2026 Montserrat Calleja: Engineering and Technology Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Engineering and Technology	41	6973	6732	171	168	135	6728

Overview

Montserrat Calleja is a researcher affiliated with the Spanish National Research Council in Spain. Their work primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Engineering, with a focus on several associated subfields and topics.

Their main fields of study include:

Physics and Astronomy
Engineering

Within these, the key subfields of study are:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Biomedical Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Cell Biology
Biophysics

The main topics of Montserrat Calleja's research work cover:

Mechanical and Optical Resonators
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies
Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications
Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Cellular Mechanics and Interactions

The researcher has contributed papers to a variety of scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

Nature Nanotechnology
Communications Biology
Nano Letters
Scientific Reports
ACS Sensors

Recent papers authored by Montserrat Calleja include:

Optomechanical detection of vibration modes of a single bacterium, 2020, Nature Nanotechnology
Effects of energy metabolism on the mechanical properties of breast cancer cells, 2020, Communications Biology
High Dynamic Range Nanowire Resonators, 2021, Nano Letters
A Review on Theory and Modelling of Nanomechanical Sensors for Biological Applications, 2021, Processes
Optical Transduction for Vertical Nanowire Resonators, 2020, Nano Letters

Montserrat Calleja has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

Javier Tamayo
J. J. Ruz
Priscila M. Kosaka
Eduardo Gil-Santos
Óscar Malvar

Best Publications

Biosensors based on nanomechanical systems

Javier Tamayo;Priscila M. Kosaka;José J. Ruz;Álvaro San Paulo

463
Citations
Nanomechanical mass sensing and stiffness spectrometry based on two-dimensional vibrations of resonant nanowires

Eduardo Gil-Santos;Daniel Ramos;Daniel Ramos;Javier Martínez;Marta Fernández-Regúlez

335
Citations
Detection of cancer biomarkers in serum using a hybrid mechanical and optoplasmonic nanosensor

P M Kosaka;V Pini;J J Ruz;R A da Silva;R A da Silva

315
Citations
Patterning of silicon surfaces with noncontact atomic force microscopy: Field-induced formation of nanometer-size water bridges

Ricardo García García;Montserrat Calleja;Heinrich Rohrer

302
Citations
Local oxidation of silicon surfaces by dynamic force microscopy: Nanofabrication and water bridge formation

Ricardo Garcı́a;Montserrat Calleja;Francesc Pérez-Murano

281
Citations
Effect of Actin Organization on the Stiffness of Living Breast Cancer Cells Revealed by Peak-Force Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy.

Alicia Calzado-Martín;Mario Encinar;Javier Tamayo;Montserrat Calleja

272
Citations
Label-free detection of DNA hybridization based on hydration-induced tension in nucleic acid films

Johann Mertens;Celia Rogero;Montserrat Calleja;Daniel Ramos

243
Citations
Effect of the adsorbate stiffness on the resonance response of microcantilever sensors

Javier Tamayo;Daniel Ramos;Johan Mertens;Montserrat Calleja

220
Citations
Highly sensitive polymer-based cantilever-sensors for DNA detection

M. Calleja;M. Nordström;M. Álvarez;J. Tamayo

216
Citations
Photothermal excitation of microcantilevers in liquids

D. Ramos;J. Tamayo;J. Mertens;M. Calleja

188
Citations
Field-induced formation of nanometer-sized water bridges.

Sacha Gómez-Moñivas;J. J. Sáenz;Montserrat Calleja;Ricardo García García

180
Citations
Origin of the response of nanomechanical resonators to bacteria adsorption

D. Ramos;J. Tamayo;J. Mertens;M. Calleja

156
Citations
Mass sensing based on deterministic and stochastic responses of elastically coupled nanocantilevers.

Eduardo Gil-Santos;Daniel Ramos;Anirban Jana;Montserrat Calleja

150
Citations
Nano-oxidation of silicon surfaces by noncontact atomic-force microscopy: Size dependence on voltage and pulse duration

Montserrat Calleja;Ricardo García García

148
Citations
Mass and stiffness spectrometry of nanoparticles and whole intact bacteria by multimode nanomechanical resonators.

O. Malvar;J. J. Ruz;P. M. Kosaka;C. M. Domínguez

132
Citations
Optomechanical detection of vibration modes of a single bacterium.

Eduardo Gil-Santos;Jose J. Ruz;Oscar Malvar;Ivan Favero

132
Citations
Rendering SU-8 hydrophilic to facilitate use in micro channel fabrication

Maria Nordström;Rodolphe Marie;Montserrat Calleja;Anja Boisen

128
Citations
Challenges for nanomechanical sensors in biological detection

Montserrat Calleja;Priscila M. Kosaka;Álvaro San Paulo;Javier Tamayo

121
Citations
Polymeric cantilever arrays for biosensing applications

M. Calleja;J. Tamayo;Maria Tenje;A. Johansson

120
Citations
Investigation of the bond strength between the photo-sensitive polymer SU-8 and gold

Maria Nordström;Alicia Johansson;Encarnacion Sánchez Noguerón;Bjarne Clausen

116
Citations