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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 43 1724 1598 60 57 128 7135

Uwe Thiele publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Uwe Thiele between 1969 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Uwe Thiele published across 58 years, from 1969 to 2026, averaging 4.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2020. 14 of the 248 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1969 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2020. 1969: 1 publication 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 22 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 20 publications 2023: 13 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 13 publications 2026: 1 publication
1969 2026

248 publications in total across all disciplines

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Uwe Thiele: publications per year, 1969 to 2026
Year Publications
1969 1
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 3
1999 2
2000 1
2001 5
2002 5
2003 7
2004 7
2005 4
2006 5
2007 7
2008 4
2009 7
2010 9
2011 10
2012 13
2013 8
2014 10
2015 8
2016 7
2017 3
2018 6
2019 3
2020 22
2021 21
2022 20
2023 13
2024 18
2025 13
2026 1
Total 248
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Uwe Thiele publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uwe Thiele sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 127–136 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 128 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130 128
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Uwe Thiele D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Uwe Thiele sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 43 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101 43
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100
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Overview

Uwe Thiele is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research spans across multiple interconnected fields, including engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy. Thiele's work covers several subfields such as computational mechanics, materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, surfaces, coatings and films, and computer networks and communications.

The scientist's research topics include solidification and crystal growth phenomena, fluid dynamics and thin films, nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation, surface modification and superhydrophobicity, micro and nano robotics, advanced thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, as well as nanoparticles nucleation surface interactions.

Thiele has published extensively in various scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical review. E
  • Physical Review Letters
  • Soft Matter

Their recent papers highlight topics in mathematical modeling and physical phenomena related to thin films and nonreciprocal systems. Notable publications include:

  • "Suppression of coarsening and emergence of oscillatory behavior in a Cahn-Hilliard model with nonvariational coupling," 2021, Physical review. E
  • "Nonreciprocal Cahn-Hilliard Model Emerges as a Universal Amplitude Equation," 2023, Physical Review Letters
  • "Gradient-dynamics model for liquid drops on elastic substrates," 2021, Soft Matter
  • "From a microscopic inertial active matter model to the Schrödinger equation," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Gradient dynamics model for drops spreading on polymer brushes," 2020, The European Physical Journal Special Topics

Frequent collaborators in Thiele's research include Tobias Frohoff-Hülsmann, Svetlana V. Gurevich, Simon Hartmann, Max Philipp Holl, and Daniel Greve.

Best Publications

  • Wetting of textured surfaces

    José Bico;Uwe Thiele;David Quéré

  • Dewetting of an Evaporating Thin Liquid Film: Heterogeneous Nucleation and Surface Instability

    Uwe Thiele;Michael Mertig;Wolfgang Pompe

  • Numerical Bifurcation Methods and their Application to Fluid Dynamics: Analysis beyond Simulation

    Henk A. Dijkstra;Fred W. Wubs;Andrew K. Cliffe;Eusebius Doedel

  • Dewetting: film rupture by nucleation in the spinodal regime.

    Uwe Thiele;Manuel G. Velarde;Kai Neuffer

  • Morphology changes in the evolution of liquid two-layer films.

    Andrey Pototsky;Michael Bestehorn;Domnic Merkt;Uwe Thiele

  • Modelling thin-film dewetting on structured substrates and templates: Bifurcation analysis and numerical simulations

    U. Thiele;L. Brusch;M. Bestehorn;M. Bär

  • Alternative pathways of dewetting for a thin liquid two-layer film.

    Andrey Pototsky;Michael Bestehorn;Domnic Merkt;Uwe Thiele

  • Fingering Instabilities in Dewetting Nanofluids

    E. Pauliac-Vaujour;A. Stannard;C. P. Martin;M. O. Blunt

  • Validity domain of the Benney equation including the Marangoni effect for closed and open flows

    Benoît Scheid;Christian Ruyer-Quil;Uwe Thiele;Oleg Kabov

  • Patterned deposition at moving contact lines

    Uwe Thiele

  • Nonlinear evolution of nonuniformly heated falling liquid films

    Benoit Scheid;Alexander Oron;Pierre Colinet;Uwe Thiele

  • On the instability of a falling film due to localized heating

    Jan M. Skotheim;Uwe Thiele;Benoit Scheid

  • Open questions and promising new fields in dewetting

    Uwe Thiele

  • Long-wave theory of bounded two-layer films with a free liquid–liquid interface: Short- and long-time evolution

    D. Merkt;A. Pototsky;M. Bestehorn;U. Thiele

  • 3D Large scale Marangoni convection in liquid films

    M. Bestehorn;A. Pototsky;U. Thiele

  • Sliding drops on an inclined plane

    Uwe Thiele;Kai Neuffer;Michael Bestehorn;Yves Pomeau;Yves Pomeau

  • Sliding drops in the diffuse interface model coupled to hydrodynamics.

    Uwe Thiele;Manuel G. Velarde;Kai Neuffer;Michael Bestehorn

  • Dynamical model for the formation of patterned deposits at receding contact lines.

    Lubor Frastia;Andrew J. Archer;Uwe Thiele

  • Stability analysis of thin film flow along a heated porous wall

    Uwe Thiele;Benoît Goyeau;Manuel G. Velarde

  • Driven Drops on Heterogeneous Substrates: Onset of Sliding Motion

    Uwe Thiele;Edgar Knobloch

  • Film rupture in the diffuse interface model coupled to hydrodynamics.

    Uwe Thiele;Manuel G. Velarde;Kai Neuffer;Yves Pomeau;Yves Pomeau

Frequent Co-Authors

Edgar Knobloch
Edgar Knobloch University of California, Berkeley
Yves Pomeau
Yves Pomeau École Polytechnique
Manuel G. Velarde
Manuel G. Velarde Complutense University of Madrid
Markus Bär
Markus Bär Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
Serafim Kalliadasis
Serafim Kalliadasis Imperial College London
Peter Hänggi
Peter Hänggi University of Augsburg
Wolfgang Pompe
Wolfgang Pompe TU Dresden
Lifeng Chi
Lifeng Chi Soochow University
Andreas Heuer
Andreas Heuer University of Münster
Jean Claude Legros
Jean Claude Legros Université Libre de Bruxelles

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