Niels R. Tas

4.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
142 papers, 3.6k citations indexed

About

Niels R. Tas is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Niels R. Tas has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 3.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 57 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 42 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Niels R. Tas's work include Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (33 papers), Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (31 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (27 papers). Niels R. Tas is often cited by papers focused on Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications (33 papers), Nanofabrication and Lithography Techniques (31 papers) and Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (27 papers). Niels R. Tas collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Japan. Niels R. Tas's co-authors include M. Elwenspoek, Henri Jansen, Erwin Berenschot, Albert van den Berg, J.W. van Honschoten, Jeroen Haneveld, R. Legtenberg, Michael Curt Elwenspoek, Han Gardeniers and Theo Lammerink and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Nano Letters and ACS Nano.

In The Last Decade

Niels R. Tas

136 papers receiving 3.5k citations

Hit Papers

Stiction in surface micromachining 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 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. Stiction in surface micromachining
    1996 421 citations Niels R. Tas, Henri Jansen et al. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Niels R. Tas Netherlands 30 2.1k 1.5k 811 515 410 142 3.6k
Henri Jansen Netherlands 36 3.1k 1.5× 3.1k 2.1× 1.1k 1.4× 1.1k 2.1× 522 1.3× 145 5.4k
Frédéric Marty France 21 1.1k 0.5× 1.2k 0.8× 530 0.7× 283 0.5× 207 0.5× 111 2.4k
Michael Curt Elwenspoek Netherlands 27 1.7k 0.8× 1.7k 1.2× 969 1.2× 480 0.9× 209 0.5× 145 3.1k
A. Otto Germany 26 2.1k 1.0× 1.6k 1.1× 1.3k 1.6× 631 1.2× 167 0.4× 110 4.2k
R.F. Wolffenbuttel Netherlands 34 1.7k 0.8× 3.1k 2.1× 1.2k 1.5× 522 1.0× 200 0.5× 297 4.1k
S. J. O’Shea Singapore 34 851 0.4× 1.4k 0.9× 1.8k 2.2× 788 1.5× 444 1.1× 101 3.3k
Xinbin Cheng China 25 914 0.4× 1.1k 0.7× 865 1.1× 476 0.9× 235 0.6× 247 3.0k
Vassilios Constantoudis Greece 29 782 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 269 0.3× 435 0.8× 261 0.6× 155 2.4k
Andong Wang China 29 1.1k 0.5× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.7× 552 1.1× 228 0.6× 127 3.2k
Anton A. Darhuber Netherlands 26 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 639 0.8× 548 1.1× 194 0.5× 109 3.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Niels R. Tas

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All Works

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Berenschot, Erwin, Valerio Di Palma, Dorothee Wasserberg, et al.. (2024). Electrochemical Sensing with Spatially Patterned Pt Octahedra Electrodes. Advanced Materials Technologies. 9(5).
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Lafuente, Marta, Pablo A. R. Muñoz, Erwin Berenschot, et al.. (2023). Exploring the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) activity of gold nanostructures embedded around nanogaps at wafer scale: Simulations and experiments. Applied Materials Today. 35. 101929–101929. 7 indexed citations
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Capuano, Lilly, Erwin Berenschot, Roald M. Tiggelaar, et al.. (2022). Fabrication of microstructures in the bulk and on the surface of sapphire by anisotropic selective wet etching of laser-affected volumes. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 32(12). 125003–125003. 5 indexed citations
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Boer, Meint J. de, et al.. (2022). Method for Keyhole-Free High-Aspect-Ratio Trench Refill by LPCVD. Micromachines. 13(11). 1908–1908. 4 indexed citations
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Berenschot, Erwin, et al.. (2021). A wafer-scale fabrication method for three-dimensional plasmonic hollow nanopillars. Nanoscale Advances. 3(17). 4926–4939. 9 indexed citations
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Boer, Meint J. de, et al.. (2021). Sacrificial grid release technology: a versatile release concept for MEMS structures. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering. 31(4). 45013–45013. 2 indexed citations
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Berenschot, Erwin, et al.. (2020). Evaporation-driven colloidal cluster assembly using droplets on superhydrophobic fractal-like structures. Soft Matter. 17(3). 506–515. 19 indexed citations
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Berenschot, Erwin, et al.. (2016). Let's twist again: elasto-capillary assembly of parallel ribbons. Soft Matter. 12(34). 7186–7194. 7 indexed citations
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Sarajlic, Edin, et al.. (2015). Electric field controlled nanoscale contactless deposition using a nanofluidic scanning probe. Applied Physics Letters. 107(12). 6 indexed citations
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Honschoten, J.W. van, Erwin Berenschot, Thierry Ondarçuhu, et al.. (2010). Elastocapillary fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures. Applied Physics Letters. 97(1). 43 indexed citations
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Escalante, Maryana, Aufried Lenferink, Yiping Zhao, et al.. (2010). Long-Range Energy Propagation in Nanometer Arrays of Light Harvesting Antenna Complexes. Nano Letters. 10(4). 1450–1457. 58 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yiping, Erwin Berenschot, Henri Jansen, et al.. (2009). Multi-silicon ridge nanofabrication by repeated edge lithography. Nanotechnology. 20(31). 315305–315305. 22 indexed citations
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Berenschot, Erwin, Niels R. Tas, Henri Jansen, & M. Elwenspoek. (2008). 3D-nanomachining using corner lithography. University of Twente Research Information. 729–732. 24 indexed citations
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Sarajlic, Edin, Erwin Berenschot, Niels R. Tas, et al.. (2006). Fabrication and Characterization of an Electrostatic Contraction Beams Micromotor. University of Twente Research Information. 70. 814–817. 7 indexed citations
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Lammerink, T.S.J., Niels R. Tas, Erwin Berenschot, M. Elwenspoek, & J.H.J. Fluitman. (2005). Micromachined hydraulic astable multivibrator. University of Twente Research Information. 13–13. 6 indexed citations
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Brivio, Monica, Niels R. Tas, M.H. Goedbloed, et al.. (2005). A MALDI-chip integrated system with a monitoring window. Lab on a Chip. 5(4). 378–378. 36 indexed citations
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Tas, Niels R., T.S.J. Lammerink, Erwin Berenschot, Michael Curt Elwenspoek, & Albert van den Berg. (2002). Scaling behaviour of pressure driven micro hydraulic systems. University of Twente Research Information. 1(2002). 174–177. 1 indexed citations
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Gardeniers, Han, et al.. (1998). Direct measurement of piezoelectric properties of Sol-Gel PZT films. Journal of the Korean Physical Society. 32(32). 9 indexed citations

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