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D-Index
67
Citations
18043
World Ranking
5056
National Ranking
84

Wolf-Dieter Schneider 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 Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 303 publications — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolf-Dieter Schneider 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 Schneider sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% 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 Schneider is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy as well as Materials Science, with a specific focus on subfields such as Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Ceramics and Composites, and Condensed Matter Physics.

The main research topics covered in their work include:

  • Photonic Crystals and Applications
  • Quantum and Electron Transport Phenomena
  • Magnetic Properties of Thin Films
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Glass Properties and Applications
  • Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

Selected recent publications by Wolf-Dieter Schneider illustrate the scope and focus of their research:

  • "Sensing the Spin of an Individual Ce Adatom," 2020, Physical Review Letters
  • "Growth and Atomic-Scale Characterization of Ultrathin Silica and Germania Films: The Crucial Role of the Metal Support," 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Continuous network structure of two-dimensional silica across a supporting metal step edge: An atomic scale study," 2021, Physical Review Materials
  • "Mesoscopic Structures and Coexisting Phases in Silica Films," 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • "Mixed Germania-Silica Films on Ru(0001): A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study," 2023, Israel Journal of Chemistry

Wolf-Dieter Schneider has frequently collaborated with other researchers, including:

  • Hans-Joachim Freund
  • Leonard Gura
  • Markus Heyde
  • Adrián Leandro Lewandowski
  • Sergio Tosoni

Their publications have appeared in a variety of scientific journals featuring multiple articles in Chemistry - A European Journal and Nano Letters, as well as contributions to Physical Review Letters, Physical Review Materials, and The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

Best Publications

  • When Gold Is Not Noble: Nanoscale Gold Catalysts

    A. Sanchez;S. Abbet;U. Heiz;W. D. Schneider

  • Kondo Scattering Observed at a Single Magnetic Impurity

    Jiutao Li;Wolf-Dieter Schneider;Richard Berndt;Bernard Delley

  • Spectroscopic Evidence for Localized and Extended f-Symmetry States in CeO2

    E. Wuilloud;B. Delley;W. D. Schneider;Y. Baer

  • Catalytic oxidation of carbon monoxide on monodispersed platinum clusters: Each atom counts

    U. Heiz;A. Sanchez;S. Abbet;W. D. Schneider

  • Acetylene cyclotrimerization on supported size-selected Pd-n clusters (1 <= n <= 30): one atom is enough!

    S. Abbet;A. Sanchez;U. Heiz;W. D. Schneider

  • Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Supramolecular Clusters and Chains

    Matthias Böhringer;Karina Morgenstern;Wolf-Dieter Schneider;Richard Berndt;Richard Berndt

  • Insulator at the ultrathin limit: MgO on Ag(001).

    Silvia Schintke;Stéphane Messerli;Marina Pivetta;François Patthey

  • Highly ordered structures and submolecular scanning tunnelling microscopy contrast of PTCDA and DM-PBDCI monolayers on Ag(111) and Ag(110)

    K Glöckler;C Seidel;A Soukopp;M Sokolowski

  • High-resolution photoemission study of the low-energy excitations reflecting the superconducting state of Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O single crystals.

    J.-M. Imer;F. Patthey;B. Dardel;W.-D. Schneider

  • Photon Emission at Molecular Resolution Induced by a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

    R. Berndt;R. Gaisch;J. K. Gimzewski;B. Reihl

  • ELECTRON CONFINEMENT TO NANOSCALE AG ISLANDS ON AG(111) : A QUANTITATIVE STUDY

    Jiutao Li;Wolf-Dieter Schneider;Richard Berndt;S. Crampin

  • Chemical reactivity of size-selected supported clusters: An experimental setup

    U. Heiz;F. Vanolli;L. Trento;W.-D. Schneider

  • Nanoassembled model catalysts

    Ueli Heiz;Ueli Heiz;Wolf-Dieter Schneider

  • ELM pace making and mitigation by pellet injection in ASDEX Upgrade

    P. T. Lang;G. D. Conway;T. Eich;L. Fattorini

  • Creation of an atomic superlattice by immersing metallic adatoms in a two-dimensional electron sea

    Fabien Silly;Marina Pivetta;Markus Ternes;François Patthey

  • Fluorescence and phosphorescence from individual C-60 molecules excited by local electron tunneling

    Elizabeta Ćavar;Marie-Christine Blüm;Marina Pivetta;François Patthey

  • High-resolution photoemission study of the low-energy excitations in 4f-electron systems.

    F. Patthey;J.-M. Imer;W.-D. Schneider;H. Beck

  • Separation of a Racemic Mixture of Two‐Dimensional Molecular Clusters by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

    Matthias Böhringer;Karina Morgenstern;Wolf-Dieter Schneider;Richard Berndt

  • Observation of continuous divertor detachment in H-mode discharges in ASDEX upgrade.

    O. Gruber;A. Kallenbach;M. Kaufmann;K. Lackner

  • Local density of states from spectroscopic scanning-tunneling-microscope images: Ag(111)

    Jiutao Li;Wolf-Dieter Schneider;Richard Berndt

  • Size-dependent molecular dissociation on mass-selected, supported metal clusters

    U. Heiz;F. Vanolli;and A. Sanchez;W.-D. Schneider

  • Reduction of the superconducting gap of ultrathin Pb islands grown on Si(111).

    Christophe Brun;I-Po Hong;François Patthey;I. Yu. Sklyadneva

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Berndt
Richard Berndt Kiel University
Bernard Delley
Bernard Delley Paul Scherrer Institute
Michael Kaufmann
Michael Kaufmann University of Tübingen
Peter Lang
Peter Lang University of Bern
A. Kallenbach
A. Kallenbach Max Planck Society
A. Herrmann
A. Herrmann Max Planck Society
F. Ryter
F. Ryter Max Planck Society
H. Zohm
H. Zohm Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
R. Dux
R. Dux Max Planck Society
R. Neu
R. Neu Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

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