Ricardo Garcia combines experiments, theory and simulations to develop advanced force microscopes for the characterization of soft materials and solid-liquid interfaces. He has contributed to the development of the most popular AFM mode (tapping mode AFM). RG is the inventor of bimodal AFM and organizer of the Multifrequency AFM conference series. He has contributed to the development of Scanning Probe Lithography. Some of his inventions have been commercialized. RG is the author of a book entitled Amplitude modulation AFM, Wiley-VCH (2010) with editions in English and Chinese. RG is a top 0.1 % scientist according to the most comprehensive and rigorous study on scientific impact (J.P.A. Ioannidis, 2024). Garcia has received several honours such as the Prize Miguel Catalan to the Best Scientific Career by the Regional Government of Madrid (Spain, 2022) or the Nanotechnology Recognition Award by the American Vacuum Society (2016). In 2013 he was awarded an Advanced Research grant by the European Research Council. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Currently he is a Professor of Nanotechnology at Spanish National Research Council in Madrid.