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Chemistry
Germany
2023

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Chemistry D-index 143 Citations 77,299 709 World Ranking 85 National Ranking 6

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award

2009 - Polish Academy of Science

2007 - Nobel Prize for his studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces

2007 - Faraday Lectureship Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

2002 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences

1998 - Wolf Prize in Chemistry, Wolf Foundation for their outstanding contributions to the field of the surface science in general, and for their elucidation of fundamental mechanisms of heterogeneous catalytic reactions at single crystal surfaces in particular.

1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

1992 - Member of Academia Europaea

1991 - Bourke Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

1987 - Liebig-Denkmünze (Liebig Medal), Society of German Chemists

1986 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Chemistry

1985 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

1985 - Centenary Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Catalysis
  • Oxygen

His main research concerns Adsorption, Catalysis, Analytical chemistry, Desorption and Physical chemistry. Gerhard Ertl interconnects Hydrogen and Work function in the investigation of issues within Adsorption. Gerhard Ertl has researched Catalysis in several fields, including Inorganic chemistry and Chemical physics.

Gerhard Ertl has included themes like Saturation, Scattering and Thermal desorption spectroscopy in his Analytical chemistry study. His Desorption study also includes fields such as

  • Activation energy that connect with fields like Molecular beam,
  • Dissociation that connect with fields like Metal. His Physical chemistry research integrates issues from Isothermal process, Reaction rate, Partial pressure, Oxygen and Kinetic energy.

His most cited work include:

  • Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis (3951 citations)
  • Scanning tunneling microscopy observations on the reconstructed Au(111) surface: Atomic structure, long-range superstructure, rotational domains, and surface defects (886 citations)
  • Oscillatory Kinetics in Heterogeneous Catalysis (884 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His scientific interests lie mostly in Adsorption, Analytical chemistry, Catalysis, Chemical physics and Inorganic chemistry. His Adsorption research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Crystallography, Hydrogen and Transition metal. His Analytical chemistry course of study focuses on Spectroscopy and Atomic physics.

His work deals with themes such as Single crystal and Physical chemistry, which intersect with Catalysis. Molecular physics is closely connected to Surface in his research, which is encompassed under the umbrella topic of Chemical physics. His study looks at the intersection of Inorganic chemistry and topics like Oxygen with Photochemistry.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Adsorption (28.88%)
  • Analytical chemistry (22.33%)
  • Catalysis (19.52%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2000-2021)?

  • Chemical physics (15.11%)
  • Analytical chemistry (22.33%)
  • Adsorption (28.88%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Gerhard Ertl focuses on Chemical physics, Analytical chemistry, Adsorption, Catalysis and Inorganic chemistry. His Analytical chemistry research includes elements of Electron diffraction, Reflection high-energy electron diffraction, Scanning tunneling microscope and Thermal desorption. His research integrates issues of Photochemistry, Single crystal, Transition metal and Hydrogen in his study of Adsorption.

The various areas that he examines in his Hydrogen study include Desorption and Atomic physics. Catalysis is often connected to Stereochemistry in his work. His work carried out in the field of Inorganic chemistry brings together such families of science as Electrochemistry and Ruthenium.

Between 2000 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Reactions at surfaces: from atoms to complexity (Nobel Lecture). (733 citations)
  • Nanoscale Probing of Adsorbed Species by Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (472 citations)
  • Controlling Chemical Turbulence by Global Delayed Feedback: Pattern Formation in Catalytic CO Oxidation on Pt(110) (294 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electron
  • Oxygen

Gerhard Ertl mainly investigates Analytical chemistry, Adsorption, Chemical physics, Physical chemistry and Hydrogen. His Analytical chemistry study incorporates themes from Phase transition, Transition metal and Low-energy electron diffraction. His Adsorption research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Molecule, Photochemistry and Single crystal.

Gerhard Ertl combines subjects such as Heterogeneous catalysis, Catalysis, Chemisorption, Oxide and Stereochemistry with his study of Single crystal. His research in Catalysis tackles topics such as Kinetics which are related to areas like Total pressure. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Reaction rate constant and Atomic physics.

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Best Publications

Handbook of Heterogeneous Catalysis

Gerhard Ertl;Helmut Knözinger;Ferdi Schüth;Jens Weitkamp.
(1997)

4144 Citations

Low Energy Electrons and Surface Chemistry

Gerhard Ertl;J. Kuppers.
(1986)

1857 Citations

Scanning tunneling microscopy observations on the reconstructed Au(111) surface: Atomic structure, long-range superstructure, rotational domains, and surface defects

Johannes V. Barth;Harald Brune;Gerhard Ertl;R. J. Behm.
Physical Review B (1990)

1559 Citations

Oscillatory Kinetics in Heterogeneous Catalysis

Ronald. Imbihl;Gerhard. Ertl.
Chemical Reviews (1995)

1365 Citations

Elementary Steps in the Catalytic Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide on Platinum Metals

T. Engel;G. Ertl.
Advances in Catalysis (1979)

1246 Citations

Reactions at surfaces: from atoms to complexity (Nobel Lecture).

Gerhard Ertl.
Angewandte Chemie (2008)

1213 Citations

Atomic-scale structure and catalytic reactivity of the RuO(2)(110) surface

Herbert Over;Young Dae Kim;A. P. Seitsonen;A. P. Seitsonen;Stefan Wendt.
Science (2000)

1018 Citations

Chemisorption of CO on the Pt(111) surface

G. Ertl;M. Neumann;K.M. Streit.
Surface Science (1977)

982 Citations

Spatiotemporal concentration patterns in a surface reaction: Propagating and standing waves, rotating spirals, and turbulence.

S. Jakubith;H. H. Rotermund;W. Engel;A. von Oertzen.
Physical Review Letters (1990)

910 Citations

Adsorption of hydrogen on a Pt(111) surface

K Christmann;G Ertl;T Pignet.
Surface Science (1976)

807 Citations

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