Klaus Becker

7.8k total citations · 2 hit papers
148 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Klaus Becker is a scholar working on Biophysics, Radiation and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Klaus Becker has authored 148 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Biophysics, 27 papers in Radiation and 22 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Klaus Becker's work include Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (29 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (19 papers) and Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (17 papers). Klaus Becker is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (29 papers), Nuclear Physics and Applications (19 papers) and Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (17 papers). Klaus Becker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Austria. Klaus Becker's co-authors include Hans‐Ulrich Dodt, Nina Jährling, Christoph P. Mauch, W. Zieglgänsberger, Matthias Eder, Saiedeh Saghafi, Anja Schierloh, Frank Bradke, Farida Hellal and Ulrich Leischner and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Klaus Becker

139 papers receiving 4.7k citations

Hit Papers

Ultramicroscopy: three-dimensional visualization of neuro... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 2012 250 500 750
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.

  1. Ultramicroscopy: three-dimensional visualization of neuronal networks in the whole mouse brain
    2007 894 citations Hans‐Ulrich Dodt, Anja Schierloh et al. profile →
  2. Three-dimensional imaging of solvent-cleared organs using 3DISCO
    2012 702 citations Ali Ertürk, Klaus Becker et al. Nature Protocols profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Klaus Becker Germany 33 1.7k 1.2k 1.1k 566 467 148 4.9k
James B. Pawley United States 15 2.0k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 1.2k 1.1× 323 0.6× 316 0.7× 27 4.4k
Frank S. Prato Canada 45 1.8k 1.0× 888 0.8× 457 0.4× 2.4k 4.2× 535 1.1× 239 6.1k
Michael D. Morris United States 52 3.0k 1.8× 3.3k 2.8× 1.6k 1.5× 916 1.6× 120 0.3× 329 9.8k
Russell E. Jacobs United States 45 466 0.3× 727 0.6× 3.4k 3.1× 2.1k 3.8× 1.1k 2.3× 136 8.8k
Joel R. Garbow United States 44 315 0.2× 806 0.7× 1.5k 1.4× 1.7k 3.1× 258 0.6× 187 6.9k
Gianluca Valentini Italy 40 872 0.5× 2.1k 1.8× 361 0.3× 1.7k 2.9× 116 0.2× 258 5.3k
Jacob A. Aten Netherlands 27 388 0.2× 407 0.4× 3.3k 3.0× 336 0.6× 298 0.6× 85 5.3k
Edward B. Brown United States 40 1.1k 0.6× 2.4k 2.1× 3.2k 3.0× 609 1.1× 867 1.9× 143 8.7k
Francesco S. Pavone Italy 48 2.3k 1.3× 2.4k 2.0× 2.1k 1.9× 779 1.4× 922 2.0× 396 7.9k
Chris B. Schaffer United States 51 1.5k 0.9× 3.2k 2.8× 1.1k 1.1× 1.0k 1.9× 1.0k 2.2× 132 9.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Klaus Becker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Klaus Becker

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Klaus Becker. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Klaus Becker based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Klaus Becker. Klaus Becker is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prado‐Lòpez, Sonia, et al.. (2025). Cytoskeleton imaging of colorectal and lung cancer spheroids using light sheet microscopy. PubMed. 3(1). 45–45.
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Becker, Klaus, et al.. (2024). Converting a symmetrical Gaussian beam into a thin tunable light sheet. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(1). 65–75. 1 indexed citations
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Saghafi, Saiedeh, Klaus Becker, Franco Gori, et al.. (2022). Engineering a better light sheet in an axicon‐based system using a flattened Gaussian beam of low order. Journal of Biophotonics. 15(6). e202100342–e202100342. 12 indexed citations
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Pende, Marko, Laura Boi, Alán Alpár, et al.. (2022). A hypothalamic dopamine locus for psychostimulant-induced hyperlocomotion in mice. Nature Communications. 13(1). 5944–5944. 15 indexed citations
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Pende, Marko, Hannah Schmidbaur, Prayag Murawala, et al.. (2020). A versatile depigmentation, clearing, and labeling method for exploring nervous system diversity. Science Advances. 6(22). eaba0365–eaba0365. 52 indexed citations
6.
Becker, Klaus, Saiedeh Saghafi, Marko Pende, et al.. (2019). Deconvolution of light sheet microscopy recordings. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 17625–17625. 38 indexed citations
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Saghafi, Saiedeh, Klaus Becker, Christian Hahn, et al.. (2018). Reshaping a multimode laser beam into a constructed Gaussian beam for generating a thin light sheet. Journal of Biophotonics. 11(6). e201700213–e201700213. 5 indexed citations
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Penjweini, Rozhin, Soheila Mokmeli, Klaus Becker, Hans‐Ulrich Dodt, & Saiedeh Saghafi. (2013). Effects of UV-, Visible-, Near-Infrared Beams in Three Therapy Resistance Case Studies of Fungal Skin infections. Optics and Photonics Journal. 3(7). 1–10. 4 indexed citations
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Saghafi, Saiedeh, Klaus Becker, Christian Hahn, & Hans‐Ulrich Dodt. (2013). 3D‐ultramicroscopy utilizing aspheric optics. Journal of Biophotonics. 7(1-2). 117–125. 38 indexed citations
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Ertürk, Ali, Klaus Becker, Nina Jährling, et al.. (2012). Three-dimensional imaging of solvent-cleared organs using 3DISCO. Nature Protocols. 7(11). 1983–1995. 702 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ertürk, Ali, Christoph P. Mauch, Farida Hellal, et al.. (2011). Three-dimensional imaging of the unsectioned adult spinal cord to assess axon regeneration and glial responses after injury. Nature Medicine. 18(1). 166–171. 260 indexed citations
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Eder, Matthias, Klaus Becker, Anja Schierloh, et al.. (2003). Distribution and Properties of Functional Postsynaptic Kainate Receptors on Neocortical Layer V Pyramidal Neurons. Journal of Neuroscience. 23(16). 6660–6670. 42 indexed citations
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Lückstädt, Christian, et al.. (2000). An improved procedure to assess fish condition on the basis of length-weight relationships. 48(3). 255–264. 102 indexed citations
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Johnson, John B., Klaus Becker, & Glenn S. Edwards. (1995). Pressure Corrections for CoCl2 as a Thermometer in an Analytic Ultracentrifuge. Analytical Biochemistry. 227(2). 385–387. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Klaus, et al.. (1975). TLD with terbirum-activated magnesium orthosilicate.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 28(4). 459–61. 12 indexed citations
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Becker, Klaus. (1974). Stability of film and thermoluminescence dosimeters in warm and humid climates. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Klaus. (1972). Stimulated exoelectron emission from the surface of insulating solids. 3(1). 39–81. 21 indexed citations
18.
Becker, Klaus & R.B. Gammage. (1971). Exoelectron emission and surface characteristics of lunar materials. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference Proceedings. 2. 2057. 4 indexed citations
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Fuller, E.L., H. F. Holmes, R.B. Gammage, & Klaus Becker. (1971). The Interaction of Gases with Lunar Materials. NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA). 2. 284–284. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Klaus. (1964). THE MEASURABILITY OF SMALL GAMMA DOSES WITH PHOTOGRAPHIC FILMS AND PHOSPHATE GLASSES. 1 indexed citations

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