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Flemming Besenbacher

Flemming Besenbacher

Chemistry
Denmark
2023
Materials Science
Denmark
2023

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 128 Citations 61,935 690 World Ranking 184 National Ranking 1
Chemistry D-index 132 Citations 65,161 732 World Ranking 145 National Ranking 2

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Denmark Leader Award

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Denmark Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Denmark Leader Award

2015 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions to the understanding of atomic scale processes on solid surfaces, leading to breakthroughs in catalysis and nanotechnology

2009 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society

Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Oxygen

Flemming Besenbacher mostly deals with Nanotechnology, Scanning tunneling microscope, Crystallography, Adsorption and Density functional theory. His work on Metal expands to the thematically related Nanotechnology. His Scanning tunneling microscope research incorporates elements of Chemical physics, Oxygen, Nanoclusters and Surface reconstruction.

His Chemical physics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Hydrogen, Oxide, Molecule, Stereochemistry and Diffusion. His Crystallography study deals with Transition metal intersecting with Nickel. His Density functional theory research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Desorption, Dissociation and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

His most cited work include:

  • Self-assembly of a nanoscale DNA box with a controllable lid. (1144 citations)
  • Bandgap opening in graphene induced by patterned hydrogen adsorption (1085 citations)
  • Design of a Surface Alloy Catalyst for Steam Reforming (779 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Scanning tunneling microscope, Nanotechnology, Crystallography, Adsorption and Molecule. The study incorporates disciplines such as Chemical physics, Catalysis, Transition metal, Analytical chemistry and Density functional theory in addition to Scanning tunneling microscope. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Inorganic chemistry and Nanoclusters.

His studies deal with areas such as Hydrogen and Oxygen as well as Analytical chemistry. His Nanotechnology research incorporates themes from Chemical engineering and Metal. The concepts of his Crystallography study are interwoven with issues in Monolayer, Phase, Surface reconstruction, Self-assembly and Chemisorption.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Scanning tunneling microscope (31.15%)
  • Nanotechnology (26.23%)
  • Crystallography (20.81%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2012-2021)?

  • Nanotechnology (26.23%)
  • Crystallography (20.81%)
  • Scanning tunneling microscope (31.15%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Flemming Besenbacher focuses on Nanotechnology, Crystallography, Scanning tunneling microscope, Nanoparticle and Inorganic chemistry. His Nanotechnology study frequently links to other fields, such as Electrospinning. His Crystallography research includes elements of Self-assembly, Atomic units, Peptide and Intermolecular force.

His Scanning tunneling microscope study combines topics in areas such as Chemical physics, Nanostructure, Adsorption, Molecule and Density functional theory. His work carried out in the field of Nanoparticle brings together such families of science as Catalysis and Crystallite. His Inorganic chemistry study incorporates themes from Hydrogen storage, Hydrogen, Platinum, Metal and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.

Between 2012 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Building an appropriate active-site motif into a hydrogen-evolution catalyst with thiomolybdate [Mo3S13]2− clusters (467 citations)
  • Complex hydrides for hydrogen storage - New perspectives (268 citations)
  • One-step production of O-N-S co-doped three-dimensional hierarchical porous carbons for high-performance supercapacitors (242 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Enzyme

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Nanotechnology, Nanoparticle, Density functional theory, Catalysis and Crystallography. His work deals with themes such as Polymer and In vivo, which intersect with Nanotechnology. His Density functional theory research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Chemical physics, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Analytical chemistry, Redox and Scanning tunneling microscope.

As a part of the same scientific family, Flemming Besenbacher mostly works in the field of Scanning tunneling microscope, focusing on Adsorption and, on occasion, Photochemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Hydrodesulfurization, Substrate and Nanofluidics. His research integrates issues of Etching, Electrocatalyst, Transmission electron microscopy and Dissociation in his study of Catalysis. In his research on the topic of Crystallography, Nanoclusters is strongly related with Atomic units.

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Best Publications

Self-assembly of a nanoscale DNA box with a controllable lid.

Ebbe S. Andersen;Mingdong Dong;Morten M. Nielsen;Kasper Jahn.
Nature (2009)

1658 Citations

Bandgap opening in graphene induced by patterned hydrogen adsorption

Richard Balog;Bjarke Jørgensen;Louis Nilsson;Mie Andersen.
Nature Materials (2010)

1639 Citations

Design of a Surface Alloy Catalyst for Steam Reforming

F. Besenbacher;I. Chorkendorff;B. S. Clausen;B. Hammer.
Science (1998)

1139 Citations

Atomic-scale structure of single-layer MoS2 nanoclusters

S. Helveg;J. V. Lauritsen;E. Lægsgaard;I. Stensgaard.
Physical Review Letters (2000)

1100 Citations

Oxygen vacancies as active sites for water dissociation on rutile TiO(2)(110).

R. Schaub;P. Thostrup;N. Lopez;E. Lægsgaard.
Physical Review Letters (2001)

1017 Citations

The Role of Interstitial Sites in the Ti3d Defect State in the Band Gap of Titania

Stefan Wendt;Stefan Wendt;Phillip T. Sprunger;Phillip T. Sprunger;Estephania Lira;Estephania Lira;Georg K. H. Madsen;Georg K. H. Madsen.
Science (2008)

902 Citations

Building an appropriate active-site motif into a hydrogen-evolution catalyst with thiomolybdate [Mo3S13]2− clusters

Jakob Kibsgaard;Thomas F. Jaramillo;Flemming Besenbacher.
Nature Chemistry (2014)

730 Citations

Size-dependent structure of MoS2 nanocrystals.

Jeppe V. Lauritsen;Jakob Kibsgaard;Stig Helveg;Henrik Topsøe.
Nature Nanotechnology (2007)

713 Citations

RNA interference in vitro and in vivo using a novel chitosan/siRNA nanoparticle system

Kenneth Alan Howard;Ulrik Lytt Rahbek;Xiudong Liu;Christian Kroun Damgaard.
Molecular Therapy (2006)

693 Citations

Chiral recognition in dimerization of adsorbed cysteine observed by scanning tunnelling microscopy.

Angelika Kühnle;Trolle R. Linderoth;Bjoerk Hammer;Flemming Besenbacher.
Nature (2002)

662 Citations

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