Bernd Gotsmann

7.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
126 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Bernd Gotsmann is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Gotsmann has authored 126 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 49 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 49 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Bernd Gotsmann's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (53 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (27 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (22 papers). Bernd Gotsmann is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (53 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (27 papers) and Thermal properties of materials (22 papers). Bernd Gotsmann collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Bernd Gotsmann's co-authors include Mark A. Lantz, Harald Fuchs, Heike Riel, Fabian Menges, U. Dürig, Ute Drechsler, Boris Anczykowski, M. Despont, Urs Duerig and Siegfried Karg and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Bernd Gotsmann

124 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

The "millipede" - nanotechnology entering data storage 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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. The "millipede" - nanotechnology entering data storage
    2002 560 citations P. Vettiger, M. Despont et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernd Gotsmann Switzerland 37 3.3k 2.3k 2.0k 1.7k 843 126 5.6k
Luciano Colombo Italy 41 1.9k 0.6× 4.6k 2.0× 2.4k 1.2× 904 0.5× 599 0.7× 277 6.7k
Elefterios Lidorikis Greece 36 2.0k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 1.9k 1.1× 334 0.4× 107 4.9k
Morten Willatzen Denmark 36 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.6× 1.5k 0.7× 2.4k 1.4× 399 0.5× 260 5.2k
T. R. Albrecht United States 29 5.1k 1.6× 2.2k 1.0× 2.6k 1.3× 2.6k 1.6× 459 0.5× 63 7.7k
Ute Drechsler Switzerland 33 2.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 2.7k 1.3× 2.2k 1.3× 373 0.4× 117 5.1k
H. K. Wickramasinghe United States 42 6.2k 1.9× 1.9k 0.9× 3.9k 1.9× 4.9k 2.9× 1.0k 1.2× 129 9.6k
S. Washburn United States 39 5.1k 1.5× 2.9k 1.3× 2.6k 1.3× 1.5k 0.9× 345 0.4× 137 8.0k
C. Sibilia Italy 34 2.8k 0.8× 844 0.4× 1.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.3× 512 0.6× 309 5.3k
Jianda Shao China 36 1.2k 0.4× 2.2k 1.0× 2.9k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 883 1.0× 578 6.2k
Hirofumi Yamada Japan 38 3.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.7× 2.3k 1.2× 2.3k 1.4× 250 0.3× 297 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernd Gotsmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernd Gotsmann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schmid, Heinz, Alan Molinari, Mathieu Luisier, et al.. (2024). Magnetoresistive-coupled transistor using the Weyl semimetal NbP. Nature Communications. 15(1). 710–710. 3 indexed citations
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Molinari, Alan, Marilyne Sousa, C. Lavoie, et al.. (2023). Disorder-Induced Magnetotransport Anomalies in Amorphous and Textured Co1–xSix Semimetal Thin Films. ACS Applied Electronic Materials. 5(5). 2624–2637. 8 indexed citations
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Tabatabaei, F. S., Ute Drechsler, Thomas A. Niehaus, et al.. (2023). Full thermoelectric characterization of a single molecule. Nature Communications. 14(1). 3868–3868. 25 indexed citations
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Wen, Pengyan, et al.. (2021). Modelling of thermal effects in InP-on-Si nanocavity lasers. xliii. 1–2.
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Sistani, Masiar, et al.. (2020). Spatially resolved thermoelectric effects inoperandosemiconductor–metal nanowire heterostructures. Nanoscale. 12(40). 20590–20597. 16 indexed citations
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Ramos, R., Jaehyun Lee, Hanako Okuno, et al.. (2019). Investigation of Pt-Salt-Doped-Standalone- Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes for On-Chip Interconnect Applications. IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices. 66(5). 2346–2352. 16 indexed citations
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Wagner, Tino, Fabian Menges, Heike Riel, Bernd Gotsmann, & Andreas Stemmer. (2018). Combined scanning probe electronic and thermal characterization of an indium arsenide nanowire. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 9. 129–136. 8 indexed citations
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Gotsmann, Bernd, et al.. (2018). Resistive Coupled VO<inf>2</inf> Oscillators for Image Recognition. Infoscience (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). 1–7. 18 indexed citations
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Nirmalraj, Peter Niraj, Damien Thompson, Christos Dimitrakopoulos, et al.. (2016). A robust molecular probe for Ångstrom-scale analytics in liquids. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12403–12403. 4 indexed citations
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Menges, Fabian, et al.. (2014). Length-Dependent Thermal Transport along Molecular Chains. Physical Review Letters. 113(6). 60801–60801. 130 indexed citations
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Nirmalraj, Peter Niraj, Damien Thompson, Agustín Molina‐Ontoria, et al.. (2014). Nanoelectrical analysis of single molecules and atomic-scale materials at the solid/liquid interface. Nature Materials. 13(10). 947–953. 25 indexed citations
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Gotsmann, Bernd & Mark A. Lantz. (2012). Quantized thermal transport across contacts of rough surfaces. Nature Materials. 12(1). 59–65. 110 indexed citations
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Lantz, Mark A., Bernd Gotsmann, Papot Jaroenapibal, et al.. (2012). Wear‐Resistant Nanoscale Silicon Carbide Tips for Scanning Probe Applications. Advanced Functional Materials. 22(8). 1639–1645. 34 indexed citations
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Gotsmann, Bernd, Heike Riel, & Emanuel Lörtscher. (2011). Direct electrode-electrode tunneling in break-junction measurements of molecular conductance. Physical Review B. 84(20). 25 indexed citations
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Knoll, Armin W., D. Wiesmann, Bernd Gotsmann, & Urs Duerig. (2009). Relaxation Kinetics of Nanoscale Indents in a Polymer Glass. Physical Review Letters. 102(11). 117801–117801. 22 indexed citations
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Gotsmann, Bernd, H. Rothuizen, & Urs Duerig. (2008). Ballistic nanoindentation of polymers. Applied Physics Letters. 93(9). 9 indexed citations
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Cannara, Rachel J., Bernd Gotsmann, Armin W. Knoll, & U. Dürig. (2008). Thermo-mechanical probe storage at Mbps single-probe data rates and Tbit in−2densities. Nanotechnology. 19(39). 395305–395305. 21 indexed citations
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Gotsmann, Bernd, Urs Duerig, Jane Frommer, & Craig J. Hawker. (2006). Exploiting Chemical Switching in a Diels–Alder Polymer for Nanoscale Probe Lithography and Data Storage. Advanced Functional Materials. 16(11). 1499–1505. 81 indexed citations
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Cherubini, Giovanni, Theodore Antonakopoulos, G. Binnig, et al.. (2002). The millipede, a very dense, highly parallel scanning-probe data-storage system. European Solid-State Circuits Conference. 121–125. 2 indexed citations
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Gotsmann, Bernd & Harald Fuchs. (2002). Dynamic AFM using the FM technique with constant excitation amplitude. Applied Surface Science. 188(3-4). 355–362. 20 indexed citations

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