Bernd Rieger

5.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
91 papers, 3.8k citations indexed

About

Bernd Rieger is a scholar working on Biophysics, Structural Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernd Rieger has authored 91 papers receiving a total of 3.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Biophysics, 35 papers in Structural Biology and 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bernd Rieger's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (52 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (35 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (18 papers). Bernd Rieger is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (52 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (35 papers) and Near-Field Optical Microscopy (18 papers). Bernd Rieger collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and United States. Bernd Rieger's co-authors include Sjoerd Stallinga, Keith A. Lidke, Carlas Smith, Robert P. J. Nieuwenhuizen, Lucas J. van Vliet, Mark Bates, David Grünwald, Rainer Heintzmann, Diane S. Lidke and Thomas M. Jovin and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Bernd Rieger

88 papers receiving 3.7k citations

Hit Papers

Measuring image resolution in optical nanoscopy 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 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. Measuring image resolution in optical nanoscopy
    2013 572 citations Robert P. J. Nieuwenhuizen, Keith A. Lidke et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernd Rieger Netherlands 30 2.3k 1.3k 1.2k 1.2k 463 91 3.8k
Giuseppe Vicidomini Italy 31 2.4k 1.0× 832 0.6× 1.4k 1.2× 802 0.7× 612 1.3× 108 3.6k
Steffen J. Sahl Germany 30 2.3k 1.0× 893 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 1.5k 1.3× 538 1.2× 45 3.8k
Sjoerd Stallinga Netherlands 26 1.8k 0.8× 792 0.6× 1.0k 0.8× 557 0.5× 676 1.5× 100 2.8k
Johann Engelhardt Germany 29 1.9k 0.8× 716 0.5× 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 502 1.1× 50 3.7k
James A. Galbraith United States 18 2.1k 0.9× 796 0.6× 1.3k 1.1× 1.0k 0.9× 622 1.3× 29 3.8k
Marcel Leutenegger Germany 28 1.7k 0.7× 494 0.4× 1.1k 0.9× 942 0.8× 539 1.2× 57 2.9k
Joshua C. Vaughan United States 28 2.4k 1.0× 899 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 1.7k 1.5× 845 1.8× 51 4.7k
Marcus Dyba Germany 13 1.7k 0.7× 616 0.5× 1.1k 0.9× 757 0.7× 463 1.0× 17 2.6k
Peter Kner United States 27 1.8k 0.8× 514 0.4× 1.3k 1.1× 1.2k 1.0× 962 2.1× 82 3.8k
Florian Schueder Germany 25 1.5k 0.7× 688 0.5× 922 0.8× 2.1k 1.8× 246 0.5× 41 3.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Bernd Rieger

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bernd Rieger

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernd Rieger

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Müller-McNicoll, Michaela, et al.. (2025). Smart 3D super-resolution microscopy reveals the architecture of the RNA scaffold in a nuclear body. Nature Communications. 16(1). 10689–10689.
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Rieger, Bernd, et al.. (2023). Precision and bias in dynamic light scattering optical coherence tomography measurements of diffusion and flow. Biomedical Optics Express. 15(2). 1288–1288. 3 indexed citations
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Stallinga, Sjoerd, et al.. (2022). Joint registration of multiple point clouds for fast particle fusion in localization microscopy. Bioinformatics. 38(12). 3281–3287. 6 indexed citations
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Rieger, Bernd, et al.. (2022). Photon efficient orientation estimation using polarization modulation in single-molecule localization microscopy. Biomedical Optics Express. 13(5). 2835–2835. 11 indexed citations
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Stallinga, Sjoerd, et al.. (2021). High-speed multicolor structured illumination microscopy using a hexagonal single mode fiber array. Biomedical Optics Express. 12(2). 1181–1181. 16 indexed citations
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Kim, Eugene, et al.. (2021). Simultaneous orientation and 3D localization microscopy with a Vortex point spread function. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5934–5934. 49 indexed citations
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Li, Qingru, et al.. (2021). Waveguide-based total internal reflection fluorescence microscope enabling cellular imaging under cryogenic conditions. Optics Express. 29(21). 34097–34097. 5 indexed citations
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Moerland, Robert J., et al.. (2021). Polarized stimulated-emission depletion and dark-state lifetime at vacuum and cryogenic temperature conditions. Physical review. A. 104(6). 1 indexed citations
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Fazel, Mohamadreza, Sebastián Cruz-Gómez, Jennifer M. Gillette, et al.. (2020). Bayesian Grouping of Localizations, Sub-nanometer Precision, Counting and Resolution Doubling. Biophysical Journal. 118(3). 313a–313a. 1 indexed citations
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Sage, Daniel, Thanh-an Pham, Hazen P. Babcock, et al.. (2019). Publisher Correction: Super-resolution fight club: assessment of 2D and 3D single-molecule localization microscopy software. Nature Methods. 16(6). 561–561. 2 indexed citations
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Sage, Daniel, Thanh-an Pham, Hazen P. Babcock, et al.. (2019). Super-resolution fight club: assessment of 2D and 3D single-molecule localization microscopy software. Nature Methods. 16(5). 387–395. 210 indexed citations
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Cnossen, Jelmer, Marijn Siemons, Florian Schueder, et al.. (2019). Localization microscopy at doubled precision with patterned illumination. Nature Methods. 17(1). 59–63. 130 indexed citations
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Li, Weixing, et al.. (2018). Photon Yield Enhancement of Red Fluorophores at Cryogenic Temperatures. ChemPhysChem. 19(14). 1774–1780. 24 indexed citations
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Huisman, Maximiliaan, et al.. (2018). Fluorescence Polarization Control for On–Off Switching of Single Molecules at Cryogenic Temperatures. Small Methods. 2(9). 6 indexed citations
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Rieger, Bernd, et al.. (2018). Image Fusion of X-Ray and Electron Tomograms. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 1. 863–867. 1 indexed citations
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Rieger, Bernd & Sjoerd Stallinga. (2013). The Lateral and Axial Localization Uncertainty in Super‐Resolution Light Microscopy. ChemPhysChem. 15(4). 664–670. 93 indexed citations
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Nieuwenhuizen, Robert P. J., Keith A. Lidke, Mark Bates, et al.. (2013). Measuring image resolution in optical nanoscopy. Nature Methods. 10(6). 557–562. 572 indexed citations breakdown →
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Stallinga, Sjoerd & Bernd Rieger. (2012). Position and orientation estimation of fixed dipole emitters using an effective Hermite point spread function model. Optics Express. 20(6). 5896–5896. 37 indexed citations
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Faas, Frank G. A., Bernd Rieger, Lucas J. van Vliet, & Dmitry I. Cherny. (2009). DNA Deformations near Charged Surfaces: Electron and Atomic Force Microscopy Views. Biophysical Journal. 97(4). 1148–1157. 26 indexed citations

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