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Ingo Burgert

Ingo Burgert

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 75 3530 3410 61 57 207 16212

Ingo Burgert publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ingo Burgert between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ingo Burgert published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 9.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2019. 26 of the 257 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2019. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 7 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 11 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 9 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 19 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 18 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 16 publications 2025: 10 publications
1999 2025

257 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ingo Burgert: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 2
2002 2
2003 8
2004 7
2005 4
2006 7
2007 11
2008 11
2009 9
2010 9
2011 5
2012 7
2013 7
2014 14
2015 7
2016 10
2017 15
2018 17
2019 19
2020 19
2021 12
2022 18
2023 9
2024 16
2025 10
Total 257
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Ingo Burgert 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 Ingo Burgert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 190–209 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 207 publications — 33rd percentile

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

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891 207
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Ingo Burgert 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 Ingo Burgert sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359 75
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Ingo Burgert is a researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, specializing in engineering and materials science. Their research primarily focuses on wood treatment and properties, advanced cellulose research, and natural fiber reinforced composites, with significant contributions to building and construction, biomaterials, and biomedical engineering.

Their published work includes studies on advanced materials and mechanics, lignin and wood chemistry, advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, as well as surface modification and superhydrophobicity. These topics reflect a multidisciplinary approach within engineering fields, integrating mechanical engineering and polymers and plastics research.

Burgert's research outputs have appeared frequently in journals such as ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, ACS Nano, Advanced Materials, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, and Adsorption. The number of publications in each venue highlights a sustained engagement with materials science and engineering disciplines.

Frequent coauthors collaborate with Burgert, including Tobias Keplinger, Guido Panzarasa, Christopher H. Dreimol, Kunkun Tu, and Yong Ding. These collaborative efforts indicate a broad network spanning different subfields related to sustainable and engineered wood materials.

Key recent papers authored by Burgert include:

  • Structure-property-function relationships of natural and engineered wood, 2020, Nature Reviews Materials
  • Lightweight, strong, moldable wood via cell wall engineering as a sustainable structural material, 2021, Science
  • Scalable aesthetic transparent wood for energy efficient buildings, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Emerging Engineered Wood for Building Applications, 2022, Chemical Reviews
  • Sustainable and Biodegradable Wood Sponge Piezoelectric Nanogenerator for Sensing and Energy Harvesting Applications, 2020, ACS Nano

These publications cover a range of innovative wood engineering topics emphasizing sustainability, structural applications, transparency in wood materials, and energy harvesting technologies.

Best Publications

  • Structure-property-function relationships of natural and engineered wood

    Chaoji Chen;Yudi Kuang;Shuze Zhu;Ingo Burgert;Ingo Burgert

  • Cell-wall recovery after irreversible deformation of wood

    Jozef Keckes;Ingo Burgert;Klaus Frühmann;Martin Müller

  • Bioinspired Wood Nanotechnology for Functional Materials.

    Lars A. Berglund;Ingo Burgert;Ingo Burgert

  • Disrupting Two Arabidopsis thaliana Xylosyltransferase Genes Results in Plants Deficient in Xyloglucan, a Major Primary Cell Wall Component

    David M. Cavalier;Olivier Lerouxel;Lutz Neumetzler;Kazuchika Yamauchi

  • Actuation systems in plants as prototypes for bioinspired devices

    Ingo Burgert;Peter Fratzl

  • Cell wall features with regard to mechanical performance. A review. : COST Action E35 2004-2008 : Wood machining - Micromechanics and fracture

    Lennart Salmén;Ingo Burgert

  • Lightweight, strong, moldable wood via cell wall engineering as a sustainable structural material.

    Shaoliang Xiao;Chaoji Chen;Qinqin Xia;Yu Liu

  • Scalable aesthetic transparent wood for energy efficient buildings.

    Ruiyu Mi;Chaoji Chen;Tobias Keplinger;Yong Pei

  • Origami-like unfolding of hydro-actuated ice plant seed capsules

    Matthew J. Harrington;Khashayar Razghandi;Friedrich Ditsch;Lorenzo Guiducci

  • Exploring the micromechanical design of plant cell walls.

    Ingo Burgert

  • Delignified and Densified Cellulose Bulk Materials with Excellent Tensile Properties for Sustainable Engineering

    Marion Frey;Marion Frey;Daniel Widner;Daniel Widner;Jana S. Segmehl;Jana S. Segmehl;Kirstin Casdorff;Kirstin Casdorff

  • In Situ FT-IR Microscopic Study on Enzymatic Treatment of Poplar Wood Cross-Sections

    Notburga Gierlinger;Luna Goswami;Martin Schmidt;Ingo Burgert

  • Plant Stems: Functional Design and Mechanics

    Thomas Speck;Ingo Burgert

  • Sustainable and Biodegradable Wood Sponge Piezoelectric Nanogenerator for Sensing and Energy Harvesting Applications.

    Jianguo Sun;Jianguo Sun;Hengyu Guo;Javier Ribera;Changsheng Wu

  • Plants control the properties and actuation of their organs through the orientation of cellulose fibrils in their cell walls

    Ingo Burgert;Peter Fratzl

  • On the role of interface polymers for the mechanics of natural polymeric composites

    Peter Fratzl;Ingo Burgert;Himadri S. Gupta

  • CHITINASE-LIKE1/POM-POM1 and Its Homolog CTL2 Are Glucan-Interacting Proteins Important for Cellulose Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis

    Clara Sánchez-Rodríguez;Stefan Bauer;Kian Hématy;Friederike Saxe

  • Molecular changes during tensile deformation of single wood fibers followed by Raman microscopy.

    Notburga Gierlinger;Manfred Schwanninger;and Antje Reinecke;Ingo Burgert

  • Green Synthesis of Hierarchical Metal-Organic Framework/Wood Functional Composites with Superior Mechanical Properties.

    Kunkun Tu;Kunkun Tu;Begoña Puértolas;Maria Adobes-Vidal;Maria Adobes-Vidal;Yaru Wang;Yaru Wang

  • Hybrid wood materials with improved fire retardance by bio-inspired mineralisation on the nano- and submicron level

    Vivian Merk;Vivian Merk;Munish Chanana;Munish Chanana;Tobias Keplinger;Tobias Keplinger;Sabyasachi Gaan

  • Cell wall structure and formation of maturing fibres of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) increase buckling resistance

    Xiaoqing Wang;Haiqing Ren;Bo Zhang;Benhua Fei

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Fratzl
Peter Fratzl Max Planck Society
Jozef Keckes
Jozef Keckes University of Leoben
Oskar Paris
Oskar Paris University of Leoben
Markus Pauly
Markus Pauly Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Helmut Schlaad
Helmut Schlaad University of Potsdam
Andreas Fery
Andreas Fery Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V.
Wout Boerjan
Wout Boerjan Ghent University
Lars Berglund
Lars Berglund Royal Institute of Technology
Sabyasachi Gaan
Sabyasachi Gaan Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology

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