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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Engineering and Technology 58 2567 2452 43 41 254 10003

Jan Van herle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jan Van herle between 1993 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jan Van herle published across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 36 publications in 2025. 55 of the 375 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1993 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 36. Peak 36 publications in 2025. 1993: 3 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 5 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 8 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 29 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 6 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 14 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 25 publications 2023: 31 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 36 publications
1993 2025

375 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jan Van herle: publications per year, 1993 to 2025
Year Publications
1993 3
1994 6
1995 2
1996 4
1997 3
1998 1
1999 5
2000 3
2001 6
2002 3
2003 7
2004 16
2005 9
2006 8
2007 10
2008 8
2009 14
2010 5
2011 29
2012 12
2013 8
2014 4
2015 13
2016 13
2017 13
2018 6
2019 21
2020 14
2021 18
2022 25
2023 31
2024 19
2025 36
Total 375
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Jan Van herle publications per year - data summary

  • Jan Van herle, a Engineering and Technology scholar from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, has 375 publications recorded across 33 years, from 1993 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1993 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 36 publications.
  • The least productive year with any output is 1998, with 1 publication.
  • The rate of publication averages 11.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 11.4 per year counting only the 33 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 129 publications, 34% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1993-2003: 43 publications (3.9 per year); 2004-2014: 123 publications (11.2 per year); 2015-2025: 209 publications (19.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Jan Van herle publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Engineering and Technology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Van herle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 38–47 to 804+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 457. Most scientists, 457, have 148–157 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 248–257 publications, is where this scientist sits. 38–47 publications: 20 scientists 48–57 publications: 35 scientists 58–67 publications: 96 scientists 68–77 publications: 135 scientists 78–87 publications: 190 scientists 88–97 publications: 259 scientists 98–107 publications: 283 scientists 108–117 publications: 369 scientists 118–127 publications: 341 scientists 128–137 publications: 386 scientists 138–147 publications: 372 scientists 148–157 publications: 457 scientists 158–167 publications: 415 scientists 168–177 publications: 407 scientists 178–187 publications: 421 scientists 188–197 publications: 378 scientists 198–207 publications: 403 scientists 208–217 publications: 317 scientists 218–227 publications: 346 scientists 228–237 publications: 321 scientists 238–247 publications: 260 scientists 248–257 publications: 280 scientists 258–267 publications: 240 scientists 268–277 publications: 214 scientists 278–287 publications: 242 scientists 288–297 publications: 203 scientists 298–307 publications: 166 scientists 308–317 publications: 154 scientists 318–327 publications: 175 scientists 328–337 publications: 159 scientists 338–347 publications: 99 scientists 348–357 publications: 131 scientists 358–367 publications: 106 scientists 368–377 publications: 118 scientists 378–387 publications: 97 scientists 388–397 publications: 108 scientists 398–407 publications: 82 scientists 408–417 publications: 71 scientists 418–427 publications: 64 scientists 428–437 publications: 55 scientists 438–447 publications: 54 scientists 448–457 publications: 60 scientists 458–467 publications: 47 scientists 468–477 publications: 40 scientists 478–487 publications: 30 scientists 488–497 publications: 29 scientists 498–507 publications: 38 scientists 508–517 publications: 40 scientists 518–527 publications: 32 scientists 528–537 publications: 23 scientists 538–547 publications: 28 scientists 548–557 publications: 23 scientists 558–567 publications: 19 scientists 568–577 publications: 16 scientists 578–587 publications: 17 scientists 588–597 publications: 18 scientists 598–607 publications: 22 scientists 608–617 publications: 15 scientists 618–627 publications: 9 scientists 628–637 publications: 11 scientists 638–647 publications: 21 scientists 648–657 publications: 12 scientists 658–667 publications: 9 scientists 668–677 publications: 11 scientists 678–687 publications: 9 scientists 688–697 publications: 6 scientists 698–707 publications: 14 scientists 708–717 publications: 7 scientists 718–727 publications: 8 scientists 728–737 publications: 10 scientists 738–747 publications: 9 scientists 748–757 publications: 5 scientists 758–767 publications: 5 scientists 768–777 publications: 11 scientists 778–787 publications: 7 scientists 788–797 publications: 2 scientists 798–803 publications: 4 scientists 804+ publications: 100 scientists
38–47 publications 804+

This scientist: 254 publications — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 804 publications or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
38–47 20
48–57 35
58–67 96
68–77 135
78–87 190
88–97 259
98–107 283
108–117 369
118–127 341
128–137 386
138–147 372
148–157 457
158–167 415
168–177 407
178–187 421
188–197 378
198–207 403
208–217 317
218–227 346
228–237 321
238–247 260
248–257 280 254
258–267 240
268–277 214
278–287 242
288–297 203
298–307 166
308–317 154
318–327 175
328–337 159
338–347 99
348–357 131
358–367 106
368–377 118
378–387 97
388–397 108
398–407 82
408–417 71
418–427 64
428–437 55
438–447 54
448–457 60
458–467 47
468–477 40
478–487 30
488–497 29
498–507 38
508–517 40
518–527 32
528–537 23
538–547 28
548–557 23
558–567 19
568–577 16
578–587 17
588–597 18
598–607 22
608–617 15
618–627 9
628–637 11
638–647 21
648–657 12
658–667 9
668–677 11
678–687 9
688–697 6
698–707 14
708–717 7
718–727 8
728–737 10
738–747 9
748–757 5
758–767 5
768–777 11
778–787 7
788–797 2
798–803 4
804+ 100
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Jan Van herle publication distribution in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 38–47 to 804+ publications.
  • Jan Van herle, a Engineering and Technology scholar from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, records 254 publications - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Jan Van herle, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 198–207 publications range, and Jan Van herle ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 148–157 publications, holding 457 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 61% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 228–237 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 804 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Jan Van herle D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Jan Van herle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 78 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 107+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 426. Most scientists, 426, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 59 scientists 31 D-Index: 114 scientists 32 D-Index: 129 scientists 33 D-Index: 189 scientists 34 D-Index: 200 scientists 35 D-Index: 262 scientists 36 D-Index: 311 scientists 37 D-Index: 312 scientists 38 D-Index: 350 scientists 39 D-Index: 385 scientists 40 D-Index: 348 scientists 41 D-Index: 362 scientists 42 D-Index: 426 scientists 43 D-Index: 380 scientists 44 D-Index: 310 scientists 45 D-Index: 341 scientists 46 D-Index: 301 scientists 47 D-Index: 306 scientists 48 D-Index: 271 scientists 49 D-Index: 246 scientists 50 D-Index: 210 scientists 51 D-Index: 253 scientists 52 D-Index: 213 scientists 53 D-Index: 221 scientists 54 D-Index: 195 scientists 55 D-Index: 186 scientists 56 D-Index: 170 scientists 57 D-Index: 167 scientists 58 D-Index: 166 scientists 59 D-Index: 144 scientists 60 D-Index: 152 scientists 61 D-Index: 141 scientists 62 D-Index: 138 scientists 63 D-Index: 131 scientists 64 D-Index: 118 scientists 65 D-Index: 114 scientists 66 D-Index: 119 scientists 67 D-Index: 95 scientists 68 D-Index: 87 scientists 69 D-Index: 77 scientists 70 D-Index: 89 scientists 71 D-Index: 69 scientists 72 D-Index: 54 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 55 scientists 75 D-Index: 54 scientists 76 D-Index: 49 scientists 77 D-Index: 53 scientists 78 D-Index: 46 scientists 79 D-Index: 28 scientists 80 D-Index: 39 scientists 81 D-Index: 36 scientists 82 D-Index: 24 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 36 scientists 85 D-Index: 18 scientists 86 D-Index: 25 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 26 scientists 89 D-Index: 27 scientists 90 D-Index: 23 scientists 91 D-Index: 15 scientists 92 D-Index: 12 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 15 scientists 95 D-Index: 10 scientists 96 D-Index: 13 scientists 97 D-Index: 13 scientists 98 D-Index: 9 scientists 99 D-Index: 7 scientists 100 D-Index: 7 scientists 101 D-Index: 8 scientists 102 D-Index: 7 scientists 103 D-Index: 7 scientists 104 D-Index: 9 scientists 105 D-Index: 6 scientists 106 D-Index: 9 scientists 107+ D-Index: 99 scientists
30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more.

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Number of Engineering and Technology scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 9,796 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 59
31 114
32 129
33 189
34 200
35 262
36 311
37 312
38 350
39 385
40 348
41 362
42 426
43 380
44 310
45 341
46 301
47 306
48 271
49 246
50 210
51 253
52 213
53 221
54 195
55 186
56 170
57 167
58 166 58
59 144
60 152
61 141
62 138
63 131
64 118
65 114
66 119
67 95
68 87
69 77
70 89
71 69
72 54
73 46
74 55
75 54
76 49
77 53
78 46
79 28
80 39
81 36
82 24
83 26
84 36
85 18
86 25
87 19
88 26
89 27
90 23
91 15
92 12
93 9
94 15
95 10
96 13
97 13
98 9
99 7
100 7
101 8
102 7
103 7
104 9
105 6
106 9
107+ 99
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Jan Van herle D-index placement in Engineering and Technology in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 9,796 Engineering and Technology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 78 ranges running from 30 to 107+ D-Index.
  • Jan Van herle, a Engineering and Technology scholar from École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, records 58 D-Index - the 75th percentile of the discipline.
  • 75% of ranked Engineering and Technology scientists score the same or lower than Jan Van herle, and about 25% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 47 D-Index range, and Jan Van herle ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 42 D-Index, holding 426 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 49 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 107 D-Index or more, 99 scientists in all (1% of the field).

Overview

Jan Van Herle is affiliated with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with significant contributions to electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, renewable energy, sustainability, mechanical engineering, and catalysis.

The scientist's work encompasses several key topics, including:

  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes

Van Herle has contributed to the publication of numerous papers. Some recent examples include:

  • "Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review" (2020), published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
  • "Progress in the proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) water/thermal management: From theory to the current challenges and real-time fault diagnosis methods" (2022), published in Energy Reviews
  • "Comparative life cycle analysis of electrolyzer technologies for hydrogen production: Manufacturing and operations" (2024), published in Joule
  • "Techno-economic evaluation of biomass-to-fuels with solid-oxide electrolyzer" (2020), published in Applied Energy
  • "Reversible solid-oxide cell stack based power-to-x-to-power systems: Comparison of thermodynamic performance" (2020), published in Applied Energy

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Van Herle include Hossein Pourrahmani, François Maréchal, Ligang Wang, Hamza Moussaoui, and Philippe Aubin. These collaborations account for a substantial portion of Van Herle's research output.

The main publication venues where Van Herle's work frequently appears include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Applied Energy
  • ECS Transactions
  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Best Publications

  • Techno-economic comparison of green ammonia production processes

    Hanfei Zhang;Ligang Wang;Jan Van herle;François Maréchal

  • Ammonia as a fuel in solid oxide fuel cells

    Adam Wojcik;Hugh Middleton;Ioannis Damopoulos;Jan Van herle

  • Lanthanum Chromite Based Catalysts for Oxidation of Methane Directly on SOFC Anodes

    Joseph Sfeir;Philippe A Buffat;Pedro Möckli;Nicolas Xanthopoulos

  • A Review of RedOx Cycling of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Anode

    Antonin Faes;Aïcha Hessler-Wyser;Amédée Zryd;Jan Van herle

  • Simulation of thermal stresses in anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell stacks. Part I: Probability of failure of the cells

    Arata Nakajo;Zacharie Wuillemin;Jan Van herle;Daniel Favrat

  • Biogas as a fuel source for SOFC co-generators

    Jan Van herle;Yves Membrez;Olivier Bucheli

  • Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Degradation Mechanisms by Particle Coarsening in SOFC Electrodes

    P. Tanasini;M. Cannarozzo;P. Costamagna;A. Faes

  • Fuel cell-battery hybrid systems for mobility and off-grid applications: A review

    Shuai Ma;Shuai Ma;Meng Lin;Tzu En Lin;Tian Lan

  • Dealing with fuel contaminants in biogas-fed solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) plants: Degradation of catalytic and electro-catalytic active surfaces and related gas purification methods

    Andrea Lanzini;Hossein Madi;Vitaliano Chiodo;Davide Papurello

  • Low temperature fabrication of (Y,Gd,Sm)-doped ceria electrolyte

    J. Van Herle;T. Horita;Tatsuya Kawada;N. Sakai

  • RedOx study of anode-supported solid oxide fuel cell

    Antonin Faes;Arata Nakajo;Aïcha Hessler-Wyser;David Dubois

  • Compilation of mechanical properties for the structural analysis of solid oxide fuel cell stacks. Constitutive materials of anode-supported cells

    Arata Nakajo;Arata Nakajo;Jakob Kuebler;Antonin Faes;Ulrich F. Vogt

  • Optimal design of solid-oxide electrolyzer based power-to-methane systems: A comprehensive comparison between steam electrolysis and co-electrolysis

    Ligang Wang;Mar Pérez-Fortes;Hossein Madi;Stefan Diethelm

  • Power-to-fuels via solid-oxide electrolyzer: Operating window and techno-economics

    Ligang Wang;Ming Chen;Rainer Küngas;Tzu-En Lin

  • CFD simulation tool for solid oxide fuel cells

    N. Autissier;D. Larrain;J. Van herle;D. Favrat

  • Process flow model of solid oxide fuel cell system supplied with sewage biogas

    J Van herle;F Maréchal;S Leuenberger;Y Membrez

  • Fabrication and sintering of fine yttria-doped ceria powder

    Jan Van Herle;Teruhisa Horita;Tatsuya Kawada;Natsuko Sakai

  • In situ redox cycle of a nickel-YSZ fuel cell anode in an environmental transmission electron microscope

    Q. Jeangros;A. Faes;J.B. Wagner;T.W. Hansen

  • Three-dimensional microstructural changes in the Ni-YSZ solid oxide fuel cell anode during operation

    George J. Nelson;Kyle N. Grew;John R. Izzo;Jeffrey J. Lombardo

  • Energy balance model of a SOFC cogenerator operated with biogas

    Jan Van herle;F. Maréchal;S. Leuenberger;D. Favrat

  • Simulation of SOFC stack and repeat elements including interconnect degradation and anode reoxidation risk

    D. Larrain;J. Van herle;D. Favrat

  • Mechanical reliability and durability of SOFC stacks. Part II: Modelling of mechanical failures during ageing and cycling

    Arata Nakajo;Fabian Mueller;Jacob Brouwer;Jan Van herle

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Favrat
Daniel Favrat École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
François Maréchal
François Maréchal École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Wilson K. S. Chiu
Wilson K. S. Chiu University of Connecticut
Christian Ludwig
Christian Ludwig Paul Scherrer Institute
Yongping Yang
Yongping Yang North China Electric Power University
Christos Comninellis
Christos Comninellis École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Umberto Desideri
Umberto Desideri University of Pisa
Harumi Yokokawa
Harumi Yokokawa University of Tokyo
Tatsuya Kawada
Tatsuya Kawada Tohoku University
Teruhisa Horita
Teruhisa Horita National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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