K.A.R. Mitchell

6.7k citations

173 papers · 5.8k · 1 hit paper · h-index 38

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Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.2%
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 1%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena

Papers in

Surfaces, Coatings and Films 59
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques 58
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 85
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 69
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 31

Co-authors: Kevin Wong (42 shared papers)Hua Chun Zeng (13 shared papers)Patricia Wong (39 shared papers)P.C. Wong (21 shared papers)Darija Susac (16 shared papers)David C. Frost (20 shared papers)Philip R. Watson (12 shared papers)Meisu Zhou (15 shared papers)
Journals: Surface Science (51 papers)Applied Surface Science (26 papers)Surface Review and Letters (10 papers)Canadian Journal of Chemistry (9 papers)Journal of Materials Science (6 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

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K.A.R. Mitchell

172 papers receiving 5.5k citations

K.A.R. Mitchell's Hit Papers

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Low-energy electron diffraction 1973 · 1.3k citations

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Paper score: A paper's citations measured against the top-1% bar of its own field and year: the square root of citations ÷ bar, so 1 means right at the bar and 2 means four times its citations. The bar blends the citation counts that enter the top 1% of the paper's subfields in its year (weighted 89.5%), of those subfields over all years (0.5%) and of its year across all fields (10%); a subfield and year with fewer than 400 papers takes its year's bar. Papers from 2026 are not scored yet: in an unfinished year, when a paper appeared matters more than how it is cited.

Hit paper: A paper cited at least 1.5× the top-1% bar of its field and year: a paper score of at least √1.5.

1973 Contemporary Physics

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1	Low-energy electron diffraction Contemporary Physics ·K.A.R. Mitchell Hit paper breakdown →	1973	1339
2	Investigation of CoS2-based thin films as model catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction Journal of Catalysis ·Darija Susac, Mark Y. Teo, Kevin Wong, Philip Y. L. Wong, R. R. Parsons, Dan Bizzotto, K.A.R. Mitchell, Stephen A. Campbell +1 other	2008	233
3	Use of outer d orbitals in bonding Chemical Reviews ·K.A.R. Mitchell	1969	131
4	Surface and friction characterization of MoS2 and WS2 third body thin films under simulated wheel/rail rolling–sliding contact Wear ·Kevin Wong, Xin Lu, John Cotter, Donald T. Eadie, P.C. Wong, K.A.R. Mitchell	2007	119
5	Characterization of FeS2-Based Thin Films as Model Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Darija Susac, Mark Y. Teo, Aya Sode, Kevin Wong, P.C. Wong, R. R. Parsons, Dan Bizzotto, K.A.R. Mitchell	2007	113
6	A Methodology for Investigating New Nonprecious Metal Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ·Darija Susac, Aya Sode, P.C. Wong, Mark Y. Teo, Dan Bizzotto, K.A.R. Mitchell, R. R. Parsons, Stephen A. Campbell +1 other	2006	97
7	A LEED crystallographic investigation of some missing row models for the Cu(100)-(2√2 × √2)R45°-O surface structure Surface Science ·Hua Chun Zeng, Rosemary McFarlane, K.A.R. Mitchell	1989	93
8	Low-energy electron-diffraction crystallographic determination for the Cu(110)2×1-O surface structure Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Stuart Parkin, Hua Chun Zeng, Meisu Zhou, K.A.R. Mitchell	1990	92
9	Oxygen on Cu(100) surface structure studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and by low-energy-electron-diffraction multiple-scattering calculations Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Christof H. Wöll, Robert Wilson, S. Chiang, Hua Chun Zeng, K.A.R. Mitchell	1990	75
10	The effect of Ni2+ on zinc phosphating of 2024-T3 Al alloy Surface and Coatings Technology ·Arub Akhtar, Darija Susac, P. Glaze, Kevin Wong, Patricia Wong, K.A.R. Mitchell	2004	73
11	A LEED analysis for the Ni(111)−(2 × 2)−O surface structure: Evidence for oxygen-induced relaxations of both vertical and lateral types in the close packed surface layer of nickel Surface Science ·D.T. Vu Grimsby, Yangliu Wu, K.A.R. Mitchell	1990	71
12	Structural determinations of the Rh(100) and Cu(111) surfaces using the reliability factor proposed for LEED by Zanazzi and Jona Surface Science ·Philip R. Watson, Frank R. Shepherd, David C. Frost, K.A.R. Mitchell	1978	70
13	Oxide thickness effect and surface roughening in the desorption of the oxide from GaAs Applied Physics Letters ·T. van Buuren, M. K. Weilmeier, I. S. Athwal, Konrad Colbow, J. A. Mackenzie, Tom Tiedje, P.C. Wong, K.A.R. Mitchell	1991	63
14	A leed crystallographic analysis for the Cu(100)c(2×2)-N surface structure Surface Science ·Hua Chun Zeng, Rana N. S. Sodhi, K.A.R. Mitchell	1987	60
15	Adsorption of BTSE and γ-APS organosilanes on different microstructural regions of 2024-T3 aluminum alloy Applied Surface Science ·Darija Susac, Xueliang Andy Sun, K.A.R. Mitchell	2003	60
16	XPS investigations of the interactions of hydrogen with thin films of zirconium oxide II. Effects of heating a 26 Å thick film after treatment with a hydrogen plasma Applied Surface Science ·Y.S. Li, P.C. Wong, K.A.R. Mitchell	1995	58
17	Further LEED investigations of missing row models for the surface structure Surface Science ·Hua Chun Zeng, K.A.R. Mitchell	1990	57
18	Some observations on the use of reliability indices in LEED crystallography Canadian Journal of Physics ·Sunantha Hengrasmee, K.A.R. Mitchell, Philip R. Watson, Stephen J. White	1980	55
19	Characterization of titanium chromium nitride nanocomposite protective coatings Applied Surface Science ·Samir M. Aouadi, Kevin Wong, K.A.R. Mitchell, Fereydoon Namavar, Eric J. Tobin, Dorina M. Mihut, Suzanne L. Rohde	2004	54
20	Characterization of AZ91 magnesium alloy and organosilane adsorption on its surface Applied Surface Science ·J. Kim, Kevin Wong, Patricia Wong, Sergei A. Kulinich, James B. Metson, K.A.R. Mitchell	2006	53

About K.A.R. Mitchell

K.A.R. Mitchell is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering, having authored 173 papers that have together received 5.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (69 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (58 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (31 papers), Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition (30 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (23 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (21 papers), Anodic Oxide Films and Nanostructures (17 papers) and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (1.3k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.5k citations), Structural Biology (115 citations), Materials Chemistry (2.8k citations) and Radiation (434 citations). K.A.R. Mitchell has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Kevin Wong, Hua Chun Zeng, Patricia Wong, P.C. Wong, Darija Susac, David C. Frost, Philip R. Watson, Meisu Zhou, Mark Y. Teo and Arub Akhtar. Their work appears in journals such as Surface Science, Applied Surface Science, Surface Review and Letters, Canadian Journal of Chemistry and Journal of Materials Science.

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