E. Weibel

8.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
9 papers, 6.0k citations indexed

About

E. Weibel is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, E. Weibel has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 6.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in E. Weibel's work include Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (8 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (3 papers). E. Weibel is often cited by papers focused on Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (8 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (6 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (3 papers). E. Weibel collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland and United States. E. Weibel's co-authors include H. Rohrer, G. Binnig, Ch. Gerber, Andreas Bischof, R. Allenspach, Christoph Gerber, H. W. M. Salemink, E. Stoll and Inder P. Batra and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Applied Physics Letters and Surface Science.

In The Last Decade

E. Weibel

9 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Surface Studies by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 1982 2026 1996 2011 1982 1983 1982 1983 1000 2.0k 3.0k
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. Surface Studies by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
    1982 3.1k citations G. Binnig, H. Rohrer et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  2. 7 × 7 Reconstruction on Si(111) Resolved in Real Space
    1983 1.3k citations G. Binnig, H. Rohrer et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. Tunneling through a controllable vacuum gap
    1982 1.2k citations G. Binnig, H. Rohrer et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
  4. (111) facets as the origin of reconstructed Au(110) surfaces
    1983 252 citations G. Binnig, H. Rohrer et al. Surface Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
E. Weibel Switzerland 9 4.9k 2.2k 2.1k 1.2k 580 9 6.0k
T. R. Albrecht United States 29 5.1k 1.0× 2.6k 1.2× 2.6k 1.3× 2.2k 1.9× 278 0.5× 63 7.7k
B. S. Swartzentruber United States 43 4.7k 1.0× 2.8k 1.3× 1.6k 0.8× 1.9k 1.6× 336 0.6× 98 6.6k
Rúben Pérez Spain 45 4.3k 0.9× 2.8k 1.3× 1.7k 0.8× 3.0k 2.5× 303 0.5× 189 7.3k
H.‐J. Güntherodt Switzerland 44 4.8k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 1.6k 0.8× 1.7k 1.4× 143 0.2× 194 6.9k
D. P. Kern Germany 40 2.4k 0.5× 2.4k 1.1× 2.1k 1.0× 767 0.7× 506 0.9× 239 5.5k
Franz J. Gießibl Germany 40 7.1k 1.5× 3.4k 1.6× 2.7k 1.3× 1.6k 1.4× 495 0.9× 127 8.6k
R. Hull United States 47 4.1k 0.8× 5.1k 2.3× 1.5k 0.7× 2.8k 2.4× 632 1.1× 294 8.5k
E. Bertagnolli Austria 33 1.4k 0.3× 2.5k 1.2× 1.2k 0.6× 1.2k 1.0× 417 0.7× 230 4.2k
Joseph W. Lyding United States 43 3.0k 0.6× 3.9k 1.8× 1.7k 0.8× 4.1k 3.5× 203 0.3× 186 7.9k
Hirofumi Yamada Japan 38 3.6k 0.7× 2.3k 1.1× 2.3k 1.1× 1.5k 1.3× 168 0.3× 297 6.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by E. Weibel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of E. Weibel

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of E. Weibel. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of E. Weibel 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 E. Weibel. E. Weibel is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Salemink, H. W. M., Inder P. Batra, H. Rohrer, E. Stoll, & E. Weibel. (1987). Topography of defects at atomic resolution using scanning tunneling microscopy. Surface Science. 181(1-2). 139–144. 16 indexed citations
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Allenspach, R., et al.. (1987). Tunneling experiments involving magnetic tip and magnetic sample. The European Physical Journal B. 67(1). 125–128. 26 indexed citations
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Binnig, G., H. Rohrer, Ch. Gerber, & E. Weibel. (1983). (111) facets as the origin of reconstructed Au(110) surfaces. Surface Science Letters. 131(1). L379–L384. 33 indexed citations
4.
Binnig, G., H. Rohrer, Ch. Gerber, & E. Weibel. (1983). 7 × 7 Reconstruction on Si(111) Resolved in Real Space. Physical Review Letters. 50(2). 120–123. 1300 indexed citations breakdown →
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Binnig, G., H. Rohrer, Ch. Gerber, & E. Weibel. (1983). (111) facets as the origin of reconstructed Au(110) surfaces. Surface Science. 131(1). L379–L384. 252 indexed citations breakdown →
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Binnig, G., H. Rohrer, Ch. Gerber, & E. Weibel. (1982). Surface Studies by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 49(1). 57–61. 3147 indexed citations breakdown →
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Binnig, G., H. Rohrer, Christoph Gerber, & E. Weibel. (1982). Vacuum tunneling. Physica B+C. 109-110. 2075–2077. 8 indexed citations
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Binnig, G., H. Rohrer, Ch. Gerber, & E. Weibel. (1982). Tunneling through a controllable vacuum gap. Applied Physics Letters. 40(2). 178–180. 1193 indexed citations breakdown →
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Binnig, G., H. Rohrer, Christoph Gerber, & E. Weibel. (1982). Vacuum tunneling. Physica B+C. 109-110. 2075–2077. 17 indexed citations

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