Felix Kümmel

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Felix Kümmel is a scholar working on Condensed Matter Physics, Biomedical Engineering and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Felix Kümmel has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Condensed Matter Physics, 3 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 2 papers in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. Recurrent topics in Felix Kümmel's work include Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (3 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (2 papers). Felix Kümmel is often cited by papers focused on Micro and Nano Robotics (7 papers), Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (3 papers) and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics (2 papers). Felix Kümmel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Felix Kümmel's co-authors include Clemens Bechinger, Ivo Buttinoni, Hartmut Löwen, Thomas Speck, Giovanni Volpe, Borge ten Hagen, Raphael Wittkowski, Giorgio Volpe, Ralf Eichhorn and Daisuke Takagi and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and Journal of Physics Condensed Matter.

In The Last Decade

Felix Kümmel

7 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Dynamical Clustering and Phase Separation in Suspensions ... 2013 2026 2017 2021 2013 250 500 750
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. Dynamical Clustering and Phase Separation in Suspensions of Self-Propelled Colloidal Particles
    2013 833 citations Ivo Buttinoni, Felix Kümmel et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers

Felix Kümmel
Borge ten Hagen Germany
Joakim Stenhammar Sweden
Claudio Maggi Italy
Ivo Buttinoni Germany
Benno Liebchen Germany
Alexandre Solon France
Demian Levis Spain
Natsuhiko Yoshinaga Japan
Mingcheng Yang China
Jean-Baptiste Caussin France
Borge ten Hagen Germany
Felix Kümmel
Citations per year, relative to Felix Kümmel Felix Kümmel (= 1×) peers Borge ten Hagen

Countries citing papers authored by Felix Kümmel

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Fields of papers citing papers by Felix Kümmel

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Felix Kümmel

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

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Hagen, Borge ten, Raphael Wittkowski, Daisuke Takagi, et al.. (2015). Can the self-propulsion of anisotropic microswimmers be described by using forces and torques?. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 27(19). 194110–194110. 55 indexed citations
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Kümmel, Felix, et al.. (2015). Formation, compression and surface melting of colloidal clusters by active particles. Soft Matter. 11(31). 6187–6191. 59 indexed citations
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Hagen, Borge ten, Felix Kümmel, Raphael Wittkowski, et al.. (2014). Gravitaxis of asymmetric self-propelled colloidal particles. Nature Communications. 5(1). 4829–4829. 190 indexed citations
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Kümmel, Felix, Borge ten Hagen, Raphael Wittkowski, et al.. (2014). Reply to Comment on "Circular Motion of Asymmetric Self-Propelling Particles". KOPS (University of Konstanz). 6 indexed citations
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Buttinoni, Ivo, et al.. (2013). Dynamical Clustering and Phase Separation in Suspensions of Self-Propelled Colloidal Particles. Physical Review Letters. 110(23). 238301–238301. 833 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kümmel, Felix, Borge ten Hagen, Raphael Wittkowski, et al.. (2013). Circular Motion of Asymmetric Self-Propelling Particles. Physical Review Letters. 110(19). 198302–198302. 336 indexed citations
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Buttinoni, Ivo, Giovanni Volpe, Felix Kümmel, Giorgio Volpe, & Clemens Bechinger. (2012). Active Brownian motion tunable by light. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 24(28). 284129–284129. 278 indexed citations

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