2026 Paul K. Hansma: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	114	596	570	211	194	386	52953

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
2000 - Max Delbruck Prize, Division of Biological Physics of the American Physical Society
1991 - Klopsteg Memorial Award, American Association of Physics Teachers
1990 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1989 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of the electron and phonon structure of solids
1975 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Paul K. Hansma is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields primarily centered on neuroscience and medicine, with specific attention to cellular and molecular neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, and pharmacology.

Their main topics of work include:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies

Paul K. Hansma's recent publications reflect these research areas. Notable papers include:

"Functional neuronal circuitry and oscillatory dynamics in human brain organoids," 2022, Nature Communications
"Extracellular detection of neuronal coupling," 2021, Scientific Reports
"Protosequences in brain organoids model intrinsic brain states," 2023, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
"Significant correlation of bone material strength index as measured by the OsteoProbe with Vickers and Rockwell hardness," 2020, Review of Scientific Instruments
"Human brain organoid networks," 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Paul K. Hansma include:

Linda Petzold (13 joint publications)
Zhuowei Cheng (8 joint publications)
Kenneth S. Kosik (8 joint publications)
Tjitse van der Molen (7 joint publications)
Kenneth R. Tovar (7 joint publications)

Preferred publication venues based on volume of publications are:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature Communications
Scientific Reports

Throughout their career, Paul K. Hansma has received several awards and honors, including:

Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2020)
Max Delbruck Prize, Division of Biological Physics of the American Physical Society (2000)
Klopsteg Memorial Award, American Association of Physics Teachers (1991)
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1990)
Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) (1989), with a citation for contributions to the understanding of the electron and phonon structure of solids
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (1975)

Best Publications

A nondestructive method for determining the spring constant of cantilevers for scanning force microscopy

J. P. Cleveland;Srinivas Manne;D. Bocek;P. K. Hansma

2216
Citations
Atomic force microscopy

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1585
Citations
Control of crystal phase switching and orientation by soluble mollusc-shell proteins

A. M. Belcher;X. H. Wu;R. J. Christensen;P. K. Hansma

1476
Citations
Molecular mechanistic origin of the toughness of natural adhesives, fibres and composites

Bettye L. Smith;Tilman E. Schäffer;Mario Viani;James B. Thompson

1450
Citations
Imaging crystals, polymers, and processes in water with the atomic force microscope.

B. Drake;C. B. Prater;A. L. Weisenhorn;S. A. C. Gould

1445
Citations
Tapping mode atomic force microscopy in liquids

P. K. Hansma;J. P. Cleveland;M. Radmacher;D. A. Walters

1226
Citations
The scanning ion-conductance microscope.

P. K. Hansma;B. Drake;O. Marti;S. A. C. Gould

1098
Citations
Sacrificial bonds and hidden length dissipate energy as mineralized fibrils separate during bone fracture.

Georg E. Fantner;Tue Hassenkam;Johannes H. Kindt;James C. Weaver

1073
Citations
Measuring the viscoelastic properties of human platelets with the atomic force microscope

M. Radmacher;M. Fritz;C.M. Kacher;J.P. Cleveland

1063
Citations
An atomic-resolution atomic-force microscope implemented using an optical lever

S. Alexander;L. Hellemans;O. Marti;J. Schneir

978
Citations
Scanning tunneling microscopy

Paul K. Hansma;Jerry Tersoff

977
Citations
Scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy: application to biology and technology

PK Hansma;VB Elings;O Marti;CE Bracker

960
Citations
Forces in atomic force microscopy in air and water

A. L. Weisenhorn;P. K. Hansma;T. R. Albrecht;C. F. Quate

933
Citations
Direct Visualization of Surfactant Hemimicelles by Force Microscopy of the Electrical Double-Layer

S. Manne;S. Manne;J. P. Cleveland;J. P. Cleveland;H. E. Gaub;H. E. Gaub;G. D. Stucky;G. D. Stucky

765
Citations
Reproducible Imaging and Dissection of Plasmid DNA Under Liquid with the Atomic Force Microscope

H. G. Hansma;J. Vesenka;C. Siegerist;G. Kelderman

699
Citations
Using force modulation to image surface elasticities with the atomic force microscope

P Maivald;H J Butt;S A C Gould;C B Prater

666
Citations
Short cantilevers for atomic force microscopy

D. A. Walters;J. P. Cleveland;N. H. Thomson;P. K. Hansma

663
Citations
Measuring adhesion, attraction, and repulsion between surfaces in liquids with an atomic-force microscope.

A.L. Weisenhorn;P. Maivald;Hans-Jürgen Butt;P.K. Hansma

636
Citations
Atomic-resolution microscopy in water.

Richard Sonnenfeld;Paul K. Hansma

635
Citations
Bone indentation recovery time correlates with bond reforming time.

James B. Thompson;Johannes H. Kindt;Barney Drake;Helen G. Hansma

600
Citations
Does Abalone Nacre Form by Heteroepitaxial Nucleation or by Growth through Mineral Bridges

Tilman E. Schäffer;Cristian Ionescu-Zanetti;Roger Proksch;Monika Fritz

531
Citations
Small cantilevers for force spectroscopy of single molecules

Mario B. Viani;Tilman E. Schäffer;Ami Chand;Matthias Rief

514
Citations
Atomic-Resolution Electrochemistry with the Atomic Force Microscope: Copper Deposition on Gold

S. Manne;P. K. Hansma;J. Massie;V. B. Elings

511
Citations
Stepwise unfolding of titin under force-clamp atomic force microscopy

Andres F. Oberhauser;Paul K. Hansma;Mariano Carrion-Vazquez;Julio M. Fernandez

508
Citations