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Frank W. Heinemann

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
16694
World Ranking
6867
National Ranking
499

Frank W. Heinemann 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 W. Heinemann sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 553 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frank W. Heinemann 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 W. Heinemann sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 67 D-Index — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frank W. Heinemann is affiliated with the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on materials science, with a significant body of work in materials chemistry. Other fields of study within their scope include organic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, and physical and theoretical chemistry.

The scientist's work covers several key topics, including:

  • Crystallization and solubility studies
  • X-ray diffraction in crystallography
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis
  • N-Heterocyclic carbenes in organic and inorganic chemistry
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Lanthanide and transition metal complexes

Frequent coauthors in their research include Karsten Meyer, Dominik Munz, Andreas Scheurer, Dominik Fehn, and Weiqing Mao.

Their publication record spans notable scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Repository (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Frank W. Heinemann are:

  • "Discovery of a Dysprosium Metallocene Single-Molecule Magnet with Two High-Temperature Orbach Processes" (2022), published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "A Fluorescence-Detected Coordination-Induced Spin State Switch" (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Ligand Tailoring Toward an Air-Stable Iron(V) Nitrido Complex" (2021), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Palladium Terminal Imido Complexes with Nitrene Character" (2022), published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Oxidative Addition of Water, Alcohols, and Amines in Palladium Catalysis" (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Best Publications

  • Critical Overview of the Use of Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers in One-Photon and Two-Photon Photodynamic Therapy

    Franz Heinemann;Johannes Karges;Gilles Gasser

  • Copper–Nitrene Complexes in Catalytic C ? H Amination

    Yosra M. Badiei;Adriana Dinescu;Xuliang Dai;Robert M. Palomino

  • Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of an iron(V) nitride.

    Jeremiah J. Scepaniak;Carola S. Vogel;Marat M. Khusniyarov;Frank W. Heinemann

  • An Iron Nitride Complex

    Carola Vogel;Frank W. Heinemann;Jörg Sutter;Christian Anthon

  • A Mononuclear Fe(III) Single Molecule Magnet with a 3/2↔5/2 Spin Crossover

    Susanne L. Mossin;Ba L. Tran;Debashis Adhikari;Maren Pink

  • Carbon dioxide activation with sterically pressured mid- and high-valent uranium complexes.

    Suzanne C. Bart;Christian Anthon;Frank W. Heinemann;Eckhard Bill

  • Uranium-mediated electrocatalytic dihydrogen production from water

    Dominik P. Halter;Frank W. Heinemann;Julien Bachmann;Karsten Meyer

  • Synthesis and Characterization of a Uranium(II) Monoarene Complex Supported by δ Backbonding

    Henry S. La Pierre;Andreas Scheurer;Frank W. Heinemann;Wolfgang Hieringer

  • Closed-shell and open-shell square-planar iridium nitrido complexes

    Markus G. Scheibel;Bjorn Askevold;Frank W. Heinemann;Edward J. Reijerse

  • Rationally Designed Long-Wavelength Absorbing Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

    Johannes Karges;Franz Heinemann;Franz Heinemann;Marta Jakubaszek;Federica Maschietto

  • Binary alkali metal compounds with the Zintl anions [Ge9]4- and [Sn9]4-

    h. c. H. G. Von Schnering;M. Baitinger;U. Bolle;W. Carrillo-Cabrera

  • Spin Crossover Meets Diarylethenes: Efficient Photoswitching of Magnetic Properties in Solution at Room Temperature

    Magdalena Milek;Frank W Heinemann;Marat M Khusniyarov

  • Structural and spectroscopic characterization of a charge-separated uranium benzophenone ketyl radical complex.

    Oanh P. Lam;Christian Anthon;Frank W. Heinemann;Joseph M. O’Connor

  • Crystal Structure Determination of the Nonclassical 2-Norbornyl Cation

    F. Scholz;D. Himmel;F. W. Heinemann;P. v. R. Schleyer;P. v. R. Schleyer

  • Reversible Binding of Dioxygen by a Copper(I) Complex with Tris(2‐dimethylaminoethyl)amine (Me6tren) as a Ligand

    Michael Becker;Frank W. Heinemann;Siegfried Schindler

  • Structural, Spectroscopic, Thermodynamic and Kinetic Properties of Copper(II) Complexes with Tripodal Tetraamines.

    Florian Thaler;Colin D. Hubbard;Frank W. Heinemann;Rudi van Eldik

  • Insights into the mechanism of carbonate formation through reductive cleavage of carbon dioxide with low-valent uranium centers

    Oanh P. Lam;Oanh P. Lam;Suzanne C. Bart;Hajime Kameo;Frank W. Heinemann

  • Activation of elemental S, Se and Te with uranium(III): bridging U–E–U (E = S, Se) and diamond-core complexes U–(E)2–U (E = O, S, Se, Te)

    Oanh P. Lam;Frank W. Heinemann;Karsten Meyer

  • Water exchange on seven-coordinate Mn(II) complexes with macrocyclic pentadentate ligands: insight in the mechanism of Mn(II) SOD mimetics.

    Anne Dees;Achim Zahl;Ralph Puchta;Nico J. R. Van Eikema Hommes

  • The {FeIII[FeIII(L1)2]3} star-type single-molecule magnet

    Rolf W. Saalfrank;Andreas Scheurer;Ingo Bernt;Frank W. Heinemann

  • Oxa[7]superhelicene: A π‐Extended Helical Chromophore Based on Hexa‐peri‐hexabenzocoronenes

    David Reger;Philipp Haines;Frank W. Heinemann;Dirk M. Guldi

Frequent Co-Authors

Karsten Meyer
Karsten Meyer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Dieter Sellmann
Dieter Sellmann University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Frank Hampel
Frank Hampel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Rolf W. Saalfrank
Rolf W. Saalfrank University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Horst Kisch
Horst Kisch University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Rudi van Eldik
Rudi van Eldik University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Dirk M. Guldi
Dirk M. Guldi University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Alfred X. Trautwein
Alfred X. Trautwein University of Lübeck
Andreas Hirsch
Andreas Hirsch University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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