshk, Pariya Alinezhad, Zhijiang Ye, Alberto Otero‐de‐la‐Roza, Meng‐Qiang Zhao, Zhaoli Gao, A. T. Charlie Johnson, Erin R. Johnson, Robert W. Carpick, Ashlie Martini	2019	133
16	Covalent Bonding and Atomic-Level Plasticity Increase Adhesion in Silicon–Diamond Nanocontacts ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·善信上野, J. David Schall, Tevis D. B. Jacobs, Judith A. Harrison, Robert W. Carpick	2019	26
17	Disordered Nanoparticle Packings under Local Stress Exhibit Avalanche-Like, Environmentally Dependent Plastic Deformation Nano Letters ·Joel A. Lefever, C. Fernández Calle, Jyo Lyn Hor, Daeyeon Lee, Robert W. Carpick	2018	3
18	Synthesis and Physical Properties of Phase-Engineered Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayer Heterostructures ACS Nano ·Carl H. Naylor, William M. Parkin, Zhaoli Gao, Joel Berry, Songsong Zhou, Qicheng Zhang, J. Brandon McClimon, Liang Z. Tan, Valery V. Shepelev, Meng‐Qiang Zhao, Evan Fisch, Robert W. Carpick, Andrew M. Rappe, David J. Srolovitz, Marija Drndić, A. T. Charlie Johnson	2017	48
19	Mechanisms of Contact, Adhesion, and Failure of Metallic Nanoasperities in the Presence of Adsorbates: Toward Conductive Contact Design ACS Nano ·A. A. PETRASENKO, Robert W. Carpick, David J. Srolovitz	2016	19
20	Characterizing nanoscale scanning probes using electron microscopy: A novel fixture and a practical guide Review of Scientific Instruments ·Tevis D. B. Jacobs, Ludovic Gyorffy, Claudia Ehinger, Robert W. Carpick	2016	27

About Robert W. Carpick

Robert W. Carpick is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Materials Chemistry, Geophysics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films, having authored 242 papers that have together received 14.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (157 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (84 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (56 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (50 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (43 papers), Lubricants and Their Additives (29 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (26 papers) and Graphene research and applications (18 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Mechanics of Materials (6.2k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (7.0k citations), Materials Chemistry (8.0k citations), Mechanical Engineering (3.5k citations) and Surfaces, Coatings and Films (491 citations). Robert W. Carpick has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and China. Frequent co-authors include Qunyang Li, Miquel Salmerón, James Hone, Changgu Lee, David S. Grierson, Tevis D. B. Jacobs, Anirudha V. Sumant, H. Berger, Darryl Y. Sasaki and Andrew R. Konicek. Their work appears in journals such as Tribology Letters, Langmuir, ACS Nano, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces and Nano Letters.

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