R. E. Walkup

5.4k citations

70 papers · 4.3k · 2 hit papers · h-index 32

Impact in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics top 1%
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
- Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
- Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
Structural Biology top 5%

Papers in

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 32
- Advanced Chemical Physics Studies 15
- Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies 9
- Atomic and Molecular Physics 6
Mechanics of Materials 16
- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma 13

Co-authors: Phaedon Avouris (26 shared papers)Tobias Hertel (2 shared papers)R. W. Dreyfus (10 shared papers)G. C. Abeln (4 shared papers)T. C. Shen (4 shared papers)Joseph W. Lyding (4 shared papers)J. R. Tucker (3 shared papers)Gary S. Selwyn (5 shared papers)
Journals: Applied Physics Letters (6 papers)Physical Review Letters (6 papers)IBM Journal of Research and Development (5 papers)Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (5 papers)The Journal of Chemical Physics (4 papers)
Partner nations: United States Japan Ireland

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R. E. Walkup

69 papers receiving 4.1k citations

R. E. Walkup's Hit Papers

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Deformation of carbon nanotubes by surface van der Waals forces 1998 · 556 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.

1998 Physical review. B, Condensed matter
1995 Science

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1	Atomic-Scale Desorption Through Electronic and Vibrational Excitation Mechanisms Science ·T. C. Shen, Chongan Wang, G. C. Abeln, J. R. Tucker, Joseph W. Lyding, Phaedon Avouris, R. E. Walkup Hit paper breakdown →	1995	634
2	Deformation of carbon nanotubes by surface van der Waals forces Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·Tobias Hertel, R. E. Walkup, Phaedon Avouris Hit paper breakdown →	1998	556
3	Fundamental Mechanisms of Desorption and Fragmentation Induced by Electronic Transitions at Surfaces Annual Review of Physical Chemistry ·Phaedon Avouris, R. E. Walkup	1989	258
4	Studies of atomic oxygen in O2+CF4 rf discharges by two-photon laser-induced fluorescence and optical emission spectroscopy The Journal of Chemical Physics ·R. E. Walkup, K. L. Saenger, Gary S. Selwyn	1986	243
5	Carbon nanotubes: nanomechanics, manipulation, and electronic devices Applied Surface Science ·Phaedon Avouris, Tobias Hertel, Richard Martel, Thomas Schmidt, Herbert Shea, R. E. Walkup	1999	212
6	Dissociation of Individual Molecules with Electrons from the Tip of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope Science ·Gérald Dujardin, R. E. Walkup, Phaedon Avouris	1992	171
7	Breaking individual chemical bonds via STM-induced excitations Surface Science ·Phaedon Avouris, R. E. Walkup, Angelo R. Rossi, H. C. Akpati, Peter Nordlander, T. C. Shen, G. C. Abeln, Joseph W. Lyding	1996	160
8	STM-induced H atom desorption from Si(100): isotope effects and site selectivity Chemical Physics Letters ·Phaedon Avouris, R. E. Walkup, Angelo R. Rossi, T. C. Shen, G. C. Abeln, J. R. Tucker, Joseph W. Lyding	1996	149
9	Laser-induced fluorescence studies of excimer laser ablation of Al2O3 Applied Physics Letters ·R. W. Dreyfus, Roger Kelly, R. E. Walkup	1986	132
10	Role of multiple inelastic transitions in atom transfer with the scanning tunneling microscope Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·R. E. Walkup, D. M. Newns, Phaedon Avouris	1993	114
11	Real space imaging of electron scattering phenomena at metal surfaces Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·Phaedon Avouris, I.-W. Lyo, R. E. Walkup, Yukio Hasegawa	1994	111
12	Simulating materials failure by using up to one billion atoms and the world's fastest computer: Brittle fracture Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Farid F. Abraham, R. E. Walkup, Huajian Gao, Mark A. Duchaineau, T. Dı́az de la Rubia, Mark Seager	2002	110
13	I n s i t u measurements of SiO(g) production during dry oxidation of crystalline silicon Applied Physics Letters ·R. E. Walkup, S. I. Raider	1988	92
14	Simulating materials failure by using up to one billion atoms and the world's fastest computer: Work-hardening Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Farid F. Abraham, R. E. Walkup, Huajian Gao, Mark A. Duchaineau, T. Dı́az de la Rubia, Mark Seager	2002	91
15	Classical-trajectory studies of electron- or photon-stimulated desorption from ionic solids Physical Review Letters ·R. E. Walkup, Phaedon Avouris	1986	74
16	Dark heterotrophic growth of an endophytic blue-green alga Archives of Microbiology ·Derek S. Hoare, L. O. Ingram, Edgar Thurston, R. E. Walkup	1971	70
17	Studies of excimer laser ablation of solids using a Michelson interferometer Applied Physics Letters ·R. E. Walkup, Joseph M. Jasinski, R. W. Dreyfus	1986	70
18	Optical diagnostics of low pressure plasmas Pure and Applied Chemistry ·R. W. Dreyfus, Joseph M. Jasinski, R. E. Walkup, Gary S. Selwyn	1985	66
19	Positive-ion production by electron bombardment of alkali halides Physical review. B, Condensed matter ·R. E. Walkup, Phaedon Avouris, Aryya Ghosh	1987	56
20	Laser-induced fluorescence study of laser sputtering of graphite Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·R. W. Dreyfus, Roger Kelly, R. E. Walkup	1987	54

About R. E. Walkup

R. E. Walkup is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Mechanics of Materials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Spectroscopy, having authored 70 papers that have together received 4.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (15 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (13 papers), Ion-surface interactions and analysis (11 papers), Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques (11 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (9 papers), Interconnection Networks and Systems (8 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (7 papers) and Atomic and Molecular Physics (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2.0k citations), Structural Biology (60 citations), Materials Chemistry (1.6k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1.7k citations) and Computational Mechanics (545 citations). R. E. Walkup has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Phaedon Avouris, Tobias Hertel, R. W. Dreyfus, G. C. Abeln, T. C. Shen, Joseph W. Lyding, J. R. Tucker, Gary S. Selwyn, Chongan Wang and K. L. Saenger. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Physical Review Letters, IBM Journal of Research and Development, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

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