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Gregor E. Morfill

Gregor E. Morfill

D-Index & Metrics

Physics

D-Index
117
Citations
54471
World Ranking
910
National Ranking
81

Gregor E. Morfill publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gregor E. Morfill sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 1,010 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

Gregor E. Morfill D-index placement in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gregor E. Morfill sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 117 D-Index — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics, American Physical Society For pioneering, and seminal contributions to, the field of dusty plasmas, including work leading to the discovery of plasma crystals, to an explanation for the complicated structure of Saturn's rings, and to microgravity dusty plasma experiments conducted first on parabolic-trajectory flights and then on the International Space Station.

Overview

Gregor E. Morfill is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields including Medicine, Materials Science, and Engineering, with subfields focusing on Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Materials Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's recent publication record includes a study titled Primary cold atmospheric plasma combined with low dose cisplatin as a possible adjuvant combination therapy for HNSCC cells-an in-vitro study, published in 2022 in the journal Head & Face Medicine. This paper has accrued citations reflecting engagement within the scientific community.

Gregor E. Morfill's work concentrates on several main topics, notably:

  • Plasma Applications and Diagnostics
  • Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics

Their scientific collaborations feature several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Teresa F. Brunner
  • Florian Probst
  • Matthias Troeltzsch
  • Sabina Schwenk-Zieger
  • Julia Zimmermann

Publications have appeared primarily in the journal Head & Face Medicine, demonstrating a focus on relevant medical and clinical research venues.

Gregor E. Morfill has received recognition in the form of the James Clerk Maxwell Prize for Plasma Physics awarded by the American Physical Society in 2011. The award citation notes contributions to the field of dusty plasmas, including discoveries related to plasma crystals, explanations for Saturn's rings structure, and pioneering microgravity dusty plasma experiments conducted during parabolic flights and aboard the International Space Station.

Best Publications

  • Plasma crystal: Coulomb crystallization in a dusty plasma.

    H. Thomas;G. E. Morfill;V. Demmel;J. Goree

  • Plasma medicine: an introductory review

    M G Kong;Gmw Gerrit Kroesen;G Morfill;T Nosenko

  • Complex (dusty) plasmas: current status, open issues, perspectives

    V. E. Fortov;A . V. Ivlev;S. A. Khrapak;A. G. Khrapak

  • Complex plasmas: An interdisciplinary research field

    Gregor E. Morfill;Alexei V. Ivlev

  • Melting dynamics of a plasma crystal

    Hubertus M. Thomas;Gregor E. Morfill

  • A first prospective randomized controlled trial to decrease bacterial load using cold atmospheric argon plasma on chronic wounds in patients.

    G. Isbary;G. Morfill;H.U. Schmidt;M. Georgi

  • Condensed Plasmas under Microgravity

    G. E. Morfill;H. M. Thomas;U. Konopka;H. Rothermel

  • The Dust Subdisk in the Protoplanetary Nebula

    B. Dubrulle;G. Morfill;M. Sterzik

  • Dusty plasma effects in Saturn's magnetosphere

    M. Horányi;T. W. Hartquist;O. Havnes;D. A. Mendis

  • Plasma chemistry model of surface microdischarge in humid air and dynamics of reactive neutral species

    Yukinori Sakiyama;David B Graves;Hung-Wen Chang;Hung-Wen Chang;Tetsuji Shimizu

  • Measurement of the interaction potential of microspheres in the sheath of a rf discharge

    U. Konopka;G. E. Morfill;L. Ratke

  • Successful and safe use of 2 min cold atmospheric argon plasma in chronic wounds: results of a randomized controlled trial.

    G. Isbary;J. Heinlin;T. Shimizu;J. L. Zimmermann

  • Plasma applications in medicine with a special focus on dermatology

    J. Heinlin;G. Isbary;W. Stolz;G. Morfill

  • Discovery of Jovian dust streams and interstellar grains by the Ulysses spacecraft

    E. Grün;H. A. Zook;M. Baguhl;A. Balogh

  • Plasma medicine: possible applications in dermatology.

    Julia Heinlin;Gregor Morfill;Michael Landthaler;Wilhelm Stolz

  • Ion drag force in complex plasmas.

    S. A. Khrapak;A. V. Ivlev;G. E. Morfill;H. M. Thomas

  • Bactericidal effects of non-thermal argon plasma in vitro, in biofilms and in the animal model of infected wounds.

    Svetlana A. Ermolaeva;Alexander F. Varfolomeev;Marina Yu. Chernukha;Dmitry S. Yurov

  • Cold atmospheric air plasma sterilization against spores and other microorganisms of clinical interest.

    Tobias G. Klämpfl;Georg Isbary;Tetsuji Shimizu;Yang-Fang Li

  • Complex and Dusty Plasmas: From Laboratory to Space

    Vladimir E. Fortov;Gregor E. Morfill

  • Theory of dust voids in plasmas.

    J. Goree;G. E. Morfill;V. N. Tsytovich;S. V. Vladimirov

Frequent Co-Authors

Vladimir E. Fortov
Vladimir E. Fortov Russian Academy of Sciences
Eberhard Grün
Eberhard Grün Max Planck Society
Padma Kant Shukla
Padma Kant Shukla Ruhr University Bochum
Torrence V. Johnson
Torrence V. Johnson Jet Propulsion Lab
Michael Landthaler
Michael Landthaler University of Regensburg
Hartmut Löwen
Hartmut Löwen Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Victor Steinberg
Victor Steinberg Weizmann Institute of Science
Manfred Scholer
Manfred Scholer Max Planck Society
Robert W. Stark
Robert W. Stark Technical University of Darmstadt
Heinrich J. Völk
Heinrich J. Völk Max Planck Society

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