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D-Index
61
Citations
11207
World Ranking
9402
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2647

Max Diem publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Max Diem sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 188 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

Max Diem D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

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

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Max Diem is a researcher affiliated with Northeastern University in the United States, with a focus on interdisciplinary studies spanning engineering, chemistry, and biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology. Their work intersects several subfields including electrical and electronic engineering, biophysics, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, spectroscopy, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The research topics covered by Max Diem prominently include:

  • Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research
  • Infrared Thermography in Medicine
  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Thermodynamics and Calorimetric Analyses
  • Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging

Max Diem has contributed to a number of scientific publications across multiple venues:

  • "Roadmap on optical sensors" (2023), published in Journal of Optics
  • "Evaluating biochemical differences in thyroglobulin from normal and goiter tissues by infrared spectral imaging" (2020), published in The Analyst
  • "Detection of cancer markers or marker surrogates by infrared spectral histopathology (SHP): PD-L1 and Her2/neu" (2021), published in Clinical Spectroscopy

The researcher collaborates with a variety of coauthors, including Mário F. S. Ferreira, Gilberto Brambilla, Luc Thévenaz, Xian Feng, and Lei Zhang. These collaborations indicate a multidisciplinary approach to research, integrating expertise from diverse scientific backgrounds.

Published works by Max Diem are frequently featured in journals that cover optical sciences, analytical chemistry, and clinical spectroscopy, specifically:

  • Journal of Optics
  • The Analyst
  • Clinical Spectroscopy

Best Publications

  • Imaging of colorectal adenocarcinoma using FT-IR microspectroscopy and cluster analysis.

    Peter Lasch;Wolfgang Haensch;Dieter Naumann;Max Diem

  • Introduction to modern vibrational spectroscopy

    Max Diem

  • Infrared Spectroscopy of Cells and Tissues: Shining Light onto a novel Subject

    Max Diem;Susie Boydston-White;Luis Chiriboga

  • A decade of vibrational micro-spectroscopy of human cells and tissue (1994–2004)

    M. Diem;M. Romeo;S. Boydston-White;M. Miljković

  • Mie-Type Scattering and Non-Beer-Lambert Absorption Behavior of Human Cells in Infrared Microspectroscopy

    Brian Mohlenhoff;Melissa Romeo;Max Diem;Bayden Robert Wood

  • Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectral mapping of the cervical transformation zone, and dysplastic squamous epithelium.

    Bayden Robert Wood;Luis Chiriboga;H Yee;Michael A Quinn

  • Label-Free Detection of Mitochondrial Distribution in Cells by Nonresonant Raman Microspectroscopy

    Christian Matthäus;Tatyana Chernenko;Judith A. Newmark;Carol M. Warner

  • Chapter 10: Infrared and Raman microscopy in cell biology.

    Christian Matthäus;Benjamin Bird;Miloš Miljković;Tatyana Chernenko

  • Infrared spectroscopy of human tissue. I. Differentiation and maturation of epithelial cells in the human cervix

    L. Chiriboga;P. Xie;H. Yee;V. Vigorita

  • Monitoring the reversible B to A-like transition of DNA in eukaryotic cells using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

    Donna R. Whelan;Keith R. Bambery;Philip Heraud;Mark J. Tobin

  • Molecular pathology via IR and Raman spectral imaging.

    Max Diem;Antonella Mazur;Kathleen Lenau;Jen Schubert

  • FT-IR spectroscopic investigations of single cells on the subcellular level

    Peter Lasch;Matthias Boese;Anthony Pacifico;Max Diem

  • Infrared Spectroscopy of Human Tissue. V. Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Myeloid Leukemia (ML-1) Cells at Different Phases of the Cell Cycle

    Susie Boydston-White;Tamara Gopen;Sandra Houser;Jill Bargonetti

  • Dihedral ψ Angle Dependence of the Amide III Vibration: A Uniquely Sensitive UV Resonance Raman Secondary Structural Probe

    Sanford A. Asher;Anatoli Ianoul;Guido Mix;Mary N. Boyden

  • Raman and Infrared Microspectral Imaging of Mitotic Cells

    Christian Matthäus;Susie Boydston-White;Miloš Miljković;Melissa Romeo

  • Label-free imaging of human cells: algorithms for image reconstruction of Raman hyperspectral datasets.

    Miloš Miljković;Tatyana Chernenko;Melissa J. Romeo;Benjamin Bird

  • Spectral unmixing and clustering algorithms for assessment of single cells by Raman microscopic imaging

    Martin A.B. Hedegaard;Christian Matthaüs;Søren Hassing;Christoph Krafft

  • Vibrational Spectroscopy for Medical Diagnosis

    M Wenning;S Scherer;D Naumann;M Diem

  • Infrared spectroscopy of human tissue. IV. Detection of dysplastic and neoplastic changes of human cervical tissue via infrared microscopy.

    L Chiriboga;P Xie;H Yee;D Zarou

  • Vibrational circular dichroism in amino acids and peptides. 4. Vibrational analysis, assignments, and solution-phase Raman spectra of deuterated isotopomers of alanine

    Max Diem;Prasad L. Polavarapu;Mohammedreza Oboodi;Laurence A. Nafie

Frequent Co-Authors

Laurence A. Nafie
Laurence A. Nafie Syracuse University
Bayden R. Wood
Bayden R. Wood Monash University
Prasad L. Polavarapu
Prasad L. Polavarapu Vanderbilt University
Jürgen Popp
Jürgen Popp Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Klaus Gerwert
Klaus Gerwert Ruhr University Bochum
Vladimir P. Torchilin
Vladimir P. Torchilin Northeastern University
Christoph Krafft
Christoph Krafft Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Mansoor M. Amiji
Mansoor M. Amiji Northeastern University
April Z. Gu
April Z. Gu Cornell University
Donald McNaughton
Donald McNaughton Monash University

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