Kai Kristiansen

3.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
43 papers, 2.8k citations indexed

About

Kai Kristiansen is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai Kristiansen has authored 43 papers receiving a total of 2.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 23 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 13 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Kai Kristiansen's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (22 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (8 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers). Kai Kristiansen is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (22 papers), Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions (8 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (7 papers). Kai Kristiansen collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Norway. Kai Kristiansen's co-authors include Jacob N. Israelachvili, Younjin Min, Mustafa Akbulut, Yuval Golan, George W. Greene, Markus Valtiner, Hongbo Zeng, Xavier Banquy, Emily E. Meyer and Noshir S. Pesika and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Kai Kristiansen

42 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

2 papers align trajectories

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.

The role of interparticle and external forces in nanoparticle assembly

2008 1.0k citations Younjin Min, Mustafa Akbulut et al. Nature Materials profile →
Recent advances in the surface forces apparatus (SFA) technique

2010 449 citations Jacob N. Israelachvili, Younjin Min et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kai Kristiansen United States	20	840	647	629	488	477	43	2.8k
Chen Shi China	34	1.5k 1.8×	364 0.6×	830 1.3×	483 1.0×	512 1.1×	86	3.8k
Markus Valtiner Austria	28	1.1k 1.3×	771 1.2×	621 1.0×	244 0.5×	312 0.7×	127	3.4k
Xinping Wang China	38	1.5k 1.8×	458 0.7×	1.2k 1.9×	279 0.6×	664 1.4×	245	4.6k
Kislon Voı̈tchovsky United Kingdom	30	1.0k 1.2×	927 1.4×	718 1.1×	212 0.4×	222 0.5×	79	3.6k
M. Cynthia Goh Canada	32	739 0.9×	894 1.4×	873 1.4×	245 0.5×	653 1.4×	85	3.3k
Shigenori Fujikawa Japan	28	877 1.0×	233 0.4×	758 1.2×	281 0.6×	547 1.1×	108	3.0k
Gernot Friedbacher Austria	29	1.4k 1.7×	713 1.1×	554 0.9×	250 0.5×	293 0.6×	150	3.2k
Alessandro Podestà Italy	33	1.1k 1.3×	438 0.7×	1.0k 1.6×	153 0.3×	283 0.6×	111	3.6k
Paul D. Ashby United States	34	1.7k 2.1×	785 1.2×	1.1k 1.7×	182 0.4×	338 0.7×	105	3.7k
Éric Finot France	28	740 0.9×	907 1.4×	761 1.2×	205 0.4×	113 0.2×	84	2.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Kai Kristiansen

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kai Kristiansen

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Eguiluz, Roberto C. Andresen, et al.. (2019). Impact of Molecular Architecture and Adsorption Density on Adhesion of Mussel-Inspired Surface Primers with Catechol-Cation Synergy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 141(47). 18673–18681. 41 indexed citations

Cristiani, Thomas R., et al.. (2019). Surface Damage Influences the JKR Contact Mechanics of Glassy Low-Molecular-Weight Polystyrene Films. Langmuir. 35(48). 15674–15680. 7 indexed citations

Dobbs, Howard A., Zachariah J. Berkson, Kai Kristiansen, et al.. (2019). Electrochemically Enhanced Dissolution of Silica and Alumina in Alkaline Environments. Langmuir. 35(48). 15651–15660. 11 indexed citations

Cristiani, Thomas R., Zhanping Zhang, Zhiwei Shi, et al.. (2019). Automated Measurement of Spatially Resolved Hair–Hair Single Fiber Adhesion. Langmuir. 35(48). 15614–15627. 2 indexed citations

Chen, Szu‐Ying, Yair Kaufman, Kai Kristiansen, et al.. (2017). Effects of Salinity on Oil Recovery (the “Dilution Effect”): Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Crude Oil/Brine/Carbonate Surface Restructuring and Associated Physicochemical Interactions. Energy & Fuels. 31(9). 8925–8941. 69 indexed citations

Merola, Carmine, Hung‐Wei Cheng, Kai Kristiansen, et al.. (2017). In situ nano- to microscopic imaging and growth mechanism of electrochemical dissolution (e.g., corrosion) of a confined metal surface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114(36). 9541–9546. 21 indexed citations

Lee, Dong Woog, et al.. (2015). Real-time intermembrane force measurements and imaging of lipid domain morphology during hemifusion. Nature Communications. 6(1). 7238–7238. 24 indexed citations

Shrestha, Buddha Ratna, Qingyun Hu, Theodoros Baimpos, et al.. (2015). Real-Time Monitoring of Aluminum Crevice Corrosion and Its Inhibition by Vanadates with Multiple Beam Interferometry in a Surface Forces Apparatus. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 162(7). C327–C332. 19 indexed citations

Kristiansen, Kai, Xavier Banquy, Hongbo Zeng, et al.. (2012). Measurements of Anisotropic (Off‐Axis) Friction‐Induced Motion. Advanced Materials. 24(38). 5236–5241. 18 indexed citations

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Valtiner, Markus, Xavier Banquy, Kai Kristiansen, George W. Greene, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (2012). The Electrochemical Surface Forces Apparatus: The Effect of Surface Roughness, Electrostatic Surface Potentials, and Anodic Oxide Growth on Interaction Forces, and Friction between Dissimilar Surfaces in Aqueous Solutions. Langmuir. 28(36). 13080–13093. 110 indexed citations

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Kristiansen, Kai, Markus Valtiner, George W. Greene, James R. Boles, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (2011). Pressure solution - the importance of electrochemical surface potentials. Deakin Research Online (Deakin University). 2011. 1 indexed citations

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Kristiansen, Kai, Markus Valtiner, George W. Greene, James R. Boles, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (2011). Pressure solution – The importance of the electrochemical surface potentials. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 75(22). 6882–6892. 76 indexed citations

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Valtiner, Markus, Kai Kristiansen, George W. Greene, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (2011). Effect of Surface Roughness and Electrostatic Surface Potentials on Forces Between Dissimilar Surfaces in Aqueous Solution. Advanced Materials. 23(20). 2294–2299. 62 indexed citations

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Banquy, Xavier, Kai Kristiansen, Dong Woog Lee, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (2011). Adhesion and hemifusion of cytoplasmic myelin lipid membranes are highly dependent on the lipid composition. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1818(3). 402–410. 30 indexed citations

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Min, Younjin, Kai Kristiansen, Joan M. Boggs, et al.. (2009). Interaction forces and adhesion of supported myelin lipid bilayers modulated by myelin basic protein. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106(9). 3154–3159. 132 indexed citations

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Pesika, Noshir S., Hongbo Zeng, Kai Kristiansen, et al.. (2009). Gecko adhesion pad: a smart surface?. Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 21(46). 464132–464132. 79 indexed citations

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Min, Younjin, Mustafa Akbulut, Kai Kristiansen, Yuval Golan, & Jacob N. Israelachvili. (2008). The role of interparticle and external forces in nanoparticle assembly. Nature Materials. 7(7). 527–538. 1024 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kristiansen, Kai, et al.. (2007). 3D Force and Displacement Sensor for SFA and AFM Measurements. Langmuir. 24(4). 1541–1549. 21 indexed citations

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Kristiansen, Kai, Alan Wouterse, & Albert P. Philipse. (2005). Simulation of random packing of binary sphere mixtures by mechanical contraction. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 358(2-4). 249–262. 57 indexed citations

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Kristiansen, Kai. (1977). 2.8 A statistical approach to the analysis of dielectric breakdown strength of thin insulating films. Vacuum. 27(4). 227–233. 9 indexed citations

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