2026 Christian Thomsen: 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	85	2130	2056	117	110	487	33221

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World Ranking

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Materials Science

2130

2056

117

110

487

33221

Overview

Christian Thomsen is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany and has contributed to research primarily in the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several subfields including Physiology, Molecular Biology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Neurology, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist's research focuses on topics such as Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling, Neurological Complications and Syndromes, Pharmacological Receptor Mechanisms and Effects, Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding, Alzheimer's Disease Research and Treatments, Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms, and Flame Retardant Materials and Properties.

Christian Thomsen has published in various scientific venues, notably:

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
Journal of Neuroinflammation
Advanced Sustainable Systems
SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers include:

"Synthesis and Characterization of the Novel Rodent-Active and CNS-Penetrant P2X7 Receptor Antagonist Lu AF27139," 2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
"Pharmacological modulation of TSPO in microglia/macrophages and neurons in a chronic neurodegenerative model of prion disease," 2023, Journal of Neuroinflammation
"Sustainable Flame-Retardant Poly Lactic Acid Biocomposites Reinforced with Polyphosphate-Enriched Microalgae: Unlocking the Potential of Hyper-Compensation," 2025, Advanced Sustainable Systems
"Together We Can: Synergistic Flame Retardancy by Melamine Polyphosphate and Phosphorylated Microalgae in Polylactide Biocomposites," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal

Christian Thomsen frequently collaborates with other researchers including Stevin H. Zorn, Rohit Dey, Mateusz Dudziak, Bernhard Schartel, and Matthias S. Ullrich, with multiple joint publications.

Best Publications

Carbon Nanotubes: Basic Concepts and Physical Properties

S. Reich;C. Thomsen;J. Maultzsch

2192
Citations
Double resonant raman scattering in graphite

C. Thomsen;S. Reich

2189
Citations
Raman spectroscopy of graphite

Stephanie Reich;Christian Thomsen

1612
Citations
Tight-binding description of graphene

S. Reich;J. Maultzsch;C. Thomsen;P. Ordejón

1557
Citations
Raman spectroscopy of orthorhombic perovskitelike YMnO 3 and LaMnO 3

M. N. Iliev;M. V. Abrashev;H.-G. Lee;V. N. Popov

790
Citations
Phonon Dispersion in Graphite

J. Maultzsch;S. Reich;S. Reich;C. Thomsen;H. Requardt

761
Citations
Coherent Phonon Generation and Detection by Picosecond Light Pulses

C. Thomsen;J. Strait;Z. Vardeny;H. J. Maris

700
Citations
Exciton binding energies in carbon nanotubes from two-photon photoluminescence

J. Maultzsch;R. Pomraenke;S. Reich;E. Chang

657
Citations
Phonon dispersion of graphite by inelastic x-ray scattering

M. Mohr;J. Maultzsch;E. Dobardžić;S. Reich

611
Citations
Nitrogen-related local vibrational modes in ZnO:N

A. Kaschner;U. Haboeck;Martin Strassburg;Matthias Strassburg

568
Citations
Radial breathing mode of single-walled carbon nanotubes: Optical transition energies and chiral-index assignment

J. Maultzsch;H. Telg;S. Reich;C. Thomsen

531
Citations
Electronic band structure of isolated and bundled carbon nanotubes

S. Reich;C. Thomsen;P. Ordejón

530
Citations
Chirality distribution and transition energies of carbon nanotubes

H. Telg;J. Maultzsch;S. Reich;F. Hennrich

484
Citations
Determination of the superconducting gap in R Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7 − δ

B. Friedl;C. Thomsen;M. Cardona

429
Citations
Elasticity of single-crystalline graphite: Inelastic x-ray scattering study

Alexey Bosak;Michael Krisch;Marcel Mohr;Janina Maultzsch

398
Citations
Comparative study of optical phonons in the rhombohedrally distorted perovskites LaAlO 3 and LaMnO 3

M. V. Abrashev;A. P. Litvinchuk;M. N. Iliev;R. L. Meng

395
Citations
Zone-boundary phonons in hexagonal and cubic GaN

H. Siegle;G. Kaczmarczyk;L. Filippidis;A. P. Litvinchuk

393
Citations
Double-resonant Raman scattering in graphite: Interference effects, selection rules, and phonon dispersion

J. Maultzsch;S. Reich;C. Thomsen

350
Citations
Raman 2D-Band Splitting in Graphene: Theory and Experiment

Otakar Frank;Marcel Mohr;Janina Maultzsch;Christian Thomsen

313
Citations
Frequencies, eigenvectors, and single-crystal selection rules of k=0 phonons in YBa2Cu3O7- delta : Theory and experiment.

Liu R;Thomsen C;Kress W;Cardona M

308
Citations
Effect of pressure on optical phonon modes and transverse effective charges in GaN and AlN

A. R. Goñi;H. Siegle;K. Syassen;C. Thomsen

302
Citations