Paul Muralt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Paul Muralt between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Paul Muralt published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 35 publications in 2007. 4 of the 408 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

10 20 30

1982 2025

408 publications in total across all disciplines

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Paul Muralt: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year	Publications
1982	5
1983	0
1984	3
1985	2
1986	4
1987	2
1988	1
1989	2
1990	4
1991	0
1992	0
1993	0
1994	4
1995	13
1996	8
1997	4
1998	12
1999	32
2000	10
2001	22
2002	10
2003	12
2004	10
2005	15
2006	23
2007	35
2008	15
2009	11
2010	17
2011	9
2012	16
2013	16
2014	8
2015	16
2016	6
2017	17
2018	9
2019	14
2020	6
2021	6
2022	3
2023	2
2024	2
2025	2
Total	408

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Paul Muralt 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 Paul Muralt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 384 publications — 75th percentile

75% 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
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	384
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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Paul Muralt 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 Paul Muralt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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
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	68
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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Research.com Recognitions

2013 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to piezoelectric microelectro mechanical systems

Overview

Paul Muralt is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research primarily focuses on the study and development of functional materials with emphasis on piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties.

The scientist's work explores multiple topics, including:

Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
Multiferroics and related materials
Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
Semiconductor materials and devices
Acoustic Wave Resonator Technologies
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics

Paul Muralt's subfields of study encompass:

Materials Chemistry
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Condensed Matter Physics
Biomedical Engineering

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Paul Muralt include:

"Piezoelectric thin films for MEMS," 2023, Applied Physics Letters
"Induced giant piezoelectricity in centrosymmetric oxides," 2022, Science
"Atomically engineered interfaces yield extraordinary electrostriction," 2022, Nature
"The emergence of magnetic ordering at complex oxide interfaces tuned by defects," 2020, Nature Communications
"Impact of negative bias on the piezoelectric properties through the incidence of abnormal oriented grains in Al0.62Sc0.38N thin films," 2020, Thin Solid Films

Frequent coauthors in their work include:

Daesung Park
Nini Pryds
Nicolas Gauquelin
D. S. Chezganov
Daen Jannis

The scientist has published several articles in notable venues such as:

Advanced Materials
Science
Nature Communications
Nature
Applied Physics Letters

Paul Muralt was awarded the IEEE Fellow distinction in 2013 for contributions to piezoelectric microelectro mechanical systems.

Best Publications

Thin Film Piezoelectrics for MEMS

S. Trolier-McKinstry;P. Muralt

1252
Citations
Ferroelectric thin films for micro-sensors and actuators: a review

P Muralt

1123
Citations
Properties of aluminum nitride thin films for piezoelectric transducers and microwave filter applications

Marc-Alexandre Dubois;Paul Muralt

577
Citations
Size effect in mesoscopic epitaxial ferroelectric structures: Increase of piezoelectric response with decreasing feature size

S. Bühlmann;B. Dwir;J. Baborowski;P. Muralt

570
Citations
PZT thin films for microsensors and actuators: Where do we stand?

P. Muralt

469
Citations
{1 0 0}-Textured, piezoelectric Pb(Zrx, Ti1−x)O3 thin films for MEMS: integration, deposition and properties

Nicolas Ledermann;Paul Muralt;Jacek Baborowski;Sandrine Gentil

452
Citations
Piezoelectric Thin Films for Sensors, Actuators, and Energy Harvesting

P. Muralt;R. G. Polcawich;S. Trolier-McKinstry

414
Citations
Recent Progress in Materials Issues for Piezoelectric MEMS

Paul Muralt

410
Citations
Micromachined infrared detectors based on pyroelectric thin films

Paul Muralt

394
Citations
Piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducers based on PZT thin films

P. Muralt;N. Ledermann;J. Paborowski;A. Barzegar

390
Citations
Thickness dependence of the properties of highly c-axis textured AlN thin films

F. Martin;P. Muralt;M. A. Dubois;A. Pezous

373
Citations
Stress and piezoelectric properties of aluminum nitride thin films deposited onto metal electrodes by pulsed direct current reactive sputtering

Marc-Alexandre Dubois;Paul Muralt

364
Citations
Measurement of the effective transverse piezoelectric coefficient e31,f of AlN and Pb(Zrx,Ti1−x)O3 thin films

Marc-Alexandre Dubois;Paul Muralt

347
Citations
Texture control of PbTiO3 and Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 thin films with TiO2 seeding

Paul Muralt;Thomas Maeder;Laurent Sagalowicz;Stéphane Hiboux

343
Citations
Scanning tunneling potentiometry

P. Muralt;D. W. Pohl

295
Citations
A micro-solid oxide fuel cell system as battery replacement

Anja Bieberle-Hütter;Daniel Beckel;Anna Infortuna;Ulrich P. Muecke

268
Citations
Piezoelectric aluminum nitride thin films for microelectromechanical systems

Gianluca Piazza;Valeriy Felmetsger;Paul Muralt;Roy H. Olsson

260
Citations
Fabrication and characterization of PZT thin-film vibrators for micromotors

Paul Muralt;Markus Kohli;Thomas Maeder;Andrei Kholkin

249
Citations
Piezoelectric actuation of PZT thin-film diaphragms at static and resonant conditions

Paul Muralt;Andrei Kholkin;Markus Kohli;Thomas Maeder

242
Citations
Piezoelectric thin films for mems

Paul Muralt

235
Citations