2026 Thomas Scheibel: 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	73	3813	3689	209	202	279	21012

Thomas Scheibel 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 Scheibel sits on this spectrum.

50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 279 publications — 55th percentile

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

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

Thomas Scheibel 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 Scheibel sits on this spectrum.

40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas Scheibel is a researcher affiliated with the University of Bayreuth in Germany, specializing in Materials Science. Their work predominantly focuses on the development and characterization of biomaterials, with a significant emphasis on silk-based biomaterials and their applications.

The main fields of study encompassing Scheibel's research include:

Materials Science
Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering
Molecular Biology
Surfaces, Coatings and Films
Pollution

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach. The principal topics of their publications are:

Silk-based biomaterials and applications
Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
Biochemical and Structural Characterization
Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Several recent papers from Thomas Scheibel's body of work include:

'Spider Silk for Tissue Engineering Applications,' 2020, published in Molecules
'Copolymer/Clay Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications,' 2020, published in Advanced Functional Materials
'Shape, size, and polymer dependent effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna,' 2021, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials
'Chitosan-based nanocomposites for medical applications,' 2021, published in Journal of Polymer Science
'Pristine and artificially-aged polystyrene microplastic particles differ in regard to cellular response,' 2022, published in Journal of Hazardous Materials

The frequent collaborators working with Scheibel include:

Vanessa T. Trossmann
Sarah Lentz
Valérie Jérôme
Ruth Freitag
Hendrik Bargel

Thomas Scheibel has published extensively in several scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues are:

Biomacromolecules
Advanced Functional Materials
Journal of Hazardous Materials
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Angewandte Chemie

Best Publications

Conducting nanowires built by controlled self-assembly of amyloid fibers and selective metal deposition

Thomas Scheibel;Raghuveer Parthasarathy;George Sawicki;Xiao-Min Lin

906
Citations
Spider Silk: From Soluble Protein to Extraordinary Fiber

Markus Heim;David Keerl;Thomas Scheibel

742
Citations
Strategies and Molecular Design Criteria for 3D Printable Hydrogels

Tomasz Jungst;Willi Smolan;Kristin Schacht;Thomas Scheibel

730
Citations
Polymeric materials based on silk proteins

John G. Hardy;Lin M. Römer;Thomas R. Scheibel

613
Citations
Controlling silk fibroin particle features for drug delivery

Andreas S. Lammel;Xiao Hu;Sang-Hyug Park;David L. Kaplan

570
Citations
Primary Structure Elements of Spider Dragline Silks and Their Contribution to Protein Solubility

Daniel Huemmerich;Christopher W Helsen;Susanne Quedzuweit;Jan Oschmann

510
Citations
A conserved spider silk domain acts as a molecular switch that controls fibre assembly

Franz Hagn;Lukas Eisoldt;John G. Hardy;Charlotte Vendrely;Charlotte Vendrely

498
Citations
The elaborate structure of spider silk: Structure and function of a natural high performance fiber

Lin Römer;Thomas Scheibel

457
Citations
Assembly mechanism of recombinant spider silk proteins

Sebastian Rammensee;Ute Slotta;Thomas Scheibel;Andreas R. Bausch

435
Citations
Composite materials based on silk proteins

John G. Hardy;Thomas R. Scheibel

389
Citations
Decoding the secrets of spider silk

Lukas Eisoldt;Andrew M. Smith;Thomas Scheibel

377
Citations
Biomedical Applications of Recombinant Silk-Based Materials.

Tamara Bernadette Aigner;Elise DeSimone;Thomas Scheibel

341
Citations
Biotechnological Production of Spider‐Silk Proteins Enables New Applications

Charlotte Vendrely;Thomas Scheibel

310
Citations
Silk-based materials for biomedical applications.

Aldo Leal-Egaña;Thomas Scheibel

293
Citations
Biomimetic fibers made of recombinant spidroins with the same toughness as natural spider silk

Aniela Heidebrecht;Lukas Eisoldt;Johannes Diehl;Andreas Schmidt

284
Citations
Recombinant Spider Silk Proteins for Applications in Biomaterials

Kristina Spiess;Andreas Lammel;Thomas Scheibel

269
Citations
Protein fibers as performance proteins: new technologies and applications

Thomas Scheibel

263
Citations
Biofabrication of Cell-Loaded 3D Spider Silk Constructs**

Kristin Schacht;Tomasz Jüngst;Matthias Schweinlin;Andrea Ewald

261
Citations
Cell adhesion and proliferation on RGD-modified recombinant spider silk proteins.

Stefanie Wohlrab;Susanne Müller;Andreas Schmidt;Stefanie Neubauer

245
Citations
The Hsp90 Complex : A Super-Chaperone Machine as a Novel Drug Target

Thomas Scheibel;Johannes Buchner

241
Citations