Marek Malac

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 3.7k citations indexed

About

Marek Malac is a scholar working on Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Structural Biology and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Marek Malac has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 3.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 86 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films, 71 papers in Structural Biology and 45 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Marek Malac's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (81 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (71 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (22 papers). Marek Malac is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (81 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (71 papers) and Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques (22 papers). Marek Malac collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Japan and United States. Marek Malac's co-authors include R.F. Egerton, P. Li, Robert R. McLeod, Misa Hayashida, Jillian M. Buriak, Marco Beleggia, Brian Dick, Feng Wang, A. Meldrum and H. R. Zhang and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Advanced Materials and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Marek Malac

136 papers receiving 3.6k 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.

Radiation damage in the TEM and SEM

2004 1.6k citations R.F. Egerton, Marek Malac et al. Micron profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Marek Malac	1.5k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	722	142	3.7k
Bryan W. Reed	1.8k 1.2×	688 0.5×	835 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	677 0.9×	126	3.7k
Gerald Kothleitner	1.4k 0.9×	776 0.6×	1.1k 0.9×	699 0.6×	910 1.3×	169	3.7k
Thomas LaGrange	1.8k 1.2×	531 0.4×	1.1k 0.9×	829 0.8×	722 1.0×	111	3.7k
Kazutaka Mitsuishi	1.6k 1.0×	821 0.7×	1.9k 1.6×	733 0.7×	608 0.8×	258	4.1k
Hidetaka Sawada	1.9k 1.3×	1.5k 1.2×	1.4k 1.1×	1.8k 1.6×	468 0.6×	141	4.1k
Kazuo Furuya	1.8k 1.2×	862 0.7×	957 0.8×	739 0.7×	654 0.9×	249	3.8k
Timothy J. Pennycook	3.2k 2.1×	1.0k 0.8×	1.6k 1.3×	1.3k 1.2×	580 0.8×	98	5.2k
Marco Schowalter	1.8k 1.2×	847 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	919 0.8×	711 1.0×	163	4.0k
Matthew Weyland	3.2k 2.1×	1.1k 0.8×	896 0.8×	1.2k 1.1×	861 1.2×	114	6.3k
Philip E. Batson	2.1k 1.4×	1.4k 1.1×	1.9k 1.6×	1.4k 1.3×	1.1k 1.6×	106	5.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Marek Malac

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Egerton, R.F., Misa Hayashida, & Marek Malac. (2023). Transmission electron microscopy of thick polymer and biological specimens. Micron. 169. 103449–103449. 10 indexed citations

Hayashida, Misa, Jun Yamasaki, & Marek Malac. (2023). Sample thickness affects contrast and measured shape in TEM images and in electron tomograms. Micron. 177. 103562–103562. 1 indexed citations

Malac, Marek, Patrick Price, Martin Cloutier, et al.. (2022). NanoMi: An open source electron microscope hardware and software platform. Micron. 163. 103362–103362. 5 indexed citations

Malac, Marek, et al.. (2021). Chromosome inner structure investigation by electron tomography and electron diffraction in a transmission electron microscope. Chromosome Research. 29(1). 63–80. 3 indexed citations

Chen, Sean, et al.. (2020). NanoMi - An Open Source Transmission Electron Microscope. OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints). 3 indexed citations

Hayashida, Misa, Marek Malac, Ken Harada, et al.. (2020). Higher-Order Structure of Human Chromosomes Observed by Electron Diffraction and Electron Tomography. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 27(1). 149–155. 10 indexed citations

Harada, Ken, Marek Malac, Misa Hayashida, et al.. (2019). Toward the quantitative the interpretation of hole-free phase plate images in a transmission electron microscope.. Ultramicroscopy. 209. 112875–112875. 4 indexed citations

Hayashida, Misa, et al.. (2019). Parameters affecting the accuracy of nanoparticle shape and size measurement in 3D. Micron. 123. 102680–102680. 14 indexed citations

Hettler, Simón, et al.. (2017). Carbon contamination in scanning transmission electron microscopy and its impact on phase-plate applications. Micron. 96. 38–47. 44 indexed citations

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Hayashida, Misa & Marek Malac. (2016). Practical electron tomography guide: Recent progress and future opportunities. Micron. 91. 49–74. 33 indexed citations

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Hayashida, Misa, Marek Malac, Michael T. Bergen, & Peng Li. (2014). Nano-Dot Markers for Electron Tomography Formed by Electron Beam-Induced Deposition: Nanoparticle Agglomerates Application. Microscopy and Microanalysis. 20(S3). 782–783. 1 indexed citations

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McLeod, Robert R., Michael A. Bergen, & Marek Malac. (2014). Phase measurement error in summation of electron holography series. Ultramicroscopy. 141. 38–50. 25 indexed citations

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McLeod, Robert R., Martin Kupsta, & Marek Malac. (2013). Determination of localized visibility in off-axis electron holography. Ultramicroscopy. 138. 4–12. 6 indexed citations

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Lockwood, Ross, et al.. (2012). A convenient method for electron tomography sample preparation using a focused ion beam. Microscopy Research and Technique. 75(9). 1165–1169. 1 indexed citations

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Zhang, H. R., R.F. Egerton, & Marek Malac. (2011). Local thickness measurement through scattering contrast and electron energy-loss spectroscopy. Micron. 43(1). 8–15. 71 indexed citations

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Wang, Feng, R.F. Egerton, & Marek Malac. (2009). Fourier-ratio deconvolution techniques for electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS). Ultramicroscopy. 109(10). 1245–1249. 27 indexed citations

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Malac, Marek, et al.. (2008). Low-dose performance of parallel-beam nanodiffraction. Ultramicroscopy. 109(1). 14–21. 10 indexed citations

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Egerton, R.F., et al.. (2007). Fourier-ratio deconvolution and its Bayesian equivalent. Micron. 39(6). 642–647. 18 indexed citations

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Malac, Marek, Marco Beleggia, R.F. Egerton, & Yimei Zhu. (2006). Bright-field TEM imaging of single molecules: Dream or near future?. Ultramicroscopy. 107(1). 40–49. 14 indexed citations

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Zhu, Yimei, R.F. Egerton, & Marek Malac. (2001). Concentration limits for the measurement of boron by electron energy-loss spectroscopy and electron-spectroscopic imaging. Ultramicroscopy. 87(3). 135–145. 15 indexed citations

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