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Near-Field Optical Microscopy

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Malte Plidschun
Schott (Germany)
2
Yijie Liu
China Coal Technology and Engineering Group Corp (China)
3
Pierre Jouchet
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
4
Nazar Oleksiievets
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
5
Xiao Guo
Central South University
6
Guangxing Wu
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
7
Caio Vaz Rimoli
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
8
Michael Weber
Max Planck Institute of Experimental Medicine
9
Christiaan N. Hulleman
Delft University of Technology
10
Yi Cao
Northwestern Polytechnical University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Terahertz nanoscopy: Advances, challenges, and the road ahead
Applied Physics Reviews|2024
62 cit.
2
Optical scanning endoscope via a single multimode optical fiber
Opto-Electronic Science|2024
44 cit.
3
Optical Microsphere Nano-Imaging: Progress and Challenges
Engineering|2024
28 cit.
4
Tunicate cellulose nanocrystal reinforced multifunctional hydrogel with super flexible, fatigue resistant, antifouling and self-adhesive capability for effective wound healing
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules|2024
14 cit.
5
Demixing fluorescence time traces transmitted by multimode fibers
Nature Communications|2024
6 cit.
6
Ultra‐Large Scale Stitchless AFM: Advancing Nanoscale Characterization and Manipulation with Zero Stitching Error and High Throughput (Small 1/2024)
Small|2024
4 cit.
7
Image-Based Auto-Focus Microscope System with Visual Servo Control for Micro-Stereolithography
Micromachines|2024
3 cit.
8
Recent Advances in the Design, Modeling, and Control of Flexure-Based Nanopositioning Stages
Micromachines|2025
3 cit.
9
Single-molecule orientation and position measurement assisted by deep learning and point spread function engineering
Biophysical Journal|2024
0 cit.
10
Optimized measurement of the 3D position and orientation of single molecules thanks to deep learning and PSF engineering
Unknown Journal|2024
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Klaus Gwosch
Carl Zeiss (Germany)
2
Yvan Eilers
Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry
3
Tom Albrow‐Owen
University of Cambridge
4
Sung Park
Molecular Vista (United States)
5
Alina Karabchevsky
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
6
Walid Keyrouz
National Institute of Standards and Technology
7
Carlas Smith
Delft University of Technology
8
Liguo Zhu
Suzhou University of Science and Technology
9
James N. Monks
Excelitas Technologies (United Kingdom)
10
George C. Schatz
Northwestern University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
MXene‐Nanoflakes‐Enabled All‐Optical Nonlinear Activation Function for On‐Chip Photonic Deep Neural Networks
Advanced Materials|2023
47 cit.
2
VO2-metallic hybrid metasurfaces for agile terahertz wave modulation by phase transition
APL Materials|2022
27 cit.
3
Precision in iterative modulation enhanced single-molecule localization microscopy
Biophysical Journal|2022
20 cit.
4
Volatile and Nonvolatile Switching of Phase Change Material Ge<sub>2</sub>Sb<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>5</sub> Revealed by Time-Resolved Terahertz Spectroscopy
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters|2022
17 cit.
5
SOLEIL: single-objective lens inclined light sheet localization microscopy
Biomedical Optics Express|2022
17 cit.
6
Amino-acid classification based on terahertz absorption spectroscopy with Gaussian process and maximum likelihood
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical|2023
15 cit.
7
Perovskite beyond solar: toward novel developments of lasers and detectors for photonic circuits
Light Science & Applications|2023
15 cit.
8
Near-field terahertz single-pixel imaging with ultralow sampling ratio
Optics Express|2024
15 cit.
9
Nature‐Inspired Anti‐Reflective Texturization for Solar Energy Applications
Advanced Materials Technologies|2023
14 cit.
10
An Ultra‐Broadband Modified Moiré Varifocal Metalens with High Alignment Tolerance for Terahertz Wave
Laser & Photonics Review|2025
12 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Stefan W. Hell
Max Planck Institute for Medical Research
2
Xiaowei Zhuang
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
3
Lukáš Novotný
ETH Zurich
4
Kishan Dholakia
University of St Andrews
5
Rainer Hillenbrand
Ikerbasque
6
W. E. Moerner
Stanford University
7
Miles J. Padgett
University of Glasgow
8
H. K. Wickramasinghe
University of California, Irvine
9
N.F. van Hulst
Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
10
F. Keilmann
Nanosystems Initiative Munich

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Sub-diffraction-limit imaging by stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM)
Nature Methods|2006
8.3k cit.
2
Breaking the diffraction resolution limit by stimulated emission: stimulated-emission-depletion fluorescence microscopy
Optics Letters|1994
6.1k cit.
3
Orbital angular momentum: origins, behavior and applications
Advances in Optics and Photonics|2011
3.2k cit.
4
Enhancement and Quenching of Single-Molecule Fluorescence
Physical Review Letters|2006
3.1k cit.
5
Spatially resolved, highly multiplexed RNA profiling in single cells
Science|2015
3.1k cit.
6
Three-Dimensional Super-Resolution Imaging by Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy
Science|2008
2.9k cit.
7
Antennas for light
Nature Photonics|2011
2.6k cit.
8
Kelvin probe force microscopy
Applied Physics Letters|1991
2.3k cit.
9
Tweezers with a twist
Nature Photonics|2011
2.2k cit.
10
Large single-molecule fluorescence enhancements produced by a bowtie nanoantenna
Nature Photonics|2009
2k cit.

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