M. Fritz

4.4k total citations · 3 hit papers
20 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

M. Fritz is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, M. Fritz has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in M. Fritz's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (6 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (4 papers). M. Fritz is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (13 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (6 papers) and Polymer Surface Interaction Studies (4 papers). M. Fritz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and Switzerland. M. Fritz's co-authors include Manfred Radmacher, Paul K. Hansma, J. P. Cleveland, H. E. Gaub, Ralf W. Tillmann, Helen G. Hansma, D. A. Walters, Hermann E. Gaub, J. Massié and John Gurley and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Applied Physics Letters and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

M. Fritz

19 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

From Molecules to Cells: Imaging Soft Samples with the At... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 1996 1994 200 400 600
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. From Molecules to Cells: Imaging Soft Samples with the Atomic Force Microscope
    1992 717 citations Manfred Radmacher, Ralf W. Tillmann et al. Science profile →
  2. Measuring the viscoelastic properties of human platelets with the atomic force microscope
    1996 651 citations Manfred Radmacher, M. Fritz et al. Biophysical Journal profile →
  3. Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids
    1994 638 citations Paul K. Hansma, J. P. Cleveland et al. Applied Physics Letters profile →

Peers

M. Fritz
A. L. Weisenhorn United States
Jan H. Hoh United States
Jeffrey L. Hutter Canada
Kees O. van der Werf Netherlands
B. Drake United States
B.G. de Grooth Netherlands
Hauke Clausen‐Schaumann Germany
Tilman E. Schäffer Germany
Filipp Oesterhelt Germany
Michel Grandbois Canada
A. L. Weisenhorn United States
M. Fritz
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Fields of papers citing papers by M. Fritz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of M. Fritz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of M. Fritz 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 M. Fritz. M. Fritz 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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Fritz, M., et al.. (2009). Discriminative structure learning of hierarchical representations for object detection. 2009 IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition. 4 indexed citations
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Kuebel, Christian, Katharina Gries, Roland Kröger, M. Fritz, & Andreas Rosenauer. (2009). Microstructure of Aragonite Platelets in Nacre. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 15(S2). 900–901. 1 indexed citations
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Treccani, Laura, et al.. (2003). The nacre protein perlucin nucleates growth of calcium carbonate crystals. Journal of Microscopy. 212(3). 280–291. 160 indexed citations
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Salvadori, M. C., M. Fritz, Carlo Carraro, et al.. (2001). Characterization of AFM cantilevers coated with diamond-like carbon. Diamond and Related Materials. 10(12). 2190–2194. 19 indexed citations
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Stoldt, Conrad R., M. Fritz, Carlo Carraro, & Roya Maboudian. (2001). Micromechanical properties of silicon-carbide thin films deposited using single-source chemical-vapor deposition. Applied Physics Letters. 79(3). 347–349. 43 indexed citations
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Fritz, M., Carlo Carraro, & Roya Maboudian. (2001). Functionalization of Scanning Force Microscopy Cantilevers via Galvanic Displacement Technique. Tribology Letters. 11(3-4). 171–175. 6 indexed citations
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Feldman, Kirill, M. Fritz, Georg Hähner, A. Marti, & Nicholas D. Spencer. (1998). Surface forces, surface chemistry and tribology. Tribology International. 31(1-3). 99–105. 23 indexed citations
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Bäuerlein, Edmund, et al.. (1998). Elastic properties of the cell wall of Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense investigated by atomic force microscopy. Applied Physics A. 66(7). S613–S617. 47 indexed citations
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Vollmer, Jürgen, M. Fritz, Anne Dormoy, Hans Ulrich Weltzien, & Corinne Moulon. (1997). Dominance of the BV17 element in nickel‐specific human T cell receptors relates to severity of contact sensitivity. European Journal of Immunology. 27(8). 1865–1874. 59 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, et al.. (1996). Measuring the viscoelastic properties of human platelets with the atomic force microscope. Biophysical Journal. 70(1). 556–567. 651 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thomson, Neil H., M. Fritz, Manfred Radmacher, et al.. (1996). Protein tracking and detection of protein motion using atomic force microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 70(5). 2421–2431. 90 indexed citations
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Fritz, M., Georg Hähner, Nicholas D. Spencer, Roland W. Bürli, & Andrea Vasella. (1996). Self-Assembled Hexasaccharides:  Surface Characterization of Thiol-Terminated Sugars Adsorbed on a Gold Surface. Langmuir. 12(25). 6074–6082. 33 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, M. Fritz, & Paul K. Hansma. (1995). Imaging soft samples with the atomic force microscope: gelatin in water and propanol. Biophysical Journal. 69(1). 264–270. 316 indexed citations
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Fritz, M., Manfred Radmacher, & Hermann E. Gaub. (1994). Granula motion and membrane spreading during activation of human platelets imaged by atomic force microscopy. Biophysical Journal. 66(5). 1328–1334. 116 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, J. P. Cleveland, M. Fritz, Helen G. Hansma, & Paul K. Hansma. (1994). Mapping interaction forces with the atomic force microscope. Biophysical Journal. 66(6). 2159–2165. 260 indexed citations
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Fritz, M., Manfred Radmacher, N. Petersen, & Hermann E. Gaub. (1994). Visualization and identification of intracellular structures by force modulation microscopy and drug induced degradation. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena. 12(3). 1526–1529. 21 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, M. Fritz, J. P. Cleveland, D. A. Walters, & P. K. Hansma. (1994). Imaging adhesion forces and elasticity of lysozyme adsorbed on mica with the atomic force microscope. Langmuir. 10(10). 3809–3814. 212 indexed citations
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Hansma, Paul K., J. P. Cleveland, Manfred Radmacher, et al.. (1994). Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids. Applied Physics Letters. 64(13). 1738–1740. 638 indexed citations breakdown →
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Fritz, M., et al.. (1993). Actin binding to lipid-inserted alpha-actinin. Biophysical Journal. 65(5). 1878–1885. 20 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, Ralf W. Tillmann, M. Fritz, & H. E. Gaub. (1992). From Molecules to Cells: Imaging Soft Samples with the Atomic Force Microscope. Science. 257(5078). 1900–1905. 717 indexed citations breakdown →

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