Javier Atencia

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
24 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Javier Atencia is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Javier Atencia has authored 24 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 10 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 2 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Javier Atencia's work include Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (12 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (10 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (8 papers). Javier Atencia is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (12 papers), Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (10 papers) and Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies (8 papers). Javier Atencia collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Poland. Javier Atencia's co-authors include David J. Beebe, Laurie E. Locascio, Gregory A. Cooksey, Wyatt N. Vreeland, Renee R. Hood, Don L. DeVoe, Donna M. Omiatek, Xiaopu Wang, Roseanne M. Ford and Andy L. Olivares and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Physics Letters and Lab on a Chip.

In The Last Decade

Javier Atencia

24 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Controlled microfluidic interfaces 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Controlled microfluidic interfaces
    2004 795 citations Javier Atencia, David J. Beebe 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
Javier Atencia United States 12 1.1k 428 124 103 96 24 1.4k
Zeno Guttenberg Germany 14 963 0.9× 406 0.9× 184 1.5× 70 0.7× 55 0.6× 23 1.3k
Yinning Zhou Macao 22 1.2k 1.1× 356 0.8× 261 2.1× 65 0.6× 108 1.1× 43 1.5k
Eujin Um South Korea 16 653 0.6× 385 0.9× 84 0.7× 141 1.4× 148 1.5× 26 960
Chia‐Wen Tsao Taiwan 20 1.7k 1.5× 630 1.5× 264 2.1× 135 1.3× 121 1.3× 72 2.3k
Glennys Mensing United States 13 1.8k 1.6× 582 1.4× 151 1.2× 125 1.2× 160 1.7× 31 2.2k
J. El-Ali Denmark 8 2.2k 2.0× 633 1.5× 361 2.9× 100 1.0× 76 0.8× 14 2.6k
Ehsan Samiei Canada 19 865 0.8× 444 1.0× 227 1.8× 60 0.6× 76 0.8× 28 1.3k
James P. Lata United States 10 1.5k 1.3× 456 1.1× 154 1.2× 55 0.5× 78 0.8× 12 1.7k
Ali Hashmi United States 14 460 0.4× 280 0.7× 58 0.5× 79 0.8× 100 1.0× 35 880
Wenjiang Shen China 12 833 0.7× 709 1.7× 214 1.7× 57 0.6× 123 1.3× 40 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Javier Atencia

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Fields of papers citing papers by Javier Atencia

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Javier Atencia

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

All Works

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Garcia, Sara P., Raimon Sunyer, Andy L. Olivares, et al.. (2015). Generation of stable orthogonal gradients of chemical concentration and substrate stiffness in a microfluidic device. Lab on a Chip. 15(12). 2606–2614. 53 indexed citations
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Wang, Xiaopu, Javier Atencia, & Roseanne M. Ford. (2014). Quantitative analysis of chemotaxis towards toluene by Pseudomonas putida in a convection‐free microfluidic device. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 112(5). 896–904. 29 indexed citations
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Hsieh, Adam H., et al.. (2013). Low Peclet number mass and momentum transport in microcavities. Applied Physics Letters. 102(8). 11 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, et al.. (2013). Lab-on-Chip Clinorotation System for Live-Cell Microscopy Under Simulated Microgravity. Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 7(1). 165–170. 4 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, Gregory A. Cooksey, & Laurie E. Locascio. (2011). A robust diffusion-based gradient generator for dynamic cell assays. Lab on a Chip. 12(2). 309–316. 56 indexed citations
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Ross, David, Jonathan G. Shackman, Jason G. Kralj, & Javier Atencia. (2010). 2D separations on a 1D chip: gradient elution moving boundary electrophoresis—chiral capillary zone electrophoresis. Lab on a Chip. 10(22). 3139–3139. 9 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, et al.. (2009). The microfluidic palette: A diffusive gradient generator with spatio-temporal control. Lab on a Chip. 9(18). 2707–2707. 123 indexed citations
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Cooksey, Gregory A., Anne L. Plant, & Javier Atencia. (2009). A vacuum manifold for rapid world-to-chip connectivity of complex PDMS microdevices. Lab on a Chip. 9(9). 1298–1298. 26 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, Gregory A. Cooksey, Α. Jahn, et al.. (2009). Magnetic connectors for microfluidic applications. Lab on a Chip. 10(2). 246–249. 39 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, Susan E. Barnes, Jack F. Douglas, J. Mark Meacham, & Laurie E. Locascio. (2007). Using pattern homogenization of binary grayscale masks to fabricate microfluidic structures with 3D topography. Lab on a Chip. 7(11). 1567–1567. 24 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier & David J. Beebe. (2006). Capillary inserts in microcirculatory systems. Lab on a Chip. 6(4). 575–575. 6 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier & David J. Beebe. (2006). Steady flow generation in microcirculatory systems. Lab on a Chip. 6(4). 567–567. 31 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, et al.. (2005). Minimization of Cogging Force in Flat Permanent Magnet Linear Motors. IEEJ Transactions on Industry Applications. 125(5). 456–460. 2 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier & David J. Beebe. (2004). Controlled microfluidic interfaces. Nature. 437(7059). 648–655. 795 indexed citations breakdown →
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Atencia, Javier & David J. Beebe. (2004). Magnetically-driven biomimetic micro pumping using vortices. Lab on a Chip. 4(6). 598–598. 41 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier & David J. Beebe. (2003). AN OSCILLATING FERROMAGNETIC MICROPUMP UTLIZING CENTRIFUGAL FORCE. 1 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, et al.. (2002). Modeling of linear induction motors as linear drives. vol.4. 5–5. 5 indexed citations
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Atencia, Javier, et al.. (2001). A Low Cost Linear Induction Motor for Laboratory Experiments. International Journal of Electrical Engineering Education. 38(2). 117–134. 6 indexed citations

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