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Alfons Baiker

Alfons Baiker

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Chemistry
Switzerland
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
124
Citations
62902
World Ranking
413
National Ranking
10

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.

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61 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.

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.

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 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.

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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