Karin Jacobs

7.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
187 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Karin Jacobs is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Karin Jacobs has authored 187 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 57 papers in Materials Chemistry and 51 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Karin Jacobs's work include Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (37 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (29 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers). Karin Jacobs is often cited by papers focused on Fluid Dynamics and Thin Films (37 papers), Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices (29 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (19 papers). Karin Jacobs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Finland. Karin Jacobs's co-authors include Stephan Herminghaus, Ralf Seemann, Klaus Mecke, Hubert Mantz, Oliver Bäumchen, Renate Fetzer, Stanislav N. Gorb, Ralph Spolenak, Eduard Arzt and Ralf Blossey and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Karin Jacobs

183 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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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.

Dewetting Patterns and Molecular Forces: A Reconciliation

2001 563 citations Ralf Seemann, Stephan Herminghaus et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
Evidence for capillarity contributions to gecko adhesion from single spatula nanomechanical measurements

2005 509 citations Hubert Mantz, Ralph Spolenak et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Impact of Geometry on Chemical Analysis Exemplified for Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Black Silicon 2025 ·Small Methods ·(unknown), (unknown), Hendrik Hähl, (unknown), (unknown), Samuel Grandthyll, Karin Jacobs, Michael A. Klatt, Frank Müller	1
2	Synthetic hydroxyapatite: a perfect substitute for dental enamel in biofilm formation studies 2025 ·Scientific Reports ·Johanna Dudek, (unknown), Claudia Fecher‐Trost, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frank Müller, Markus R. Meyer, Volkhard Helms, Karin Jacobs, Matthias Hannig	0
3	Comparative analysis of the influence of BpfA and BpfG on biofilm development and current density in Shewanella oneidensis under oxic, fumarate- and anode-respiring conditions 2024 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Hendrik Hähl, Karin Jacobs, Johannes Gescher	2
4	The adhesion capability ofStaphylococcus aureuscells is heterogeneously distributed over the cell envelope 2023 ·Soft Matter ·Christian Spengler, (unknown), Bernhard Alexander Glatz, Michael A. Klatt, (unknown), Markus Bischoff, Ludger Santen, Andreas Fery, Karin Jacobs	5
5	Cholesterol promotes clustering of PI(4,5)P2 driving unconventional secretion of FGF2 2022 ·The Journal of Cell Biology ·Fabio Lolicato, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Federica Scollo, (unknown), Hans‐Michael Müller, Helge Ewers, Hendrik Hähl, Jean‐Baptiste Fleury, Ralf Seemann, Martin Hof, Britta Brügger, Karin Jacobs, Ilpo Vattulainen, Walter Nickel	11
6	Hydroxyapatite Pellets as Versatile Model Surfaces for Systematic Adhesion Studies on Enamel: A Force Spectroscopy Case Study 2022 ·ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Johanna Dudek, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Christian Spengler, Frank Müller, Hendrik Hähl, Markus Bischoff, Matthias Hannig, Karin Jacobs	5
7	Redox-Responsive 2-Aminoanthraquinone Core–Shell Particles for Structural Colors and Carbon Capture 2021 ·ACS Applied Polymer Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Frank Müller, Sahag Voskian, T. Alan Hatton, Karin Jacobs, Volker Presser, Markus Gallei	11
8	Human blood plasma factors affect the adhesion kinetics of Staphylococcus aureus to central venous catheters 2020 ·Scientific Reports ·(unknown), Christian Spengler, (unknown), Philipp Jung, (unknown), (unknown), Carlos Metz, Sören L. Becker, Matthias Hannig, Karin Jacobs, Markus Bischoff	10
9	Strength of bacterial adhesion on nanostructured surfaces quantified by substrate morphometry 2019 ·Nanoscale ·Christian Spengler, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Samuel Grandthyll, Nicolas Thewes, Marcus Koch, Frank Müller, Markus Bischoff, Michael A. Klatt, Karin Jacobs	56
10	Effect of Fluoride Treatment on the Acid Resistance of Hydroxyapatite 2018 ·Langmuir ·(unknown), (unknown), Samuel Grandthyll, Christian Spengler, Karin Jacobs, Frank Müller	8
11	Time Dependence of Fluoride Uptake in Hydroxyapatite 2017 ·ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Samuel Grandthyll, Michael Hans, Matthias Hannig, Karin Jacobs, Frank Müller	15
12	A detailed guideline for the fabrication of single bacterial probes used for atomic force spectroscopy 2015 ·The European Physical Journal E ·Nicolas Thewes, Peter Loskill, Christian Spengler, (unknown), Markus Bischoff, Karin Jacobs	27
13	The Rayleigh-Plateau Instability on a Fiber Revisited - Influence of the Hydrodynamic Boundary Condition 2014 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·(unknown), (unknown), Michael Benzaquen, Thomas Salez, Robert Peters, Joshua D. McGraw, Élie Raphaël, Karin Jacobs, Kari Dalnoki‐Veress	1
14	Nanofluidics of thin polymer films: Linking the slip boundary condition at solid–liquid interfaces to macroscopic pattern formation and microscopic interfacial properties 2014 ·Advances in Colloid and Interface Science ·Joshua D. McGraw, Oliver Bäumchen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Karin Jacobs	13
15	Influence of Slip on the Rayleigh-Plateau Rim Instability in Dewetting Viscous Films 2014 ·Physical Review Letters ·Oliver Bäumchen, (unknown), Ralf Blossey, Andreas Münch, Barbara Wagner, Karin Jacobs	38
16	Is adhesion superficial? Silicon wafers as a model system to study van der Waals interactions 2012 ·Advances in Colloid and Interface Science ·Peter Loskill, Hendrik Hähl, (unknown), Samuel Grandthyll, Frank Müller, Karin Jacobs	38
17	Surface Correlation Affects Liquid Order and Slip in a Newtonian Liquid 2011 ·arXiv (Cornell University) ·Philipp Gutfreund, Oliver Bäumchen, (unknown), Renate Fetzer, Marco Maccarini, Karin Jacobs, H. Zabel, Max Wolff	2
18	Elemental Depth Profiling of Fluoridated Hydroxyapatite: Saving Your Dentition by the Skin of Your Teeth? 2010 ·Langmuir ·Frank Müller, (unknown), Hubert Mantz, K. H. Ehses, F. Soldera, Jörg Schmauch, Matthias Hannig, S. Hüfner, Karin Jacobs	44
19	Evidence for Capillary Contributions to Gecko Adhesion from Single Spatula Nanomechanical Measurements 2006 ·Bulletin of the American Physical Society ·(unknown), Stanislav N. Gorb, Eduard Arzt, Ralph Spolenak, Klaus Mecke, Hubert Mantz, Karin Jacobs	3
20	Shape of a Liquid Front upon Dewetting 2001 ·Physical Review Letters ·Ralf Seemann, Stephan Herminghaus, Karin Jacobs	106

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