S. B. McLane

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

S. B. McLane is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, S. B. McLane has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 16 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in S. B. McLane's work include Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (29 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (10 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (7 papers). S. B. McLane is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (29 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (10 papers) and Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (7 papers). S. B. McLane collaborates with scholars based in United States. S. B. McLane's co-authors include Erwin W. Müller, J. A. Panitz, Tien T. Tsong, Yee S. Ng, E. W. Müller, S. V. Krishnaswamy, Osamu Nishikawa, Shogo Nakamura, Y. Liou and Cho-Sen Wu and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

S. B. McLane

29 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Atom-Probe Field Ion Microscope 1968 2026 1987 2006 1968 100 200 300 400
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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. The Atom-Probe Field Ion Microscope
    1968 458 citations Erwin W. Müller, J. A. Panitz et al. Review of Scientific Instruments profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
S. B. McLane United States 17 1.1k 731 531 293 218 29 1.4k
W. Drachsel Germany 18 315 0.3× 498 0.7× 327 0.6× 131 0.4× 28 0.1× 63 885
M. Drechsler France 18 216 0.2× 356 0.5× 377 0.7× 174 0.6× 17 0.1× 67 814
B. Legrand France 18 194 0.2× 617 0.8× 733 1.4× 72 0.2× 35 0.2× 60 1.3k
D.W. Bassett United Kingdom 14 446 0.4× 253 0.3× 697 1.3× 77 0.3× 11 0.1× 24 917
C. J. Meechan Canada 12 103 0.1× 452 0.6× 326 0.6× 138 0.5× 28 0.1× 16 994
H. E. Bishop United Kingdom 20 124 0.1× 338 0.5× 293 0.6× 206 0.7× 30 0.1× 43 1.2k
R. H. Jones United States 13 78 0.1× 456 0.6× 210 0.4× 97 0.3× 36 0.2× 19 935
Y. Kuk United States 17 391 0.3× 286 0.4× 821 1.5× 63 0.2× 8 0.0× 27 1.1k
A. A. van Gorkum Netherlands 20 134 0.1× 492 0.7× 417 0.8× 207 0.7× 9 0.0× 44 1.0k
W. L. Guthrie United States 9 535 0.5× 349 0.5× 367 0.7× 30 0.1× 8 0.0× 11 982

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of S. B. McLane

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S. B. McLane. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S. B. McLane 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 S. B. McLane. S. B. McLane 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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Tsong, Tien T., Y. Liou, & S. B. McLane. (1984). Methods for a precision measurement of ionic masses and appearance energies using the pulsed-laser time-of-flight atom probe. Review of Scientific Instruments. 55(8). 1246–1254. 32 indexed citations
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Tsong, Tien T., et al.. (1982). Pulsed-laser time-of-flight atom-probe field ion microscope. Review of Scientific Instruments. 53(9). 1442–1448. 82 indexed citations
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Tsong, Tien T., et al.. (1982). Field evaporation events as Markov chains: A time-of-flight atom-probe study of iridium, Pt-Rh alloys, and metallic glasses. Journal of Applied Physics. 53(6). 4180–4188. 18 indexed citations
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Krishnaswamy, S. V., R. Messier, S. B. McLane, Yee S. Ng, & Tien T. Tsong. (1981). Cluster formation in amorphous and polycrystalline thin films. Thin Solid Films. 79(1). 21–26. 3 indexed citations
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Krishnaswamy, S. V., et al.. (1981). Atom probe analysis of rf-sputtered a-Si:H films. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 18(2). 309–312. 6 indexed citations
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Ng, Yee S., S. B. McLane, & Tien T. Tsong. (1980). Surface segregation of a NiCu alloy as studied by a computerized atom-probe FIM. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 17(1). 154–158. 33 indexed citations
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Ng, Yee S., Tien T. Tsong, & S. B. McLane. (1979). Atom-probe fim investigation of surface segregation in Ni-Cu, stainless steel 410 and Pt-Au alloys. Surface Science. 84(1). 31–53. 54 indexed citations
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Ng, Yee S., Tien T. Tsong, & S. B. McLane. (1979). Absolute Composition Depth Profile of a NiCu Alloy in a Surface Segregation Study. Physical Review Letters. 42(9). 588–591. 132 indexed citations
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Nakamura, Shogo, Yee S. Ng, Tien T. Tsong, & S. B. McLane. (1979). ToF atom-probe fim study of LaB6 single crystals. Surface Science. 87(2). 656–664. 13 indexed citations
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Krishnaswamy, S. V. & S. B. McLane. (1978). Highly charged ions in field evaporating 4d-transition metals. Surface Science. 70(1). 265–270. 5 indexed citations
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Krishnaswamy, S. V., S. B. McLane, & E. W. Müller. (1976). Field desorption of helium and neon. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 13(3). 665–669. 10 indexed citations
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Krishnaswamy, S. V., S. B. McLane, & E. W. Müller. (1975). Aiming performance of the atom probe. Review of Scientific Instruments. 46(9). 1237–1240. 14 indexed citations
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Krishnaswamy, S. V., S. B. McLane, & E. W. Müller. (1974). Effect of annealing on the surface composition of stainless steel 410. Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology. 11(5). 899–902. 10 indexed citations
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Müller, Erwin W., S. V. Krishnaswamy, & S. B. McLane. (1973). The Effect of Electron Multiplier Afterpulses on Atom-Probe FIM Identification of Metal-Compound Ions. Review of Scientific Instruments. 44(1). 84–86. 14 indexed citations
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Tsong, Tien T., S. V. Krishnaswamy, S. B. McLane, & E. W. Müller. (1973). Interpretation of Pt3Co FIM images as investigated with an atom probe. Applied Physics Letters. 23(1). 1–3. 21 indexed citations
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McLane, S. B., E. W. Müller, & S. V. Krishnaswamy. (1971). Time dependence of field ionization following the evaporation pulse in the atom-probe FIM. Surface Science. 27(2). 367–369. 16 indexed citations
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Müller, E. W., S. V. Krishnaswamy, & S. B. McLane. (1970). Atom-probe FIM analysis of the interaction of the imaging gas with the surface. Surface Science. 23(1). 112–129. 62 indexed citations
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Panitz, J. A., S. B. McLane, & Erwin W. Müller. (1969). Calibration of the Atom Probe FIM. Review of Scientific Instruments. 40(10). 1321–1324. 41 indexed citations
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Müller, Erwin W., J. A. Panitz, & S. B. McLane. (1968). The Atom-Probe Field Ion Microscope. Review of Scientific Instruments. 39(1). 83–86. 458 indexed citations breakdown →
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McLane, S. B., E. W. Müller, & Osamu Nishikawa. (1964). Field Ion Microscopy with an External Image Intensifier. Review of Scientific Instruments. 35(10). 1297–1302. 25 indexed citations

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