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Wilfried Sigle

Wilfried Sigle

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
50
Citations
8335
World Ranking
10289
National Ranking
575

Wilfried Sigle 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 Wilfried Sigle sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 286 publications — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wilfried Sigle 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 Wilfried Sigle sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 50 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wilfried Sigle is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and specializes in materials science, with a particular focus on the electronic and structural properties of oxides.

They have contributed extensively across various subfields including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and condensed matter physics.

The main topics throughout their research output include:

  • Electronic and structural properties of oxides
  • Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Surface and thin film phenomena
  • Advanced condensed matter physics
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Diamond and carbon-based materials research

Sigle's recent publications show their engagement with electron microscopy and nanomaterials, exemplified in the following works:

  • Determination of Grain-Boundary Structure and Electrostatic Characteristics in a SrTiO3 Bicrystal by Four-Dimensional Electron Microscopy, 2021, Nano Letters
  • Substrate-Selective Morphology of Cesium Iodide Clusters on Graphene, 2020, ACS Nano
  • Thickness-Dependent Interface Polarity in Infinite-Layer Nickelate Superlattices, 2023, Nano Letters
  • Effects of Size Reduction on the Electrical Transport Properties of 3D Bi Nanowire Networks, 2021, Advanced Electronic Materials
  • Direct observation of strong surface reconstruction in partially reduced nickelate films, 2024, Nature Communications

Frequent coauthors in their research include:

  • Peter A. van Aken
  • Chao Yang
  • Hongguang Wang
  • E. Benckiser
  • B. Keimer

Wilfried Sigle's work has been published repeatedly in several key venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Nano Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Materials Science and Engineering B

Best Publications

  • Superior Electrode Performance of Nanostructured Mesoporous TiO2 (Anatase) through Efficient Hierarchical Mixed Conducting Networks

    Yu-Guo Guo;Yong-Sheng Hu;Wilfried Sigle;Joachim Maier

  • Blocking Grain Boundaries in Yttria-Doped and Undoped Ceria Ceramics of High Purity

    Xin Guo;Wilfried Sigle;Joachim Maier

  • Electrochemical lithiation synthesis of nanoporous materials with superior catalytic and capacitive activity

    Yong-Sheng Hu;Yu-Guo Guo;Wilfried Sigle;Sarmimala Hore

  • Role of space charge in the grain boundary blocking effect in doped zirconia

    Xin Guo;Wilfried Sigle;Jürgen Fleig;Joachim Maier

  • Ultrathin 2D Coordination Polymer Nanosheets by Surfactant-Mediated Synthesis

    Sebastian C. Junggeburth;Sebastian C. Junggeburth;Leo Diehl;Stephan Werner;Stephan Werner;Viola Duppel

  • Synthesis and characterization of transparent luminescent ZnS: Mn/PMMA nanocomposites

    H. Althues;R. Palkovits;A. Rumplecker;P. Simon

  • Plasticity and an Inverse Brittle-to-Ductile Transition in Strontium Titanate

    P. Gumbsch;S. Taeri-Baghbadrani;D. Brunner;W. Sigle

  • Toroidal Plasmonic Eigenmodes in Oligomer Nanocavities for the Visible

    Burcu Ögüt;Nahid Talebi;Ralf Vogelgesang;Wilfried Sigle

  • Band-gap measurements of direct and indirect semiconductors using monochromated electrons

    Lin Gu;Vesna Srot;Wilfried Sigle;Christoph Koch

  • Dopant Segregation and Space Charge Effects in Proton-Conducting BaZrO3 Perovskites

    M. Shirpour;B. Rahmati;W. Sigle;P. A. van Aken

  • Atomic and electronic characterization of the α[100] dislocation core in SrTiO3

    Zaoli Zhang;Wilfried Sigle;Manfred Rühle

  • Surface plasmon modes of a single silver nanorod: an electron energy loss study.

    Olivia Nicoletti;Martijn Wubs;N Asger Mortensen;Wilfried Sigle

  • Surprising results of a study on the plasticity in strontium titanate

    Dieter Brunner;Shahram Taeri-Baghbadrani;Wilfried Sigle;Manfred Rühle

  • Electrical and structural characterization of a low-angle tilt grain boundary in iron-doped strontium titanate

    Roger A. De Souza;Jürgen Fleig;Joachim Maier;Oliver Kienzle

  • Analytical transmission electron microscopy

    Wilfried Sigle

  • Phase boundary propagation in large LiFePO4 single crystals on delithiation.

    Katja Weichert;Wilfried Sigle;Peter A. van Aken;Janez Jamnik

  • Resonant wedge-plasmon modes in single-crystalline gold nanoplatelets

    L. Gu;W. Sigle;C. T. Koch;B. Ögüt

  • Direct imaging of surface plasmon resonances on single triangular silver nanoprisms at optical wavelength using low-loss EFTEM imaging

    J. Nelayah;L. Gu;W. Sigle;C. T. Koch

  • Direct Atom-Resolved Imaging of Oxides and Their Grain Boundaries

    Zaoli Zhang;Wilfried Sigle;Fritz Phillipp;Manfred Rühle

  • Electronic and atomic structure of a dissociated dislocation in SrTiO3

    Zaoli Zhang;Wilfried Sigle;Wolfgang Kurtz;Manfred Rühle

  • Experimental realization of graded L10-FePt/Fe composite media with perpendicular magnetization

    D. Goll;A. Breitling;L. Gu;P. A. van Aken

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter A. van Aken
Peter A. van Aken Max Planck Society
Manfred Rühle
Manfred Rühle Max Planck Society
Joachim Maier
Joachim Maier Max Planck Society
Christoph Koch
Christoph Koch École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Lin Gu
Lin Gu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Christina Trautmann
Christina Trautmann Technical University of Darmstadt
Zaoli Zhang
Zaoli Zhang Austrian Academy of Sciences
Bernhard Keimer
Bernhard Keimer Max Planck Society
Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares
Maria Eugenia Toimil-Molares GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research
Quentin M. Ramasse
Quentin M. Ramasse University of Leeds

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