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Christian Näther

Christian Näther

Kiel University
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
70
Citations
17881
World Ranking
5834
National Ranking
429

Christian Näther 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 Christian Näther sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 979 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.

Christian Näther 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 Christian Näther sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 70 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Christian Näther is affiliated with Kiel University in Germany and has a significant research footprint in the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. With a strong focus on Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry, their work spans various subfields including Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, and Organic Chemistry. Näther's research also touches on Oncology in a smaller capacity.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and the synthesis and applications of metal-organic frameworks. Other notable research interests include magnetism in coordination complexes, crystal structures of chemical compounds, metal complexes synthesis and properties, and the synthesis and applications of polyoxometalates.

Christian Näther's recent publications demonstrate a focus on coordination polymers, magnetic properties, and paramagnetic NMR spectroscopy. Some of the notable papers include:

  • Efficient Conversion of Light to Chemical Energy: Directional, Chiral Photoswitches with Very High Quantum Yields, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Room-Temperature Bistability in a Ni-Fe Chain: Electron Transfer Controlled by Temperature, Pressure, Light, and Humidity, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Variation of the Chain Geometry in Isomeric 1D Co(NCS)2 Coordination Polymers and Their Influence on the Magnetic Properties, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • A Paramagnetic NMR Spectroscopy Toolbox for the Characterisation of Paramagnetic/Spin-Crossover Coordination Complexes and Metal-Organic Cages, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Spin Transition of an Iron(II) Organoborate Complex in Different Polymorphs and in Vacuum-Deposited Thin Films: Influence of Cooperativity, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry

Their frequent co-authors reflect collaborations with researchers active in related fields, mainly:

  • Wolfgang Bensch
  • Inke Jeß
  • Felix Tuczek
  • Tobias A. Engesser
  • Sebastian Mangelsen

Christian Näther's work appears regularly in several scientific publication venues. Frequent outlets for their research include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Acta Crystallographica Section E Crystallographic Communications
  • Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Dalton Transactions

Best Publications

  • Highly efficient reversible Z-E photoisomerization of a bridged azobenzene with visible light through resolved S(1)(n pi*) absorption bands.

    Ron Siewertsen;Hendrikje Neumann;Bengt Buchheim-Stehn;Rainer Herges

  • Self‐Assembly of 2,8,14,20‐Tetraisobutyl‐5,11,17,23‐tetrahydroxyresorc[4]arene

    Thorsten Gerkensmeier;Waldemar Iwanek;Ceno Agena;Roland Fröhlich

  • Light-Induced Spin Change by Photodissociable External Ligands: A New Principle for Magnetic Switching of Molecules

    Steffen Thies;Hanno Sell;Christian Schütt;Claudia Bornholdt

  • DISTORTED MOLECULES : PERTURBATION DESIGN, PREPARATION AND STRUCTURES

    Hans Bock;Klaus Ruppert;Christian Näther;Zdenek Havlas

  • Spectroscopic Properties and Electronic Structure of Five- and Six-Coordinate Iron(II) Porphyrin NO Complexes: Effect of the Axial N-Donor Ligand

    V. K. K. Praneeth;Christian Näther;Gerhard Peters;Nicolai Lehnert

  • On the Incorporation of Transition Metal Atoms into Thiostannates: Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Spectroscopic Properties of [Ni(en)3]2Sn2S6, [Ni(dap)3]2Sn2S6 · 2 H2O, [Co(tren)]2Sn2S6, and [Ni(tren)]2Sn2S6

    Malte Behrens;Sandra Scherb;Christian Näther;Wolfgang Bensch

  • Electronic structure of six-coordinate iron(III)-porphyrin NO adducts: the elusive iron(III)-NO(radical) state and its influence on the properties of these complexes.

    V. K. K. Praneeth;Florian Paulat;Timothy C. Berto;Serena DeBeer George

  • Photoswitchable Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast by Improved Light-Driven Coordination-Induced Spin State Switch

    Marcel Dommaschk;Morten Peters;Florian Gutzeit;Christian Schütt

  • Solid-state transformation of [Co(NCS)2(pyridine)4] into [Co(NCS)2(pyridine)2]n: from Curie–Weiss paramagnetism to single chain magnetic behaviour

    Jan Boeckmann;Christian Näther

  • Coordination‐Induced Spin Crossover (CISCO) through Axial Bonding of Substituted Pyridines to Nickel–Porphyrins: σ‐Donor versus π‐Acceptor Effects

    Steffen Thies;Claudia Bornholdt;Felix Köhler;Frank D. Sönnichsen

  • Synthesis and properties of the first mobius annulenes

    Dariush Ajami;Kirsten Hess;Felix Köhler;Christian Näther

  • Quantum chemistry-based analysis of the vibrational spectra of five-coordinate metalloporphyrins [M(TPP)Cl].

    Florian Paulat;V. K. K. Praneeth;Christian Näther;Nicolai Lehnert

  • Photoswitchable Azoheterocycles via Coupling of Lithiated Imidazoles with Benzenediazonium Salts

    Thore Wendler;Christian Schütt;Christian Näther;Rainer Herges

  • Four New Thioantimonates(III) with the General Formula [TM(tren)]Sb4S7 (TM = Mn, Fe, Co, Zn) with the Transition Metal as Part of a Thioantimonate(III) Network Synthesized under Solvothermal Conditions and Tuning of the Optical Band Gap by the Transition Metal Cation†

    Michael Schaefer;Ralph Stähler;Wolff‐Ragnar Kiebach;Christian Näther

  • Coexistence of metamagnetism and slow relaxation of the magnetization in a cobalt thiocyanate 2D coordination network.

    S. Wöhlert;J. Boeckmann;M. Wriedt;Christian Näther

  • Metamagnetism and long range ordering in μ -1,3 bridging transition metal thiocyanato coordination polymers

    Jan Boeckmann;Christian Näther

  • Reversible coordination-induced spin-state switching in complexes on metal surfaces.

    Alexander Köbke;Florian Gutzeit;Fynn Röhricht;Alexander Schlimm

  • Solvothermal syntheses, crystal structures, and thermal properties of new manganese thioantimonates(III): The first example of the thermal transformation of an amine-rich thioantimonate into an amine-poorer thioantimonate.

    Michael Schaefer;Christian Näther;Nicolai Lehnert;Wolfgang Bensch

  • Influence of the co-ligand on the magnetic and relaxation properties of layered cobalt(II) thiocyanato coordination polymers.

    Susanne Wöhlert;Zbigniew Tomkowicz;Michał Rams;Stefan G. Ebbinghaus

  • Solvothermal synthesis of [Ni(C4H13N3)2]2Sb4S8: the first compound with a cyclic [Sb4S8]4− anion

    Wolfgang Bensch;Christian Näther;Ralph Stähler

  • Solvothermal syntheses, crystal structures, and thermal stability of two new thioantimonates(III) using complex transition metal cations as structure directing agents: the layered compound [Ni(dien)2]Sb4S7.H2O and the three-dimensional compound [Ni(dien)2]3Sb12S21.H2O

    Ralph Stähler;Christian Näther;Wolfgang Bensch

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Bensch
Wolfgang Bensch Kiel University
Hans Bock
Hans Bock Goethe University Frankfurt
Rainer Herges
Rainer Herges Kiel University
Paul Kögerler
Paul Kögerler RWTH Aachen University
Robert E. Dinnebier
Robert E. Dinnebier Max Planck Society
Zdenek Havlas
Zdenek Havlas Czech Academy of Sciences
Nicolai Lehnert
Nicolai Lehnert University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jan W. Bats
Jan W. Bats Goethe University Frankfurt
Barbara Sieklucka
Barbara Sieklucka Jagiellonian University
Christoph A. Schalley
Christoph A. Schalley Freie Universität Berlin

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Kari Rissanen

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Rainer Herges

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Publications: 31

Franz A. Mautner

Franz A. Mautner

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Publications: 25

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