Peter Spahn

1.3k total citations
26 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Peter Spahn is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Spahn has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 14 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 7 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Peter Spahn's work include Photonic Crystals and Applications (24 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (13 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (7 papers). Peter Spahn is often cited by papers focused on Photonic Crystals and Applications (24 papers), Photonic and Optical Devices (13 papers) and Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (7 papers). Peter Spahn collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Peter Spahn's co-authors include Jeremy J. Baumberg, G. P. Hellmann, Tilmann Ruhl, Chris E. Finlayson, David R. E. Snoswell, Holger Winkler, Otto Pursiainen, Qibin Zhao, Ortwin Hess and Andrei V. Petukhov and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Peter Spahn

26 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter Spahn Germany 18 825 360 331 274 225 26 1.1k
Siyun Ye China 7 604 0.7× 213 0.6× 222 0.7× 228 0.8× 216 1.0× 7 775
Christian Schäfer Germany 18 838 1.0× 591 1.6× 303 0.9× 323 1.2× 285 1.3× 32 1.4k
Tilmann Ruhl Germany 9 561 0.7× 247 0.7× 225 0.7× 186 0.7× 146 0.6× 11 702
Youzhuan Zhang China 9 414 0.5× 288 0.8× 222 0.7× 217 0.8× 103 0.5× 12 731
Maria Bardosova Ireland 19 510 0.6× 313 0.9× 378 1.1× 281 1.0× 168 0.7× 56 976
Ian D. Hosein United States 22 223 0.3× 575 1.6× 615 1.9× 195 0.7× 238 1.1× 65 1.3k
Midori Teshima Japan 6 501 0.6× 167 0.5× 105 0.3× 166 0.6× 145 0.6× 9 642
Nataliya A. Yufa United States 11 288 0.3× 641 1.8× 169 0.5× 249 0.9× 274 1.2× 14 1.2k
Hyung Kyun Yu South Korea 11 351 0.4× 394 1.1× 472 1.4× 506 1.8× 249 1.1× 13 1.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Spahn

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Spahn. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Spahn 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 Spahn. Peter Spahn is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zhao, Qibin, Chris E. Finlayson, David R. E. Snoswell, et al.. (2016). Large-scale ordering of nanoparticles using viscoelastic shear processing. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11661–11661. 147 indexed citations
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Snoswell, David R. E., Nicholas A. W. Bell, Peter Spahn, et al.. (2013). Generating Lithographically‐Defined Tunable Printed Structural Color. Advanced Engineering Materials. 15(10). 948–953. 14 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Chris E., et al.. (2012). Anisotropic Resonant Scattering from Polymer Photonic Crystals. Advanced Materials. 24(44). OP305–8. 15 indexed citations
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Imai, Yusuke, Chris E. Finlayson, Pola Goldberg Oppenheimer, et al.. (2012). Electrically conductive polymeric photonic crystals. Soft Matter. 8(23). 6280–6280. 18 indexed citations
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Zhao, Qibin, David R. E. Snoswell, Christoph Keplinger, et al.. (2012). Electric-field-tuned color in photonic crystal elastomers. Applied Physics Letters. 100(10). 101902–101902. 39 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Chris E., et al.. (2011). 3D Bulk Ordering in Macroscopic Solid Opaline Films by Edge‐Induced Rotational Shearing. Advanced Materials. 23(13). 1540–1544. 91 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Chris E., David R. E. Snoswell, Peter Spahn, et al.. (2011). Ordering in stretch-tunable polymeric opal fibers. Optics Express. 19(4). 3144–3144. 66 indexed citations
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Simon, Ferenc, et al.. (2011). Investigation of deformation mechanisms during latex film formation by combination of unilateral NMR and near infrared measurements. Progress in Organic Coatings. 70(4). 230–239. 5 indexed citations
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Finlayson, Chris E., David R. E. Snoswell, Peter Spahn, & Jeremy J. Baumberg. (2011). Stretching polymer opal fibers tunes structural color. 47(6). 43–46. 3 indexed citations
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Spahn, Peter, et al.. (2011). Modification of the refractive-index contrast in polymer opal films. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 21(24). 8893–8893. 41 indexed citations
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Snoswell, David R. E., et al.. (2010). Inducing Symmetry Breaking in Nanostructures: Anisotropic Stretch-Tuning Photonic Crystals. Physical Review Letters. 105(23). 233909–233909. 33 indexed citations
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Baumberg, Jeremy J., et al.. (2010). Shear ordering in polymer photonic crystals. Physical Review E. 81(2). 20401–20401. 36 indexed citations
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Snoswell, David R. E., et al.. (2010). Thermochromic Polymer Opals. 15. JWA51–JWA51. 2 indexed citations
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Baumberg, Jeremy J., Otto Pursiainen, & Peter Spahn. (2009). Resonant optical scattering in nanoparticle-doped polymer photonic crystals. Physical Review B. 80(20). 22 indexed citations
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Snoswell, David R. E., et al.. (2009). Thermochromic polymer opals. Applied Physics Letters. 95(17). 19 indexed citations
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Pursiainen, Otto, et al.. (2008). Shear‐Induced Organization in Flexible Polymer Opals. Advanced Materials. 20(8). 1484–1487. 73 indexed citations
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Pursiainen, Otto, et al.. (2007). Nanoparticle-tuned structural color from polymer opals. Optics Express. 15(15). 9553–9553. 160 indexed citations
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Ruhl, Tilmann, et al.. (2004). Large-area photonic crystals. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5450. 67–67. 1 indexed citations
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Ruhl, Tilmann, Peter Spahn, Holger Winkler, & G. P. Hellmann. (2004). Large Area Monodomain Order in Colloidal Crystals. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics. 205(10). 1385–1393. 42 indexed citations
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Ruhl, Tilmann, Peter Spahn, & G. P. Hellmann. (2003). Artificial opals prepared by melt compression. Polymer. 44(25). 7625–7634. 106 indexed citations

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