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Ferdi Schüth

Ferdi Schüth

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 138 221 200 18 17 626 90655

Ferdi Schüth publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ferdi Schüth between 1985 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ferdi Schüth published across 42 years, from 1985 to 2026, averaging 16.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 39 publications in 2010. 16 of the 688 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 39. Peak 39 publications in 2010. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 3 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 15 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 16 publications 1998: 22 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 20 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 22 publications 2003: 30 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 36 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 33 publications 2009: 34 publications 2010: 39 publications 2011: 19 publications 2012: 25 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 23 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 16 publications 2020: 16 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 15 publications 2026: 1 publication
1985 2026

688 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ferdi Schüth: publications per year, 1985 to 2026
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 3
1990 2
1991 2
1992 3
1993 10
1994 15
1995 12
1996 11
1997 16
1998 22
1999 14
2000 20
2001 22
2002 22
2003 30
2004 23
2005 30
2006 36
2007 18
2008 33
2009 34
2010 39
2011 19
2012 25
2013 18
2014 32
2015 23
2016 19
2017 17
2018 16
2019 16
2020 16
2021 13
2022 16
2023 15
2024 8
2025 15
2026 1
Total 688
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Ferdi Schüth 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 Ferdi Schüth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 621–640 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 626 publications — 94th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104 626
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Ferdi Schüth 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 Ferdi Schüth sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 138–139 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 138 D-Index — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16 138
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2008 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Chemistry

Overview

Ferdi Schüth is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their research focuses mainly on Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Catalysis, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics prominently including Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Fuel Cells and Related Materials, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis, Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis, and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ferdi Schüth include Jacopo De Bellis, Claudia Weidenthaler, Alexander Gunnarson, Wolfgang Schmidt, and Marc Ledendecker.

A number of papers published by Ferdi Schüth in recent years highlight their research interests and contributions:

  • Engineering mesoporous silica nanoparticles for drug delivery: where are we after two decades? (2022, Chemical Society Reviews)
  • Mechanochemical Synthesis of Catalytic Materials (2021, Chemistry - A European Journal)
  • A Novel Electrode for Value-Generating Anode Reactions in Water Electrolyzers at Industrial Current Densities (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Stabilization of alkaline 5-HMF electrolytes via Cannizzaro reaction for the electrochemical oxidation to FDCA (2023, Green Chemistry)
  • Mechanocatalytic Room-Temperature Synthesis of Ammonia from Its Elements Down to Atmospheric Pressure (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

The most frequent venues for their publications include:

  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Chemistry of Materials
  • ChemSusChem

Ferdi Schüth received recognition from the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina - Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften in 2008, specifically in the Chemistry category.

Best Publications

  • Magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis, protection, functionalization, and application

    An-Hui Lu;E. L. Salabas;Ferdi Schüth

  • Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Gerhard Ertl;Helmut Knözinger;Ferdi Schüth;Jens Weitkamp

  • Generalized synthesis of periodic surfactant/inorganic composite materials

    Qisheng Huo;David I. Margolese;Ulrike Ciesla;Pingyun Feng

  • Ordered mesoporous materials in catalysis

    Akira Taguchi;Ferdi Schüth

  • Organization of Organic Molecules with Inorganic Molecular Species into Nanocomposite Biphase Arrays

    Q. Huo;D. I. Margolese;U. Ciesla;D. G. Demuth;D. G. Demuth

  • Cooperative Formation of Inorganic-Organic Interfaces in the Synthesis of Silicate Mesostructures

    Alain Monnier;F. Schüth;F. Schüth;F. Schüth;Q. Huo;D. Kumar

  • Chemical and Physical Solutions for Hydrogen Storage

    Ulrich Eberle;Michael Felderhoff;Ferdi Schüth

  • Ordered mesoporous materials

    Ulrike Ciesla;Ulrike Ciesla;Ferdi Schüth;Ferdi Schüth

  • Nanocasting: A Versatile Strategy for Creating Nanostructured Porous Materials

    An-Hui Lu;Ferdi Schüth

  • Non-siliceous Mesostructured and Mesoporous Materials†

    Ferdi Schüth

  • Support Effect in High Activity Gold Catalysts for CO Oxidation

    Massimiliano Comotti;Wen-Cui Li;Bernd Spliethoff;Ferdi Schüth

  • Oil-water interface templating of mesoporous macroscale structures

    S. Schacht;Q. Huo;I. G. Voigt-Martin;G. D. Stucky

  • Endo- and exotemplating to create high-surface-area inorganic materials.

    Ferdi Schüth

  • High-temperature-stable catalysts by hollow sphere encapsulation.

    Pablo M. Arnal;Massimiliano Comotti;Ferdi Schüth

  • Handbook of porous solids

    Ferdi Schüth;K. S. W. Sing;J. Weitkamp

  • Design of solid catalysts for the conversion of biomass

    Roberto Rinaldi;Ferdi Schüth

  • Ammonia as a possible element in an energy infrastructure: catalysts for ammonia decomposition

    Ferdi Schüth;Regina Palkovits;Robert Schlögl;Dang Sheng Su

  • Nanoengineering of a Magnetically Separable Hydrogenation Catalyst

    An-Hui Lu;Wolfgang Schmidt;Nina Matoussevitch;Helmut Bönnemann

  • Hollow Nano- and Microstructures as Catalysts

    Gonzalo Prieto;Harun Tüysüz;Nicolas Duyckaerts;Johannes Knossalla

  • Acid Hydrolysis of Cellulose as the Entry Point into Biorefinery Schemes

    Roberto Rinaldi;Ferdi Schüth

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Schmidt
Wolfgang Schmidt Max Planck Society
Claudia Weidenthaler
Claudia Weidenthaler Max Planck Society
Roberto Rinaldi
Roberto Rinaldi Imperial College London
An-Hui Lu
An-Hui Lu Dalian University of Technology
Michael Felderhoff
Michael Felderhoff Max Planck Society
Bernd Spliethoff
Bernd Spliethoff Max Planck Society
Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer
Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Klaus K. Unger
Klaus K. Unger Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Regina Palkovits
Regina Palkovits RWTH Aachen University
Harun Tüysüz
Harun Tüysüz Max Planck Society

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