S. Chiang

8.1k total citations · 2 hit papers
85 papers, 6.1k citations indexed

About

S. Chiang is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Chiang has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 6.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 72 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in S. Chiang's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (48 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (31 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (17 papers). S. Chiang is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (48 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (31 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (17 papers). S. Chiang collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. S. Chiang's co-authors include R. J. Wilson, C. Mathew Mate, Gary M. McClelland, R. Erlandsson, D. D. Chambliss, Christof Wöll, P. H. Lippel, Robert Wilson, V. M. Hallmark and Hiroko Ohtani and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

S. Chiang

85 papers receiving 5.8k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Atomic-scale friction of a tungsten tip on a graphite surface

1987 1.3k citations C. Mathew Mate, Gary M. McClelland et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Determination of atom positions at stacking-fault dislocations on Au(111) by scanning tunneling microscopy

1989 461 citations Christof Wöll, S. Chiang et al. Physical review. B, Condensed matter profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Chiang United States	32	4.7k	2.3k	1.9k	1.9k	699	85	6.1k
Kunio Takayanagi Japan	28	3.0k 0.6×	2.6k 1.1×	874 0.4×	2.3k 1.2×	200 0.3×	103	5.3k
G. S. Higashi United States	32	2.5k 0.5×	4.3k 1.9×	1.4k 0.7×	2.9k 1.6×	266 0.4×	73	6.1k
Yoshikazu Homma Japan	41	1.9k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 0.8×	4.6k 2.5×	165 0.2×	263	6.5k
M. C. Reuter United States	34	3.0k 0.6×	3.9k 1.7×	2.8k 1.5×	2.7k 1.4×	117 0.2×	75	6.5k
L. Tapfer Italy	35	2.4k 0.5×	2.6k 1.1×	975 0.5×	2.5k 1.4×	368 0.5×	289	5.1k
Tomihiro Hashizume Japan	38	2.8k 0.6×	2.0k 0.9×	1.1k 0.6×	2.7k 1.5×	99 0.1×	206	5.8k
C. Mathew Mate United States	38	3.9k 0.8×	1.4k 0.6×	1.4k 0.7×	1.6k 0.9×	2.0k 2.9×	89	5.8k
J. B. Hannon United States	35	1.7k 0.4×	2.6k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	3.6k 1.9×	97 0.1×	84	5.7k
Martin E. Kordesch United States	35	1.0k 0.2×	1.8k 0.8×	769 0.4×	2.6k 1.4×	466 0.7×	203	4.3k
R. D. Bringans United States	32	2.8k 0.6×	2.4k 1.1×	564 0.3×	1.2k 0.7×	285 0.4×	105	4.3k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Yoo, Seung Jick, et al.. (2018). Growth kinetics of Kr nano structures encapsulated by graphene. Nanotechnology. 29(38). 385601–385601. 6 indexed citations

Chiang, S., et al.. (2017). Growth and motion of liquid alloy droplets of Au on Ge(1 1 0). Ultramicroscopy. 183. 72–76. 8 indexed citations

Sprinkle, M., Donald S. Siegel, Yue Hu, et al.. (2009). First Direct Observation of a Nearly Ideal Graphene Band Structure. Physical Review Letters. 103(22). 226803–226803. 349 indexed citations

Sato, Yu, S. Chiang, & N. C. Bartelt. (2007). Spontaneous Domain Switching during Phase Separation of Pb on Ge(111). Physical Review Letters. 99(9). 96103–96103. 14 indexed citations

Sato, Yu, et al.. (2004). Magnetic domain structures in ultrathin FexNi(1−x) films on Cu(111): Dependence on film thickness and stoichiometry. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 22(1). 135–139. 5 indexed citations

Thayer, Gayle Echo, N. C. Bartelt, Vidvuds Ozoliņš, et al.. (2002). Linking Surface Stress to Surface Structure: Measurement of Atomic Strain in a Surface Alloy using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 89(3). 36101–36101. 31 indexed citations

Chiang, S. & Subhash H. Risbud. (2002). Introduction to the proceedings of ACSIN-6. Materials Science and Engineering B. 96(2). 71–71. 1 indexed citations

Głąb, S., et al.. (2001). Atomic force microscopy study of rubbed polyimide films. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 80(9). 1470–1477. 12 indexed citations

Thayer, Gayle Echo, Vidvuds Ozoliņš, Andreas K. Schmid, et al.. (2001). Role of Stress in Thin Film Alloy Thermodynamics: Competition between Alloying and Dislocation Formation. Physical Review Letters. 86(4). 660–663. 47 indexed citations

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Chiang, S., Yu Sato, Darío Arena, et al.. (2001). X-ray Magnetic Linear Dichroism of Fe-Ni Alloys on Cu(111). MRS Proceedings. 674. 1 indexed citations

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Thayer, Gayle Echo, et al.. (2000). Equilibrated Surface Alloys and the Influence of Strain. MRS Proceedings. 619. 1 indexed citations

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Chiang, S., et al.. (1994). Structure of Au on Ag(110) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 12(3). 1747–1750. 5 indexed citations

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Chiang, S., et al.. (1994). Imaging molecular adsorbates: Resolution effects and determination of adsorption parameters. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 12(3). 1957–1962. 11 indexed citations

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Chambliss, D. D., Kevin E. Johnson, R. J. Wilson, & S. Chiang. (1993). Surface structure and metal epitaxy: STM studies of ultrathin metal films on Au(111) and Cu(100). Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 121(1-3). 1–9. 43 indexed citations

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Chiang, S., et al.. (1993). Epitaxial growth of Au on Ag(110) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. Surface Science. 287-288. 941–945. 13 indexed citations

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Johnson, Kevin E., D. D. Chambliss, Robert Wilson, & S. Chiang. (1993). Growth and morphology of partial and multilayer Fe thin films on Cu(100) and the effect of adsorbed gases studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 11(4). 1654–1660. 71 indexed citations

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Chambliss, D. D., R. J. Wilson, & S. Chiang. (1992). Nucleation and growth of ultrathin Fe and Au films on Cu(100) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 10(4). 1993–1998. 103 indexed citations

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Wöll, Christof, S. Chiang, R. J. Wilson, & P. H. Lippel. (1989). Determination of atom positions at stacking-fault dislocations on Au(111) by scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 39(11). 7988–7991. 461 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hallmark, V. M., Andrew J. Leone, S. Chiang, J. D. Swalen, & John F. Rabolt. (1988). Structure and topography of molecular assemblies on solid substrates by infrared spectroscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy. Microchimica Acta. 95(1-6). 39–42. 1 indexed citations

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Erlandsson, R., Gary M. McClelland, C. Mathew Mate, & S. Chiang. (1988). Atomic force microscopy using optical interferometry. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 6(2). 266–270. 175 indexed citations

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