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2022

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Materials Science

D-Index
93
Citations
31603
World Ranking
1460
National Ranking
78

Physics

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83
Citations
22596
World Ranking
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Harald Fuchs publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Harald Fuchs sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 655 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Harald Fuchs D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Harald Fuchs sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 93 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award
  • 2011 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences

Overview

Harald Fuchs is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of engineering, materials science, and chemistry. Their research spans multiple subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, and atomic and molecular physics and optics.

The scientist's work focuses on a range of main topics such as surface chemistry and catalysis, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and N-heterocyclic carbenes in organic and inorganic chemistry. Additional areas of study include catalytic cross-coupling reactions, graphene research and applications, force microscopy techniques and applications, and nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

Fuchs' publication record includes research papers in several high-profile venues. Notably frequent publication venues are:

  • Small Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ACS Nano
  • Small

Recent papers authored with various collaborators demonstrate the breadth of their research topics and journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • "Rapid Capture of Cancer Extracellular Vesicles by Lipid Patch Microarrays" (2021, Advanced Materials)
  • "An Electron-Rich Cyclic (Alkyl)(Amino)Carbene on Au(111), Ag(111), and Cu(111) Surfaces" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Epitaxial Growth of Main Group Monoelemental 2D Materials" (2020, Advanced Functional Materials)
  • "A Unidirectional Surface-Anchored N-Heterocyclic Carbene Rotor" (2020, Nano Letters)
  • "Self-assembled fullerene (C60)-pentacene superstructures for photodetectors" (2021, SmartMat)

Fuchs has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, reflecting ongoing research partnerships. Frequent co-authors include Saeed Amirjalayer, Harry Mönig, Bertram Schulze Lammers, Frank Glorius, and Jindong Ren.

In recognition of their contributions, Harald Fuchs was named a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Nanomedicine--challenge and perspectives.

    Kristina Riehemann;Stefan W. Schneider;Thomas A. Luger;Biana Godin

  • Force Spectroscopy of Molecular Systems-Single Molecule Spectroscopy of Polymers and Biomolecules.

    Andreas Janshoff;Marcus Neitzert;York Oberdörfer;Harald Fuchs

  • Tunneling spectroscopy and inverse photoemission: Image and field states

    G. Binnig;K. H. Frank;H. Fuchs;N. Garcia

  • Nanoscopic channel lattices with controlled anisotropic wetting

    M. Gleiche;L. F. Chi;H. Fuchs

  • A new approach for the fabrication of an alternating multilayer film of poly(4-vinylpyridine) and poly(acrylic acid) based on hydrogen bonding

    Liyan Wang;Zhiqiuang Wang;Xi Zhang;Jiacong Shen

  • Linear Alkane Polymerization on a Gold Surface

    Dingyong Zhong;Jörn-Holger Franke;Santhosh Kumar Podiyanachari;Tobias Blömker

  • How to measure energy dissipation in dynamic mode atomic force microscopy

    B. Anczykowski;B. Gotsmann;H. Fuchs;J.P. Cleveland

  • Energy-Dependent State-Density Corrugation of a Graphite Surface as Seen by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

    G. Binnig;G. Binnig;H. Fuchs;Ch. Gerber;H. Rohrer

  • On-surface synthesis of rylene-type graphene nanoribbons.

    Haiming Zhang;Haiping Lin;Kewei Sun;Long Chen

  • Glaser coupling at metal surfaces.

    Hong-Ying Gao;Hendrik Wagner;Dingyong Zhong;Jörn-Holger Franke

  • Conservative and dissipative tip-sample interaction forces probed with dynamic AFM

    B. Gotsmann;C. Seidel;B. Anczykowski;H. Fuchs

  • Cantilever dynamics in quasinoncontact force microscopy: Spectroscopic aspects

    B. Anczykowski;D. Krüger;H. Fuchs

  • Frontiers of on-surface synthesis: From principles to applications

    Qian Shen;Qian Shen;Hong Ying Gao;Harald Fuchs;Harald Fuchs

  • Massively Parallel Dip‐Pen Nanolithography of Heterogeneous Supported Phospholipid Multilayer Patterns

    Steven Lenhert;Peng Sun;Yuhuang Wang;Harald Fuchs

  • Recent Progress in Aromatic Polyimide Dielectrics for Organic Electronic Devices and Circuits.

    Deyang Ji;Tao Li;Wenping Hu;Harald Fuchs

  • Scanning tunneling microscope combined with a scanning electron microscope

    Ch. Gerber;G. Binnig;H. Fuchs;O. Marti

  • Growth of Self-Assembled n-Alkyltrichlorosilane Films on Si(100) Investigated by Atomic Force Microscopy

    K. Bierbaum;M. Grunze;A. A. Baski;L. F. Chi

  • Self-assembly of DNA-streptavidin nanostructures and their use as reagents in immuno-PCR

    Christof M. Niemeyer;Michael Adler;Bruno Pignataro;Steven Lenhert

  • High Performance Field-Effect Ammonia Sensors Based on a Structured Ultrathin Organic Semiconductor Film

    Liqiang Li;Peng Gao;Martin Baumgarten;Klaus Müllen

  • In situ surface-modification-induced superhydrophobic patterns with reversible wettability and adhesion.

    Yuekun Lai;Fei Pan;Cong Xu;Harald Fuchs

  • Domain structures in langmuir-blodgett films investigated by atomic force microscopy.

    L. F. Chi;M. Anders;H. Fuchs;R. R. Johnston

Frequent Co-Authors

Lifeng Chi
Lifeng Chi Soochow University
Armido Studer
Armido Studer University of Münster
Wenping Hu
Wenping Hu Tianjin University
Bernd Gotsmann
Bernd Gotsmann IBM Research - Zurich
Gerhard Erker
Gerhard Erker University of Münster
Hendrik Hölscher
Hendrik Hölscher Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Xiaodong Chen
Xiaodong Chen Nanyang Technological University
Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Tilman Pfau
Tilman Pfau University of Stuttgart
Wolfgang P. Schleich
Wolfgang P. Schleich University of Ulm

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