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D-Index
55
Citations
9272
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12299
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904

Herbert Plenio 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 Plenio sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 185 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Herbert Plenio 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 Plenio 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 Plenio is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of chemistry and materials science, with a focus on organic chemistry, materials chemistry, and inorganic chemistry. Additional areas of work include electrical and electronic engineering as well as renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics covered in their research include catalytic cross-coupling reactions, N-heterocyclic carbenes in organic and inorganic chemistry, crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, luminescence and fluorescent materials, and synthetic organic chemistry methods.

Among the publication venues where Herbert Plenio has published are The Cambridge Structural Database, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, Chemical Science, and Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Herbert Plenio include Stepan Popov, Alexander Kaps, Sabine Foro, Yuki Kanai, and Dorian Müller-Borges.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Herbert Plenio include:

  • Determination of Stereoelectronic Properties of NHC Ligands via Ion Pairing and Fluorescence Spectroscopy, 2021, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • The Regioselective Arylation of 1,3-Benzodioxoles, 2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • Ligand Exchange Triggered Photosensitizers - Bodipy-Tagged NHC-Metal Complexes for Conversion of 3O2 to 1O2, 2022, European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
  • Fluorescent organometallic dyads and triads: establishing spatial relationships, 2022, Chemical Science
  • Efficient [(NHC)Au(NTf2)]-catalyzed hydrohydrazidation of terminal and internal alkynes, 2020, Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Sterically demanding trialkylphosphines for palladium-catalyzed cross coupling reactions—alternatives to PtBu3

    Christoph A. Fleckenstein;Herbert Plenio

  • The Coordination Chemistry of the CF Unit in Fluorocarbons.

    Herbert Plenio

  • Catalysts for the Sonogashira Coupling—The Crownless Again Shall Be King

    Herbert Plenio

  • Tuning the electronic properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes.

    Steffen Leuthäusser;Daniela Schwarz;Herbert Plenio

  • Synthesis of (NHC)Rh(cod)Cl and (NHC)RhCl(CO)2 complexes – Translation of the Rh- into the Ir-scale for the electronic properties of NHC ligands

    Stefanie Wolf;Herbert Plenio

  • Sulfonated N-heterocyclic carbenes for Suzuki coupling in water

    Christoph A. Fleckenstein;Sutapa Roy;Steffen Leuthäußer;Herbert Plenio

  • A Versatile Catalyst for the Sonogashira Coupling of Aryl Chlorides

    Axel Köllhofer;Thomas Pullmann;Herbert Plenio

  • 9-fluorenylphosphines for the Pd-catalyzed sonogashira, suzuki, and Buchwald-Hartwig coupling reactions in organic solvents and water.

    Christoph A. Fleckenstein;Herbert Plenio

  • On the Mechanism of the Initiation Reaction in Grubbs–Hoveyda Complexes

    Vasco Thiel;Marina Hendann;Klaus-Jürgen Wannowius;Herbert Plenio

  • Nanofiltration for Homogeneous Catalysis Separation: Soluble Polymer-Supported Palladium Catalysts for Heck, Sonogashira, and Suzuki Coupling of Aryl Halides

    D. Anupama;K. Ebert;H. Plenio

  • Homogeneous catalysts supported on soluble polymers: biphasic Sonogashira coupling of aryl halides and acetylenes using MeOPEG-bound phosphine-palladium catalysts for efficient catalyst recycling.

    Axel Köllhofer;Herbert Plenio

  • A Guide to Sonogashira Cross-Coupling Reactions: The Influence of Substituents in Aryl Bromides, Acetylenes, and Phosphines

    Marc Schilz;Herbert Plenio

  • π-Face Donor Properties of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Grubbs II Complexes

    Steffen Leuthäußer;Volker Schmidts;Christina M. Thiele;Herbert Plenio

  • Borasilazane polymeric precursors for borosilicon nitride

    Dietmar Seyferth;Herbert Plenio

  • Probing the Mechanism of Olefin Metathesis in Grubbs–Hoveyda and Grela Type Complexes

    Tim Vorfalt;Klaus-Jürgen Wannowius;Herbert Plenio

  • Sulfonated N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes for Pd‐Catalyzed Sonogashira and Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling in Aqueous Solvents

    Sutapa Roy;Herbert Plenio

  • Efficient Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling of (Hetero)aryl Chlorides with Thiophene- and Furanboronic Acids in Aqueous n-Butanol

    Christoph A. Fleckenstein;Herbert Plenio

  • π-Face donor properties of N-heterocyclic carbenes

    Marcus Süssner;Herbert Plenio

  • Highly efficient Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of heterocyclic substrates through rational reaction design.

    Christoph A. Fleckenstein;Herbert Plenio

  • Redox‐Switchable Phase Tags for Recycling of Homogeneous Catalysts

    Marcus Süßner;Herbert Plenio

  • A Versatile Catalyst for the Sonogashira Coupling of Aryl Chlorides.

    Axel Koellhofer;Thomas Pullmann;Herbert Plenio

Frequent Co-Authors

Herbert W. Roesky
Herbert W. Roesky University of Göttingen
Mathias Noltemeyer
Mathias Noltemeyer University of Göttingen
George M. Sheldrick
George M. Sheldrick University of Göttingen
Frank T. Edelmann
Frank T. Edelmann Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Hans-Heinrich Limbach
Hans-Heinrich Limbach Freie Universität Berlin
Gerd Buntkowsky
Gerd Buntkowsky Technical University of Darmstadt
Israel Fernández
Israel Fernández Complutense University of Madrid
Markus Gallei
Markus Gallei Saarland University
Matthias Rehahn
Matthias Rehahn Technical University of Darmstadt

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