Ralf W. Tillmann

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Ralf W. Tillmann is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Molecular Biology and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf W. Tillmann has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Ralf W. Tillmann's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (5 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (4 papers). Ralf W. Tillmann is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (6 papers), Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (5 papers) and Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (4 papers). Ralf W. Tillmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Ralf W. Tillmann's co-authors include Manfred Radmacher, H. E. Gaub, M. Fritz, Hermann E. Gaub, S. P. Heyn, M. Egger, Ulrich Hofmann, B. Patrick Sullivan, Helen G. Hansma and P. K. Hansma and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Applied Physics Letters and Langmuir.

In The Last Decade

Ralf W. Tillmann

10 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

From Molecules to Cells: Imaging Soft Samples with the At... 1992 2026 2003 2014 1992 200 400 600
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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.

  1. From Molecules to Cells: Imaging Soft Samples with the Atomic Force Microscope
    1992 717 citations Manfred Radmacher, Ralf W. Tillmann et al. Science profile →

Peers

Ralf W. Tillmann
H. E. Gaub United States
Boris B. Akhremitchev United States
Jan Domke Germany
John Gurley United States
Daniel E. Laney United States
A.C. Dawkes United Kingdom
Elena T. Herruzo Spain
David J. Keller United States
Margot M. E. Snel Netherlands
Alan D. Berman United States
H. E. Gaub United States
Ralf W. Tillmann
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf W. Tillmann

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Tillmann, Ralf W., et al.. (1995). Formation of Poly(diacetylene) Thin Films with Uniform Fluorescence. Langmuir. 11(4). 1257–1260. 5 indexed citations
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Tillmann, Ralf W., Ulrich Hofmann, & Hermann E. Gaub. (1994). AFM-Investigation of the molecular structure of films from a polymerizable two-chain lipid. Chemistry and Physics of Lipids. 73(1-2). 81–89. 10 indexed citations
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Sullivan, B. Patrick, et al.. (1994). Molecular films from the polymerizable lipid ethyl morpholine pentacosadiynoic amide. Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A Vacuum Surfaces and Films. 12(5). 2975–2980. 2 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, Ralf W. Tillmann, & Hermann E. Gaub. (1993). Imaging viscoelasticity by force modulation with the atomic force microscope. Biophysical Journal. 64(3). 735–742. 334 indexed citations
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Tillmann, Ralf W., et al.. (1993). Monomeric and polymeric molecular films from the diethylene glycol diamine pentacosadiynoic amide. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97(12). 2928–2932. 11 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, Ralf W. Tillmann, M. Fritz, & H. E. Gaub. (1992). From Molecules to Cells: Imaging Soft Samples with the Atomic Force Microscope. Science. 257(5078). 1900–1905. 717 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tillmann, Ralf W., et al.. (1992). Molecular order in polymerizable Langmuir-Blodgett films probed by microfluorescence and scanning force microscopy. Langmuir. 8(7). 1768–1774. 45 indexed citations
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Tillmann, Ralf W., Manfred Radmacher, & Hermann E. Gaub. (1992). Surface structure of hydrated amorphous silicon oxide at 3 Å resolution by scanning force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 60(25). 3111–3113. 10 indexed citations
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Heyn, S. P., Ralf W. Tillmann, M. Egger, & Hermann E. Gaub. (1991). A miniaturized micro-fluorescence film balance for protein-containing lipid monolayers spread from a vesicle suspension. Journal of Biochemical and Biophysical Methods. 22(2). 145–158. 18 indexed citations
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Radmacher, Manfred, Ralf W. Tillmann, Helen G. Hansma, et al.. (1991). Morphology of Polymerized Membranes on an Amorphous Substrate at Molecular Resolution by AFM. AIP conference proceedings. 241. 144–153. 3 indexed citations

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