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Materials Science

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Citations
10727
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National Ranking
487

Chemistry

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Michael Bruns 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 Michael Bruns sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 255 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Bruns 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 Michael Bruns sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Michael Bruns is affiliated with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Immunology, Mechanical Engineering, and Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The scientist's research addresses a range of topics, notably:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Manufacturing Process and Optimization
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials

Their recent scientific publications demonstrate a focus on materials chemistry and sensor technology. Notable papers include:

  • "Partially Oxidized Ti3C2Tx MXenes for Fast and Selective Detection of Organic Vapors at Part-per-Million Concentrations," 2020, ACS Applied Nano Materials
  • "Investigating the Effect of Microstructure and Surface Functionalization of Mesoporous N-Doped Carbons on V4+/V5+ Kinetics," 2020, ACS Applied Energy Materials
  • "Formation and structural features of nitrogen-doped titanium dioxide thin films grown by reactive magnetron sputtering," 2020, Applied Surface Science
  • "UV-Light-Tunable p-/n-Type Chemiresistive Gas Sensors Based on Quasi-1D TiS3 Nanoribbons: Detection of Isopropanol at ppm Concentrations," 2022, Sensors
  • "Synergistic Physical and Chemical Enhancement Effects Observed on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Substrates of Silver-Coated, Barrier-Type Anodic Alumina," 2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Michael Bruns collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Ilya A. Plugin
  • Alexey S. Varezhnikov
  • Martin Sommer
  • Alexander Sinitskii
  • Victor V. Sysoev

Their publications appear frequently in venues such as Bautechnik, ACS Applied Nano Materials, ACS Applied Energy Materials, Applied Surface Science, and Sensors.

Best Publications

  • Molecular insight in structure and activity of highly efficient, low-Ir Ir-Ni oxide catalysts for electrochemical water splitting (OER)

    Tobias Reier;Zarina Pawolek;Serhiy Cherevko;Michael Bruns

  • One-pot synthesis of near-infrared fluorescent gold clusters for cellular fluorescence lifetime imaging.

    Li Shang;Naghmeh Azadfar;Florian Stockmar;Winfried Send

  • Multicolor Silicon Light-Emitting Diodes (SiLEDs)

    Florian Maier-Flaig;Julia Rinck;Moritz Stephan;Tobias Bocksrocker

  • Facile preparation of water-soluble fluorescent gold nanoclusters for cellular imaging applications

    Li Shang;René M. Dörlich;Stefan Brandholt;Reinhard Schneider

  • CuO catalytic membrane as selectivity trimmer for metal oxide gas sensors

    M Frietsch;F Zudock;J Goschnick;M Bruns

  • Microwave-assisted rapid synthesis of luminescent gold nanoclusters for sensing Hg2+ in living cells using fluorescence imaging

    Li Shang;Linxiao Yang;Florian Stockmar;Radian Popescu

  • Controlled Cell Adhesion on Poly(dopamine) Interfaces Photopatterned with Non-Fouling Brushes

    Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger;Corinna M. Preuss;Basit Yameen;Ognen Pop-Georgievski

  • Adding spatial control to click chemistry: phototriggered Diels-Alder surface (bio)functionalization at ambient temperature.

    Thomas Pauloehrl;Guillaume Delaittre;Volker Winkler;Alexander Welle

  • Chloride ion battery: A new member in the rechargeable battery family

    Xiangyu Zhao;Xiangyu Zhao;Shuhua Ren;Michael Bruns;Maximilian Fichtner;Maximilian Fichtner

  • Effect of Protein Adsorption on the Fluorescence of Ultrasmall Gold Nanoclusters

    Li Shang;Stefan Brandholt;Florian Stockmar;Vanessa Trouillet

  • Enhanced electron injection into inverted polymer light-emitting diodes by combined solution-processed zinc oxide/polyethylenimine interlayers.

    Stefan Höfle;Alexander Schienle;Michael Bruns;Uli Lemmer

  • Photoclickable Surfaces for Profluorescent Covalent Polymer Coatings

    Mathias Dietrich;Mathias Dietrich;Guillaume Delaittre;James P. Blinco;Andrew J. Inglis

  • Degradation of all-vanadium redox flow batteries (VRFB) investigated by electrochemical impedance and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy: Part 2 electrochemical degradation

    Igor Derr;Michael Bruns;Joachim Langner;Abdulmonem Fetyan

  • Bio)molecular surface patterning by phototriggered oxime ligation.

    Thomas Pauloehrl;Guillaume Delaittre;Michael Bruns;Maria Meißler

  • Effect of oxygen plasma treatment on the electrochemical performance of the rayon and polyacrylonitrile based carbon felt for the vanadium redox flow battery application

    D. Dixon;D.J. Babu;J. Langner;M. Bruns

  • Nonequilibrium structure of Zn2SnO4 spinel nanoparticles

    Vladimir Šepelák;Vladimir Šepelák;Sebastian M. Becker;Ingo Bergmann;Sylvio Indris

  • Volume Expansion during Lithiation of Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Electrodes Studied by In-Operando Neutron Reflectometry

    B. Jerliu;E. Hüger;L. Dörrer;B.-K. Seidlhofer

  • Solution Processed, White Emitting Tandem Organic Light‐Emitting Diodes with Inverted Device Architecture

    Stefan Höfle;Alexander Schienle;Christoph Bernhard;Michael Bruns

  • Ultrasmall fluorescent silver nanoclusters: Protein adsorption and its effects on cellular responses

    Li Shang;René M. Dörlich;Vanessa Trouillet;Michael Bruns

  • Garnet-Type Li7La3Zr2O12 Solid Electrolyte Thin Films Grown by CO2-Laser Assisted CVD for All-Solid-State Batteries

    Christoph Loho;Ruzica Djenadic;Michael Bruns;Oliver Clemens

  • Adding spatial control to click chemistry: Phototriggered Diels-Alder surface (bio)functionalization at ambient temperature

    Thomas Pauloehrl;Guillaume Delaittre;Volker Winkler;Alexander Welle

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Christopher Barner-Kowollik Queensland University of Technology
Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger
Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger RWTH Aachen University
Christian Kübel
Christian Kübel Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Hans G. Börner
Hans G. Börner Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Helmut Ehrenberg
Helmut Ehrenberg Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
G. Ulrich Nienhaus
G. Ulrich Nienhaus Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Horst Hahn
Horst Hahn Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Sylvio Indris
Sylvio Indris Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Alexander Colsmann
Alexander Colsmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Uli Lemmer
Uli Lemmer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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