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 Rolf Brendel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 479 publications — 85th percentile
85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
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 Rolf Brendel sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile
59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
Rolf Brendel is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany and specializes primarily in the field of engineering, with a focus on electrical and electronic engineering. Their research also spans several subfields including atomic and molecular physics, optics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, materials chemistry, and environmental engineering.
Their work is concentrated around core topics such as silicon and solar cell technologies, thin-film transistor technologies, semiconductor materials and interfaces, integrated energy systems optimization, solar cell performance optimization, silicon nanostructures and photoluminescence, and photovoltaic system optimization techniques.
Brendel has published extensively in numerous scientific venues. Their most frequent publication platforms include Solar RRL, Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, and SSRN Electronic Journal.
Recent notable papers by Brendel feature contributions to understanding and improving solar cell efficiency and related technologies. These include:
Throughout their career, Brendel has frequently collaborated with other researchers. Their most common co-authors include Robby Peibst, Byungsul Min, Raphael Niepelt, Marlon Schlemminger, and Felix Haase, reflecting ongoing partnerships within the solar cell and semiconductor research community.
Felix Haase;Christina Hollemann;Sören Schäfer;Agnes Merkle
J Jeroen Schmidt;A Merkle;R Brendel;B Bram Hoex
Carsten Schinke;P. Christian Peest;Jan Schmidt;Rolf Brendel
Jan Schmidt;Robby Peibst;Rolf Brendel
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Jan Hendrik Petermann;Dimitri Zielke;Jan Schmidt;Felix Haase
Florian Werner;Boris Veith;Dimitri Zielke;Lisa Kühnemund
Udo Römer;Robby Peibst;Tobias Ohrdes;Bianca Lim
Jan Schmidt;Boris Veith;Rolf Brendel
David Hinken;Klaus Ramspeck;Karsten Bothe;Bernhard Fischer
R. Peibst;U. Römer;Y. Larionova;M. Rienäcker
Rolf Brendel;Robby Peibst
Rolf Brendel
K. Ramspeck;K. Bothe;D. Hinken;B. Fischer
Udo Romer;Robby Peibst;Tobias Ohrdes;Bianca Lim
Martin Schaper;Jan Schmidt;Heiko Plagwitz;Rolf Brendel
Sebastian Gatz;Helge Hannebauer;Rene Hesse;Florian Werner
Byungsul Min;Matthias Muller;Hannes Wagner;Gerd Fischer
Sandra Herlufsen;Jan Schmidt;David Hinken;Karsten Bothe
R. Brendel;M. Hirsch;R. Plieninger;J.H. Werner
Thorsten Dullweber;Sebastian Gatz;Helge Hannebauer;Tom Falcon
M. Wolf;R. Brendel;J. H. Werner;H. J. Queisser
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