B. Drake

6.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
61 papers, 4.7k citations indexed

About

B. Drake is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, B. Drake has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 4.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 22 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in B. Drake's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (46 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (18 papers) and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (11 papers). B. Drake is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (46 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (18 papers) and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (11 papers). B. Drake collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. B. Drake's co-authors include Paul K. Hansma, S. A. C. Gould, Craig Prater, Othmar Marti, P. K. Hansma, Helen G. Hansma, A. L. Weisenhorn, C. F. Quate, T. R. Albrecht and David S. Cannell and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

B. Drake

60 papers receiving 4.5k citations

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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.

Imaging Crystals, Polymers, and Processes in Water with the Atomic Force Microscope

1989 798 citations B. Drake, Craig Prater et al. profile →
The Scanning Ion-Conductance Microscope

1989 623 citations Paul K. Hansma, B. Drake et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
B. Drake United States	31	3.1k	1.4k	1.2k	811	621	61	4.7k
Craig Prater United States	26	3.3k 1.0×	1.6k 1.2×	1.3k 1.1×	919 1.1×	608 1.0×	62	5.6k
S. A. C. Gould United States	30	2.7k 0.8×	966 0.7×	902 0.8×	829 1.0×	550 0.9×	70	4.3k
Takeshi Fukuma Japan	38	3.6k 1.1×	1.5k 1.0×	1.4k 1.2×	962 1.2×	793 1.3×	175	5.7k
P. K. Hansma United States	29	2.9k 0.9×	1.1k 0.8×	1.3k 1.1×	451 0.6×	316 0.5×	49	3.9k
Tilman E. Schäffer Germany	42	2.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.3×	750 0.6×	1.1k 1.3×	658 1.1×	118	6.4k
J. P. Cleveland United States	31	6.2k 2.0×	2.5k 1.8×	2.0k 1.7×	927 1.1×	222 0.4×	50	8.2k
Suzanne Jarvis Ireland	31	2.4k 0.8×	977 0.7×	720 0.6×	628 0.8×	202 0.3×	91	3.6k
Roger Proksch United States	42	3.0k 1.0×	1.9k 1.4×	1.8k 1.5×	333 0.4×	314 0.5×	114	6.2k
A. L. Weisenhorn United States	20	2.5k 0.8×	882 0.6×	858 0.7×	691 0.9×	140 0.2×	34	3.2k
Brunero Cappella Germany	19	3.2k 1.0×	1.6k 1.1×	905 0.8×	432 0.5×	119 0.2×	44	5.0k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Penedo, Marcos, B. Drake, Alexandre Kuhn, et al.. (2025). Controlled Sensing of User-Defined Aptamer-Based Targets Using Scanning Ionic Conductance Spectroscopy. ACS Nano. 19(13). 13139–13148. 3 indexed citations

Penedo, Marcos, B. Drake, Jialin Shi, et al.. (2025). Deep‐Learning‐Assisted SICM for Enhanced Real‐Time Imaging of Nanoscale Biological Dynamics. Small Methods. 9(12). e01080–e01080.

Navikas, Vytautas, B. Drake, S. L. Marion, et al.. (2023). Spatially multiplexed single-molecule translocations through a nanopore at controlled speeds. Nature Nanotechnology. 18(9). 1078–1084. 26 indexed citations

Drake, B., Connor Randall, Daniel Bridges, & Paul K. Hansma. (2014). A new ion sensing deep atomic force microscope. Review of Scientific Instruments. 85(8). 83706–83706. 8 indexed citations

Wierzbicki, Anthony S., C. Steven Sikes, Jeffry D. Madura, & B. Drake. (1994). Atomic force microscopy and molecular modeling of protein and peptide binding to calcite. Calcified Tissue International. 54(2). 133–141. 99 indexed citations

Hansma, P. K., B. Drake, D. A. Grigg, et al.. (1994). A new, optical-lever based atomic force microscope. Journal of Applied Physics. 76(2). 796–799. 34 indexed citations

Bezanilla, Magdalena, B. Drake, Evgeny Nudler, et al.. (1994). Motion and enzymatic degradation of DNA in the atomic force microscope. Biophysical Journal. 67(6). 2454–2459. 166 indexed citations

Walters, D. A., et al.. (1994). Atomic force microscope integrated with a scanning electron microscope for tip fabrication. Applied Physics Letters. 65(6). 787–789. 12 indexed citations

Schueler, Paula A., et al.. (1993). Physical structure, optical resonance, and surface-enhanced Raman scattering of silver-island films on suspended polymer latex particles. Analytical Chemistry. 65(22). 3177–3186. 61 indexed citations

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Ill, Charles R., Joanna Hale, Kayako Nakamura, et al.. (1993). A COOH-terminal peptide confers regiospecific orientation and facilitates atomic force microscopy of an IgG1. Biophysical Journal. 64(3). 919–924. 50 indexed citations

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Sikes, C. Steven, Erich Mueller, Jeffry D. Madura, B. Drake, & Brenda J. Little. (1993). Polyamino Acids as Antiscalants, Corrosion Inhibitors, and Dispersants: Atomic Force Microscopy and Mechanisms of Action. 1–21. 2 indexed citations

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Bremer, Phil, et al.. (1992). Atomic force microscopy examination of the topography of a hydrated bacterial biofilm on a copper surface. Current Microbiology. 24(4). 223–230. 63 indexed citations

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Drake, B. & Roland Hellmann. (1991). Atomic force microscopy imaging of the albite (010) surface. American Mineralogist. 76. 1773–1776. 18 indexed citations

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Bremer, Phil, Gill G. Geesey, B. Drake, J. G. Jolley, & M.R. Hankins. (1991). Characterization of a thin copper film to investigate microbial biofilm formation. Surface and Interface Analysis. 17(11). 767–772. 7 indexed citations

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Gould, S. A. C., B. Drake, Craig Prater, et al.. (1990). The atomic force microscope: A tool for science and industry. Ultramicroscopy. 33(2). 93–98. 47 indexed citations

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Weisenhorn, A. L., B. Drake, Craig Prater, et al.. (1990). Immobilized proteins in buffer imaged at molecular resolution by atomic force microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 58(5). 1251–1258. 146 indexed citations

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Gould, S. A. C., B. Drake, Craig Prater, et al.. (1990). From atoms to integrated circuit chips, blood cells, and bacteria with the atomic force microscope. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 8(1). 369–373. 119 indexed citations

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Gould, S. A. C., Othmar Marti, B. Drake, et al.. (1988). Molecular resolution images of amino acid crystals with the atomic force microscope. Nature. 332(6162). 332–334. 104 indexed citations

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Marti, Othmar, B. Drake, S. A. C. Gould, & Paul K. Hansma. (1988). Atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy with a combination atomic force microscope/scanning tunneling microscope. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 6(3). 2089–2092. 12 indexed citations

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Coleman, R. V., et al.. (1985). Charge-density waves observed with a tunneling microscope. Physical Review Letters. 55(4). 394–397. 142 indexed citations

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