"Effect of the Second Metal Electrode on Vibrational Spectra in Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy," J. R. Kirtley and P. K. Hansma, Phys. Rev. B. 12, 531 (1975).

"Vibrational Mode Shifts in Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy: Effects Due to Superconductivity and Surface Interactions," J. R. Kirtley and P. K. Hansma, Phys. Rev. B 13, 2910 (1976).

"Theory of vibrational mode intensities in inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy", John Kirtley, D.J. Scalapino, and P.K. Hansma, Phys. Rev B 14 ,3177(1976).

"An Experimental Test of Symmetry Selection Rules in Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy," J. R. Kirtley and P. K. Hansma, Surface Science 66,125 (1977).

"Recent Advances in Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy", Paul K. Hansma and John Kirtley, Acc. Chem. Res. 11, 440 (1978).

"Multiple-Scattering Theory of Intensities in Inelastic-Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy", John Kirtley and Paul Soven, Phys. Rev. B 19, 1812 (1979).

"Binding Energies of Benzoate Ions on Alumina", A. A. Cederberg and J. R. Kirtley, Solid State Comm. 30, 381 (1979).

"Theory of Intensities in Inelastic-Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy: Orientation of Adsorbed Molecules", John Kirtley and James T. Hall, Phys. Rev. B 22, 848 (1980).

"The interaction of tunneling electrons with molecular vibrations", John Kirtley, in "Tunneling Spectroscopy: Capabilities, Applications, and New Techniques", ed. P.K. Hansma, Plenum, 1982.

"The dependence of inelastic electron tunneling on junction roughness", P.R. Varker, J.R. Kirtley, and J.C. Tsang, Solid State Commun. 45,417(1983).

"Inelastic tunneling model for the linear conductance background in the high-Tc superconductors", J.R. Kirtley and D.J. Scalapino, Phys. Rev. Lett. 65,798(1990).

"Origin of the linear tunneling conductance background", J.R. Kirtley, S. Washburn, and D.J. Scalapino, Phys. Rev. B 45,336(1992).

"Inelastic Transport through Normal-Superconducting Interfaces", J.R. Kirtley, Phys. Rev. B 47,11379(1993).