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Mathematics
Sweden
2026

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Mathematics

D-Index
55
Citations
17231
World Ranking
777
National Ranking
6

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
53
Citations
17038
World Ranking
3309
National Ranking
26

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mathematics in Sweden Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mathematics in Sweden Leader Award

Overview

Claes Johnson is affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with specific attention to materials chemistry and plant science, as well as biomedical engineering and biomaterials. Their work also spans into atomic and molecular physics, and optics.

The scientist's recent publications cover a range of topics in polymer surface interactions, corrosion behavior, and plant surface properties. Notable papers include:

  • "Elucidating the fine-scale structural morphology of nanocellulose by nano infrared spectroscopy" (2022) published in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "High-Resolution Microscopical Studies of Contact Killing Mechanisms on Copper-Based Surfaces" (2021) published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "The nature of self-assembled octadecylphosphonic acid (ODPA) layers on copper substrates" (2020) published in Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • "Inhalable porous particles as dual micro-nano carriers demonstrating efficient lung drug delivery for treatment of tuberculosis" (2024) published in Journal of Controlled Release
  • "Initial atmospheric corrosion studies of copper from macroscale to nanoscale in a simulated indoor atmospheric environment" (2021) published in Corrosion Science

Frequent co-authors working alongside Claes Johnson include Nikolay Kotov, Christofer Leygraf, Martin Kráľ, Marcela Dendisová, and Marie Švecová.

The scientist has published extensively in several venues, with repeated contributions to the SSRN Electronic Journal, ACS Omega, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Corrosion Science, and Carbohydrate Polymers.

Main research topics and fields of study include:

  • Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Lignin and Wood Chemistry
  • Polysaccharides and Plant Cell Walls
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures

This profile reflects a broad and interdisciplinary scientific approach centered on material interactions at molecular and nanoscale levels, the chemistry of plant-derived materials, and applications of engineered micro-nano structures for biomedical delivery systems.

Best Publications

  • Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations by the Finite Element Method

    Claes Johnson

  • Computational Differential Equations

    D. Estep;P. Hansbo;C. Johnson;K. Eriksson

  • Finite element methods for linear hyperbolic problems

    Claes Johnson;Uno Nävert;Juhani Pitkäranta

  • Introduction to Adaptive Methods for Differential Equations

    Kenneth Eriksson;Don Estep;Peter F G Hansbo;Claes Johnson

  • Adaptive finite element methods for parabolic problems. I.: a linear model problem

    Kenneth Eriksson;Claes Johnson

  • An analysis of the discontinuous Galerkin method for a scalar hyperbolic equation

    C Johnson;J Pitkäranta

  • On the coupling of boundary integral and finite element methods

    Claes Johnson;J.-Claude Nédélec

  • Adaptive finite element methods in computational mechanics

    Claes Johnson;Peter Hansbo

  • Adaptive finite element methods for parabolic problems IV: nonlinear problems

    Kenneth Eriksson;Claes Johnson

  • Streamline diffusion methods for the incompressible Euler and Navier-Stokes equations

    Claes Johnson;Jukka Saranen

  • Discontinuous Galerkin finite element methods for second order hyperbolic problems

    Claes Johnson

  • Adaptive finite element methods for parabolic problems II: optimal error estimates in L ∞ L 2 and L ∞ L ∞

    Kenneth Eriksson;Claes Johnson

  • Time discretization of parabolic problems by the discontinuous Galerkin method

    Kenneth Eriksson;Claes Johnson;Vidar Thomée

  • An adaptive finite element method for linear elliptic problems

    Kenneth Eriksson;Claes Johnson

  • On the convergence of shock-capturing streamline diffusion finite element methods for hyperbolic conservation laws

    Claes Johnson;Anders Szepessy;Peter F G Hansbo

  • Error estimates for some mixed finite element methods for parabolic type problems

    Claes Johnson;Vidar Thomee

  • Some equilibrium finite element methods for two-dimensional elasticity problems

    C. Johnson;B. Mercier

  • Crosswind Smear and Pointwise Errors in Streamline Diffusion Finite Element Methods

    C. Johnson;A. H. Schatz;L. B. Wahlbin

  • On the convergence of a mixed finite-element method for plate bending problems

    Claes Johnson

  • On the coupling of boundary integral and finite element methods

    F. Brezzi;C. Johnson

  • The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences

    Johan Hoffman;Claes Johnson;Anders Logg

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Hansbo
Peter Hansbo Jönköping University
Vidar Thomée
Vidar Thomée Chalmers University of Technology
Rolf Rannacher
Rolf Rannacher Heidelberg University
Stig Larsson
Stig Larsson Chalmers University of Technology
A. H. Schatz
A. H. Schatz Cornell University
Mats G. Larson
Mats G. Larson Umeå University
Erkki Somersalo
Erkki Somersalo Case Western Reserve University
Franco Brezzi
Franco Brezzi National Research Council (CNR)
Wolfgang Hackbusch
Wolfgang Hackbusch Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences
Rolf Stenberg
Rolf Stenberg Aalto University

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