M. Isaacson

7.8k citations

119 papers · 5.7k · 5 hit papers · h-index 35

Impact in

Structural Biology top 0.2%
- Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Surfaces, Coatings and Films top 0.2%
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques

Papers in

Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46
- Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis 22
- Semiconductor materials and devices 17
Surfaces, Coatings and Films 45
- Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques 42

Co-authors: A. Lewis (10 shared papers)James N. Turner (13 shared papers)William Shain (12 shared papers)A. Harootunian (7 shared papers)Eric Betzig (10 shared papers)A. Muray (10 shared papers)Dale E. Johnson (11 shared papers)Donald H. Szarowski (5 shared papers)
Journals: Ultramicroscopy (20 papers)Physical review. B, Condensed matter (5 papers)Physical Review Letters (5 papers)Review of Scientific Instruments (3 papers)Applied Physics Letters (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States France Germany

In The Last Decade

M. Isaacson

112 papers receiving 5.4k citations

M. Isaacson's Hit Papers

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Brain responses to micro-machined silicon devices 2003 · 645 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2003 Brain Research
1987 Applied Physics Letters
1986 Biophysical Journal
1986 Applied Physics Letters
1984 Ultramicroscopy

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1	Brain responses to micro-machined silicon devices Brain Research ·Donald H. Szarowski, Maja Dam Andersen, Scott T. Retterer, Andrew J. Spence, M. Isaacson, Harold G. Craighead, James N. Turner, William Shain Hit paper breakdown →	2003	645
2	Development of a 500 Å spatial resolution light microscope Ultramicroscopy ·A. Lewis, M. Isaacson, A. Harootunian, A. Muray Hit paper breakdown →	1984	537
3	Cerebral Astrocyte Response to Micromachined Silicon Implants Experimental Neurology ·James N. Turner, William Shain, Donald H. Szarowski, Maja Dam Andersen, Sarita Martins, M. Isaacson, H. G. Craighead	1999	479
4	Near Field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM) Biophysical Journal ·Eric Betzig, A. Lewis, A. Harootunian, M. Isaacson, E. Kratschmer Hit paper breakdown →	1986	294
5	Patterned Protein Layers on Solid Substrates by Thin Stamp Microcontact Printing Langmuir ·Conrad D. James, R Davis, Lance C. Kam, Harold G. Craighead, M. Isaacson, James N. Turner, William Shain	1998	230
6	Collection mode near-field scanning optical microscopy Applied Physics Letters ·Eric Betzig, M. Isaacson, A. Lewis Hit paper breakdown →	1987	223
7	Super-resolution fluorescence near-field scanning optical microscopy Applied Physics Letters ·A. Harootunian, Eric Betzig, M. Isaacson, A. Lewis Hit paper breakdown →	1986	221
8	The microanalysis of light elements using transmitted energy loss electrons Ultramicroscopy ·M. Isaacson, Dale E. Johnson	1975	214
9	Controlling cellular reactive responses around neural prosthetic devices using peripheral and local intervention strategies IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering ·William Shain, Leah E. Spataro, J. Dilgen, Kraig Haverstick, Scott T. Retterer, M. Isaacson, Mark Saltzman, James N. Turner	2003	190
10	Dexamethasone treatment reduces astroglia responses to inserted neuroprosthetic devices in rat neocortex Experimental Neurology ·Leah E. Spataro, J. Dilgen, Scott T. Retterer, Andrew J. Spence, M. Isaacson, James N. Turner, William Shain	2005	170
11	Attachment of astroglial cells to microfabricated pillar arrays of different geometries Journal of Biomedical Materials Research ·Andrea M. P. Turner, Natalie Dowell, Stephen W. Turner, Lance C. Kam, M. Isaacson, James N. Turner, H. G. Craighead, William Shain	2000	144
12	Near-field diffraction by a slit: implications for superresolution microscopy Applied Optics ·Eric Betzig, A. Harootunian, A. Lewis, M. Isaacson	1986	123
13	Extracellular Recordings From Patterned Neuronal Networks Using Planar Microelectrode Arrays IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering ·Conrad D. James, Andrew J. Spence, Natalie Dowell‐Mesfin, Rifat J. Hussain, Karen L. Smith, Harold G. Craighead, M. Isaacson, William Shain, James N. Turner	2004	99
14	Cell attachment on silicon nanostructures Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Microelectronics and Nanometer Structures Processing Measurement and Phenomena ·Stephen W. Turner, Lance C. Kam, M. Isaacson, H. G. Craighead, William Shain, James N. Turner	1997	99
15	Electron Beam Excitation and Damage of Biological Molecules; Its Implications for Specimen Damage in Electron Microscopy Radiation Research ·M. Isaacson, Dale E. Johnson, Albert V. Crewe	1973	97
16	A Simple Scanning Electron Microscope Review of Scientific Instruments ·A. V. Crewe, M. Isaacson, Dale E. Johnson	1969	94
17	Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy at High Resolution Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·J.S. Wall, John P. Langmore, M. Isaacson, A. V. Crewe	1974	90
18	Chemical and Topographical Surface Modification for Control of Central Nervous System Cell Adhesion Biomedical Microdevices ·H. G. Craighead, Stephen W. Turner, R Davis, Conrad D. James, A. M. Perez, Pamela M. St. John, M. Isaacson, Lance C. Kam, William Shain, James N. Turner, Gary Banker	1998	88
19	Image reconstruction from electron and X-ray diffraction patterns using iterative algorithms: experiment and simulation Ultramicroscopy ·Uwe Weierstall, Qing Chen, J. C. H. Spence, Malcolm R. Howells, M. Isaacson, Roberto R. Panepucci	2002	87
20	A High Resolution Electron Spectrometer for Use in Transmission Scanning Electron Microscopy Review of Scientific Instruments ·A. V. Crewe, M. Isaacson, Dale E. Johnson	1971	85

About M. Isaacson

M. Isaacson is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Surfaces, Coatings and Films, Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Structural Biology, having authored 119 papers that have together received 5.7k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (42 papers), Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis (22 papers), Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications (21 papers), Near-Field Optical Microscopy (18 papers), Semiconductor materials and devices (17 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (15 papers), X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (13 papers) and Neuroscience and Neural Engineering (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Structural Biology (591 citations), Surfaces, Coatings and Films (1.1k citations), Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (1.7k citations), Biomedical Engineering (2.7k citations) and Biophysics (304 citations). M. Isaacson has collaborated with scholars based in United States, France and Germany. Frequent co-authors include A. Lewis, James N. Turner, William Shain, A. Harootunian, Eric Betzig, A. Muray, Dale E. Johnson, Donald H. Szarowski, Maja Dam Andersen and Scott T. Retterer. Their work appears in journals such as Ultramicroscopy, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Physical Review Letters, Review of Scientific Instruments and Applied Physics Letters.

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