K. Petersen

7.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
101 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

K. Petersen is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Petersen has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 32 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in K. Petersen's work include Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (33 papers), Muon and positron interactions and applications (26 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (15 papers). K. Petersen is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (33 papers), Muon and positron interactions and applications (26 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (15 papers). K. Petersen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Russia. K. Petersen's co-authors include G.T.A. Kovacs, N.I. Maluf, C. R. Guarnieri, R. M. J. Cotterill, David Adler, G. Trumpy, F. Pourahmadi, L. A. Christel, H. E. Hansen and Ole Mogensen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Applied Physics Letters and Journal of Applied Physics.

In The Last Decade

K. Petersen

100 papers receiving 4.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Silicon as a mechanical material

1982 2.0k citations K. Petersen profile →
Bulk micromachining of silicon

1998 484 citations G.T.A. Kovacs, K. Petersen et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Petersen Denmark	30	3.8k	2.5k	2.0k	902	815	101	5.4k
M. Despont Switzerland	36	3.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.2×	3.6k 1.8×	1.1k 1.2×	587 0.7×	128	6.4k
M. Elwenspoek Netherlands	44	4.7k 1.2×	4.5k 1.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.4k 1.6×	867 1.1×	239	7.9k
Henri Jansen Netherlands	36	3.1k 0.8×	3.1k 1.2×	1.1k 0.6×	1.1k 1.2×	522 0.6×	145	5.4k
U. Dürig Switzerland	37	2.3k 0.6×	2.3k 0.9×	3.8k 1.9×	1.0k 1.1×	452 0.6×	90	5.2k
Ute Drechsler Switzerland	33	2.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	1.1k 1.2×	373 0.5×	117	5.1k
Kazuhiro Hane Japan	33	3.2k 0.9×	2.0k 0.8×	2.3k 1.1×	623 0.7×	409 0.5×	417	5.2k
Ivo W. Rangelow Germany	30	2.6k 0.7×	1.6k 0.6×	2.5k 1.3×	781 0.9×	362 0.4×	310	4.2k
P.M. Sarro Netherlands	40	4.7k 1.3×	2.9k 1.1×	1.8k 0.9×	1.7k 1.8×	348 0.4×	433	6.9k
Luis Guillermo Villanueva Switzerland	38	2.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.9×	3.5k 1.7×	1.2k 1.3×	305 0.4×	171	5.4k
Takahito Ono Japan	37	3.4k 0.9×	2.5k 1.0×	2.5k 1.2×	2.1k 2.3×	390 0.5×	484	6.4k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of K. Petersen

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Petersen, K., M. Lucrecia Pettinari, Pere Brunet, et al.. (2025). Towards wildfire risk reduction goals and targets for Europe – Opportunities and challenges. Climate Risk Management. 50. 100744–100744. 1 indexed citations

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Tehler, Henrik, et al.. (2012). Utveckling av förmågebedömningar. Lund University Publications (Lund University). 1022. 2 indexed citations

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Lutz, M., Aaron Partridge, Pallavi Gupta, et al.. (2007). MEMS Oscillators for High Volume Commercial Applications. TRANSDUCERS 2007 - 2007 International Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems Conference. 49–52. 71 indexed citations

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Ching, Jesus, Gregory J. Kintz, James G. Mitchell, et al.. (2004). Human genomic DNA analysis using a semi‐automated sample preparation, amplification, and electrophoresis separation platform. Journal of Separation Science. 27(4). 275–283. 4 indexed citations

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Taylor, Michael T., Peter Q. Nguyen, Jesus Ching, & K. Petersen. (2003). Simulation of microfluidic pumping in a genomic DNA blood-processing cassette. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 13(2). 201–208. 36 indexed citations

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Petersen, K.. (2000). Bringing MEMS to Market. 60–64. 4 indexed citations

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Rasmussen, Birgitte & K. Petersen. (1999). Plant functional modelling as a basis for assessing the impact of management on plant safety. Reliability Engineering & System Safety. 64(2). 201–207. 9 indexed citations

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Petersen, K., William McMillan, G.T.A. Kovacs, et al.. (1998). Toward Next Generation Clinical Diagnostic Instruments: Scaling and New Processing Paradigms. Biomedical Microdevices. 1(1). 71–79. 33 indexed citations

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Christel, L. A., et al.. (1998). High Aspect Ragio Silicon Microstructures for Nucleic Acid Extraction. 363–366. 2 indexed citations

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Petersen, K., et al.. (1996). [Rhinoslceroma in an elderly Danish woman].. PubMed. 158(36). 5041–3. 1 indexed citations

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Petersen, K., et al.. (1992). Safety and reliability '92. Elsevier eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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Petersen, K., et al.. (1990). Ultra-stable, high-temperature pressure sensors using silicon fusion bonding. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 21(1-3). 96–101. 39 indexed citations

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Petersen, K.. (1985). Silicon sensor technologies. 2–7. 17 indexed citations

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Linderoth, Søren, et al.. (1984). Positron transmission and effective mass absorption coefficient in nickel. Applied Physics A. 33(1). 25–28. 41 indexed citations

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Hansen, H. E., et al.. (1983). Annealing of high energy nitrogen and oxygen radiation damage in molybdenum studied by positrons. Radiation Effects. 77(1-2). 1–10. 11 indexed citations

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Petersen, K., et al.. (1982). Temperature dependence of positron parameters in voids and loops in Mo. Physics Letters A. 92(2). 85–88. 4 indexed citations

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Hansen, H. E., et al.. (1981). Positron annihilation in Ge-S glasses. Applied Physics A. 26(1). 35–38. 8 indexed citations

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Petersen, K.. (1980). Silicon Torsional Scanning Mirror. IBM Journal of Research and Development. 24(5). 631–637. 165 indexed citations

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Petersen, K. & David Adler. (1979). A model for the on state of amorphous chalcogenide threshold switches. Journal of Applied Physics. 50(2). 925–932. 6 indexed citations

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Petersen, K., M. Eldrup, & G. Trumpy. (1970). Temperature dependence of the positron lifetime in H2O and D2O. Physics Letters A. 31(3). 109–110. 17 indexed citations

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