H. K. Wickramasinghe

13.0k total citations · 6 hit papers
129 papers, 9.6k citations indexed

About

H. K. Wickramasinghe is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, H. K. Wickramasinghe has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 9.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 73 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 37 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in H. K. Wickramasinghe's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (64 papers), Near-Field Optical Microscopy (44 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (34 papers). H. K. Wickramasinghe is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (64 papers), Near-Field Optical Microscopy (44 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (34 papers). H. K. Wickramasinghe collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Mexico. H. K. Wickramasinghe's co-authors include Y. Martin, M. O’Boyle, M. Nonnenmacher, C. C. Williams, Yves Martin, Frédéric Zenhausern, David W. Abraham, Hendrik F. Hamann, C. F. Quate and A. Atalar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Materials.

In The Last Decade

H. K. Wickramasinghe

124 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Kelvin probe force microscopy

1991 1.8k citations M. Nonnenmacher, M. O’Boyle et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Atomic force microscope–force mapping and profiling on a sub 100-Å scale

1987 983 citations C. C. Williams, H. K. Wickramasinghe et al. profile →
Magnetic imaging by ‘‘force microscopy’’ with 1000 Å resolution

1987 797 citations H. K. Wickramasinghe et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Scanning Interferometric Apertureless Microscopy: Optical Imaging at 10 Angstrom Resolution

1995 531 citations H. K. Wickramasinghe et al. profile →
High-resolution capacitance measurement and potentiometry by force microscopy

1988 517 citations Yves Martin, H. K. Wickramasinghe et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →
Apertureless near-field optical microscope

1994 402 citations M. O’Boyle, H. K. Wickramasinghe et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H. K. Wickramasinghe United States	42	6.2k	4.9k	3.9k	1.9k	1.0k	129	9.6k
T. R. Albrecht United States	29	5.1k 0.8×	2.6k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	2.2k 1.1×	459 0.4×	63	7.7k
J. M. Parpia United States	43	5.8k 0.9×	3.1k 0.6×	4.5k 1.1×	5.1k 2.7×	549 0.5×	183	10.6k
John E. Sader Australia	51	7.6k 1.2×	4.7k 1.0×	3.7k 1.0×	2.5k 1.3×	1.2k 1.2×	198	12.4k
G. A. D. Briggs United Kingdom	47	3.7k 0.6×	1.8k 0.4×	2.4k 0.6×	3.5k 1.8×	1.2k 1.1×	217	8.0k
B. D. Terris United States	45	6.3k 1.0×	2.7k 0.6×	2.6k 0.7×	2.3k 1.2×	443 0.4×	129	8.4k
Nabil M. Amer United States	33	2.9k 0.5×	2.0k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	1.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.8×	83	7.0k
R. Hull United States	47	4.1k 0.7×	1.5k 0.3×	5.1k 1.3×	2.8k 1.5×	538 0.5×	294	8.5k
F. Meseguer Spain	38	4.2k 0.7×	3.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	348 0.3×	137	7.5k
Hui‐Tian Wang China	57	5.9k 1.0×	3.7k 0.8×	2.6k 0.7×	4.8k 2.5×	920 0.9×	399	12.2k
Harri Lipsanen Finland	43	3.8k 0.6×	2.5k 0.5×	5.2k 1.3×	3.9k 2.0×	388 0.4×	392	8.3k

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Shcherbakov, Maxim R., Eric O. Potma, Yasuhiro Sugawara, et al.. (2025). Photo-induced force microscopy. Nature Reviews Methods Primers. 5(1). 1 indexed citations

Zeng, Jinwei, et al.. (2018). Near-field nanoprobing using Si tip-Au nanoparticle photoinduced force microscopy with 120:1 signal-to-noise ratio, sub-6-nm resolution. Optics Express. 26(20). 26365–26365. 28 indexed citations

Nowak, Derek, William Morrison, H. K. Wickramasinghe, et al.. (2016). Nanoscale chemical imaging by photoinduced force microscopy. Science Advances. 2(3). e1501571–e1501571. 241 indexed citations

Huang, Fei, et al.. (2015). Imaging Nanoscale Electromagnetic Near-Field Distributions Using Optical Forces. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 10610–10610. 60 indexed citations

Nawarathna, Dharmakeerthi, Ruth Chang, Edward L. Nelson, & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (2010). Targeted messenger RNA profiling of transfected breast cancer gene in a living cell. Analytical Biochemistry. 408(2). 342–344. 12 indexed citations

Wickramasinghe, H. K., et al.. (1999). Measurement of trench depth by infrared interferometry. Optics Letters. 24(23). 1702–1702. 8 indexed citations

Martin, Yves & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (1995). Toward accurate metrology with scanning force microscopes. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 13(6). 2335–2339. 23 indexed citations

Sarıkaya, Mehmet, H. K. Wickramasinghe, & Michael Isaacson. (1994). Determining nanoscale physical properties of materials by microscopy and spectroscopy. 17 indexed citations

Nonnenmacher, M. & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (1992). Optical absorption spectroscopy by scanning force microscopy. Ultramicroscopy. 42-44. 351–354. 15 indexed citations

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Wickramasinghe, H. K.. (1991). Scanned Probes Old and New. AIP conference proceedings. 241. 9–22. 7 indexed citations

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Nonnenmacher, M., M. O’Boyle, & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (1991). Kelvin probe force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 58(25). 2921–2923. 1795 indexed citations breakdown →

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Williams, C. C. & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (1990). Microscopy of chemical-potential variations on an atomic scale. Nature. 344(6264). 317–319. 64 indexed citations

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Martin, Yves, C. C. Williams, & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (1987). Tip-Techniques for Microcharacterization of Materials. Scanning microscopy. 2(1). 1. 4 indexed citations

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Wickramasinghe, H. K.. (1984). Acoustic microscopy: present and future. IEE Proceedings A Physical Science, Measurement and Instrumentation, Management and Education, Reviews. 131(4). 282–291. 7 indexed citations

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Wickramasinghe, H. K.. (1983). Scanning acoustic microscopy: a review. Journal of Microscopy. 129(1). 63–73. 30 indexed citations

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Wickramasinghe, H. K., et al.. (1983). Simultaneous scanning optical and acoustic microscopy. Electronics Letters. 19(5). 159–160. 5 indexed citations

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Wickramasinghe, H. K.. (1981). Mechanically scanned B-scan system for acoustic microscopy of solids. Applied Physics Letters. 39(4). 305–307. 5 indexed citations

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Ash, E.A., et al.. (1980). Laser Detection and Imaging Techniques for Surface Examination. Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University). 1 indexed citations

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Quate, C. F., A. Atalar, & H. K. Wickramasinghe. (1979). Acoustic microscopy with mechanical scanning—A review. Proceedings of the IEEE. 67(8). 1092–1114. 182 indexed citations

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Marmor, Michael F., H. K. Wickramasinghe, & Randy Lemons. (1977). Acoustic microscopy of the human retina and pigment epithelium.. PubMed. 16(7). 660–6. 29 indexed citations

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