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Hartmut Löwen 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 Hartmut Löwen sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 603 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hartmut Löwen 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 Hartmut Löwen sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 101 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Hartmut Löwen is affiliated with Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in Germany. Their research spans several fields within physics and engineering, focusing on condensed matter physics, statistical and nonlinear physics, materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and molecular biology.

The scientist's principal topics of research include micro and nano robotics, advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization, material dynamics and properties, diffusion and search dynamics, molecular communication and nanonetworks, as well as modular robots and swarm intelligence.

Hartmut Löwen has contributed extensively to scholarly journals, with frequent publications appearing in venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), The Journal of Chemical Physics, Physical Review E, Physical Review Letters, and Soft Matter.

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Physical Review E
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Soft Matter

Several recent papers illustrate Löwen's focus on active matter and particle dynamics, including:

  • "Inertial effects of self-propelled particles: From active Brownian to active Langevin motion" (2020), published in The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "The 2020 motile active matter roadmap" (2020), published in Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • "Classical dynamical density functional theory: from fundamentals to applications" (2020), published in Advances In Physics
  • "A geometric criterion for the optimal spreading of active polymers in porous media" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Steering self-organisation through confinement" (2023), published in Soft Matter

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of Löwen's work, frequently coauthoring with other researchers such as Lorenzo Caprini, René Wittmann, Benno Liebchen, Alexander R. Sprenger, and Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl.

  • Lorenzo Caprini
  • René Wittmann
  • Benno Liebchen
  • Alexander R. Sprenger
  • Fabian Jan Schwarzendahl

Hartmut Löwen's research interests bridge fundamental theoretical approaches and practical applications, particularly at the intersection of physics and engineering disciplines. Their work contributes to understanding complex particle behavior, active matter systems, and the dynamic properties of materials relevant to multiple scientific and technological domains.

Best Publications

  • Active Particles in Complex and Crowded Environments

    Clemens Bechinger;Roberto Di Leonardo;Hartmut Löwen;Charles Reichhardt

  • Active Brownian Particles in Complex and Crowded Environments

    Clemens Bechinger;Roberto Di Leonardo;Hartmut Löwen;Charles Reichhardt

  • Dynamical clustering and phase separation in suspensions of self-propelled colloidal particles.

    Ivo Buttinoni;Ivo Buttinoni;Julian Bialke;Felix Kümmel;Felix Kümmel;Hartmut Löwen

  • Meso-scale turbulence in living fluids

    Henricus H. Wensink;Jörn Dunkel;Sebastian Heidenreich;Knut Drescher;Knut Drescher

  • Melting, freezing and colloidal suspensions

    Hartmut Löwen

  • Star Polymers Viewed as Ultrasoft Colloidal Particles

    C. N. Likos;H. Löwen;H. Löwen;M. Watzlawek;B. Abbas

  • Effective Interactions Between Electric Double Layers

    Jean-Pierre Hansen;Hartmut Löwen

  • Fundamental-measure free-energy density functional for hard spheres: Dimensional crossover and freezing

    Y. Rosenfeld;M. Schmidt;H. Löwen;P. Tarazona

  • The 2020 motile active matter roadmap

    Gerhard Gompper;Roland G Winkler;Thomas Speck;Alexandre Solon

  • Circular motion of asymmetric self-propelling particles.

    Felix Kümmel;Borge ten Hagen;Raphael Wittkowski;Ivo Buttinoni

  • Phase Diagram of Star Polymer Solutions

    M. Watzlawek;C. N. Likos;C. N. Likos;H. Löwen;H. Löwen

  • Complex Plasmas and Colloidal Dispersions: Particle-Resolved Studies of Classical Liquids and Solids

    Alexei Ivlev;Hartmut Löwen;Gregor Morfill;C. Patrick Royall

  • Criterion for determining clustering versus reentrant melting behavior for bounded interaction potentials.

    C. N. Likos;A. Lang;A. Lang;M. Watzlawek;H. Löwen

  • Colloidal soft matter under external control

    H Löwen

  • Brownian motion of a self-propelled particle.

    B ten Hagen;S van Teeffelen;H Löwen

  • Phase-field-crystal models for condensed matter dynamics on atomic length and diffusive time scales: an overview

    Heike Emmerich;Hartmut Löwen;Raphael Wittkowski;Thomas Gruhn

  • Phase diagram of hard spheres confined between two parallel plates

    Matthias Schmidt;Hartmut Löwen

  • Fluid and solid phases of the Gaussian core model

    A Lang;A Lang;C N Likos;M Watzlawek;H Löwen

  • Effective Cahn-Hilliard Equation for the Phase Separation of Active Brownian Particles

    Thomas Speck;Julian Bialké;Andreas M. Menzel;Hartmut Löwen

  • Dynamical criterion for freezing of colloidal liquids.

    Hartmut Löwen;Hartmut Löwen;Thomas Palberg;Thomas Palberg;Rolf Simon;Rolf Simon

Frequent Co-Authors

Christos N. Likos
Christos N. Likos University of Vienna
Joachim Dzubiella
Joachim Dzubiella University of Freiburg
Gregor E. Morfill
Gregor E. Morfill Max Planck Society
Jean-Pierre Hansen
Jean-Pierre Hansen University of Cambridge
Gerhard Gompper
Gerhard Gompper Forschungszentrum Jülich
Stefan U. Egelhaaf
Stefan U. Egelhaaf Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Axel Voigt
Axel Voigt TU Dresden
Roland G. Winkler
Roland G. Winkler Forschungszentrum Jülich
Emanuela Zaccarelli
Emanuela Zaccarelli National Research Council (CNR)
Francesco Sciortino
Francesco Sciortino Sapienza University of Rome

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