Benjamín Alemán

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
29 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Benjamín Alemán is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Benjamín Alemán has authored 29 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 15 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Benjamín Alemán's work include Mechanical and Optical Resonators (12 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (10 papers) and Graphene research and applications (8 papers). Benjamín Alemán is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical and Optical Resonators (12 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (10 papers) and Graphene research and applications (8 papers). Benjamín Alemán collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and China. Benjamín Alemán's co-authors include Alex Zettl, David Miller, William Regan, Michael F. Crommie, Andrew Blaikie, Feng Wang, Baisong Geng, R. P. Taylor, Matthew Francis and Vinod Narayanan and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Benjamín Alemán

27 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Self-Propelled Leidenfrost Droplets 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
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. Self-Propelled Leidenfrost Droplets
    2006 437 citations Heiner Linke, Benjamín Alemán 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 Career Trend Papers Cites
Benjamín Alemán United States 16 1.2k 634 606 483 317 29 2.1k
Thierry Ondarçuhu France 23 619 0.5× 728 1.1× 616 1.0× 747 1.5× 412 1.3× 68 2.3k
Tomáš Šikola Czechia 22 762 0.6× 788 1.2× 756 1.2× 615 1.3× 163 0.5× 162 1.9k
Deirdre L. Olynick United States 25 894 0.8× 1.0k 1.6× 1.3k 2.1× 394 0.8× 231 0.7× 78 2.2k
Giampaolo Mistura Italy 33 622 0.5× 1.0k 1.6× 783 1.3× 933 1.9× 780 2.5× 110 2.9k
G. Pandraud Netherlands 23 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 2.2× 1.4k 2.3× 672 1.4× 128 0.4× 135 2.7k
T. van Dillen Netherlands 18 502 0.4× 683 1.1× 282 0.5× 351 0.7× 82 0.3× 31 1.6k
Ing‐Shouh Hwang Taiwan 31 501 0.4× 758 1.2× 685 1.1× 1.5k 3.1× 210 0.7× 124 2.6k
F. Fuso Italy 22 550 0.5× 535 0.8× 456 0.8× 690 1.4× 87 0.3× 141 1.9k
M. Zinke-Allmang Canada 22 627 0.5× 417 0.7× 585 1.0× 983 2.0× 116 0.4× 75 1.9k
William A. Hubbard United States 15 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.7× 846 1.4× 233 0.5× 134 0.4× 57 2.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Benjamín Alemán

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benjamín Alemán

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Horowitz, Viva R., et al.. (2024). Validating an algebraic approach to characterizing resonator networks. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 1325–1325.
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Miller, David J., et al.. (2023). Coupled Nanomechanical Graphene Resonators: A Promising Platform for Scalable NEMS Networks. Micromachines. 14(11). 2103–2103.
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Niell, Cristopher M., et al.. (2022). Comparison of fractal and grid electrodes for studying the effects of spatial confinement on dissociated retinal neuronal and glial behavior. Scientific Reports. 12(1). 17513–17513. 5 indexed citations
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Ziegler, Joshua, et al.. (2022). Uncovering the morphological effects of high-energy Ga+ focused ion beam milling on hBN single-photon emitter fabrication. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 157(7). 74703–74703. 13 indexed citations
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Miller, David, Andrew Blaikie, & Benjamín Alemán. (2020). Nonvolatile Rewritable Frequency Tuning of a Nanoelectromechanical Resonator Using Photoinduced Doping. Nano Letters. 20(4). 2378–2386. 10 indexed citations
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Blaikie, Andrew, David Miller, & Benjamín Alemán. (2019). A fast and sensitive room-temperature graphene nanomechanical bolometer. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4726–4726. 114 indexed citations
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Ziegler, Joshua, Andrew Blaikie, David Miller, et al.. (2018). Single-Photon Emitters in Boron Nitride Nanococoons. Nano Letters. 18(4). 2683–2688. 22 indexed citations
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Blaikie, Andrew, David Miller, & Benjamín Alemán. (2018). A fast, sensitive, room-temperature graphene nanomechanical bolometer. arXiv (Cornell University). 2019. 1 indexed citations
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Miller, David & Benjamín Alemán. (2017). Shape tailoring to enhance and tune the properties of graphene nanomechanical resonators. 2D Materials. 4(2). 25101–25101. 18 indexed citations
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Lee, Jonathan C., David O. Bracher, Shanying Cui, et al.. (2014). Deterministic coupling of delta-doped nitrogen vacancy centers to a nanobeam photonic crystal cavity. UTS ePRESS (University of Technology Sydney). 63 indexed citations
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Alemán, Benjamín, Michael Rousseas, William Regan, et al.. (2013). Polymer‐free, low tension graphene mechanical resonators. physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 7(12). 1064–1066. 8 indexed citations
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Alemán, Benjamín. (2011). Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Nanoelectromechanical Systems. eScholarship (California Digital Library). 1 indexed citations
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Alemán, Benjamín, Allen Sussman, William Mickelson, & Alex Zettl. (2011). A Carbon Nanotube-based NEMS Parametric Amplifier for Enhanced Radio Wave Detection and Electronic Signal Amplification. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 302. 12001–12001. 7 indexed citations
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Kim, Kwanpyo, Zonghoon Lee, Brad D. Malone, et al.. (2011). Multiply folded graphene. Physical Review B. 83(24). 263 indexed citations
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Kim, Kwanpyo, William Regan, Baisong Geng, et al.. (2010). High‐temperature stability of suspended single‐layer graphene. physica status solidi (RRL) - Rapid Research Letters. 4(11). 302–304. 84 indexed citations
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Regan, William, Nasim Alem, Benjamín Alemán, et al.. (2010). A direct transfer of layer-area graphene. Applied Physics Letters. 96(11). 319 indexed citations
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Weldon, Jeffrey A., et al.. (2010). Sustained Mechanical Self-Oscillations in Carbon Nanotubes. Nano Letters. 10(5). 1728–1733. 32 indexed citations
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Fischer, Kathleen E., Benjamín Alemán, Sarah L. Tao, et al.. (2009). Biomimetic Nanowire Coatings for Next Generation Adhesive Drug Delivery Systems. Nano Letters. 9(2). 716–720. 143 indexed citations
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Linke, Heiner, Benjamín Alemán, Michael J. Taormina, et al.. (2006). Self-Propelled Leidenfrost Droplets. Physical Review Letters. 96(15). 154502–154502. 437 indexed citations breakdown →

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