N. V. Smith

6.1k citations

71 papers · 5.3k · 1 hit paper · h-index 37

Impact in

Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.2%
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 0.5%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Magnetic properties of thin films
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
- Quantum and electron transport phenomena

Papers in

Surfaces, Coatings and Films 38
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques 36
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 54
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 40
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena 36
- Magnetic properties of thin films 11

Co-authors: F. Sette (3 shared papers)C. T. Chen (3 shared papers)Yves U. Idzerda (2 shared papers)G. Meigs (2 shared papers)E. Pellegrin (1 shared paper)Grant Ho (1 shared paper)H.‐J. Lin (1 shared paper)Ed E. Chaban (1 shared paper)
Journals: Physical Review Letters (6 papers)Surface Science (4 papers)Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films (2 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment (2 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry (2 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom France

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N. V. Smith

71 papers receiving 5.0k citations

N. V. Smith's Hit Papers

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Experimental Confirmation of the X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism Sum Rules for Iron and Cobalt 1995 · 1.5k 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.

1995 Physical Review Letters

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1	Experimental Confirmation of the X-Ray Magnetic Circular Dichroism Sum Rules for Iron and Cobalt Physical Review Letters ·C. T. Chen, Yves U. Idzerda, H.‐J. Lin, N. V. Smith, G. Meigs, Ed E. Chaban, Grant Ho, E. Pellegrin Hit paper breakdown →	1995	1547
2	Importance of recent shifts in soil thermal dynamics on growing season length, productivity, and carbon sequestration in terrestrial high‐latitude ecosystems Global Change Biology ·Eugenie Susanne Euskirchen, A. DAVID McGUIRE, D. W. Kicklighter, Qianlai Zhuang, Joy S. Clein, Roger Dargaville, Dennis G. Dye, John S. Kimball	2006	300
3	Inverse photoemission Reports on Progress in Physics ·N. V. Smith	1988	263
4	Quantum-well and tight-binding analyses of spin-polarized photoemission from Ag/Fe(001) overlayers Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·N. V. Smith, Nicholas B. Brookes, Yia‐Chung Chang, P. D. Johnson	1994	213
5	Distance of the image plane from metal surfaces Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·N. V. Smith, C. T. Chen, M. Weinert	1989	175
6	Image-potential states and energy-loss satellites in inverse photoemission spectra Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·P. D. Johnson, N. V. Smith	1983	151
7	Photoemission spectra and band structures of d -band metals. VII. Extensions of the combined interpolation scheme Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·N. V. Smith	1979	132
8	Crystal-induced and image-potential-induced empty surface states on Cu(111) and Cu(001) Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Steve L. Hulbert, P. D. Johnson, N. G. Stoffel, W. A. Royer, N. V. Smith	1985	128
9	Empirical band calculations of the optical properties of d -band metals. I. Cu, Ag, and Au Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Rainer Lässer, N. V. Smith, R. L. Benbow	1981	119
10	Exchange, spin-orbit, and correlation effects in the soft-x-ray magnetic-circular-dichroism spectrum of nickel Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·C. T. Chen, N. V. Smith, F. Sette	1991	118
11	Effective mass of image-potential states Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·K. Giesen, Fredrik Sydow Hage, F. J. Himpsel, H. J. Riess, W. Steinmann, N. V. Smith	1987	112
12	Photoemission studies of the high- Tc superconductor Ba2 YCu3 O9−δ Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·P. D. Johnson, S. L. Qiu, Liwei Jiang, Mark W. Ruckman, Myron Strongin, Steve L. Hulbert, R. Kelly Garrett, B. Sinković	1987	98
13	Inverse photoemission from metal surfaces Progress in Surface Science ·N. V. Smith, David Phillip Woodruff	1986	94
14	Measurement of the Angle of Dangling-Bond Photoemission from Cleaved Silicon Physical Review Letters ·J. E. Rowe, Morton M. Traum, N. V. Smith	1974	90
15	Surface states on low-Miller-index copper surfaces Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·S. D. Kevan, N. G. Stoffel, N. V. Smith	1985	85
16	k -resolved inverse photoelectron spectroscopy and its application to Cu(001), Ni(001), and Ni(110) Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·David Phillip Woodruff, N. V. Smith, P. D. Johnson, W. A. Royer	1982	84
17	Solubility of Noble Gases in Molten Fluorides. II. In the Lif–NaF–LF Eutectic Mixtures The Journal of Physical Chemistry ·Milton Blander, W.R. Grimes, N. V. Smith, G. M. Watson	1959	80
18	Magnetic structure of oxidized Fe(001) Physical Review Letters ·B. Sinković, P. D. Johnson, Nicholas B. Brookes, Andrew Clarke, N. V. Smith	1990	71
19	Relativistic tight-binding calculations of x-ray absorption and magnetic circular dichroism at the L2 and L3 edges of nickel and iron Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·N. V. Smith, C. T. Chen, F. Sette, L. F. Mattheiss	1992	71
20	Empty surface states, image states, and band edge on Au(111) Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·David Phillip Woodruff, W. A. Royer, N. V. Smith	1986	62

About N. V. Smith

N. V. Smith is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Radiation, Condensed Matter Physics and Structural Biology, having authored 71 papers that have together received 5.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (40 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (36 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (36 papers), Magnetic properties of thin films (11 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (8 papers), Iron oxide chemistry and applications (5 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (5 papers) and nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions (4 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (1.3k citations), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (3.5k citations), Condensed Matter Physics (929 citations), Structural Biology (103 citations) and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (1.2k citations). N. V. Smith has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Frequent co-authors include F. Sette, C. T. Chen, Yves U. Idzerda, G. Meigs, E. Pellegrin, Grant Ho, H.‐J. Lin, Ed E. Chaban, P. D. Johnson and David Phillip Woodruff. Their work appears in journals such as Physical Review Letters, Surface Science, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment and The Journal of Physical Chemistry.

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