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D-Index
55
Citations
14283
World Ranking
11971
National Ranking
880

Herbert Meier 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 Herbert Meier sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 609 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herbert Meier 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 Herbert Meier sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Herbert Meier is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and energy, with particular attention to materials chemistry and renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

Their recent publication record includes the paper titled "Conjugating pillararene dye in dye-sensitized solar cells", published in 2021 in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science. This work intersects with topics such as luminescence and fluorescent materials, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, and TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells.

Herbert Meier's research themes can be summarized as follows:

  • Materials Science
  • Energy

Within these broader fields, their specialized subfields consist of:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

Specific research topics that feature in their work include:

  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
  • TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells

Meier has published in the venue Cell Reports Physical Science, contributing at least one paper in this journal.

The scientist has collaborated with several frequent co-authors, which include:

  • Chaoqiang Liao
  • Kaiwen Zeng
  • Hanlun Wu
  • Qingliang Zeng
  • Hao Tang

Their solitary recent paper focuses on the integration of pillararene dyes into dye-sensitized solar cells, addressing dynamics in luminescent and photovoltaic materials. The intersection of materials chemistry with renewable energy applications forms a central aspect of their research activity.

Best Publications

  • Spektroskopische Methoden in der organischen Chemie

    Stefan Bienz;Laurent Bigler;Thomas Fox;Herbert Meier

  • Conjugated oligomers with terminal donor-acceptor substitution.

    Herbert Meier

  • A facile and efficient preparation of pillararenes and a pillarquinone.

    Derong Cao;Yuhui Kou;Jianquan Liang;Zhizhao Chen

  • The Photochemistry of Stilbenoid Compounds and Their Role in Materials Technology

    Herbert Meier

  • Effective conjugation length and UV/vis spectra of oligomers

    H. Meier;U. Stalmach;H. Kolshorn

  • Spectroscopic Methods in Organic Chemistry

    Manfred Hesse;Herbert Meier;Bernd Zeeh;Richard Dunmur

  • The Wolff Rearrangement of α-Diazo Carbonyl Compounds

    Herbert Meier;Klaus-Peter Zeller

  • Phenothiazine-based dyes for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

    Zu-Sheng Huang;Herbert Meier;Herbert Meier;Derong Cao

  • Enhanced performance of the dye-sensitized solar cells with phenothiazine-based dyes containing double D-A branches.

    Derong Cao;Jinan Peng;Yanping Hong;Xiaoming Fang

  • Die Photochemie stilbenoider Verbindungen und ihre materialwissenschaftlichen Aspekte

    Herbert Meier

  • Towards highly luminescent phenylene vinylene films

    Dieter Oelkrug;Alfred Tompert;Hans-Joachim Egelhaaf;Michael Hanack

  • Organic dye bearing asymmetric double donor-π-acceptor chains for dye-sensitized solar cells.

    Yanping Hong;Jin-Yun Liao;Derong Cao;Xufeng Zang

  • Die Wolff‐Umlagerung von α‐Diazocarbonyl‐Verbindungen

    Herbert Meier;Klaus‐Peter Zeller

  • Star-Shaped Conjugated Systems

    Heiner Detert;Matthias Lehmann;Herbert Meier

  • Konjugierte Oligomere mit terminaler Donor‐Acceptor‐Substitution

    Herbert Meier

  • Synthesis and Conformational Properties of Nonsymmetric Pillar[5]arenes and Their Acetonitrile Inclusion Compounds

    Yuhui Kou;Hongqi Tao;Derong Cao;Zhiyong Fu

  • Extension of conjugation leading to bathochromic or hypsochromic effects in OPV series

    Herbert Meier;Jürgen Gerold;Heinz Kolshorn;Bastian Mühling

  • Star-shaped conjugated compounds forming nematic discotic systems

    Herbert Meier;Matthias Lehmann;Hans Christof Holst;Dirk Schwöppe

  • Efficient synthesis of copillar[5]arenes and their host–guest properties with dibromoalkanes

    Luzhi Liu;Derong Cao;Yi Jin;Hongqi Tao

  • Pillar[n]arenes—a Novel, Highly Promising Class of Macrocyclic Host Molecules

    Derong Cao;Herbert Meier;Herbert Meier

Frequent Co-Authors

Derong Cao
Derong Cao South China University of Technology
Lingyun Wang
Lingyun Wang South China University of Technology
Thomas Fox
Thomas Fox University of Zurich
Dieter Schollmeyer
Dieter Schollmeyer Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Dai-Bin Kuang
Dai-Bin Kuang Sun Yat-sen University
Oleg V. Shishkin
Oleg V. Shishkin National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Yu Chen
Yu Chen South China University of Technology
Wu-Qiang Wu
Wu-Qiang Wu University of Queensland
Xiaoming Fang
Xiaoming Fang South China University of Technology
Kaloian Koynov
Kaloian Koynov Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

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