H.P. Lang

10.5k total citations · 3 hit papers
129 papers, 7.8k citations indexed

About

H.P. Lang is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, H.P. Lang has authored 129 papers receiving a total of 7.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 56 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 34 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in H.P. Lang's work include Mechanical and Optical Resonators (57 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (50 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (29 papers). H.P. Lang is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical and Optical Resonators (57 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (50 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (29 papers). H.P. Lang collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. H.P. Lang's co-authors include Ernst Meyer, Christoph Gerber, Ch. Gerber, Martin Hegner, James K. Gimzewski, Marko Baller, H.‐J. Güntherodt, P. Vettiger, H.‐J. Güntherodt and J.-P. Ramseyer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

H.P. Lang

127 papers receiving 7.5k citations

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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.

Translating Biomolecular Recognition into Nanomechanics

2000 1.3k citations H.P. Lang, Ernst Meyer et al. profile →
Multiple label-free biodetection and quantitative DNA-binding assays on a nanomechanical cantilever array

2002 472 citations Rachel A. McKendry, Youri Arntz et al. profile →
Surface Stress in the Self-Assembly of Alkanethiols on Gold

1997 427 citations H.P. Lang, Christoph Gerber et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
H.P. Lang Switzerland	43	5.4k	3.9k	2.4k	1.1k	1.1k	129	7.8k
Christoph Gerber Switzerland	33	3.4k 0.6×	2.2k 0.6×	1.9k 0.8×	693 0.6×	1.1k 1.0×	82	5.9k
R. J. Warmack United States	35	2.7k 0.5×	2.0k 0.5×	1.6k 0.7×	527 0.5×	313 0.3×	75	4.4k
T. R. Albrecht United States	29	5.1k 1.0×	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.1×	2.2k 2.0×	418 0.4×	63	7.7k
M. Selim Ünlü United States	47	2.9k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	3.1k 1.3×	2.4k 2.2×	1.6k 1.5×	304	7.9k
M. Jonson Sweden	33	4.3k 0.8×	1.9k 0.5×	1.0k 0.4×	1.5k 1.4×	379 0.3×	178	6.6k
Dario Anselmetti Germany	41	2.9k 0.5×	1.9k 0.5×	2.4k 1.0×	1.1k 1.0×	1.7k 1.6×	227	7.2k
Hans Arwin Sweden	44	1.2k 0.2×	2.7k 0.7×	2.4k 1.0×	2.4k 2.2×	696 0.6×	241	6.6k
Lars Montelius Sweden	39	2.0k 0.4×	2.2k 0.6×	2.5k 1.1×	1.1k 1.0×	469 0.4×	157	5.0k
Xudong Fan United States	58	5.6k 1.0×	9.1k 2.3×	5.5k 2.3×	938 0.8×	2.1k 1.9×	293	13.2k
Serge G. Lemay Netherlands	48	1.3k 0.2×	3.0k 0.8×	3.2k 1.3×	2.0k 1.8×	1.4k 1.3×	130	7.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of H.P. Lang

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Huber, François, et al.. (2025). Ultra-Sensitive Biosensors for Medical Applications Based on Nanomechanics: From Detection of Synthetic Biomolecules to Analysis of Sepsis in Pediatric Patients. Biosensors. 15(4). 217–217.

Huber, François, H.P. Lang, Daniel Wüthrich, et al.. (2020). Rapid and Ultrasensitive Detection of Mutations and Genes Relevant to Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacteria. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5(2). 2000066–2000066. 7 indexed citations

Lang, H.P., Jean‐Paul Rivals, Pedro Romero, et al.. (2016). Piezoresistive Membrane Surface Stress Sensors for Characterization of Breath Samples of Head and Neck Cancer Patients. Sensors. 16(7). 1149–1149. 21 indexed citations

Huber, François, H.P. Lang, Jian Zhang, Donata Rimoldi, & Christoph Gerber. (2015). Nanosensors for cancer detection. Swiss Medical Weekly. 145(708). w14092–w14092. 16 indexed citations

Backmann, Natalija, Thomas Braun, François Huber, et al.. (2010). Sensing surface PEGylation with microcantilevers. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 1. 3–13. 41 indexed citations

Schmid, Daniel T., H.P. Lang, Stephan Märsch, Christoph Gerber, & Patrick Hunziker. (2008). Clinical studies: Diagnosing disease by nanomechanical olfactory sensors – system design and clinical validation. 1(1). 44–47. 15 indexed citations

Nugaeva, Natalia, et al.. (2007). An Antibody-Sensitized Microfabricated Cantilever for the Growth Detection of Aspergillus niger Spores. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 13(1). 13–17. 54 indexed citations

Lang, H.P., J.-P. Ramseyer, Wilfried Grange, et al.. (2007). An Artificial Nose Based on Microcantilever Array Sensors. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 61. 663–667. 25 indexed citations

Ghatkesar, Murali Krishna, V. Barwich, Thomas Braun, et al.. (2007). Higher modes of vibration increase mass sensitivity in nanomechanical microcantilevers. Nanotechnology. 18(44). 445502–445502. 114 indexed citations

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Ghatkesar, Murali Krishna, V. Barwich, Thomas Braun, et al.. (2006). Real-time mass sensing by nanomechanical resonators in fluid. edoc (University of Basel). 1060–1063. 17 indexed citations

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Lang, H.P., François Huber, Alexander Bietsch, et al.. (2006). Rapid and label-free nanomechanical detection of biomarker transcripts in human RNA. Nature Nanotechnology. 1(3). 214–220. 238 indexed citations

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Huber, François, Martin Hegner, Christoph Gerber, H.‐J. Güntherodt, & H.P. Lang. (2005). Label free analysis of transcription factors using microcantilever arrays. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 21(8). 1599–1605. 81 indexed citations

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Arntz, Youri, Joachim Seelig, H.P. Lang, et al.. (2002). Label-free protein assay based on a nanomechanical cantilever array. Nanotechnology. 14(1). 86–90. 319 indexed citations

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Jess, P., H.P. Lang, H.‐J. Güntherodt, et al.. (1997). Energy gap determination on polycrystalline Rb2CsC60 by scanning tunneling spectroscopy. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 58(11). 1803–1805. 1 indexed citations

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Haefke, H., et al.. (1993). Growth and structure of YBa2Cu3O7−δ thin films studied by scanning tunnelling microscopy and electron microscopy. Thin Solid Films. 228(1-2). 173–177. 1 indexed citations

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Lang, H.P., et al.. (1992). Structure and growth of YBa2Cu3O7−δ thin films on Mg2TiO4 (001). Physica C Superconductivity. 202(3-4). 289–297. 14 indexed citations

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Illek, S., et al.. (1990). Tunable twin-guide laser diode with 7-nm continuous tuning range. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. 1 indexed citations

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Illek, S., et al.. (1990). Over 7nm (875GHz) continuous wavelength tuning by tunable twin-guide (TTG) laser diode. Electronics Letters. 26(1). 46–47. 67 indexed citations

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Lang, H.P.. (1965). Optics in laser research. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik. 16(1). 7–14. 1 indexed citations

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Lang, H.P.. (1952). Zur Auswertung osmotischer Messungen: Vorgänge an senkrecht angebrachten Membranen. Colloid & Polymer Science. 128(1). 7–15. 1 indexed citations

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