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Materials Science

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63
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Chemistry

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Hartmut Komber 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 Hartmut Komber sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 350 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hartmut Komber 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 Hartmut Komber sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 63 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

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

  • Methyltrioxorhenium as Catalyst for Olefin Metathesis

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Volodymyr Senkovskyy;Roman Tkachov;Tetyana Beryozkina;Hartmut Komber

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

    Ji Ma;Yubin Fu;Evgenia Dmitrieva;Fupin Liu

  • Identifying Homocouplings as Critical Side Reactions in Direct Arylation Polycondensation

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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Ji Ma;Junzhi Liu;Martin Baumgarten;Yubin Fu

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

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

  • 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

  • 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

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

    Alessandro Luzio;Daniele Fazzi;Fritz Nubling;Rukiya Matsidik

  • 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

  • Multiblock copolymers of L-lactide and trimethylene carbonate.

    Doris Pospiech;Hartmut Komber;Dieter Jehnichen;Liane Häussler

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

    Michael Sommer;Hartmut Komber;Sven Huettner;Rhiannon Mulherin

Frequent Co-Authors

Brigitte Voit
Brigitte Voit Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Michael Sommer
Michael Sommer Chemnitz University of Technology
Dieter Jehnichen
Dieter Jehnichen Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Susanta Banerjee
Susanta Banerjee Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Anton Kiriy
Anton Kiriy Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Dietmar Appelhans
Dietmar Appelhans Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology
Mario Caironi
Mario Caironi Italian Institute of Technology
Xinliang Feng
Xinliang Feng TU Dresden
Jürgen Pionteck
Jürgen Pionteck Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research
Frank Simon
Frank Simon Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.

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