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Aldo Steinfeld

Aldo Steinfeld

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Switzerland
2026
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Engineering and Technology
Switzerland
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 102 57 55 4 4 529 36426

Aldo Steinfeld publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Aldo Steinfeld between 1974 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Aldo Steinfeld published across 51 years, from 1974 to 2024, averaging 13.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 67 publications in 2017. 18 of the 711 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 67. Peak 67 publications in 2017. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 5 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 3 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 8 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 8 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 16 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 14 publications 2004: 18 publications 2005: 26 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 23 publications 2008: 27 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 35 publications 2012: 41 publications 2013: 31 publications 2014: 39 publications 2015: 42 publications 2016: 26 publications 2017: 67 publications 2018: 20 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 6 publications
1974 2024

711 publications in total across all disciplines

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Aldo Steinfeld: publications per year, 1974 to 2024
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 1
1976 0
1977 1
1978 0
1979 5
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 3
1984 3
1985 1
1986 2
1987 8
1988 6
1989 0
1990 3
1991 4
1992 2
1993 6
1994 5
1995 8
1996 9
1997 8
1998 9
1999 16
2000 9
2001 9
2002 7
2003 14
2004 18
2005 26
2006 25
2007 23
2008 27
2009 33
2010 39
2011 35
2012 41
2013 31
2014 39
2015 42
2016 26
2017 67
2018 20
2019 21
2020 10
2021 24
2022 6
2023 12
2024 6
Total 711
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Aldo Steinfeld publication distribution in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aldo Steinfeld sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 47–56 to 659+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 155. Most scientists, 155, have 147–156 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 527–536 publications, is where this scientist sits. 47–56 publications: 10 scientists 57–66 publications: 23 scientists 67–76 publications: 32 scientists 77–86 publications: 62 scientists 87–96 publications: 67 scientists 97–106 publications: 91 scientists 107–116 publications: 113 scientists 117–126 publications: 115 scientists 127–136 publications: 130 scientists 137–146 publications: 140 scientists 147–156 publications: 155 scientists 157–166 publications: 132 scientists 167–176 publications: 133 scientists 177–186 publications: 130 scientists 187–196 publications: 140 scientists 197–206 publications: 115 scientists 207–216 publications: 125 scientists 217–226 publications: 117 scientists 227–236 publications: 99 scientists 237–246 publications: 92 scientists 247–256 publications: 100 scientists 257–266 publications: 95 scientists 267–276 publications: 88 scientists 277–286 publications: 77 scientists 287–296 publications: 74 scientists 297–306 publications: 74 scientists 307–316 publications: 62 scientists 317–326 publications: 70 scientists 327–336 publications: 59 scientists 337–346 publications: 58 scientists 347–356 publications: 45 scientists 357–366 publications: 44 scientists 367–376 publications: 36 scientists 377–386 publications: 41 scientists 387–396 publications: 32 scientists 397–406 publications: 23 scientists 407–416 publications: 28 scientists 417–426 publications: 27 scientists 427–436 publications: 25 scientists 437–446 publications: 23 scientists 447–456 publications: 23 scientists 457–466 publications: 20 scientists 467–476 publications: 12 scientists 477–486 publications: 24 scientists 487–496 publications: 18 scientists 497–506 publications: 12 scientists 507–516 publications: 13 scientists 517–526 publications: 21 scientists 527–536 publications: 12 scientists 537–546 publications: 8 scientists 547–556 publications: 16 scientists 557–566 publications: 3 scientists 567–576 publications: 11 scientists 577–586 publications: 6 scientists 587–596 publications: 5 scientists 597–606 publications: 6 scientists 607–616 publications: 7 scientists 617–626 publications: 7 scientists 627–636 publications: 10 scientists 637–646 publications: 4 scientists 647–656 publications: 3 scientists 657–658 publications: 2 scientists 659+ publications: 100 scientists
47–56 publications 659+

This scientist: 529 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 659 publications or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
47–56 10
57–66 23
67–76 32
77–86 62
87–96 67
97–106 91
107–116 113
117–126 115
127–136 130
137–146 140
147–156 155
157–166 132
167–176 133
177–186 130
187–196 140
197–206 115
207–216 125
217–226 117
227–236 99
237–246 92
247–256 100
257–266 95
267–276 88
277–286 77
287–296 74
297–306 74
307–316 62
317–326 70
327–336 59
337–346 58
347–356 45
357–366 44
367–376 36
377–386 41
387–396 32
397–406 23
407–416 28
417–426 27
427–436 25
437–446 23
447–456 23
457–466 20
467–476 12
477–486 24
487–496 18
497–506 12
507–516 13
517–526 21
527–536 12 529
537–546 8
547–556 16
557–566 3
567–576 11
577–586 6
587–596 5
597–606 6
607–616 7
617–626 7
627–636 10
637–646 4
647–656 3
657–658 2
659+ 100
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Aldo Steinfeld D-index placement in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aldo Steinfeld sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 93+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 189. Most scientists, 189, have 34 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 93+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 83 scientists 31 D-Index: 113 scientists 32 D-Index: 144 scientists 33 D-Index: 153 scientists 34 D-Index: 189 scientists 35 D-Index: 158 scientists 36 D-Index: 139 scientists 37 D-Index: 127 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 126 scientists 40 D-Index: 104 scientists 41 D-Index: 100 scientists 42 D-Index: 107 scientists 43 D-Index: 101 scientists 44 D-Index: 103 scientists 45 D-Index: 79 scientists 46 D-Index: 88 scientists 47 D-Index: 70 scientists 48 D-Index: 83 scientists 49 D-Index: 44 scientists 50 D-Index: 64 scientists 51 D-Index: 56 scientists 52 D-Index: 50 scientists 53 D-Index: 48 scientists 54 D-Index: 58 scientists 55 D-Index: 52 scientists 56 D-Index: 48 scientists 57 D-Index: 42 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 42 scientists 60 D-Index: 37 scientists 61 D-Index: 42 scientists 62 D-Index: 44 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 33 scientists 65 D-Index: 29 scientists 66 D-Index: 23 scientists 67 D-Index: 29 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 19 scientists 70 D-Index: 34 scientists 71 D-Index: 26 scientists 72 D-Index: 19 scientists 73 D-Index: 18 scientists 74 D-Index: 19 scientists 75 D-Index: 14 scientists 76 D-Index: 19 scientists 77 D-Index: 8 scientists 78 D-Index: 18 scientists 79 D-Index: 16 scientists 80 D-Index: 12 scientists 81 D-Index: 17 scientists 82 D-Index: 11 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 7 scientists 85 D-Index: 9 scientists 86 D-Index: 8 scientists 87 D-Index: 6 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 10 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 4 scientists 93+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 93+

This scientist: 102 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 93 D-Index or more.

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Number of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,445 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 83
31 113
32 144
33 153
34 189
35 158
36 139
37 127
38 130
39 126
40 104
41 100
42 107
43 101
44 103
45 79
46 88
47 70
48 83
49 44
50 64
51 56
52 50
53 48
54 58
55 52
56 48
57 42
58 34
59 42
60 37
61 42
62 44
63 22
64 33
65 29
66 23
67 29
68 24
69 19
70 34
71 26
72 19
73 18
74 19
75 14
76 19
77 8
78 18
79 16
80 12
81 17
82 11
83 16
84 7
85 9
86 8
87 6
88 6
89 7
90 10
91 4
92 4
93+ 100 102
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2013 - Heat Transfer Memorial Award, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Overview

Aldo Steinfeld is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, specializing in engineering and materials science with a strong focus on chemical engineering. Their scholarly work is distributed across several related subfields, including biomedical engineering, materials chemistry, catalysis, mechanical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their research interests primarily encompass chemical looping and thermochemical processes, catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, catalysts for methane reforming, carbon dioxide capture technologies, advancements in solid oxide fuel cells, and solar thermal and photovoltaic systems.

Steinfeld has contributed to numerous publications, frequently collaborating with researchers such as Brendan Bulfin, J. Madhusudhan Naik, Greta R. Patzke, Mario Zuber, and Sebastian Sas Brunser.

They have published in a variety of scientific venues, with repeated appearances in the Chemical Engineering Journal, Frontiers in Energy Research, SSRN Electronic Journal, The Cambridge Structural Database, and Solar Energy.

Their recent papers include:

  • Drop-in fuels from sunlight and air, 2021, Nature
  • A solar tower fuel plant for the thermochemical production of kerosene from H2O and CO2, 2022, Joule
  • Is your smart city inclusive? Evaluating proposals from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Smart City Challenge, 2021, Sustainable Cities and Society
  • Experimental testing of a solar air cavity-receiver with reticulated porous ceramic absorbers for thermal processing at above 1000 °C, 2020, Solar Energy
  • High-Temperature Thermochemical Heat Storage via the CuO/Cu2O Redox Cycle: From Material Synthesis to Packed-Bed Reactor Engineering and Cyclic Operation, 2020, Energy & Fuels

Steinfeld's research output has garnered recognition through awards including the Heat Transfer Memorial Award given by The American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2013 and being named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Solar thermochemical production of hydrogen--a review

    Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Solar hydrogen production via a two-step water-splitting thermochemical cycle based on Zn/ZnO redox reactions

    A. Steinfeld;A. Steinfeld

  • Concentrating solar thermal power and thermochemical fuels

    Manuel Romero;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Syngas production by simultaneous splitting of H2O and CO2via ceria redox reactions in a high-temperature solar reactor

    Philipp Furler;Jonathan R. Scheffe;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Solar Thermochemical Process Technology

    Aldo Steinfeld;Robert Palumbo

  • Solar thermochemical splitting of CO2 into separate streams of CO and O2 with high selectivity, stability, conversion, and efficiency

    Daniel Marxer;Philipp Furler;Michael Takacs;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Amine-Based Nanofibrillated Cellulose As Adsorbent for CO2 Capture from Air

    Christoph Gebald;Christoph Gebald;Jan Andre Wurzbacher;Philippe Tingaut;Tanja Zimmermann

  • High-temperature thermal storage using a packed bed of rocks - Heat transfer analysis and experimental validation

    Markus Hänchen;Sarah Brückner;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Solar Thermochemical CO2 Splitting Utilizing a Reticulated Porous Ceria Redox System

    Philipp Furler;Jonathan Scheffe;Michael Gorbar;Louis Moes

  • Packed-bed thermal storage for concentrated solar power: Pilot-scale demonstration and industrial-scale design

    Giw Zanganeh;Andrea Pedretti;Simone Zavattoni;Maurizio Barbato

  • Oxygen exchange materials for solar thermochemical splitting of H2O and CO2: a review

    Jonathan R. Scheffe;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Lanthanum–Strontium–Manganese Perovskites as Redox Materials for Solar Thermochemical Splitting of H2O and CO2

    Jonathan R. Scheffe;David Weibel;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Drop-in Fuels from Sunlight and Air.

    Remo Schäppi;David Rutz;Fabian Dähler;Alexander Muroyama

  • Solar-processed metals as clean energy carriers and water-splitters

    A. Steinfeld;P. Kuhn;A. Reller;R. Palumbo

  • Production of solar hydrogen by a novel, 2-step, water-splitting thermochemical cycle

    Yutaka Tamaura;Aldo Steinfeld;Peter Kuhn;Köbi Ehrensberger

  • DESIGN ASPECTS OF SOLAR THERMOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING—A CASE STUDY: TWO-STEP WATER-SPLITTING CYCLE USING THE Fe3O4/FeO REDOX SYSTEM

    A. Steinfeld;S. Sanders;R. Palumbo

  • Optimum aperture size and operating temperature of a solar cavity-receiver

    Aldo Steinfeld;Markus Schubnell

  • CO2 capture from atmospheric air via consecutive CaO-carbonation and CaCO3-calcination cycles in a fluidized-bed solar reactor

    V. Nikulshina;C. Gebald;A. Steinfeld;A. Steinfeld

  • A Novel 50kW 11,000 suns High-Flux Solar Simulator Based on an Array of Xenon Arc Lamps

    Joerg Petrasch;Patrick Coray;Anton Meier;Max Brack

  • Thermodynamic Analysis of Cerium-Based Oxides for Solar Thermochemical Fuel Production

    Jonathan R. Scheffe;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Solar-driven gasification of carbonaceous feedstock-a review

    Nicolas Piatkowski;Christian Wieckert;Alan W. Weimer;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

  • Separation of CO2 from air by temperature-vacuum swing adsorption using diamine-functionalized silica gel

    Jan Andre Wurzbacher;Christoph Gebald;Christoph Gebald;Aldo Steinfeld;Aldo Steinfeld

Frequent Co-Authors

Wojciech Lipiński
Wojciech Lipiński Australian National University
Sophia Haussener
Sophia Haussener École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Anke Weidenkaff
Anke Weidenkaff Technische Universität Darmstadt
Maria Elena Galvez
Maria Elena Galvez Universidad de Zaragoza
Manuel Romero
Manuel Romero Energy Institute
Alan W. Weimer
Alan W. Weimer University of Colorado Boulder
Martin Schneebeli
Martin Schneebeli WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF
Martin Roeb
Martin Roeb German Aerospace Center
Christian Sattler
Christian Sattler German Aerospace Center
Greta R. Patzke
Greta R. Patzke University of Zurich

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