Steven R. Higgins

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
50 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Steven R. Higgins is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Water Science and Technology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven R. Higgins has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Biomaterials, 20 papers in Water Science and Technology and 19 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Steven R. Higgins's work include Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (24 papers), Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (20 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers). Steven R. Higgins is often cited by papers focused on Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (24 papers), Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques (20 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (15 papers). Steven R. Higgins collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and Germany. Steven R. Higgins's co-authors include Carrick M. Eggleston, Jonathan I. Brauer, Dirk Thielen, Peter M. Schaber, J. P. Colson, Kevin G. Knauss, Xiaoming Hu, Guntram Jordan, Andrew G. Stack and Man Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Environmental Science & Technology, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Steven R. Higgins

48 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Thermal decomposition (pyrolysis) of urea in an open reac... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 200 400 600
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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. Thermal decomposition (pyrolysis) of urea in an open reaction vessel
    2004 705 citations Peter M. Schaber, J. P. Colson et al. Thermochimica Acta profile →

Peers

Steven R. Higgins
Andrew G. Stack United States
Michel L. Schlegel France
Johannes Lützenkirchen Germany
Odile Barrès France
Louise Criscenti United States
Jian-Jie Liang United States
N. Bovet Denmark
Adam F. Wallace United States
Alexander E. S. Van Driessche Spain
Guntram Jordan Germany
Andrew G. Stack United States
Steven R. Higgins
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Steven R. Higgins

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All Works

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Ohno, Tsutomu, et al.. (2015). Chemical Force Spectroscopy Evidence Supporting the Layer-by-Layer Model of Organic Matter Binding to Iron (oxy)Hydroxide Mineral Surfaces. Environmental Science & Technology. 49(16). 9733–9741. 76 indexed citations
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Higgins, Steven R., et al.. (2012). Specific surface area of hierarchical graphitic substrates suitable for multi-functional applications. Materials Letters. 88. 160–163. 15 indexed citations
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Xu, Man & Steven R. Higgins. (2010). Effects of magnesium ions on near-equilibrium calcite dissolution: Step kinetics and morphology. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 75(3). 719–733. 37 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaoming, Pablo Cubillas, & Steven R. Higgins. (2010). Properties of Ca-Rich and Mg-Rich Carbonate Films on Dolomite: Implications for Compositional Surface Mapping with Scanning Force Microscopy. Langmuir. 26(7). 4769–4775. 6 indexed citations
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Cubillas, Pablo & Steven R. Higgins. (2009). Friction characteristics of Cd-rich carbonate films on calcite surfaces: implications for compositional differentiation at the nanometer scale. Geochemical Transactions. 10(1). 7–7. 19 indexed citations
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Higgins, Steven R., et al.. (2008). Model nucleation and growth studies of nanoscale oxide coatings suitable for modification of microcellular and nano-structured carbon. Surface and Coatings Technology. 203(1-2). 65–72. 11 indexed citations
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Higgins, Steven R., Xiaoming Hu, & Paul Fenter. (2007). Quantitative Lateral Force Microscopy Study of the Dolomite (104)−Water Interface. Langmuir. 23(17). 8909–8915. 12 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaoming, et al.. (2007). Dissolution kinetics and topographic relaxation on celestite (001) surfaces: The effect of solution saturation state studied using Atomic Force Microscopy. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 72(3). 759–770. 13 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaoming, Pratik Joshi, Sharmila M. Mukhopadhyay, & Steven R. Higgins. (2006). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic studies of dolomite surfaces exposed to undersaturated and supersaturated aqueous solutions. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 70(13). 3342–3350. 22 indexed citations
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Fenter, Paul, et al.. (2006). Structure and reactivity of the dolomite (104)–water interface: New insights into the dolomite problem. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 71(3). 566–579. 52 indexed citations
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Schaber, Peter M., et al.. (2004). Thermal decomposition (pyrolysis) of urea in an open reaction vessel. Thermochimica Acta. 424(1-2). 131–142. 705 indexed citations breakdown →
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Eggleston, Carrick M., et al.. (2003). The structure of hematite (α-Fe2O3) (001) surfaces in aqueous media: scanning tunneling microscopy and resonant tunneling calculations of coexisting O and Fe terminations. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 67(5). 985–1000. 122 indexed citations
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Stack, Andrew G., Steven R. Higgins, & Carrick M. Eggleston. (2003). Response to comment on “Point of zero charge of a corundum-water interface probed with optical second harmonic generation (SHG) and atomic force microscopy (AFM): new approaches to oxide surface charge”. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 67(2). 321–322. 7 indexed citations
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Higgins, Steven R., Guntram Jordan, & Carrick M. Eggleston. (2002). Dissolution kinetics of magnesite in acidic aqueous solution: a hydrothermal atomic force microscopy study assessing step kinetics and dissolution flux. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 66(18). 3201–3210. 50 indexed citations
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Higgins, Steven R., Dirk Bosbach, Carrick M. Eggleston, & Kevin G. Knauss. (2000). Kink Dynamics and Step Growth on Barium Sulfate (001):  A Hydrothermal Scanning Probe Microscopy Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 104(30). 6978–6982. 51 indexed citations
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Schaber, Peter M., et al.. (1999). Study of the urea thermal decomposition reaction and importance to cyanuric acid production. 31(16). 13–21. 3 indexed citations
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Higgins, Steven R. & Robert J. Hamers. (1996). Chemical dissolution of the galena (001) surface observed using electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 60(16). 3067–3073. 22 indexed citations

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