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Wolfgang W. Schmahl 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 Wolfgang W. Schmahl sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 302 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang W. Schmahl 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 Wolfgang W. Schmahl sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolfgang W. Schmahl is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on materials science, particularly in the areas of biomaterials and engineering. The scope of their work bridges multiple subfields including biomedical engineering, paleontology, materials chemistry, and ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics.

Their scientific contributions are primarily situated in the study of calcium carbonate crystallization and inhibition, which is the main topic of a large portion of their publications. Other prominent research topics include paleontology and stratigraphy of fossils, bone tissue engineering materials, cephalopods and marine biology, geology and paleoclimatology research, marine biology and environmental chemistry, and corrosion behavior and inhibition.

Wolfgang W. Schmahl has published frequently in several scientific journals, with a notable presence in:

  • Crystal Growth & Design
  • Crystals
  • Journal of Structural Biology
  • Scientific Reports
  • American Mineralogist

Recent publications by Schmahl include:

  • Orientation patterns of aragonitic crossed-lamellar, fibrous prismatic and myostracal microstructures of modern Glycymeris shells (2020) in Journal of Structural Biology
  • Sponges as bioindicators for microparticulate pollutants? (2020) in Environmental Pollution
  • Crystallization of struvite in a hydrothermal solution with and without calcium and carbonate ions (2020) in Chemosphere
  • Directing Effect of Bacterial Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) on Calcite Organization and EPS-Carbonate Composite Aggregate Formation (2020) in Crystal Growth & Design
  • Calcite crystal orientation patterns in the bilayers of laminated shells of benthic rotaliid foraminifera (2021) in Journal of Structural Biology

The scientist collaborates often with a group of frequent co-authors, including Erika Griesshaber, António Checa, Athanasius Priharyoto Bayuseno, Yustina M. Pusparizkita, and J. Jamari. The volume of collaborations with some of these co-authors reaches over 40 joint works, outlining a consistent cooperative research environment.

Best Publications

  • Mice deficient for the lysosomal proteinase cathepsin D exhibit progressive atrophy of the intestinal mucosa and profound destruction of lymphoid cells.

    P. Saftig;M. Hetman;W. Schmahl;K. Weber

  • High-resolution neutron powder diffractometer SPODI at research reactor FRM II

    Markus Hoelzel;Markus Hoelzel;Anatoliy Senyshyn;Anatoliy Senyshyn;N. Juenke;Hans Boysen

  • A critical analysis of calcium carbonate mesocrystals

    Yi-Yeoun Kim;Anna S. Schenk;Johannes Ihli;Alexander N. Kulak

  • Fracture mechanics and microstructure in NiTi shape memory alloys

    S. Gollerthan;M. L. Young;A. Baruj;J. Frenzel

  • Understanding the chemical and mineralogical properties of the inorganic portion of MSWI bottom ash.

    A. P. Bayuseno;Wolfgang W. Schmahl

  • Phase volume fractions and strain measurements in an ultrafine-grained NiTi shape-memory alloy during tensile loading

    M. L. Young;M. F. X. Wagner;J. Frenzel;Wolfgang W. Schmahl

  • Landau free energy and order parameter behaviour of theα/βphase transition in cristobalite

    Wolfgang W. Schmahl;I. P. Swainson;M. T. Dove;A. Graeme-Barber

  • Nano-FTIR chemical mapping of minerals in biological materials

    Sergiu Amarie;Paul Zaslansky;Yusuke Kajihara;Erika Griesshaber

  • Twin formation and structural modulations in orthorhombic and tetragonal YBa2(Cu1−xCox)3O7−δ

    Wolfgang W. Schmahl;A. Putnis;E. Salje;P. Freeman

  • On the influence of heterogeneous precipitation on martensitic transformations in a Ni-rich NiTi shape memory alloy

    Jafar Khalil-Allafi;Gunther Eggeler;A. Dlouhy;Wolfgang W. Schmahl

  • Alternative mechanisms for trafficking of lysosomal enzymes in mannose 6-phosphate receptor-deficient mice are cell type-specific.

    F. Dittmer;E.J. Ulbrich;A. Hafner;W. Schmahl

  • Influence of the ferroelastic twin domain structure on the {100} surface morphology of LaAlO3 HTSC substrates

    Stefan Bueble;Klaus Knorr;Eric Brecht;Wolfgang W Schmahl

  • Crystallographic texture and microstructure of terebratulide brachiopod shell calcite: An optimized materials design with hierarchical architecture

    Erika Griesshaber;Wolfgang W. Schmahl;Rolf Neuser;Thomas Pettke

  • Research potential and limitations of trace analyses of cremated remains.

    Michaela Harbeck;Ramona Schleuder;Julius Schneider;Ingrid Wiechmann

  • Characterization of MSWI fly ash through mineralogy and water extraction

    Athanasius P. Bayuseno;Wolfgang W. Schmahl

  • Neutron powder diffraction study of the åkermanite-gehlenite solid solution series

    Ian P. Swainson;Martin T. Dove;Wolfgang W. Schmahl;Wolfgang W. Schmahl;Andrew Putnis

  • A commensurate-incommensurate phase transition in iron-bearing åkermanites

    F. Seifert;M. Czank;B. Simons;W. Schmahl

  • Hydrothermal processing of MSWI Fly Ash-towards new stable minerals and fixation of heavy metals

    A. P. Bayuseno;Wolfgang W. Schmahl;Th. Müllejans

  • Dissolution kinetics of magnesite in acidic aqueous solution, a hydrothermal atomic force microscopy (HAFM) study: Step orientation and kink dynamics

    Guntram Jordan;Steven R Higgins;Carrick M Eggleston;Kevin G Knauss

  • Mechanical properties of modern calcite- (Mergerlia truncata) and phosphate-shelled brachiopods (Discradisca stella and Lingula anatina) determined by nanoindentation

    Casjen Merkel;Julia Deuschle;Erika Griesshaber;Susan Enders

  • Nano-FTIR chemical mapping of minerals in biological materials

    S. Amarie;F. Keilmann;P. Zaslansky;E. Griesshaber

Frequent Co-Authors

Erika Griesshaber
Erika Griesshaber Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Andreas Ziegler
Andreas Ziegler University of Ulm
Hartmut Fuess
Hartmut Fuess Technical University of Darmstadt
Adrian Immenhauser
Adrian Immenhauser Ruhr University Bochum
Gunther Eggeler
Gunther Eggeler Ruhr University Bochum
Vasileios Mavromatis
Vasileios Mavromatis Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Uwe Brand
Uwe Brand Brock University
Christoph Somsen
Christoph Somsen Ruhr University Bochum
Dieter Buhl
Dieter Buhl Ruhr University Bochum
Thomas Niendorf
Thomas Niendorf University of Kassel

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