Abdelhamid Maali

6.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
52 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

Abdelhamid Maali is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Abdelhamid Maali has authored 52 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 25 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 9 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Abdelhamid Maali's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (13 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (12 papers). Abdelhamid Maali is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (17 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (13 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (12 papers). Abdelhamid Maali collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and China. Abdelhamid Maali's co-authors include M. Brune, J. M. Raimond, S. Haroche, Brahim Lounis, E. W. Hagley, Michel Orrit, Bharat Bhushan, Philippe Tamarat, C. Wunderlich and Xavier Maı̂tre and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

Abdelhamid Maali

50 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Observing the Progressive Decoherence of the “Meter” in a Quantum Measurement

1996 1.1k citations M. Brune, E. W. Hagley et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Photothermal Imaging of Nanometer-Sized Metal Particles Among Scatterers

2002 762 citations Abdelhamid Maali, Brahim Lounis et al. profile →
Quantum Rabi Oscillation: A Direct Test of Field Quantization in a Cavity

1996 685 citations M. Brune, Abdelhamid Maali et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Abdelhamid Maali France	26	2.7k	1.7k	1.2k	544	542	52	4.5k
Paolo Maioli France	30	1.8k 0.7×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 1.1×	397 0.7×	874 1.6×	66	3.6k
E Wu China	35	1.9k 0.7×	841 0.5×	625 0.5×	1.2k 2.3×	1.2k 2.2×	194	3.8k
Johannes Feist Spain	41	5.4k 2.0×	917 0.5×	1.7k 1.4×	875 1.6×	457 0.8×	108	6.1k
Wonho Jhe South Korea	34	2.9k 1.0×	455 0.3×	1.1k 0.9×	719 1.3×	379 0.7×	185	3.7k
Ulrich Hohenester Austria	41	3.3k 1.2×	800 0.5×	3.3k 2.7×	1.6k 3.0×	1.5k 2.7×	165	6.6k
Meenakshi Dutt United States	23	3.7k 1.4×	1.1k 0.6×	479 0.4×	1.2k 2.2×	3.4k 6.2×	91	5.8k
Jabez J. McClelland United States	32	2.4k 0.9×	414 0.2×	832 0.7×	822 1.5×	345 0.6×	112	3.4k
Jason M. Smith United Kingdom	36	1.8k 0.6×	277 0.2×	756 0.6×	1.6k 2.9×	1.8k 3.4×	111	3.6k
Guo‐Ping Guo China	33	2.5k 0.9×	1.5k 0.9×	534 0.4×	1.5k 2.8×	1.1k 2.0×	251	4.2k
Oliver Benson Germany	44	5.8k 2.1×	2.2k 1.3×	2.1k 1.7×	4.4k 8.1×	3.4k 6.3×	175	9.0k

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Zhang, Zaicheng, Yacine Amarouchène, Thomas Salez, et al.. (2025). Direct Measurement of the Viscocapillary Lift Force near a Liquid Interface. Physical Review Letters. 134(9). 94001–94001.

Maali, Abdelhamid, et al.. (2021). Cross-linked polymer microparticles with tunable surface properties by the combination of suspension free radical copolymerization and Click chemistry. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 607(Pt 2). 1687–1698. 7 indexed citations

Maali, Abdelhamid, et al.. (2019). Synthesis and Characterization of Fe-Based Nanocomposites. Diffusion foundations. 22. 39–47. 6 indexed citations

Maali, Abdelhamid, Stéphane Colin, & Bharat Bhushan. (2016). Slip length measurement of gas flow. Nanotechnology. 27(37). 374004–374004. 17 indexed citations

Darwiche, Adnan, François Ingremeau, Yacine Amarouchène, et al.. (2013). Rheology of polymer solutions using colloidal-probe atomic force microscopy. Physical Review E. 87(6). 62601–62601. 6 indexed citations

Maali, Abdelhamid & Bharat Bhushan. (2013). Nanobubbles and their role in slip and drag. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 25(18). 184003–184003. 31 indexed citations

Maali, Abdelhamid, Yunlu Pan, Bharat Bhushan, & Élisabeth Charlaix. (2012). Hydrodynamic drag-force measurement and slip length on microstructured surfaces. Physical Review E. 85(6). 66310–66310. 35 indexed citations

Talbot, Jean-Claude, Alain Dautant, Ange Polidori, et al.. (2009). Hydrogenated and fluorinated surfactants derived from Tris(hydroxymethyl)-acrylamidomethane allow the purification of a highly active yeast F1-F0 ATP-synthase with an enhanced stability. Journal of Bioenergetics and Biomembranes. 41(4). 349–360. 16 indexed citations

Lasne, David, Abdelhamid Maali, Yacine Amarouchène, et al.. (2008). Velocity Profiles of Water Flowing Past Solid Glass Surfaces Using Fluorescent Nanoparticles and Molecules as Velocity Probes. Physical Review Letters. 100(21). 214502–214502. 47 indexed citations

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Maali, Abdelhamid, Touria Cohen-Bouhacina, & H. Kellay. (2008). Measurement of the slip length of water flow on graphite surface. Applied Physics Letters. 92(5). 96 indexed citations

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Maali, Abdelhamid & Bharat Bhushan. (2008). Nanorheology and boundary slip in confined liquids using atomic force microscopy. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 20(31). 315201–315201. 46 indexed citations

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Cohen-Bouhacina, Touria, et al.. (2007). Analytical description of the motion of an acoustic-driven atomic force microscope cantilever in liquid. Applied Physics Letters. 90(11). 27 indexed citations

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Hurth, Cédric, Jean-Claude Talbot, Abdelhamid Maali, et al.. (2006). Enzymatic activity of immobilized yeast phosphoglycerate kinase. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 22(11). 2449–2455. 3 indexed citations

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Maali, Abdelhamid, Touria Cohen-Bouhacina, G. Couturier, & Jean‐Pierre Aimé. (2006). Oscillatory Dissipation of a Simple Confined Liquid. Physical Review Letters. 96(8). 86105–86105. 64 indexed citations

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Maali, Abdelhamid & Touria Cohen-Bouhacina. (2006). Maali and Cohen-Bouhacina Reply:. Physical Review Letters. 97(17). 3 indexed citations

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Lelong, Gérald, et al.. (2005). Fluorescent silver oligomeric clusters and colloidal particles. Solid State Sciences. 7(7). 812–818. 94 indexed citations

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Maali, Abdelhamid, et al.. (2005). Hydrodynamics of oscillating atomic force microscopy cantilevers in viscous fluids. Journal of Applied Physics. 97(7). 212 indexed citations

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Maali, Abdelhamid, Thierry Cardinal, & Mona Tréguer‐Delapierre. (2003). Intrinsic fluorescence from individual silver nanoparticles. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 17. 559–560. 35 indexed citations

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Hagley, E. W., Abdelhamid Maali, C. Wunderlich, et al.. (1997). An experimental study of a schrödinger cat decoherence with atoms and cavities. Journal of Modern Optics. 44(11-12). 2023–2032. 3 indexed citations

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Davidovich, L., Abdelhamid Maali, M. Brune, J. M. Raimond, & S. Haroche. (1993). Quantum switches and nonlocal microwave fields. Physical Review Letters. 71(15). 2360–2363. 135 indexed citations

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