2026 J. Küppers: Chemistry Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Chemistry	56	11597	10449	853	764	154	11420

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Research.com Recognitions

1966 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

J. Küppers is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and conducts research spanning multiple scientific disciplines including Physics and Astronomy as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Their recent published work covers a range of topics with a focus on both fundamental physics and biomedical research. Notable papers include:

Quantum critical scaling and holographic bound for transport coefficients near Lifshitz points (2020) in Journal of High Energy Physics
AB1295 ASSESSING GIANT CELL ARTERITIS ACTIVITY WITH [68GA]GA-DOTA-SIGLEC-9 PET-CT: A NOVEL IMAGING METHOD (2024) in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

J. Küppers' research addresses key topics such as:

Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
Cosmology and Gravitation Theories
Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories
Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer

The scientist's work integrates multiple subfields including:

Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Immunology and Allergy
Cancer Research

Frequent collaborators in their publications include:

Gian Andrea Inkof
Julia M. Link
Blaise Goutéraux
Jörg Schmalian
Simon Michael Petzinna

J. Küppers has published primarily in the journals:

Journal of High Energy Physics
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

In recognition of scientific contributions, J. Küppers was awarded the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1966.

Best Publications

Low Energy Electrons and Surface Chemistry

Gerhard Ertl;J. Kuppers

1857
Citations
Interactions between oxygen and carbon monoxide on a Pd(111) surface

H. Conrad;G. Ertl;J. Küppers

507
Citations
Interaction of NO and O2 with Pd(111) surfaces. II

H. Conrad;G. Ertl;J. Küppers;E.E. Latta

426
Citations
Adsorption of hydrogen and deuterium atoms on the (0001) graphite surface

Thomas Zecho;Andreas Güttler;Xianwei Sha;Bret Jackson

323
Citations
Interaction of NO and O2 with Pd(111) surfaces. I.

H. Conrad;G. Ertl;J. Küppers;E.E. Latta

320
Citations
Evaluation of flash desorption spectra

E. Habenschaden;J. Küppers

291
Citations
π -Bonded N 2 on Fe(111): The Precursor for Dissociation

M. Grunze;M. Golze;W. Hirschwald;H. J. Freund

285
Citations
Interaction of NO with a Ni (111) surface

H. Conrad;G. Ertl;J. Küppers;E.E. Latta

244
Citations
Interaction of carbon monoxide with (110) nickel surfaces

H. H. Madden;J. Küppers;G. Ertl

229
Citations
Adsorption of CO on clean and oxygen covered Ni(111) surfaces

H. Conrad;G. Ertl;J. Küppers;E.E. Latta

210
Citations
Interaction of Co with an Fe(111) surface

U. Seip;M.-C. Tsai;K. Christmann;J. Küppers

204
Citations
The interaction of cesium with oxygen

B. Woratschek;W. Sesselmann;J. Küppers;G. Ertl

187
Citations
Adsorption and thermal decomposition of ammonia on a Ni(110) surface: Isolation and identification of adsorbed NH2 and NH

I.C. Bassignana;K. Wagemann;J. Küppers;G. Ertl

186
Citations
Interaction of metastable noble-gas atoms with transition-metal surfaces: Resonance ionization and Auger neutralization.

W. Sesselmann;B. Woratschek;J. Küppers;G. Ertl

185
Citations
4s valence level of adsorbed K atoms probed by metastable-He deexcitation spectroscopy.

Woratschek B;Sesselmann W;Küppers J;Ertl G

181
Citations
Site-selective adsorption of xenon on a stepped Ru(0001) surface

K. Wandelt;J. Hulse;J. Küppers

169
Citations
Monte-Carlo-Behandlung geordneter adsorptionsphasen

G. Ertl;J. Küppers

160
Citations
H atom impact induced chemical erosion reaction at C:H film surfaces

A. Horn;A. Schenk;J. Biener;B. Winter

160
Citations
Penning-Ionization Electron Spectroscopy of Chemisorbed CO

H. Conrad;G. Ertl;J. Küppers;S. W. Wang

154
Citations
A vibrational spectroscopy study on the interaction of N2 with clean and K-promoted Fe(111) surfaces: π-bonded dinitrogen as precursor for dissociation

M.-C. Tsai;U. Seip;I.C. Bassignana;J. Küppers

152
Citations
Low temperature formation of benzene from acetylene on a Pd(111) surface

W. Sesselmann;B. Woratschek;G. Ertl;J. Küppers

145
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Ertl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

Klaus Wandelt University of Bonn

Klaus Christmann Freie Universität Berlin

Michael Grunze Max Planck Society

Hans-Joachim Freund Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

Helmut Knözinger Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Falko P. Netzer University of Graz

External Links

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