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Harry Pfeifer

Harry Pfeifer

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
11843
World Ranking
9765
National Ranking
706

Harry Pfeifer 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 Harry Pfeifer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 243 publications — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Harry Pfeifer 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 Harry Pfeifer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Harry Pfeifer was affiliated with Leipzig University in Germany and contributed to the field of Engineering throughout their career. Their research primarily focused on several subfields including Computational Mechanics, Aerospace Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.

The scientist's research spanned a range of topics that addressed complex problems in thermal and fluid dynamics as well as machinery optimization. Their main areas of work included:

  • Radiative Heat Transfer Studies
  • Heat transfer and supercritical fluids
  • Combustion and flame dynamics
  • Turbomachinery Performance and Optimization
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • Tribology and Lubrication Engineering

Among Pfeifer's recent publications were two papers published in 2024 in the Journal of Physics Conference Series. These publications were titled:

  • Numerical and experimental study to examine methods to increase the convectional heat transfer of recuperator tubes (2024)
  • Investigation of a thermomechanical improved tangential fan geometry (2024)

Pfeifer collaborated with several frequent co-authors, reflecting a network of research partnerships. These included Dominik Büschgens, with whom Pfeifer co-authored two papers, as well as Eileen Trampe, Justin Hauch, Jens Hauch, and Karin Reich.

Their work was consistently published in the Journal of Physics Conference Series, which served as a primary venue for disseminating their research findings.

Best Publications

  • Principles and Application of Self-Diffusion Measurements by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Jörg Kärger;Harry Pfeifer;Wilfried Heink

  • NMR Studies of Single-File Diffusion in Unidimensional Channel Zeolites

    Volker Kukla;Jan Kornatowski;Dirk Demuth;Irina Girnus

  • N.m.r. self-diffusion studies in zeolite science and technology

    J. Kärger;H. Pfeifer

  • Nuclear magnetic resonance studies on the acidity of zeolites and related catalysts

    H. Pfeifer;D. Freude;M. Hunger

  • Magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance studies of water molecules adsorbed on Brønsted- and Lewis-acid sites in zeolites and amorphous silica–aluminas

    Michael Hunger;Dieter Freude;Harry Pfeifer

  • 1H MAS NMR studies on the acidity of zeolites

    D. Freude;M. Hunger;H. Pfeifer;W. Schwieger

  • Microdynamics of methane, ethane and propane in ZSM-5 type zeolites

    Jürgen Caro;Martin Bülow;Wolfgang Schirmer;Jörg Kärger

  • Single-file diffusion and reaction in zeolites

    Jörg Kärger;Michael Petzold;Harry Pfeifer;Stefan Ernst

  • Surface phenomena investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance

    Harry Pfeifer

  • Self-diffusion of n-paraffins in NaX zeolite

    Jörg Kärger;Harry Pfeifer;Monika Rauscher;Andreas Walter

  • High-temperature pulsed field gradient nuclear magnetic resonance self-diffusion measurements of n-alkanes in MFl-type zeolites

    Wilfried Heink;Jörg Kärger;Harry Pfeifer;Klaas P. Datema

  • Intracrystalline self-diffusion of benzene, toluene and xylene isomers in zeolites NaX

    A. Germanus;J. Kärger;H. Pfeifer;N.N. Samulevič

  • N.m.r. studies of aluminium in zeolites

    D. Freude;T. Fröhlich;H. Pfeifer;G. Scheler

  • Investigation of internal silanol groups as structural defects in ZSM-5-type zeolites

    Michael Hunger;Jörg Kärger;Harry Pfeifer;Jürgen Caro

  • Study of brønsted acidity of zeolites using high-resolution proton magnetic resonance with magic-angle spinning

    D. Freude;M. Hunger;H. Pfeifer

  • Magic-angle-spinning NMR studies of acid sites in zeolite H-ZSM-5

    Eike Brunner;Horst Ernst;Dieter Freude;Thomas Fröhlich

  • 129Xe and 13C PFG n.m.r. study of the intracrystalline self-diffusion of Xe, CO2, and CO

    J. Kärger;H. Pfeifer;F. Stallmach;N.N. Feoktistova

  • Study of the geometry and location of the bridging OH groups in aluminosilicate and silicoaluminophosphate type zeolites using 1H MAS NMR sideband analysis and CP/MAS NMR

    M. Hunger;M.W. Anderson;A. Ojo;H. Pfeifer

  • Comparative QENS and PFG NMR diffusion studies of water in zeolite NaCaA

    H. Paoli;A. Méthivier;H. Jobic;C. Krause

  • Investigation of Acidic Properties of Zeolites by MAS NMR

    D. Freude;M. Hunger;H. Pfeifer

  • Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Microscopy

    Harry Pfeifer

Frequent Co-Authors

Jörg Kärger
Jörg Kärger Leipzig University
Dieter Freude
Dieter Freude Leipzig University
Michael Hunger
Michael Hunger University of Stuttgart
Eike Brunner
Eike Brunner TU Dresden
Jürgen Caro
Jürgen Caro University of Hannover
Jens Weitkamp
Jens Weitkamp University of Stuttgart
Klaus K. Unger
Klaus K. Unger Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Hervé Jobic
Hervé Jobic Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Jacek Klinowski
Jacek Klinowski University of Cambridge
Hans Lischka
Hans Lischka Texas Tech University

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