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Rainer Hillenbrand

Rainer Hillenbrand

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
88
Citations
28672
World Ranking
1862
National Ranking
19

Rainer Hillenbrand 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 Rainer Hillenbrand sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 244 publications — 45th percentile

45% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Rainer Hillenbrand 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 Rainer Hillenbrand sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 88 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Rainer Hillenbrand is a researcher affiliated with Ikerbasque in Spain. Their scientific work spans across fields such as Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with significant publication output within these domains.

The researcher focuses on subfields including Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Materials Chemistry. Their research topics cover areas such as Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies, Strong Light-Matter Interactions, Near-Field Optical Microscopy, Mechanical and Optical Resonators, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Frequent publication venues for their work include arXiv (Cornell University), Nature Communications, ACS Photonics, Nature Photonics, and Science Advances. These outlets reflect the multidisciplinary and cutting-edge nature of the research undertaken.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Rainer Hillenbrand are the following:

  • Interface nano-optics with van der Waals polaritons, 2021, Nature
  • Broad spectral tuning of ultra-low-loss polaritons in a van der Waals crystal by intercalation, 2020, Nature Materials
  • Nanoscale terahertz scanning probe microscopy, 2021, Nature Photonics
  • Subsurface chemical nanoidentification by nano-FTIR spectroscopy, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Real-space observation of vibrational strong coupling between propagating phonon polaritons and organic molecules, 2020, Nature Photonics

Rainer Hillenbrand collaborates frequently with several coauthors, including Alexey Y. Nikitin, Luis E. Hueso, Javier Aizpurua, Pablo Alonso-González, and Andrei Bylinkin. These coauthorships suggest active engagement in collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects.

Best Publications

  • Optical nano-imaging of gate-tunable graphene plasmons

    Jianing Chen;Michela Badioli;Pablo Alonso-González;Sukosin Thongrattanasiri

  • Highly confined low-loss plasmons in graphene–boron nitride heterostructures

    Achim Woessner;Mark B. Lundeberg;Yuanda Gao;Alessandro Principi

  • Phonon-enhanced light–matter interaction at the nanometre scale

    R. Hillenbrand;T. Taubner;F. Keilmann

  • Near-field microscopy by elastic light scattering from a tip.

    Fritz Keilmann;Rainer Hillenbrand

  • In-plane anisotropic and ultra-low-loss polaritons in a natural van der Waals crystal.

    Weiliang Ma;Pablo Alonso-González;Shaojuan Li;Alexey Y. Nikitin;Alexey Y. Nikitin

  • Near-Field Microscopy Through a SiC Superlens

    Thomas Taubner;Dmitriy Korobkin;Yaroslav Urzhumov;Gennady Shvets

  • Terahertz Near-Field Nanoscopy of Mobile Carriers in Single Semiconductor Nanodevices

    Andreas J. Huber;Fritz Keilmann;J. Wittborn;Javier Aizpurua

  • Nano-FTIR absorption spectroscopy of molecular fingerprints at 20 nm spatial resolution.

    Florian Huth;Alexander Govyadinov;Sergiu Amarie;Wiwat Nuansing

  • Pseudoheterodyne detection for background-free near-field spectroscopy

    Nenad Ocelic;Andreas Huber;Rainer Hillenbrand

  • Controlling the near-field oscillations of loaded plasmonic nanoantennas

    Martin Schnell;Aitzol García-Etxarri;A. J. Huber;K. Crozier

  • Complex optical constants on a subwavelength scale.

    R. Hillenbrand;F. Keilmann

  • Infrared hyperbolic metasurface based on nanostructured van der Waals materials

    Peining Li;Irene Dolado;Francisco Javier Alfaro-Mozaz;Fèlix Casanova

  • Structural analysis and mapping of individual protein complexes by infrared nanospectroscopy

    Iban Amenabar;Simon Poly;Wiwat Nuansing;Elmar H. Hubrich

  • Analytical model for quantitative prediction of material contrasts in scattering-type near-field optical microscopy

    A. Cvitkovic;N. Ocelic;R. Hillenbrand

  • Controlling graphene plasmons with resonant metal antennas and spatial conductivity patterns

    P. Alonso-González;A. Y. Nikitin;F. Golmar;A. Centeno

  • Direct observation of ultraslow hyperbolic polariton propagation with negative phase velocity

    Edward Yoxall;Martin Schnell;Alexey Y. Nikitin;Oihana Txoperena

  • Boron nitride nanoresonators for phonon-enhanced molecular vibrational spectroscopy at the strong coupling limit

    Marta Autore;Peining Li;Irene Dolado;Francisco J Alfaro-Mozaz

  • Infrared-spectroscopic nanoimaging with a thermal source.

    F. Huth;M. Schnell;J. Wittborn;N. Ocelic

  • Tuning quantum nonlocal effects in graphene plasmonics

    Mark B. Lundeberg;Yuanda Gao;Reza Asgari;Cheng Tan

  • Acoustic terahertz graphene plasmons revealed by photocurrent nanoscopy

    Pablo Alonso-González;Alexey Y. Nikitin;Yuanda Gao;Achim Woessner

Frequent Co-Authors

Javier Aizpurua
Javier Aizpurua University of the Basque Country
Luis E. Hueso
Luis E. Hueso Ikerbasque
Frank H. L. Koppens
Frank H. L. Koppens Institute of Photonic Sciences
Takashi Taniguchi
Takashi Taniguchi National Institute for Materials Science
Kenji Watanabe
Kenji Watanabe National Institute for Materials Science
James Hone
James Hone Columbia University
Luis Martín-Moreno
Luis Martín-Moreno University of Zaragoza
Gennady Shvets
Gennady Shvets Cornell University

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