2026 Horst-Günter Rubahn: 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	43	12284	11879	56	53	413	7780

Overview

Horst-Günter Rubahn is affiliated with the University of Southern Denmark in Denmark. Their research spans multiple areas within Engineering and Materials Science, with a particular focus on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, and Materials Chemistry. These fields reflect an interdisciplinary approach, addressing both fundamental and applied aspects of material development and device engineering.

The scientist's main topics of work include:

Conducting polymers and applications
Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
Perovskite Materials and Applications
Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Rubahn's publication record features contributions in prominent scientific venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Nano Energy
Materials Today Chemistry
Advanced Materials
Chemosensors

Some of their recent papers include:

"Core-shell nanostructures: perspectives towards drug delivery applications" (2020), Journal of Materials Chemistry B
"Structure-based drug designing and immunoinformatics approach for SARS-CoV-2" (2020), Science Advances
"Functional nanomaterials in flexible gas sensors: recent progress and future prospects" (2023), Materials Today Chemistry
"Waste textiles as the versatile triboelectric energy-harvesting platform for self-powered applications in sports and athletics" (2022), Nano Energy
"Photodeposition of Au Nanoclusters for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Degradation over TiO₂ Thin Film" (2020), ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Rubahn's research, with frequent coauthors including:

Yogendra Kumar Mishra
Jacek Fiutowski
Morten Madsen
Roana de Oliveira Hansen
Lawrence Nsubuga

Rubahn's influence extends across a variety of advanced topics in material synthesis, sensor development, and energy applications. Their multidisciplinary research contributes to the understanding and development of nanomaterials, flexible electronics, and biomedical technologies within the broader context of engineering innovation.

Best Publications

Electrical conductivity of organic single-nanofiber devices with different contact materials

Henrik H. Henrichsen;Jakob Kjelstrup-Hansen;Daniel Engstrøm;Casper H. Clausen

462
Citations
Dipole-assisted self-assembly of light-emitting p-nP needles on mica

F. Balzer;Horst-Günter Rubahn

224
Citations
Optical waveguiding in individual nanometer-scale organic fibers

Frank Balzer;Vladimir G. Bordo;Adam Cohen Simonsen;Horst-Günter Rubahn

224
Citations
Core–shell nanostructures: perspectives towards drug delivery applications

Raj Kumar;Kunal Mondal;Pritam Kumar Panda;Ajeet Kaushik

207
Citations
Exposure to silver nanoparticles induces size- and dose-dependent oxidative stress and cytotoxicity in human colon carcinoma cells

Rona Miethling-Graff;Rita Rumpker;Madeleine Richter;Thiago Verano-Braga

200
Citations
Laser Applications in Surface Science and Technology

Horst-Günter Rubahn

179
Citations
Structure-based drug designing and immunoinformatics approach for SARS-CoV-2

Pritam Kumar Panda;Murugan Natarajan Arul;Paritosh Patel;Suresh K. Verma

167
Citations
Waste textiles as the versatile triboelectric energy-harvesting platform for self-powered applications in sports and athletics

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163
Citations
Gain amplification and lasing properties of individual organic nanofibers

Francesco Quochi;F Cordella;Antonio Andrea Mura;Giovanni Luigi Carlo Bongiovanni

160
Citations
Growth Control and Optics of Organic Nanoaggregates

Frank Balzer;Horst-Günter Rubahn

148
Citations
Functional nanomaterials in flexible gas sensors: recent progress and future prospects

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139
Citations
Organic Molecular Nanotechnology

Manuela Schiek;Frank Balzer;Katharina Al-Shamery;Jonathan R Brewer

132
Citations
Effect of Deposition Rate on Structure and Surface Morphology of Thin Evaporated Al Films on Dielectrics and Semiconductors

Kirill Bordo;Horst-Günter Rubahn

132
Citations
Isolated hexaphenyl nanofibers as optical waveguides

F. Balzer;V. G. Bordo;A. C. Simonsen;H.-G. Rubahn

128
Citations
Progress in Electrode and Electrolyte Materials: Path to All-solid-state Li-ion Batteries (ASSLIB)

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123
Citations
Dynamics of photoinduced degradation of perovskite photovoltaics: from reversible to irreversible processes

Mark V. Khenkin;K M Anoop;Iris Visoly-Fisher;Sofiya Kolusheva

120
Citations
One-dimensional random lasing in a single organic nanofiber.

Francesco Quochi;Fabrizio Cordella;and Andrea Mura;Giovanni Bongiovanni

109
Citations
Photodeposition of Au Nanoclusters for Enhanced Photocatalytic Dye Degradation over TiO2 Thin Film

Salih Veziroglu;Anna-Lena Obermann;Marie Ullrich;Majid Hussain

105
Citations
Reconsidering figures of merit for performance and stability of perovskite photovoltaics

M.V. Khenkin;K.M. Anoop;I. Visoly-Fisher;Y. Galagan

101
Citations
Additive manufacturing-based recycling of laboratory waste into energy harvesting device for self-powered applications

Manisha Sahu;Sugato Hajra;Hang-Gyeom Kim;Horst-Günter Rubahn

97
Citations
Structure of Heptanethiolate Monolayers on Au(111): Adsorption from Solution vs Vapor Deposition

H.-J. Himmel;Ch. Wöll;R. Gerlach;G. Polanski

92
Citations
Chain-length dependent para-phenylene film- and needle-growth on dielectrics

Frank Balzer;Horst-Günter Rubahn

88
Citations
Nanofiber frequency doublers.

Brewer J;Schiek M;Lützen A;Al-Shamery K

79
Citations
Voltage holding and self-discharge phenomenon in ZnO-Co3O4 core-shell heterostructure for binder-free symmetric supercapacitors

Rajneesh Kumar Mishra;Gyu Jin Choi;Hyeon Jong Choi;Jay Singh

78
Citations