T. Pfafman

722 total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 555 citations indexed

About

T. Pfafman is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, T. Pfafman has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 555 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 4 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 4 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in T. Pfafman's work include Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (4 papers), Superconducting and THz Device Technology (4 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (4 papers). T. Pfafman is often cited by papers focused on Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (4 papers), Superconducting and THz Device Technology (4 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (4 papers). T. Pfafman collaborates with scholars based in United States. T. Pfafman's co-authors include T. D. Stowe, Kevin Yasumura, D. Rugar, Barry Stipe, Thomas W. Kenny, Eugene M. Chow, D.A. Landis, E. Silver, F.S. Goulding and Tiff‐Annie Kenny and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Journal of Low Temperature Physics and AIP conference proceedings.

In The Last Decade

T. Pfafman

6 papers receiving 529 citations

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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.

Quality factors in micron- and submicron-thick cantilevers

2000 529 citations Kevin Yasumura, T. D. Stowe et al. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
T. Pfafman United States	4	467	406	176	92	76	9	555
M. Riaziat United States	12	231 0.5×	539 1.3×	68 0.4×	54 0.6×	33 0.4×	34	586
E. G. Lean United States	11	344 0.7×	261 0.6×	343 1.9×	42 0.5×	159 2.1×	33	520
P.V. Wright United States	11	232 0.5×	262 0.6×	483 2.7×	176 1.9×	136 1.8×	27	537
Takehiko Uno Japan	9	153 0.3×	305 0.8×	108 0.6×	58 0.6×	18 0.2×	55	367
B.R. McAvoy United States	9	157 0.3×	185 0.5×	236 1.3×	64 0.7×	43 0.6×	48	366
Alireza Baghai‐Wadji Austria	12	139 0.3×	209 0.5×	281 1.6×	51 0.6×	161 2.1×	88	384
P. Agnello United States	14	176 0.4×	425 1.0×	76 0.4×	93 1.0×	12 0.2×	50	498
F. P. Stratton United States	13	235 0.5×	347 0.9×	228 1.3×	46 0.5×	12 0.2×	31	434
J.C. Sethares United States	11	164 0.4×	245 0.6×	110 0.6×	37 0.4×	43 0.6×	44	371
Ahmed E. Hassanien United States	11	198 0.4×	280 0.7×	331 1.9×	153 1.7×	37 0.5×	24	480

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of T. Pfafman

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

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9 of 9 papers shown

1.

Stowe, T. D., et al.. (2002). Torsional force probes optimized for higher order mode suppression. 1. 141–144. 2 indexed citations

2.

Yasumura, Kevin, T. D. Stowe, Eugene M. Chow, et al.. (2000). Quality factors in micron- and submicron-thick cantilevers. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 9(1). 117–125. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

3.

Yasumura, Kevin, et al.. (1998). A Study of Microcantilever Quality Factor. 65–70. 9 indexed citations

4.

Pfafman, T., Mark LeGros, E. Silver, et al.. (1993). Pyroelectric microcalorimetry. Journal of Low Temperature Physics. 93(3-4). 721–726. 5 indexed citations

5.

Silver, E., Simon E. Labov, T. Pfafman, et al.. (1990). A new thermal sensor for x-ray microcalorimetry. AIP conference proceedings. 211. 169–173.

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Pfafman, T., Eric Silver, Simon E. Labov, et al.. (1990). Test results of a prototype dielectric microcalorimeter. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1344. 302–302.

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Labov, Simon E., Eric Silver, T. Pfafman, et al.. (1990). X-ray microcalorimeters with germanium-resistance thermometers. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1344. 295–295. 2 indexed citations

8.

Silver, E., Simon E. Labov, T. Pfafman, et al.. (1990). Microcalorimeters for High Resolution X-ray Spectroscopy. 18.

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Silver, E., Simon E. Labov, F.S. Goulding, et al.. (1989). High Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy Using Germanium Microcalorimeters. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 1159. 423–423. 8 indexed citations

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