Annick De Backer

2.1k total citations
54 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Annick De Backer is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Annick De Backer has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 39 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 37 papers in Structural Biology and 20 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Annick De Backer's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (39 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (37 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Annick De Backer is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (39 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (37 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (9 papers). Annick De Backer collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, United Kingdom and Germany. Annick De Backer's co-authors include Sandra Van Aert, Sara Bals, Gerardo Martínez, Jan Sijbers, Andreas Rosenauer, Bart Goris, Karel H. W. van den Bos, Wouter Van den Broek, Gustaaf Van Tendeloo and Peter D. Nellist and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Annick De Backer

52 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Annick De Backer Belgium 22 857 709 666 390 337 54 1.6k
Christopher S. Own United States 13 1.0k 1.2× 610 0.9× 528 0.8× 465 1.2× 283 0.8× 28 1.8k
G.J. Corbin United States 8 945 1.1× 659 0.9× 544 0.8× 495 1.3× 345 1.0× 22 1.7k
Wouter Van den Broek Germany 18 546 0.6× 625 0.9× 535 0.8× 252 0.6× 341 1.0× 52 1.4k
Tracy C. Lovejoy United States 14 685 0.8× 796 1.1× 644 1.0× 452 1.2× 481 1.4× 33 1.6k
Markus Lentzen Germany 17 712 0.8× 583 0.8× 518 0.8× 467 1.2× 270 0.8× 48 1.4k
Peter Hartel Germany 18 569 0.7× 852 1.2× 763 1.1× 490 1.3× 379 1.1× 46 1.6k
Matthew F. Murfitt United States 12 1.2k 1.4× 1.1k 1.6× 971 1.5× 713 1.8× 425 1.3× 23 2.4k
G. Lilienkamp Germany 21 523 0.6× 248 0.3× 340 0.5× 496 1.3× 686 2.0× 51 1.5k
G. Benner Germany 18 663 0.8× 542 0.8× 518 0.8× 548 1.4× 353 1.0× 47 1.5k
A. Thust Germany 22 786 0.9× 1.0k 1.4× 898 1.3× 592 1.5× 371 1.1× 49 1.9k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Annick De Backer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Braeckevelt, Tom, Annick De Backer, Nadine J. Schrenker, et al.. (2025). Increasing the Phase Stability of CsPbI3 Nanocrystals by Zn2+ and Cd2+ Addition: Synergy of Transmission Electron Microscopy and Molecular Dynamics. ACS Nano. 19(18). 17698–17708.
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Schrenker, Nadine J., Tom Braeckevelt, Annick De Backer, et al.. (2024). Investigation of the Octahedral Network Structure in Formamidinium Lead Bromide Nanocrystals by Low-Dose Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. Nano Letters. 24(35). 10936–10942. 6 indexed citations
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Arteaga-Cardona, Fernando, Noopur Jain, Radian Popescu, et al.. (2023). Preventing cation intermixing enables 50% quantum yield in sub-15 nm short-wave infrared-emitting rare-earth based core-shell nanocrystals. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4462–4462. 23 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, Zezhong Zhang, Karel H. W. van den Bos, et al.. (2022). Element Specific Atom Counting at the Atomic Scale by Combining High Angle Annular Dark Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy and Energy Dispersive X‐ray Spectroscopy. Small Methods. 6(11). e2200875–e2200875. 9 indexed citations
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Kirkwood, Nicholas, Annick De Backer, Thomas Altantzis, et al.. (2019). Locating and Controlling the Zn Content in In(Zn)P Quantum Dots. Chemistry of Materials. 32(1). 557–565. 53 indexed citations
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Bos, Karel H. W. van den, Thomas Altantzis, Annick De Backer, Sandra Van Aert, & Sara Bals. (2018). Recent breakthroughs in scanning transmission electron microscopy of small species. Advances in Physics X. 3(1). 1480420–1480420. 8 indexed citations
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Schryvers, D., Ekhard K. H. Salje, Minoru Nishida, et al.. (2017). Quantification by aberration corrected (S)TEM of boundaries formed by symmetry breaking phase transformations. Ultramicroscopy. 176. 194–199. 2 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, Lewys Jones, Iván Lobato, et al.. (2017). Three-dimensional atomic models from a single projection using Z-contrast imaging: verification by electron tomography and opportunities. Nanoscale. 9(25). 8791–8798. 34 indexed citations
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Bals, Sara, Bart Goris, Annick De Backer, Sandra Van Aert, & Gustaaf Van Tendeloo. (2016). Atomic resolution electron tomography. MRS Bulletin. 41(7). 525–530. 22 indexed citations
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Bos, Karel H. W. van den, Annick De Backer, Gerardo Martínez, et al.. (2016). Unscrambling Mixed Elements using High Angle Annular Dark Field Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 116(24). 246101–246101. 47 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, et al.. (2016). How precise can atoms of a nanocluster be located in 3D using a tilt series of scanning transmission electron microscopy images?. Ultramicroscopy. 181. 134–143. 5 indexed citations
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Altantzis, Thomas, et al.. (2016). Depth sectioning combined with atom-counting in HAADF STEM to retrieve the 3D atomic structure. Ultramicroscopy. 177. 36–42. 13 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, Karel H. W. van den Bos, Wouter Van den Broek, Jan Sijbers, & Sandra Van Aert. (2016). StatSTEM: An efficient approach for accurate and precise model-based quantification of atomic resolution electron microscopy images. Ultramicroscopy. 171. 104–116. 196 indexed citations
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Aert, Sandra Van, Annick De Backer, Gerardo Martínez, et al.. (2015). Advanced electron crystallography through model-based imaging. IUCrJ. 3(1). 71–83. 30 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, Gerardo Martínez, Katherine E. MacArthur, et al.. (2014). Dose limited reliability of quantitative annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy for nano-particle atom-counting. Ultramicroscopy. 151. 56–61. 40 indexed citations
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Martínez, Gerardo, Andreas Rosenauer, Annick De Backer, Johan Verbeeck, & Sandra Van Aert. (2013). Quantitative composition determination at the atomic level using model-based high-angle annular dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 137. 12–19. 77 indexed citations
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Dekker, Arnold J. den, et al.. (2013). Estimation of unknown structure parameters from high-resolution (S)TEM images: What are the limits?. Ultramicroscopy. 134. 34–43. 42 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, Gerardo Martínez, Andreas Rosenauer, & Sandra Van Aert. (2013). Atom counting in HAADF STEM using a statistical model-based approach: Methodology, possibilities, and inherent limitations. Ultramicroscopy. 134. 23–33. 89 indexed citations
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Backer, Annick De, Sandra Van Aert, & D. Van Dyck. (2011). High precision measurements of atom column positions using model-based exit wave reconstruction. Ultramicroscopy. 111(9-10). 1475–1482. 9 indexed citations

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