Ralf Riedel

28.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
588 papers, 23.9k citations indexed

About

Ralf Riedel is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Ceramics and Composites and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Riedel has authored 588 papers receiving a total of 23.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 341 papers in Materials Chemistry, 321 papers in Ceramics and Composites and 204 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Ralf Riedel's work include Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (318 papers), Advanced materials and composites (174 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (104 papers). Ralf Riedel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced ceramic materials synthesis (318 papers), Advanced materials and composites (174 papers) and MXene and MAX Phase Materials (104 papers). Ralf Riedel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and United States. Ralf Riedel's co-authors include Emanuel Ionescu, Gabriela Mera, Gian Domenico Sorarù, Magdalena Graczyk‐Zając, Hans‐Joachim Kleebe, Claudia Fasel, Paolo Colombo, Aleksander Gurlo, Edwin Kroke and Zhaoju Yu and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Riedel

577 papers receiving 23.5k citations

Hit Papers

Polymer‐Derived Ceramics:... 1996 2026 2006 2016 2010 1996 1999 2019 2021 500 1000 1.5k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Polymer‐Derived Ceramics: 40 Years of Research and Innovation in Advanced Ceramics
    2010 1.6k citations Paolo Colombo, Ralf Riedel et al. Journal of the American Ceramic Society profile →
  2. A silicoboron carbonitride ceramic stable to 2,000°C
    1996 626 citations Ralf Riedel et al. profile →
  3. Synthesis of cubic silicon nitride
    1999 530 citations Ralf Riedel et al. profile →
  4. The fate and role of in situ formed carbon in polymer-derived ceramics
    2019 362 citations Zhaoju Yu, Ralf Riedel et al. profile →
  5. Micro/nano multiscale reinforcing strategies toward extreme high-temperature applications: Take carbon/carbon composites and their coatings as the examples
    2021 204 citations Ralf Riedel et al. profile →
  6. Materials design of silicon based ceramic coatings for high temperature oxidation protection
    2025 65 citations Jia Sun, Ralf Riedel et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ralf Riedel 14.0k 11.2k 6.9k 6.4k 3.8k 588 23.9k
Yoshio Sakka 14.3k 1.0× 7.3k 0.7× 6.4k 0.9× 6.0k 0.9× 2.3k 0.6× 715 21.7k
Fritz Aldinger 11.1k 0.8× 7.1k 0.6× 6.0k 0.9× 3.1k 0.5× 2.0k 0.5× 504 16.5k
Koichi Niihara 10.4k 0.7× 8.5k 0.8× 8.1k 1.2× 3.5k 0.5× 998 0.3× 605 19.3k
Yanchun Zhou 18.6k 1.3× 8.7k 0.8× 11.8k 1.7× 3.2k 0.5× 1.4k 0.4× 486 22.6k
Masahiro Yoshimura 14.7k 1.0× 3.5k 0.3× 3.2k 0.5× 5.3k 0.8× 2.2k 0.6× 573 22.4k
J. Eckert 27.6k 2.0× 9.2k 0.8× 43.9k 6.3× 5.6k 0.9× 6.6k 1.7× 1.5k 56.5k
Naiqin Zhao 12.0k 0.9× 2.1k 0.2× 7.2k 1.0× 15.1k 2.3× 8.6k 2.3× 522 28.4k
Gary L. Messing 9.8k 0.7× 5.6k 0.5× 3.2k 0.5× 5.4k 0.8× 2.1k 0.6× 277 14.6k
Wei Pan 10.2k 0.7× 3.0k 0.3× 3.0k 0.4× 4.1k 0.6× 2.1k 0.5× 518 15.2k
C. Suryanarayana 10.3k 0.7× 3.3k 0.3× 13.5k 1.9× 1.7k 0.3× 1.7k 0.4× 298 18.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Li, Wei, Shuailing Ma, Marc Widenmeyer, et al.. (2024). High‐Pressure Synthesis of Amorphous Si3N4 and SiBN‐Based Monoliths without Sintering Additives. Advanced Engineering Materials. 26(16). 2 indexed citations
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Niu, Zibo, Daxin Li, Dechang Jia, et al.. (2024). Heterogeneous oxidation involving different atomic clusters in sintering-free amorphous SiBCN ceramic with MA@PDC-SiBCN structure. Composites Part B Engineering. 288. 111903–111903. 1 indexed citations
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Luan, Xingang, et al.. (2024). Preparation of CNTs-HfB2-SiBCN ceramic composite coatings with adjusted electrical conductivity. Sensors and Actuators A Physical. 367. 115033–115033. 1 indexed citations
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Li, Daxin, Bingzhu Wang, Zhihua Yang, et al.. (2024). Novel C sf/SiBCN composites prepared by densifying C sf/MA-SiBCN with the PIP process: Oxidation behavior and damage mechanism. Journal of Advanced Ceramics. 13(5). 666–678. 13 indexed citations
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Niu, Zibo, Daxin Li, Dechang Jia, et al.. (2024). Three-dimensional PDC-SiBCN network in MA-SiBCN ceramics: Toughening-reinforcing effect and oxidation barrier. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 45(4). 117053–117053. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Daxin, Wenjiu Duan, Zhihua Yang, et al.. (2024). Comparative study on the oxidation behavior of Si2BC3N/Ta4HfC5 ceramics at 1000 °C and 1500 °C: Microstructural evolution and kinetics consideration. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 44(10). 5516–5527. 4 indexed citations
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Guo, Jing, Ruijuan Yan, Wei Li, et al.. (2024). Cold sintering process: A green route to fabricate thermoelectrics. Journal of Advanced Ceramics. 13(11). 1697–1712. 5 indexed citations
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Yu, Zhaoju, Zhenyue Wang, Xichao Dong, et al.. (2023). Liquid single-source-precursor synthesis and phase evolution of SiC-HfC-C ceramics nanocomposites with core-shell structured SiC@C and HfC@C nanoparticles. Open Ceramics. 15. 100430–100430. 2 indexed citations
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Graczyk‐Zając, Magdalena, et al.. (2023). On the Reversible Sodium Plating/stripping Reaction in Porous SiCN(O) Ceramic: A Feasibility Study. Batteries & Supercaps. 6(3). 1 indexed citations
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Liu, Yuchen, Yu Zhou, Dechang Jia, et al.. (2023). Composition-dependent structural characteristics and mechanical properties of amorphous SiBCN ceramics by ab-initio calculations. Journal of Advanced Ceramics. 12(5). 984–1000. 8 indexed citations
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Li, Wei, Marc Widenmeyer, Jiongjie Liu, et al.. (2023). Phase evolution and oxidation resistance of Si3N4/HfB2/HfB C N1–– ceramic nanocomposites prepared from tailored preceramic polymers. Ceramics International. 49(21). 34164–34172. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Xingmin, Hongjing Wu, Qian Zhou, et al.. (2023). Structural Electromagnetic Absorber Based on MoS2/PyC‐Al2O3 Ceramic Metamaterials. Small. 19(33). e2300664–e2300664. 25 indexed citations
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Liu, Jiongjie, Chuanmu Tian, Zhaoju Yu, et al.. (2023). Polymer-derived SiOC ceramics: A potential catalyst support controlled by the sintering temperature and carbon content. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 43(8). 3191–3200. 14 indexed citations
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Ruzimuradov, Olim, et al.. (2023). Facile tailoring of photoluminescence properties of surface-modified TiO2 nanocrystals. Materials Today Communications. 35. 106233–106233. 4 indexed citations
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Niu, Zibo, Daxin Li, Dechang Jia, et al.. (2023). Comparative study on the microstructure evolution and crystallization behavior of precursor-derived and mechanical alloying derived SiBCN. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 44(2). 668–678. 11 indexed citations
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Li, Ming‐Xing, Ran Mo, Jie Zhou, et al.. (2023). Microstructure control of porous Si3N4 whisker scaffolds by in-situ carbothermal reduction and nitridation reaction. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 43(16). 7354–7362. 6 indexed citations
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Li, Yao, Wenqiang Yang, Shixiang Zhou, et al.. (2023). Top-down parametrization-design of orientation-reinforced SiOC-based perfect metamaterial microwave absorber with wide-temperature adaptability. Acta Materialia. 249. 118803–118803. 44 indexed citations
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Ruzimuradov, Olim, Shavkat Mamatkulov, Isabel Gonzalo‐Juan, et al.. (2023). Structural and optical properties of sol-gel synthesized TiO2 nanocrystals: Effect of Ni and Cr (co)doping. Optical Materials. 143. 114203–114203. 14 indexed citations
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Alamdari, Sanaz, Omid Mirzaee, Majid Jafar Tafreshi, & Ralf Riedel. (2023). Immobilization of ZnO:Ga nanocrystals in a polystyrene/cellulose matrix: A novel hybrid nanocomposite photocatalyst for future photo energy application. Composites Part B Engineering. 265. 110934–110934. 18 indexed citations
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Feng, Yao, Zhaoju Yu, & Ralf Riedel. (2019). Enhanced hydrogen evolution reaction catalyzed by carbon‐rich Mo 4.8 Si 3 C 0.6 /C/SiC nanocomposites via a PDC approach. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 103(2). 1385–1395. 17 indexed citations

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