Michael F. Becker

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
120 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Michael F. Becker is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael F. Becker has authored 120 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 42 papers in Computational Mechanics and 29 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Michael F. Becker's work include Laser Material Processing Techniques (27 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (24 papers) and Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles (22 papers). Michael F. Becker is often cited by papers focused on Laser Material Processing Techniques (27 papers), Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma (24 papers) and Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles (22 papers). Michael F. Becker collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. Michael F. Becker's co-authors include R. M. Walser, Yong Jee, J. W. Keto, Desiderio Kovar, Jinyang Liang, A. B. Buckman, Alain Brun, Thierry Lépine, Patrick Georges and D. J. Heinzen and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, The Journal of Chemical Physics and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Michael F. Becker

113 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

Laser-induced damage on single-crystal metal surfaces 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 100 200 300 400
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. Laser-induced damage on single-crystal metal surfaces
    1988 414 citations Michael F. Becker, R. M. Walser 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
Michael F. Becker United States 24 837 708 674 674 418 120 2.4k
N. Arnold Austria 26 1.3k 1.5× 626 0.9× 580 0.9× 538 0.8× 537 1.3× 78 2.4k
Jae‐Hyuck Yoo United States 23 849 1.0× 596 0.8× 716 1.1× 561 0.8× 733 1.8× 73 2.1k
Evgeny L. Gurevich Germany 31 996 1.2× 576 0.8× 837 1.2× 579 0.9× 737 1.8× 101 2.9k
I. Zergioti Greece 31 1.6k 2.0× 556 0.8× 1.1k 1.7× 1.3k 1.9× 539 1.3× 144 3.2k
Walter Perrie United Kingdom 34 1.3k 1.5× 483 0.7× 1.4k 2.1× 530 0.8× 692 1.7× 105 3.0k
Xiaodong Yuan China 28 1.2k 1.5× 689 1.0× 548 0.8× 1.2k 1.8× 335 0.8× 202 3.0k
G.C. Lim Singapore 30 897 1.1× 612 0.9× 929 1.4× 728 1.1× 415 1.0× 95 2.9k
Gediminas Račiukaitis Lithuania 32 1.7k 2.0× 906 1.3× 1.6k 2.4× 1.4k 2.1× 839 2.0× 205 3.9k
W. P. Leung Hong Kong 24 488 0.6× 454 0.6× 579 0.9× 253 0.4× 731 1.7× 60 1.7k
Ričardas Buividas Australia 17 1.1k 1.3× 380 0.5× 1.0k 1.5× 468 0.7× 360 0.9× 31 2.2k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (2025). A molecular dynamics study of high velocity impact of zinc oxide aggregates. Journal of Aerosol Science. 187. 106582–106582.
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (2024). A strain density function to analyze particle size effects during high velocity impacts of yttria. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 107(6). 3925–3944. 3 indexed citations
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Rogers, James, et al.. (2024). Simulation of high strain rate contact of single crystal Al spheres. Computational Materials Science. 246. 113415–113415.
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (2023). Influence of Crystallographic Orientation on the Deformation of Ag Nanoparticles During High-Speed Impact. Journal of Thermal Spray Technology. 32(8). 2683–2700. 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (2022). A molecular dynamics survey study of impact-induced amorphization in yttria nanoparticles. Journal of Aerosol Science. 162. 105976–105976. 14 indexed citations
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (2022). Gas and ceramic particle velocities for micro-cold spray. Journal of Aerosol Science. 169. 106113–106113. 8 indexed citations
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Keto, J. W., et al.. (2022). Deformation and film formation mechanisms during high velocity impact of silicon carbide nanoparticles. Journal of Aerosol Science. 163. 105997–105997. 12 indexed citations
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Becker, Michael F. & Desiderio Kovar. (2021). A quantitative criterion for predicting solid-state disordering during biaxial, high strain rate deformation. Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 30(1). 15006–15006. 6 indexed citations
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Keto, J. W., et al.. (2017). Particle deposition and deformation from high speed impaction of Ag nanoparticles. Acta Materialia. 135. 252–262. 23 indexed citations
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Liang, Jinyang, et al.. (2012). Suppression of the zero-order diffracted beam from a pixelated spatial light modulator by phase compression. Applied Optics. 51(16). 3294–3294. 29 indexed citations
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Ma, James, Michael F. Becker, J. W. Keto, & Desiderio Kovar. (2011). Compositional and microstructural evolution during annealing of Terfenol-D nanoparticulate films. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 26(20). 2672–2681. 1 indexed citations
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Ma, Jie, Michael F. Becker, J. W. Keto, & Desiderio Kovar. (2010). Laser ablation of nanoparticles and nanoparticulate, thick Fe1.92Tb0.3Dy0.7 films. Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources. 25(9). 1733–1740. 3 indexed citations
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Liang, Jinyang, et al.. (2010). High-precision laser beam shaping using a binary-amplitude spatial light modulator. Applied Optics. 49(8). 1323–1323. 51 indexed citations
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Kovar, Desiderio, et al.. (2006). Determination of properties of wedged, nonuniformly thick, and absorbing thin films by using a new numerical method. Applied Optics. 45(7). 1627–1627. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (2006). Laser-induced breakdown of soda-lime glass microspheres using Nd:YAG laser. Optics & Laser Technology. 39(4). 835–839. 4 indexed citations
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (2004). Optical correlation of spatial-frequency-shifted images in a photorefractive BSO correlator. Applied Optics. 43(8). 1695–1695. 3 indexed citations
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Nichols, William T., et al.. (2002). Bimodal Nanoparticle Size Distributions Produced by Laser Ablation of Microparticles in Aerosols. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 4(5). 423–432. 26 indexed citations
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Nichols, William T., Dale Henneke, James R. Brock, et al.. (2000). Gas and Pressure Dependence for the Mean Size of Nanoparticles Produced by Laser Ablation of Flowing Aerosols. Journal of Nanoparticle Research. 2(2). 141–145. 32 indexed citations
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Becker, Michael F., et al.. (1989). Acoustooptical bispectral processing. Applied Optics. 28(3). 627–627. 7 indexed citations
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Huang, Austin, Michael F. Becker, & R. M. Walser. (1986). Laser-induced damage and ion emission of GaAs at 106 μm. Applied Optics. 25(21). 3864–3864. 7 indexed citations

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