S.B. Lee

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 971 citations indexed

About

S.B. Lee is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Catalysis and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, S.B. Lee has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 971 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Materials Chemistry, 6 papers in Catalysis and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in S.B. Lee's work include Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (6 papers), Hydrogen Storage and Materials (4 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (4 papers). S.B. Lee is often cited by papers focused on Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction (6 papers), Hydrogen Storage and Materials (4 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (4 papers). S.B. Lee collaborates with scholars based in Germany. S.B. Lee's co-authors include G. Ertl, M. Weiss, Z. Paál and Marinus Huber and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Physics Letters, Surface Science and Applications of Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

S.B. Lee

8 papers receiving 916 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.

Adsorption of nitrogen on potassium promoted Fe(111) and (100) surfaces

1982 269 citations G. Ertl, S.B. Lee et al. Surface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S.B. Lee Germany	8	663	584	319	195	141	8	971
J. B. A. D. van Zon Netherlands	9	698 1.1×	394 0.7×	171 0.5×	115 0.6×	121 0.9×	16	935
P. Basu United States	12	585 0.9×	282 0.5×	211 0.7×	122 0.6×	87 0.6×	20	801
Harald Gabasch Austria	13	766 1.2×	436 0.7×	222 0.7×	148 0.8×	103 0.7×	15	890
H. F. J. VAN'T BLIK Netherlands	6	611 0.9×	349 0.6×	124 0.4×	106 0.5×	110 0.8×	6	757
A. Brad Anton United States	17	527 0.8×	294 0.5×	429 1.3×	118 0.6×	42 0.3×	29	815
T.S. King United States	18	566 0.9×	341 0.6×	203 0.6×	152 0.8×	109 0.8×	47	897
J. H. Larsen Denmark	13	938 1.4×	715 1.2×	577 1.8×	294 1.5×	152 1.1×	16	1.3k
M. Naschitzki Germany	13	637 1.0×	255 0.4×	208 0.7×	132 0.7×	102 0.7×	26	773
E.I. Ko United States	13	744 1.1×	446 0.8×	254 0.8×	234 1.2×	47 0.3×	18	916
R. van Hardeveld Netherlands	6	984 1.5×	564 1.0×	216 0.7×	313 1.6×	253 1.8×	6	1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by S.B. Lee

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Fields of papers citing papers by S.B. Lee

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

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

All Works

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Ertl, G., M. Weiss, & S.B. Lee. (2013). Reprint of: The role of potassium in the catalytic synthesis of ammonia. Chemical Physics Letters. 589. 18–20. 11 indexed citations

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Ertl, G., S.B. Lee, & M. Weiss. (1982). Kinetics of nitrogen adsorption on Fe(111). Surface Science. 114(2-3). 515–526. 189 indexed citations

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Ertl, G., S.B. Lee, & M. Weiss. (1982). Adsorption of nitrogen on potassium promoted Fe(111) and (100) surfaces. Surface Science. 114(2-3). 527–545. 269 indexed citations breakdown →

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Paál, Z., G. Ertl, & S.B. Lee. (1981). Interactions of potassium, oxygen and nitrogen with polycrystalline iron surfaces. Applications of Surface Science. 8(3). 231–249. 97 indexed citations

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Ertl, G., S.B. Lee, & M. Weiss. (1981). The influence of potassium on the adsorption of hydrogen on iron. Surface Science. 111(2). L711–L715. 66 indexed citations

6.

Ertl, G., Marinus Huber, S.B. Lee, Z. Paál, & M. Weiss. (1981). Interactions of nitrogen and hydrogen on iron surfaces. Applications of Surface Science. 8(4). 373–386. 57 indexed citations

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Lee, S.B., M. Weiss, & G. Ertl. (1981). Adsorption of potassium on iron. Surface Science. 108(2). 357–367. 104 indexed citations

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Ertl, G., M. Weiss, & S.B. Lee. (1979). The role of potassium in the catalytic synthesis of ammonia. Chemical Physics Letters. 60(3). 391–394. 178 indexed citations

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