2026 Ralf Riedel: 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	92	1507	1447	80	74	678	33770

Research.com Recognitions

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Ralf Riedel is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research activities focus heavily on materials science and engineering, with particular specialization in ceramics and composites.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the fields of materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, ceramics and composites, electrical and electronic engineering, and electronic, optical, and magnetic materials. Their main topics of work include:

Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
Advanced materials and composites
MXene and MAX Phase Materials
Advancements in Battery Materials
Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Ralf Riedel has published research in a number of frequent academic venues. These include:

Journal of the European Ceramic Society
Journal of Advanced Ceramics
Ceramics International
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of the American Ceramic Society

The scientist's recent papers cover various subjects relevant to ceramics, energy applications, and high-temperature materials. Selected publications include:

"Micro/nano multiscale reinforcing strategies toward extreme high-temperature applications: Take carbon/carbon composites and their coatings as the examples" (2021, Journal of Material Science and Technology)
"Additive manufacturing of ceramic materials for energy applications: Road map and opportunities" (2022, Journal of the European Ceramic Society)
"Si-based polymer-derived ceramics for energy conversion and storage" (2022, Journal of Advanced Ceramics)
"Ceramic-based electromagnetic wave absorbing materials and concepts towards lightweight, flexibility and thermal resistance" (2022, International Materials Reviews)
"Materials design of silicon based ceramic coatings for high temperature oxidation protection" (2025, Materials Science and Engineering R Reports)

Frequent collaborators in Riedel's research include Emanuel Ionescu, Zhaoju Yu, Magdalena Graczyk-Zając, Dechang Jia, and Daxin Li. These partnerships reflect a collaborative approach across multiple studies and projects related to materials science and engineering.

Best Publications

Polymer-Derived Ceramics: 40 Years of Research and Innovation in Advanced Ceramics

Paolo Colombo;Paolo Colombo;Gabriela Mera;Ralf Riedel;Gian Domenico Sorarù

2074
Citations
A silicoboron carbonitride ceramic stable to 2,000°C

Ralf Riedel;Andreas Kienzle;Andreas Kienzle;Wolfgang Dressler;Lutz Ruwisch

896
Citations
Synthesis of cubic silicon nitride

Andreas Zerr;Gerhard Miehe;George Serghiou;Marcus Schwarz

833
Citations
Silazane derived ceramics and related materials

Edwin Kroke;Ya-Li Li;Christoph Konetschny;Emmanuel Lecomte

588
Citations
In situ and operando spectroscopy for assessing mechanisms of gas sensing.

Alexander Gurlo;Ralf Riedel

474
Citations
ポリマーから誘導されたケイ素系セラミックス ─合成・性質・応用に関する総説─

Ralf Riedel;Gabriela Mera;Ralf Hauser;Alexander Klonczynski

466
Citations
Silicon-based polymer-derived ceramics: Synthesis properties and applications-A review : Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Fritz aldinger on the occasion of his 65th birthday

Ralf Riedel;Gabriela Mera;Ralf Hauser;Alexander Klonczynski

463
Citations
Silicon-Based Polymer-Derived Ceramics: Synthesis Properties and Applications-A Review: Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Fritz Aldinger on the occasion of his 65th birthday@@@Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Fritz Aldinger on the occasion of his 65th birthday

Ralf Riedel;Gabriela Mera;Ralf Hauser;Alexander Klonczynski

459
Citations
Synthesis of dense silicon-based ceramics at low temperatures

R. Riedel;G. Passing;G. Passing;H. Schönfelder;R. J. Brook;R. J. Brook

447
Citations
The fate and role of in situ formed carbon in polymer-derived ceramics

Qingbo Wen;Zhaoju Yu;Ralf Riedel;Ralf Riedel

431
Citations
A covalent micro/nano-composite resistant to high-temperature oxidation

Ralf Riedel;Hans-Joachim Kleebe;Herbert Schönfelder;Fritz Aldinger

411
Citations
Silicon-containing polymer-derived ceramic nanocomposites (PDC-NCs): preparative approaches and properties.

Emanuel Ionescu;Hans-Joachim Kleebe;Ralf Riedel

408
Citations
Polymer-derived SiCN and SiOC ceramics – structure and energetics at the nanoscale

Gabriela Mera;Alexandra Navrotsky;Sabyasachi Sen;Hans Joachim Kleebe

398
Citations
Synthesis of cubic zirconium and hafnium nitride having Th3P4 structure.

Andreas Zerr;Gerhard Miehe;Ralf Riedel

370
Citations
Handbook of ceramic hard materials.

Ralf Riedel

346
Citations
Silicon-Based Polymer-Derived Ceramics: Synthesis Properties and Applications-A Review

Ralf Riedel;Gabriela Mera;Ralf Hauser;Alexander Klonczynski

298
Citations
Novel Ultrahard Materials

Ralf Riedel

277
Citations
Interesting Physical Properties of the New Spinel Phase of Si 3 N 4 and C 3 N 4

Shang-Di Mo;Lizhi Ouyang;W. Y. Ching;Isao Tanaka

272
Citations
Silicon oxycarbide glasses and glass-ceramics: “All-Rounder” materials for advanced structural and functional applications

Christina Stabler;Emanuel Ionescu;Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac;Isabel Gonzalo-Juan

248
Citations
Amorphous Silicoboron Carbonitride Ceramic with Very High Viscosity at Temperatures above 1500°C

Ralf Riedel;Lutz M. Ruswisch;Linan An;Rishi Raj

247
Citations
Newtonian Viscosity of Amorphous Silicon Carbonitride at High Temperature

Linan An;Ralf Riedel;Christoph Konetschny;H.-Joachim Kleebe

246
Citations