Mischa Megens

3.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

About

Mischa Megens is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Mischa Megens has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 42 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 37 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 27 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Mischa Megens's work include Photonic Crystals and Applications (29 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (21 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (13 papers). Mischa Megens is often cited by papers focused on Photonic Crystals and Applications (29 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (21 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (13 papers). Mischa Megens collaborates with scholars based in United States, Netherlands and France. Mischa Megens's co-authors include Jonathan J. Wierer, Aurélien David, Willem L. Vos, Ad Lagendijk, P. M. Chaikin, Judith E. G. J. Wijnhoven, Rudolf Sprik, M.W.J. Prins, P. Bösecke and Carlos M. van Kats and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Mischa Megens

60 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

III-nitride photonic-crys... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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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. III-nitride photonic-crystal light-emitting diodes with high extraction efficiency
    2009 618 citations Mischa Megens et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Mischa Megens 1.5k 1.4k 1.1k 737 417 61 3.0k
S. Brand 2.8k 1.9× 2.0k 1.4× 1.5k 1.4× 542 0.7× 687 1.6× 108 3.8k
Alexander Moroz 1.7k 1.1× 780 0.6× 1.0k 1.0× 494 0.7× 918 2.2× 78 2.7k
Yong-Hee Lee 1.8k 1.2× 1.7k 1.2× 987 0.9× 286 0.4× 353 0.8× 52 2.5k
Mattéo Galli 3.3k 2.2× 3.3k 2.4× 2.2k 2.0× 1.4k 1.9× 785 1.9× 186 5.9k
Heonsu Jeon 2.8k 1.8× 3.0k 2.2× 926 0.9× 1.6k 2.2× 429 1.0× 159 4.5k
Elefterios Lidorikis 2.0k 1.3× 2.3k 1.7× 1.9k 1.8× 1.9k 2.6× 1.0k 2.5× 107 4.9k
R. A. Abram 3.0k 2.0× 2.1k 1.5× 1.6k 1.5× 781 1.1× 730 1.8× 166 4.0k
Yoshimasa Sugimoto 3.0k 2.0× 3.5k 2.6× 1.3k 1.2× 550 0.7× 529 1.3× 284 4.7k
C. Sibilia 2.8k 1.8× 1.7k 1.2× 2.2k 2.1× 844 1.1× 2.1k 5.0× 309 5.3k
Antonio García‐Martín 2.7k 1.8× 2.1k 1.5× 3.0k 2.8× 542 0.7× 1.7k 4.0× 126 4.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Mischa Megens

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Mischa Megens

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Mischa Megens. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Mischa Megens 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 Mischa Megens. Mischa Megens 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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Knight, Mark W., et al.. (2019). Nanoscale spatial limitations of large-area substrate conformal imprint lithography. Nanotechnology. 30(34). 345301–345301. 32 indexed citations
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Megens, Mischa, et al.. (2014). Faster-than-anticipated Na+/Cl− diffusion across lipid bilayers in vesicles. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes. 1838(10). 2420–2424. 11 indexed citations
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Chan, Trevor, Mischa Megens, Byungwook Yoo, et al.. (2013). Optical beamsteering using an 8 × 8 MEMS phased array with closed-loop interferometric phase control. Optics Express. 21(3). 2807–2807. 54 indexed citations
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Gambini, Simone, et al.. (2013). Design Considerations for CMOS-Integrated Hall-Effect Magnetic Bead Detectors for Biosensor Applications. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 22(6). 1327–1338. 25 indexed citations
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Yoo, Byungwook, Mischa Megens, Trevor Chan, et al.. (2013). Optical phased array using high contrast gratings for two dimensional beamforming and beamsteering. Optics Express. 21(10). 12238–12238. 62 indexed citations
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Yang, Weijian, Tong Sun, Yi Rao, et al.. (2013). Optical phased array using high-contrast grating all-pass filters for fast beam steering. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 8633. 86330G–86330G. 1 indexed citations
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Megens, Mischa, et al.. (2012). Magnetic Relaxation Detector for Microbead Labels. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits. 47(4). 1056–1064. 37 indexed citations
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Yoo, Byungwook, Trevor Chan, Mischa Megens, et al.. (2012). Fast optical phased array with ultra-lightweight high-contrast-grating mirrors. 144–145. 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Jungkyu, Erik C. Jensen, Mischa Megens, Bernhard E. Boser, & Richard A. Mathies. (2011). Integrated microfluidic bioprocessor for solid phase capture immunoassays. Lab on a Chip. 11(18). 3106–3106. 33 indexed citations
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Liu, Paul, et al.. (2011). A CMOS Hall-Effect Sensor for the Characterization and Detection of Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 47(10). 3449–3451. 44 indexed citations
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Megens, Mischa, et al.. (2010). Control of an electrowetting-based beam deflector. Journal of Applied Physics. 107(6). 18 indexed citations
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Vermolen, Esther C. M., Job H. J. Thijssen, Alexander Moroz, Mischa Megens, & Alfons van Blaaderen. (2009). Comparing photonic band structure calculation methods for diamond and pyrochlore crystals. Optics Express. 17(9). 6952–6952. 8 indexed citations
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Megens, Mischa, et al.. (2005). A new package for silicon biosensors. TU/e Research Portal. 201–204. 2 indexed citations
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Man, Weining, Mischa Megens, Paul J. Steinhardt, & P. M. Chaikin. (2005). Experimental measurement of the photonic properties of icosahedral quasicrystals. Nature. 436(7053). 993–996. 193 indexed citations
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Trawick, Matthew L., Mischa Megens, Dan Angelescu, et al.. (2003). Correction for piezoelectric creep in scanning probe microscopy images using polynomial mapping. Scanning. 25(1). 25–33. 15 indexed citations
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Mach, P., Pierre Wiltzius, Mischa Megens, et al.. (2002). Electro-optic response and switchable Bragg diffraction for liquid crystals in colloid-templated materials. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 65(3). 31720–31720. 45 indexed citations
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Megens, Mischa & Willem L. Vos. (2001). Particle Excursions in Colloidal Crystals. Physical Review Letters. 86(21). 4855–4858. 19 indexed citations
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Sprik, Rudolf, Judith E. G. J. Wijnhoven, Mischa Megens, et al.. (1999). Inhibited Light Propagation and Broadband Reflection in Photonic Air-Sphere Crystals. Physical Review Letters. 83(14). 2730–2733. 116 indexed citations
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Vos, Willem L., Judith E. G. J. Wijnhoven, & Mischa Megens. (1998). Experimental Probe of Gaps in Photonic Crystals. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe. 30. CFB6–CFB6. 1 indexed citations
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Vos, Willem L., Mischa Megens, Carlos M. van Kats, & P. Bösecke. (1997). X-ray Diffraction of Photonic Colloidal Single Crystals. Langmuir. 13(23). 6004–6008. 95 indexed citations

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