V. Penka

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

V. Penka is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, V. Penka has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 4 papers in Materials Chemistry and 3 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in V. Penka's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (11 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (5 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (3 papers). V. Penka is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (11 papers), Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics (5 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (3 papers). V. Penka collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. V. Penka's co-authors include G. Ertl, R. Jürgen Behm, K. Christmann, M.G. Cattania, W. Moritz, G. Kleinle, H.H. Rotermund, C. R. Brundle and W. Lohmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, The Journal of Chemical Physics and European Journal of Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

V. Penka

17 papers receiving 1.1k citations

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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.

Evidence for ‘‘subsurface’’ hydrogen on Pd(110): An intermediate between chemisorbed and dissolved species

1983 274 citations R. Jürgen Behm, V. Penka et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
V. Penka Germany	12	850	643	259	185	114	17	1.2k
W. Stenzel Germany	19	591 0.7×	472 0.7×	141 0.5×	120 0.6×	76 0.7×	34	862
Michael G. Wells United Kingdom	7	1.1k 1.3×	954 1.5×	367 1.4×	335 1.8×	185 1.6×	8	1.6k
W. Huber Germany	15	527 0.6×	356 0.6×	81 0.3×	71 0.4×	133 1.2×	34	767
E. B. Kollin United States	18	625 0.7×	904 1.4×	131 0.5×	287 1.6×	122 1.1×	21	1.4k
S. Wilke Germany	18	997 1.2×	820 1.3×	225 0.9×	213 1.2×	69 0.6×	37	1.5k
E.W. Kuipers Netherlands	20	871 1.0×	627 1.0×	230 0.9×	495 2.7×	314 2.8×	29	1.6k
Ralph Klein United States	17	409 0.5×	360 0.6×	137 0.5×	144 0.8×	127 1.1×	64	821
H. Öström Sweden	19	510 0.6×	447 0.7×	120 0.5×	127 0.7×	163 1.4×	35	922
Štěpán Pick Czechia	16	828 1.0×	459 0.7×	161 0.6×	81 0.4×	57 0.5×	108	1.1k
R.J. Madix United States	18	509 0.6×	708 1.1×	86 0.3×	332 1.8×	229 2.0×	36	1.2k

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Behm, R. Jürgen, et al.. (1987). LEED structure analysis of the clean and (2×1)H covered Pd(110) surface. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 87(10). 6191–6198. 78 indexed citations

Penka, V., et al.. (1987). A leed analysis of the (2×1)H-Ni(110) structure. Surface Science. 186(1-2). 45–54. 59 indexed citations

Rotermund, H.H., et al.. (1987). Oxygen interaction with Pd3Sn: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and secondary ion mass spectrometry. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 5(4). 1198–1202. 10 indexed citations

Kleinle, G., V. Penka, R. Jürgen Behm, G. Ertl, & W. Moritz. (1987). Structure determination of an adsorbate-induced multilayer reconstruction: (1×2)-H/Ni(110). Physical Review Letters. 58(2). 148–151. 85 indexed citations

Kleinle, G., et al.. (1987). Mechanistic and energetic aspects of the H-induced (1×2) reconstructed structures on Ni(110) and Pd(110). Surface Science. 189-190. 177–184. 46 indexed citations

Penka, V., R. Jürgen Behm, & G. Ertl. (1986). Summary Abstract: Growth kinetics of an adsorbate-induced surface reconstruction. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 4(3). 1411–1412. 6 indexed citations

Behm, R. Jürgen, et al.. (1985). Summary Abstract: Kinetics and mechanism of the oxygen induced surface reconstruction on Ni(110). Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 3(3). 1595–1596. 11 indexed citations

Behm, R. Jürgen, G. Ertl, & V. Penka. (1985). Adlayer geometry and structural effects in the CO/Ni(110) system. Surface Science. 160(2). 387–399. 89 indexed citations

Christmann, K., et al.. (1985). Surface reconstruction and surface explosion phenomena in the nickel (110)/hydrogen system. Surface Science. 152-153. 356–366. 103 indexed citations

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Christmann, K., et al.. (1984). Dual path surface reconstruction in the H/Ni (110) system. Solid State Communications. 51(7). 487–490. 45 indexed citations

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Penka, V., K. Christmann, & G. Ertl. (1984). Ordered low-temperature phases in the H/Ni(110) system. Surface Science Letters. 136(2-3). A11–A11. 54 indexed citations

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Penka, V., et al.. (1984). Structure of ascorbic acid and its biological function. European Journal of Biochemistry. 138(3). 479–480. 53 indexed citations

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Penka, V., K. Christmann, & G. Ertl. (1984). Ordered low-temperature phases in the H/Ni(110) system. Surface Science. 136(2-3). 307–318. 84 indexed citations

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Cattania, M.G., V. Penka, R. Jürgen Behm, K. Christmann, & G. Ertl. (1983). Interaction of hydrogen with a palladium (110) surface. Surface Science. 126(1-3). 382–391. 174 indexed citations

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Behm, R. Jürgen, V. Penka, M.G. Cattania, K. Christmann, & G. Ertl. (1983). Evidence for ‘‘subsurface’’ hydrogen on Pd(110): An intermediate between chemisorbed and dissolved species. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 78(12). 7486–7490. 274 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lohmann, W., et al.. (1975). Charge Transfer Interactions between Isonicotinic Acid Hydrazide and Cupric Ions. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C. 30(1-2). 33–36. 7 indexed citations

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Penka, V., et al.. (1973). Influence of metal ions on systems of dimethylsulfoxide-uracil-derivatives: NMR investigations. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 10(1). 61–67. 1 indexed citations

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