Dirk Hegemann

6.3k citations

147 papers · 4.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 40

Impact in

Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.1%
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Biomaterials top 1%
- Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications

Papers in ⓘ

Surfaces, Coatings and Films 76
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity 73
- Polymer Surface Interaction Studies 12
Materials Chemistry 68
- Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research 51

Co-authors: Christian Oehr (16 shared papers)Herwig Brunner (3 shared papers)Enrico Körner (17 shared papers)Manfred Heuberger (23 shared papers)Sébastien Guimond (9 shared papers)Martin Amberg (21 shared papers)Mohammad Mokbul Hossain (7 shared papers)Marianne Vandenbossche (15 shared papers)
Journals: Plasma Processes and Polymers (40 papers)Surface and Coatings Technology (17 papers)Applied Surface Science (6 papers)Thin Solid Films (5 papers)Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing (4 papers)
Partner nations: Switzerland Germany Czechia

In The Last Decade

Dirk Hegemann

142 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Plasma treatment of polymers for surface and adhesion improvement 2003 · 550 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2003 Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

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1	Plasma treatment of polymers for surface and adhesion improvement Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·Dirk Hegemann, Herwig Brunner, Christian Oehr Hit paper breakdown →	2003	550
2	Macroscopic Description of Plasma Polymerization Plasma Processes and Polymers ·Dirk Hegemann, Mohammad Mokbul Hossain, Enrico Körner, Dawn J. Balazs	2007	129
3	Plasma functionalization of polypropylene with acrylic acid Surface and Coatings Technology ·Vincenzo Sciarratta, U. Vohrer, Dirk Hegemann, Michaela Müller, Christian Oehr	2003	112
4	Plasma Polymerization of Acrylic Acid Revisited Plasma Processes and Polymers ·Dirk Hegemann, Enrico Körner, Sébastien Guimond	2008	106
5	Embroidered Electrode with Silver/Titanium Coating for Long-Term ECG Monitoring Sensors ·Markus Weder, Dirk Hegemann, Martin Amberg, Markus Heß, Luciano F. Boesel, Roger Abächerli, Veronika R. Meyer, René M. Rossi	2015	105
6	Plasma-controlled surface wettability: recent advances and future applications International Materials Reviews ·Chuanlong Ma, Anton Nikiforov, Dirk Hegemann, Nathalie De Geyter, Rino Morent, Kostya Ostrikov	2022	103
7	Plasma grafting — a method to obtain monofunctional surfaces Surface and Coatings Technology ·Christian Oehr, Michaela Müller, Bentsian Elkin, Dirk Hegemann, U. Vohrer	1999	101
8	Deposition of SiO films from O2/HMDSO plasmas Surface and Coatings Technology ·Dirk Hegemann, U. Vohrer, Christian Oehr, Ralf Riedel	1999	90
9	Plasma Treatment of Polymers to Generate Stable, Hydrophobic Surfaces Publikationsdatenbank der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) ·Dirk Hegemann, Herwig Brunner, Christian Oehr	2001	84
10	Fine-tuning of substrate architecture and surface chemistry promotes muscle tissue development Acta Biomaterialia ·Anne Géraldine Guex, F.M. Kocher, Giuseppino Fortunato, Enrico Körner, Dirk Hegemann, Thierry Carrel, Hendrik T. Tevaearai, Marie‐Noëlle Giraud	2012	82
11	Nanostructured plasma coatings to obtain multifunctional textile surfaces Progress in Organic Coatings ·Dirk Hegemann, Mohammad Mokbul Hossain, Dawn J. Balazs	2006	78
12	Recent approaches to reduce aging phenomena in oxygen- and nitrogen-containing plasma polymer films: An overview Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science ·Marianne Vandenbossche, Dirk Hegemann	2018	74
13	Antibacterial burst-release from minimal Ag-containing plasma polymer coatings Journal of The Royal Society Interface ·Stefanie Lischer, Enrico Körner, Dawn J. Balazs, Dakang Shen, Peter Wick, Kathrin Grieder, Dieter Haas, Manfred Heuberger, Dirk Hegemann	2011	71
14	Formation and Distribution of Silver Nanoparticles in a Functional Plasma Polymer Matrix and Related Ag⁺ Release Properties Plasma Processes and Polymers ·Enrico Körner, Myriam H. Aguirre, Giuseppino Fortunato, Axel Ritter, Jürgen Rühe, Dirk Hegemann	2010	69
15	Densification and Hydration of HMDSO Plasma Polymers Plasma Processes and Polymers ·Noémi E. Blanchard, Barbara Hanselmann, Johannes Drosten, Manfred Heuberger, Dirk Hegemann	2014	65
16	Covalent immobilisation of VEGF on plasma-coated electrospun scaffolds for tissue engineering applications Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces ·Anne Géraldine Guex, Dirk Hegemann, Marie‐Noëlle Giraud, H Tevaearai, Ana‐Maria Popa, René M. Rossi, Giuseppino Fortunato	2014	63
17	Growth Mechanism of Oxygen-Containing Functional Plasma Polymers Plasma Processes and Polymers ·Dirk Hegemann, Enrico Körner, K. Albrecht, Urs Schütz, Sébastien Guimond	2010	62
18	Densification of functional plasma polymers by momentum transfer during film growth Applied Physics Letters ·Dirk Hegemann, Enrico Körner, Noémi E. Blanchard, Martin Drábik, Sébastien Guimond	2012	61
19	Influence of Non‐Polymerizable Gases Added During Plasma Polymerization Plasma Processes and Polymers ·Dirk Hegemann, Mohammad‐Mokbul Hossain	2005	60
20	Plasma Hydrophilization Effect on Different Textile Structures Plasma Processes and Polymers ·Mokbul Hossain, Axel S. Herrmann, Dirk Hegemann	2006	59

About Dirk Hegemann

Dirk Hegemann is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials, having authored 147 papers that have together received 4.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (73 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (51 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (38 papers), Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials (29 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (24 papers), Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (20 papers), Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications (12 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (12 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Surfaces, Coatings and Films (2.0k citations), Biomaterials (768 citations), Polymers and Plastics (700 citations), Biomedical Engineering (1.6k citations) and Materials Chemistry (1.6k citations). Dirk Hegemann has collaborated with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Czechia. Frequent co-authors include Christian Oehr, Herwig Brunner, Enrico Körner, Manfred Heuberger, Sébastien Guimond, Martin Amberg, Mohammad Mokbul Hossain, Marianne Vandenbossche, Giuseppino Fortunato and U. Vohrer. Their work appears in journals such as Plasma Processes and Polymers, Surface and Coatings Technology, Applied Surface Science, Thin Solid Films and Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing.

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