Thomas G. Bifano

4.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
150 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Thomas G. Bifano is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas G. Bifano has authored 150 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 73 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 71 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Thomas G. Bifano's work include Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (51 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (34 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (24 papers). Thomas G. Bifano is often cited by papers focused on Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing (51 papers), Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques (34 papers) and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies (24 papers). Thomas G. Bifano collaborates with scholars based in United States, Brazil and France. Thomas G. Bifano's co-authors include T. A. Dow, R.O. Scattergood, Paul Bierden, Julie A. Perreault, Mark N. Horenstein, Jérôme Mertz, Richard G. Paxman, Kimani C. Toussaint, Leonardo Santiago and D. Wróblewski and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, PLoS ONE and Nature Methods.

In The Last Decade

Thomas G. Bifano

143 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Ductile-Regime Grinding: A New Technology for Machining B... 1991 2026 2002 2014 1991 250 500 750
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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. Ductile-Regime Grinding: A New Technology for Machining Brittle Materials
    1991 903 citations Thomas G. Bifano et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas G. Bifano United States 31 2.2k 1.3k 1.1k 991 381 150 3.5k
Michael G. Somekh United Kingdom 27 2.0k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 322 0.3× 940 0.9× 367 1.0× 279 3.6k
Murukeshan Vadakke Matham Singapore 27 1.2k 0.5× 827 0.6× 491 0.5× 421 0.4× 378 1.0× 234 2.9k
Shih‐Chi Chen Hong Kong 31 2.8k 1.3× 1.3k 1.0× 458 0.4× 559 0.6× 375 1.0× 138 4.3k
Toyohiko Yatagai Japan 40 2.5k 1.1× 925 0.7× 424 0.4× 2.0k 2.0× 191 0.5× 310 6.0k
P. Hariharan India 30 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 1.2× 1.7k 1.6× 1.3k 1.3× 260 0.7× 255 4.0k
Ki‐Hun Jeong South Korea 41 3.0k 1.4× 1.8k 1.4× 270 0.3× 587 0.6× 494 1.3× 149 4.7k
Hans J. Tiziani Germany 40 1.6k 0.7× 852 0.6× 984 0.9× 2.7k 2.7× 60 0.2× 250 5.0k
Ulrike Wallrabe Germany 26 1.6k 0.7× 1.6k 1.2× 658 0.6× 656 0.7× 220 0.6× 225 3.3k
Zheng You China 48 3.9k 1.8× 3.1k 2.4× 1.3k 1.3× 800 0.8× 1.3k 3.5× 399 10.1k
Hans Zappe Germany 36 2.1k 1.0× 2.7k 2.1× 947 0.9× 1.0k 1.0× 230 0.6× 306 4.3k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas G. Bifano

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bifano, Thomas G., et al.. (2024). Computational‐Design Enabled Wearable and Tunable Metamaterials via Freeform Auxetics for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Advanced Science. 11(26). e2400261–e2400261. 5 indexed citations
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Sundaram, Subramanian, Ruifeng Hu, Lihua Lou, et al.. (2023). Dynamic Control of Contractile Force in Engineered Heart Tissue. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. 70(7). 2237–2245. 7 indexed citations
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Sinefeld, David, Fei Xia, Mengran Wang, et al.. (2022). Three-Photon Adaptive Optics for Mouse Brain Imaging. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 16. 880859–880859. 22 indexed citations
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Chen, Anderson, José A. Rivera, Manuel Mohr, et al.. (2021). An adaptive optics module for deep tissue multiphoton imaging in vivo. Nature Methods. 18(10). 1259–1264. 57 indexed citations
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Zhao, Xiaoguang, et al.. (2021). Auxetics‐Inspired Tunable Metamaterials for Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Advanced Materials. 34(6). e2109032–e2109032. 32 indexed citations
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Sinefeld, David, Hari P. Paudel, Mengran Wang, et al.. (2017). Nonlinear adaptive optics: aberration correction in three photon fluorescence microscopy for mouse brain imaging. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 10073. 1007314–1007314. 4 indexed citations
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Stockbridge, C. D., Yang Lu, John Moore, et al.. (2012). Focusing through dynamic scattering media. Optics Express. 20(14). 15086–15086. 78 indexed citations
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Tripathi, Santosh K., Richard G. Paxman, Thomas G. Bifano, & Kimani C. Toussaint. (2012). Vector transmission matrix for the polarization behavior of light propagation in highly scattering media. Optics Express. 20(14). 16067–16067. 74 indexed citations
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Goldberg, Bennett B., Abdulkadir Yurt, Yang Lu, et al.. (2011). Chromatic and spherical aberration correction for silicon aplanatic solid immersion lens for fault isolation and photon emission microscopy of integrated circuits. Microelectronics Reliability. 51(9-11). 1637–1639. 7 indexed citations
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Bifano, Thomas G., Thiago Gerônimo Pires Alegria, & Walter R. Terra. (2010). Transporters involved in glucose and water absorption in the Dysdercus peruvianus (Hemiptera: Pyrrhocoridae) anterior midgut. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 157(1). 1–9. 23 indexed citations
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Chu, Kengyeh K., Aymeric Leray, Thomas G. Bifano, & Jérôme Mertz. (2009). Two-photon fluorescence microscopy with differential aberration imaging. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 7209. 720903–720903. 1 indexed citations
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Olivier, Scot S., Thomas G. Bifano, & Joel Kubby. (2009). MEMS Adaptive Optics III. 7209. 2 indexed citations
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Bifano, Thomas G., et al.. (2008). MEMS Modulated Retroreflectors for Secure Optical Communication. 395–399. 3 indexed citations
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Biss, David P., et al.. (2007). An adaptive optics biomicroscope for mouse retinal imaging. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 6467. 646703–646703. 10 indexed citations
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Bierden, Paul, et al.. (2006). MEMS Deformable Mirrors for Adaptive Optics in Astronomical Imaging. 2 indexed citations
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Bifano, Thomas G., et al.. (2004). Megapixel wavefront correctors. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 5490. 1472–1472. 9 indexed citations
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Wróblewski, D., et al.. (1998). Development of a MEMS microvalve array for fluid flow control. Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems. 7(4). 395–403. 72 indexed citations
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Sandri, G., et al.. (1996). Stress and Strain Analysis in Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Solids. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 63(2). 450–452. 5 indexed citations
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Bifano, Thomas G., et al.. (1996). <title>Statistical performance evaluation of electrostatic microactuators for a deformable mirror</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2881. 35–44. 8 indexed citations

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