Peter Zijlstra

6.3k total citations · 3 hit papers
80 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Peter Zijlstra is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Zijlstra has authored 80 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 45 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Peter Zijlstra's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (44 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (32 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (25 papers). Peter Zijlstra is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (44 papers), Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research (32 papers) and Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (25 papers). Peter Zijlstra collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Australia and Portugal. Peter Zijlstra's co-authors include Michel Orrit, James W. M. Chon, Min Gu, Pedro M. R. Paulo, Adam B. Taylor, Saumyakanti Khatua, Anna L. Tchebotareva, Haifeng Yuan, Mustafa Yorulmaz and Paul V. Ruijgrok and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Peter Zijlstra

74 papers receiving 4.8k 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. Five-dimensional optical recording mediated by surface plasmons in gold nanorods
    2009 1.0k citations Peter Zijlstra, James W. M. Chon et al. Nature profile →
  2. Optical detection of single non-absorbing molecules using the surface plasmon resonance of a gold nanorod
    2012 634 citations Peter Zijlstra, Pedro M. R. Paulo et al. Nature Nanotechnology profile →
  3. Supramolecular polymers form tactoids through liquid–liquid phase separation
    2024 73 citations Hailin Fu, Jingyi Huang et al. Nature profile →

Peers

Peter Zijlstra
Nathaniel K. Grady United States
Bart de Nijs United Kingdom
Leonardo Scarabelli Spain
Anton Kuzyk Finland
Palash Bharadwaj United States
Qi‐Huo Wei United States
Rubén Esteban Spain
Wei‐Shun Chang United States
Nathaniel K. Grady United States
Peter Zijlstra
Citations per year, relative to Peter Zijlstra Peter Zijlstra (= 1×) peers Nathaniel K. Grady

Countries citing papers authored by Peter Zijlstra

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Zijlstra

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Peter Zijlstra. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Peter Zijlstra. The network helps show where Peter Zijlstra may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Zijlstra

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Peter Zijlstra. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Peter Zijlstra 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 Zijlstra. Peter Zijlstra 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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Serra, Vanda Vaz, et al.. (2025). Nanoplasmonics for Enhanced Fluorescence Detection of Nucleic Acids: From Fundamentals to Boosting Cancer Management. Advanced NanoBiomed Research. 5(2). 2 indexed citations
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Maes, Björn, et al.. (2024). Refractive index sensing using quasi-bound states in the continuum in silicon metasurfaces. Optics Express. 32(8). 14289–14289. 16 indexed citations
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Dey, Swayandipta, et al.. (2024). Biomolecular interactions on densely coated nanoparticles: a single-molecule perspective. Nanoscale. 16(9). 4872–4879. 5 indexed citations
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Fu, Hailin, Jingyi Huang, Joost J. B. van der Tol, et al.. (2024). Supramolecular polymers form tactoids through liquid–liquid phase separation. Nature. 626(8001). 1011–1018. 73 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zijlstra, Peter, et al.. (2024). Long‐Term and Continuous Plasmonic Oligonucleotide Monitoring Enabled by Regeneration Approach. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(48). e202410076–e202410076. 3 indexed citations
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Albertazzi, Lorenzo & Peter Zijlstra. (2024). Super-Resolution Microscopy for Material Science. TU/e Research Portal. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuyang, et al.. (2023). Single-Particle Plasmon Sensor to Monitor Proteolytic Activity in Real Time. ACS Applied Optical Materials. 1(10). 1661–1669. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuyang, et al.. (2023). Real-Time Optical Tracking of Protein Corona Formation on Single Nanoparticles in Serum. ACS Nano. 17(20). 20167–20178. 30 indexed citations
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Greef, Tom F. A. de, et al.. (2023). Precision and Accuracy of Receptor Quantification on Synthetic and Biological Surfaces Using DNA-PAINT. ACS Sensors. 8(1). 80–93. 5 indexed citations
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Wang, Yuyang, Paul E. D. Soto Rodriguez, Laura Woythe, et al.. (2022). Multicolor Super-Resolution Microscopy of Protein Corona on Single Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(33). 37345–37355. 20 indexed citations
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Farjad-Rad, R., Kambiz Kaviani, Govert Geelen, et al.. (2021). 11.8 An Echo-Cancelling Front-End for 112Gb/s PAM-4 Simultaneous Bidirectional Signaling in 14nm CMOS. 194–196. 12 indexed citations
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Verheijen, Marcel A., et al.. (2015). Strong reduction of spectral heterogeneity in gold bipyramids for single-particle and single-molecule plasmon sensing. Nanotechnology. 27(2). 24001–24001. 18 indexed citations
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Zijlstra, Peter, Pedro M. R. Paulo, Kuai Yu, Qing‐Hua Xu, & Michel Orrit. (2012). Chemical Interface Damping in Single Gold Nanorods and Its Near Elimination by Tip‐Specific Functionalization. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(33). 8352–8355. 124 indexed citations
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Zijlstra, Peter, Pedro M. R. Paulo, & Michel Orrit. (2012). Optical detection of single non-absorbing molecules using the surface plasmon resonance of a gold nanorod. Nature Nanotechnology. 7(6). 379–382. 634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ruijgrok, Paul V., et al.. (2011). Brownian Fluctuations and Heating of an Optically Aligned Gold Nanorod. Physical Review Letters. 107(3). 37401–37401. 110 indexed citations
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Tchebotareva, Anna L., et al.. (2009). Optical pump-probe spectroscopy of single gold nanoparticles. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Kim, Jooho, et al.. (2009). Dynamic polarization recording characteristics using Au nanorods surface plasmon resonance effect. Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology). 1 indexed citations
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Zijlstra, Peter, James W. M. Chon, & Miṅ Gu. (2009). White light scattering spectroscopy and electron microscopy of laser induced melting in single gold nanorods. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 11(28). 5915–5915. 70 indexed citations
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Zijlstra, Peter, James W. M. Chon, & Min Gu. (2007). Wavelength Multiplexed Optical Storage in Plasmonic Gold Nanorods. Figshare. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

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