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D-Index
44
Citations
5557
World Ranking
17020
National Ranking
199

Frederik Tielens 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 Frederik Tielens sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 199 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Frederik Tielens 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 Frederik Tielens sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Frederik Tielens is affiliated with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium. Their research primarily focuses on materials science, with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry and related subfields. They have published extensively in areas intersecting renewable energy, sustainability, electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and biomaterials.

Their work spans several key topics including catalytic processes in materials science, catalysis and oxidation reactions, advanced photocatalysis techniques, crystallization and solubility studies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, kidney stones and urolithiasis treatments, and parathyroid disorders and treatments.

Frederik Tielens has published numerous papers, among which are:

  • Trapping of Ag+, Cu2+, and Co2+ by faujasite zeolite Y: New interpretations of the adsorption mechanism via DFT and statistical modeling investigation (2020) in Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Crystalline structures of l-cysteine and l-cystine: a combined theoretical and experimental characterization (2022) in Amino Acids
  • Existence and Properties of Isolated Catalytic Sites on the Surface of β-Cristobalite-Supported, Doped Tungsten Oxide Catalysts (WOx/β-SiO2, Na-WOx/β-SiO2, Mn-WOx/β-SiO2) for Oxidative Coupling of Methane (OCM): A Combined Periodic DFT and Experimental Study (2020) in ACS Catalysis
  • On the Origin of Raman Activity in Anatase TiO2 (Nano)Materials: An Ab Initio Investigation of Surface and Size Effects (2023) in Nanomaterials
  • Investigation of electronic and photocatalytic properties of AgTi2(PO4)3 NASICON-type phosphate: Combining experimental data and DFT calculations (2022) in Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry

Frederik collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Dominique Bazin
  • Jelle Vekeman
  • Michel Daudon
  • Ionut Trancă
  • Mònica Calatayud

The scientist publishes regularly in various venues, particularly in:

  • Comptes Rendus Chimie
  • Nanomaterials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ChemPhysChem
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

Frederik Tielens' research contributions are mainly situated within the domains of materials chemistry and renewable energy, with a detailed focus on catalytic reactions and photocatalytic technologies.

Best Publications

  • Ab Initio Study of the Hydroxylated Surface of Amorphous Silica: A Representative Model

    Frederik Tielens;Christelle Gervais;Jean François Lambert;Francesco Mauri

  • AuS and SH Bond Formation/Breaking during the Formation of Alkanethiol SAMs on Au(111): A Theoretical Study

    Frederik Tielens;Elizabeth Santos

  • Bimodal Acidity at the Amorphous Silica/Water Interface

    Morgane Pfeiffer-Laplaud;Dominique Costa;Frederik Tielens;Marie-Pierre Gaigeot;Marie-Pierre Gaigeot

  • DFT study of the adsorption of microsolvated glycine on a hydrophilic amorphous silica surface

    Dominique Costa;Asma Tougerti;Frederik Tielens;Christel Gervais

  • The amorphous silica-liquid water interface studied by ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD): local organization in global disorder

    Álvaro Cimas;Frederik Tielens;Marialore Sulpizi;Marie-Pierre Gaigeot;Marie-Pierre Gaigeot

  • Periodic DFT Study of the Structural and Electronic Properties of Bulk CoAl2O4 Spinel

    Frederik Tielens;M Calatayud;R Franco;Jm Recio

  • Characterization of ω-Functionalized Undecanethiol Mixed Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111): A Combined Polarization Modulation Infrared Reflection−Absorption Spectroscopy/X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy/Periodic Density Functional Theory Study

    Frederik Tielens;Dominique Costa;Vincent Humblot;Claire-Marie Pradier

  • Reactivity of gold nanoparticles towards N-heterocyclic carbenes

    María Rodríguez-Castillo;Danielle Laurencin;Frederik Tielens;Arie van der Lee

  • Cysteine-montmorillonite composites for heavy metal cation complexation: A combined experimental and theoretical study

    Khaled El Adraa;Thomas Georgelin;Jean-François Lambert;Farouk Jaber

  • Characterization of amorphous silica based catalysts using DFT computational methods

    Frederik Tielens;Maciej Gierada;Jarosław Handzlik;Monica Calatayud

  • Adsorption and self-assembly of bio-organic molecules at model surfaces: A route towards increased complexity

    Dominique Costa;Claire-Marie Pradier;Frederik Tielens;Letizia Savio

  • Characterization of supported vanadium oxide species on silica: a periodic DFT investigation

    Mazharul M. Islam;Dominique Costa;Monica Calatayud;Frederik Tielens

  • Investigation of the Interface in Silica-Encapsulated Liposomes by Combining Solid State NMR and First Principles Calculations

    Nicolas Folliet;Nicolas Folliet;Claire Roiland;Sylvie Bégu;Anne Aubert

  • Structure of Monomeric Chromium(VI) Oxide Species Supported on Silica: Periodic and Cluster DFT Studies

    Jarosław Handzlik;Robert Grybos;Frederik Tielens

  • A Molecular Picture of the Adsorption of Glycine in Mesoporous Silica through NMR Experiments Combined with DFT-D Calculations

    Nicolas Folliet;Christel Gervais;Dominique Costa;Guillaume Laurent

  • Crystalline structures of l-cysteine and l-cystine: a combined theoretical and experimental characterization

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  • Chromium Oxide Species Supported on Silica: A Representative Periodic DFT Model

    Hazar Guesmi;Frederik Tielens

  • Lithium insertion and mobility in the TiO2-anatase/titanate structure: A periodic DFT study

    Frederik Tielens;Frederik Tielens;M Calatayud;A Beltran;C Minot

  • Trapping of Ag+, Cu2+, and Co2+ by faujasite zeolite Y: new interpretations of the adsorption mechanism via DFT and statistical modeling investigation

    Lotfi Sellaoui;Etienne Paul Hessou;Etienne Paul Hessou;Michael Badawi;Matias Schadeck Netto

  • Supported and inserted monomeric niobium oxide species on/in silica: a molecular picture.

    Diana C. Tranca;Anna Wojtaszek-Gurdak;Maria Ziolek;Frederik Tielens

  • Oxygen adsorption on gold nanofacets and model clusters.

    T. Visart de Bocarmé;T.-D. Chau;F. Tielens;J. Andrés

  • New pigments based on carminic acid and smectites: A molecular investigation

    David Guillermin;Theau Debroise;Pollyana Trigueiro;Laurence de Viguerie

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Geerlings
Paul Geerlings Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Maria Ziolek
Maria Ziolek Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Dominique Costa
Dominique Costa Institut de Recherche de Chimie Paris
Christel Gervais
Christel Gervais Sorbonne University
Stanislaw Dzwigaj
Stanislaw Dzwigaj Sorbonne University
Juan Andrés
Juan Andrés Jaume I University
Lorenzo Stievano
Lorenzo Stievano Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Frank De Proft
Frank De Proft Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Christian Minot
Christian Minot Sorbonne University
Florence Babonneau
Florence Babonneau Sorbonne University

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