Peter Hess

7.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
248 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Peter Hess is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Hess has authored 248 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 75 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 75 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peter Hess's work include Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (60 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (28 papers) and Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (28 papers). Peter Hess is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (60 papers), Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation (28 papers) and Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques (28 papers). Peter Hess collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Russia. Peter Hess's co-authors include András Miklós, Alexey M. Lomonosov, Zoltán Bozóki, J. Pelzl, Achim Neubrand, C. Bradley Moore, A. Karbach, Kuei‐Hsien Chen, Andreas Mayer and J. R. Philip and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Peter Hess

240 papers receiving 5.4k 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.

  1. Application of acoustic resonators in photoacoustic trace gas analysis and metrology
    2001 546 citations András Miklós, Peter Hess et al. Review of Scientific Instruments profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Peter Hess 1.8k 1.8k 1.7k 1.6k 1.5k 248 5.6k
Xin Yu 434 0.2× 1.1k 0.6× 2.2k 1.3× 678 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 336 6.1k
Michael E. Coltrin 756 0.4× 637 0.4× 2.0k 1.1× 2.8k 1.8× 473 0.3× 101 6.7k
Peter L. Andresen 935 0.5× 500 0.3× 542 0.3× 2.6k 1.6× 2.0k 1.3× 265 7.4k
А. А. Ионин 1.6k 0.9× 1.8k 1.0× 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.7× 940 0.6× 502 5.5k
Suotang Jia 623 0.3× 1.3k 0.7× 2.6k 1.5× 1.2k 0.8× 2.6k 1.7× 631 8.5k
E. T. Arakawa 441 0.2× 1.5k 0.8× 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.7× 353 0.2× 252 6.4k
A. C. Tam 3.0k 1.6× 2.5k 1.4× 822 0.5× 715 0.5× 612 0.4× 169 5.9k
Normand M. Laurendeau 413 0.2× 837 0.5× 526 0.3× 601 0.4× 1.2k 0.8× 182 4.4k
Huailiang Xu 969 0.5× 1.0k 0.6× 1.1k 0.6× 1.5k 1.0× 1.2k 0.8× 198 5.8k
R. E. Russo 2.4k 1.3× 1.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.8× 2.1k 1.3× 345 0.2× 84 5.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Hess

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Hess

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Hess

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Hess. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Hess 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 Peter Hess. Peter Hess 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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Hess, Peter. (2017). Relationships between the elastic and fracture properties of boronitrene and molybdenum disulfide and those of graphene. Nanotechnology. 28(6). 64002–64002. 31 indexed citations
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Hess, Peter, Alexey M. Lomonosov, & Andreas Mayer. (2013). Laser-based linear and nonlinear guided elastic waves at surfaces (2D) and wedges (1D). Ultrasonics. 54(1). 39–55. 74 indexed citations
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Hess, Peter & Alexey M. Lomonosov. (2009). Solitary surface acoustic waves and bulk solitons in nanosecond and picosecond laser ultrasonics. Ultrasonics. 50(2). 167–171. 20 indexed citations
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Lomonosov, Alexey M. & Peter Hess. (2008). Nonlinear surface acoustic waves: Realization of solitary pulses and fracture. Ultrasonics. 48(6-7). 482–487. 17 indexed citations
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Hess, Peter, et al.. (2008). Nonlinear surface acoustic waves: Silicon strength in phonon-focusing directions. Ultrasonics. 48(6-7). 488–491. 5 indexed citations
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Angelmahr, Martin, András Miklós, & Peter Hess. (2008). Wavelength- and amplitude-modulated photoacoustics: comparison of simulated and measured spectra of higher harmonics. Applied Optics. 47(15). 2806–2806. 14 indexed citations
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Hess, Peter, et al.. (2007). Quantitative characterization of crosstalk effects for friction force microscopy with scan-by-probe SPMs. Ultramicroscopy. 108(7). 642–645. 6 indexed citations
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Lomonosov, Alexey M., et al.. (2007). Intrinsic Strength of Silicon Crystals in Pure- and Combined-Mode Fracture without Precrack. Physical Review Letters. 98(19). 195505–195505. 35 indexed citations
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Filho, Milton Baptista, Marcelo Gomes da Silva, Marcelo Silva Sthel, et al.. (2006). Ammonia detection by using quantum-cascade laser photoacoustic spectroscopy. Applied Optics. 45(20). 4966–4966. 42 indexed citations
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Kovalev, A. S., et al.. (2004). Solitary surface acoustic waves. Physical Review E. 70(4). 46604–46604. 27 indexed citations
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Kung, A. H., et al.. (2004). Sensitive wavelength-modulated photoacoustic spectroscopy with a pulsed optical parametric oscillator. Optics Letters. 29(11). 1206–1206. 16 indexed citations
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Miklós, András, et al.. (2002). Detection of ammonia by photoacoustic spectroscopy with semiconductor lasers. Applied Optics. 41(9). 1815–1815. 78 indexed citations
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Lomonosov, Alexey M., Peter Hess, & Andreas Mayer. (2002). Observation of Solitary Elastic Surface Pulses. Physical Review Letters. 88(7). 76104–76104. 30 indexed citations
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Miklós, András, et al.. (2002). Photoacoustic measurement of methane concentrations with a compact pulsed optical parametric oscillator. Applied Optics. 41(15). 2985–2985. 31 indexed citations
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Lomonosov, Alexey M. & Peter Hess. (2002). Impulsive Fracture of Silicon by Elastic Surface Pulses with Shocks. Physical Review Letters. 89(9). 95501–95501. 42 indexed citations
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Miklós, András, Peter Hess, & Zoltán Bozóki. (2001). Application of acoustic resonators in photoacoustic trace gas analysis and metrology. Review of Scientific Instruments. 72(4). 1937–1955. 546 indexed citations breakdown →
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Liang, Gengchiau, et al.. (2000). Photoacoustic spectroscopy and trace gas analysis using a pulsed PPLN optical parametric oscillator. 511–512. 1 indexed citations
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Hess, Peter & D. James Cooper. (1999). Impact of pharmacogenomics on the clinical laboratory. Molecular Diagnosis. 4(4). 289–298. 22 indexed citations
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Hess, Peter, et al.. (1988). Photoacoustic and photothermal phenomena : proceedings of the 5th International Topical Meeting, Heidelberg, Feb. Rep. of Germany, July 27-30, 1987. Springer eBooks.

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