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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 49 10497 10139 581 563 203 9347
Chemistry 48 15178 13676 1110 978 188 8962

Niklas Nilius publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Niklas Nilius between 1998 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Niklas Nilius published across 29 years, from 1998 to 2026, averaging 7.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2013. 8 of the 216 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1998 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2013. 1998: 1 publication 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 19 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 14 publications 2016: 8 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 8 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 2 publications
1998 2026

216 publications in total across all disciplines

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Niklas Nilius: publications per year, 1998 to 2026
Year Publications
1998 1
1999 0
2000 2
2001 3
2002 6
2003 7
2004 4
2005 9
2006 9
2007 9
2008 13
2009 9
2010 9
2011 16
2012 14
2013 19
2014 11
2015 14
2016 8
2017 3
2018 4
2019 8
2020 7
2021 6
2022 6
2023 6
2024 5
2025 6
2026 2
Total 216
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Niklas Nilius 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 Niklas Nilius sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 190–209 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 203 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891 203
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Niklas Nilius 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 Niklas Nilius sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 48–49 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598 49
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Niklas Nilius is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with a concentration on materials chemistry. The subfields in which they work include electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as polymers and plastics.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to oxide materials and their properties. Key topics of their research include:

  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

Nilius has contributed to various peer-reviewed articles. Notable recent papers include:

  • "Nanopyramidal Reconstruction of Cu2O(111): A Long-Standing Surface Puzzle Solved by STM and DFT" (2020) published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Growth of Self-Passivating Oxide Layers on Aluminum-Pressure and Temperature Dependence" (2021) published in physica status solidi (b)
  • "Photoluminescence Spectroscopy of Cuprous Oxide: Bulk Crystal versus Crystalline Films" (2023) published in physica status solidi (a)
  • "A surface science view onto cuprous oxide: Growth, termination, electronic structure and optical response" (2024) published in Surface Science Reports
  • "Impact of Granularity on the Oxidation Kinetics of Copper" (2020) published in physica status solidi (b)

The main venues in which Nilius frequently publishes include:

  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • physica status solidi (b)
  • physica status solidi (a)
  • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Among the frequent coauthors collaborating with Nilius are:

  • Jacek Goniakowski
  • Claudine Noguera
  • Alexander Gloystein
  • Piotr Igor Wemhoff
  • Hans-Joachim Freund

Best Publications

  • Development of One-Dimensional Band Structure in Artificial Gold Chains

    N. Nilius;T. M. Wallis;W. Ho

  • Photochemistry on Metal Nanoparticles

    Kazuo Watanabe;Dietrich Menzel;Niklas Nilius;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Nanoparticles for heterogeneous catalysis: new mechanistic insights.

    Swetlana Schauermann;Niklas Nilius;Shamil Kamilovich Shaikhutdinov;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Photon emission spectroscopy of individual oxide-supported silver clusters in a scanning tunneling microscope

    N. Nilius;N. Ernst;H.-J. Freund

  • Properties of oxide thin films and their adsorption behavior studied by scanning tunneling microscopy and conductance spectroscopy

    Niklas Nilius

  • Gold supported on thin oxide films: from single atoms to nanoparticles.

    Thomas Risse;Shamil Shaikhutdinov;Niklas Nilius;Martin Sterrer

  • Electron localization in defective ceria films: A study with scanning-tunneling microscopy and density-functional theory

    Jan-Frederik Jerratsch;Xiang Shao;Niklas Nilius;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Identification of color centers on MgO(001) thin films with scanning tunneling microscopy

    Martin Sterrer;Markus Heyde;Marek Novicki;Niklas Nilius

  • Interplay between structural, magnetic, and electronic properties in a FeO/Pt(111) ultrathin film

    Livia Giordano;Gianfranco Pacchioni;Jacek Goniakowski;Niklas Nilius

  • Atomic structure of antiphase domain boundaries of a thin Al2O3 film on NiAl(110).

    Maria Kulawik;Niklas Nilius;Hans-Peter Rust;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Self-organization of gold atoms on a polar FeO(111) surface.

    Niklas Nilius;Emile D. L. Rienks;Hans-Peter Rust;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Electronic density oscillations in gold atomic chains assembled atom by atom.

    T. M. Wallis;N. Nilius;W. Ho

  • Surface potential of a polar oxide film: FeO on Pt(111)

    Emile D. L. Rienks;Niklas Nilius;Hans-Peter Rust;Hans-Joachim Freund

  • Quantum well states in two-dimensional gold clusters on MgO thin films.

    Xiao Lin;Niklas Nilius;Hans-Joachim Freund;Michael Walter

  • Temperature-Dependent Morphology, Magnetic and Optical Properties of Li-Doped MgO

    Philipp Myrach;Niklas Nilius;Sergey V. Levchenko;Anastasia Gonchar

  • Oxygen-deficient line defects in an ultrathin aluminum oxide film.

    Michael Schmid;Maxim Shishkin;Georg Kresse;Evelyn Napetschnig

  • Charging of metal adatoms on ultrathin oxide films: Au and Pd on FeO/Pt(111).

    Livia Giordano;Gianfranco Pacchioni;Jacek Goniakowski;Niklas Nilius

  • Charge-Mediated Adsorption Behavior of CO on MgO-Supported Au Clusters

    Xiao Lin;Bing Yang;Hadj-Mohamed Benia;Philipp Myrach

  • Tailoring the Shape of Metal Ad-Particles by Doping the Oxide Support

    Xiang Shao;Stefano Prada;Livia Giordano;Gianfranco Pacchioni

  • Counting electrons transferred through a thin alumina film into Au chains.

    Niklas N. Nilius;Maria V. Ganduglia-Pirovano;Veronika Brázdová;Maria Kulawik

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Freund
Hans-Joachim Freund Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Martin Sterrer
Martin Sterrer University of Graz
Gianfranco Pacchioni
Gianfranco Pacchioni University of Milano-Bicocca
Livia Giordano
Livia Giordano University of Milano-Bicocca
Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov
Shamil K. Shaikhutdinov Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Wilson Ho
Wilson Ho University of California, Irvine
Joachim Sauer
Joachim Sauer Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Wolf-Dieter Schneider
Wolf-Dieter Schneider École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Hannu Häkkinen
Hannu Häkkinen University of Jyväskylä
Jacek Goniakowski
Jacek Goniakowski Sorbonne University

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