2026 Thomas Michely: 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	64	5825	5636	340	328	230	16799

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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

1357
Citations
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

753
Citations
Two-dimensional Ir cluster lattice on a graphene Moiré on Ir(111)

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

742
Citations
Dirac cones and minigaps for graphene on Ir(111).

Ivo Pletikosić;Marko Kralj;Petar Pervan;Radovan Brako

730
Citations
Islands, mounds, and atoms

Joachim Krug;T. Michely

690
Citations
Growth of graphene on Ir(111)

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

649
Citations
Structure of epitaxial graphene on Ir(111)

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

609
Citations
Inversion of growth speed anisotropy in two dimensions.

Thomas Michely;Michael Hohage;Michael Bott;George Comsa

456
Citations
CORRIGENDUM: Growth of graphene on Ir(111) Growth of graphene on Ir(111)

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

439
Citations
Graphene on Ir(111): Physisorption with Chemical Modulation

Carsten Busse;Predrag Lazić;Rabie Djemour;Johann Coraux

370
Citations
The homoepitaxial growth of Pt on Pt(111) studied with STM

Michael Bott;Thomas Michely;George Comsa

281
Citations
New approach for determination of diffusion parameters of adatoms.

Michael Bott;Michael Hohage;Markus Morgenstern;Thomas Michely

274
Citations
Temperature dependence of the sputtering morphology of Pt(111)

Thomas Michely;George Comsa

252
Citations
Origin of oxygen induced layer-by-layer growth in homoepitaxy on Pt(111).

Stefanie Esch;Michael Hohage;Thomas Michely;George Comsa

249
Citations
A versatile fabrication method for cluster superlattices

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

240
Citations
The mechanism of caesium intercalation of graphene

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

229
Citations
Anisotropy in the Adsorption of H2O at Low Coordination Sites on Pt(111).

Markus Morgenstern;Thomas Michely;George Comsa

229
Citations
Islands, mounds and atoms : patterns and processes in crystal growth far from equilibrium

T. Michely;J. Krug

223
Citations
Island nucleation in the presence of step-edge barriers: Theory and applications

Joachim Krug;Paolo Politi;Thomas Michely

217
Citations
Oxygen Intercalation under Graphene on Ir(111): Energetics, Kinetics, and the Role of Graphene Edges

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

215
Citations
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

214
Citations