World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
58
Citations
12786
World Ranking
7655
National Ranking
446

Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
12119
World Ranking
11550
National Ranking
848

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
60
Citations
14292
World Ranking
2172
National Ranking
63

Gerald Urban publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerald Urban sits on this spectrum.

38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38 publications 804+

This scientist: 434 publications — 91st percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

Gerald Urban D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerald Urban sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 78th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

Overview

Gerald Urban is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany and has published extensively in the field of engineering, with a focus on biomedical engineering. Their research spans a range of interdisciplinary subfields including molecular biology, bioengineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The main topics in Urban's research output include analytical chemistry and sensors, microfluidic and capillary electrophoresis applications, electrochemical analysis and applications, advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, biosensors and analytical detection, neuroscience and neural engineering, and 3D printing in biomedical research.

Urban has contributed to several papers, notable among them:

  • On-Site Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 2020, Trends in Biotechnology
  • CRISPR-powered electrochemical microfluidic multiplexed biosensor for target amplification-free miRNA diagnostics, 2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Microfluidic organ-on-chip system for multi-analyte monitoring of metabolites in 3D cell cultures, 2021, Lab on a Chip
  • A CRISPR/Cas13a-powered catalytic electrochemical biosensor for successive and highly sensitive RNA diagnostics, 2021, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • Integrated Devices for Non-Invasive Diagnostics, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

The venues where Urban most frequently publishes include Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Journal of Neural Engineering, Lab on a Chip, Advanced Functional Materials, and Advanced Materials.

During their career, Urban has frequently collaborated with several researchers. Among the most common coauthors are Jochen Kieninger, Andreas Weltin, Can Dincer, H. Ceren Ates, and Michael Bergmann.

Best Publications

  • Disposable Sensors in Diagnostics, Food, and Environmental Monitoring.

    Can Dincer;Richard Bruch;Estefanía Costa-Rama;Maria Teresa Fernández-Abedul

  • Multiplexed Point-of-Care Testing – xPOCT

    Can Dincer;Richard Bruch;André Kling;Petra S. Dittrich

  • SENSOR CON ELECTRODO PARA DETERMINAR EL CAUDAL DE UN FLUIDO

    Karinka Shindhara Alva;Moser Isabella;Jobst Gerhard;Tietjen Uwe

  • CRISPR/Cas13a‐Powered Electrochemical Microfluidic Biosensor for Nucleic Acid Amplification‐Free miRNA Diagnostics

    Richard Bruch;Julia Baaske;Claire Chatelle;Mailin Meirich

  • Miniaturized thin-film biosensors using covalently immobilized glucose oxidase☆

    G. Urban;G. Jobst;F. Kohl;A. Jachimowicz

  • Thin-film microbiosensors for glucose-lactate monitoring

    Gerhard Jobst;Isabella Moser;Mehdi Varahram;Peter Svasek

  • Determination of quantum confinement in CdSe nanocrystals by cyclic voltammetry

    Erol Kucur;Jürgen Riegler;Gerald A. Urban;Thomas Nann

  • Phaseguides: a paradigm shift in microfluidic priming and emptying.

    Paul Vulto;Susann Podszun;Philipp Meyer;Carsten Hermann

  • Cell culture monitoring for drug screening and cancer research: a transparent, microfluidic, multi-sensor microsystem

    Andreas Weltin;Kinga Slotwinski;Jochen Kieninger;Isabella Moser

  • Improved efficiency of hybrid solar cells based on non-ligand-exchanged CdSe quantum dots and poly(3-hexylthiophene)

    Yunfei Zhou;Frank S. Riehle;Ying Yuan;Hans-Frieder Schleiermacher

  • Biosensor arrays for simultaneous measurement of glucose, lactate, glutamate, and glutamine

    Isabella Moser;Gerhard Jobst;Gerald A. Urban

  • Miniaturized multi-enzyme biosensors integrated with pH sensors on flexible polymer carriers for in vivo applications

    G. Urban;G. Jobst;F. Keplinger;E. Aschauer

  • On-Site Therapeutic Drug Monitoring.

    H. Ceren Ates;Jason A. Roberts;Jeffrey Lipman;Jeffrey Lipman;Jeffrey Lipman;Anthony E.G. Cass

  • Toward Continuous Monitoring of Breath Biochemistry: A Paper-Based Wearable Sensor for Real-Time Hydrogen Peroxide Measurement in Simulated Breath

    Daniela Maier;Elmar Laubender;Abhiraj Basavanna;Stefan Schumann

  • Microfluidic chip with integrated electrical cell-impedance sensing for monitoring single cancer cell migration in three-dimensional matrixes.

    Tien Anh Nguyen;Tsung-I Yin;Diego Reyes;Gerald A. Urban

  • SONDA PARA EL TRATAMIENTO POR CORRIENTE ELECTRICA DEL TUBO DIGESTIVO

    Nashef Basem Dr;Urban Gerald Dr;Kovac Werner Dr;Denck Helmuth

  • Microsensor systems for cell metabolism – from 2D culture to organ-on-chip

    Jochen Kieninger;Andreas Weltin;Hubert Flamm;Gerald A. Urban

  • Electrochemical characteristics of nanostructured platinum electrodes – a cyclic voltammetry study

    P. Daubinger;J. Kieninger;T. Unmüssig;G. A. Urban

  • CRISPR-powered electrochemical microfluidic multiplexed biosensor for target amplification-free miRNA diagnostics.

    Richard Bruch;Midori Johnston;André Kling;Thorsten Mattmüller

  • Microfluidic organ-on-chip system for multi-analyte monitoring of metabolites in 3D cell cultures.

    Johannes Dornhof;Jochen Kieninger;Harshini Muralidharan;Jochen Maurer

  • Electrochemical glucose sensors on permselective non-conducting substituted pyrrole polymers

    Thomas Schalkhammer;Eva Mann-Buxbaum;Fritz Pittner;Gerald Urban

Frequent Co-Authors

Zlatko Trajanoski
Zlatko Trajanoski Innsbruck Medical University
Jürgen Heinze
Jürgen Heinze University of Regensburg
Thomas Nann
Thomas Nann University of Newcastle Australia
Wilfried Weber
Wilfried Weber University of Freiburg
Roland Zengerle
Roland Zengerle University of Freiburg
Jens Ducrée
Jens Ducrée Dublin City University
Hirotsugu Yasuda
Hirotsugu Yasuda University of Missouri
Bernhard Jakoby
Bernhard Jakoby Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Stefan Kramer
Stefan Kramer Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Andreas Manz
Andreas Manz Imperial College London

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

If you’re interested in Engineering and Technology, many online programs offer flexible pathways to expand your career opportunities. For those seeking entry-level administrative knowledge, an associate in office administration can build foundational skills in office technology and management that are valuable across industries—including tech companies and engineering firms.

For a broader business perspective, consider an online degree business administration. This bachelor’s program combines core business principles with modern management strategies, often appealing to students looking for leadership roles in technical organizations.

Those aiming for advanced management positions may benefit from an online master's degree in organizational leadership. This degree sharpens your skills in decision-making, communication, and strategic planning—key strengths for project leads in engineering and technology sectors.

For careers focused on optimizing processes and operations within tech environments, online mba programs in operations management are an excellent choice. These programs teach how to oversee complex systems, manage teams, and drive organizational efficiency—skills highly valued in both engineering and technology roles.

Best Scientists Citing Gerald Urban

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles