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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 109 718 683 42 39 796 52713
Chemistry 109 828 729 63 59 875 53010

Andreas Hirsch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andreas Hirsch between 1989 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andreas Hirsch published across 38 years, from 1989 to 2026, averaging 25.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 84 publications in 2008. 31 of the 964 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60 80
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1989 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 84. Peak 84 publications in 2008. 1989: 1 publication 1990: 4 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 21 publications 1998: 15 publications 1999: 15 publications 2000: 28 publications 2001: 35 publications 2002: 28 publications 2003: 29 publications 2004: 31 publications 2005: 29 publications 2006: 25 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 84 publications 2009: 28 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 29 publications 2014: 28 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 32 publications 2018: 33 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 41 publications 2021: 38 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 26 publications 2025: 29 publications 2026: 2 publications
1989 2026

964 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andreas Hirsch: publications per year, 1989 to 2026
Year Publications
1989 1
1990 4
1991 7
1992 9
1993 15
1994 15
1995 15
1996 14
1997 21
1998 15
1999 15
2000 28
2001 35
2002 28
2003 29
2004 31
2005 29
2006 25
2007 29
2008 84
2009 28
2010 37
2011 31
2012 23
2013 29
2014 28
2015 26
2016 28
2017 32
2018 33
2019 31
2020 41
2021 38
2022 25
2023 28
2024 26
2025 29
2026 2
Total 964
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Andreas Hirsch publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andreas Hirsch sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 790–809 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 796 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38 796
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Andreas Hirsch D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

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

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 108–109 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 109 D-Index — 94th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57 109
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Andreas Hirsch is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in materials science and engineering. Their research primarily focuses on areas such as materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, and organic chemistry, with additional work in biomedical engineering, and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Graphene research and applications
  • 2D materials and applications
  • Fullerene chemistry and applications
  • Molecular junctions and nanostructures
  • Porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry
  • Carbon nanotubes in composites
  • Graphene and nanomaterials applications

They have published frequently in several scientific journals and venues such as:

  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Advanced Materials Interfaces

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Andreas Hirsch include:

  • Production and processing of graphene and related materials, 2020, 2D Materials
  • Evolution of Graphene Patterning: From Dimension Regulation to Molecular Engineering, 2021, Advanced Materials
  • Perylene diimide-based chemosensors emerging in recent years: From design to sensing, 2021, TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
  • Mechanical cleaning of graphene using in situ electron microscopy, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Dynamic Covalent Formation of Concave Disulfide Macrocycles Mechanically Interlocked with Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Among frequent co-authors collaborating with Andreas Hirsch are:

  • Frank Hauke
  • Gonzalo Abellán
  • Tao Wei
  • Dirk M. Guldi
  • Vicent Lloret

Best Publications

  • Functionalization of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

    Andreas Hirsch

  • Organic functionalization of carbon nanotubes

    Vasilios Georgakilas;Konstantinos Kordatos;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi

  • The era of carbon allotropes

    Andreas Hirsch

  • Molecular design of strong single-wall carbon nanotube/polyelectrolyte multilayer composites

    Arif A. Mamedov;Nicholas A. Kotov;Maurizio Prato;Dirk M. Guldi

  • Liquid exfoliation of solvent-stabilized few-layer black phosphorus for applications beyond electronics

    Damien Hanlon;Claudia Backes;Evie Doherty;Clotilde S Cucinotta

  • Chemistry with graphene and graphene oxide-challenges for synthetic chemists.

    Siegfried Eigler;Andreas Hirsch

  • Sidewall Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes This work was supported by the European Union under the 5th Framework Research Training Network 1999, HPRNT 1999-00011 FUNCARS.

    Michael Holzinger;Otto Vostrowsky;Andreas Hirsch;Frank Hennrich

  • Fullerenes : chemistry and reactions

    Andreas Hirsch;Michael Brettreich

  • Covalent bulk functionalization of graphene

    Jan M. Englert;Christoph Dotzer;Guang Yang;Martin Schmid

  • A generic interface to reduce the efficiency-stability-cost gap of perovskite solar cells

    Yi Hou;Xiaoyan Du;Simon Scheiner;David P. McMeekin

  • Spherical aromaticity of fullerenes.

    Michael Bühl;Andreas Hirsch

  • Functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes with (R-)oxycarbonyl nitrenes.

    Michael Holzinger;Juergen Abraham;Paul Whelan;Ralf Graupner

  • The chemistry of the fullerenes

    Andreas Hirsch

  • Fullerene Chemistry in Three Dimensions: Isolation of Seven Regioisomeric Bisadducts and Chiral Trisadducts of C60 and Di(ethoxycarbonyl)methylene

    Andreas Hirsch;Iris Lamparth;Heinrich R. Karfunkel

  • Visualization of defect densities in reduced graphene oxide

    Siegfried Eigler;Christoph Dotzer;Andreas Hirsch

  • Wet Chemical Synthesis of Graphene

    Siegfried Eigler;Michael Enzelberger-Heim;Stefan Grimm;Philipp Hofmann

  • Spherical Aromaticity inIh Symmetrical Fullerenes: The 2(N+1)2 Rule

    Andreas Hirsch;Zhongfang Chen;Haijun Jiao

  • Production and processing of graphene and related materials

    Claudia Backes;Claudia Backes;Amr M Abdelkader;Concepción Alonso;Amandine Andrieux-Ledier

  • Regiochemistry of Multiple Additions to the Fullerene Core: Synthesis of a Th-Symmetric Hexakis adduct of C60 with Bis(ethoxycarbonyl)methylene

    Andreas Hirsch;Iris Lamparth;Thomas Groesser;Heinrich R. Karfunkel

  • Few‐Layer Antimonene by Liquid‐Phase Exfoliation

    Carlos Gibaja;David Rodriguez-San-Miguel;David Rodriguez-San-Miguel;Pablo Ares;Julio Gómez-Herrero

  • Organic Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes

    Dimitrios Tasis;Nikos Tagmatarchis;Vasilios Georgakilas;Davide Pantarotto

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank Hauke
Frank Hauke University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dirk M. Guldi
Dirk M. Guldi University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Claudia Backes
Claudia Backes Heidelberg University
Zhongfang Chen
Zhongfang Chen University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras
Marcus Halik
Marcus Halik University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste
Frank Hampel
Frank Hampel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Christoph Böttcher
Christoph Böttcher Freie Universität Berlin
Walter Thiel
Walter Thiel Max Planck Society
Erdmann Spiecker
Erdmann Spiecker University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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