R. Ballabriga

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
92 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

R. Ballabriga is a scholar working on Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Radiation and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Ballabriga has authored 92 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, 53 papers in Radiation and 48 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in R. Ballabriga's work include Particle Detector Development and Performance (62 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (46 papers) and CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (36 papers). R. Ballabriga is often cited by papers focused on Particle Detector Development and Performance (62 papers), Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies (46 papers) and CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors (36 papers). R. Ballabriga collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Spain. R. Ballabriga's co-authors include M. Campbell, X. Llopart, W. Wong, Pavel Tlustoš, L. Tlustos, E.H.M. Heijne, J. Alozy, M. Fiederle, E. Fröjdh and T. Poikela and has published in prestigious journals such as Optics Express, Physics in Medicine and Biology and Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment.

In The Last Decade

R. Ballabriga

88 papers receiving 2.9k citations

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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.

Timepix, a 65k programmable pixel readout chip for arrival time, energy and/or photon counting measurements

2007 798 citations X. Llopart, R. Ballabriga et al. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
R. Ballabriga Switzerland	25	1.6k	1.5k	1.3k	1.0k	1.0k	92	3.1k
X. Llopart Switzerland	29	2.4k 1.5×	2.4k 1.6×	1.5k 1.2×	1.6k 1.5×	1.2k 1.2×	101	4.2k
L. Tlustos Switzerland	24	874 0.6×	844 0.5×	980 0.8×	658 0.6×	807 0.8×	68	2.0k
E.H.M. Heijne Switzerland	27	1.4k 0.9×	1.7k 1.1×	870 0.7×	1.6k 1.5×	611 0.6×	129	2.9k
W. Wong Switzerland	9	862 0.6×	851 0.6×	529 0.4×	524 0.5×	401 0.4×	16	1.5k
R. Turchetta United Kingdom	26	1.1k 0.7×	1.1k 0.7×	280 0.2×	1.2k 1.1×	179 0.2×	122	2.2k
P. Jarron Switzerland	28	1.6k 1.1×	1.6k 1.1×	325 0.3×	1.7k 1.6×	593 0.6×	158	3.0k
S. Pospı́s̆il Czechia	23	2.0k 1.3×	1.8k 1.1×	319 0.3×	868 0.8×	238 0.2×	210	2.6k
E. Castelli Italy	24	1.1k 0.7×	596 0.4×	878 0.7×	109 0.1×	625 0.6×	80	1.8k
H. Soltau Germany	21	1.2k 0.8×	960 0.6×	237 0.2×	691 0.7×	210 0.2×	181	2.2k
R. Bellazzini Italy	26	1.1k 0.7×	1.3k 0.8×	463 0.4×	563 0.5×	279 0.3×	150	1.9k

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Bolzonella, R., J. Alozy, R. Ballabriga, et al.. (2025). Development and characterization of hybrid MCP-PMT with embedded Timepix4 ASIC used as pixelated anode. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1082. 170965–170965. 1 indexed citations

Bolzonella, R., J. Alozy, R. Ballabriga, et al.. (2024). Timing resolution performance of Timepix4 bump-bonded assemblies. Journal of Instrumentation. 19(7). P07021–P07021. 6 indexed citations

Sriskaran, V., J. Alozy, R. Ballabriga, et al.. (2024). High-rate, high-resolution single photon X-ray imaging: Medipix4, a large 4-side buttable pixel readout chip with high granularity and spectroscopic capabilities. Journal of Instrumentation. 19(2). P02024–P02024. 7 indexed citations

Escalero, R. Manera, et al.. (2024). Optimizing time resolution and power consumption in a current-mode circuit for SiPMs. Journal of Instrumentation. 19(4). T04009–T04009. 1 indexed citations

Fernandez, S. Gomez, R. Manera Escalero, J. M. Fernandez-tenllado Arribas, et al.. (2024). Toward Sub-100 ps TOF-PET Systems Employing the FastIC ASIC With Analog SiPMs. IEEE Transactions on Radiation and Plasma Medical Sciences. 8(7). 718–733. 12 indexed citations

Bromberger, H., David Pennicard, R. Ballabriga, Sebastian Trippel, & Jochen Küpper. (2024). Timepix3: single-pixel multi-hit energy-measurement behaviour. Journal of Instrumentation. 19(11). P11008–P11008.

Mauricio, J., S. Gomez Fernandez, J. M. Fernandez-tenllado Arribas, et al.. (2024). FastIC+: An Analog Front-End including on-chip TDCs for fast timing detectors. QRU Quaderns de Recerca en Urbanisme. 1–1. 1 indexed citations

Martin, A. D., R. Ballabriga, G. Borghello, et al.. (2023). Measurements of total ionizing dose effects in TPSCo 65 nm and influence of NMOS bulk bias. Journal of Instrumentation. 18(2). C02036–C02036. 1 indexed citations

Dort, K., R. Ballabriga, E. Buschmann, et al.. (2022). Comparison of different sensor thicknesses and substrate materials for themonolithic small collection-electrode technology demonstrator CLICTD. arXiv (Cornell University). 1 indexed citations

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Sánchez, David, S. Gomez Fernandez, J. M. Fernandez-tenllado Arribas, et al.. (2021). Multimodal simulation of large area silicon photomultipliers for time resolution optimization. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment. 1001. 165247–165247. 9 indexed citations

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Paterson, Gary W., et al.. (2019). Sub-100 nanosecond temporally resolved imaging with the Medipix3 direct electron detector. Ultramicroscopy. 210. 112917–112917. 13 indexed citations

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Gough, C., R. Plackett, I. P. J. Shipsey, et al.. (2017). Characterisation of the Medipix3 detector for 60 and 80 keV electrons. Ultramicroscopy. 182. 44–53. 79 indexed citations

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Ballabriga, R., J. Alozy, M. Campbell, et al.. (2016). Review of hybrid pixel detector readout ASICs for spectroscopic X-ray imaging. Journal of Instrumentation. 11(1). P01007–P01007. 151 indexed citations

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Koenig, Thomas, M. S. Zubér, Elias Hamann, et al.. (2014). How spectroscopic x-ray imaging benefits from inter-pixel communication. Physics in Medicine and Biology. 59(20). 6195–6213. 55 indexed citations

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Giménez, E.N., R. Ballabriga, M. Campbell, et al.. (2011). Study of charge-sharing in MEDIPIX3 using a micro-focused synchrotron beam. Journal of Instrumentation. 6(1). C01031–C01031. 36 indexed citations

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Wong, W.S. Fred, G. Anton, R. Ballabriga, et al.. (2011). A pixel detector asic for dosimetry using time-over-threshold energy measurements. Radiation Measurements. 46(12). 1619–1623. 15 indexed citations

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Procz, S., M. Pichotka, Elias Hamann, et al.. (2011). Flatfield Correction Optimization for Energy Selective X-Ray Imaging With Medipix3. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 58(6). 3182–3189. 11 indexed citations

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Plackett, R., et al.. (2010). Current status of the Medipix2, Timepix, Medipix3 and Timepix2 pixel readout chips. 5 indexed citations

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Baron, S., R. Ballabriga, S. Bonacini, et al.. (2009). The GBT Project. CERN Bulletin. 80 indexed citations

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Campbell, M., W. Wong, L. Tlustos, et al.. (2009). Measurement of Radiation Damage to 130nm Hybrid Pixel Detector Readout Chips. CERN Bulletin. 7 indexed citations

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