Wolfgang Knoll

47.6k total citations · 7 hit papers
887 papers, 38.7k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Knoll is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Knoll has authored 887 papers receiving a total of 38.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 357 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 335 papers in Molecular Biology and 320 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Knoll's work include Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (196 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (172 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (150 papers). Wolfgang Knoll is often cited by papers focused on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (196 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (172 papers) and Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior (150 papers). Wolfgang Knoll collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Wolfgang Knoll's co-authors include Omar Azzaroni, Xinhua Zhong, Jakub Dostálek, Benno Rothenhäusler, R. Naumann, Andreas Offenhäusser, Basit Yameen, Ming‐Yong Han, Renate Förch and Masahiko Hara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Knoll

877 papers receiving 37.8k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

An Aqueous Route to Multicolor Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Using Silica Spheres as Carriers

2009 855 citations Wolfgang Knoll et al. profile →
INTERFACES AND THIN FILMS AS SEEN BY BOUND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

1998 817 citations Wolfgang Knoll profile →
Surface–plasmon microscopy

1988 601 citations Wolfgang Knoll et al. profile →
Alloyed Zn_xCd₁_-_xS Nanocrystals with Highly Narrow Luminescence Spectral Width

2003 599 citations Wolfgang Knoll et al. profile →
Composition-Tunable Zn_xCd₁_-_xSe Nanocrystals with High Luminescence and Stability

2003 508 citations Wolfgang Knoll et al. profile →
Optical Refractive Index Sensors with Plasmonic and Photonic Structures: Promising and Inconvenient Truth

2019 394 citations Ping Bai, Xiaodong Zhou et al. profile →
Rapid, label-free histopathological diagnosis of liver cancer based on Raman spectroscopy and deep learning

2023 151 citations Liping Huang, Hongwei Sun et al. Nature Communications profile →

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Biosensors integrated within wearable devices for monitoring chronic wound status 2025 ·APL Bioengineering ·Sabine Szunerits, Rabah Boukherroub, Christoph Kleber, Wolfgang Knoll, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Sorin Melinte	1
2	Making field effect transistor measurements accessible to electrochemists and biologists 2025 ·Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), David Montaigne, Christophe Ritzenthaler, H. Happy, Christoph Kleber, (unknown), Wolfgang Knoll, Roberto Corradini, Sabine Szunerits	1
3	Correction to “Functionalization of Carbon Surfaces Using the Copper-Catalyzed Diels–Alder Reaction” 2024 ·Chemistry of Materials ·(unknown), Jean‐François Bergamini, (unknown), Wolfgang Knoll, Charles Cougnon, (unknown), Paulius Pobedinskas, Ken Haenen, Nicolas Nuns, Rabah Boukherroub, Sabine Szunerits, Yann R. Leroux	1
4	Matrix metalloproteinase sensing in wound fluids: Are graphene-based field effect transistors a viable alternative? 2023 ·Biosensors and Bioelectronics X ·(unknown), (unknown), Julia K. Mader, Wolfgang Knoll, Vincent Bouchiat, Rabah Boukherroub, Sabine Szunerits	7
5	Large-pore mesoporous silica: template design, thin film preparation and biomolecule infiltration 2023 ·Materials Chemistry Frontiers ·Sebastián Alberti, Steven K. Schmidt, Simone Hageneder, Paula C. Angelomé, Galo J. A. A. Soler‐Illia, Philipp Vana, Jakub Dostálek, Omar Azzaroni, Wolfgang Knoll	5
6	Activity of Single Insect Olfactory Receptors Triggered by Airborne Compounds Recorded in Self-Assembled Tethered Lipid Bilayer Nanoarchitectures 2023 ·ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·(unknown), Chiara D’Onofrio, Colm Carraher, (unknown), (unknown), Bernhard Schuster, (unknown), Markus Valtiner, Wolfgang Knoll, Jakob Andersson	2
7	Rapid, label-free histopathological diagnosis of liver cancer based on Raman spectroscopy and deep learning breakdown → 2023 ·Nature Communications ·Liping Huang, Hongwei Sun, (unknown), Keqing Shi, Yuzhe Chen, Xueqian Ren, Yuancai Ge, Danfeng Jiang, Xiaohu Liu, Wolfgang Knoll, Qingwen Zhang, Yi Wang	151
8	Molecular basis of (E)-β-farnesene-mediated aphid location in the predator Eupeodes corollae 2022 ·Current Biology ·Bing Wang, Wanying Dong, Huimin Li, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Lulu Yang, Jinan Wu, Xiaoqing Wang, Bo Wang, Dong Ai, Wolfgang Knoll, Paolo Pelosi, Guirong Wang	62
9	MOF@PEDOT Composite Films for Impedimetric Pesticide Sensors 2020 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Luciano D. Sappia, Jimena S. Tuninetti, Marcelo Ceolı́n, Wolfgang Knoll, Matías Rafti, Omar Azzaroni	19
10	Shedding Light on the Dark Corners of Metal–Organic Framework Thin Films: Growth and Structural Stability of ZIF-8 Layers Probed by Optical Waveguide Spectroscopy 2018 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry A ·Juan A. Allegretto, Jakub Dostálek, Matías Rafti, Bernhard Menges, Omar Azzaroni, Wolfgang Knoll	18
11	Imprinted gold 2D nanoarray for highly sensitive and convenient PSA detection via plasmon excited quantum dots 2014 ·Lab on a Chip ·Hong Song, Ten It Wong, Anton Sadovoy, Lin Wu, Ping Bai, Jie Deng, Shifeng Guo, Yi Wang, Wolfgang Knoll, Xiaodong Zhou	39
12	Characterization and Applications 2011 ·Wiley-VCH eBooks ·Wolfgang Knoll, Rigoberto C. Advíncula	85
13	Time-resolved surface-enhanced resonance Raman spectro-electrochemistry of heme proteins 2010 ·Hindawi Journal of Chemistry (Hindawi) ·(unknown), Christoph Nowak, Wolfgang Knoll, R. Naumann	1
14	Long Range Surface Plasmon Fluorescence Spectroscopy 2007 ·Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ·Amal Kasry, Wolfgang Knoll	1
15	Observation of Hybridization on a DNA Array by Surface Plasmon Resonace Imaging using Au Nanoparticles 2006 ·Japanese Journal of Applied Physics ·Fumio Nakamura, Masateru Ito, (unknown), Kaoru Tamada, Masahiko Hara, Wolfgang Knoll	11
16	Oberflächenplasmonen-Fluoreszenzspektroskopie für DNA Hybridisierungsreaktionen 2003 ·Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ·Wolfgang Knoll	1
17	Functional polymer brushes (Reprinted from Supramolecular Polymers, pg 565-613, 2000) 2002 ·Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics ·Jürgen Rühe, Wolfgang Knoll	0
18	Ultrathin Film Self-Assembly of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Metal Coordination Polymers as Investigated by Surface Plasmon Spectroscopy 2000 ·Polymer preprints ·(unknown), Houston Byrd, Rigoberto C. Advíncula, Wolfgang Knoll	1
19	Sensing of biological substances based on the bending of microfabricated cantilevers 1999 ·Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Roberto Raiteri, (unknown), Hans‐Jürgen Butt, Wolfgang Knoll, Petr Skládal	75
20	Bridging Artificial and Biosystems by Supramolecular Architectures. 1995 ·Kobunshi ·Andreas Offenhäusser, Wolfgang Knoll	3

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