Rüdiger Berger

11.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
223 papers, 9.2k citations indexed

About

Rüdiger Berger is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Rüdiger Berger has authored 223 papers receiving a total of 9.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 73 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 61 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Rüdiger Berger's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (62 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (39 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (32 papers). Rüdiger Berger is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (62 papers), Mechanical and Optical Resonators (39 papers) and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity (32 papers). Rüdiger Berger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Rüdiger Berger's co-authors include Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Stefan A. L. Weber, James K. Gimzewski, H.P. Lang, Doris Vollmer, Ernst Meyer, Ch. Gerber, Fikri E. Alemdaroglu, Andreas Herrmann and V. Bergmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Rüdiger Berger

214 papers receiving 9.0k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Photoswitching of glass transition temperatures of azobenzene-containing polymers induces reversible solid-to-liquid transitions

2016 554 citations Kaloian Koynov, Rüdiger Berger et al. profile →
Surface Stress in the Self-Assembly of Alkanethiols on Gold

1997 427 citations Rüdiger Berger et al. profile →
When and how self-cleaning of superhydrophobic surfaces works

2020 328 citations Florian Geyer, Maria D’Acunzi et al. Science Advances profile →
How drops start sliding over solid surfaces

2017 301 citations Nan Gao, Florian Geyer et al. Nature Physics profile →
Contact angle hysteresis

2022 232 citations Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Jie Liu et al. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science profile →

Peers

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rüdiger Berger

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

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Stood-up drop to determine receding contact angles 2025 ·Soft Matter ·(unknown), A. Bhargava, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Rüdiger Berger, Michael Kappl, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Detlef Lohse, Thomas Willers, Vatsal Sanjay, Doris Vollmer	0
2	Polypept(o)ide Based Biodegradable Cylindrical Polymer Brushes: Controlling Size, Shape, Surface Functionality, and Stability 2025 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Christine Seidl, (unknown), Xinliu Gao, Rüdiger Berger, (unknown), Kaloian Koynov, (unknown), (unknown), Lu Su, Jeroen Bussmann, Heyang Zhang, Matthias Barz	0
3	Space Charge Layer Evolution in All-Solid-State Batteries Probed via Operando Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and Nuclear Reaction Analysis 2025 ·ACS Nano ·Chao Zhu, Shigeru Kobayashi, (unknown), (unknown), Kun‐Han Lin, (unknown), Koji Horiba, Hiroshi Kumigashira, Kazunori Nishio, Ryota Shimizu, Daiichiro Sekiba, Taro Hitosugi, Rüdiger Berger	0
4	Transfer-printing of patterned PEDOT:PSS structures for bendable, stretchable and biodegradable electronics 2024 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry C ·(unknown), (unknown), Rüdiger Berger, Pol Besenius, Paul W. M. Blom, Ulrike Kraft	11
5	When audience takes stage: Pseudo-localized-high-concentration electrolyte with lithium nitrate as the only salt enables lithium metal batteries with excellent temperature and cathode adaptability 2023 ·Energy storage materials ·Tianle Zheng, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Chao Zhu, Can Liao, (unknown), Guangjiu Pan, Yuxin Liang, (unknown), Hongbin Zhao, Rüdiger Berger, Ya‐Jun Cheng, Yonggao Xia, Peter Müller‐Buschbaum	38
6	Tuning static drop friction 2023 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown), Abhinav Naga, Chirag Hinduja, (unknown), Alexander Saal, Hyeonjin Kim, Nan Gao, Sanghyuk Wooh, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Rüdiger Berger, Doris Vollmer	14
7	Understanding the evolution of lithium dendrites at Li6.25Al0.25La3Zr2O12 grain boundaries via operando microscopy techniques 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Chao Zhu, Till Fuchs, Stefan A. L. Weber, Felix H. Richter, Gunnar Glaßer, (unknown), Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Jürgen Janek, Rüdiger Berger	107
8	Fast-release kinetics of a pH-responsive polymer detected by dynamic contact angles 2023 ·The Journal of Chemical Physics ·Xiaomei Li, (unknown), Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Daniel Crespy, Rüdiger Berger	6
9	Acidic pH Promotes Refolding and Macroscopic Assembly of Amyloid β (16–22) Peptides at the Air–Water Interface 2022 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Hao Lü, Luca Bellucci, Shumei Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Rüdiger Berger, Stefano Corni, Mischa Bonn	10
10	Contact angle hysteresis breakdown → 2022 ·Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science ·Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Jie Liu, Kaloian Koynov, (unknown), Chirag Hinduja, (unknown), Rüdiger Berger, Xiaomei Li, Doris Vollmer, W. Steffen, Michael Kappl	232
11	Adaptation and Recovery of a Styrene‐Acrylic Acid Copolymer Surface to Water 2022 ·Macromolecular Rapid Communications ·Xiaomei Li, (unknown), Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Ellen H. G. Backus, Rüdiger Berger	3
12	Spontaneous charging affects the motion of sliding drops 2022 ·Nature Physics ·Xiaomei Li, (unknown), Amy Z. Stetten, (unknown), (unknown), Steffen Hardt, (unknown), Holger Marschall, Alexander Saal, Xu Deng, Rüdiger Berger, Stefan A. L. Weber, Hans‐Jürgen Butt	125
13	Electronic effects of nano-confinement in functional organic and inorganic materials for optoelectronics 2021 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·Jongkuk Ko, Rüdiger Berger, Hye‐Min Lee, Hyunsik Yoon, Jinhan Cho, Kookheon Char	52
14	When and how self-cleaning of superhydrophobic surfaces works breakdown → 2020 ·Science Advances ·Florian Geyer, Maria D’Acunzi, (unknown), Alexander Saal, Nan Gao, Anke Kaltbeitzel, (unknown), Rüdiger Berger, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Doris Vollmer	328
15	Vitamin C Loaded Polyethylene: Synthesis and Properties of Precise Polyethylene with Vitamin C Defects via Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polycondensation 2020 ·Macromolecules ·(unknown), Carole Champanhac, Volker Mailänder, Frederik R. Wurm, (unknown), Rüdiger Berger, Markus Mezger, Katharina Landfester, Ingo Lieberwirth	6
16	Critical analysis of micro-thermogravimetry of CuSO _4· 5H ₂ O crystals using heatable microcantilevers 2019 ·Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Filipe Natálio, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Apurba Laha, Rüdiger Berger, V. Ramgopal Rao	2
17	Entangled Azobenzene‐Containing Polymers with Photoinduced Reversible Solid‐to‐Liquid Transitions for Healable and Reprocessable Photoactuators 2019 ·Advanced Functional Materials ·Mingsen Chen, Bing‐Jian Yao, Michael Kappl, Senyang Liu, Jinying Yuan, Rüdiger Berger, Faai Zhang, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Yuanli Liu, Si Wu	116
18	Adaptive Wetting—Adaptation in Wetting 2018 ·Langmuir ·Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Rüdiger Berger, W. Steffen, Doris Vollmer, Stefan A. L. Weber	94
19	How the formation of interfacial charge causes hysteresis in perovskite solar cells 2018 ·Energy & Environmental Science ·Stefan A. L. Weber, Ilka Hermes, Silver‐Hamill Turren‐Cruz, Christopher Gort, V. Bergmann, Laurent Gilson, Anders Hagfeldt, Michael Gräetzel, Wolfgang Tress, Rüdiger Berger	306
20	Engineering von Proteinen an Oberflächen: Von komplementärer Charakterisierung zu Materialoberflächen mit maßgeschneiderten Funktionen 2018 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Svenja Morsbach, Grazia Gonella, Volker Mailänder, Seraphine V. Wegner, Si Wu, Tobias Weidner, Rüdiger Berger, Kaloian Koynov, Doris Vollmer, N. Encinas, Seah Ling Kuan, Tristan Bereau, Kurt Kremer, Tanja Weil, Mischa Bonn, Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Katharina Landfester	3

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