Stephen Purcell

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Stephen Purcell is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen Purcell has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 12 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Stephen Purcell's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (10 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (7 papers). Stephen Purcell is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (10 papers) and Carbon Nanotubes in Composites (7 papers). Stephen Purcell collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and Spain. Stephen Purcell's co-authors include P. Poncharal, Xavier Blase, Alessandro Siria, Anne‐Laure Biance, Rémy Fulcrand, Lydéric Bocquet, P. Vincent, Vu Thien Binh, A. Ayari and S. Perisanu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Stephen Purcell

25 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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. Giant osmotic energy conversion measured in a single transmembrane boron nitride nanotube
    2013 1.0k citations Alessandro Siria, P. Poncharal et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stephen Purcell France 12 1.0k 623 523 303 272 25 1.5k
Jiaye Su China 17 921 0.9× 175 0.3× 593 1.1× 390 1.3× 149 0.5× 82 1.2k
Sridhar Kumar Kannam Australia 21 1.0k 1.0× 247 0.4× 596 1.1× 277 0.9× 184 0.7× 46 1.4k
M. Birkholz Germany 21 744 0.7× 615 1.0× 523 1.0× 323 1.1× 196 0.7× 75 1.4k
Mustafa Sabri Kilic United States 8 1.4k 1.3× 746 1.2× 251 0.5× 69 0.2× 275 1.0× 14 2.2k
Frank H. J. van der Heyden Netherlands 8 1.6k 1.5× 614 1.0× 158 0.3× 159 0.5× 113 0.4× 10 1.8k
X. Quan United States 11 571 0.5× 180 0.3× 310 0.6× 135 0.4× 54 0.2× 29 855
Mengyue Wu China 12 952 0.9× 491 0.8× 397 0.8× 44 0.1× 79 0.3× 34 1.3k
Yuri Solomentsev United States 16 483 0.5× 316 0.5× 174 0.3× 36 0.1× 91 0.3× 20 875
Tomoyuki Hamada Japan 18 203 0.2× 512 0.8× 522 1.0× 54 0.2× 146 0.5× 72 1.1k
Pantelis Bampoulis Netherlands 21 365 0.3× 621 1.0× 1.9k 3.5× 32 0.1× 870 3.2× 56 2.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Stephen Purcell

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen Purcell

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Stephen Purcell. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Stephen Purcell. The network helps show where Stephen Purcell may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen Purcell

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stephen Purcell. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stephen Purcell 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 Stephen Purcell. Stephen Purcell 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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Bougerol, Catherine, Fabrice Donatini, E. Bellet‐Amalric, et al.. (2021). Study of AlxGa1-xN/AlN (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.1) quantum dots for the fabrication of E-beam pumped UV emitters. 72–72. 1 indexed citations
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Donatini, Fabrice, Catherine Bougerol, E. Bellet‐Amalric, et al.. (2020). Internal quantum efficiency of AlGaN/AlN quantum dot superlattices for electron-pumped ultraviolet sources. Nanotechnology. 31(50). 505205–505205. 6 indexed citations
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Vincent, P., A. J. Lazarus, Olivier Thomas, et al.. (2019). Nonlinear polarization coupling in freestanding nanowire/nanotube resonators. Journal of Applied Physics. 125(4). 6 indexed citations
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Bücker, Robert, Günther Kassier, Miriam Barthelmeß, et al.. (2018). Fabrication and characterization of a focused ion beam milled lanthanum hexaboride based cold field electron emitter source. Applied Physics Letters. 113(9). 17 indexed citations
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Evans, C. R., et al.. (2016). Optical effects of anti-glare films on a dual-view display. Journal of Information Display. 17(1). 31–35. 1 indexed citations
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Blanchard, Nicholas, Antoine Niguès, M. Choueib, et al.. (2015). Electron beam assisted field evaporation of insulating nanowires/tubes. Applied Physics Letters. 106(19). 4 indexed citations
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Barois, Thomas, S. Perisanu, P. Vincent, Stephen Purcell, & A. Ayari. (2014). Frequency modulated self-oscillation and phase inertia in a synchronized nanowire mechanical resonator. New Journal of Physics. 16(8). 83009–83009. 10 indexed citations
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Purcell, Stephen. (2014). King Lear performed by the Donmar Warehouse (review). Shakespeare bulletin. 32(2). 264–266. 2 indexed citations
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Hentz, Sébastien, Denis Mercier, C. Dupré, et al.. (2013). High frequency top-down junction-less silicon nanowire resonators. Nanotechnology. 24(43). 435203–435203. 12 indexed citations
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Siria, Alessandro, P. Poncharal, Anne‐Laure Biance, et al.. (2013). Giant osmotic energy conversion measured in a single transmembrane boron nitride nanotube. Nature. 494(7438). 455–458. 1021 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barois, Thomas, S. Perisanu, P. Vincent, Stephen Purcell, & A. Ayari. (2013). Role of fluctuations and nonlinearities on field emission nanomechanical self-oscillators. Physical Review B. 88(19). 5 indexed citations
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Barois, Thomas, S. Perisanu, A. Ayari, et al.. (2012). Electron Fluctuation Induced Resonance Broadening in Nano Electromechanical Systems: The Origin of Shear Force in Vacuum. Nano Letters. 12(7). 3551–3556. 18 indexed citations
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Mercier, Denis, et al.. (2011). Silicon Nanowire Resonator with Integrated Electrostatic Actuation. Procedia Engineering. 25. 1649–1652. 6 indexed citations
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Poncharal, P., P. Vincent, S. Perisanu, et al.. (2010). Field evaporation tailoring of nanotubes and nanowires. Nanotechnology. 21(21). 215303–215303. 9 indexed citations
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Lazarus, A. J., Emmanuel de Langre, Paul Manneville, et al.. (2010). Statics and dynamics of a nanowire in field emission. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. 52(11). 1396–1406. 8 indexed citations
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Perisanu, S., V. Gouttenoire, P. Vincent, et al.. (2008). Mechanical properties of SiC nanowires determined by scanning electron and field emission microscopies. Physical Review B. 77(16). 73 indexed citations
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Perisanu, S., P. Vincent, A. Ayari, et al.. (2007). High Q factor for mechanical resonances of batch-fabricated SiC nanowires. Applied Physics Letters. 90(4). 44 indexed citations
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Vincent, P., Stephen Purcell, Catherine Journet, & Vu Thien Binh. (2002). Modelization of resistive heating of carbon nanotubes during field emission. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 66(7). 115 indexed citations
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Binh, Vu Thien, et al.. (1992). Local heating of single-atom protrusion tips during field electron emission. Surface Science. 279(1-2). L197–L201. 16 indexed citations
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Purcell, Stephen & A. J. Barnard. (1984). Stark broadening measurements of some N(II) and N(III) lines. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer. 32(3). 205–209. 15 indexed citations

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