Sara Nilsson

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
39 papers, 960 citations indexed

About

Sara Nilsson is a scholar working on Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Sara Nilsson has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 960 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, 12 papers in Materials Chemistry and 9 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Sara Nilsson's work include Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (14 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers). Sara Nilsson is often cited by papers focused on Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications (14 papers), Copper-based nanomaterials and applications (9 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (5 papers). Sara Nilsson collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Poland and Denmark. Sara Nilsson's co-authors include Tomasz J. Antosiewicz, Mikael Käll, Martin Wersäll, Gülis Zengin, Timur Shegai, Christoph Langhammer, David Albinsson, Joachim Fritzsche, Ferry Anggoro Ardy Nugroho and Henrik Ström and has published in prestigious journals such as Physical Review Letters, Nature Communications and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Sara Nilsson

37 papers receiving 916 citations

Hit Papers

Realizing Strong Light-Matter Interactions between Single... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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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. Realizing Strong Light-Matter Interactions between Single-Nanoparticle Plasmons and Molecular Excitons at Ambient Conditions
    2015 440 citations Gülis Zengin, Martin Wersäll et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Sara Nilsson Sweden 14 478 338 283 254 248 39 960
Kotni Santhosh India 13 324 0.7× 337 1.0× 159 0.6× 307 1.2× 179 0.7× 19 875
Andreas Kern Germany 19 598 1.3× 378 1.1× 520 1.8× 214 0.8× 326 1.3× 82 1.3k
Mai Takase Japan 17 609 1.3× 382 1.1× 518 1.8× 383 1.5× 304 1.2× 50 1.2k
Israel Pérez United States 20 228 0.5× 244 0.7× 397 1.4× 588 2.3× 578 2.3× 56 1.4k
Peng Zhao China 21 787 1.6× 381 1.1× 141 0.5× 301 1.2× 490 2.0× 70 1.5k
Yuhan He China 18 382 0.8× 235 0.7× 358 1.3× 438 1.7× 602 2.4× 77 1.5k
Yuan Zhou China 18 265 0.6× 309 0.9× 213 0.8× 733 2.9× 490 2.0× 64 1.3k
Pramod Kumar India 21 144 0.3× 178 0.5× 545 1.9× 589 2.3× 355 1.4× 139 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Sara Nilsson

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sara Nilsson

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Theodoridis, Athanasios, et al.. (2025). A Catalytic-Plasmonic Pt Nanoparticle Sensor for Hydrogen Detection in High-Humidity Environments. ACS Sensors. 10(11). 8983–8994.
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Nilsson, Sara, Athanasios Theodoridis, Iwan Darmadi, et al.. (2024). Neural network enabled nanoplasmonic hydrogen sensors with 100 ppm limit of detection in humid air. Nature Communications. 15(1). 1208–1208. 19 indexed citations
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Elsukova, Anna, Sara Nilsson, Marco Beleggia, et al.. (2023). Electron Beam Induced Enhancement and Suppression of Oxidation in Cu Nanoparticles in Environmental Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(5). 389–397. 6 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara, Alvaro Posada-Borbón, Alice Bastos da Silva Fanta, et al.. (2022). Probing the role of grain boundaries in single Cu nanoparticle oxidation by in situ plasmonic scattering. Physical Review Materials. 6(4). 5 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara, et al.. (2022). Competing oxidation mechanisms in Cu nanoparticles and their plasmonic signatures. Nanoscale. 14(23). 8332–8341. 9 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara, Zafer Say, Joachim Fritzsche, et al.. (2021). Light-Off in Plasmon-Mediated Photocatalysis. ACS Nano. 15(7). 11535–11542. 23 indexed citations
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Strach, Michał, et al.. (2021). Grain-growth mediated hydrogen sorption kinetics and compensation effect in single Pd nanoparticles. Nature Communications. 12(1). 5427–5427. 11 indexed citations
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Albinsson, David, et al.. (2020). Copper catalysis at operando conditions—bridging the gap between single nanoparticle probing and catalyst-bed-averaging. Nature Communications. 11(1). 4832–4832. 27 indexed citations
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Liu, Su, Arturo Susarrey‐Arce, Sara Nilsson, et al.. (2019). In Situ Plasmonic Nanospectroscopy of the CO Oxidation Reaction over Single Pt Nanoparticles. ACS Nano. 13(5). 6090–6100. 25 indexed citations
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Susarrey‐Arce, Arturo, Iwan Darmadi, Sara Nilsson, et al.. (2019). A nanofabricated plasmonic core–shell-nanoparticle library. Nanoscale. 11(44). 21207–21217. 10 indexed citations
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Fritzsche, Joachim, Sara Nilsson, Bhausaheb Dhokale, et al.. (2019). A nanofluidic device for parallel single nanoparticle catalysis in solution. Nature Communications. 10(1). 4426–4426. 36 indexed citations
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Albinsson, David, Sara Nilsson, Tomasz J. Antosiewicz, Vladimir P. Zhdanov, & Christoph Langhammer. (2019). Heterodimers for in Situ Plasmonic Spectroscopy: Cu Nanoparticle Oxidation Kinetics, Kirkendall Effect, and Compensation in the Arrhenius Parameters. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(10). 6284–6293. 21 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara, David Albinsson, Tomasz J. Antosiewicz, Joachim Fritzsche, & Christoph Langhammer. (2019). Resolving single Cu nanoparticle oxidation and Kirkendall void formation with in situ plasmonic nanospectroscopy and electrodynamic simulations. Nanoscale. 11(43). 20725–20733. 40 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara, et al.. (2016). 11 Rules of Design for Manufacturing when Producing Pre-Impregnated Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Components - an Application at SAAB Aerostructures. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 1 indexed citations
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Zengin, Gülis, Martin Wersäll, Sara Nilsson, et al.. (2015). Realizing Strong Light-Matter Interactions between Single-Nanoparticle Plasmons and Molecular Excitons at Ambient Conditions. Physical Review Letters. 114(15). 157401–157401. 440 indexed citations breakdown →
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Nilsson, Sara, Per Erlandsson, & Nathaniel D. Robinson. (2015). Electroosmotic Pumps with Frits Synthesized from Potassium Silicate. PLoS ONE. 10(12). e0144065–e0144065. 5 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara, et al.. (2014). Behavioral Responses to Mammalian Blood Odor and a Blood Odor Component in Four Species of Large Carnivores. PLoS ONE. 9(11). e112694–e112694. 26 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara, et al.. (2014). Conducting Polymer Electrodes for Gel Electrophoresis. PLoS ONE. 9(2). e89416–e89416. 11 indexed citations
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Nilsson, Sara. (2007). Changing patterns of supply - illegal logging. IIASA PURE (International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis). 1 indexed citations

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