Alexander Pirkl

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 908 citations indexed

About

Alexander Pirkl is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Spectroscopy and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Pirkl has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 908 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Computational Mechanics, 12 papers in Spectroscopy and 6 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alexander Pirkl's work include Ion-surface interactions and analysis (12 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (5 papers). Alexander Pirkl is often cited by papers focused on Ion-surface interactions and analysis (12 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (12 papers) and Analytical chemistry methods development (5 papers). Alexander Pirkl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Alexander Pirkl's co-authors include Klaus Dreisewerd, Jens Soltwisch, Morgan R. Alexander, E. Niehuis, Ian S. Gilmore, Rasmus Havelund, Henrik Arlinghaus, Rudolf Moellers, Felix Kollmer and Peter S. Marshall and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Pirkl

28 papers receiving 895 citations

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The 3D OrbiSIMS—label-free metabolic imaging with subcellular lateral resolution and high mass-resolving power

2017 334 citations Melissa K. Passarelli, Alexander Pirkl et al. Nature Methods profile →

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Andy West United Kingdom

Dmitry Grinfeld Germany

Martin Schuerenberg Germany

Todd H. Mize United Kingdom

Stefan Berkenkamp Germany

Kyle L. Fort Germany

John Hoyes United Kingdom

Kristina Lorenzen Germany

Idlir Liko United Kingdom

Rafael D. Melani United States

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Keenan, Michael R., Gustavo F. Trindade, Alexander Pirkl, et al.. (2025). Orbitrap noise structure and method for noise unbiased multivariate analysis. Nature Communications. 16(1). 6398–6398. 2 indexed citations

Kollmer, Felix, et al.. (2023). Hybrid SIMS: Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Imaging with High Mass Resolving Power. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 29(Supplement_1). 748–748. 1 indexed citations

Son, Jin Gyeong, Hyun Kyong Shon, Jaeho Cho, et al.. (2023). Monitoring lipid alterations in Drosophila heads in an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis model with time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry. The Analyst. 149(3). 846–858. 3 indexed citations

Trindade, Gustavo F., Stefanie Kern, Alexander Pirkl, et al.. (2022). Elucidating the molecular landscape of the stratum corneum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(12). e2114380119–e2114380119. 35 indexed citations

Seah, M. P., Gustavo F. Trindade, Alexander Pirkl, et al.. (2021). OrbiSIMS metrology Part I: Optimisation of the target potential and collision cell pressure. Surface and Interface Analysis. 54(4). 331–340. 9 indexed citations

Pirkl, Alexander, Jean‐Pierre Le Caër, Nicolas Elie, et al.. (2020). Multimodal Imaging Mass Spectrometry to Identify Markers of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Human Lung Tissue Using MALDI-ToF, ToF-SIMS, and Hybrid SIMS. Analytical Chemistry. 92(17). 12079–12087. 37 indexed citations

Ray, Seemun, et al.. (2020). New insights into ToF-SIMS imaging in osteoporotic bone research. Biointerphases. 15(3). 31005–31005. 12 indexed citations

Kollmer, Felix, et al.. (2020). Recent Advances in 2D and 3D TOF SIMS Analysis of Organic and Inorganic Surfaces. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 26(S2). 76–77. 1 indexed citations

Bhandari, Dhaka Ram, Anja Henß, Alexander Pirkl, et al.. (2018). Imaging of Lipids in Native Human Bone Sections Using TOF–Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Atmospheric Pressure Scanning Microprobe Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Orbitrap Mass Spectrometry, and Orbitrap–Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry. Analytical Chemistry. 90(15). 8856–8864. 37 indexed citations

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Passarelli, Melissa K., Alexander Pirkl, Rudolf Moellers, et al.. (2017). The 3D OrbiSIMS—label-free metabolic imaging with subcellular lateral resolution and high mass-resolving power. Nature Methods. 14(12). 1175–1183. 334 indexed citations breakdown →

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Gilmore, Ian S., Rasmus Havelund, Alexander Pirkl, et al.. (2017). Label-free Imaging of Biomolecules in Murine Brain Sections Using the 3D OrbiSIMS. Protocol Exchange. 1 indexed citations

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Pirkl, Alexander, Rudolf Moellers, Henrik Arlinghaus, et al.. (2016). A Novel Hybrid Dual Analyzer SIMS Instrument for Improved Surface and 3D-Analysis. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 22(S3). 340–341. 8 indexed citations

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Pirkl, Alexander, et al.. (2016). Label-free 3D analysis of biological tissue with micron spatial and 240k mass resolution using a new SIMS hybrid mass analyser. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 4. 1 indexed citations

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Pirkl, Alexander, et al.. (2014). Water Ice is a Soft Matrix for the Structural Characterization of Glycosaminoglycans by Infrared Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization. Analytical Chemistry. 86(13). 6439–6446. 9 indexed citations

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Pirkl, Alexander, et al.. (2014). Analysis of Drosophila Lipids by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometric Imaging. Analytical Chemistry. 86(22). 11086–11092. 52 indexed citations

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Cramer, Rainer, Alexander Pirkl, Franz Hillenkamp, & Klaus Dreisewerd. (2013). AP‐UV‐MALDI mit flüssigen Matrizes: stabile Ionenausbeuten von mehrfach geladenen Peptid‐ und Proteinionen für die empfindliche Massenspektrometrie. Angewandte Chemie. 125(8). 2420–2424. 1 indexed citations

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Cramer, Rainer, Alexander Pirkl, Franz Hillenkamp, & Klaus Dreisewerd. (2013). Liquid AP‐UV‐MALDI Enables Stable Ion Yields of Multiply Charged Peptide and Protein Ions for Sensitive Analysis by Mass Spectrometry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(8). 2364–2367. 59 indexed citations

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Kriegeskorte, André, Simone König, Gunnar Sander, et al.. (2011). Small colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus reveal distinct protein profiles. PROTEOMICS. 11(12). 2476–2490. 75 indexed citations

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Ibáñez, Alfredo J., Judith Scharte, Alexander Pirkl, et al.. (2010). Rapid metabolic profiling of Nicotiana tabacum defence responses against Phytophthora nicotianae using direct infrared laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry and principal component analysis. Plant Methods. 6(1). 14–14. 29 indexed citations

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Pirkl, Alexander, Klaus Dreisewerd, Joanne Y. Yew, & Simone König. (2009). Field-based ion generation from microscale emitters on natural and artificial objects for atmospheric pressure mass spectrometry. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 397(8). 3311–3316. 11 indexed citations

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