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Holger Braunschweig

Holger Braunschweig

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
104
Citations
42860
World Ranking
1039
National Ranking
79

Holger Braunschweig 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 Holger Braunschweig sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 879 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Holger Braunschweig 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 Holger Braunschweig sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 104 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
  • 2016 - Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis (Alfred Stock Memorial Prize), German Chemical Society
  • 2011 - German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina - Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina – Nationale Akademie der Wissenschaften Chemistry

Overview

Holger Braunschweig is affiliated with the University of Würzburg in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry. Their research intersects several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The primary areas of research focus include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry
  • Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Inorganic/Organometallic Compounds
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

The scientist has published numerous papers, with recent notable works including:

  • "Photoinduced Borylation for the Synthesis of Organoboron Compounds," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "One-pot, room-temperature conversion of dinitrogen to ammonium chloride at a main-group element," 2020, Nature Chemistry
  • "Ni-Catalyzed Traceless, Directed C3-Selective C-H Borylation of Indoles," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Isolable Phospha- and Arsaalumenes," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "cAAC-Stabilized 9,10-diboraanthracenes-Acenes with Open-Shell Singlet Biradical Ground States," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent co-authors with whom collaboration has been substantial include:

  • Ivo Krummenacher
  • Merle Arrowsmith
  • Felipe Fantuzzi
  • Rian D. Dewhurst
  • Krzysztof Radacki

Publication venues with multiple contributions include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Holger Braunschweig has received recognition through awards such as the Alfred-Stock-Gedächtnispreis from the German Chemical Society in 2016 and was elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in 2011, specifically in the field of Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Nitrogen fixation and reduction at boron

    Marc-André Légaré;Guillaume Bélanger-Chabot;Rian D. Dewhurst;Eileen Welz

  • High-Performance Air-Stable n-Channel Organic Thin Film Transistors Based on Halogenated Perylene Bisimide Semiconductors

    Rüdiger Schmidt;Joon Hak Oh;Ya Sen Sun;Manuela Deppisch

  • Ambient-temperature isolation of a compound with a boron-boron triple bond.

    Holger Braunschweig;Rian D. Dewhurst;Kai Hammond;Jan Mies

  • Electron-precise coordination modes of boron-centered ligands.

    Holger Braunschweig;Rian D. Dewhurst;Achim Schneider

  • Transition metal complexes of boron — synthesis, structure and reactivity

    Holger Braunschweig;Miriam Colling

  • Transition-metal complexes of boron-new insights and novel coordination modes.

    Holger Braunschweig;Carsten Kollann;Daniela Rais

  • Transition metal complexes of boron

    Holger Braunschweig

  • Constrained geometry complexes—Synthesis and applications

    Holger Braunschweig;Frank M. Breitling;Frank M. Breitling

  • Multiple complexation of CO and related ligands to a main-group element

    Holger Braunschweig;Rian D. Dewhurst;Florian Hupp;Marco Nutz

  • Metallomimetic Chemistry of Boron

    Marc-André Légaré;Conor Pranckevicius;Holger Braunschweig

  • Boron: Its Role in Energy-Related Processes and Applications.

    Zhenguo Huang;Suning Wang;Rian D. Dewhurst;Nikolai V. Ignat'ev;Nikolai V. Ignat'ev

  • Photoinduced Borylation for the Synthesis of Organoboron Compounds.

    Ya-Ming Tian;Xiao-Ning Guo;Holger Braunschweig;Udo Radius

  • Metal-Only Lewis Pairs with Transition Metal Lewis Bases

    Jürgen Bauer;Holger Braunschweig;Rian D. Dewhurst

  • Formation and Reactivity of Electron-Precise B-B Single and Multiple Bonds.

    Merle Arrowsmith;Holger Braunschweig;Tom E. Stennett

  • sp2–sp3 diboranes: astounding structural variability and mild sources of nucleophilic boron for organic synthesis

    Rian D. Dewhurst;Emily C. Neeve;Holger Braunschweig;Todd B. Marder

  • Single, double, triple bonds and chains: the formation of electron-precise B-B bonds.

    Holger Braunschweig;Rian D. Dewhurst

  • Outstanding Short-Circuit Currents in BHJ Solar Cells Based on NIR-Absorbing Acceptor-Substituted Squaraines†

    Ulrich Mayerhöffer;Kaja Deing;Katrin Gruss;Holger Braunschweig

  • The reductive coupling of dinitrogen.

    Marc-André Légaré;Maximilian Rang;Guillaume Bélanger-Chabot;Julia I. Schweizer

  • Recent developments in the chemistry of antiaromatic boroles

    Holger Braunschweig;Thomas Kupfer

  • Transition metals as Lewis bases: "Z-type" boron ligands and metal-to-boron dative bonding

    Holger Braunschweig;Rian D. Dewhurst

  • Synthesis and Structure of the First Terminal Borylene Complexes.

    Holger Braunschweig;Carsten Kollann;Ulli Englert

Frequent Co-Authors

Krzysztof Radacki
Krzysztof Radacki University of Würzburg
Thomas Kupfer
Thomas Kupfer University of Würzburg
Todd B. Marder
Todd B. Marder University of Würzburg
Bernd Engels
Bernd Engels University of Würzburg
Christoph Lambert
Christoph Lambert University of Würzburg
Christoph Schneider
Christoph Schneider Leipzig University
Ulli Englert
Ulli Englert RWTH Aachen University
Martin Kaupp
Martin Kaupp Technical University of Berlin
Ian Manners
Ian Manners University of Victoria
Udo Radius
Udo Radius University of Würzburg

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