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58
Citations
10537
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7783
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302

Wolf-Dieter Münz 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 Wolf-Dieter Münz sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 130 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolf-Dieter Münz 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 Wolf-Dieter Münz sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolf-Dieter Münz is affiliated with Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. Their academic profile does not currently include published papers, co-authors, or contributions to frequently appearing publication venues based on the available data.

Münz's work does not show recorded book publications or documented awards to date. No specific main fields of study, subfields, or topics of work have been listed for this researcher, indicating a lack of detailed bibliometric data or publication records in the sources accessed.

Given the absence of recorded recent papers, collaboration networks, or thematic research areas, the profile of Wolf-Dieter Münz remains primarily defined by institutional affiliation rather than documented scholarly output or recognized contributions within specific academic disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Oxidation of metastable single‐phase polycrystalline Ti0.5Al0.5N films: Kinetics and mechanisms

    D. McIntyre;J. E. Greene;G. Håkansson;J.‐E. Sundgren

  • Influence of high power densities on the composition of pulsed magnetron plasmas

    Arutiun Ehiasarian;Roger New;W. D. Munz;L. Hultman

  • Microstructure and physical properties of polycrystalline metastable Ti0.5Al0.5N alloys grown by d.c. magnetron sputter deposition

    G. Håkansson;J.-E. Sundgren;D. McIntyre;J.E. Greene

  • Raman microscopic studies of PVD hard coatings

    C.P. Constable;J. Yarwood;W.-D. Münz

  • High power pulsed magnetron sputtered CrNX films

    A.P. Ehiasarian;W.-D. Munz;Lars Hultman;Ulf Helmersson

  • Industrial deposition of binary, ternary, and quaternary nitrides of titanium, zirconium, and aluminum

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  • Recent progress in large scale manufacturing of multilayer/superlattice hard coatings

    P.Eh. Hovsepian;D.B. Lewis;W.-D. Münz

  • Use of an externally applied axial magnetic field to control ion/neutral flux ratios incident at the substrate during magnetron sputter deposition

    I. Petrov;F. Adibi;J. E. Greene;W. D. Sproul

  • Microstructure and oxidation-resistance of Ti1 − x − y −zAlxCryYzN layers grown by combined steered-arc/unbalanced-magnetron-sputter deposition

    L.A. Donohue;I.J. Smith;W.-D. Münz;I. Petrov

  • Morphology and properties of sputtered (Ti,Al)N layers on high speed steel substrates as a function of deposition temperature and sputtering atmosphere

    Hermann A. Jehn;Siegfried Hofmann;Vera‐Ellen Rückborn;Wolf‐Dieter Münz

  • Microstructures of TiN films grown by various physical vapour deposition techniques

    G. Håkansson;L. Hultman;J.-E. Sundgren;J.E. Greene

  • Calorimetric evidence for frictional self-adaptation of TiAlN/VN superlattice coatings

    P.H. Mayrhofer;P.Eh. Hovsepian;C. Mitterer;W.-D. Münz

  • Low‐energy (∼100 eV) ion irradiation during growth of TiN deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering: Effects of ion flux on film microstructure

    L. Hultman;W.‐D. Münz;J. Musil;S. Kadlec

  • Thermal stability and oxidation resistance of TiAlN/CrN multilayer coatings

    I. Wadsworth;I.J. Smith;L.A. Donohue;W.-D. Münz

  • A new method for hard coatings: ABSTM (arc bond sputtering)

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  • Structure and properties of high power impulse magnetron sputtering and DC magnetron sputtering CrN and TiN films deposited in an industrial scale unit

    J. Paulitsch;M. Schenkel;Th. Zufraß;P.H. Mayrhofer

  • The corrosion behaviour of macroparticle defects in arc bond-sputtered CrN/NbN superlattice coatings

    H.W Wang;M.M Stack;S.B Lyon;P Hovsepian

  • Surface and interface characterization of heat- treated (Ti, Al)N coatings on high speed steel substrates☆

    Hermann A. Jehn;Siegfried Hofmann;Wolf-Dieter Münz

  • Droplet formation on steel substrates during cathodic steered arc metal ion etching

    W.-D. Münz;I.J. Smith;D.B. Lewis;S Creasey

  • Properties of various large-scale fabricated TiAlN- and CrN-based superlattice coatings grown by combined cathodic arc–unbalanced magnetron sputter deposition

    W.-D Münz;L.A Donohue;P.Eh Hovsepian

  • Influence of ion bombardment on structure and properties of unbalanced magnetron grown CrNx coatings

    T Hurkmans;D.B Lewis;H Paritong;J.S Brooks

  • Chromium nitride coatings grown by unbalanced magnetron (UBM) and combined arc/unbalanced magnetron (ABS™) deposition techniques

    T. Hurkmans;D.B. Lewis;J.S. Brooks;W.-D. Münz

Frequent Co-Authors

Ivan Petrov
Ivan Petrov University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
W.M. Rainforth
W.M. Rainforth University of Sheffield
Joseph E Greene
Joseph E Greene University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Stuart Lyon
Stuart Lyon University of Manchester
Margaret Stack
Margaret Stack University of Strathclyde
J.-E. Sundgren
J.-E. Sundgren Chalmers University of Technology
Lars Hultman
Lars Hultman Linköping University
Christian Mitterer
Christian Mitterer University of Leoben
William D. Sproul
William D. Sproul Northwestern University

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