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D-Index
61
Citations
19689
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9103
National Ranking
653

Günter Schmid 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 Günter Schmid sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 406 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Günter Schmid 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 Günter Schmid sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Günter Schmid is affiliated with the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and energy, with specific emphasis on chemical engineering. Their work spans several specialized subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, energy engineering and power technology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's research topics demonstrate broad involvement in areas related to fuel cells, renewable energy systems, and membrane technologies. These topics include:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts

Günter Schmid has contributed to several recent scientific papers, illustrating ongoing activity in the field of water electrolysis and catalysis:

  • "High-performance anion-exchange membrane water electrolysers using NiX (X = Fe,Co,Mn) catalyst-coated membranes with redox-active Ni-O ligands," 2024, published in Nature Catalysis
  • "Transport of Hydrogen Through Anion Exchange Membranes in Water Electrolysis," 2024, published in Advanced Materials Interfaces
  • "Mechanical and Physio-Chemical Properties of Anion Exchange Membranes and Their Implications on Industrial Scale Water Electrolysis," 2023, published in ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • "Understanding the degradation of Ag2Cu2O3 electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction," 2025, published in Nanoscale Advances
  • "Electrochemical reaction of CO2 to CO on a catalyst coated cation exchange membrane enabled by ammonium proton shuttling," 2022, published in Catalysis Science & Technology

The scientist collaborates regularly with several colleagues, including Nemanja Martić, A. V. Klinger, Oscar Strobl, Hannes Michaels, and Michael Kress. Notably, A. V. Klinger has coauthored multiple papers alongside Günter Schmid.

Publication venues frequently featuring Günter Schmid's work include ECS Meeting Abstracts, Nature Catalysis, Advanced Materials Interfaces, Nanoscale Advances, and Catalysis Science & Technology. These venues reflect the interdisciplinary and applied nature of their research.

In recognition of their contributions, Günter Schmid was awarded membership in the European Academy of Sciences in 2010.

Best Publications

  • Size-Dependent Cytotoxicity of Gold Nanoparticles

    Yu Pan;Sabine Neuss;Annika Leifert;Monika Fischler

  • Gold nanoparticles of diameter 1.4 nm trigger necrosis by oxidative stress and mitochondrial damage.

    Yu Pan;Annika Leifert;David Ruau;Sabine Neuss

  • Au55[P(C6H5)3]12CI6 — ein Goldcluster ungewöhnlicher Größe

    Günter Schmid;Reinhard Pfeil;Roland Boese;Friedhelm Bandermann

  • Biodistribution of 1.4‐ and 18‐nm Gold Particles in Rats

    Manuela Semmler-Behnke;Wolfgang G. Kreyling;Jens Lipka;Stefanie Fertsch

  • Particle size-dependent and surface charge-dependent biodistribution of gold nanoparticles after intravenous administration.

    Stephanie Hirn;Manuela Semmler-Behnke;Carsten Schleh;Alexander Wenk

  • Current and future applications of nanoclusters

    Günter Schmid;Monika Bäumle;Marcus Geerkens;Ingo Heim

  • Quantum-size effects in the thermodynamic properties of metallic nanoparticles

    Y. Volokitin;J. Sinzig;L. J. de Jongh;G. Schmid

  • Metal Clusters and Colloids

    Günter Schmid;Lifeng F. Chi

  • Cellular Uptake and Toxicity of Au55 Clusters

    Maria Tsoli;Hubert Kuhn;Wolfgang Brandau;Helmut Esche

  • Size and surface charge of gold nanoparticles determine absorption across intestinal barriers and accumulation in secondary target organs after oral administration

    Carsten Schleh;Manuela Semmler-Behnke;Jens Lipka;Alexander Wenk

  • Low-temperature study of the magnetization reversal and magnetic anisotropy of Fe, Ni, and Co nanowires

    P.M. Paulus;F. Luis;M. Kröll;G. Schmid

  • Metal nanoclusters in catalysis and materials science : The issue of size control {1st ed.}

    Benedetto. Corain;Günter Schmid;Naoki. Toshima

  • Air-Blood-Barrier Translocation of Tracheally Instilled Gold Nanoparticles Inversely Depends on Particle Size

    Wolfgang G Kreyling;Stephanie Hirn;Winfried Möller;Carsten Schleh

  • Ligand‐Stabilized Bimetallic Colloids Identified by HRTEM and EDX

    Günter Schmid;Andreas Lehnert;Jan-Olle Malm;Jan-Olov Bovin

  • Various ligand-stabilized metal nanoclusters as homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts in the liquid phase

    Naoki Toshima;Yukihide Shiraishi;Toshiharu Teranishi;Mikio Miyake

  • Darstellung, Reaktionen und Struktur von tert-Butyl(tert-butylimino)boran

    Peter Paetzold;Christoph Von Plotho;Günter Schmid;Roland Boese

  • Ordered Two‐Dimensional Monolayers of Au55 Clusters

    Günter Schmid;Monika Bäumle;Norbert Beyer

  • The Application of Au55 Clusters as Quantum Dots

    Ulrich Simon;Günter Schön;Günter Schmid

  • Ligand-stabilized metal clusters and colloids: properties and applications

    Günter Schmid;Volker Maihack;Frank Lantermann;Stefanie Peschel

  • Pt309Phen 36*O30 ± 10, a Four‐Shell Platinum Cluster

    Günter Schmid;Bernd Morun;Jan-Olle Malm

Frequent Co-Authors

Roland Boese
Roland Boese University of Duisburg-Essen
Ulrich Simon
Ulrich Simon RWTH Aachen University
Heinrich Nöth
Heinrich Nöth Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Dieter Bläser
Dieter Bläser University of Duisburg-Essen
Wolfgang G. Kreyling
Wolfgang G. Kreyling Utrecht University
Harald Fuchs
Harald Fuchs University of Münster
Lifeng Chi
Lifeng Chi Soochow University
J. M. van Ruitenbeek
J. M. van Ruitenbeek Leiden University
Dmitri V. Talapin
Dmitri V. Talapin University of Chicago
Fokko M. Mulder
Fokko M. Mulder Delft University of Technology

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