Eric Mazur

25.2k total citations · 11 hit papers
273 papers, 19.5k citations indexed

About

Eric Mazur is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Computational Mechanics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Eric Mazur has authored 273 papers receiving a total of 19.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 116 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 105 papers in Computational Mechanics and 104 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Eric Mazur's work include Laser Material Processing Techniques (101 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (50 papers) and Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (40 papers). Eric Mazur is often cited by papers focused on Laser Material Processing Techniques (101 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (50 papers) and Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies (40 papers). Eric Mazur collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Germany. Eric Mazur's co-authors include Rafael R. Gattass, Chris B. Schaffer, James E. Carey, S. K. Sundaram, Limin Tong, Eli N. Glezer, Mengyan Shen, Jingyi Lou, A. Brodeur and Catherine H. Crouch and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Eric Mazur

262 papers receiving 18.7k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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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.

Femtosecond laser micromachining in transparent materials

2008 2.3k citations Eric Mazur et al. Nature Photonics profile →
Subwavelength-diameter silica wires for low-loss optical wave guiding

2003 1.2k citations Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Inducing and probing non-thermal transitions in semiconductors using femtosecond laser pulses

2002 754 citations Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Microstructuring of silicon with femtosecond laser pulses

1998 646 citations Tsing-Hua Her, Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Laser-induced breakdown and damage in bulk transparent materials induced by tightly focused femtosecond laser pulses

2001 574 citations Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Micromachining bulk glass by use of femtosecond laser pulses with nanojoule energy

2001 569 citations Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Single-mode guiding properties of subwavelength-diameter silica and silicon wire waveguides

2004 563 citations Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Viscoelastic Retraction of Single Living Stress Fibers and Its Impact on Cell Shape, Cytoskeletal Organization, and Extracellular Matrix Mechanics

2006 514 citations Alexander Heisterkamp, Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Ultrafast-laser driven micro-explosions in transparent materials

1997 488 citations Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Ultrafast laser processing of materials: a review

2015 478 citations Hemi H. Gandhi, Eric Mazur et al. profile →
Superhydrophobic Surfaces Prepared by Microstructuring of Silicon Using a Femtosecond Laser

2006 382 citations James E. Carey, Eric Mazur et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eric Mazur United States	62	8.5k	7.9k	7.2k	6.1k	4.8k	273	19.5k
Boris N. Chichkov Germany	83	6.7k 0.8×	16.6k 2.1×	3.7k 0.5×	5.1k 0.8×	3.8k 0.8×	458	24.7k
Saulius Juodkazis Australia	72	6.9k 0.8×	12.3k 1.6×	4.6k 0.6×	6.1k 1.0×	4.5k 0.9×	669	21.9k
Hiroaki Misawa Japan	68	4.2k 0.5×	9.0k 1.1×	3.8k 0.5×	5.3k 0.9×	4.3k 0.9×	450	16.7k
Andreas Tünnermann Germany	92	7.4k 0.9×	7.9k 1.0×	22.2k 3.1×	22.8k 3.7×	2.5k 0.5×	1.3k	38.1k
C. Fotakis Greece	57	3.7k 0.4×	4.7k 0.6×	1.9k 0.3×	1.9k 0.3×	2.2k 0.5×	364	11.3k
Chunlei Guo United States	58	5.0k 0.6×	4.2k 0.5×	3.2k 0.4×	3.0k 0.5×	2.7k 0.6×	421	13.3k
Minghui Hong Singapore	73	2.6k 0.3×	10.8k 1.4×	6.8k 0.9×	5.6k 0.9×	7.1k 1.5×	454	22.6k
Ya Cheng China	58	5.0k 0.6×	4.9k 0.6×	5.4k 0.8×	7.8k 1.3×	1.1k 0.2×	472	14.3k
Giulio Cerullo Italy	83	2.2k 0.3×	5.7k 0.7×	11.5k 1.6×	14.1k 2.3×	7.4k 1.6×	801	28.3k
Hiroshi Masuhara Japan	56	1.6k 0.2×	4.5k 0.6×	2.8k 0.4×	5.1k 0.8×	4.7k 1.0×	602	13.9k

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Mazur, Eric. (2025). Plasmonic photothermal printing of all-metal-oxide electronics. Light Science & Applications. 14(1). 320–320.

Tang, Haoning, Beicheng Lou, Guangqi Gao, et al.. (2025). An adaptive moiré sensor for spectro-polarimetric hyperimaging. Nature Photonics. 19(5). 463–470. 7 indexed citations

Tang, Haoning, et al.. (2023). Experimental probe of twist angle–dependent band structure of on-chip optical bilayer photonic crystal. Science Advances. 9(28). eadh8498–eadh8498. 38 indexed citations

Sciamma-O’Brien, Ella, Alexander W. Raymond, David Dubois, Eric Mazur, & Farid Salama. (2019). The Titan haze simulation experiment: Investigating Titan’s low-temperature atmospheric chemistry in a pulsed plasma jet expansion. Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union. 15(S350). 410–411. 2 indexed citations

Pastor, David, Hemi H. Gandhi, Austin J. Akey, et al.. (2018). High level active n+ doping of strained germanium through co-implantation and nanosecond pulsed laser melting. Journal of Applied Physics. 123(16). 12 indexed citations

Huber, Marinus, et al.. (2018). Laser-Activated Self-Assembled Thermoplasmonic Nanocavity Substrates for Intracellular Delivery. ACS Applied Bio Materials. 1(6). 1793–1799. 13 indexed citations

Vulis, Daryl I., et al.. (2018). Manipulating the flow of light using Dirac-cone zero-index metamaterials. Reports on Progress in Physics. 82(1). 12001–12001. 39 indexed citations

Huber, Marinus, Valeria Nuzzo, Daryl I. Vulis, et al.. (2017). Intracellular Delivery Using Nanosecond-Laser Excitation of Large-Area Plasmonic Substrates. ACS Nano. 11(4). 3671–3680. 59 indexed citations

Crowe, Iain F., R. Gwilliam, Christopher Heidelberger, et al.. (2017). Improved retention of phosphorus donors in germanium using a non-amorphizing fluorine co-implantation technique. Journal of Applied Physics. 123(16). 7 indexed citations

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Mottay, Eric, Xinbing Liu, Haibin Zhang, et al.. (2016). Industrial applications of ultrafast laser processing. MRS Bulletin. 41(12). 984–992. 48 indexed citations

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Haberfehlner, Georg, Matthew J. Smith, Juan Carlos Idrobo, et al.. (2013). Selenium Segregation in Femtosecond-Laser Hyperdoped Silicon Revealed by Electron Tomography. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 19(3). 716–725. 12 indexed citations

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Brugués, Jan, Valeria Nuzzo, Eric Mazur, & Daniel Needleman. (2012). Nucleation and Transport Organize Microtubules in Metaphase Spindles. Cell. 149(3). 554–564. 121 indexed citations

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Chung, Samuel & Eric Mazur. (2009). Surgical applications of femtosecond lasers. Journal of Biophotonics. 2(10). 557–572. 202 indexed citations

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Mazur, Eric. (2009). Applications of femtosecond lasers in materials processing. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, Mi, Samuel Chung, Christopher Fang‐Yen, et al.. (2008). A Self-Regulating Feed-Forward Circuit Controlling C. elegans Egg-Laying Behavior. Current Biology. 18(19). 1445–1455. 75 indexed citations

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Carey, James E. & Eric Mazur. (2004). High sensitivity silicon-based VIS/NIR photodetectors. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 2. 6 indexed citations

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Mazur, Eric. (2002). Ultrafast laser-processing of materials. APS. 1 indexed citations

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Callan, John P., Eric Mazur, J. Solı́s, et al.. (2001). Ultrafast Laser-Induced Phase Transitions in Amorphous GeSb Films. Physical Review Letters. 86(16). 3650–3653. 57 indexed citations

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Her, Tsing-Hua, et al.. (1998). Black silicon: A new light absorber for photovoltaic applications. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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Mazur, Eric, G. W. ’t Hooft, L.J.F. Hermans, & H.F.P. Knaap. (1979). The transverse dufour effect. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 98(1-2). 87–96. 6 indexed citations

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