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Georg Schitter

Georg Schitter

D-Index & Metrics

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
41
Citations
9076
World Ranking
6840
National Ranking
25

Georg Schitter publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Georg Schitter sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 296 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Georg Schitter D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Georg Schitter sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Georg Schitter is affiliated with TU Wien in Austria and specializes in engineering and physics. Their research spans mainly electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, mechanical engineering, computer vision and pattern recognition, and control and systems engineering.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics, including:

  • Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques
  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
  • Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing
  • Mechanical and Optical Resonators
  • Piezoelectric Actuators and Control
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications

Their recent papers illustrate a range of applications and methods, such as material science, optical sensing, and MEMS device control. Notable publications include:

  • "Glycation changes molecular organization and charge distribution in type I collagen fibrils," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Compact scanning confocal chromatic sensor enabling precision 3-D measurements," 2021, Applied Optics
  • "Linear Modeling and Control of Comb-Actuated Resonant MEMS Mirror With Nonlinear Dynamics," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Experimental Evaluation of Vibration Influence on a Resonant MEMS Scanning System for Automotive Lidars," 2021, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • "Exploring the Pareto Fronts of Actuation Technologies for High Performance Mechatronic Systems," 2020, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Georg Schitter frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement
  • IFAC-PapersOnLine
  • IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics
  • Applied Optics
  • 2022 IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM)

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Schitter's work, with frequent co-authors including Ernst Csencsics, Andreas Sinn, Han Woong Yoo, Mathias Poik, and Shingo Ito.

Best Publications

  • Threshold Voltage Shift in Organic Field Effect Transistors by Dipole-Monolayers on the Gate Insulator

    K. P. Pernstich;A. N. Rashid;S. Haas;G. Schitter

  • Threshold voltage shift in organic field effect transistors by dipole monolayers on the gate insulator

    K. P. Pernstich;S. Haas;D. Oberhoff;C. Goldmann

  • Design and Modeling of a High-Speed AFM-Scanner

    G. Schitter;K.J. Astrom;B.E. DeMartini;P.J. Thurner

  • Sacrificial bonds and hidden length: unraveling molecular mesostructures in tough materials.

    Georg E. Fantner;Emin Oroudjev;Georg Schitter;Laura S. Golde

  • High performance feedback for fast scanning atomic force microscopes

    G. Schitter;P. Menold;H. F. Knapp;F. Allgöwer

  • A Tutorial on the Mechanisms, Dynamics, and Control of Atomic Force Microscopes

    D.Y. Abramovitch;S.B. Andersson;L.Y. Pao;G. Schitter

  • Components for high speed atomic force microscopy

    Georg E. Fantner;Georg Schitter;Johannes H. Kindt;Tzvetan Ivanov

  • Design and input-shaping control of a novel scanner for high-speed atomic force microscopy

    Georg Schitter;Georg Schitter;Philipp J. Thurner;Paul K. Hansma

  • Identification and open-loop tracking control of a piezoelectric tube scanner for high-speed scanning-probe microscopy

    G. Schitter;A. Stemmer

  • High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy

    Paul K. Hansma;Georg Schitter;Georg E. Fantner;Craig Prater

  • A new control strategy for high-speed atomic force microscopy

    G Schitter;F Allgöwer;A Stemmer

  • MEMS-based lidar for autonomous driving

    Han Woong Yoo;Norbert Druml;David Brunner;Christian Schwarzl

  • Scanning probe microscopy at video-rate

    Georg Schitter;Marcel J. Rost

  • High-speed photography of compressed human trabecular bone correlates whitening to microscopic damage

    Philipp J. Thurner;Blake Erickson;Ralf Jungmann;Zachary Schriock

  • First Observation of Blending-Zone Morphology at Interface of Reclaimed Asphalt Binder and Virgin Bitumen:

    S N Nahar;M Mohajeri;A J M Schmets;A Scarpas

  • State-space model of freely vibrating and surface-coupled cantilever dynamics in atomic force microscopy

    Robert W. Stark;Georg Schitter;Martin Stark;Reinhard Guckenberger

  • Sacrificial bonds in the interfibrillar matrix of bone.

    Paul K. Hansma;Georg E. Fantner;Johannes H. Kindt;Philipp J. Thurner

  • Tuning the interaction forces in tapping mode atomic force microscopy

    Robert W. Stark;Georg Schitter;Andreas Stemmer

  • Fast contact-mode atomic force microscopy on biological specimen by model-based control.

    G Schitter;R.W Stark;A Stemmer

  • Turning back time: rheological and microstructural assessment of rejuvenated bitumen

    S N Nahar;J Qiu;A J M Schmets;E Schlangen

  • Active damping of a piezoelectric tube scanner using self-sensing piezo actuation

    S. Kuiper;G. Schitter

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul K. Hansma
Paul K. Hansma University of California, Santa Barbara
Georg E. Fantner
Georg E. Fantner École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Robert W. Stark
Robert W. Stark Technical University of Darmstadt
Michel Verhaegen
Michel Verhaegen Delft University of Technology
Frank Allgöwer
Frank Allgöwer University of Stuttgart
James C. Weaver
James C. Weaver Cornell University
Ralf Jungmann
Ralf Jungmann Max Planck Society
Paul M.J. Van den Hof
Paul M.J. Van den Hof Eindhoven University of Technology
Karl Johan Åström
Karl Johan Åström Lund University
Alois Zoitl
Alois Zoitl Johannes Kepler University of Linz

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