K. Becker

5.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

K. Becker is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Spectroscopy and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Becker has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 88 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 57 papers in Spectroscopy and 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in K. Becker's work include Atomic and Molecular Physics (80 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (57 papers) and Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (35 papers). K. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Atomic and Molecular Physics (80 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (57 papers) and Plasma Applications and Diagnostics (35 papers). K. Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Austria. K. Becker's co-authors include Karl H. Schoenbach, H. Deutsch, J. G. Eden, T.D. Märk, V. Tarnovsky, S. Matt, Martin Schmidt, Rüdiger Foest, Weidong Zhu and Jue Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Chemical Physics, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

K. Becker

129 papers receiving 4.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Microplasmas and applications

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Author						Papers	Cites
K. Becker	2.2k	2.1k	1.8k	930	644	132	4.8k
Zoran Petrović	6.3k 2.8×	2.9k 1.4×	3.0k 1.7×	811 0.9×	1.2k 1.8×	349	8.5k
В. Ф. Тарасенко	5.5k 2.5×	4.8k 2.2×	1.1k 0.6×	520 0.6×	821 1.3×	742	7.1k
Jean-Paul Mosnier	879 0.4×	846 0.4×	1.0k 0.6×	305 0.3×	844 1.3×	140	3.3k
J. G. Eden	3.4k 1.5×	1.9k 0.9×	2.0k 1.1×	1.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.8×	342	5.6k
F. Leipold	1.5k 0.7×	1.5k 0.7×	598 0.3×	71 0.1×	526 0.8×	125	4.2k
Achim von Keudell	3.2k 1.5×	1.6k 0.8×	740 0.4×	356 0.4×	2.9k 4.5×	187	5.5k
Han S. Uhm	2.7k 1.2×	2.8k 1.3×	625 0.4×	164 0.2×	891 1.4×	216	5.0k
G. M. W. Kroesen	2.8k 1.2×	1.5k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	255 0.3×	746 1.2×	129	3.9k
Jean‐Paul Booth	4.7k 2.1×	1.8k 0.8×	1.3k 0.8×	480 0.5×	1.0k 1.6×	152	5.5k
D.C. Schram	2.8k 1.3×	1.7k 0.8×	972 0.5×	396 0.4×	1.3k 2.0×	122	4.1k

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20 of 20 papers shown

Brandenburg, Ronny, K. Becker, & Klaus‐Dieter Weltmann. (2023). Barrier Discharges in Science and Technology Since 2003: A Tribute and Update. Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing. 43(6). 1303–1334. 18 indexed citations

Blaho, John A., et al.. (2022). The impact of the National Science Foundation’s Innovation Corps (I-Corps) on academic innovation and entrepreneurship. The European Physical Journal D. 76(12). 232–232. 5 indexed citations

Brown, H. Shelton, et al.. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of a comprehensive immunization program serving high-risk, uninsured adults. Preventive Medicine. 130. 105860–105860. 5 indexed citations

Deutsch, H. & K. Becker. (2015). Calculated electron ionization cross sections of the alkali atoms and the hydrogen spin ionization asymmetry. The European Physical Journal D. 69(1).

Wang, Ruixue, Shasha Zuo, Dong Wu, et al.. (2014). Microplasma-Assisted Synthesis of Colloidal Gold Nanoparticles and Their Use in the Detection of Cardiac Troponin I (cTn-I). Plasma Processes and Polymers. 12(4). 380–391. 38 indexed citations

Pan, Jie, Ke Sun, Yongdong Liang, et al.. (2012). Cold Plasma Therapy of a Tooth Root Canal Infected with Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms In Vitro. Journal of Endodontics. 39(1). 105–110. 142 indexed citations

Sulzer, Philipp, Alfons Jordan, Lukas Märk, et al.. (2011). Technical advances in proton transfer reaction-mass spectrometry and new fields of application. University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham). 43(9). 13–15. 9 indexed citations

Silva, Nelson R.F.A., Paulo G. Coelho, Guilherme B. Valverde, et al.. (2011). Surface characterization of Ti and Y‐TZP following non‐thermal plasma exposure. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials. 99B(1). 199–206. 65 indexed citations

Jürschik, Simone, Philipp Sulzer, Fredrik Petersson, et al.. (2010). Proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry for the sensitive and rapid real-time detection of solid high explosives in air and water. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 398(7-8). 2813–2820. 31 indexed citations

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Liu, Fuxiang, Peng Sun, Na Bai, et al.. (2009). Inactivation of Bacteria in an Aqueous Environment by a Direct‐Current, Cold‐Atmospheric‐Pressure Air Plasma Microjet. Plasma Processes and Polymers. 7(3-4). 231–236. 202 indexed citations

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Deutsch, H., K. Becker, Michael Probst, Weidong Zhu, & T.D. Märk. (2008). Calculated absolute cross-sections for the electron-induced detachment of the B2−, O2−, BO−, and CN− anions using the Deutsch-Märk (DM) formalism. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 277(1-3). 151–154. 9 indexed citations

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Lecointre, J., D. Belić, J J Jureta, et al.. (2007). Absolute cross sections and kinetic energy release distributions for electron impact ionization and dissociation of CD⁺. Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 40(11). 2201–2221. 18 indexed citations

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Deutsch, H., K. Becker, A N Grum-Grzhimailo, et al.. (2005). Calculated Electron Impact Ionization Cross Sections of Excited Ne Atoms Using the DM Formalism. Contributions to Plasma Physics. 45(7). 494–499. 2 indexed citations

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Martus, K. E., et al.. (2005). VUV emission from a cylindrical dielectric barrier discharge in Ar and in Ar/N₂and Ar/air mixtures. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 38(11). 1674–1683. 51 indexed citations

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Koutsospyros, Agamemnon, Shu-Min Yin, Christos Christodoulatos, & K. Becker. (2004). Destruction of hydrocarbons in non-thermal, ambient-pressure, capillary discharge plasmas. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 233(1-3). 305–315. 41 indexed citations

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Scheier, P., H. Deutsch, K. Becker, & T.D. Märk. (2004). Calculations of electron-impact cross sections for the fragmentation and dissociative ionization of fullerenes using a semi-empirical method. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 233(1-3). 293–298. 3 indexed citations

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Gstir, B., Stephan Denifl, G. Hanel, et al.. (2003). High resolution multiple electron impact ionisation of He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe atoms close to threshold: Appearance energies and Wannier exponents. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 205. 413–416. 2 indexed citations

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Deutsch, H., K. Becker, R.K. Janev, Michael Probst, & T.D. Märk. (2000). Isomer effect in the total electron impact ionization cross section of cyclopropane and propene (C₃H₆). Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics. 33(24). L865–L872. 24 indexed citations

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Deutsch, H., K. Becker, & T.D. Märk. (1995). Absolute and scaled electron-impact ionization cross-sections for hydrogen-, helium-, and lithium-like ions. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes. 151(2-3). 207–217. 22 indexed citations

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Tarnovsky, V. & K. Becker. (1992). The electron-impact ionization of Ar and Kr revisited: a critical analysis of double-to-single ionization cross section ratio measurements using the fast-atom-beam technique. Zeitschrift für Physik D Atoms Molecules and Clusters. 22(3). 603–610. 49 indexed citations

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