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Silke Christiansen

Silke Christiansen

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
67
Citations
16605
World Ranking
5097
National Ranking
296

Silke Christiansen 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 Silke Christiansen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 383 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.

Silke Christiansen 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 Silke Christiansen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Silke Christiansen is affiliated with the Fraunhofer Society in Germany and has a substantial publication record primarily in the field of engineering. Their research spans a variety of specialized subfields including biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, as well as pollution studies.

The main topics covered by Christiansen's work include:

  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced X-ray Imaging Techniques
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies

Their frequent coauthors reflect collaboration across different domains, including:

  • George Sarau
  • Sabrina Pechmann
  • Andreas Maier
  • Lasse Kling
  • Florian Vollnhals

Christiansen has contributed to several notable publication venues, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • Applied Spectroscopy
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Scientific Reports
  • Advanced Materials Technologies

Among recent papers that include Christiansen's influence or affiliations are:

  • Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics, 2020, Applied Spectroscopy
  • Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research, 2020, Applied Spectroscopy
  • Quantitative assessment of visual microscopy as a tool for microplastic research: Recommendations for improving methods and reporting, 2022, Chemosphere
  • Towards fully integrated photonic displacement sensors, 2020, Refubium (Universitätsbibliothek der Freien Universität Berlin)
  • Microscopic Deformation Modes and Impact of Network Anisotropy on the Mechanical and Electrical Performance of Five-fold Twinned Silver Nanowire Electrodes, 2020, ACS Nano

Best Publications

  • Small-sized microplastics and pigmented particles in bottled mineral water.

    Barbara E. Oßmann;George Sarau;Heinrich Holtmannspötter;Monika Pischetsrieder

  • Defect structure of epitaxial GaN films determined by transmission electron microscopy and triple-axis X-ray diffractometry

    T. Metzger;R. Höpler;E. Born;O. Ambacher

  • Silicon nanowire-based solar cells on glass: synthesis, optical properties, and cell parameters.

    V. Sivakov;G. Andrä;A. Gawlik;A. Berger

  • Silicon nanowire-based solar cells.

    Th Stelzner;M Pietsch;G Andrä;F Falk

  • Critical Assessment of Analytical Methods for the Harmonized and Cost-Efficient Analysis of Microplastics:

    Sebastian Primpke;Silke H. Christiansen;Win Cowger;Hannah De Frond

  • Measurement of the Bending Strength of Vapor-Liquid-Solid Grown Silicon Nanowires

    Samuel Hoffmann;Ivo Utke;Benedikt Moser;Johann Michler

  • A network of trans-cortical capillaries as mainstay for blood circulation in long bones

    Anika Grüneboom;Ibrahim Hawwari;Daniela Weidner;Stephan Culemann

  • Learning with Known Operators reduces Maximum Training Error Bounds.

    Andreas K. Maier;Christopher Syben;Bernhard Stimpel;Tobias Würfl

  • Ultrasensitive silicon nanowire for real-world gas sensing: noninvasive diagnosis of cancer from breath volatolome

    Nisreen Shehada;Gerald Brönstrup;Konrads Funka;Silke Christiansen

  • Optical properties of individual silicon nanowires for photonic devices.

    Gerald Brönstrup;Norbert Jahr;Christian Leiterer;Andrea Csáki

  • High performance strained silicon finfets device and method for forming same

    Stephen W. Bedell;Kevin K. Chan;Dureseti Chidambarrao;Silke H. Christiansen

  • Critical Review of Processing and Classification Techniques for Images and Spectra in Microplastic Research.

    Win Cowger;Andrew Gray;Silke H. Christiansen;Hannah DeFrond

  • Strained state of Ge(Si) islands on Si: Finite element calculations and comparison to convergent beam electron‐diffraction measurements

    S. Christiansen;M. Albrecht;H. P. Strunk;H. J. Maier

  • Silicon Nanowire Sensors Enable Diagnosis of Patients via Exhaled Breath

    Nisreen Shehada;John C. Cancilla;Jose S. Torrecilla;Enrique S. Pariente

  • Prolog to Wafer Direct Bonding: From Advance Substrate Engineering to Future Applications in Micro/Nanoelectronics

    S.H. Christiansen;R. Singh;U. Gosele

  • Relaxed SiGe layers on Si or silicon-on-insulator substrates by ion implantation and thermal annealing

    Silke H. Christiansen;Jack O. Chu;Alfred Grill;Patricia M. Mooney

  • Fracture strength and Young's modulus of ZnO nanowires

    S Hoffmann;Fredrik Östlund;Johann Michler;H. J. Fan

  • Junction formation and current transport mechanisms in hybrid n-Si/PEDOT:PSS solar cells

    Sara Jäckle;Matthias Mattiza;Martin Liebhaber;Gerald Brönstrup;Gerald Brönstrup

  • Synthesis Mechanisms of Organized Gold Nanoparticles: Influence of Annealing Temperature and Atmosphere

    Mikhael Bechelany;Xavier Maeder;Jessica Riesterer;Jihane Hankache

  • The Direct Writing of Plasmonic Gold Nanostructures by Electron‐Beam‐Induced Deposition

    Katja Höflich;Ren Bin Yang;Andreas Berger;Gerd Leuchs;Gerd Leuchs

  • Phonons as probes in self-organized SiGe islands

    J. Groenen;R. Carles;S. Christiansen;M. Albrecht

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Gösele
Ulrich Gösele Max Planck Society
Hossam Haick
Hossam Haick Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Erdmann Spiecker
Erdmann Spiecker University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Gerd Leuchs
Gerd Leuchs Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
Johann Michler
Johann Michler Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Patricia M. Mooney
Patricia M. Mooney Simon Fraser University
Gavin Conibeer
Gavin Conibeer University of New South Wales
Xiaoming Wen
Xiaoming Wen RMIT University
Alfred Grill
Alfred Grill IBM (United States)
Christoph J. Brabec
Christoph J. Brabec University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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