M. O’Boyle

5.3k citations

17 papers · 4.0k · 3 hit papers · h-index 11

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Photonic Crystals and Applications
- Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 1%
- Photonic and Optical Devices
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Papers in

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12
- Photonic and Optical Devices 6
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis 5
- Optical Network Technologies 3
- Advanced Photonic Communication Systems 3
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 8
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications 4
- Photonic Crystals and Applications 4

Co-authors: H. K. Wickramasinghe (5 shared papers)M. Nonnenmacher (2 shared papers)Hendrik F. Hamann (7 shared papers)Yurii A. Vlasov (4 shared papers)Sharee J. McNab (3 shared papers)Frédéric Zenhausern (1 shared paper)Yves Martin (1 shared paper)M. J. Rooks (1 shared paper)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (5 papers)IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies (1 paper)Nature (1 paper)Ultramicroscopy (1 paper)Nature Materials (1 paper)
Partner nations: United States Switzerland

In The Last Decade

M. O’Boyle

17 papers receiving 3.9k citations

M. O’Boyle's Hit Papers

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Active control of slow light on a chip with photonic crystal waveguides 2005 · 1.0k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2005 Nature
1994 Applied Physics Letters
1991 Applied Physics Letters

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Co-authors

The 25 scholars most cited alongside M. O’Boyle, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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All Works

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17 of 17 papers shown

#	Work
1	Kelvin probe force microscopy Applied Physics Letters ·M. Nonnenmacher, M. O’Boyle, H. K. Wickramasinghe Hit paper breakdown →	1991	1940
2	Active control of slow light on a chip with photonic crystal waveguides Nature ·Yurii A. Vlasov, M. O’Boyle, Hendrik F. Hamann, Sharee J. McNab Hit paper breakdown →	2005	1014
3	Apertureless near-field optical microscope Applied Physics Letters ·Frédéric Zenhausern, M. O’Boyle, H. K. Wickramasinghe Hit paper breakdown →	1994	444
4	Ultra-high-density phase-change storage and memory Nature Materials ·Hendrik F. Hamann, M. O’Boyle, Yves Martin, M. J. Rooks, H. K. Wickramasinghe	2006	302
5	Surface investigations with a Kelvin probe force microscope Ultramicroscopy ·M. Nonnenmacher, M. O’Boyle, H. K. Wickramasinghe	1992	98
6	Coupled resonator optical waveguides based on silicon-on-insulator photonic wires Applied Physics Letters ·Fengnian Xia, L. Šekarić, M. O’Boyle, Yurii A. Vlasov	2006	78
7	Uncovering energy-efficiency opportunities in data centers IBM Journal of Research and Development ·Hendrik F. Hamann, Theodore G. van Kessel, M. Iyengar, J.-Y. Chung, W. Hirt, Michael Schappert, A. Claassen, Jonathan Cook, Wenwen Min, Yasuo Amemiya, Vanessa López, J. A. Lacey, M. O’Boyle	2009	42
8	Atomic force microscopy of work functions on the nanometer scale Applied Physics Letters ·M. O’Boyle, Tai-Wei Hwang, H. K. Wickramasinghe	1999	29
9	Rapid Three-Dimensional Thermal Characterization of Large-Scale Computing Facilities IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies ·Hendrik F. Hamann, J. A. Lacey, M. O’Boyle, Roger Schmidt, M. Iyengar	2008	26
10	Shallow trench isolation double-diobe electrostatic discharge circuit and interaction with DRAM output circuitry Journal of Electrostatics ·Steven H. Voldman, V. Gross, M. Hargrove, James M. Never, J. Slinkman, M. O’Boyle, Tom S. Scott, Joseph J. Delecki	1993	19
11	The impact of air flow leakage on server inlet air temperature in a raised floor data center Hendrik F. Hamann, Madhusudan Iyengar, M. O’Boyle	2008	16
12	Comparison of Experimental Temperature Results With Numerical Modeling Predictions of a Real-World Compact Data Center Facility Yasuo Amemiya, Madhusudan Iyengar, Hendrik F. Hamann, M. O’Boyle, Michael Schappert, Jing Shen, Theodore van Kessel	2007	10
13	Ultra-compact wavelength division multiplexing devices using silicon photonic wires for on-chip interconnects Fengnian Xia, M. O’Boyle, L. Šekarić, Yurii A. Vlasov	2007	3
14	Compact Wavelength Multiplexers/Semultiplexers using Photonic Wires on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) Substrate Fengnian Xia, M. O’Boyle, L. Šekarić, Yurii A. Vlasov	2006	3
15	Latent image measurements in electron beam exposed polymethylmethacrylate Applied Physics Letters ·Jerry C. Shaw, S. A. Rishton, Robert R. Jackson, M. O’Boyle	1991	2
16	Chip-scale all-optical group delay Frontiers in Optics ·Yu. A. Vlasov, Fengnian Xia, L. Šekarić, E. Dulkeith, S. Assefa, W. Green, M. O’Boyle, Hendrik F. Hamann, Sharee J. McNab	2006	1
17	Silicon photonic crystals and photonic wires circuits Yu. A. Vlasov, E. Dulkeith, L. Šekarić, S. Assefa, M. O’Boyle, Sharee J. McNab	2006	1

About M. O’Boyle

M. O’Boyle is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications, having authored 17 papers that have together received 4.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photonic and Optical Devices (6 papers), Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (5 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (4 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (4 papers), Heat Transfer and Optimization (3 papers), Optical Network Technologies (3 papers), Advanced Photonic Communication Systems (3 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.7k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2.5k citations), Biomedical Engineering (1.5k citations), Structural Biology (41 citations) and Acoustics and Ultrasonics (24 citations). M. O’Boyle has collaborated with scholars based in United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include H. K. Wickramasinghe, M. Nonnenmacher, Hendrik F. Hamann, Yurii A. Vlasov, Sharee J. McNab, Frédéric Zenhausern, Yves Martin, M. J. Rooks, Fengnian Xia and L. Šekarić. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies, Nature, Ultramicroscopy and Nature Materials.

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