Natalija Backmann

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
13 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Natalija Backmann is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Natalija Backmann has authored 13 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 7 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 4 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Natalija Backmann's work include Mechanical and Optical Resonators (10 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (5 papers). Natalija Backmann is often cited by papers focused on Mechanical and Optical Resonators (10 papers), Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (5 papers). Natalija Backmann collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Belgium. Natalija Backmann's co-authors include H.P. Lang, Serge Muyldermans, Martin Hegner, Christoph Gerber, François Huber, Katja Conrath, С. В. Тиллиб, Heinrich Leonhardt, M. Cristina Cardoso and Danny Nowak and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Nanotechnology and Nature Methods.

In The Last Decade

Natalija Backmann

13 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Targeting and tracing antigens in live cells with fluores... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Targeting and tracing antigens in live cells with fluorescent nanobodies
    2006 544 citations Ulrich Rothbauer, Kourosh Zolghadr et al. Nature Methods profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Natalija Backmann Switzerland 10 827 488 486 329 322 13 1.6k
Inger Rönnberg Sweden 11 1.1k 1.3× 513 1.1× 133 0.3× 478 1.5× 341 1.1× 12 1.7k
Esa Stenberg Sweden 5 992 1.2× 387 0.8× 164 0.3× 655 2.0× 509 1.6× 7 1.6k
Wai Leung Lau United States 8 809 1.0× 406 0.8× 115 0.2× 91 0.3× 81 0.3× 8 1.1k
Johannes S. Kanger Netherlands 19 497 0.6× 96 0.2× 392 0.8× 659 2.0× 467 1.5× 46 1.4k
Sheldon Park United States 16 958 1.2× 245 0.5× 78 0.2× 165 0.5× 130 0.4× 34 1.4k
Christian Zahnd Switzerland 11 1.1k 1.3× 849 1.7× 178 0.4× 184 0.6× 120 0.4× 12 1.5k
Pierre‐Emmanuel Milhiet France 27 1.6k 2.0× 99 0.2× 526 1.1× 324 1.0× 56 0.2× 73 2.4k
Marina Cretich Italy 28 1.6k 1.9× 338 0.7× 136 0.3× 1.2k 3.5× 307 1.0× 126 2.6k
Ralph Wieneke Germany 20 656 0.8× 110 0.2× 77 0.2× 488 1.5× 156 0.5× 37 1.3k
Sarah A. Shelby United States 12 815 1.0× 107 0.2× 110 0.2× 281 0.9× 68 0.2× 20 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Natalija Backmann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Natalija Backmann

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All Works

13 of 13 papers shown
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Huber, François, H.P. Lang, Natalija Backmann, Donata Rimoldi, & Ch. Gerber. (2013). Direct detection of a BRAF mutation in total RNA from melanoma cells using cantilever arrays. Nature Nanotechnology. 8(2). 125–129. 114 indexed citations
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Zhang, Jiayun, H.P. Lang, F. Battiston, et al.. (2013). Development of Robust and Standardized Cantilever Sensors Based on Biotin/Neutravidin Coupling for Antibody Detection. Sensors. 13(4). 5273–5285. 12 indexed citations
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Backmann, Natalija, Thomas Braun, François Huber, et al.. (2010). Sensing surface PEGylation with microcantilevers. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 1. 3–13. 41 indexed citations
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Braun, Thomas, Murali Krishna Ghatkesar, Natalija Backmann, et al.. (2009). Quantitative time-resolved measurement of membrane protein–ligand interactions using microcantilever array sensors. Nature Nanotechnology. 4(3). 179–185. 175 indexed citations
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Lang, H.P., Andreas Filippi, A. Tonin, et al.. (2009). Towards a modular, versatile and portable sensor system for measurements in gaseous environments based on microcantilevers. Procedia Chemistry. 1(1). 208–211. 3 indexed citations
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Braun, Thomas, François Huber, Murali Krishna Ghatkesar, et al.. (2007). Processing of kinetic microarray signals. Sensors and Actuators B Chemical. 128(1). 75–82. 10 indexed citations
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Huber, François, Natalija Backmann, Wilfried Grange, et al.. (2007). Analyzing Gene Expression Using Combined Nanomechanical Cantilever Sensors. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 61. 450–453. 9 indexed citations
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Braun, Thomas, Murali Krishna Ghatkesar, V. Barwich, et al.. (2007). Digital processing of multi-mode nano-mechanical cantilever data. Journal of Physics Conference Series. 61. 341–345. 7 indexed citations
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Braun, Thomas, Natalija Backmann, Manuel Vögtli, et al.. (2006). Conformational Change of Bacteriorhodopsin Quantitatively Monitored by Microcantilever Sensors. Biophysical Journal. 90(8). 2970–2977. 53 indexed citations
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Rothbauer, Ulrich, Kourosh Zolghadr, С. В. Тиллиб, et al.. (2006). Targeting and tracing antigens in live cells with fluorescent nanobodies. Nature Methods. 3(11). 887–889. 544 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nugaeva, Natalia, et al.. (2005). Micromechanical cantilever array sensors for selective fungal immobilization and fast growth detection. Biosensors and Bioelectronics. 21(6). 849–856. 117 indexed citations
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Backmann, Natalija, Christian Zahnd, François Huber, et al.. (2005). A label-free immunosensor array using single-chain antibody fragments. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 102(41). 14587–14592. 220 indexed citations
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Cortez‐Retamozo, Virna, Natalija Backmann, Peter D. Senter, et al.. (2004). Efficient Cancer Therapy with a Nanobody-Based Conjugate. Cancer Research. 64(8). 2853–2857. 294 indexed citations

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