M. Först

6.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

M. Först is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Först has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 45 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 36 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 31 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in M. Först's work include Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (18 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (18 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (18 papers). M. Först is often cited by papers focused on Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials (18 papers), Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism (18 papers) and Photonic and Optical Devices (18 papers). M. Först collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. M. Först's co-authors include A. Cavalleri, Roman Mankowsky, H. Kurz, M. Fechner, R. Merlín, Alexander von Hoegen, A. Cavalleri, Cristian Manzoni, S. Kaiser and Y. Tomioka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

M. Först

89 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Nonlinear lattice dynamics as a basis for enhanced superc... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Nonlinear lattice dynamics as a basis for enhanced superconductivity in YBa2Cu3O6.5
    2014 358 citations Roman Mankowsky, Alaska Subedi et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
M. Först Germany 34 2.3k 1.7k 1.2k 930 838 95 4.0k
J.‐Y. Bigot France 31 3.9k 1.7× 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 690 0.7× 1.7k 2.0× 76 5.2k
Roman Sobolewski United States 36 2.1k 0.9× 2.2k 1.4× 851 0.7× 1.6k 1.8× 531 0.6× 302 4.3k
R. Tobey United States 22 2.2k 0.9× 662 0.4× 632 0.5× 831 0.9× 704 0.8× 33 3.3k
Gregory D. Fuchs United States 33 2.9k 1.2× 1.5k 0.9× 2.1k 1.8× 558 0.6× 481 0.6× 91 4.4k
C. Stephen Hellberg United States 31 1.3k 0.6× 1.4k 0.9× 2.7k 2.3× 852 0.9× 1.5k 1.8× 87 4.5k
A. Cavalleri Germany 41 3.8k 1.6× 1.5k 0.9× 1.8k 1.6× 2.0k 2.2× 1.7k 2.1× 114 6.2k
John C. H. Spence United States 39 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.6× 2.2k 1.9× 939 1.0× 237 0.3× 178 6.2k
V. M. Silkin Spain 41 4.5k 1.9× 1.5k 0.9× 1.9k 1.7× 707 0.8× 995 1.2× 187 6.3k
Motohiro Suzuki Japan 32 1.6k 0.7× 781 0.5× 1.6k 1.4× 1.2k 1.3× 1.5k 1.8× 224 4.2k
N. Pontius Germany 26 2.5k 1.1× 1.0k 0.6× 696 0.6× 596 0.6× 983 1.2× 66 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of M. Först

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zeng, Zhiyang, M. Först, M. Fechner, et al.. (2025). Photo-induced nonvolatile rewritable ferroaxial switching. Science. 390(6769). 195–198.
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Först, M., Albert Liu, M. Fechner, et al.. (2025). Probing amplified Josephson plasmons in YBa2Cu3O6+x by multidimensional spectroscopy. npj Quantum Materials. 10(1). 54–54. 1 indexed citations
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Zeng, Zhiyang, M. Först, M. Fechner, et al.. (2025). Photo-induced chirality in a nonchiral crystal. Science. 387(6732). 431–436. 18 indexed citations
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Fechner, M., M. Först, Gal Orenstein, et al.. (2024). Quenched lattice fluctuations in optically driven SrTiO3. Nature Materials. 23(3). 363–368. 18 indexed citations
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Först, M., M. Fechner, M. Buzzi, et al.. (2024). Ultrafast Raman thermometry in driven YBa2Cu3O6.48. Physical review. B.. 109(19). 2 indexed citations
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Rowe, Elizabeth S., M. Buzzi, Gregor Jotzu, et al.. (2023). Resonant enhancement of photo-induced superconductivity in K3C60. Nature Physics. 19(12). 1821–1826. 33 indexed citations
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Disa, Ankit S., M. Fechner, T. F. Nova, et al.. (2020). Polarizing an antiferromagnet by optical engineering of the crystal field. Nature Physics. 16(9). 937–941. 134 indexed citations
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Liu, B., M. Först, M. Fechner, et al.. (2020). Pump Frequency Resonances for Light-Induced Incipient Superconductivity in YBa<sub>2</sub>Cu<sub>3</sub>O<sub>6.5</sub>. MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society). 15 indexed citations
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Disa, Ankit S., M. Fechner, T. F. Nova, et al.. (2020). Author Correction: Polarizing an antiferromagnet by optical engineering of the crystal field. Nature Physics. 16(12). 1238–1238. 1 indexed citations
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Mankowsky, Roman, Alexander von Hoegen, M. Först, & A. Cavalleri. (2017). Ultrafast Reversal of the Ferroelectric Polarization. Physical Review Letters. 118(19). 197601–197601. 207 indexed citations
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Cartella, Andrea, T. F. Nova, Aurelio Oriana, et al.. (2017). Narrowband carrier-envelope phase stable mid-infrared pulses at wavelengths beyond 10  μm by chirped-pulse difference frequency generation. Optics Letters. 42(4). 663–663. 17 indexed citations
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Mankowsky, Roman, M. Först, & A. Cavalleri. (2016). Non-equilibrium control of complex solids by nonlinear phononics. Reports on Progress in Physics. 79(6). 64503–64503. 91 indexed citations
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Mankowsky, Roman, Alaska Subedi, M. Först, et al.. (2014). Transient atomic structure of vibrationally excited YBCO with enhanced superconducting coherence above Tc. 07.Mon.D.1–07.Mon.D.1. 1 indexed citations
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Caviglia, Andrea D., R. Scherwitzl, P. Popovich, et al.. (2012). Ultrafast Strain Engineering in Complex Oxide Heterostructures. Physical Review Letters. 108(13). 136801–136801. 122 indexed citations
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Moll, Nikolaj, Thilo Stöferle, Rainer F. Mahrt, et al.. (2009). Circular Grating Resonators as Small Mode-Volume Microcavities for Switching. Optics Express. 17(8). 5953–5953. 10 indexed citations
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Hermes, Bárbara, Felix Spöler, Amjad Naami, et al.. (2008). Visualization of the Basement Membrane Zone of the Bladder by Optical Coherence Tomography: Feasibility of Noninvasive Evaluation of Tumor Invasion. Urology. 72(3). 677–681. 47 indexed citations
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Jágerská, Jana, Nicolas Le Thomas, R. Houdré, et al.. (2007). Dispersion properties of silicon nanophotonic waveguides investigated with Fourier optics. Optics Letters. 32(18). 2723–2723. 21 indexed citations
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Dekker, Rommert, Nicholas G. Usechak, M. Först, & A. Driessen. (2007). Ultrafast nonlinear all-optical processes in silicon-on-insulator waveguides. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 40(14). R249–R271. 129 indexed citations
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Dekker, Rommert, J. Niehusmann, M. Först, & A. Driessen. (2006). Ultrafast all-optical wavelength conversion in silicon-insulator waveguides by means of cross phase modulation using 300 femtosecond pulses. University of Twente Research Information. 145–148. 1 indexed citations
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Mégret, Patrice, Rommert Dekker, Marc Wuilpart, et al.. (2005). Self Phase Modulation and Stimulated Raman Scattering due to High Power Femtosecond Pulse Propagation in Silicon-on-Insulator Waveguides.. Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS). 197–200. 4 indexed citations

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