Dirk G. Kurth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk G. Kurth between 1990 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk G. Kurth published across 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, averaging 6.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 25 publications in 2006. 5 of the 235 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications

5 10 15 20 25

1990 2025

235 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk G. Kurth: publications per year, 1990 to 2025
Year	Publications
1990	2
1991	0
1992	3
1993	1
1994	1
1995	2
1996	1
1997	0
1998	4
1999	5
2000	6
2001	6
2002	11
2003	7
2004	10
2005	23
2006	25
2007	24
2008	25
2009	20
2010	6
2011	4
2012	1
2013	2
2014	4
2015	4
2016	4
2017	2
2018	3
2019	4
2020	2
2021	6
2022	12
2023	0
2024	2
2025	3
Total	235

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Dirk G. Kurth 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 Dirk G. Kurth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600 800

50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 208 publications — 33rd percentile

33% 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	208
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
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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Dirk G. Kurth 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 Dirk G. Kurth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists

200 400 600

40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 51st percentile

51% 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	62
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
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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Overview

Dirk G. Kurth is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Materials Science, with significant contributions to Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Their research spans various subfields including Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Organic Chemistry, and Oncology.

The scientist's work is heavily focused on topics such as crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, and the chemistry of lanthanide and transition metal complexes. Additional interests include metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, metal complexes synthesis and properties, magnetism in coordination complexes, and electrocatalysts for energy conversion.

Frequent publication venues for Dirk G. Kurth include:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie
Dalton Transactions
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Coordination Chemistry Reviews

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several researchers, notably:

Alexander E. Sedykh
Klaus Müller-Buschbaum
Garry S. Hanan
Robin Bissert
Mira T. Rupp

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Dirk G. Kurth demonstrate a focus on coordination chemistry and photophysical properties of complexes, including:

Enhancing the photophysical properties of Ru(II) complexes by specific design of tridentate ligands, 2021, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
Substituted 2,4-Di(pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidine-Based Ruthenium Photosensitizers for Hydrogen Photoevolution under Red Light, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
Air-Stable Solid-State Photoluminescence Standards for Quantitative Measurements Based on 4'-Phenyl-2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine Complexes with Trivalent Lanthanides, 2022, ChemPhotoChem
Structural diversity of salts of terpyridine derivatives with europium(III) located in both, cation and anion, in comparison to molecular complexes, 2020, Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials
Similarities of Coordination Polymer and Dimeric Complex of Europium(III) with Joint and Separate Terpyridine and Benzoate, 2020, Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie

Best Publications

Directing Self‐Assembly of Nanoparticles at Water/Oil Interfaces

Hongwei Duan;Dayang Wang;Dirk G. Kurth;Helmuth Möhwald

537
Citations
Metallosupramolecular polyelectrolytes self-assembled from various pyridine ring-substituted bisterpyridines and metal ions: photophysical, electrochemical, and electrochromic properties.

Fu She Han;Masayoshi Higuchi;Dirk G. Kurth

443
Citations
Magnetic colloidosomes derived from nanoparticle interfacial self-assembly

Hongwei Duan;Dayang Wang;Nelli S Sobal;Michael Giersig

324
Citations
Surface reactions on thin layers of silane coupling agents

Dirk G. Kurth;Thomas Bein

296
Citations
A Thin-Film Electrochromic Device Based on a Polyoxometalate Cluster

Shaoqin Liu;Dirk G. Kurth;Helmuth Möhwald;Dirk Volkmer

295
Citations
Surfactant-encapsulated clusters (SECs): (DODA)20(NH4)[H3Mo57V6(NO)6O183(H2O)18], a case study.

Dirk G. Kurth;Pit Lehmann;Dirk Volkmer;Helmut Cölfen

284
Citations
Metallo-supramolecular polymers based on functionalized bis-terpyridines as novel electrochromic materials

Fu She Han;Masayoshi Higuchi;Dirk G. Kurth

278
Citations
The structure of self-assembled multilayers with polyoxometalate nanoclusters.

Shaoqin Liu;Dirk G. Kurth;Bjoern Bredenkötter;Dirk Volkmer

276
Citations
Toward nanodevices: Synthesis and characterization of the nanoporous surfactant-encapsulated keplerate (DODA)(40)(NH4)(2)[(H2O)(n)subset of Mo132O372(CH3COO)(30)(H2O)(72)].

D. Volkmer;A. Du Chesne;D. G. Kurth;H. Schnablegger

275
Citations
Metallosupramolecular Thin Polyelectrolyte Films

Markus Schütte;Dirk G. Kurth;Matthew R. Linford;Helmut Cölfen

216
Citations
Transition metal ions: weak links for strong polymers

Dirk G. Kurth;Masayoshi Higuchi

207
Citations
Biologically inspired polyoxometalate-surfactant composite materials. Investigations on the structures of discrete, surfactant-encapsulated clusters, monolayers, and Langmuir- Blodgett films of (DODA)(40)(NH4)(2)[(H2O)(n)subset of Mo132O372(CH3CO2)(30)(H2O)(72)].

Dirk G. Kurth;Pit Lehmann;Dirk Volkmer;Achim Müller

205
Citations
Ultrathin Molybdenum Polyoxometalate−Polyelectrolyte Multilayer Films

Frank Caruso;Dirk G. Kurth;Dirk Volkmer;Michael J. Koop

205
Citations
Thin Films of (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane on Aluminum Oxide and Gold Substrates

Dirk G. Kurth;Thomas Bein

197
Citations
Core−Shell Particles and Hollow Shells Containing Metallo-Supramolecular Components

Frank Caruso;Corinna Schüler;Dirk G. Kurth

197
Citations
Soluble dynamic coordination polymers as a paradigm for materials science

Viviane A. Friese;Dirk G. Kurth

188
Citations
Nanocarbon Superhydrophobic Surfaces created from Fullerene-Based Hierarchical Supramolecular Assemblies

Takashi Nakanishi;Tsuyoshi Michinobu;Kaname Yoshida;Naoto Shirahata

186
Citations
Electroactive Cytochrome c Multilayers within a Polyelectrolyte Assembly

Moritz K. Beissenhirtz;Frieder W. Scheller;Walter F. M. Stöcklein;Dirk G. Kurth

175
Citations
Synthesis of copper sulfide nanorod arrays on molecular templates

Guangzhao Mao;Wenfei Dong;Dirk G. Kurth;Helmuth Möhwald

170
Citations
Polyoxometalate-based electro- and photochromic dual-mode devices

Shaoqin Liu;Helmuth Möhwald;Dirk Volkmer;Dirk G. Kurth

168
Citations