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Florian Klappenberger

Florian Klappenberger

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
45
Citations
7714
World Ranking
11738
National Ranking
644

Florian Klappenberger 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 Florian Klappenberger sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 110 publications — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Florian Klappenberger 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 Florian Klappenberger sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Florian Klappenberger is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans multiple disciplines within engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy, with a focus on the intersection of surface chemistry, molecular nanoarchitectures, and quantum states.

The main fields of study addressed in their work include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Physics and Astronomy

Within these fields, their subfields of research engage with:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The topics extensively covered by Florian Klappenberger comprise:

  • Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Machine Learning in Materials Science

Their recent publications reflect these thematic areas, including the following papers:

  • "Engineering quantum states and electronic landscapes through surface molecular nanoarchitectures," 2022, Reviews of Modern Physics
  • "Stabilisation of tri-valent ions with a vacant coordination site at a corrole-metal interface," 2020, Chemical Communications
  • "Engineering interfacial quantum states and electronic landscapes by molecular nanoarchitectures," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

Florian Klappenberger collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Johannes V. Barth
  • Ignacio Piquero-Zulaica
  • Jorge Lobo-Checa
  • Zakaria M. Abd El-Fattah
  • J. Enrique Ortega

Their work has appeared consistently in specific publication venues such as Reviews of Modern Physics, Chemical Communications, and arXiv (Cornell University), indicating a presence in journals and preprint archives relevant to physics, chemistry, and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Porphyrins at interfaces

    Willi Auwärter;David Écija;Florian Klappenberger;Johannes V. Barth

  • Homo-coupling of terminal alkynes on a noble metal surface

    Yi-Qi Zhang;Nenad Kepčija;Martin Kleinschrodt;Katharina Diller

  • Metal−Organic Honeycomb Nanomeshes with Tunable Cavity Size

    U. Schlickum;R. Decker;F. Klappenberger;G. Zoppellaro

  • A surface-anchored molecular four-level conductance switch based on single proton transfer

    Willi Auwärter;Knud Seufert;Felix Bischoff;David Ecija

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Assessment of Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy Modes Inspecting Electron Confinement in Surface-Confined Supramolecular Networks

    Wolfgang Krenner;Dirk Kühne;Florian Klappenberger;Johannes V. Barth

  • Surface-Assisted Assembly of 2D Metal–Organic Networks That Exhibit Unusual Threefold Coordination Symmetry†

    Sebastian Stepanow;Nian Lin;Dietmar Payer;Uta Schlickum

  • Chiral kagomé lattice from simple ditopic molecular bricks.

    U. Schlickum;R. Decker;F. Klappenberger;G. Zoppellaro

  • On-Surface Synthesis of Carbon-Based Scaffolds and Nanomaterials Using Terminal Alkynes

    Florian Klappenberger;Yi-Qi Zhang;Jonas Björk;Svetlana Klyatskaya

  • Self-metalation of 2H-tetraphenylporphyrin on Cu(111): An x-ray spectroscopy study

    Katharina Diller;F. Klappenberger;M. Marschall;Klaus Hermann

  • Synthesis of Extended Graphdiyne Wires by Vicinal Surface Templating

    Borja Cirera;Yi-Qi Zhang;Jonas Björk;Svetlana Klyatskaya

  • Site-specific electronic and geometric interface structure of Co-tetraphenyl-porphyrin layers on Ag(111)

    Willi Auwärter;Knud Seufert;Florian Klappenberger;Joachim Reichert

  • Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons by Ambient-Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition and Device Integration

    Zongping Chen;Wen Zhang;Carlos-Andres Palma;Alberto Lodi Rizzini

  • Surface-assisted dehydrogenative homocoupling of porphine molecules.

    Alissa Wiengarten;Knud Seufert;Willi Auwärter;David Ecija

  • Conformational adaptation and selective adatom capturing of tetrapyridyl-porphyrin molecules on a copper (111) surface

    Willi Auwärter;Florian Klappenberger;Alexander Weber-Bargioni;Agustin Schiffrin

  • High-Quality 2D Metal-Organic Coordination Network Providing Giant Cavities within Mesoscale Domains

    Dirk Kühne;Florian Klappenberger;Régis Decker;Uta Schlickum

  • Visualizing the Frontier Orbitals of a Conformationally Adapted Metalloporphyrin

    Alexander Weber-Bargioni;Willi Auwärter;Florian Klappenberger;Joachim Reichert

  • Temperature dependence of conformation, chemical state, and metal-directed assembly of tetrapyridyl-porphyrin on Cu(111)

    F. Klappenberger;A. Weber-Bargioni;W. Auwärter;M. Marschall

  • A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions in Water.

    Wolfgang Schöfberger;Felix Faschinger;Samir Chattopadhyay;Snehadri Bhakta

  • A Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution and Oxygen Reduction Reactions in Water

    Unknown

  • In vacuo interfacial tetrapyrrole metallation

    Katharina Diller;Katharina Diller;Anthoula C. Papageorgiou;Florian Klappenberger;Francesco Allegretti

  • How Surface Bonding and Repulsive Interactions Cause Phase Transformations: Ordering of a Prototype Macrocyclic Compound on Ag(111)

    Felix Bischoff;Knud Seufert;Willi Auwärter;Sushobhan Joshi

Frequent Co-Authors

Johannes V. Barth
Johannes V. Barth Technical University of Munich
Mario Ruben
Mario Ruben Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Svetlana Klyatskaya
Svetlana Klyatskaya Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Willi Auwärter
Willi Auwärter Technical University of Munich
Harald Brune
Harald Brune École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Ari P. Seitsonen
Ari P. Seitsonen PSL University
Klaus Kern
Klaus Kern Max Planck Society
Christof Wöll
Christof Wöll Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Giorgio Zoppellaro
Giorgio Zoppellaro Palacký University, Olomouc
Angel Rubio
Angel Rubio Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter

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