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.
Electrowetting-based actuation of liquid droplets for microfluidic applications
20001.2k citationsMichael Pollack, Richard B. Fair et al.profile →
An integrated digital microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for clinical diagnostics on human physiological fluidsThe Science and Application of Droplets in Microfluidic Devices.Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: five video clips showing: high-speed transport of a droplet of blood across 4 electrodes; sample injection into an on-chip reservoir using an external pipette; droplet formation from an on-chip reservoir using only electrowetting forces; droplets moving in-phase on a 3-phase transport bus; and a pipelined glucose assay, showing sample and reagent droplet formation, mixing, splitting and colorimetric reaction. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/lc/b4/b403341h/
2004856 citationsVijay Srinivasan, Vamsee K. Pamula et al.Lab on a Chipprofile →
Digital microfluidics: is a true lab-on-a-chip possible?
Electrowetting-based actuation of droplets for integrated microfluidicsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: six videos showing droplet flow, droplet dispensing and electrowetting. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/lc/b1/b110474h/
2002805 citationsMichael Pollack, Richard B. Fair et al.Lab on a Chipprofile →
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Zhong, Zhanwei, et al.. (2020). Adaptive Droplet Routing in Digital Microfluidic Biochips Using Deep Reinforcement Learning. International Conference on Machine Learning. 1. 6050–6060.19 indexed citations
Ding, Jie, Krishnendu Chakrabarty, & Richard B. Fair. (2005). Reconfigurable Microfluidic System Architecture Based on Two-Dimensional Electrowetting Arrays. Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC). 1(2001). 181–185.1 indexed citations
Srinivasan, Vijay, Vamsee K. Pamula, & Richard B. Fair. (2004). An integrated digital microfluidic lab-on-a-chip for clinical diagnostics on human physiological fluidsThe Science and Application of Droplets in Microfluidic Devices.Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: five video clips showing: high-speed transport of a droplet of blood across 4 electrodes; sample injection into an on-chip reservoir using an external pipette; droplet formation from an on-chip reservoir using only electrowetting forces; droplets moving in-phase on a 3-phase transport bus; and a pipelined glucose assay, showing sample and reagent droplet formation, mixing, splitting and colorimetric reaction. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/lc/b4/b403341h/. Lab on a Chip. 4(4). 310–310.856 indexed citations breakdown →
Pollack, Michael, et al.. (2002). Electrowetting-based actuation of droplets for integrated microfluidicsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: six videos showing droplet flow, droplet dispensing and electrowetting. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/lc/b1/b110474h/. Lab on a Chip. 2(2). 96–96.805 indexed citations breakdown →
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Chakrabarty, Krishnendu, Richard B. Fair, & Tianhao Zhang. (2002). Microelectrofluidic Systems.3 indexed citations
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Fair, Richard B., et al.. (2001). Mechanical Property Measurement of Thin-film Gold Using Thermally Actuated Bimetallic Cantilever Beams. TechConnect Briefs. 1(2001). 410–413.23 indexed citations
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Fair, Richard B., Adwait Jog, & Hao Ren. (2001). Statistical Optimal Design of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS). TechConnect Briefs. 1(2001). 169–172.13 indexed citations
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Fair, Richard B., et al.. (2001). Scalable Macromodels for Microelectromechanical Systems. TechConnect Briefs. 1(2001). 72–75.3 indexed citations
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