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Olav Hellwig 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 Olav Hellwig sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 233 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Olav Hellwig 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 Olav Hellwig sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 5th percentile

5% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Olav Hellwig is affiliated with Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, and Materials Science. Their research exhibits a strong focus on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as well as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Additionally, their work spans Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, and Biomedical Engineering.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of subjects, prominently featuring magnetic properties of thin films, magnetic properties and applications, and quantum and electron transport phenomena. Other important topics include magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials, theoretical and computational physics, magneto-optical properties and applications, and characterization and applications of magnetic nanoparticles.

Frequent publication venues for their work include Physical Review B, where they have published 11 papers, arXiv (Cornell University) with 9 publications, Physical Review Applied with 6 papers, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces with 5 publications, and Applied Physics Letters also with 5 papers.

Recent papers by Olav Hellwig include the following:

  • Inertial spin dynamics in ferromagnets (2020, Nature Physics)
  • A hybrid piezoelectric composite flexible film based on PVDF-HFP for boosting power generation (2021, Composites Science and Technology)
  • Coupling of terahertz light with nanometre-wavelength magnon modes via spin-orbit torque (2023, Nature Physics)
  • Topological Hall Effect in Single Thick SrRuO3 Layers Induced by Defect Engineering (2020, Advanced Electronic Materials)
  • Collaborative Filler Network for Enhancing the Performance of BaTiO3/PDMS Flexible Piezoelectric Polymer Composite Nanogenerators (2022, Sensors)

Olav Hellwig's frequent co-authors comprise J. Lindner, Ruslan Salikhov, Fabian Samad, K. Lenz, and Sri Sai Phani Kanth Arekapudi. Collaborations have resulted in multiple joint publications contributing to their research themes.

Best Publications

  • Lensless imaging of magnetic nanostructures by X-ray spectro-holography

    S. Eisebitt;J. Lüning;W. F. Schlotter;M. Lörgen

  • Magnetic recording at 1.5 Pb m −2 using an integrated plasmonic antenna

    Barry C. Stipe;Timothy C. Strand;Chie C. Poon;Hamid Balamane

  • Bit-Patterned Magnetic Recording: Theory, Media Fabrication, and Recording Performance

    Thomas R. Albrecht;Hitesh Arora;Vipin Ayanoor-Vitikkate;Jean-Marc Beaujour

  • Magnetization reversal of Co ∕ Pt multilayers: Microscopic origin of high-field magnetic irreversibility

    Joseph E. Davies;Olav Hellwig;Eric E. Fullerton;Greg Denbeaux;Greg Denbeaux

  • Domain structure and magnetization reversal of antiferromagnetically coupled perpendicular anisotropy films

    Olav Hellwig;Andreas Berger;Jeffrey B. Kortright;Eric E. Fullerton;Eric E. Fullerton

  • Femtosecond Single-Shot Imaging of Nanoscale Ferromagnetic Order in Co=Pd Multilayers Using Resonant X-Ray Holography

    Tianhan Wang;Diling Zhu;Benny Wu;Catherine Graves

  • Separating dipolar broadening from the intrinsic switching field distribution in perpendicular patterned media

    O. Hellwig;A. Berger;T. Thomson;E. Dobisz

  • Bit Patterned Magnetic Recording: Theory, Media Fabrication, and Recording Performance

    Thomas R. Albrecht;Hitesh Arora;Vipin Ayanoor-Vitikkate;Jean-Marc Beaujour

  • Anisotropy dependence of irreversible switching in Fe∕SmCo and FeNi∕FePt exchange spring magnet films

    Joseph E. Davies;Olav Hellwig;Eric E. Fullerton;J. S. Jiang

  • Reversal mechanisms in perpendicularly magnetized nanostructures

    Justin M. Shaw;Stephen E. Russek;Thomas Thomson;Michael J. Donahue

  • A new phase diagram for layered antiferromagnetic films.

    Olav Hellwig;Taryl L. Kirk;Taryl L. Kirk;Jeffrey B. Kortright;Andreas Berger

  • Bit patterned media based on block copolymer directed assembly with narrow magnetic switching field distribution

    O Hellwig;J.K. Bosworth;E Dobisz;D Kercher

  • Evidence for a dynamic phase transition in [ Co / Pt ] 3 magnetic multilayers

    D. T. Robb;D. T. Robb;Y. H. Xu;O. Hellwig;J. McCord

  • Disorder-induced microscopic magnetic memory.

    M. S. Pierce;C. R. Buechler;L. B. Sorensen;J. J. Turner

  • Tunable magnonic frequency and damping in [Co/Pd]8 multilayers with variable Co layer thickness

    S. Pal;B. Rana;O. Hellwig;T. Thomson

  • Reconfigurable Spin-Wave Nonreciprocity Induced by Dipolar Interaction in a Coupled Ferromagnetic Bilayer

    R.A. Gallardo;T. Schneider;A.K. Chaurasiya;A. Oelschlägel;A. Oelschlägel

  • X-ray studies of aligned magnetic stripe domains in perpendicular multilayers

    O. Hellwig;G.P. Denbeaux;J.B. Kortright;Eric E. Fullerton

  • Coercivity tuning in Co/Pd multilayer based bit patterned media

    O. Hellwig;T. Hauet;T. Thomson;E. Dobisz

  • Quasistatic x-ray speckle metrology of microscopic magnetic return-point memory.

    Michael S Pierce;Rob G Moore;Larry B Sorensen;Stephen D Kevan

  • Direct imaging and determination of the uncompensated spin density in exchange-biased CoO/(CoPt) multilayers.

    P. Kappenberger;S. Martin;Y. Pellmont;H. J. Hug

  • Magnetic dot arrays with multiple storage layers

    M. Albrecht;G. Hu;A. Moser;O. Hellwig

  • Domain walls in antiferromagnetically coupled multilayer films.

    Olav Hellwig;Andreas Berger;Eric E. Fullerton

  • Resonant magnetic scattering with soft x-ray pulses from a free-electron laser operating at 1.59 nm

    C. Gutt;L.-M. Stadler;S. Streit-Nierobisch;A. P. Mancuso

  • Magnetization reversal of Co/Pt multilayers: Microscopic origin of high-field magnetic irreversibility - eScholarship

    J E Davies;O Hellwig;E E Fullerton;G Denbeaux

Frequent Co-Authors

Eric E. Fullerton
Eric E. Fullerton University of California, San Diego
Joachim Stöhr
Joachim Stöhr SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory
Jürgen Fassbender
Jürgen Fassbender Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Dieter Weller
Dieter Weller University of York
Anjan Barman
Anjan Barman S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences
Kai Liu
Kai Liu Georgetown University
Ricardo Ruiz
Ricardo Ruiz Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Yukiko Takahashi
Yukiko Takahashi National Institute for Materials Science
Peter Fischer
Peter Fischer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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