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D-Index
71
Citations
15951
World Ranking
5642
National Ranking
417

Frank Hampel 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 Frank Hampel sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 385 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank Hampel 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 Frank Hampel sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 71 D-Index — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank Hampel is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany and primarily works in the field of Materials Science.

Their research spans several subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Spectroscopy
  • Molecular Biology

Their main research topics include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry

Frank Hampel has published notable recent papers including:

  • "A Family of Superhelicenes: Easily Tunable, Chiral Nanographenes by Merging Helicity with Planar π Systems" (2021) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Heterocyclic Hemithioindigos: Highly Advantageous Properties as Molecular Photoswitches" (2022) in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "A Spherically Shielded Triphenylamine and Its Persistent Radical Cation" (2020) in Chemistry - A European Journal
  • "Diaryl-hemiindigos as visible light, pH, and heat responsive four-state switches and application in photochromic transparent polymers" (2023) in Nature Communications
  • "A Hexabenzocoronene-Based Helical Nanographene" (2020) in Chemistry - A European Journal

Frequent publication venues for Hampel include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie

They have collaborated frequently with several researchers, such as:

  • Norbert Jux
  • John A. Gladysz
  • Henry Dube
  • Nancy Weisbach
  • Milan Kivala

Best Publications

  • 3,3‘-Bis(trisarylsilyl)-Substituted Binaphtholate Rare Earth Metal Catalysts for Asymmetric Hydroamination

    Denis V. Gribkov;Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel

  • End-cap stabilized oligoynes: model compounds for the linear sp carbon allotrope carbyne.

    Thomas Gibtner;Frank Hampel;Jean-Paul Gisselbrecht;Andreas Hirsch

  • Template‐Mediated Self Assembly of Six‐ and Eight‐Membered Iron Coronates

    Rolf W. Saalfrank;Ingo Bernt;Eveline Uller;Frank Hampel

  • Unified model for singlet fission within a non-conjugated covalent pentacene dimer

    Bettina S. Basel;Johannes Zirzlmeier;Constantin Hetzer;Brian T. Phelan

  • Copper(I) complexes, copper(I)/O(2) reactivity, and copper(II) complex adducts, with a series of tetradentate tripyridylalkylamine tripodal ligands.

    Markus Schatz;Michael Becker;Florian Thaler;Frank Hampel

  • Synthesis and characterization of new biphenolate and binaphtholate rare-Earth-metal amido complexes: catalysts for asymmetric olefin hydroamination/cyclization.

    Denis V. Gribkov;Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel

  • Ligand-to-metal ratio controlled assembly of tetra- and hexanuclear clusters towards single-molecule magnets.

    Rolf W. Saalfrank;Ingo Bernt;Mubarik M. Chowdhry;Frank Hampel

  • Regiochemistry of Twofold Additions to [6,6] Bonds in C60: Influence of the Addend‐Independent Cage Distortion in 1,2‐Monoadducts

    Francis Djojo;Andrea Herzog;Iris Lamparth;Frank Hampel

  • Base-catalysed asymmetric hydroamination/cyclisation of aminoalkenes utilising a dimeric chiral diamidobinaphthyl dilithium salt

    Patricia Horrillo Martínez;Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel

  • Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of sp carbon chains with bis(phosphine) pentafluorophenylplatinum endgroups: butadiynediyl (C4) through hexadecaoctaynediyl (C16) bridges, and beyond.

    Wolfgang Mohr;Jürgen Stahl;Frank Hampel;J. A. Gladysz

  • A synthetic breakthrough into an unanticipated stability regime: a series of isolable complexes in which C6, C8, C10, C12, C16, C20, C24, and C28 polyynediyl chains span two platinum atoms.

    Qinglin Zheng;James C. Bohling;Thomas B. Peters;Anja C. Frisch

  • Molecular gyroscopes: {Fe(CO)3} and {Fe(CO)2(NO)}+ rotators encased in three-spoke stators; facile assembly by alkene metatheses

    Takanori Shima;Frank Hampel;J. A. Gladysz

  • Aromaticity in Silole Dianions: Structural, Energetic, and Magnetic Aspects

    Bernd Goldfuss;and Paul von Ragué Schleyer;Frank Hampel

  • New Yttrium Complexes Bearing Diamidoamine Ligands as Efficient and Diastereoselective Catalysts for the Intramolecular Hydroamination of Alkenes and Alkynes

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Frank Hampel;Thomas Wagner

  • Gyroscope-like molecules consisting of PdX2/PtX2 rotators encased in three-spoke stators: synthesis via alkene metathesis, and facile substitution and demetalation.

    Agnieszka J Nawara;Takanori Shima;Frank Hampel;J A Gladysz

  • Sp carbon chains surrounded by sp3 carbon double helices: a class of molecules that are accessible by self-assembly and models for "insulated" molecular-scale devices.

    Jürgen Stahl;James C. Bohling;Eike B. Bauer;Thomas B. Peters

  • .eta.3 and .eta.6 Bridging cations in the N,N,N',N'',N''-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine-solvated complexes of benzylpotassium and benzylrubidium: an x-ray, NMR, and MO study

    Daniele Hoffmann;Walter Bauer;Frank Hampel;Nicolaas J. R. Eikema Hommes

  • Rare earth metal complexes based on β-diketiminato and novel linked bis(β-diketiminato) ligands: Synthesis, structural characterization and catalytic application in epoxide/CO2-copolymerization

    Daniela V. Vitanova;Frank Hampel;Kai C. Hultzsch

  • Non-metallocene rare earth metal catalysts for the diastereoselective and enantioselective hydroamination of aminoalkenes

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Denis V. Gribkov;Frank Hampel

  • Magnetic anisotropy of a cyclic octanuclear Fe(III) cluster and magneto-structural correlations in molecular ferric wheels.

    Waldmann O;Koch R;Schromm S;Schülein J

  • Dicyanopolyynes: A Homologuous Series of End‐Capped Linear sp Carbon

    Günther Schermann;Thomas Grösser;Frank Hampel;Andreas Hirsch

Frequent Co-Authors

John A. Gladysz
John A. Gladysz Texas A&M University
Rolf W. Saalfrank
Rolf W. Saalfrank University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Rik R. Tykwinski
Rik R. Tykwinski University of Alberta
Andreas Hirsch
Andreas Hirsch University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Frank W. Heinemann
Frank W. Heinemann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Kai C. Hultzsch
Kai C. Hultzsch University of Vienna
Svetlana B. Tsogoeva
Svetlana B. Tsogoeva University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Andreas Görling
Andreas Görling University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Paul v. R. Schleyer
Paul v. R. Schleyer University of Georgia
Karsten Meyer
Karsten Meyer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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