Harald F. Hess

26.8k total citations · 9 hit papers
99 papers, 16.6k citations indexed

About

Harald F. Hess is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Structural Biology and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Harald F. Hess has authored 99 papers receiving a total of 16.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 22 papers in Structural Biology and 21 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Harald F. Hess's work include Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (22 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (20 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (16 papers). Harald F. Hess is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (22 papers), Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (20 papers) and Quantum and electron transport phenomena (16 papers). Harald F. Hess collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Canada. Harald F. Hess's co-authors include Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz, Michael W. Davidson, Eric Betzig, George H. Patterson, Rachid Sougrat, Scott G. Olenych, O. Wolf Lindwasser, Juan S. Bonifacino, Gleb Shtengel and C. Shan Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Harald F. Hess

97 papers receiving 16.2k citations

Hit Papers

Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at ... 1989 2026 2001 2013 2006 2010 2008 2009 1989 2.0k 4.0k 6.0k
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. Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution
    2006 6.4k citations Eric Betzig, George H. Patterson et al. Science profile →
  2. Nanoscale architecture of integrin-based cell adhesions
    2010 1.2k citations Pakorn Kanchanawong, Gleb Shtengel et al. Nature profile →
  3. High-density mapping of single-molecule trajectories with photoactivated localization microscopy
    2008 884 citations George H. Patterson, Harald F. Hess et al. Nature Methods profile →
  4. Interferometric fluorescent super-resolution microscopy resolves 3D cellular ultrastructure
    2009 649 citations Gleb Shtengel, Jennifer Lippincott‐Schwartz et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  5. Scanning-Tunneling-Microscope Observation of the Abrikosov Flux Lattice and the Density of States near and inside a Fluxoid
    1989 522 citations Harald F. Hess et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  6. Neuron-Astrocyte Metabolic Coupling Protects against Activity-Induced Fatty Acid Toxicity
    2019 489 citations Chi‐Lun Chang, Aubrey V. Weigel et al. Cell profile →
  7. Near-Field Spectroscopy of the Quantum Constituents of a Luminescent System
    1994 394 citations Harald F. Hess, Eric Betzig et al. Science profile →
  8. Contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum and other membranes in neurons
    2017 340 citations Yumei Wu, C. Shan Xu et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
  9. Motion of VAPB molecules reveals ER–mitochondria contact site subdomains
    2024 48 citations Christopher J. Obara, Jonathon Nixon‐Abell et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Harald F. Hess United States 45 7.0k 4.9k 4.1k 4.1k 2.9k 99 16.6k
Ernst H. K. Stelzer Germany 72 6.9k 1.0× 8.0k 1.6× 7.2k 1.7× 3.6k 0.9× 923 0.3× 288 22.3k
Toshio Yanagida Japan 62 2.6k 0.4× 8.2k 1.7× 3.0k 0.7× 3.7k 0.9× 736 0.3× 293 16.4k
Michael W. Davidson United States 65 12.0k 1.7× 11.7k 2.4× 6.3k 1.5× 2.9k 0.7× 3.4k 1.2× 204 26.3k
Eric Betzig United States 67 11.9k 1.7× 7.9k 1.6× 11.9k 2.9× 6.6k 1.6× 3.4k 1.2× 132 26.8k
Paul R. Selvin United States 45 3.0k 0.4× 5.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.4× 1.5k 0.4× 776 0.3× 91 10.6k
Christian Eggeling Germany 73 9.9k 1.4× 10.2k 2.1× 5.2k 1.3× 3.0k 0.7× 2.7k 0.9× 246 20.6k
Petra Schwille Germany 85 6.2k 0.9× 20.9k 4.2× 5.2k 1.3× 3.2k 0.8× 441 0.2× 391 28.7k
Alberto Diaspro Italy 55 4.2k 0.6× 3.8k 0.8× 4.6k 1.1× 1.6k 0.4× 1.1k 0.4× 506 12.8k
Taekjip Ha United States 91 7.2k 1.0× 22.5k 4.6× 4.6k 1.1× 4.3k 1.0× 1.6k 0.6× 400 32.0k
Steven M. Block United States 64 1.6k 0.2× 9.4k 1.9× 5.6k 1.3× 7.4k 1.8× 668 0.2× 135 19.7k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Makarova, Anastasia A., Pat Gunn, Song Pang, et al.. (2025). The first complete 3D reconstruction and morphofunctional mapping of an insect eye. eLife. 14.
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Obara, Christopher J., Jonathon Nixon‐Abell, Andrew S. Moore, et al.. (2024). Motion of VAPB molecules reveals ER–mitochondria contact site subdomains. Nature. 626(7997). 169–176. 48 indexed citations breakdown →
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Makarova, Anastasia A., et al.. (2023). Multiscale head anatomy of Megaphragma (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae). Arthropod Structure & Development. 76. 101299–101299. 1 indexed citations
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Ritter, Alex T., Gleb Shtengel, C. Shan Xu, et al.. (2022). ESCRT-mediated membrane repair protects tumor-derived cells against T cell attack. Science. 376(6591). 377–382. 78 indexed citations
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Weigel, Aubrey V., Chi‐Lun Chang, Gleb Shtengel, et al.. (2021). ER-to-Golgi protein delivery through an interwoven, tubular network extending from ER. Cell. 184(9). 2412–2429.e16. 168 indexed citations
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García‐Cerdán, José G., Eva M. Schmid, Tomomi Takeuchi, et al.. (2020). Chloroplast Sec14-like 1 (CPSFL1) is essential for normal chloroplast development and affects carotenoid accumulation in Chlamydomonas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 117(22). 12452–12463. 21 indexed citations
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Oldenkamp, Roel, Jill M. Brown, David Miguel Susano Pinto, et al.. (2020). Chromatin arranges in chains of mesoscale domains with nanoscale functional topography independent of cohesin. Science Advances. 6(39). 121 indexed citations
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Müller, Andreas, Deborah Schmidt, C. Shan Xu, et al.. (2020). 3D FIB-SEM reconstruction of microtubule–organelle interaction in whole primary mouse β cells. The Journal of Cell Biology. 220(2). 57 indexed citations
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Hayworth, Kenneth J., D. R. Peale, Michał Januszewski, et al.. (2019). Gas cluster ion beam SEM for imaging of large tissue samples with 10 nm isotropic resolution. Nature Methods. 17(1). 68–71. 34 indexed citations
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Wu, Yumei, C. Shan Xu, Kenneth J. Hayworth, et al.. (2017). Contacts between the endoplasmic reticulum and other membranes in neurons. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(24). E4859–E4867. 340 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kopek, Benjamin G., Gleb Shtengel, Kem A. Sochacki, et al.. (2017). Diverse protocols for correlative super-resolution fluorescence imaging and electron microscopy of chemically fixed samples. Nature Protocols. 12(5). 916–946. 53 indexed citations
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Nixon‐Abell, Jonathon, Christopher J. Obara, Aubrey V. Weigel, et al.. (2016). Increased spatiotemporal resolution reveals highly dynamic dense tubular matrices in the peripheral ER. Science. 354(6311). 319 indexed citations
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Buss, Jackson, Carla Coltharp, Gleb Shtengel, et al.. (2015). A Multi-layered Protein Network Stabilizes the Escherichia coli FtsZ-ring and Modulates Constriction Dynamics. PLoS Genetics. 11(4). e1005128–e1005128. 84 indexed citations
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Engelenburg, Schuyler B. van, Gleb Shtengel, Prabuddha Sengupta, et al.. (2014). Distribution of ESCRT Machinery at HIV Assembly Sites Reveals Virus Scaffolding of ESCRT Subunits. Science. 343(6171). 653–656. 147 indexed citations
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Shtengel, Gleb, Yilin Wang, Zhen Zhang, et al.. (2014). Imaging cellular ultrastructure by PALM, iPALM, and correlative iPALM-EM. Methods in cell biology. 123. 273–294. 42 indexed citations
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Kopek, Benjamin G., Gleb Shtengel, Jonathan B. Grimm, David A. Clayton, & Harald F. Hess. (2013). Correlative Photoactivated Localization and Scanning Electron Microscopy. PLoS ONE. 8(10). e77209–e77209. 53 indexed citations
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Betzig, Eric, George H. Patterson, Rachid Sougrat, et al.. (2006). Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution. Science. 313(5793). 1642–1645. 6407 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nakai, N., P. Miranović, Masanori Ichioka, et al.. (2006). UbiquitousV-Shape Density of States in a Mixed State of Clean Limit Type II Superconductors. Physical Review Letters. 97(14). 147001–147001. 18 indexed citations
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Yacoby, Amir, T. A. Fulton, Harald F. Hess, L. N. Pfeiffer, & K. W. West. (2003). Imaging the quantum Hall effect. Physica E Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures. 20(1-2). 65–70. 4 indexed citations
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Normark, William R., et al.. (1976). Computer Image Processing in Marine Resource Exploration. 2. 104–113. 4 indexed citations

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