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, Eduard Arzt, Ralph Spolenak, Ralf Blossey and Stanislav N. Gorb 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

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.

Dewetting Patterns and Molecular Forces: A Reconciliation

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

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

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Karin Jacobs	2.5k	2.0k	1.2k	1.2k	1.1k	187	5.9k
Françoise Brochard‐Wyart	2.7k 1.1×	1.9k 0.9×	2.4k 2.0×	2.7k 2.1×	971 0.9×	123	8.6k
Élie Raphaël	1.9k 0.8×	2.2k 1.1×	1.3k 1.1×	1.2k 1.0×	645 0.6×	149	5.5k
Pierre‐Gilles de Gennes	1.5k 0.6×	1.6k 0.8×	1.3k 1.0×	1.3k 1.0×	336 0.3×	57	5.1k
Heng‐Kwong Tsao	1.1k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	1.9k 1.5×	1.8k 1.4×	538 0.5×	293	5.8k
Uwe Thiele	3.5k 1.4×	1.8k 0.9×	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	207 0.2×	145	5.7k
Kathleen J. Stebe	1.2k 0.5×	3.6k 1.8×	922 0.7×	2.4k 1.9×	699 0.6×	169	8.0k
Ali Dhinojwala	567 0.2×	1.9k 0.9×	2.5k 2.0×	1.7k 1.3×	2.5k 2.3×	224	8.7k
Alexander F. Routh	944 0.4×	1.6k 0.8×	525 0.4×	1.2k 0.9×	432 0.4×	127	5.0k
A. D. Roberts	1.3k 0.5×	930 0.5×	1.0k 0.8×	1.4k 1.1×	2.7k 2.5×	74	9.9k
James A. Forrest	578 0.2×	5.5k 2.7×	467 0.4×	2.4k 2.0×	1.2k 1.1×	123	8.2k

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Hähl, Hendrik, et al.. (2025). Impact of Geometry on Chemical Analysis Exemplified for Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Black Silicon. Small Methods. 9(7). e2401929–e2401929. 1 indexed citations

Dudek, Johanna, Claudia Fecher‐Trost, Frank Müller, et al.. (2025). Synthetic hydroxyapatite: a perfect substitute for dental enamel in biofilm formation studies. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 43379–43379.

Hähl, Hendrik, et al.. (2024). 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. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 23174–23174. 2 indexed citations

Dudek, Johanna, Nicolai Miosge, Sören L. Becker, et al.. (2024). Characterization of a unique attachment organelle: Single-cell force spectroscopy of Giardia duodenalis trophozoites. Nanoscale. 16(14). 7145–7153. 1 indexed citations

Spengler, Christian, Bernhard Alexander Glatz, Michael A. Klatt, et al.. (2023). The adhesion capability ofStaphylococcus aureuscells is heterogeneously distributed over the cell envelope. Soft Matter. 20(3). 484–494. 5 indexed citations

Lolicato, Fabio, Federica Scollo, Hans‐Michael Müller, et al.. (2022). Cholesterol promotes clustering of PI(4,5)P2 driving unconventional secretion of FGF2. The Journal of Cell Biology. 221(11). 11 indexed citations

Dudek, Johanna, Christian Spengler, Frank Müller, et al.. (2022). Hydroxyapatite Pellets as Versatile Model Surfaces for Systematic Adhesion Studies on Enamel: A Force Spectroscopy Case Study. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 8(4). 1476–1485. 5 indexed citations

Müller, Frank, Sahag Voskian, T. Alan Hatton, et al.. (2021). Redox-Responsive 2-Aminoanthraquinone Core–Shell Particles for Structural Colors and Carbon Capture. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 3(9). 4651–4660. 11 indexed citations

Spengler, Christian, Samuel Grandthyll, Nicolas Thewes, et al.. (2019). Strength of bacterial adhesion on nanostructured surfaces quantified by substrate morphometry. Nanoscale. 11(42). 19713–19722. 56 indexed citations

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Grandthyll, Samuel, et al.. (2018). Effect of Fluoride Treatment on the Acid Resistance of Hydroxyapatite. Langmuir. 34(50). 15253–15258. 8 indexed citations

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Grandthyll, Samuel, et al.. (2017). Time Dependence of Fluoride Uptake in Hydroxyapatite. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. 3(8). 1822–1826. 15 indexed citations

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Thewes, Nicolas, et al.. (2015). A detailed guideline for the fabrication of single bacterial probes used for atomic force spectroscopy. The European Physical Journal E. 38(12). 140–140. 27 indexed citations

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Benzaquen, Michael, Thomas Salez, Robert Peters, et al.. (2014). The Rayleigh-Plateau Instability on a Fiber Revisited - Influence of the Hydrodynamic Boundary Condition. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2014. 1 indexed citations

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Loskill, Peter, Pedro M. Pereira, Philipp Jung, et al.. (2014). Reduction of the Peptidoglycan Crosslinking Causes a Decrease in Stiffness of the Staphylococcus aureus Cell Envelope. Biophysical Journal. 107(5). 1082–1089. 65 indexed citations

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Gutfreund, Philipp, Oliver Bäumchen, Renate Fetzer, et al.. (2011). Surface Correlation Affects Liquid Order and Slip in a Newtonian Liquid. arXiv (Cornell University). 2 indexed citations

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Müller, Frank, Hubert Mantz, K. H. Ehses, et al.. (2010). Elemental Depth Profiling of Fluoridated Hydroxyapatite: Saving Your Dentition by the Skin of Your Teeth?. Langmuir. 26(24). 18750–18759. 44 indexed citations

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Gorb, Stanislav N., Eduard Arzt, Ralph Spolenak, et al.. (2006). Evidence for Capillary Contributions to Gecko Adhesion from Single Spatula Nanomechanical Measurements. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 3 indexed citations

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Becker, Jürgen C., Günther Grün, Ralf Seemann, et al.. (2002). Complex dewetting scenarios captured by thin-film models. Nature Materials. 2(1). 59–63. 309 indexed citations

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Jacobs, Karin & Stephan Herminghaus. (1999). Oberflächenphysik: Strukturbildung in dünnen Filmen: Wie perlt eine Flüssigkeit von einer Unterlage ab?. Physikalische Blätter. 55(12). 35–40. 2 indexed citations

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Butter, E., Robert Günther, B. Jacobs, et al.. (1973). Ätzuntersuchungen an natürlichen Spaltflächen von (Ga, Al) As/GaAs‐Heterostrukturen. Kristall und Technik. 8(9). 1021–1028. 2 indexed citations

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