Matthias Imboden

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Matthias Imboden is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthias Imboden has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 21 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 12 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Matthias Imboden's work include Mechanical and Optical Resonators (19 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (14 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (11 papers). Matthias Imboden is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical and Optical Resonators (19 papers), Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (14 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (11 papers). Matthias Imboden collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Argentina. Matthias Imboden's co-authors include Pritiraj Mohanty, Seung‐Bo Shim, Herbert Shea, D. J. Bishop, Sophie Cantin, Yoan Civet, Vito Cacucciolo, Xiaobin Ji, Yves Perriard and Xinchang Liu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nature Communications and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Matthias Imboden

38 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

An autonomous untethered fast soft robotic insect driven ... 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
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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. An autonomous untethered fast soft robotic insect driven by low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators
    2019 424 citations Xiaobin Ji, Xinchang Liu et al. Science Robotics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Matthias Imboden United States 16 673 618 463 296 210 39 1.4k
Jingfu Bao China 22 1.2k 1.8× 401 0.6× 897 1.9× 131 0.4× 240 1.1× 202 1.7k
Vladimir Preobrazhensky France 21 540 0.8× 444 0.7× 350 0.8× 139 0.5× 336 1.6× 125 1.4k
G. Reyne France 22 526 0.8× 320 0.5× 706 1.5× 291 1.0× 114 0.5× 72 1.4k
Eiji Higurashi Japan 26 883 1.3× 694 1.1× 1.7k 3.6× 189 0.6× 264 1.3× 224 2.4k
L. Buchaillot France 22 787 1.2× 624 1.0× 874 1.9× 157 0.5× 427 2.0× 99 1.6k
Abdelkrim Talbi France 23 928 1.4× 542 0.9× 557 1.2× 114 0.4× 329 1.6× 128 1.5k
Sherif Sedky Egypt 19 460 0.7× 325 0.5× 925 2.0× 121 0.4× 252 1.2× 83 1.2k
William S. Trimmer United States 15 602 0.9× 412 0.7× 742 1.6× 354 1.2× 122 0.6× 24 1.5k
Yoshio Mita Japan 17 606 0.9× 290 0.5× 878 1.9× 214 0.7× 139 0.7× 169 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Matthias Imboden

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Fields of papers citing papers by Matthias Imboden

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Matthias Imboden

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Matthias Imboden. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Matthias Imboden 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 Matthias Imboden. Matthias Imboden 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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Barrett, Lawrence, et al.. (2023). Modal engineering of electromagnetic circuits to achieve rapid settling times. Review of Scientific Instruments. 94(1). 14708–14708.
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Thomas, Evan L. H., et al.. (2023). Polycrystalline Diamond Micro‐Hotplates. Small. 19(48). e2303976–e2303976. 4 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, et al.. (2022). Zeptometer Metrology Using the Casimir Effect. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 208(1-2). 147–159. 5 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, et al.. (2022). The Integration of Optical Stimulation in a Mechanically Dynamic Cell Culture Substrate. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 10. 934756–934756. 1 indexed citations
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Barrett, Lawrence, et al.. (2021). Feedforward Control Algorithms for MEMS Galvos and Scanners. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 30(4). 612–621. 4 indexed citations
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Barrett, Lawrence, et al.. (2020). A system for probing Casimir energy corrections to the condensation energy. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 6(1). 115–115. 8 indexed citations
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Ji, Xiaobin, Xinchang Liu, Vito Cacucciolo, et al.. (2019). An autonomous untethered fast soft robotic insect driven by low-voltage dielectric elastomer actuators. Science Robotics. 4(37). 424 indexed citations breakdown →
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Imboden, Matthias, et al.. (2019). High-speed mechano-active multielectrode array for investigating rapid stretch effects on cardiac tissue. Nature Communications. 10(1). 834–834. 48 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, et al.. (2019). Building a Casimir metrology platform with a commercial MEMS sensor. Microsystems & Nanoengineering. 5(1). 14–14. 31 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, et al.. (2018). Engineered PWM Drives for Achieving Rapid Step and Settle Times for MEMS Actuation. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 27(3). 513–520. 9 indexed citations
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Poulin, Alexandre, Matthias Imboden, Serge Grazioli, et al.. (2018). An ultra-fast mechanically active cell culture substrate. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 9895–9895. 39 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, Han Han, Thomas Stark, & D. J. Bishop. (2017). Cryogenic Fab-on-a-Chip Sticks the Landing. ACS Nano. 11(9). 8707–8716. 4 indexed citations
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Araromi, Oluwaseun A., Alexandre Poulin, Samuel Rosset, et al.. (2016). Optimization of thin-film highly-compliant elastomer sensors for contractility measurement of muscle cells. Extreme Mechanics Letters. 9. 1–10. 7 indexed citations
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Han, Han, Matthias Imboden, Thomas Stark, et al.. (2015). Programmable solid state atom sources for nanofabrication. Nanoscale. 7(24). 10735–10744. 7 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, et al.. (2015). Electrothermally actuated tip-tilt-piston micromirror with integrated varifocal capability. Optics Express. 23(7). 9555–9555. 50 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias & Pritiraj Mohanty. (2013). Dissipation in nanoelectromechanical systems. Physics Reports. 534(3). 89–146. 193 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, et al.. (2013). Atomic Calligraphy: The Direct Writing of Nanoscale Structures Using a Microelectromechanical System. Nano Letters. 13(7). 3379–3384. 23 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias, Oliver A. Williams, & Pritiraj Mohanty. (2013). Nonlinear dissipation in diamond nanoelectromechanical resonators. Applied Physics Letters. 102(10). 40 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias & Pritiraj Mohanty. (2009). Evidence of universality in the dynamical response of micromechanical diamond resonators at millikelvin temperatures. Physical Review B. 79(12). 24 indexed citations
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Imboden, Matthias & Pritiraj Mohanty. (2008). Evidence of universality in the dynamical response of micromechanical diamond resonators at millikelvin temperatures. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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