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Laurens W. Molenkamp

Laurens W. Molenkamp

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Physics 89 2274 2165 202 193 626 42159

Laurens W. Molenkamp publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Laurens W. Molenkamp between 1981 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Laurens W. Molenkamp published across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026, averaging 14.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 41 publications in 2004. 12 of the 661 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1981 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 41. Peak 41 publications in 2004. 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 3 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 4 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 14 publications 2001: 30 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 36 publications 2004: 41 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 38 publications 2007: 37 publications 2008: 30 publications 2009: 17 publications 2010: 15 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 19 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 29 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 15 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 15 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 20 publications 2025: 11 publications 2026: 1 publication
1981 2026

661 publications in total across all disciplines

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Laurens W. Molenkamp: publications per year, 1981 to 2026
Year Publications
1981 1
1982 0
1983 1
1984 3
1985 2
1986 0
1987 5
1988 4
1989 2
1990 3
1991 5
1992 6
1993 3
1994 6
1995 5
1996 3
1997 2
1998 5
1999 8
2000 14
2001 30
2002 32
2003 36
2004 41
2005 26
2006 38
2007 37
2008 30
2009 17
2010 15
2011 20
2012 19
2013 31
2014 20
2015 24
2016 17
2017 29
2018 13
2019 15
2020 19
2021 15
2022 15
2023 12
2024 20
2025 11
2026 1
Total 661
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Laurens W. Molenkamp publications per year - data summary

  • Laurens W. Molenkamp, a Physics scholar from University of Würzburg, has 661 publications recorded across 46 years, from 1981 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1981 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2004, with 41 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1981, 1983 and 2026, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 46 years in the span carry no publications at all (1982 and 1986).
  • The rate of publication averages 14.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 15.0 per year counting only the 44 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 59 publications, 9% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1981-1996: 49 publications (3.1 per year); 1997-2012: 370 publications (23.1 per year); 2013-2026: 242 publications (17.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Laurens W. Molenkamp 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 Laurens W. Molenkamp sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 70 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 103–122 to 1,469+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 162. Most scientists, 162, have 323–342 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 623–642 publications, is where this scientist sits. 103–122 publications: 7 scientists 123–142 publications: 10 scientists 143–162 publications: 31 scientists 163–182 publications: 35 scientists 183–202 publications: 53 scientists 203–222 publications: 81 scientists 223–242 publications: 85 scientists 243–262 publications: 112 scientists 263–282 publications: 114 scientists 283–302 publications: 126 scientists 303–322 publications: 136 scientists 323–342 publications: 162 scientists 343–362 publications: 155 scientists 363–382 publications: 156 scientists 383–402 publications: 134 scientists 403–422 publications: 145 scientists 423–442 publications: 147 scientists 443–462 publications: 131 scientists 463–482 publications: 131 scientists 483–502 publications: 116 scientists 503–522 publications: 106 scientists 523–542 publications: 103 scientists 543–562 publications: 87 scientists 563–582 publications: 84 scientists 583–602 publications: 94 scientists 603–622 publications: 70 scientists 623–642 publications: 76 scientists 643–662 publications: 60 scientists 663–682 publications: 54 scientists 683–702 publications: 60 scientists 703–722 publications: 48 scientists 723–742 publications: 64 scientists 743–762 publications: 48 scientists 763–782 publications: 37 scientists 783–802 publications: 43 scientists 803–822 publications: 34 scientists 823–842 publications: 36 scientists 843–862 publications: 32 scientists 863–882 publications: 32 scientists 883–902 publications: 31 scientists 903–922 publications: 25 scientists 923–942 publications: 15 scientists 943–962 publications: 24 scientists 963–982 publications: 13 scientists 983–1,002 publications: 21 scientists 1,003–1,022 publications: 21 scientists 1,023–1,042 publications: 16 scientists 1,043–1,062 publications: 9 scientists 1,063–1,082 publications: 19 scientists 1,083–1,102 publications: 11 scientists 1,103–1,122 publications: 17 scientists 1,123–1,142 publications: 11 scientists 1,143–1,162 publications: 7 scientists 1,163–1,182 publications: 4 scientists 1,183–1,202 publications: 10 scientists 1,203–1,222 publications: 8 scientists 1,223–1,242 publications: 16 scientists 1,243–1,262 publications: 4 scientists 1,263–1,282 publications: 10 scientists 1,283–1,302 publications: 5 scientists 1,303–1,322 publications: 7 scientists 1,323–1,342 publications: 4 scientists 1,343–1,362 publications: 8 scientists 1,363–1,382 publications: 6 scientists 1,383–1,402 publications: 7 scientists 1,403–1,422 publications: 3 scientists 1,423–1,442 publications: 4 scientists 1,443–1,462 publications: 4 scientists 1,463–1,468 publications: 3 scientists 1,469+ publications: 100 scientists
103–122 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 626 publications — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
103–122 7
123–142 10
143–162 31
163–182 35
183–202 53
203–222 81
223–242 85
243–262 112
263–282 114
283–302 126
303–322 136
323–342 162
343–362 155
363–382 156
383–402 134
403–422 145
423–442 147
443–462 131
463–482 131
483–502 116
503–522 106
523–542 103
543–562 87
563–582 84
583–602 94
603–622 70
623–642 76 626
643–662 60
663–682 54
683–702 60
703–722 48
723–742 64
743–762 48
763–782 37
783–802 43
803–822 34
823–842 36
843–862 32
863–882 32
883–902 31
903–922 25
923–942 15
943–962 24
963–982 13
983–1,002 21
1,003–1,022 21
1,023–1,042 16
1,043–1,062 9
1,063–1,082 19
1,083–1,102 11
1,103–1,122 17
1,123–1,142 11
1,143–1,162 7
1,163–1,182 4
1,183–1,202 10
1,203–1,222 8
1,223–1,242 16
1,243–1,262 4
1,263–1,282 10
1,283–1,302 5
1,303–1,322 7
1,323–1,342 4
1,343–1,362 8
1,363–1,382 6
1,383–1,402 7
1,403–1,422 3
1,423–1,442 4
1,443–1,462 4
1,463–1,468 3
1,469+ 100
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Laurens W. Molenkamp publication distribution in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 70 ranges running from 103–122 to 1,469+ publications.
  • Laurens W. Molenkamp, a Physics scholar from University of Würzburg, records 626 publications - the 72nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 72% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Laurens W. Molenkamp, and about 28% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 463–482 publications range, and Laurens W. Molenkamp ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 323–342 publications, holding 162 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 49% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 443–462 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Laurens W. Molenkamp 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 Laurens W. Molenkamp sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 59 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 70–71 to 185+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 167. Most scientists, 167, have 80–81 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 88–89 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70–71 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 89 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Physics scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,678 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
70–71 76
72–73 110
74–75 143
76–77 153
78–79 144
80–81 167
82–83 167
84–85 166
86–87 132
88–89 155 89
90–91 134
92–93 137
94–95 102
96–97 112
98–99 110
100–101 116
102–103 97
104–105 103
106–107 87
108–109 90
110–111 67
112–113 78
114–115 75
116–117 67
118–119 69
120–121 60
122–123 59
124–125 53
126–127 42
128–129 41
130–131 33
132–133 32
134–135 45
136–137 19
138–139 24
140–141 28
142–143 31
144–145 22
146–147 20
148–149 12
150–151 16
152–153 24
154–155 23
156–157 15
158–159 15
160–161 11
162–163 17
164–165 12
166–167 11
168–169 9
170–171 9
172–173 11
174–175 4
176–177 8
178–179 5
180–181 3
182–183 4
184 4
185+ 99
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Laurens W. Molenkamp D-index placement in Physics in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,678 Physics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 59 ranges running from 70–71 to 185+ D-Index.
  • Laurens W. Molenkamp, a Physics scholar from University of Würzburg, records 89 D-Index - the 38th percentile of the discipline.
  • 38% of ranked Physics scientists score the same or lower than Laurens W. Molenkamp, and about 62% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 96–97 D-Index range, and Laurens W. Molenkamp ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 80–81 D-Index, holding 167 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 55% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 98–99 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Stern–Gerlach Medal, German Physical Society
  • 2013 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2012 - Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize, American Physical Society
  • 2009 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the field of semiconductor spintronics

Overview

Laurens W. Molenkamp is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany. Their research primarily falls within the fields of Physics and Astronomy and Materials Science. Molenkamp's expertise spans several specialized subfields, including Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of advanced topics in contemporary physics and material science. These include Topological Materials and Phenomena, Graphene research and applications, Quantum and electron transport phenomena, Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum many-body systems, 2D Materials and Applications, and Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides.

Molenkamp has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as arXiv (Cornell University), Physical Review B, Nature Communications, Nano Letters, and Physical Review Materials. Their recent papers demonstrate an active engagement with current issues in condensed matter physics and topological materials.

  • "Absence of evidence for chiral Majorana modes in quantum anomalous Hall-superconductor devices" (2020, Science)
  • "Milliwatt terahertz harmonic generation from topological insulator metamaterials" (2022, Light Science & Applications)
  • "Any axion insulator must be a bulk three-dimensional topological insulator" (2021, Physical Review B)
  • "2024 roadmap on 2D topological insulators" (2024, Journal of Physics Materials)
  • "Efficiency of ultrafast optically induced spin transfer in Heusler compounds" (2020, Physical Review Research)

Molenkamp collaborates frequently with a consistent group of researchers, reflecting ongoing partnerships within their field. Their most frequent co-authors include H. Buhmann, C. Gould, S. Schreyeck, Wouter Beugeling, and Johannes Kleinlein.

The scientist's contributions have been recognized through several awards. These include the Stern-Gerlach Medal from the German Physical Society in 2017, election to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2013, the Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Prize from the American Physical Society in 2012, and a Fellowship of the American Physical Society awarded in 2009 with a citation for contributions to semiconductor spintronics.

Best Publications

  • Quantum Spin Hall Insulator State in HgTe Quantum Wells

    Markus König;Steffen Wiedmann;Steffen Wiedmann;Christoph Brüne;Christoph Brüne;Andreas Roth;Andreas Roth

  • Fundamental obstacle for electrical spin injection from a ferromagnetic metal into a diffusive semiconductor

    G. Schmidt;D. Ferrand;L. W. Molenkamp;A. T. Filip

  • Injection and detection of a spin-polarized current in a light-emitting diode

    R. Fiederling;M. Keim;G. Reuscher;W. Ossau

  • Nonlocal Transport in the Quantum Spin Hall State

    Andreas Roth;Christoph Brüne;Hartmut Buhmann;Laurens W. Molenkamp

  • The Quantum Spin Hall Effect: Theory and Experiment

    Markus König;Hartmut Buhmann;Laurens W. Molenkamp;Taylor Hughes

  • Topolectrical-circuit realization of topological corner modes

    Stefan Imhof;Christian Berger;Florian Bayer;Johannes Brehm

  • The Quantum Spin Hall Effect: Theory and Experiment

    Markus Koenig;Hartmut Buhmann;Laurens W. Molenkamp;Taylor L. Hughes

  • Topolectrical circuits

    Ching Hua Lee;Stefan Imhof;Christian Berger;Florian Bayer

  • Tunneling anisotropic magnetoresistance: a spin-valve-like tunnel magnetoresistance using a single magnetic layer.

    C. Gould;C. Rüster;T. Jungwirth;T. Jungwirth;E. Girgis

  • Suppression of the persistent spin Hall current by defect scattering

    Jun Ichiro Inoue;Gerrit E.W. Bauer;Laurens W. Molenkamp

  • Hanbury-Brown and Twiss exchange and non-equilibrium-induced correlations in disordered, four-terminal graphene-ribbon conductor.

    Z. B. Tan;T. Elo;A. Puska;J. Sarkar

  • 4π-periodic Josephson supercurrent in HgTe-based topological Josephson junctions.

    J. Wiedenmann;E. Bocquillon;R. S. Deacon;S. Hartinger

  • Band structure of semimagnetic Hg 1 − y Mn y Te quantum wells

    E. G. Novik;A. Pfeuffer-Jeschke;T. Jungwirth;V. Latussek

  • Spin polarization of the quantum spin Hall edge states

    Christoph Brüne;Andreas Roth;Hartmut Buhmann;Ewelina M. Hankiewicz

  • Hydrodynamic electron flow in high-mobility wires.

    M. J. M. de Jong;L. W. Molenkamp

  • Resonant Tunneling Through Two Discrete Energy States.

    N. C. van der Vaart;S. F. Godijn;Y. V. Nazarov;C. J. P. M. Harmans

  • Single valley Dirac fermions in zero-gap HgTe quantum wells

    B. Büttner;C. X. Liu;G. Tkachov;E. G. Novik

  • Voltage-controlled spin selection in a magnetic resonant tunneling diode.

    A. Slobodskyy;C. Gould;T. Slobodskyy;C. R. Becker

  • Observation of bulk boundary correspondence breakdown in topolectrical circuits

    Tobias Helbig;Tobias Hofmann;Stefan Imhof;Mohamed Abdelghany

Frequent Co-Authors

Georg Schmidt
Georg Schmidt Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Andreas Waag
Andreas Waag Technische Universität Braunschweig
Alfred Forchel
Alfred Forchel University of Würzburg
C.T. Foxon
C.T. Foxon University of Nottingham
Shou-Cheng Zhang
Shou-Cheng Zhang Stanford University
Christopher P. Ames
Christopher P. Ames University of California, San Francisco
Jairo Sinova
Jairo Sinova Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Tomas Jungwirth
Tomas Jungwirth Czech Academy of Sciences
Manfred Bayer
Manfred Bayer TU Dortmund University
C. W. J. Beenakker
C. W. J. Beenakker Leiden University

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