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Adam P. Hitchcock

Adam P. Hitchcock

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Chemistry
Canada
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
17971
World Ranking
4758
National Ranking
118

Adam P. Hitchcock publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam P. Hitchcock sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 461 publications — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Adam P. Hitchcock D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Adam P. Hitchcock sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Canada Leader Award
  • 2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Adam P. Hitchcock is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Physics and Astronomy, with significant contributions in related subfields such as Radiation, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Structural Biology, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including:

  • X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis
  • Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Hitchcock has published frequently in prominent venues such as:

  • Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • ACS Catalysis

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • "Analysis of X-ray images and spectra (aXis2000): A toolkit for the analysis of X-ray spectromicroscopy data" (2023), Journal of Electron Spectroscopy and Related Phenomena
  • "Ptychography at the carbon K-edge" (2022), Communications Materials
  • "Imaging Reactivity of the Pt-Ionomer Interface in Fuel-Cell Catalyst Layers" (2020), ACS Catalysis
  • "Characterizing surface states in hematite nanorod photoanodes, both beneficial and detrimental to solar water splitting efficiency" (2020), Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • "Scanning transmission X-ray microscopy studies of electrochemical activation and capacitive behavior of Mn3O4 supercapacitor electrodes" (2022), Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Coauthors frequently collaborating with Hitchcock include:

  • Haytham Eraky
  • Stefan Stanescu
  • Hao Yuan
  • Chun-yang Zhang
  • Drew Higgins

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2006, within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Scanning Transmission X-Ray, Laser Scanning, and Transmission Electron Microscopy Mapping of the Exopolymeric Matrix of Microbial Biofilms

    J. R. Lawrence;G. D. W. Swerhone;G. G. Leppard;T. Araki

  • Resonances in the K shell excitation spectra of benzene and pyridine: Gas phase, solid, and chemisorbed states

    J. A. Horsley;J. Stöhr;A. P. Hitchcock;D. C. Newbury

  • Determination of intramolecular bond lengths in gas phase molecules from K shell shape resonances

    F. Sette;J. Stöhr;A. P. Hitchcock

  • K-shell excitation spectra of CO, N2 and O2

    A.P. Hitchcock;C.E. Brion

  • Soft X-ray Microscopy and Spectroscopy at the Molecular Environmental Science Beamline at the Advanced Light Source

    H. Bluhm;K. Andersson;K. Andersson;T. Araki;K. Benzerara

  • Precipitation of amorphous CaCO3 (aragonite-like) by cyanobacteria: A STXM study of the influence of EPS on the nucleation process

    M. Obst;M. Obst;J.J. Dynes;J.J. Dynes;J.R. Lawrence;G.D.W. Swerhone

  • NEXAFS microscopy and resonant scattering: Composition and orientation probed in real and reciprocal space

    Harald Ade;Adam P. Hitchcock

  • Innershell absorption spectroscopy of amino acids

    K. Kaznacheyev;A. Osanna;C. Jacobsen;O. Plashkevych;O. Plashkevych

  • Spectromicroscopy of Poly(ethylene terephthalate): Comparison of Spectra and Radiation Damage Rates in X-ray Absorption and Electron Energy Loss

    E. G. Rightor;A. P. Hitchcock;H. Ade;R. D. Leapman

  • Carbon K-shell excitation of C2H2, C2H4, C2H6 and C6H6 by 2.5 keV electron impact

    A.P. Hitchcock;C.E. Brion

  • Inner-shell spectroscopy of p-benzoquinone, hydroquinone, and phenol: Distinguishing quinoid and benzenoid structures

    J. T. Francis;A. P. Hitchcock

  • Quantitative Mapping of Structured Polymeric Systems Using Singular Value Decomposition Analysis of Soft X-ray Images

    I. N. Koprinarov;A. P. Hitchcock;C. T. McCrory;R. F. Childs

  • Bibliography and database of inner shell excitation spectra of gas phase atoms and molecules

    A.P. Hitchcock;D.C. Mancini

  • Inner-Shell Excitation Spectroscopy of the Peptide Bond: Comparison of the C 1s, N 1s, and O 1s Spectra of Glycine, Glycyl-Glycine, and Glycyl-Glycyl-Glycine

    Michelle L. Gordon;Glyn Cooper;Cynthia Morin;Tohru Araki

  • Radiation damage in soft X-ray microscopy

    J. Wang;C. Morin;L. Li;A.P. Hitchcock

  • Carbon K‐shell excitation of gaseous and condensed cyclic hydrocarbons: C3H6, C4H8, C5H8, C5H10, C6H10, C6H12, and C8H8

    A. P. Hitchcock;D. C. Newbury;I. Ishii;J. Stöhr

  • Inner shell excitation of thiophene and thiolane: Gas, solid, and monolayer states

    A. P. Hitchcock;J. A. Horsley;J. Stöhr

  • Antibonding .sigma.* valence MOs in the inner-shell and outer-shell spectra of the fluorobenzenes

    A. P. Hitchcock;P. Fischer;Aharon. Gedanken;M. B. Robin

  • Absolute oscillator strengths from K-shell electron-energy-loss spectra of the fluoroethenes and 1,3-perfluorobutadiene

    R. McLaren;S. A. C. Clark;I. Ishii;A. P. Hitchcock

  • Carbon K-shell excitation spectra of linear and branched alkanes

    A.P. Hitchcock;I. Ishii

  • Thermal stability of the [(Si)m/(Ge)n]p superlattice interface

    T. E. Jackman;J.-M. Baribeau;D. J. Lockwood;Philipp Aebi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tolek Tyliszczak
Tolek Tyliszczak Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Harald Ade
Harald Ade North Carolina State University
John R. Lawrence
John R. Lawrence Environment and Climate Change Canada
C.E. Brion
C.E. Brion University of British Columbia
Eckart Rühl
Eckart Rühl Freie Universität Berlin
John L. Brash
John L. Brash McMaster University
Nobuhiro Kosugi
Nobuhiro Kosugi Osaka University
Dennis A. Bazylinski
Dennis A. Bazylinski University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Carla Bittencourt
Carla Bittencourt University of Mons
Gianluigi A. Botton
Gianluigi A. Botton McMaster University

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