P. Vettiger

8.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
114 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

P. Vettiger is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, P. Vettiger has authored 114 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 85 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 80 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 30 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in P. Vettiger's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (53 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (49 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (44 papers). P. Vettiger is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (53 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (49 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (44 papers). P. Vettiger collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Japan. P. Vettiger's co-authors include M. Despont, H. Rothuizen, G. Binnig, Ute Drechsler, James K. Gimzewski, H.P. Lang, Ernst Meyer, Ch. Gerber, U. Dürig and Jürgen Fritz and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Nano Letters and Applied Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

P. Vettiger

111 papers receiving 6.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Translating Biomolecular Recognition into Nanomechanics

2000 1.3k citations Jürgen Fritz, Marko Baller et al. profile →
SU-8: a low-cost negative resist for MEMS

1997 756 citations H. Lorenz, M. Despont et al. profile →
The "millipede" - nanotechnology entering data storage

2002 560 citations P. Vettiger, M. Despont et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
P. Vettiger Switzerland	37	4.3k	3.9k	2.7k	837	533	114	6.6k
H. Rothuizen Switzerland	30	3.6k 0.8×	3.1k 0.8×	2.3k 0.8×	779 0.9×	305 0.6×	107	5.8k
Javier Tamayo Spain	40	4.2k 1.0×	2.5k 0.6×	2.2k 0.8×	705 0.8×	321 0.6×	122	5.7k
M. Despont Switzerland	36	3.6k 0.8×	3.5k 0.9×	3.0k 1.1×	1.1k 1.3×	249 0.5×	128	6.4k
P.M. Sarro Netherlands	40	1.8k 0.4×	4.7k 1.2×	2.9k 1.0×	1.7k 2.0×	517 1.0×	433	6.9k
Ute Drechsler Switzerland	33	2.8k 0.7×	2.7k 0.7×	2.2k 0.8×	1.1k 1.3×	138 0.3×	117	5.1k
T. R. Albrecht United States	29	5.1k 1.2×	2.6k 0.7×	2.6k 1.0×	2.2k 2.6×	180 0.3×	63	7.7k
Bai‐Ou Guan China	51	3.3k 0.8×	7.7k 2.0×	2.8k 1.0×	534 0.6×	692 1.3×	533	9.9k
Luis Guillermo Villanueva Switzerland	38	3.5k 0.8×	2.8k 0.7×	2.3k 0.8×	1.2k 1.4×	205 0.4×	171	5.4k
Oliver Brand United States	35	1.9k 0.4×	3.0k 0.8×	2.4k 0.9×	316 0.4×	739 1.4×	174	4.3k
Montserrat Calleja Spain	38	3.1k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	1.9k 0.7×	569 0.7×	255 0.5×	100	4.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of P. Vettiger

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Akiyama, Terunobu, et al.. (2012). Membrane-Type Surface Stress Sensor with Piezoresistive Readout. Procedia Engineering. 47. 1085–1088. 10 indexed citations

Yoshikawa, Genki, Terunobu Akiyama, Kota Shiba, et al.. (2012). Two Dimensional Array of Piezoresistive Nanomechanical Membrane-Type Surface Stress Sensor (MSS) with Improved Sensitivity. Sensors. 12(11). 15873–15887. 61 indexed citations

Favre, M., Jérôme Polesel‐Maris, Thomas Overstolz, et al.. (2011). Parallel AFM imaging and force spectroscopy using two‐dimensional probe arrays for applications in cell biology. Journal of Molecular Recognition. 24(3). 446–452. 42 indexed citations

Eleftheriou, Evangelos, Theodore Antonakopoulos, G. Binnig, et al.. (2003). "Millipede": a MEMS-based scanning-probe data-storage system. CE2–1. 4 indexed citations

Vettiger, P., T. R. Albrecht, M. Despont, et al.. (2003). Thousands of microcantilevers for highly parallel and ultra-dense data storage. 32.1.1–32.1.4. 3 indexed citations

Cherubini, Giovanni, Theodore Antonakopoulos, G. Binnig, et al.. (2002). The millipede, a very dense, highly parallel scanning-probe data-storage system. European Solid-State Circuits Conference. 121–125. 2 indexed citations

Despont, M., et al.. (2002). High-aspect-ratio, ultrathick, negative-tone near-uv photoresist for MEMS applications. 518–522. 77 indexed citations

Despont, M., Juergen Brügger, Ute Drechsler, et al.. (2000). VLSI-NEMS chip for parallel AFM data storage. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 80(2). 100–107. 102 indexed citations

Baller, Marko, H.P. Lang, Jürgen Fritz, et al.. (2000). A cantilever array-based artificial nose. Ultramicroscopy. 82(1-4). 1–9. 266 indexed citations

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Brügger, Juergen, M. Despont, Ute Drechsler, et al.. (1999). Soft, entirely photoplastic probes for scanning force microscopy. Review of Scientific Instruments. 70(5). 2398–2401. 88 indexed citations

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Binnig, G., M. Despont, Ute Drechsler, et al.. (1999). Ultrahigh-density atomic force microscopy data storage with erase capability. Applied Physics Letters. 74(9). 1329–1331. 201 indexed citations

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Schlittler, R. R., et al.. (1999). Parallel nanodevice fabrication using a combination of shadow mask and scanning probe methods. Applied Physics Letters. 75(9). 1314–1316. 83 indexed citations

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Dellmann, L., S. Roth, C. Beuret, et al.. (1998). Fabrication process of high aspect ratio elastic and SU-8 structures for piezoelectric motor applications. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 70(1-2). 42–47. 50 indexed citations

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Brügger, Juergen, et al.. (1998). Low-cost PDMS seal ring for single-side wet etching of MEMS structures. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 70(1-2). 191–194. 14 indexed citations

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Tang, Wade C., H. Rosen, P. Vettiger, & D. J. Webb. (1991). <title>Time development of AlGaAs single-quantum-well laser facet temperature on route to catastrophical breakdown</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1418. 338–342. 1 indexed citations

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Jaeckel, H., G.L. Bona, P. Buchmann, et al.. (1991). Very high-power (425 mW) AlGaAs SQW-GRINSCH ridge laser with frequency-doubled output (41 mW at 428 nm). IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 27(6). 1560–1567. 46 indexed citations

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Vettiger, P., et al.. (1989). Nanometer sidewall lithography by resist silylation. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics Processing and Phenomena. 7(6). 1756–1759. 11 indexed citations

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Webb, D. J., et al.. (1989). Stepwise-graded-index multilayer broadband low-reflectivity coating for AlGaAs/GaAs power lasers. Applied Physics Letters. 55(10). 942–944. 7 indexed citations

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Jaeckel, H., Volker Gräf, Bart J. Van Zeghbroeck, P. Vettiger, & Peter Wolf. (1986). Scaled GaAs MESFET's with gate length down to 100 nm. IEEE Electron Device Letters. 7(9). 522–524. 13 indexed citations

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Vettiger, P., et al.. (1983). Proximity effect correction on substrates of variable material composition. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics Processing and Phenomena. 1(4). 1378–1382. 2 indexed citations

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