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Materials Science
Switzerland
2022

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 92 1540 1478 85 78 323 28021

Ullrich Steiner publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ullrich Steiner between 1971 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ullrich Steiner published across 56 years, from 1971 to 2026, averaging 7 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2012. 14 of the 390 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1971 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2012. 1971: 1 publication 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 6 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 20 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 21 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 19 publications 2019: 14 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 13 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1971 2026

390 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ullrich Steiner: publications per year, 1971 to 2026
Year Publications
1971 1
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 2
1991 2
1992 4
1993 3
1994 4
1995 2
1996 4
1997 3
1998 3
1999 6
2000 5
2001 7
2002 8
2003 11
2004 5
2005 4
2006 3
2007 6
2008 2
2009 16
2010 20
2011 17
2012 28
2013 13
2014 21
2015 23
2016 16
2017 21
2018 19
2019 14
2020 15
2021 11
2022 20
2023 22
2024 13
2025 13
2026 1
Total 390
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Ullrich Steiner 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 Ullrich Steiner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 310–329 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 323 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537 323
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Ullrich Steiner 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 Ullrich Steiner sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 92–93 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142 92
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Ullrich Steiner is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany, contributing to the fields of engineering and materials science. Their research spans multiple subfields, notably electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, materials chemistry, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, as well as polymers and plastics.

Their work emphasizes several main topics, including:

  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting Polymers and Applications
  • Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films

Several recent publications illustrate the scope of their research:

  • Revisiting metal fluorides as lithium-ion battery cathodes, 2021, Nature Materials
  • Physical Passivation of Grain Boundaries and Defects in Perovskite Solar Cells by an Isolating Thin Polymer, 2021, ACS Energy Letters
  • Block Copolymer Directed Metamaterials and Metasurfaces for Novel Optical Devices, 2021, Advanced Optical Materials
  • Strong Circular Dichroism in Single Gyroid Optical Metamaterials, 2020, Advanced Optical Materials
  • Ultrathin polymeric films for interfacial passivation in wide band-gap perovskite solar cells, 2020, Scientific Reports

Frequent coauthors working alongside Ullrich Steiner include:

  • Bodo D. Wilts
  • Ilja Gunkel
  • Kenza Djeghdi
  • Efraín Ochoa-Martínez
  • Matthias Saba

Their articles appear regularly in diverse publication venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • Small

Ullrich Steiner's work addresses topics relevant to novel optical devices, photovoltaics, battery materials, and polymer science. Their research outputs reflect interdisciplinary approaches connecting materials chemistry, optics, and sustainable energy applications.

Best Publications

  • Electrically induced structure formation and pattern transfer

    Erik Schäffer;Thomas Thurn-Albrecht;Thomas P. Russell;Ullrich Steiner

  • Nanophase-Separated Polymer Films as High-Performance Antireflection Coatings

    Stefan Walheim;Erik Schäffer;Jürgen Mlynek;Ullrich Steiner

  • Structure formation via polymer demixing in spin-cast films

    S. Walheim;M. B”ltau;J. Mlynek;G. Krausch

  • Migration of cations induces reversible performance losses over day/night cycling in perovskite solar cells

    Konrad Domanski;Bart Roose;Taisuke Matsui;Michael Saliba

  • Surface-induced structure formation of polymer blends on patterned substrates

    Martin Böltau;Stefan Walheim;Jürgen Mlynek;Georg Krausch;Georg Krausch

  • Pointillist structural color in Pollia fruit

    Silvia Vignolini;Paula J. Rudall;Alice V. Rowland;Alison Reed

  • A bicontinuous double gyroid hybrid solar cell.

    Edward J. W. Crossland;Marleen Kamperman;Mihaela Nedelcu;Caterina Ducati

  • Preparation of Single-Phase Films of CH3NH3Pb(I1-xBrx)3 with Sharp Optical Band Edges.

    Aditya Sadhanala;Felix Alexander Deschler;Tudor Thomas;Sian Elizabeth Dutton

  • Doping of TiO2 for sensitized solar cells

    Bart Roose;Sandeep Pathak;Ullrich Steiner

  • Floral iridescence, produced by diffractive optics, acts as a cue for animal pollinators.

    Heather M. Whitney;Mathias Kolle;Piers Andrew;Lars Chittka

  • Perovskite Solar Cell Stability in Humid Air: Partially Reversible Phase Transitions in the PbI2-CH3NH3I-H2O System

    Zhaoning Song;Antonio Abate;Suneth C. Watthage;Geethika K. Liyanage

  • Mimicking the colourful wing scale structure of the Papilio blumei butterfly

    Mathias Kolle;Pedro M. Salgard-Cunha;Maik R. J. Scherer;Fumin Huang

  • A Nanostructured Electrochromic Supercapacitor

    Di Wei;Maik R. J. Scherer;Chris Bower;Piers Andrew

  • Performance and Stability Enhancement of Dye‐Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells by Al Doping of TiO2

    Sandeep K. Pathak;Sandeep K. Pathak;A. Abate;P. Ruckdeschel;B. Roose

  • Block copolymer self-assembly for nanophotonics

    Morgan Stefik;Stefan Guldin;Silvia Vignolini;Ulrich Wiesner

  • Biomimetic layer-by-layer assembly of artificial nacre

    Alexander Finnemore;Pedro Cunha;Tamaryn Shean;Silvia Vignolini

  • Metastable underwater superhydrophobicity.

    Rosa Poetes;Kathrin Holtzmann;Kristian Franze;Ullrich Steiner

  • A 3D optical metamaterial made by self-assembly

    Silvia Vignolini;Nataliya A. Yufa;Pedro S. Cunha;Stefan Guldin

  • Dye-sensitized solar cell based on a three-dimensional photonic crystal.

    Stefan Guldin;Sven Hüttner;Matthias Kolle;Mark E. Welland

  • Electrohydrodynamic instabilities in polymer films

    E. Schäffer;E. Schäffer;T. Thurn-Albrecht;T.P. Russell;U Steiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrich Wiesner
Ulrich Wiesner Cornell University
Jeremy J. Baumberg
Jeremy J. Baumberg University of Cambridge
Beverley J. Glover
Beverley J. Glover University of Cambridge
Henry J. Snaith
Henry J. Snaith University of Oxford
Antonio Abate
Antonio Abate Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Richard H. Friend
Richard H. Friend University of Cambridge
Michael Sommer
Michael Sommer Chemnitz University of Technology
Sumeet Mahajan
Sumeet Mahajan University of Southampton
Pablo Docampo
Pablo Docampo University of Glasgow
Jacob Klein
Jacob Klein Weizmann Institute of Science

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