H. Sigg

8.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
188 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

About

H. Sigg is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, H. Sigg has authored 188 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 136 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 110 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in H. Sigg's work include Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (74 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (71 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (29 papers). H. Sigg is often cited by papers focused on Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (74 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (71 papers) and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices (29 papers). H. Sigg collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and France. H. Sigg's co-authors include Jérôme Faist, Detlev Grützmacher, Richard Geiger, A. Stolba, Yasin Ekinci, Gregor Mußler, S. Mantl, Dan Buca, Nils von den Driesch and Z. Ikonić and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

H. Sigg

187 papers receiving 6.1k citations

Hit Papers

Lasing in direct-bandgap ... 1981 2026 1996 2011 2015 1981 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. Lasing in direct-bandgap GeSn alloy grown on Si
    2015 937 citations Richard Geiger, Nils von den Driesch et al. profile →
  2. Home Range and Daily March in a Hamadryas Baboon Troop
    1981 187 citations H. Sigg et al. profile →

Author Peers

Peers are selected by citation overlap in the author's most active subfields. citations · hero ref

Author Last Decade Papers Cites
H. Sigg 4.2k 3.4k 1.8k 1.4k 528 188 6.4k
E. R. Brown 7.1k 1.7× 4.2k 1.2× 1.5k 0.8× 512 0.4× 564 1.1× 303 9.1k
John F. Donegan 4.1k 1.0× 2.2k 0.6× 1.7k 1.0× 4.3k 3.1× 706 1.3× 293 7.5k
Hui Cao 2.7k 0.6× 5.1k 1.5× 1.8k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 1.3k 2.5× 138 8.7k
A. M. Fox 3.4k 0.8× 4.3k 1.2× 779 0.4× 1.9k 1.3× 826 1.6× 217 6.8k
Peter Johansson 1.3k 0.3× 2.6k 0.8× 2.5k 1.4× 761 0.5× 1.7k 3.3× 79 4.9k
U. Höfer 2.8k 0.7× 4.7k 1.4× 762 0.4× 2.0k 1.4× 231 0.4× 167 6.8k
Charles H. Patterson 1.2k 0.3× 1.1k 0.3× 632 0.4× 1.3k 0.9× 472 0.9× 109 3.6k
A. V. Nurmikko 7.1k 1.7× 5.5k 1.6× 2.4k 1.4× 4.6k 3.3× 1.7k 3.2× 348 12.3k
S. Radhakrishna 3.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.4× 561 0.3× 2.1k 1.5× 569 1.1× 215 5.8k
Adam E. Cohen 1.3k 0.3× 1.8k 0.5× 2.3k 1.3× 624 0.4× 1.1k 2.1× 130 7.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by H. Sigg

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H. Sigg

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Hermans, Rodolfo I., Joshua R. Freeman, E. H. Linfield, et al.. (2022). Precise determination of the low-energy electronuclear Hamiltonian of LiY1−xHoxF4. Physical review. B.. 106(11). 3 indexed citations
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Sigg, H., et al.. (2020). Taking advantage of multiplet structure for lineshape analysis in Fourier space. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations
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Niquet, Yann‐Michel, Vincent Reboud, V. Calvo, et al.. (2019). Lasing in strained germanium microbridges. Nature Communications. 10(1). 2724–2724. 91 indexed citations
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Tsibizov, Alexander, Thomas Ziemann, Clemens Schulze‐Briese, et al.. (2018). Silicon carbide X-ray beam position monitors for synchrotron applications. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 26(1). 28–35. 21 indexed citations
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Stange, Daniela, Nils von den Driesch, Denis Rainko, et al.. (2017). Quantum confinement effects in GeSn/SiGeSn heterostructure lasers. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 24.2.1–24.2.4. 2 indexed citations
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Gassenq, Alban, Samuel Tardif, N. Pauc, et al.. (2015). DBR based cavities in strained Ge microbridge on 200 mm Germanium-On-Insulator (GeOI) substrates: towards CMOS compatible laser applications. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations
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Sigg, H., et al.. (2015). Giant Electric Field Enhancement in Split Ring Resonators Featuring Nanometer-Sized Gaps. Scientific Reports. 5(1). 8051–8051. 30 indexed citations
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Sigg, H., et al.. (2014). Dye-injected electron trapping in TiO2 determined by broadband transient infrared spectroscopy. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 13(10). 1393–1396. 5 indexed citations
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Geiger, Richard, Martin Süess, Christopher Bonzon, et al.. (2014). Carrier lifetimes in uniaxially strained Ge micro bridges. DORA PSI (Paul Scherrer Institute). 7. 227–228. 2 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Matthias, Martin Süess, Richard Geiger, et al.. (2014). A Patterning-Based Strain Engineering for Sub-22 nm Node FinFETs. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 35(3). 300–302. 10 indexed citations
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Etzelstorfer, Tanja, Martin Süess, Vincent Jacques, et al.. (2013). Scanning X-ray strain microscopy of inhomogeneously strained Ge micro-bridges. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation. 21(1). 111–118. 36 indexed citations
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Sá, Jacinto, Richard Geiger, P. Lerch, et al.. (2013). Transient mid-IR study of electron dynamics in TiO2 conduction band. The Analyst. 138(7). 1966–1966. 20 indexed citations
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Minamisawa, Renato Amaral, Martin Süess, Ralph Spolenak, et al.. (2012). Top-down fabricated silicon nanowires under tensile elastic strain up to 4.5%. Nature Communications. 3(1). 1096–1096. 118 indexed citations
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Carroll, Lee, Stefan Neuenschwander, H. Sigg, et al.. (2012). Direct-Gap Gain and Optical Absorption in Germanium Correlated to the Density of Photoexcited Carriers, Doping, and Strain. Physical Review Letters. 109(5). 57402–57402. 78 indexed citations
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Patterson, B. D., H. Sigg, Izabela Czekaj, et al.. (2011). Can Energetic Terahertz Pulses Initiate Surface Catalytic Reactions on the Picosecond Time Scale?. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 65(5). 323–323. 13 indexed citations
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Auzelyte, Vaida, H. Sigg, B. Schmitt, & H. H. Solak. (2010). Direct formation of ZnO nanostructures by chemical solution deposition and EUV exposure. Nanotechnology. 21(21). 215302–215302. 12 indexed citations
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Dehlinger, G., Laurent Diehl, U. Gennser, et al.. (2002). Si/SiGe quantum cascade structures emitting in the 10 μm range. Materials Science and Engineering B. 89(1-3). 30–35. 3 indexed citations
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Sigg, H., H. Siegwart, Miriam Krieger, et al.. (1997). Tandem triple-pass Fabry–Perot interferometer for applications in the near infrared. Applied Optics. 36(22). 5355–5355. 3 indexed citations
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Sigg, H., et al.. (1990). Acute toxicity testing in the nonlethal dose range: A new approach. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology. 12(1). 69–87. 15 indexed citations
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