Demir Akin

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 3.3k citations indexed

About

Demir Akin is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Demir Akin has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 3.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 15 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 14 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Demir Akin's work include Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (15 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (10 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (8 papers). Demir Akin is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (15 papers), Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (10 papers) and Biosensors and Analytical Detection (8 papers). Demir Akin collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and United Kingdom. Demir Akin's co-authors include Rashid Bashir, Amit Gupta, Samir M. Iqbal, Jennifer Sturgis, J. Paul Robinson, Sunil Badve, Naomi J. Halas, Rizia Bardhan, Susan E. Clare and Carly S. Levin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Demir Akin

57 papers receiving 3.2k citations

Hit Papers

Single virus particle mass detection using microresonator... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Single virus particle mass detection using microresonators with nanoscale thickness
    2004 423 citations Amit Gupta, Demir Akin 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
Demir Akin United States 28 2.1k 861 824 652 469 58 3.3k
Petr I. Nikitin Russia 37 2.3k 1.1× 891 1.0× 1.7k 2.0× 464 0.7× 567 1.2× 192 4.0k
P. K. Gupta India 40 2.1k 1.0× 802 0.9× 830 1.0× 867 1.3× 1.5k 3.2× 248 5.5k
Winnie Edith Svendsen Denmark 30 1.4k 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 769 0.9× 887 1.4× 370 0.8× 140 3.2k
Gil U. Lee United States 36 1.9k 0.9× 1.3k 1.5× 1.8k 2.2× 2.3k 3.6× 459 1.0× 106 5.1k
Jamie K. Hobbs United Kingdom 38 820 0.4× 449 0.5× 1.2k 1.5× 991 1.5× 1.1k 2.4× 102 4.5k
Giuseppe Maruccio Italy 34 1.3k 0.6× 1.2k 1.4× 859 1.0× 492 0.8× 931 2.0× 150 3.5k
Melik C. Demirel United States 35 1.5k 0.7× 709 0.8× 2.0k 2.4× 536 0.8× 1.3k 2.9× 90 5.3k
Fatih İnci Türkiye 37 3.0k 1.4× 758 0.9× 2.0k 2.4× 391 0.6× 397 0.8× 100 4.7k
Petra S. Dittrich Switzerland 38 5.0k 2.4× 1.5k 1.8× 2.2k 2.7× 252 0.4× 370 0.8× 162 7.2k
Thomas Pfohl Germany 33 1.7k 0.8× 710 0.8× 826 1.0× 345 0.5× 574 1.2× 100 3.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Demir Akin

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Demir Akin

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Demir Akin. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Demir Akin based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Demir Akin. Demir Akin is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Davies, Alexander E., Carolyn E. Schutt, Ellen M. Langer, et al.. (2025). Engineering and biofabrication of early cancer models. Nature Reviews Bioengineering. 4(2). 134–152.
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Sinawang, Prima Dewi, Mehmet Ozgün Ozen, Shiqin Liu, et al.. (2025). Extracellular Vesicles in Serum Carry Trop2 Protein as a Potential Molecular Indicator in Prostate Cancer. Journal of Extracellular Biology. 4(9). e70083–e70083. 1 indexed citations
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Soto, Fernando, et al.. (2025). Dynamically reconfigurable acoustofluidic metasurface for subwavelength particle manipulation and assembly. Nature Communications. 16(1). 494–494. 8 indexed citations
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Ruhi, Mustafa Kemal, Brittany P. Rickard, Marta Overchuk, et al.. (2024). PpIX‐enabled fluorescence‐based detection and photodynamic priming of platinum‐resistant ovarian cancer cells under fluid shear stress. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 100(6). 1603–1621. 4 indexed citations
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Wang, Weijing, Hankeun Lee, Prima Dewi Sinawang, et al.. (2023). Review of HIV Self Testing Technologies and Promising Approaches for the Next Generation. Biosensors. 13(2). 298–298. 12 indexed citations
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Rickard, Brittany P., Marta Overchuk, Vesna A. Chappell, et al.. (2023). Methods to Evaluate Changes in Mitochondrial Structure and Function in Cancer. Cancers. 15(9). 2564–2564. 13 indexed citations
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İnci, Fatih, Demir Akin, İhsan Solaroğlu, et al.. (2023). Label‐Free Identification of Exosomes using Raman Spectroscopy and Machine Learning. Small. 19(9). e2205519–e2205519. 67 indexed citations
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Soto, Fernando, et al.. (2023). Programmable Shape Morphing Metasponge. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(8). 2 indexed citations
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Wang, Jie, Fernando Soto, Peng Ma, et al.. (2022). Acoustic Fabrication of Living Cardiomyocyte-based Hybrid Biorobots. ACS Nano. 16(7). 10219–10230. 27 indexed citations
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Guimarães, Carlos F., Fernando Soto, Jie Wang, et al.. (2022). Engineered living bioassemblies for biomedical and functional material applications. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 77. 102756–102756. 6 indexed citations
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Hu, Xiaolin, et al.. (2021). Intracellular detection and communication of a wireless chip in cell. Scientific Reports. 11(1). 5967–5967. 14 indexed citations
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Akin, Demir, et al.. (2018). Internalization of subcellular-scale microfabricated chips by healthy and cancer cells. PLoS ONE. 13(3). e0194712–e0194712. 5 indexed citations
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Park, Kidong, Ho-Jun Suk, Demir Akin, & Rashid Bashir. (2009). Dielectrophoresis-based cell manipulation using electrodes on a reusable printed circuit board. Lab on a Chip. 9(15). 2224–2224. 69 indexed citations
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Bhattacharya, Shantanu, Shuaib Salamat, Dallas Morisette, et al.. (2008). PCR-based detection in a micro-fabricated platform. Lab on a Chip. 8(7). 1130–1130. 32 indexed citations
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Akin, Demir, et al.. (2007). Ultrananocrystalline diamond film as an optimal cell interface for biomedical applications. Biomedical Microdevices. 9(6). 787–794. 86 indexed citations
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Iqbal, Samir M., Demir Akin, & Rashid Bashir. (2007). Solid-state nanopore channels with DNA selectivity. Nature Nanotechnology. 2(4). 243–248. 334 indexed citations
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Akin, Demir, Jennifer Sturgis, Kathy Ragheb, et al.. (2007). Bacteria-mediated delivery of nanoparticles and cargo into cells. Nature Nanotechnology. 2(7). 441–449. 281 indexed citations
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Park, Kidong, Demir Akin, & Rashid Bashir. (2007). Electrical capture and lysis of vaccinia virus particles using silicon nano-scale probe array. Biomedical Microdevices. 9(6). 877–883. 31 indexed citations
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Geng, Tao, Demir Akin, Woojin Chang, et al.. (2003). Micro‐assembly of functionalized particulate monolayer on C18‐derivatized SiO2 surfaces. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 83(4). 416–427. 15 indexed citations
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Akin, Demir, Ching Ching Wu, & Tsang Long Lin. (1998). A comparison of two RNA isolation methods for double-stranded RNA of infectious bursal disease virus. Journal of Virological Methods. 74(2). 179–184. 16 indexed citations

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