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64
Citations
16799
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5823
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339

Thomas Michely 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 Thomas Michely sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 230 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas Michely 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 Thomas Michely sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Michely is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, physics and astronomy, and engineering, with significant contributions across various subfields including materials chemistry, atomic and molecular physics and optics, electrical and electronic engineering, condensed matter physics, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics, notably:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • 2D materials and applications
  • Molecular junctions and nanostructures
  • Quantum and electron transport phenomena
  • Surface and thin film phenomena
  • Magnetic properties of thin films
  • Topological materials and phenomena

Thomas Michely has published extensively, with frequent contributions to venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Nano
  • Physical Review B
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Thomas Michely include:

  • Segregation-Enhanced Epitaxy of Borophene on Ir(111) by Thermal Decomposition of Borazine, 2021, ACS Nano
  • A full gap above the Fermi level: the charge density wave of monolayer VS2, 2021, PubMed
  • Band Bending and Valence Band Quantization at Line Defects in MoS2, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Tunneling current modulation in atomically precise graphene nanoribbon heterojunctions, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Spatial variation of geometry, binding, and electronic properties in the moiré superstructure of MoS2 on Au(111), 2022, 2D Materials

Key frequent coauthors include:

  • J. Fischer
  • Wouter Jolie
  • Camiel van Efferen
  • Timo Knispel
  • Nicolae Atodiresei

Best Publications

  • Structural Coherency of Graphene on Ir(111)

    Johann Coraux;Alpha T. N'diaye;Carsten Busse;Thomas Michely

  • STM investigation of single layer graphite structures produced on Pt(111) by hydrocarbon decomposition

    T.A. Land;T. Michely;R.J. Behm;J.C. Hemminger

  • Two-dimensional Ir cluster lattice on a graphene Moiré on Ir(111)

    Alpha T. N’Diaye;Sebastian Bleikamp;Peter J. Feibelman;Thomas Michely

  • Dirac cones and minigaps for graphene on Ir(111).

    Ivo Pletikosić;Marko Kralj;Petar Pervan;Radovan Brako

  • Islands, mounds, and atoms

    Joachim Krug;T. Michely

  • Growth of graphene on Ir(111)

    Johann Coraux;Johann Coraux;Alpha T. N'diaye;Martin Engler;Carsten Busse

  • Structure of epitaxial graphene on Ir(111)

    Alpha T N'Diaye;Johann Coraux;Tim N Plasa;Carsten Busse

  • Inversion of growth speed anisotropy in two dimensions.

    Thomas Michely;Michael Hohage;Michael Bott;George Comsa

  • CORRIGENDUM: Growth of graphene on Ir(111) Growth of graphene on Ir(111)

    Johann Coraux;Alpha T. N'Diaye;Martin Engler;Carsten Busse

  • Graphene on Ir(111): Physisorption with Chemical Modulation

    Carsten Busse;Predrag Lazić;Rabie Djemour;Johann Coraux

  • The homoepitaxial growth of Pt on Pt(111) studied with STM

    Michael Bott;Thomas Michely;George Comsa

  • New approach for determination of diffusion parameters of adatoms.

    Michael Bott;Michael Hohage;Markus Morgenstern;Thomas Michely

  • Temperature dependence of the sputtering morphology of Pt(111)

    Thomas Michely;George Comsa

  • Origin of oxygen induced layer-by-layer growth in homoepitaxy on Pt(111).

    Stefanie Esch;Michael Hohage;Thomas Michely;George Comsa

  • A versatile fabrication method for cluster superlattices

    Alpha T N'Diaye;Timm Gerber;Carsten Busse;Josef Mysliveček

  • The mechanism of caesium intercalation of graphene

    M. Petrović;I. Šrut Rakić;S. Runte;C. Busse

  • Anisotropy in the Adsorption of H2O at Low Coordination Sites on Pt(111).

    Markus Morgenstern;Thomas Michely;George Comsa

  • Islands, mounds and atoms : patterns and processes in crystal growth far from equilibrium

    T. Michely;J. Krug

  • Island nucleation in the presence of step-edge barriers: Theory and applications

    Joachim Krug;Paolo Politi;Thomas Michely

  • Oxygen Intercalation under Graphene on Ir(111): Energetics, Kinetics, and the Role of Graphene Edges

    Elin Grånäs;Jan Knudsen;Ulrike A. Schröder;Timm Gerber

  • Direct observation of surface reactions by scanning tunneling microscopy: Ethylene→ethylidyne→carbon particles→graphite on Pt(111)

    T. A. Land;T. Michely;R. J. Behm;J. C. Hemminger

Frequent Co-Authors

George Comsa
George Comsa University of Bonn
Peter J. Feibelman
Peter J. Feibelman Sandia National Laboratories
Arkady V. Krasheninnikov
Arkady V. Krasheninnikov Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Bene Poelsema
Bene Poelsema University of Twente
Herbert M. Urbassek
Herbert M. Urbassek Technical University of Kaiserslautern
Matthias Wuttig
Matthias Wuttig RWTH Aachen University
Stefan Blügel
Stefan Blügel Forschungszentrum Jülich
Tim O. Wehling
Tim O. Wehling Universität Hamburg
Michael Bott
Michael Bott Forschungszentrum Jülich

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