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Hartmut Wiggers publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hartmut Wiggers sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 314 publications — 63rd percentile

63% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Hartmut Wiggers D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Hartmut Wiggers sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Hartmut Wiggers is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany and has a significant research output primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans across several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their main research topics cover advancements related to battery materials and technologies, catalytic processes, and combustion. Specific topics include:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Coagulation and Flocculation Studies
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Wiggers has published extensively with notable papers in various scientific venues. Representative recent publications include:

  • "Toward Achieving High Areal Capacity in Silicon-Based Solid-State Battery Anodes: What Influences the Rate-Performance?" (2023), ACS Energy Letters
  • "Synthesis of freestanding few-layer graphene in microwave plasma: The role of oxygen" (2021), Carbon
  • "Large-scale synthesis of iron oxide/graphene hybrid materials as highly efficient photo-Fenton catalyst for water remediation" (2020), Environmental Technology & Innovation
  • "Synthesis of novel LaCoO3/graphene catalysts as highly efficient peroxymonosulfate activator for the degradation of organic pollutants" (2022), Chemical Engineering Journal
  • "Gas-phase synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles for improved magnetic hyperthermia performance" (2020), Journal of Alloys and Compounds

The scholar frequently publishes in venues such as ECS Meeting Abstracts, Applications in Energy and Combustion Science, SSRN Electronic Journal, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, reflecting a broad engagement with energy, materials, and environmental sciences.

Collaborations constitute a notable component of their work. Frequent coauthors include Christof Schulz, Doris Segets, Mohaned Hammad, Paolo Fortugno, and Steven Angel, with multiple joint publications especially with Christof Schulz and Doris Segets.

Best Publications

  • Luminescent Colloidal Dispersion of Silicon Quantum Dots from Microwave Plasma Synthesis: Exploring the Photoluminescence Behavior Across the Visible Spectrum

    Anoop Gupta;Mark T. Swihart;Hartmut Wiggers

  • Silicon nanoparticles: Absorption, emission, and the nature of the electronic bandgap

    Cedrik Meier;Andreas Gondorf;Stephan Lüttjohann;Axel Lorke

  • Synthesis of high purity silicon nanoparticles in a low pressure microwave reactor.

    Jörg Knipping;Hartmut Wiggers;Bernd Rellinghaus;Paul Roth

  • Formation and properties of ZnO nano-particles from gas phase synthesis processes

    Henning Kleinwechter;Christian Janzen;Jörg Knipping;Hartmut Wiggers

  • Raman properties of silicon nanoparticles

    Cedrik Meier;Stephan Lüttjohann;Vasyl G. Kravets;Hermann Nienhaus

  • Electronic Transport in Phosphorus-Doped Silicon Nanocrystal Networks

    A. R. Stegner;R. N. Pereira;K. Klein;R. Lechner

  • Parasitic Reactions in Nanosized Silicon Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Han Gao;Lisong Xiao;Lisong Xiao;Ingo Plümel;Ingo Plümel;Gui-Liang Xu;Gui-Liang Xu

  • Doping efficiency in freestanding silicon nanocrystals from the gas phase: Phosphorus incorporation and defect-induced compensation

    A. R. Stegner;R. N. Pereira;R. N. Pereira;R. Lechner;K. Klein

  • Plasma synthesis of nanostructures for improved thermoelectric properties

    Nils Petermann;Niklas Stein;Gabi Schierning;Ralf Theissmann

  • SpraySyn-A standardized burner configuration for nanoparticle synthesis in spray flames.

    F. Schneider;S. Suleiman;J. Menser;E. Borukhovich

  • Phase Composition, Oxygen Content, and Thermal Conductivity of AIN(Y2O3) Ceramics

    Hendrik Buhr;Gerd Müller;Hartmut Wiggers;Fritz Aldinger

  • Gas-phase synthesis of functional nanomaterials: Challenges to kinetics, diagnostics, and process development

    C. Schulz;T. Dreier;M. Fikri;H. Wiggers

  • Electronic properties of doped silicon nanocrystal films

    Robert Lechner;Andre R. Stegner;Rui N. Pereira;Roland Dietmueller

  • Towards the implanting of ions and positioning of nanoparticles with nm spatial resolution

    J. Meijer;S. Pezzagna;T. Vogel;B. Burchard

  • Silicon Particle Formation by Pyrolysis of Silane in a Hot Wall Gasphase Reactor

    H. Wiggers;R. Starke;Paul Roth

  • Electrical properties of aluminum-doped zinc oxide (AZO) nanoparticles synthesized by chemical vapor synthesis.

    Sonja Hartner;Moazzam Ali;Christof Schulz;Markus Winterer

  • Stabilization of mid-sized silicon nanoparticles by functionalization with acrylic acid

    Robert Bywalez;Hatice Karacuban;Hermann Nienhaus;Christof Schulz

  • In situ nanoparticle size measurements of gas-borne silicon nanoparticles by time-resolved laser-induced incandescence

    Timothy A. Sipkens;Raphael Mansmann;Kyle J. Daun;Nils Petermann

  • High-capacity cathodes for lithium-ion batteries from nanostructured LiFePO4 synthesized by highly-flexible and scalable flame spray pyrolysis

    N.A. Hamid;S. Wennig;S. Hardt;A. Heinzel

  • Nanostructured gas sensors and electrical characterization of deposited SnO2 nanoparticles in ambient gas atmosphere

    T.P. Hülser;H. Wiggers;F.E. Kruis;A. Lorke

  • Silicon quantum dots from microwave plasma synthesis: Exploring the photoluminescence behavior across the visible spectrum

    Anoop Gupta;Mark T. Swihart;Hartmut Wiggers

Frequent Co-Authors

Christof Schulz
Christof Schulz University of Duisburg-Essen
Martin Stutzmann
Martin Stutzmann Technical University of Munich
Martin S. Brandt
Martin S. Brandt Technical University of Munich
Andreas Kempf
Andreas Kempf University of Duisburg-Essen
Mark T. Swihart
Mark T. Swihart University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Raphaël P. Hermann
Raphaël P. Hermann Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Martin Muhler
Martin Muhler Ruhr University Bochum
Ulrich Simon
Ulrich Simon RWTH Aachen University
Petr Novák
Petr Novák ETH Zurich
Khalil Amine
Khalil Amine Argonne National Laboratory

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