2026 Hartmut Komber: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	63	6287	6080	369	357	350	12209
Chemistry	63	8553	7760	620	561	354	12267

Overview

Hartmut Komber is affiliated with the Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V. in Germany. Their research centers on materials science, engineering, and chemistry, with a particular focus on materials chemistry, organic chemistry, polymers and plastics, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, including:

Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Graphene research and applications
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Conducting polymers and applications
Synthesis and properties of polymers

Komber's publication record includes papers in prominent research venues. Frequent venues for their publications include:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Macromolecules
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Polymer Chemistry

Notable recent papers include:

"Synthesis and characterization of [7]triangulene," 2021, Nanoscale
"On-water surface synthesis of charged two-dimensional polymer single crystals via the irreversible Katritzky reaction," 2021, Nature Synthesis
"Defective Nanographenes Containing Seven-Five-Seven (7-5-7)-Membered Rings," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
"A Curved Graphene Nanoribbon with Multi-Edge Structure and High Intrinsic Charge Carrier Mobility," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
"Ultrasoft and High-Mobility Block Copolymers for Skin-Compatible Electronics," 2020, Advanced Materials

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including:

Xinliang Feng
Ji Ma
Junzhi Liu
Fupin Liu
Alexey A. Popov

Best Publications

Defect-free Naphthalene Diimide Bithiophene Copolymers with Controlled Molar Mass and High Performance via Direct Arylation Polycondensation.

Rukiya Matsidik;Hartmut Komber;Alessandro Luzio;Mario Caironi

295
Citations
Random catalyst walking along polymerized poly(3-hexylthiophene) chains in Kumada catalyst-transfer polycondensation.

Roman Tkachov;Volodymyr Senkovskyy;Hartmut Komber;Jens-Uwe Sommer

256
Citations
Methyltrioxorhenium as Catalyst for Olefin Metathesis

Wolfgang A. Herrmann;Werner Wagner;Uwe N. Flessner;Ursula Volkhardt

227
Citations
Conductive Polymer Brushes of Regioregular Head-to-Tail Poly(3-alkylthiophenes) via Catalyst-Transfer Surface-Initiated Polycondensation

Volodymyr Senkovskyy;Natalya Khanduyeva;Hartmut Komber;Ulrich Oertel

221
Citations
Novel Hyperbranched Poly([1,2,3]‐triazole)s Derived from AB2 Monomers by a 1,3‐Dipolar Cycloaddition

Arnulf J. Scheel;Hartmut Komber;Brigitte I. Voit

214
Citations
On the Role of Single Regiodefects and Polydispersity in Regioregular Poly(3-hexylthiophene): Defect Distribution, Synthesis of Defect-Free Chains, and a Simple Model for the Determination of Crystallinity

Peter Kohn;Sven Huettner;Hartmut Komber;Volodymyr Senkovskyy

192
Citations
The influence of densely organized maltose shells on the biological properties of poly(propylene imine) dendrimers: new effects dependent on hydrogen bonding.

Barbara Klajnert;Dietmar Appelhans;Hartmut Komber;Nina Morgner

179
Citations
"Hairy" poly(3-hexylthiophene) particles prepared via surface-initiated Kumada catalyst-transfer polycondensation.

Volodymyr Senkovskyy;Roman Tkachov;Tetyana Beryozkina;Hartmut Komber

177
Citations
Helical Nanographenes Containing an Azulene Unit: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Properties

Ji Ma;Yubin Fu;Evgenia Dmitrieva;Fupin Liu

163
Citations
Identifying Homocouplings as Critical Side Reactions in Direct Arylation Polycondensation

Florian Lombeck;Hartmut Komber;Serge I. Gorelsky;Michael Sommer

159
Citations
Chain-growth polymerization of unusual anion-radical monomers based on naphthalene diimide: a new route to well-defined n-type conjugated copolymers.

Volodymyr Senkovskyy;Roman Tkachov;Hartmut Komber;Michael Sommer

157
Citations
Open-Shell Nonbenzenoid Nanographenes Containing Two Pairs of Pentagonal and Heptagonal Rings.

Junzhi Liu;Shantanu Mishra;Carlo A. Pignedoli;Daniele Passerone

156
Citations
A Stable Saddle-Shaped Polycyclic Hydrocarbon with an Open-Shell Singlet Ground State

Ji Ma;Junzhi Liu;Martin Baumgarten;Yubin Fu

153
Citations
Hyperbranched PEI with Various Oligosaccharide Architectures: Synthesis, Characterization, ATP Complexation, and Cellular Uptake Properties

Dietmar Appelhans;Hartmut Komber;Mohiuddin Abdul Quadir;Sven Richter

153
Citations
Conjugation‐Induced Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence (TADF): From Conventional Non‐TADF Units to TADF‐Active Polymers

Qiang Wei;Qiang Wei;Paul Kleine;Yevhen Karpov;Xianping Qiu

141
Citations
Synthesis of a Bifunctional Initiator for Controlled Kumada Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation/Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization and Preparation of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)−Polystyrene Block Copolymer Therefrom

Elisabeth Kaul;Volodymyr Senkovskyy;Roman Tkachov;Vera Bocharova

130
Citations
Structure–Function Relationships of High-Electron Mobility Naphthalene Diimide Copolymers Prepared Via Direct Arylation

Alessandro Luzio;Daniele Fazzi;Fritz Nubling;Rukiya Matsidik

126
Citations
Convenient Route To Initiate Kumada Catalyst-Transfer Polycondensation Using Ni(dppe)Cl2 or Ni(dppp)Cl2 and Sterically Hindered Grignard Compounds

Volodymyr Senkovskyy;Michael Sommer;Roman Tkachov;Hartmut Komber

123
Citations
Multiblock copolymers of L-lactide and trimethylene carbonate.

Doris Pospiech;Hartmut Komber;Dieter Jehnichen;Liane Häussler

123
Citations
Synthesis, Purification, and Characterization of Well-Defined All-Conjugated Diblock Copolymers PF8TBT-b-P3HT

Michael Sommer;Hartmut Komber;Sven Huettner;Rhiannon Mulherin

122
Citations