S. Žumer

15.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
327 papers, 12.7k citations indexed

About

S. Žumer is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, S. Žumer has authored 327 papers receiving a total of 12.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 266 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 148 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 105 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in S. Žumer's work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (254 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (94 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (64 papers). S. Žumer is often cited by papers focused on Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (254 papers), Photonic Crystals and Applications (94 papers) and Advanced Materials and Mechanics (64 papers). S. Žumer collaborates with scholars based in Slovenia, United States and Japan. S. Žumer's co-authors include J. W. Doane, Miha Ravnik, Igor Muševič, Samo Kralj, R. Blinc, Uroš Tkalec, Miha Škarabot, Baogang Wu, Nuno A. Vaz and Simon Čopar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

S. Žumer

324 papers receiving 12.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Field controlled light scattering from nematic microdroplets

1986 953 citations S. Žumer et al. profile →
Two-Dimensional Nematic Colloidal Crystals Self-Assembled by Topological Defects

2006 641 citations Igor Muševič, Miha Škarabot et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
S. Žumer Slovenia	56	10.2k	4.9k	4.0k	2.6k	1.8k	327	12.7k
Oleg D. Lavrentovich United States	68	11.2k 1.1×	4.5k 0.9×	3.8k 0.9×	3.6k 1.4×	2.7k 1.5×	341	14.8k
Robert A. Pelcovits United States	29	6.0k 0.6×	3.0k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	1.2k 0.5×	1.3k 0.7×	90	9.6k
Robert B. Meyer United States	45	7.7k 0.8×	2.3k 0.5×	2.4k 0.6×	1.9k 0.7×	2.2k 1.2×	154	9.9k
Ivan I. Smalyukh United States	54	6.4k 0.6×	3.6k 0.7×	2.6k 0.6×	2.0k 0.7×	1.2k 0.7×	232	9.8k
Vladimir G. Chigrinov Hong Kong	49	8.4k 0.8×	5.3k 1.1×	2.0k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	985 0.5×	496	10.4k
Hideo Takezoe Japan	69	18.8k 1.8×	5.3k 1.1×	5.4k 1.3×	2.0k 0.8×	7.6k 4.2×	669	22.8k
Peter Palffy‐Muhoray United States	42	4.4k 0.4×	2.1k 0.4×	2.1k 0.5×	1.7k 0.7×	748 0.4×	216	7.2k
Wim H. de Jeu Netherlands	44	4.0k 0.4×	1.3k 0.3×	2.3k 0.6×	971 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	161	7.0k
A. Saupe United States	38	6.4k 0.6×	1.7k 0.4×	2.5k 0.6×	845 0.3×	2.4k 1.3×	121	8.4k
P. Pierański France	38	3.3k 0.3×	1.6k 0.3×	2.7k 0.7×	657 0.3×	1.5k 0.8×	172	6.4k

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Cordoyiannis, George, Vasileios Tzitzios, I. Lelidis, et al.. (2020). Blue phase stabilization by CoPt-decorated reduced-graphene oxide nanosheets dispersed in a chiral liquid crystal. Journal of Applied Physics. 127(9). 12 indexed citations

Fukuda, Jun‐ichi, A. Nych, U. Ognysta, S. Žumer, & Igor Muševič. (2018). Liquid-crystalline half-Skyrmion lattice spotted by Kossel diagrams. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 17234–17234. 13 indexed citations

Nych, A., Jun‐ichi Fukuda, U. Ognysta, S. Žumer, & Igor Muševič. (2017). Spontaneous formation and dynamics of half-skyrmions in a chiral liquid-crystal film. Nature Physics. 13(12). 1215–1220. 95 indexed citations

Pandey, Mayank, Tine Porenta, Jasmine Brewer, et al.. (2014). Self-assembly of skyrmion-dressed chiral nematic colloids with tangential anchoring. Physical Review E. 89(6). 60502–60502. 25 indexed citations

Fukuda, Jun‐ichi & S. Žumer. (2013). Field-induced dynamics and structures in a cholesteric-blue-phase cell. Physical Review E. 87(4). 42506–42506. 17 indexed citations

Žumer, S.. (2012). Quasi-two-dimensional Skyrmion lattices and other exotic structures in confined chiral nematic liquid crystals. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2012. 4 indexed citations

Jampani, V. S. R., Miha Škarabot, Miha Ravnik, et al.. (2011). Colloidal entanglement in highly twisted chiral nematic colloids: Twisted loops, Hopf links, and trefoil knots. Physical Review E. 84(3). 31703–31703. 69 indexed citations

Ravnik, Miha, Gareth P. Alexander, Julia M. Yeomans, & S. Žumer. (2011). Three-dimensional colloidal crystals in liquid crystalline blue phases. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(13). 5188–5192. 181 indexed citations

Cordoyiannis, George, Brigita Rožič, Heino Finkelmann, S. Žumer, & Zdravko Kutnjak. (2010). Calorimetric study of the Paranematic-to-Nematic transition of polydomain side-chain liquid-crystalline elastomers with different mesogen composition. The European Physical Journal E. 32(3). 243–247.

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Ravnik, Miha, Gareth P. Alexander, Julia M. Yeomans, & S. Žumer. (2009). Mesoscopic modelling of colloids in chiral nematics. Faraday Discussions. 144. 159–169. 89 indexed citations

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Žumer, S., et al.. (2007). ランダム多孔質ガラス中,液晶8CB:分子拡散とディレクタゆらぎのNMR緩和測定研究. Physical Review E. 76. 1–51708. 160 indexed citations

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Škarabot, Miha, Miha Ravnik, S. Žumer, et al.. (2007). Two-dimensional dipolar nematic colloidal crystals. Physical Review E. 76(5). 51406–51406. 98 indexed citations

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Škarabot, Miha, Miha Ravnik, Dušan Babić, et al.. (2006). Laser trapping of low refractive index colloids in a nematic liquid crystal. Physical Review E. 73(2). 21705–21705. 65 indexed citations

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Žumer, S., et al.. (2006). Simulation of phase separation of polymer–liquid-crystal mixtures and the effect of confining external surfaces. Physical Review E. 73(2). 21703–21703. 11 indexed citations

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Jin, Tao, Boštjan Zalar, Andrija Lebar, et al.. (2005). Anchoring and structural transitions as a function of molecularlength in confined liquid crystals. The European Physical Journal E. 16(2). 159–165. 21 indexed citations

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Ziherl, P. & S. Žumer. (2003). Morphology and structure of thin liquid-crystalline films at nematic-isotropic transition. The European Physical Journal E. 12(3). 361–365. 20 indexed citations

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Kutnjak, Zdravko, Samo Kralj, & S. Žumer. (2002). Effect of dispersed silica particles on the smectic-A–smectic-C*phase transition. Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. 66(4). 41702–41702. 53 indexed citations

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Skačej, Gregor, A. L. Alexe‐Ionescu, G. Barbero, & S. Žumer. (1998). Surface induced nematic order variation: intrinsic anchoring and substrate deformations. PORTO Publications Open Repository TOrino (Politecnico di Torino). 1 indexed citations

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Žumer, S. & M. Vilfan. (1978). Theory of nuclear spin relaxation by translational self-diffusion in liquid crystals: Nematic phase. Physical review. A, General physics. 17(1). 424–433. 53 indexed citations

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Mali, M., R. Osredkar, & S. Žumer. (1976). Zeeman field dependence of proton spin-lattice relaxation in NaH3(SeO3)2. Ferroelectrics. 12(1). 279–280. 2 indexed citations

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