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Alfons Baiker

Alfons Baiker

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Chemistry
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 124 413 369 10 9 1013 62902

Alfons Baiker publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Alfons Baiker between 1975 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Alfons Baiker published across 52 years, from 1975 to 2026, averaging 19.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 56 publications in 2009. 6 of the 1,029 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1975 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 56. Peak 56 publications in 2009. 1975: 1 publication 1976: 1 publication 1977: 4 publications 1978: 7 publications 1979: 6 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 4 publications 1982: 5 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 10 publications 1985: 13 publications 1986: 21 publications 1987: 16 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 19 publications 1990: 18 publications 1991: 24 publications 1992: 29 publications 1993: 22 publications 1994: 41 publications 1995: 54 publications 1996: 31 publications 1997: 43 publications 1998: 23 publications 1999: 43 publications 2000: 35 publications 2001: 36 publications 2002: 32 publications 2003: 35 publications 2004: 33 publications 2005: 49 publications 2006: 46 publications 2007: 48 publications 2008: 40 publications 2009: 56 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 21 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 8 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 5 publications 2026: 1 publication
1975 2026

1,029 publications in total across all disciplines

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Alfons Baiker: publications per year, 1975 to 2026
Year Publications
1975 1
1976 1
1977 4
1978 7
1979 6
1980 0
1981 4
1982 5
1983 5
1984 10
1985 13
1986 21
1987 16
1988 8
1989 19
1990 18
1991 24
1992 29
1993 22
1994 41
1995 54
1996 31
1997 43
1998 23
1999 43
2000 35
2001 36
2002 32
2003 35
2004 33
2005 49
2006 46
2007 48
2008 40
2009 56
2010 39
2011 29
2012 21
2013 9
2014 8
2015 10
2016 6
2017 5
2018 3
2019 6
2020 6
2021 11
2022 5
2023 4
2024 3
2025 5
2026 1
Total 1,029
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Alfons Baiker publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfons Baiker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 1,001–1,020 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,013 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29 1,013
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Alfons Baiker D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Alfons Baiker sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 98th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33 124
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Alfons Baiker is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their work spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Catalysis, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Inorganic Chemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics focus on catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, advanced photocatalysis techniques, catalysis for biomass conversion, zeolite catalysis and synthesis, as well as mesoporous materials and catalysis.

Among recent scientific publications are:

  • "Continuous dimethyl carbonate synthesis from CO2 and methanol over BixCe1−xOδ monoliths: Effect of bismuth doping on population of oxygen vacancies, activity, and reaction pathway" (2021), published in Nano Research
  • "Acidity enhancement through synergy of penta- and tetra-coordinated aluminum species in amorphous silica networks" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Pentacoordinated Aluminum Species: New Frontier for Tailoring Acidity-Enhanced Silica-Alumina Catalysts" (2020), published in Accounts of Chemical Research
  • "Green Synthesis of Dimethyl Carbonate from CO2 and Methanol: New Strategies and Industrial Perspective" (2022), published in Advanced Sustainable Systems
  • "Effect of the Configuration of Copper Oxide-Ceria Catalysts in NO Reduction with CO: Superior Performance of a Copper-Ceria Solid Solution" (2021), published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Alfons Baiker include Gao Li, Jun Huang, Yijiao Jiang, Zichun Wang, and Zhongkang Han. These collaborations indicate a consistent network of scientific partnerships.

The scientist's work has been published repeatedly in specific venues such as Nano Research, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, ChemCatChem, and Journal of Catalysis, reflecting a focus on chemical and materials engineering topics relevant to catalysis and nanomaterials.

Best Publications

  • Oxidation of Alcohols with Molecular Oxygen on Solid Catalysts

    Tamas Mallat;Alfons Baiker

  • A new hydrosol of gold clusters. 1. Formation and particle size variation

    Daniel G. Duff;Alfons Baiker;Peter P. Edwards

  • Supercritical Fluids in Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Alfons Baiker

  • Asymmetric catalysis at chiral metal surfaces.

    Mallat T;Orglmeister E;Baiker A

  • Oxidation of alcohols with molecular oxygen on platinum metal catalysts in aqueous solutions

    T. Mallat;A. Baiker

  • NOx Storage−Reduction Catalysis: From Mechanism and Materials Properties to Storage−Reduction Performance

    Sounak Roy;Alfons Baiker

  • Preparation of Supported Gold Catalysts for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation via “Size-Controlled” Gold Colloids

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Christoph Kiener;Clemens Wögerbauer;Alfons Baiker

  • Progress in asymmetric heterogeneous catalysis: Design of novel chirally modified platinum metal catalysts

    Alfons Baiker

  • Temperature-Programmed Reduction. Parametric Sensitivity and Estimation of Kinetic Parameters

    Daniele A.M. Monti;Alfons Baiker

  • Titania-Silica Mixed Oxides: I. Influence of Sol-Gel and Drying Conditions on Structural Properties

    D.C.M. Dutoit;M. Schneider;A. Baiker

  • Comparative study of Au/TiO2 and Au/ZrO2 catalysts for low-temperature CO oxidation

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Marek Maciejewski;Olav Sven Becker;Patrizia Fabrizioli

  • Recent Progress in Heterogeneous Asymmetric Hydrogenation of C═O and C═C Bonds on Supported Noble Metal Catalysts

    Fabian Meemken;Alfons Baiker

  • Ionic liquids and dense carbon dioxide: a beneficial biphasic system for catalysis.

    Fabian Jutz;Jean-Michel Andanson;Alfons Baiker

  • Aerosol flame synthesis of catalysts

    Reto Strobel;Alfons Baiker;Sotiris E. Pratsinis

  • Flame-made WO3/TiO2 nanoparticles: Relation between surface acidity, structure and photocatalytic activity

    Kranthi K. Akurati;Andri Vital;Jean-Philippe Dellemann;Katarzyna Michalow

  • Gold/Titania Interfaces and Their Role in Carbon Monoxide Oxidation

    Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt;Alfons Baiker

  • Mixed-Linker Metal-Organic Frameworks as Catalysts for the Synthesis of Propylene Carbonate from Propylene Oxide and CO2

    Wolfgang Kleist;Fabian Jutz;Marek Maciejewski;Alfons Baiker

  • Conformational Behavior of Cinchonidine in Different Solvents: A Combined NMR and ab Initio Investigation

    Thomas Bürgi and;Alfons Baiker

  • Titania Silica Mixed Oxides: II. Catalytic Behavior in Olefin Epoxidation

    R. Hutter;T. Mallat;A. Baiker

  • Aerogels in catalysis

    Michael Schneider;Alfons Baiker

Frequent Co-Authors

Tamas Mallat
Tamas Mallat École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt
Jan-Dierk Grunwaldt Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Davide Ferri
Davide Ferri Paul Scherrer Institute
Thomas Bürgi
Thomas Bürgi University of Geneva
Atsushi Urakawa
Atsushi Urakawa Delft University of Technology
Frank Krumeich
Frank Krumeich ETH Zurich
Yijiao Jiang
Yijiao Jiang Macquarie University
Jun Huang
Jun Huang University of Sydney

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