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D-Index
46
Citations
12320
World Ranking
3318
National Ranking
62

Michel Despont publication distribution in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Michel Despont sits on this spectrum.

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34 publications 1,065+

This scientist: 178 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,065 publications or more.

Michel Despont D-index placement in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in 2026

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

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30 D-Index 111+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 111 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michel Despont is affiliated with the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology in Switzerland. Their work spans multiple areas within engineering and physics, focusing primarily on electrical and electronic engineering as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics. The research covers a range of topics related to photonics, optics, and engineering technologies.

The scientist has contributed to studies in the following main fields of study:

  • Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Their subfields of study include:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • General Health Professions

Michel Despont's research mainly addresses key topics such as:

  • Photonic and Optical Devices
  • Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
  • Photorefractive and Nonlinear Optics
  • Advanced Photonic Communication Systems
  • Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
  • Solid State Laser Technologies
  • Neuroscience and Neural Engineering

The scientist has published in various scholarly venues, with frequent publications in:

  • APL Photonics
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Optics Express
  • Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
  • IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society

Recent notable papers include:

  • Stable and compact RF-to-optical link using lithium niobate on insulator waveguides, 2021, APL Photonics
  • Folded electro-optical modulators operating at CMOS voltage level in a thin-film lithium niobate foundry process, 2025, Optics Express
  • Residual stress chevron preloading amplifier for large-stroke stiffness reduction of silicon flexure mechanisms, 2024, Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering
  • Design of an Integrated MEMS Magnetic Gradiometer Rejecting Vibrations and Stray Fields, 2025, IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices Society
  • Stable and compact RF-to-optical link using lithium niobate on insulator waveguides, 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Their frequent collaborators include:

  • Hamed Sattari
  • Olivier Dubochet
  • Grégory Choong
  • Steve Lecomte
  • Homa Zarebidaki

Best Publications

  • SU-8: a low-cost negative resist for MEMS

    Hubert Lorenz;M. Despont;N. Fahrni;N. LaBianca

  • The "millipede" - nanotechnology entering data storage

    P. Vettiger;G. Cross;M. Despont;U. Drechsler

  • The Millipede: more than one thousand tips for future AFM data storage

    P. Vettiger;M. Despont;U. Drechsler;U. Dürig

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

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

  • A cantilever array-based artificial nose

    M.K Baller;M.K Baller;H.P Lang;H.P Lang;J Fritz;J Fritz;Ch Gerber

  • Nanoscale Three-Dimensional Patterning of Molecular Resists by Scanning Probes

    David Pires;James L. Hedrick;Anuja De Silva;Jane Frommer

  • "Millipede": a MEMS-based scanning-probe data-storage system

    E. Eleftheriou;T. Antonakopoulos;G.K. Binnig;G. Cherubini

  • Ultrahigh-density atomic force microscopy data storage with erase capability

    G. Binnig;M. Despont;U. Drechsler;W. Häberle

  • 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

  • Ultralow nanoscale wear through atom-by-atom attrition in silicon-containing diamond-like carbon

    Harish Bhaskaran;Bernd Gotsmann;Abu Sebastian;Ute Drechsler

  • Atomic force microscope cantilevers for combined thermomechanical data writing and reading

    William Paul King;Thomas W. Kenny;Kenneth E. Goodson;Graham Cross

  • 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

  • Sequential position readout from arrays of micromechanical cantilever sensors

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

  • Fabrication of photoplastic high-aspect ratio microparts and micromolds using SU-8 UV resist

    Hubert Lorenz;M. Despont;P. Vettiger;Philippe Renaud

  • VLSI-NEMS chip for parallel AFM data storage

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

  • Fabrication process of high aspect ratio elastic and SU-8 structures for piezoelectric motor applications

    L. Dellmann;S. Roth;C. Beuret;G. A. Racine

  • Design of atomic force microscope cantilevers for combined thermomechanical writing and thermal reading in array operation

    W.P. King;T.W. Kenny;K.E. Goodson;G.L.W. Cross

  • Higher modes of vibration increase mass sensitivity in nanomechanical microcantilevers

    Murali Krishna Ghatkesar;Viola Barwich;Thomas Braun;Jean-Pierre Ramseyer

  • Soft, entirely photoplastic probes for scanning force microscopy

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ute Drechsler
Ute Drechsler IBM Research - Zurich
Peter Vettiger
Peter Vettiger École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Hugo E. Rothuizen
Hugo E. Rothuizen IBM Research - Zurich
Mark A. Lantz
Mark A. Lantz IBM Research - Zurich
Abu Sebastian
Abu Sebastian IBM Research - Zurich
Christoph Hagleitner
Christoph Hagleitner IBM (United States)
Bernd Gotsmann
Bernd Gotsmann IBM Research - Zurich
Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer University of Basel
Harish Bhaskaran
Harish Bhaskaran University of Oxford
N. F. de Rooij
N. F. de Rooij École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

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