Erik Schäffer

7.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 5.7k citations indexed

About

Erik Schäffer is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Cell Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Schäffer has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 5.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 26 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 25 papers in Cell Biology. Recurrent topics in Erik Schäffer's work include Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (24 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (22 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (16 papers). Erik Schäffer is often cited by papers focused on Microtubule and mitosis dynamics (24 papers), Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics (22 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (16 papers). Erik Schäffer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Erik Schäffer's co-authors include Ullrich Steiner, Jonathon Howard, Thomas Thurn‐Albrecht, Anita Jannasch, Thomas P. Russell, Stefan Walheim, J. Mlynek, Zhiqun Lin, Simon F. Nørrelykke and Volker Bormuth and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Erik Schäffer

78 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Electrically induced structure formation and pattern transfer

2000 637 citations Erik Schäffer et al. profile →
Nanophase-Separated Polymer Films as High-Performance Antireflection Coatings

1999 582 citations Erik Schäffer et al. Science profile →
Enzyme-Powered Hollow Mesoporous Janus Nanomotors

2015 433 citations Anita Jannasch, Albert Miguel‐López et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Schäffer Germany	35	2.1k	1.5k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	80	5.7k
Eric M. Furst United States	42	2.3k 1.1×	326 0.2×	890 0.7×	820 0.7×	372 0.3×	143	7.2k
Tomaso Zambelli Switzerland	42	2.5k 1.2×	234 0.2×	2.2k 1.8×	1.6k 1.3×	503 0.5×	142	6.4k
Alberto Fernández‐Nieves United States	46	3.3k 1.6×	703 0.5×	574 0.5×	1.6k 1.3×	113 0.1×	135	7.5k
Melik C. Demirel United States	35	1.5k 0.7×	287 0.2×	536 0.4×	709 0.6×	281 0.3×	90	5.3k
Jean‐Louis Viovy France	52	6.3k 3.0×	288 0.2×	1.0k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	303 0.3×	235	10.0k
Christophe Vieu France	26	1.4k 0.6×	299 0.2×	834 0.7×	952 0.8×	461 0.4×	111	3.3k
Mara Prentiss United States	49	3.2k 1.5×	189 0.1×	4.8k 3.8×	1.7k 1.4×	220 0.2×	168	9.2k
Randall D. Kamien United States	39	1.4k 0.7×	271 0.2×	1.1k 0.9×	253 0.2×	214 0.2×	147	5.9k
Cornelis Storm Netherlands	30	1.8k 0.9×	306 0.2×	621 0.5×	266 0.2×	1.7k 1.6×	78	4.2k
Lars Montelius Sweden	39	2.5k 1.2×	140 0.1×	2.0k 1.6×	2.2k 1.8×	384 0.4×	157	5.0k

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Pyrpassopoulos, Serapion, et al.. (2025). The tail domain of the plant kinesin-12 POK2 is a versatile interaction hub. Journal of Cell Science. 138(19).

Kushwah, Manish S., et al.. (2025). Monomers and short oligomers of human RAD52 promote single-strand annealing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(14). e2420771122–e2420771122. 2 indexed citations

Jenner, Andreas, Philipp D. Kaiser, A. Scholz, et al.. (2024). Nanobodies as novel tools to monitor the mitochondrial fission factor Drp1. Life Science Alliance. 7(8). e202402608–e202402608. 1 indexed citations

Nanda, B. R. K., C. Sudakar, Hema Chandra Kotamarthi, et al.. (2023). Simultaneous Optical Trapping and Electromagnetic Micromanipulation of Ferromagnetically Doped NaYF₄ Microparticles. ACS Applied Optical Materials. 1(2). 615–622. 9 indexed citations

Peisert, Heiko, et al.. (2022). A Quick and Reproducible Silanization Method by Using Plasma Activation for Hydrophobicity‐Based Kinesin Single Molecule Fluorescence–Microscopy Assays. Chemistry - A European Journal. 28(64). e202202036–e202202036. 7 indexed citations

Jannasch, Anita, et al.. (2021). Fast 3D imaging of giant unilamellar vesicles using reflected light‐sheet microscopy with single molecule sensitivity. Journal of Microscopy. 285(1). 40–51. 3 indexed citations

Swathi, S., et al.. (2021). Anisotropic and Amphiphilic Mesoporous Core–Shell Silica Microparticles Provide Chemically Selective Environments for Simultaneous Delivery of Curcumin and Quercetin. Langmuir. 37(45). 13460–13470. 7 indexed citations

Bugiel, Michael, et al.. (2021). Germanium nanospheres for ultraresolution picotensiometry of kinesin motors. Science. 371(6530). 75 indexed citations

Ciorîţă, Alexandra, Michael Bugiel, S. Swathi, Erik Schäffer, & Anita Jannasch. (2021). Single depolymerizing and transport kinesins stabilize microtubule ends. Cytoskeleton. 78(5). 177–184. 5 indexed citations

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Swathi, S., et al.. (2020). Polycationic gold nanorods as multipurpose in vitro microtubule markers. Nanoscale Advances. 2(9). 4003–4010. 3 indexed citations

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Hirst, William G., et al.. (2020). In Vitro Reconstitution and Imaging of Microtubule Dynamics by Fluorescence and Label-free Microscopy. STAR Protocols. 1(3). 100177–100177. 12 indexed citations

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Patiño, Tania, Alessandro Porchetta, Anita Jannasch, et al.. (2019). Self-Sensing Enzyme-Powered Micromotors Equipped with pH-Responsive DNA Nanoswitches. Nano Letters. 19(6). 3440–3447. 154 indexed citations

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Swathi, S., et al.. (2019). Supported Solid Lipid Bilayers as a Platform for Single-Molecule Force Measurements. Nano Letters. 19(12). 8877–8886. 10 indexed citations

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Mahamdeh, Mohammed, et al.. (2018). Label‐free high‐speed wide‐field imaging of single microtubules using interference reflection microscopy. Journal of Microscopy. 272(1). 60–66. 55 indexed citations

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Bugiel, Michael, Aniruddha Mitra, Salvatore Girardo, Stefan Diez, & Erik Schäffer. (2018). Measuring Microtubule Supertwist and Defects by Three-Dimensional-Force-Clamp Tracking of Single Kinesin-1 Motors. Nano Letters. 18(2). 1290–1295. 17 indexed citations

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Patiño, Tania, Natàlia Feiner‐Gracia, Xavier Arqué, et al.. (2018). Influence of Enzyme Quantity and Distribution on the Self-Propulsion of Non-Janus Urease-Powered Micromotors. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(25). 7896–7903. 195 indexed citations

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Trushko, Anastasiya, Erik Schäffer, & Jonathon Howard. (2013). The growth speed of microtubules with XMAP215-coated beads coupled to their ends is increased by tensile force. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110(36). 14670–14675. 42 indexed citations

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Jannasch, Anita, et al.. (2013). Resonant optical tweezers with anti-reflection coated titania microspheres. Diffusion fundamentals.. 20. 1 indexed citations

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Bormuth, Volker, Jonathon Howard, & Erik Schäffer. (2007). LED illumination for video‐enhanced DIC imaging of single microtubules. Journal of Microscopy. 226(1). 1–5. 45 indexed citations

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Grill, Stephan W., Jonathon Howard, Erik Schäffer, Ernst H. K. Stelzer, & Anthony A. Hyman. (2003). The Distribution of Active Force Generators Controls Mitotic Spindle Position. Science. 301(5632). 518–521. 279 indexed citations

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