2026 Michael Moseler: 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	56	8197	7927	470	457	176	12814

Overview

Michael Moseler is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany. The primary focus of their research lies at the intersection of engineering and materials science, with notable contributions to the fields of materials chemistry and mechanics of materials. They also engage in work spanning mechanical engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as biomedical engineering.

The research topics covered by Michael Moseler include:

Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
Lubricants and Their Additives
Tribology and Wear Analysis
Metal and Thin Film Mechanics
Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions
Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques

Michael Moseler has published extensively in various venues, with frequent publications in:

Tribology Letters
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Physical Review Letters
arXiv (Cornell University)

Key papers authored or co-authored by Michael Moseler include:

"Interplay of mechanics and chemistry governs wear of diamond-like carbon coatings interacting with ZDDP-additivated lubricants", 2021, Nature Communications
"Humidity-dependent lubrication of highly loaded contacts by graphite and a structural transition to turbostratic carbon", 2022, Nature Communications
In Situ Synthesis of Graphene Nitride Nanolayers on Glycerol-Lubricated Si₃N₄ for Superlubricity Applications, 2021, ACS Applied Nano Materials
"A Combined Experimental and Atomistic Investigation of PTFE Double Transfer Film Formation and Lubrication in Rolling Point Contacts", 2021, Tribology Letters
"Superlow Friction of a-C:H Coatings in Vacuum: Passivation Regimes and Structural Characterization of the Sliding Interfaces", 2021, Coatings

Frequent collaborators include:

Leonhard Mayrhofer
Gianpietro Moras
Takuya Kuwahara
Thomas Reichenbach
Martin Dienwiebel

Best Publications

Structural relaxation made simple.

Erik Bitzek;Pekka Koskinen;Franz Gähler;Michael Moseler

1929
Citations
Bonding in Cu, Ag, and Au Clusters: Relativistic Effects, Trends, and Surprises

Hannu Häkkinen;Michael Moseler;Uzi Landman

788
Citations
Filling of micron‐sized contact holes with copper by energetic cluster impact

Hellmut Haberland;Martin Mall;Michael Moseler;You Qiang

524
Citations
Formation, Stability, and Breakup of Nanojets

Michael Moseler;Uzi Landman

495
Citations
Molecular-dynamics simulation of thin-film growth by energetic cluster impact

Hellmut Haberland;Zinetulla Insepov;Michael Moseler

470
Citations
Anisotropic mechanical amorphization drives wear in diamond

Lars Pastewka;Stefan Moser;Peter Gumbsch;Peter Gumbsch;Michael Moseler;Michael Moseler

389
Citations
The ultrasmoothness of diamond-like carbon surfaces.

Michael Moseler;Michael Moseler;Peter Gumbsch;Peter Gumbsch;Cinzia Casiraghi;Andrea C. Ferrari

386
Citations
Symmetry and electronic structure of noble-metal nanoparticles and the role of relativity.

Hannu Häkkinen;Michael Moseler;Oleg Kostko;Nina Morgner

299
Citations
Atomic scale mechanisms of friction reduction and wear protection by graphene.

Andreas Klemenz;Andreas Klemenz;Lars Pastewka;Lars Pastewka;Soorali Ganeshamurthy Balakrishna;Soorali Ganeshamurthy Balakrishna;Arnaud Caron

279
Citations
Size-Dependent Structural Evolution and Chemical Reactivity of Gold Clusters

Bokwon Yoon;Pekka Koskinen;Pekka Koskinen;Bernd Huber;Bernd Huber;Oleg Kostko

259
Citations
Three-dimensional discrete element models for the granular statics and dynamics of powders in cavity filling

C. Bierwisch;T. Kraft;H. Riedel;M. Moseler

250
Citations
Structure and Magnetism of Neutral and Anionic Palladium Clusters

M. Moseler;H. Häkkinen;R. N. Barnett;Uzi Landman

243
Citations
Describing bond-breaking processes by reactive potentials: Importance of an environment-dependent interaction range

Lars Pastewka;Pablo Pou;Rubén Pérez;Peter Gumbsch

198
Citations
Mechano-chemical decomposition of organic friction modifiers with multiple reactive centres induces superlubricity of ta-C

Takuya Kuwahara;Pedro A. Romero;Stefan Makowski;Volker Weihnacht

186
Citations
Simulations of the influence of rearrangement during sintering

B. Henrich;A. Wonisch;T. Kraft;M. Moseler

178
Citations
Supported Magnetic Nanoclusters: Soft Landing of Pd Clusters on a MgO Surface

M. Moseler;H. Häkkinen;U. Landman

177
Citations
Atomistic Insights into the Running-in, Lubrication, and Failure of Hydrogenated Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings

Lars Pastewka;Stefan Moser;Michael Moseler

151
Citations
Screened empirical bond-order potentials for Si-C

Lars Pastewka;Andreas Klemenz;Peter Gumbsch;Michael Moseler

150
Citations
Band Edge Engineering in BiVO4/TiO2 Heterostructure: Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance through Improved Charge Transfer

Aadesh P. Singh;Nisha Kodan;Bodh R. Mehta;Alexander Held

140
Citations
Hydrogen treated anatase TiO2: a new experimental approach and further insights from theory

Manan Mehta;Manan Mehta;Nisha Kodan;Sandeeep Kumar;Akshey Kaushal

136
Citations
Structure determination of medium-sized sodium clusters

Oleg Kostko;Bernd Huber;Michael Moseler;Bernd von Issendorff

130
Citations