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Michael Lorenz

Michael Lorenz

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
17585
World Ranking
5071
National Ranking
295

Michael Lorenz 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 Lorenz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 417 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Lorenz 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 Lorenz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael Lorenz is affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and specializes in materials science, with a focus on materials chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, electrical and electronic engineering, condensed matter physics, and computer vision and pattern recognition. Their research contributions span a total of 83 publications in materials science and closely related subfields.

Their primary research topics include:

  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Electronic and structural properties of oxides
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Multiferroics and related materials
  • Quantum dots synthesis and properties

Michael Lorenz has produced several notable papers in recent years. Among these are:

  • "Indium Gallium Oxide Alloys: Electronic Structure, Optical Gap, Surface Space Charge, and Chemical Trends within Common-Cation Semiconductors," published in 2021 in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
  • "High mobility, highly transparent, smooth, p-type CuI thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition," published in 2020 in APL Materials.
  • "From energy harvesting to topologically insulating behavior: ABO3-type epitaxial thin films and superlattices," published in 2020 in Journal of Materials Chemistry C.
  • "Realization of highly rectifying Schottky barrier diodes and pn heterojunctions on κ-Ga2O3 by overcoming the conductivity anisotropy," published in 2021 in Journal of Applied Physics.
  • "Solubility limit and material properties of a κ-(AlxGa1−x)2O3 thin film with a lateral cation gradient on (00.1)Al2O3 by tin-assisted PLD," published in 2020 in APL Materials.

Their frequent co-authors include Marius Grundmann, Holger von Wenckstern, Daniel Splith, Susanne Selle, and Philipp Storm. This collaborative network reflects interdisciplinary connections within their research fields.

Michael Lorenz has published predominantly in several scientific venues, including:

  • physica status solidi (b)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • APL Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry C
  • Applied Physics Letters

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications with Springer Nature, including the title "Digitales Recruiting entlang der Candidate Journey," published in 2023.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Michael Lorenz was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • High electron mobility of epitaxial ZnO thin films on c-plane sapphire grown by multistep pulsed-laser deposition

    E. M. Kaidashev;M. Lorenz;H. von Wenckstern;A. Rahm

  • Infrared dielectric functions and phonon modes of high-quality ZnO films

    N. Ashkenov;B.N. Mbenkum;C. Bundesmann;V. Riede

  • Raman scattering in ZnO thin films doped with Fe, Sb, Al, Ga, and Li

    C. Bundesmann;N. Ashkenov;M. Schubert;D. Spemann

  • Zinc oxide nanorod based photonic devices: recent progress in growth, light emitting diodes and lasers.

    M Willander;O Nur;Q X Zhao;L L Yang

  • Room temperature ferromagnetism in ZnO films due to defects

    Qingyu Xu;Heidemarie Schmidt;Shengqiang Zhou;Kay Potzger

  • Whispering gallery modes in nanosized dielectric resonators with hexagonal cross section.

    Thomas Nobis;Evgeni M. Kaidashev;Andreas Rahm;Michael Lorenz

  • Transparent flexible thermoelectric material based on non-toxic earth-abundant p-type copper iodide thin film.

    Chang Yang;Daniel Souchay;Max Kneiß;Manuel Bogner

  • Cuprous iodide – a p‐type transparent semiconductor: history and novel applications

    Marius Grundmann;Friedrich-Leonhard Schein;Michael Lorenz;Tammo Böntgen

  • The 2016 oxide electronic materials and oxide interfaces roadmap

    M. Lorenz;M. S. Ramachandra Rao;T. Venkatesan;E. Fortunato

  • Defect-induced magnetic order in pure ZnO films

    M. Khalid;M. Ziese;A. Setzer;P. Esquinazi

  • MgxZn1−xO(0⩽x<0.2) nanowire arrays on sapphire grown by high-pressure pulsed-laser deposition

    M. Lorenz;E. M. Kaidashev;A. Rahm;Th. Nobis

  • Room-temperature synthesized copper iodide thin film as degenerate p-type transparent conductor with a boosted figure of merit.

    Chang Yang;Max Kneiβ;Michael Lorenz;Marius Grundmann

  • Dielectric functions (1 to 5 eV) of wurtzite MgXZn1 -XO (x≤0.29) thin films

    R. Schmidt;B. Rheinländer;M. Schubert;D. Spemann

  • Room temperature ferromagnetism in carbon-implanted ZnO

    Shengqiang Zhou;Qingyu Xu;Kay Potzger;Georg Talut

  • Whispering gallery mode lasing in zinc oxide microwires

    Christian Czekalla;Chris Sturm;Rüdiger Schmidt-Grund;Bingqiang Cao

  • Room temperature ferromagnetism in carbon-implanted ZnO

    Shengqiang Zhou;Qingyu Xu;Kay Potzger;Georg Talut

  • Chemokine fractalkine mediates leukocyte recruitment to inflammatory endothelial cells in flowing whole blood: a critical role for P-selectin expressed on activated platelets.

    Christian Schulz;Andreas Schäfer;Moritz Stolla;Sandra Kerstan

  • Optical and electrical properties of epitaxial (Mg,Cd)xZn1−xO, ZnO, and ZnO:(Ga,Al) thin films on c-plane sapphire grown by pulsed laser deposition

    M. Lorenz;E.M. Kaidashev;H. von Wenckstern;V. Riede

  • Mean barrier height of Pd Schottky contacts on ZnO thin films

    Holger von Wenckstern;Gisela Biehne;R. Abdel Rahman;Holger Hochmuth

  • Two-dimensional electron gas density in Al1-xInxN/AlN/GaN heterostructures (0.03 <= x <= 0.23)

    M. Gonschorek;J.-F. Carlin;E. Feltin;M. A. Py

Frequent Co-Authors

Marius Grundmann
Marius Grundmann Leipzig University
Heidemarie Schmidt
Heidemarie Schmidt Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology
Pablo Esquinazi
Pablo Esquinazi Leipzig University
Mathias Schubert
Mathias Schubert University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Bingqiang Cao
Bingqiang Cao University of Jinan
Dietrich Hesse
Dietrich Hesse Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics
Shengqiang Zhou
Shengqiang Zhou Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
James M. Cook
James M. Cook University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Manfred Helm
Manfred Helm Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

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