The Clarivate Analytics ranking lists scientists who have been involved in several of the most cited publications in their field over the past decade. It includes publications that are among the top 1% most cited publications per field and year. This year, 6,868 researchers are on the Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) list, which identifies the world's most influential researchers based on citation counts. Among them are 363 people working in Germany. With thirteen researchers listed, TUD is once again one of the most strongly represented institutions nationwide.

Among Thomas Mikolajick's most cited articles are his publications on ferroelectricity in hafnium oxide. These include the review article The Fundamentals and Applications of Ferroelectric HfO₂, which was written on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the first publication on ferroelectricity in HfO₂ and describes both the fundamentals of materials science and possible component applications, the article Unveiling the Double-Well Energy Landscape in a Ferroelectric Layer, in which the S curve of a ferroelectric material was determined by measurement for the first time, and the article From Ferroelectric Material Optimization to Neuromorphic Devices, which shows how both artificial neural networks and neuromorphic systems (in this case, spiking neural networks) can be realized on the basis of the specific material effects in ferroelectric hafnium oxide and what the current state of research has achieved.

All papers considered by Clarivate can be found here.

About Thomas Mikolajick

Prof. Mikolajick has held the Chair of Nanoelectronics since 2009 and is the scientific director of TUD subsidiary NaMLab GmbH. The chair focuses on atomic layer processing and novel components using 2D materials. NaMLab researches materials for electronic components. His research interests in recent years have included ferroelectricity in hafnium oxide and reconfigurable devices based on nanowires. He is the (co-)author of more than 500 publications (current h-index of 89 according to Google Scholar) and (co-)inventor in more than 50 patent families.

[Excerpts from TU Dresden press release; A testament to the quality of cutting-edge research: 13 TUD researchers are among the most cited worldwide ]