2026 Heike Riel: 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	60	6978	6743	1756	1632	205	14790

Research.com Recognitions

2020 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For scientific and technical accomplishments in materials and device research for nanoscale electronics in the fields of semiconducting nanowires and organic lightemitting devices for display applications
2017 - David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics

Overview

Heike Riel is affiliated with IBM in the United States and has contributed extensively to research at the intersection of physics, engineering, and materials science. Their work has a strong focus on nanoscale electronics and device research, with an emphasis on quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Their recent papers cover a variety of topics within these fields, including:

Out-of-equilibrium phonons in gated superconducting switches, 2022, Nature Electronics
Quantum Computing Technology, 2021, 2021 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM)
Selective Area Growth of PbTe Nanowire Networks on InP, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
Small Charging Energies and g-Factor Anisotropy in PbTe Quantum Dots, 2022, Nano Letters
Measurements of Phase Dynamics in Planar Josephson Junctions and SQUIDs, 2023, Physical Review Letters

They frequently collaborate with the following co-authors:

Fabrizio Nichele
Markus F. Ritter
Andreas Fuhrer
Sofieke C. ten Kate
Manuel Hinderling

Their work has been published in numerous academic venues, notably:

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
2021 IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM)
Nano Letters
arXiv (Cornell University)
Nature Electronics

Main fields of study include physics and astronomy and engineering, with significant emphasis on the following subfields:

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry
Condensed Matter Physics
Artificial Intelligence

The primary topics of research encompass:

Quantum and electron transport phenomena
Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Advanced Memory and Neural Computing
Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices
Semiconductor materials and devices
Topological Materials and Phenomena

Heike Riel has been recognized with the following awards:

Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2020, for scientific and technical accomplishments in materials and device research for nanoscale electronics in semiconducting nanowires and organic light-emitting devices for display applications
David Adler Lectureship Award in the Field of Materials Physics, 2017

Best Publications

Tunnel field-effect transistors as energy-efficient electronic switches

Adrian M. Ionescu;Heike Riel

3214
Citations
Realization of a silicon nanowire vertical surround-gate field-effect transistor.

Volker Schmidt;Heike Riel;Stephan Senz;Siegfried Karg

508
Citations
Toward Nanowire Electronics

J. Appenzeller;J. Knoch;M.T. Bjork;H. Riel

467
Citations
Donor deactivation in silicon nanostructures.

Mikael T. Björk;Heinz Schmid;Joachim Knoch;Heike Riel

401
Citations
Reversible and controllable switching of a single-molecule junction.

Emanuel Lörtscher;Jacob W. Ciszek;James Tour;Heike Riel

363
Citations
Transient and steady-state behavior of space charges in multilayer organic light-emitting diodes

Beat Ruhstaller;S. Carter;S. Barth;H. Riel

339
Citations
Statistical Approach to Investigating Transport through Single Molecules

Emanuel Lörtscher;Heiko B. Weber;Heike Riel

281
Citations
Organic light-emitting devices

Siegfried Johannes Barth;Tilman A. Beierlein;Siegfried F. Karg;Heike Riel

270
Citations
Electron mobility in tris(8-hydroxy-quinoline)aluminum thin films determined via transient electroluminescence from single- and multilayer organic light-emitting diodes

S. Barth;P. Müller;H. Riel;P. F. Seidler

268
Citations
Phosphorescent top-emitting organic light-emitting devices with improved light outcoupling

H. Riel;S. Karg;T. Beierlein;B. Ruhstaller

263
Citations
Temperature mapping of operating nanoscale devices by scanning probe thermometry.

Fabian Menges;Philipp Mensch;Heinz Schmid;Heike Riel

263
Citations
III–V compound semiconductor transistors—from planar to nanowire structures

Heike Riel;Lars-Erik Wernersson;Minghwei Hong;Jesús A. del Alamo

263
Citations
Template-assisted selective epitaxy of III–V nanoscale devices for co-planar heterogeneous integration with Si

H. Schmid;Mattias Borg;K. Moselund;L. Gignac

257
Citations
Silicon nanowire tunneling field-effect transistors

M. T. Björk;J. Knoch;H. Schmid;H. Riel

247
Citations
Tuning the emission characteristics of top-emitting organic light-emitting devices by means of a dielectric capping layer: An experimental and theoretical study

H. Riel;S. Karg;T. Beierlein;W. Rieß

245
Citations
Preparation of Metallic Films on Elastomeric Stamps and Their Application for Contact Processing and Contact Printing

H. Schmid;H. Wolf;R. Allenspach;H. Riel

202
Citations
Influence of trapped and interfacial charges in organic multilayer light-emitting devices

W. Brütting;H. Riel;T. Beierlein;W. Riess

196
Citations
Simulating electronic and optical processes in multilayer organic light-emitting devices

B. Ruhstaller;T. Beierlein;H. Riel;S. Karg

186
Citations
Transport properties of a single-molecule diode.

Emanuel Lörtscher;Bernd Gotsmann;Youngu Lee;Luping Yu

182
Citations
Vertical III-V nanowire device integration on Si(100).

Mattias Borg;Heinz Schmid;Kirsten E. Moselund;Giorgio Signorello

177
Citations
Influence of trapped and interfacial charges in organic multilayer light-emitting devices

W. Riess;H. Riel;T. Beierlein;W. Brütting

75
Citations