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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 68 4940 4779 82 77 577 14545

Jürgen Brugger publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jürgen Brugger between 1991 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jürgen Brugger published across 31 years, from 1991 to 2021, averaging 19.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 58 publications in 2006. 30 of the 604 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 58. Peak 58 publications in 2006. 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 31 publications 2005: 34 publications 2006: 58 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 41 publications 2009: 36 publications 2010: 27 publications 2011: 36 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 35 publications 2014: 23 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 13 publications
1991 2021

604 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jürgen Brugger: publications per year, 1991 to 2021
Year Publications
1991 2
1992 4
1993 5
1994 3
1995 3
1996 3
1997 7
1998 10
1999 14
2000 11
2001 7
2002 13
2003 17
2004 31
2005 34
2006 58
2007 29
2008 41
2009 36
2010 27
2011 36
2012 41
2013 35
2014 23
2015 15
2016 19
2017 26
2018 10
2019 14
2020 17
2021 13
Total 604
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Jürgen Brugger publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jürgen Brugger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 570–589 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 577 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111 577
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Jürgen Brugger D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jürgen Brugger sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 68–69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469 68
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to micro and nano manufacturing technology

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Nanotechnology
  • Optics
  • Semiconductor

Jürgen Brugger mainly focuses on Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Cantilever, Wafer and Microelectromechanical systems. He performs multidisciplinary study in the fields of Nanotechnology and Stencil via his papers. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Conductive atomic force microscopy, Thin film, Capacitive sensing, Atomic force acoustic microscopy and Analytical chemistry.

Jürgen Brugger has included themes like Kelvin probe force microscope, Surface micromachining, Bandwidth and Deflection in his Cantilever study. His Wafer study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Silicon nitride, Lithography, Magnetometer, Lever and Plasma etching. His Microelectromechanical systems study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Nanogenerator, Photoresist, Contact electrification and Substrate.

His most cited work include:

  • High-aspect-ratio, ultrathick, negative-tone near-UV photoresist and its applications for MEMS (512 citations)
  • Sequential position readout from arrays of micromechanical cantilever sensors (145 citations)
  • Parallel nanodevice fabrication using a combination of shadow mask and scanning probe methods (106 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Jürgen Brugger mainly investigates Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Lithography, Cantilever and Stencil. In his research on the topic of Nanotechnology, Ion implantation is strongly related with Silicon. In his study, Optics is inextricably linked to Etching, which falls within the broad field of Optoelectronics.

The concepts of his Lithography study are interwoven with issues in Shadow mask, Photoresist and Photolithography. He has researched Cantilever in several fields, including Surface micromachining, Piezoresistive effect and Microfabrication. His work deals with themes such as Reactive-ion etching and Focused ion beam, which intersect with Wafer.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Nanotechnology (61.52%)
  • Optoelectronics (27.55%)
  • Lithography (18.29%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2020)?

  • Nanotechnology (61.52%)
  • Optoelectronics (27.55%)
  • Polymer (9.26%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Nanotechnology, Optoelectronics, Polymer, Plasmon and Nanoscopic scale. The study incorporates disciplines such as Nanolithography and Inkjet printing in addition to Nanotechnology. In his works, Jürgen Brugger undertakes multidisciplinary study on Optoelectronics and Stencil.

His studies in Polymer integrate themes in fields like Ceramic, Triboelectric effect, Carbon nanotube, Cantilever and Microstructure. As part of the same scientific family, Jürgen Brugger usually focuses on Stencil lithography, concentrating on Lithography and intersecting with Silicon. His research investigates the connection between Resist and topics such as Etching that intersect with issues in Optics.

Between 2012 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • A silk-fibroin-based transparent triboelectric generator suitable for autonomous sensor network (82 citations)
  • Penciling a triboelectric nanogenerator on paper for autonomous power MEMS applications (68 citations)
  • Harnessing the damping properties of materials for high-speed atomic force microscopy. (58 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Nanotechnology
  • Electrical engineering
  • Semiconductor

Nanotechnology, Nanoscopic scale, Stencil lithography, Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and Nanolithography are his primary areas of study. His Nanotechnology research integrates issues from Silicon and Lithography. His Lithography research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Planar and Physical vapor deposition.

His research on Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy also deals with topics like

  • Sphingomyelin together with Nanophotonics,
  • Lipid raft which connect with Plasmon. His work carried out in the field of Dry etching brings together such families of science as Shadow mask, Thermal scanning probe lithography, Plasma etching and Resist. His Electron-beam lithography study which covers Near and far field that intersects with Optoelectronics.

Best Publications

  • High-aspect-ratio, ultrathick, negative-tone near-UV photoresist and its applications for MEMS

    Hubert Lorenz;M. Despont;N. Fahrni;J. Brugger

  • All-Fiber Hybrid Piezoelectric-Enhanced Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Wearable Gesture Monitoring

    Yinben Guo;Yinben Guo;Xiao-Sheng Zhang;Xiao-Sheng Zhang;Ya Wang;Wi Gong

  • Nanoscale topographical control of capillary assembly of nanoparticles

    Valentin Flauraud;Massimo Mastrangeli;Gabriel D. Bernasconi;Jeremy Butet

  • Microdrop Printing of Hydrogel Bioinks into 3D Tissue-Like Geometries

    Kris Pataky;Thomas Braschler;Andrea Negro;Philippe Renaud

  • A CHEMICAL SENSOR BASED ON A MICROMECHANICAL CANTILEVER ARRAY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF GASES AND VAPORS

    H P Lang;R Berger;F Battiston;J P Ramseyer

  • All-in-one self-powered flexible microsystems based on triboelectric nanogenerators

    Xiao-Sheng Zhang;Mengdi Han;Beomjoon Kim;Jing-Fu Bao

  • High-aspect-ratio, ultrathick, negative-tone near-uv photoresist for MEMS applications

    M. Despont;H. Lorenz;N. Fahrni;J. Brugger

  • Ultrahigh density, high-data-rate NEMS-based AFM data storage system

    P. Vettiger;J. Brugger;M. Despont;U. Drechsler

  • Recent progress in silk fibroin-based flexible electronics.

    Dan-Liang Wen;De-Heng Sun;Peng Huang;Wen Huang

  • Sequential position readout from arrays of micromechanical cantilever sensors

    H. P. Lang;R. Berger;C. Andreoli;J. Brugger

  • Silicon Nanostructures for Bright Field Full Color Prints

    Valentin Flauraud;Miguel Reyes;Miguel Reyes;Ramón Paniagua-Domínguez;Arseniy I. Kuznetsov

  • VLSI-NEMS chip for parallel AFM data storage

    M. Despont;J. Brugger;U. Drechsler;U. Dürig

  • Resistless patterning of sub-micron structures by evaporation through nanostencils

    J. Brugger;J. W. Berenschot;S. Kuiper;W. Nijdam

  • 5×5 2D AFM cantilever arrays a first step towards a Terabit storage device

    M. Lutwyche;C. Andreoli;G. Binnig;J. Brugger

  • Scanning force microscopy in the dynamic mode using microfabricated capacitive sensors

    N. Blanc;J. Brugger;N. F. de Rooij;U. Dürig

  • Towards multi-level modeling of self-assembling intelligent micro-systems

    Grégory Mermoud;Juergen Brugger;Alcherio Martinoli

  • Micromechanical testing of SU-8 cantilevers

    Matthew Hopcroft;Tobias Kramer;Gyuman Kim;Gyuman Kim;Kazuki Takashima

  • A silk-fibroin-based transparent triboelectric generator suitable for autonomous sensor network

    Xiao-Sheng Zhang;Xiao-Sheng Zhang;Jürgen Brugger;Beomjoon Kim

  • Soft, entirely photoplastic probes for scanning force microscopy

    G. Genolet;J. Brugger;M. Despont;U. Drechsler

  • An oligomerized 53BP1 tudor domain suffices for recognition of DNA double-strand breaks

    Omar Zgheib;Kristopher Pataky;Juergen Brugger;Thanos D. Halazonetis

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Vettiger
Peter Vettiger École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
N. F. de Rooij
N. F. de Rooij École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
David N. Reinhoudt
David N. Reinhoudt University of Twente
Francesc Pérez-Murano
Francesc Pérez-Murano Spanish National Research Council
Alcherio Martinoli
Alcherio Martinoli École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Michel Despont
Michel Despont Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (Switzerland)
Radivoje Popovic
Radivoje Popovic École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Angela Agostiano
Angela Agostiano University of Bari Aldo Moro
Jurriaan Huskens
Jurriaan Huskens University of Twente
Olivier J. F. Martin
Olivier J. F. Martin École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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