Thomas A. Germer

3.4k total citations
142 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Thomas A. Germer is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Surfaces, Coatings and Films. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas A. Germer has authored 142 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 57 papers in Computational Mechanics and 38 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films. Recurrent topics in Thomas A. Germer's work include Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (56 papers), Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (39 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (32 papers). Thomas A. Germer is often cited by papers focused on Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements (56 papers), Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry (39 papers) and Optical Coatings and Gratings (32 papers). Thomas A. Germer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Egypt and United Kingdom. Thomas A. Germer's co-authors include W. Ho, John C. Stephenson, Edwin J. Heilweil, Sheryl H. Ehrman, George W. Mulholland, Richard M. Silver, Heather J. Patrick, Jung Hyeun Kim, Richard R. Cavanagh and Lee J. Richter and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Thomas A. Germer

133 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Peers

Thomas A. Germer
Comparison fields: 5 of 110
  • Biomedical Engineering 1.0k
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 792
  • Computational Mechanics 662
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 553
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films 495
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Countries citing papers authored by Thomas A. Germer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas A. Germer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas A. Germer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Thomas A. Germer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Thomas A. Germer 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 Thomas A. Germer. Thomas A. Germer 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
# Work Indexed citations
1 5
2 97
3 11
4 2
5
Spectrophotometry : accurate measurement of optical properties of materials
32
6 28
7 40
8 27
9 10
10 59
11 38
12 11
13 16
14
Measurement of lithographic overlay by light scattering ellipsometry
2
15
Light scattering by slightly non-spherical particles on surfaces
1
16 29
17 31
18
Polarized Light-Scattering Measurements of Polished and Etched Steel Surfaces
1
19 13
20 5

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