D. Brodbeck

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

D. Brodbeck is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, D. Brodbeck has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 5 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in D. Brodbeck's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (5 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers). D. Brodbeck is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (5 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (5 papers). D. Brodbeck collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. D. Brodbeck's co-authors include Ernst Meyer, L. Howald, René M. Overney, Farid F. Abraham, W. E. Rudge, Jane Frommer, R. Lüthi, Hajime Takano, Masamichi Fujihira and H.‐J. Güntherodt and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

D. Brodbeck

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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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.

Friction measurements on phase-separated thin films with a modified atomic force microscope

1992 404 citations René M. Overney, Ernst Meyer et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
D. Brodbeck Switzerland	15	940	467	409	391	293	20	1.5k
Boris Anczykowski Germany	18	1.6k 1.7×	215 0.5×	537 1.3×	284 0.7×	805 2.7×	23	2.0k
Pamela Johnson United States	5	556 0.6×	123 0.3×	627 1.5×	406 1.0×	456 1.6×	7	1.5k
Gilles Tessier France	25	579 0.6×	241 0.5×	783 1.9×	617 1.6×	723 2.5×	97	2.1k
Chaitanya K. Ullal United States	22	731 0.8×	150 0.3×	494 1.2×	489 1.3×	1.0k 3.5×	37	2.0k
John Gurley United States	8	1.4k 1.5×	166 0.4×	509 1.2×	203 0.5×	589 2.0×	8	1.7k
P. E. Russell United States	22	610 0.6×	208 0.4×	802 2.0×	491 1.3×	453 1.5×	91	1.5k
A. Rar United States	22	312 0.3×	385 0.8×	473 1.2×	745 1.9×	439 1.5×	50	1.8k
Yoshihiro Sugawara Japan	26	843 0.9×	334 0.7×	987 2.4×	854 2.2×	1.4k 4.9×	116	3.1k
R. Niall Tait Canada	20	440 0.5×	192 0.4×	873 2.1×	308 0.8×	1.0k 3.5×	80	1.8k
Anna Lio United States	12	490 0.5×	156 0.3×	432 1.1×	195 0.5×	229 0.8×	12	1.1k

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Abraham, Farid F., D. Brodbeck, W. E. Rudge, et al.. (1998). Ab initiodynamics of rapid fracture. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 6(5). 639–670. 26 indexed citations

Abraham, Farid F., D. Brodbeck, W. E. Rudge, & Xiaopeng Xu. (1997). A molecular dynamics investigation of rapid fracture mechanics. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids. 45(9). 1595–1619. 99 indexed citations

Hintermann, Edith, et al.. (1996). Cloning of an arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (aaNAT1) from Drosophila melanogaster expressed in the nervous system and the gut.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 93(22). 12315–12320. 69 indexed citations

Bassereau, Patricia, D. Brodbeck, T. P. Russell, Hugh R. Brown, & Kenneth R. Shull. (1995). Bassereauet al.Reply:. Physical Review Letters. 74(24). 4961–4961. 6 indexed citations

Abraham, Farid F., et al.. (1994). Instability dynamics of fracture: A computer simulation investigation. Physical Review Letters. 73(2). 272–275. 243 indexed citations

Meyer, Ernst, L. Howald, René M. Overney, et al.. (1992). Structure and dynamics of solid surfaces observed by atomic force microscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 42-44. 274–280. 19 indexed citations

Overney, René M., L. Howald, Jane Frommer, et al.. (1992). Molecular surface structure of organic crystals observed by atomic force microscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 42-44. 983–988. 13 indexed citations

Grütter, Peter, W. Zimmermann-Edling, & D. Brodbeck. (1992). Tip artifacts of microfabricated force sensors for atomic force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 60(22). 2741–2743. 75 indexed citations

Heinzelmann, H., Ernst Meyer, D. Brodbeck, G. Overney, & H. -J. G�ntherodt. (1992). Atomic-scale contrast mechanism in atomic force microscopy. The European Physical Journal B. 88(3). 321–326. 28 indexed citations

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Lang, H.P., J.-P. Ramseyer, D. Brodbeck, et al.. (1992). Atomic resolution of single-crystalline Y2Ba4Cu6+nO14+n (n=0, 1, 2) and laser-ablated thin film Y1Ba2Cu3O7 HTcSC by STM. Ultramicroscopy. 42-44. 715–720. 2 indexed citations

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Overney, René M., Ernst Meyer, Jane Frommer, et al.. (1992). Friction measurements on phase-separated thin films with a modified atomic force microscope. Nature. 359(6391). 133–135. 404 indexed citations breakdown →

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Brodbeck, D., L. Howald, R. Lüthi, Ernst Meyer, & René M. Overney. (1992). Scan control and data acquisition for bidirectional force microscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 42-44. 1580–1584. 1 indexed citations

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Meyer, Ernst, René M. Overney, R. Lüthi, et al.. (1992). Friction force microscopy of mixed Langmuir-Blodgett films. Thin Solid Films. 220(1-2). 132–137. 123 indexed citations

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Jung, Thomas A., A. Moser, Hans J. Hug, et al.. (1992). The atomic force microscope used as a powerful tool for machining surfaces. Ultramicroscopy. 42-44. 1446–1451. 67 indexed citations

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Meyer, Ernst, René M. Overney, D. Brodbeck, et al.. (1992). Friction and wear of Langmuir-Blodgett films observed by friction force microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 69(12). 1777–1780. 204 indexed citations

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Meyer, Ernst, H. Heinzelmann, D. Brodbeck, et al.. (1991). Atomic resolution on the surface of LiF(100) by atomic force microscopy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 9(2). 1329–1332. 40 indexed citations

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Scandella, L., U. Staufer, D. Brodbeck, et al.. (1991). Nanostructure determination of a splat-cooled and laser-quenched Nb40Ni60 alloy by scanning tunneling microscopy. Materials Science and Engineering A. 133. 601–605. 8 indexed citations

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Wiesendanger, R., Daniel E. Bürgler, G. Tarrach, et al.. (1991). Vacuum tunneling of spin-polarized electrons detected by scanning tunneling microscopy. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 9(2). 519–524. 34 indexed citations

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Anselmetti, Dario, et al.. (1990). Hexagonal and nonhexagonal superlattice structures on stage-1 alkali metal graphite intercalation compounds studied by scanning tunnelling microscopy. Synthetic Metals. 38(2). 157–167. 19 indexed citations

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Backenstoss, G., D. Brodbeck, M. Iz̊ycki, et al.. (1988). New Pion-Absorption Modes Observed from Triple Coincidences inHe4. Physical Review Letters. 61(8). 923–926. 27 indexed citations

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