2026 Michael Lorenz: 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	67	5073	4909	296	286	417	17585

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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

887
Citations
Infrared dielectric functions and phonon modes of high-quality ZnO films

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

791
Citations
Raman scattering in ZnO thin films doped with Fe, Sb, Al, Ga, and Li

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

775
Citations
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

755
Citations
Room temperature ferromagnetism in ZnO films due to defects

Qingyu Xu;Heidemarie Schmidt;Shengqiang Zhou;Kay Potzger

424
Citations
Whispering gallery modes in nanosized dielectric resonators with hexagonal cross section.

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

376
Citations
Transparent flexible thermoelectric material based on non-toxic earth-abundant p-type copper iodide thin film.

Chang Yang;Daniel Souchay;Max Kneiß;Manuel Bogner

374
Citations
Cuprous iodide – a p‐type transparent semiconductor: history and novel applications

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

362
Citations
The 2016 oxide electronic materials and oxide interfaces roadmap

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

345
Citations
Defect-induced magnetic order in pure ZnO films

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

339
Citations
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

285
Citations
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

244
Citations
Dielectric functions (1 to 5 eV) of wurtzite MgXZn1 -XO (x≤0.29) thin films

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

235
Citations
Room temperature ferromagnetism in carbon-implanted ZnO

Shengqiang Zhou;Qingyu Xu;Kay Potzger;Georg Talut

228
Citations
Whispering gallery mode lasing in zinc oxide microwires

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

228
Citations
Room temperature ferromagnetism in carbon-implanted ZnO

Shengqiang Zhou;Qingyu Xu;Kay Potzger;Georg Talut

225
Citations
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

205
Citations
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

195
Citations
Mean barrier height of Pd Schottky contacts on ZnO thin films

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

192
Citations
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

189
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