A. Blatter

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

A. Blatter is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, A. Blatter has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Materials Chemistry, 36 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 13 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in A. Blatter's work include Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (15 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (10 papers) and Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (10 papers). A. Blatter is often cited by papers focused on Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys (15 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (10 papers) and Phase-change materials and chalcogenides (10 papers). A. Blatter collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Russia. A. Blatter's co-authors include Martin von Allmen, M. von Allmen, A. Neftel, Lucien Reclaru, S.M. Pimenov, M. Maillat, T. Staffelbach, Reto Lerf, A.V. Simakin and Г. А. Шафеев and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

A. Blatter

71 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Laser-Beam Interactions with Materials 1995 2026 2005 2015 1995 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Laser-Beam Interactions with Materials
    1995 615 citations A. Blatter et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
A. Blatter Switzerland 28 1.0k 838 721 603 395 73 2.6k
Hiroaki Ohfuji Japan 33 644 0.6× 1.3k 1.6× 555 0.8× 133 0.2× 112 0.3× 173 3.6k
James M. Fitz‐Gerald United States 26 578 0.6× 880 1.1× 480 0.7× 429 0.7× 125 0.3× 110 2.2k
Satya Prakash India 47 4.1k 4.1× 2.4k 2.9× 1.4k 1.9× 145 0.2× 224 0.6× 186 6.1k
Richard L. Axelbaum United States 30 510 0.5× 593 0.7× 135 0.2× 1.4k 2.4× 359 0.9× 140 3.4k
Yukio Makino Japan 30 914 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 999 1.4× 62 0.1× 719 1.8× 179 2.9k
Ulrich Vogt Switzerland 35 661 0.7× 1.9k 2.2× 126 0.2× 145 0.2× 394 1.0× 115 4.0k
Henk Huinink Netherlands 34 1.1k 1.1× 1.2k 1.4× 278 0.4× 303 0.5× 91 0.2× 172 4.1k
Charles E. Lyman United States 20 570 0.6× 1.2k 1.5× 187 0.3× 142 0.2× 131 0.3× 71 3.1k
Darong Chen China 23 388 0.4× 545 0.7× 481 0.7× 407 0.7× 87 0.2× 109 1.9k
Reza Mohammadi United States 28 579 0.6× 1.3k 1.6× 712 1.0× 427 0.7× 69 0.2× 64 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by A. Blatter

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Fields of papers citing papers by A. Blatter

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of A. Blatter

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of A. Blatter. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of A. Blatter based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with A. Blatter. A. Blatter is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Sarac, Baran, Martin Hantusch, Jan Schroers, et al.. (2024). Enhanced hydrogen evolution via nano-patterned Pt-based metallic glass and dynamic copper oxide foam formation. Materials & Design. 249. 113530–113530. 1 indexed citations
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Thomä, Sabrina L. J., Robert Zboray, Ruggero Frison, et al.. (2024). Partial crystallization in Pd-BMG systems: From understanding structure towards influencing functionality through temperature-time series. Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 33. 6207–6215. 1 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Thomas, Christian Gierl‐Mayer, A. Blatter, et al.. (2013). REVIEW - INFLUENCE OF PANEL MOISTURE CONTENT ON POWDER COATING OF MEDIUM DENSITY FIBREBOARD (MDF). 9(4). 15–21. 4 indexed citations
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Hensen, A., Eiko Nemitz, Michael Flynn, et al.. (2009). Inter-comparison of ammonia fluxes obtained using the Relaxed Eddy Accumulation technique. Biogeosciences. 6(11). 2575–2588. 37 indexed citations
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Reclaru, Lucien, et al.. (2007). Anisotropy of nickel release and corrosion in austenitic stainless steels. Acta Biomaterialia. 4(3). 680–685. 13 indexed citations
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Reclaru, Lucien, et al.. (2006). Comparative corrosion study of “Ni-free” austenitic stainless steels in view of medical applications. Acta Biomaterialia. 2(4). 433–444. 43 indexed citations
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Reclaru, Lucien, et al.. (2005). Electrochemical corrosion and metal ion release from Co-Cr-Mo prosthesis with titanium plasma spray coating. Biomaterials. 26(23). 4747–4756. 57 indexed citations
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Reclaru, Lucien, et al.. (2005). Corrosion behaviour of cobalt–chromium dental alloys doped with precious metals. Biomaterials. 26(21). 4358–4365. 53 indexed citations
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Thöni, Lotti, et al.. (2003). A passive sampling method to determine ammonia in ambient air. Journal of Environmental Monitoring. 5(1). 96–99. 32 indexed citations
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Reclaru, Lucien, et al.. (2003). Evaluation of corrosion on plasma sprayed and anodized titanium implants, both with and without bone cement. Biomaterials. 24(18). 3027–3038. 17 indexed citations
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Sutton, Mark A., Eiko Nemitz, C. Milford, et al.. (1998). GRAMINAE: A new initiative to examine biosphere-atmosphere interactions of ammonia with grasslands across Europe. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Blatter, A., et al.. (1996). Deposition of nitrogen-containing compounds to an extensively managed grassland in central Switzerland. Environmental Pollution. 91(1). 21–34. 49 indexed citations
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Blatter, A. & C. Ortíz. (1994). Crystallization study of glassy Te-Se-I thin films. Journal of Crystal Growth. 139(1-2). 120–128. 7 indexed citations
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Blatter, A. & C. Ortíz. (1993). Laser ablative hole formation in amorphous thin films. Journal of Applied Physics. 73(12). 8552–8560. 11 indexed citations
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Blatter, A. & W. Bührer. (1991). Chemical ordering in undercooled Cr40Ti60 β-phases. Materials Science and Engineering A. 133. 431–433. 4 indexed citations
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Blatter, A., et al.. (1990). Transformations preceding amorphization in Cr-Ti and Cr-Ti-Fe β phases. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 42(11). 6993–6999. 12 indexed citations
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Blatter, A., et al.. (1988). The process of spontaneous vitrification evaluated by calorimetry. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 145. 81–88. 10 indexed citations

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