K. Wittmaack

8.9k citations

205 papers · 6.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 43

Impact in

Computational Mechanics top 0.05%
- Ion-surface interactions and analysis
Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.2%
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques

Papers in

Computational Mechanics 156
- Ion-surface interactions and analysis 154
Surfaces, Coatings and Films 49
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques 49

Co-authors: R. Behrisch F. Schulz Paul S. Blank Wilfried Szymczak W. Reuter Lothar Keck J. Geiger J. B. Clegg
Journals: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (35 papers)Surface Science (14 papers)Applied Physics Letters (11 papers)Surface and Interface Analysis (9 papers)Journal of Applied Physics (8 papers)
Partner nations: Germany United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

K. Wittmaack

202 papers receiving 6.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Sputtering by Particle Bombardment III 1991 · 1.5k citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1991 CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)

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1	The Big Ban on Bituminous Coal Sales Revisited: Serious Epidemics and Pronounced Trends Feign Excess Mortality Previously Attributed to Heavy Black-Smoke Exposure Inhalation Toxicology ·K. Wittmaack	2007	10
2	Dose and Response Metrics in Nanotoxicology: Wittmaack Responds to Oberdoerster et al. and Stoeger et al. Environmental Health Perspectives ·K. Wittmaack	2007	11
3	In Search of the Most Relevant Parameter for Quantifying Lung Inflammatory Response to Nanoparticle Exposure: Particle Number, Surface Area, or What? Environmental Health Perspectives ·K. Wittmaack	2006	213
4	Simplified approach to measuring semivolatile inorganic particulate matter using a denuded cellulose filter without backup filters Atmospheric Environment ·Lothar Keck, K. Wittmaack	2006	6
5	An overview on bioaerosols viewed by scanning electron microscopy The Science of The Total Environment ·K. Wittmaack, I︠u︡. G. Akimov, U. Heinzmann, Reinhard Agerer	2005	81
6	Combustion characteristics of water-insoluble elemental and organic carbon in size selected ambient aerosol particles Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·K. Wittmaack	2005	11
7	Elemental composition and sources of fine and ultrafine ambient particles in Erfurt, Germany The Science of The Total Environment ·Josef Cyrys, Matthias Stölzel, Joachim Heinrich, Wolfgang G. Kreyling, G. Boudourova Krasteva, K. Wittmaack, Thomas Tuch, H.‐Erich Wichmann	2003	119
8	Effect of water treatment on analyte and matrix ion yields in matrix‐assisted time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry: the case of insulin in and on hydroxycinnamic acid Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry ·Wilfried Szymczak, K. Wittmaack	2002	13
9	Elemental composition of aerosol particulate matter collected on membrane filters: A comparison of results by PIXE and ICP-AES Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·G. Boudourova Krasteva, (unknown), K. Wittmaack	2002	21
10	Surprisingly large apparent profile shifts of As and Sb markers in Si bombarded with ultra-low-energy Cs ion beams Applied Surface Science ·Yuki Kataoka, Cecile Melisse Derecho, Yasuomi Tada, K. Wittmaack	2002	17
11	Extreme surface sensitivity in neon–ion scattering from silicon at ejection energies below 80 eV: Evidence for the presence of oxygen on ion bombarded SiO2 Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films ·K. Wittmaack	1997	5
12	Small-area depth profiling in a quadrupole based SIMS instrument International Journal of Mass Spectrometry and Ion Processes ·K. Wittmaack	1995	7
13	Basic requirements for quantitative SIMS analysis using cesium bombardment and detection of MCs+ secondary ions Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms ·K. Wittmaack	1992	59
14	Characteristics of sputtered particles, technical applications Springer eBooks ·R. Behrisch, K. Wittmaack	1991	3
15	Stable isotopes for determining biokinetic parameters of tellurium in rabbits Analytical Chemistry ·Tomas Kron, K. Wittmaack, Mo Lu, Eckhard Werner	1991	8
16	Ion implantation and sputtering in the presence of reactive gases: Bombardment-induced incorporation of oxygen and related phenomena Journal of Applied Physics ·顧以信, K. Wittmaack	1981	37
17	Energy dependence of the secondary ion yield of metals and semiconductors Surface Science ·K. Wittmaack	1975	72
18	EFFECTIVE CROSS SECTION FOR THE EXCITATION OF MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS BY FAST ELECTRONS J. Geiger, K. Wittmaack	1965	10
19	Wirkungsquerschnitte f�r die Anregung von Molek�lschwingungen durch schnelle Elektronen The European Physical Journal A ·J. Geiger, K. Wittmaack	1965	16
20	Notizen: Hochauflösende Elektronenstoßspektrometrie des Elektronen- und Schwingungsspektrums von Äthylen Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A ·J. Geiger, K. Wittmaack	1965	18

About K. Wittmaack

K. Wittmaack is a scholar working on Computational Mechanics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Radiation, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Analytical Chemistry, having authored 205 papers that have together received 6.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ion-surface interactions and analysis (154 papers), Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (97 papers), Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (49 papers), Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research (29 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (27 papers), Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies (22 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (21 papers) and Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (19 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computational Mechanics (5.0k citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (1.2k citations), Radiation (743 citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (3.5k citations) and Materials Chemistry (2.3k citations). K. Wittmaack has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include R. Behrisch, F. Schulz, Paul S. Blank, Wilfried Szymczak, W. Reuter, Lothar Keck, J. Geiger, J. B. Clegg, Yoshikazu Homma and S. Corcoran. Their work appears in journals such as Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, Surface Science, Applied Physics Letters, Surface and Interface Analysis and Journal of Applied Physics.

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