Steven T. Patton

1.3k total citations
40 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Steven T. Patton is a scholar working on Mechanics of Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Steven T. Patton has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials, 16 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Steven T. Patton's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (13 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (12 papers). Steven T. Patton is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (14 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (13 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (12 papers). Steven T. Patton collaborates with scholars based in United States and Belgium. Steven T. Patton's co-authors include J.S. Zabinski, Kalathil C. Eapen, Bharat Bhushan, William D. Cowan, Andrey A. Voevodin, B.S. Phillips, Jianjun Hu, Richard A. Vaia, Jianjun Hu and J.E. Bultman and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Applied Physics, Carbon and Small.

In The Last Decade

Steven T. Patton

39 papers receiving 994 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Steven T. Patton United States 19 561 481 385 324 251 40 1.0k
Leonid Dorogin Estonia 19 389 0.7× 282 0.6× 155 0.4× 303 0.9× 212 0.8× 57 924
Daniel Heim Austria 17 529 0.9× 167 0.3× 294 0.8× 678 2.1× 298 1.2× 39 1.0k
Patrick W. Leech Australia 17 165 0.3× 223 0.5× 493 1.3× 337 1.0× 175 0.7× 122 993
David S. Grierson United States 20 1.1k 2.0× 793 1.6× 282 0.7× 1.2k 3.8× 530 2.1× 37 1.8k
Zhiyin Gan China 17 196 0.3× 153 0.3× 416 1.1× 433 1.3× 125 0.5× 101 1.0k
M. Sharp United Kingdom 18 288 0.5× 109 0.2× 212 0.6× 312 1.0× 151 0.6× 57 1.0k
Jia Jiang Canada 16 187 0.3× 178 0.4× 557 1.4× 446 1.4× 234 0.9× 58 1.1k
Bryan Crawford United States 6 194 0.3× 169 0.4× 277 0.7× 769 2.4× 121 0.5× 9 1.0k
Thorsten Staedler Germany 21 345 0.6× 100 0.2× 254 0.7× 595 1.8× 201 0.8× 54 910
Fredrik Östlund Switzerland 7 247 0.4× 174 0.4× 212 0.6× 481 1.5× 188 0.7× 10 822

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Patton, Steven T.. (2019). The Peace of Westphalia and it Affects on International Relations, Diplomacy and Foreign Policy. La Salle University Digital Commons (La Salle University). 10(1). 5. 7 indexed citations
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Schrand, Amanda M., Tammy L. Metroke, Chenggang Chen, et al.. (2017). 3D Printed Shock Mitigating Structures. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2017. 1 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T., Jianjun Hu, Vikas Varshney, et al.. (2015). Multiphysics characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotube thermoplastic polyurethane polymer nanocomposites during compression. Carbon. 98. 638–648. 6 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T., et al.. (2012). The use of MIL-PRF-87257 hydraulic fluid as a switching medium for a high-power microwave switch. IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine. 28(4). 22–28. 6 indexed citations
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Coyle, Shawn D., et al.. (2009). The Effect of Water Temperature on Growth and Survival of Largemouth Bass during Feed Training. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 71(3). 256–259. 15 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T., Joseph M. Slocik, Angela L. Campbell, et al.. (2008). Bimetallic nanoparticles for surface modification and lubrication of MEMS switch contacts. Nanotechnology. 19(40). 405705–405705. 19 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T., Andrey A. Voevodin, Richard A. Vaia, et al.. (2008). Nanoparticle Liquids for Surface Modification and Lubrication of MEMS Switch Contacts. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 17(3). 741–746. 31 indexed citations
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Voevodin, Andrey A., Richard A. Vaia, Steven T. Patton, et al.. (2007). Nanoparticle‐Wetted Surfaces for Relays and Energy Transmission Contacts. Small. 3(11). 1957–1963. 35 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T., Kalathil C. Eapen, J.S. Zabinski, J.H. Sanders, & Andrey A. Voevodin. (2007). Lubrication of microelectromechanical systems radio frequency switch contacts using self-assembled monolayers. Journal of Applied Physics. 102(2). 20 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T. & J.S. Zabinski. (2005). Fundamental studies of Au contacts in MEMS RF switches. Tribology Letters. 18(2). 215–230. 164 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T. & J.S. Zabinski. (2005). Failure Mechanisms of Capacitive MEMS RF Switch Contacts. Tribology Letters. 19(4). 265–272. 20 indexed citations
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Eapen, Kalathil C., et al.. (2005). Aging of a fluorinated lubricant on bare and DLC-coated silicon-based MEMS. Surface and Coatings Technology. 197(2-3). 270–277. 14 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T., William D. Cowan, & J.S. Zabinski. (2003). Performance and reliability of a new MEMS electrostatic lateral output motor. 179–188. 13 indexed citations
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Eapen, Kalathil C., Steven T. Patton, & J.S. Zabinski. (2002). Lubrication of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Using Bound and Mobile Phases of Fomblin Zdol®. Tribology Letters. 12(1). 35–41. 78 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T., William D. Cowan, Kalathil C. Eapen, & J.S. Zabinski. (2001). Effect of surface chemistry on the tribological performance of a MEMS electrostatic lateral output motor. Tribology Letters. 9(3-4). 199–209. 92 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T. & Bharat Bhushan. (1999). Origins of friction and wear of the thin metallic layer of metal evaporated magnetic tape. Wear. 224(1). 126–140. 3 indexed citations
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Bhushan, Bharat & Steven T. Patton. (1998). Tribology in ultra-high density tape drive systems: State of the art and future challenges. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 34(4). 1883–1888. 18 indexed citations
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Bhushan, Bharat, et al.. (1996). Pole tip recession studies of hard carbon-coated thin-film tape heads. Journal of Applied Physics. 79(8). 5916–5918. 21 indexed citations
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Patton, Steven T. & Bharat Bhushan. (1996). Friction and Wear of Metal Particle, Barium Ferrite and Metal Evaporated Tapes in Rotary Head Recorders. Journal of Tribology. 118(1). 21–32. 14 indexed citations
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Bhushan, Bharat & Steven T. Patton. (1994). Friction and wear of ultrahigh-density magnetic tapes. Journal of Applied Physics. 75(10). 5771–5773. 8 indexed citations

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