Esteban Broitman

4.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
115 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Esteban Broitman is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Esteban Broitman has authored 115 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Materials Chemistry, 75 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 34 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Esteban Broitman's work include Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (70 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (57 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (22 papers). Esteban Broitman is often cited by papers focused on Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (70 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (57 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (22 papers). Esteban Broitman collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, United States and Argentina. Esteban Broitman's co-authors include Lars Hultman, Niklas Hellgren, J.‐E. Sundgren, Mats Johansson, H. Sjöström, P. Corengia, Gabriel Ybarra, Ivan G. Ivanov, L. Hultman and Weitao Zheng and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

Esteban Broitman

111 papers receiving 3.3k 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.

  1. Indentation Hardness Measurements at Macro-, Micro-, and Nanoscale: A Critical Overview
    2016 412 citations Esteban Broitman profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Esteban Broitman Sweden 31 2.6k 2.0k 981 789 370 115 3.4k
Zsolt Czigány Hungary 32 2.4k 0.9× 1.4k 0.7× 905 0.9× 640 0.8× 411 1.1× 145 3.1k
Jörg Patscheider Switzerland 31 2.9k 1.1× 2.6k 1.4× 1.1k 1.1× 977 1.2× 262 0.7× 89 3.7k
J. Esteve Spain 33 2.3k 0.9× 1.8k 0.9× 871 0.9× 731 0.9× 443 1.2× 135 3.1k
Yip-Wah Chung United States 32 2.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.0× 783 0.8× 1.2k 1.5× 225 0.6× 102 3.4k
F. Alvarez Brazil 30 2.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 1.4× 480 0.6× 257 0.7× 180 3.4k
S. Mühl Mexico 25 1.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.7× 934 1.0× 389 0.5× 311 0.8× 130 2.6k
Jia‐Hong Huang Taiwan 35 2.9k 1.1× 2.3k 1.2× 1.5k 1.5× 904 1.1× 268 0.7× 159 4.4k
Riccardo Polini Italy 30 2.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 727 0.7× 992 1.3× 509 1.4× 135 2.7k
L. Rebouta Portugal 41 3.0k 1.2× 2.8k 1.4× 1.8k 1.8× 781 1.0× 390 1.1× 142 4.7k
Gary L. Doll United States 38 2.9k 1.1× 2.2k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 2.0k 2.6× 393 1.1× 155 5.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Esteban Broitman

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All Works

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Broitman, Esteban, Sandra E. Rodil, Juan Antonio Zapien, & G. Abadias. (2025). ICMCTF 2024 – 50th International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films. Surface and Coatings Technology. 508. 132226–132226.
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Rahimi, Ehsan, et al.. (2025). Advanced Nodular Thin Dense Chromium Coating: Superior Corrosion Resistance. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 17(5). 8588–8600. 3 indexed citations
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Broitman, Esteban, et al.. (2023). Tribological behavior of WC/WCN/CNx coatings deposited by high power impulse magnetron sputtering. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 41(3). 2 indexed citations
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Broitman, Esteban, et al.. (2023). Study of Al2124-SiC nanocomposites by an improved statistical nanoindentation methodology. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 41(6).
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Broitman, Esteban, et al.. (2020). Micro and Macro-Tribology Behavior of a Hierarchical Architecture of a Multilayer TaN/Ta Hard Coating. Coatings. 10(3). 263–263. 18 indexed citations
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Broitman, Esteban, et al.. (2020). Tribological and nanomechanical properties of a lignin-based biopolymer. e-Polymers. 20(1). 528–541. 3 indexed citations
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Broitman, Esteban. (2018). Advances in science and technology of polymers and composite materials. e-Polymers. 18(1). 1–1. 4 indexed citations
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Lai, Chung‐Chuan, Cecilia Goyenola, Esteban Broitman, et al.. (2017). Synthesis and properties of CSxFythin films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering in an Ar/SF6discharge. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 29(19). 195701–195701. 9 indexed citations
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Gåård, Anders, Patrik Karlsson, Pavel Krakhmalev, & Esteban Broitman. (2015). Nano-Scale Friction of Multi-Phase Powder Metallurgy Tool Steels. Advanced materials research. 1119. 70–74. 3 indexed citations
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Hussain, Mushtaque, Azam Khan, Omer Nur, M. Willander, & Esteban Broitman. (2014). The effect of oxygen-plasma treatment on the mechanical and piezoelectrical properties of ZnO nanorods. Chemical Physics Letters. 608. 235–238. 12 indexed citations
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Hussain, I., et al.. (2012). Nanoscale elastic modulus of single horizontal ZnO nanorod using nanoindentation experiment. Nanoscale Research Letters. 7(1). 146–146. 29 indexed citations
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Hellgren, Niklas, Mats Johansson, Esteban Broitman, Lars Hultman, & J.‐E. Sundgren. (2001). Anisotropies in magnetron sputtered carbon nitride thin films. Applied Physics Letters. 78(18). 2703–2705. 13 indexed citations
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Suenaga, Kazu, Mats Johansson, Niklas Hellgren, et al.. (1999). Carbon nitride nanotubulite – densely-packed and well-aligned tubular nanostructures. Chemical Physics Letters. 300(5-6). 695–700. 127 indexed citations
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Broitman, Esteban. (1997). Propiedades estructurales, eléctricas y mecánicas de películas delgadas obtenidas por métodos de evaporación asistidos por plasma. Repositorio Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (Universidad de Buenos Aires).
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Broitman, Esteban, et al.. (1997). Resistance adjustment in RuO2-based thick film strain-gauges by laser irradiation. Journal of Materials Science Letters. 16(24). 1983–1985. 5 indexed citations
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Zheng, Weitao, Esteban Broitman, Niklas Hellgren, et al.. (1997). Reactive magnetron sputtering of CNx thin films at different substrate bias. Thin Solid Films. 308-309. 223–227. 39 indexed citations

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