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D-Index
40
Citations
10161
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17832
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1293

Joost Wintterlin 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 Joost Wintterlin sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 106 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Joost Wintterlin 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 Joost Wintterlin sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Joost Wintterlin is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research spans multiple domains within materials science, chemical engineering, and physics and astronomy, with a focus on catalytic processes and surface interactions.

The primary fields of study for Joost Wintterlin include:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Physics and Astronomy

Subfields highlight specific areas of expertise such as:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Biomedical Engineering

Their main research topics encompass:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Nanoparticles Nucleation Surface Interactions
  • Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies

Joost Wintterlin has published in several scientific venues, with a frequent presence in:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ChemCatChem
  • New Journal of Physics
  • Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

Recent publications provide insight into their research focus. These include:

  • High-Pressure CO Phases on Co(0001) and Their Possible Role in the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • In Situ/Operando STM of the Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis on a Co(10115) SurfaceA Study to Bridge the Materials Gap between Single-Crystal Models and Supported Catalysts (2022, ACS Catalysis)
  • Diffusion on a Crowded Surface: kMC Simulations (2020, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C)
  • A multiscale wavelet algorithm for atom tracking in STM movies (2022, New Journal of Physics)
  • A beetle-type, variable-temperature scanning tunneling microscope for video-rate imaging (2020, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics)

Collaboration is a notable aspect of their work, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Katharina M. Golder
  • Ann-Kathrin Henß
  • Sung Sakong
  • Axel Groß
  • Hannah Illner

Best Publications

  • Graphene on metal surfaces

    J. Wintterlin;M.-L. Bocquet

  • Scanning tunneling microscopy of graphene on Ru(0001)

    S. Marchini;S. Günther;J. Wintterlin

  • Identification of the "Active Sites" of a Surface-Catalyzed Reaction

    T. Zambelli;J. Wintterlin;J. Trost;G. Ertl

  • Novel mechanism for the formation of chemisorption phases: the (2×1)O-Cu(110) added-row reconstruction

    Donald J. Coulman;Joost Wintterlin;R. J. Behm;Gerhard Ertl

  • Atomic and Macroscopic Reaction Rates of a Surface-Catalyzed Reaction

    Joost Wintterlin;Stephan Völkening;Ton V. Janssens;Tomaso Zambelli

  • Interaction of oxygen with Al(111) studied by scanning tunneling microscopy

    H. Brune;J. Wintterlin;J. Trost;G. Ertl

  • Surface migration of ``hot'' adatoms in the course of dissociative chemisorption of oxygen on Al(111)

    H Brune;J Wintterlin;RJ Behm;G Ertl

  • Existence of a 'Hot' Atom Mechanism for the Dissociation of O2 on Pt(111).

    J. Wintterlin;R. Schuster;G. Ertl

  • Atomic-resolution imaging of close-packed metal surfaces by scanning tunneling microscopy.

    J. Wintterlin;J. Wiechers;H. Brune;T. Gritsch

  • Graphene on Ru(0001): A 25×25 Supercell

    D. Martoccia;P. R. Willmott;T. Brugger;M. Björck

  • Chemical origin of a graphene moiré overlayer on Ru(0001)

    B. Wang;M.-L. Bocquet;M.-L. Bocquet;S. Marchini;S. Günther

  • DUAL-PATH MECHANISM FOR CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF HYDROGEN ON PLATINUM SURFACES

    Stephan Völkening;Kolja B. Bedürftig;Karl Jacobi;Joost Wintterlin

  • Complex pathways in dissociative adsorption of oxygen on platinum

    Tomaso Zambelli;Johannes V. Barth;Joost Wintterlin;Gerhard Ertl

  • Structure determination of the coincidence phase of graphene on Ru(0001).

    Wolfgang Moritz;B. Wang;M.-L. Bocquet;T. Brugger

  • Comparison of electronic structure and template function of single-layer graphene and a hexagonal boron nitride nanomesh on Ru(0001)

    Thomas Brugger;Sebastian Günther;Bin Wang;J. Hugo Dil;J. Hugo Dil

  • Spatiotemporal self-organization in a surface reaction: from the atomic to the mesoscopic scale.

    Christian Sachs;Michael Hildebrand;Stephan Völkening;Joost Wintterlin

  • Vibrational and structural properties of OH adsorbed on Pt(111)

    Kolja B. Bedürftig;Stephan Völkening;Yuemin Wang;Joost Wintterlin

  • Real-time STM observations of atomic equilibrium fluctuations in an adsorbate system: O/Ru(0001)

    Joost Wintterlin;Johannes Trost;Steffen Renisch;Rolf Schuster

  • Direct observation of a nucleation and growth process on an atomic scale

    E. Ritter;R.J. Behm;G. Pötschke;J. Wintterlin

  • Periodicity, work function and reactivity of graphene on Ru(0001) from first principles

    B. Wang;S. Günther;J. Wintterlin;M. L. Bocquet

  • CO oxidation on Pt(111)—Scanning tunneling microscopy experiments and Monte Carlo simulations

    Stephan Völkening;Joost Wintterlin

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
R. J. Behm
R. J. Behm University of Ulm
Marie-Laure Bocquet
Marie-Laure Bocquet École Normale Supérieure
Johannes V. Barth
Johannes V. Barth Technical University of Munich
Harald Brune
Harald Brune École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Andrea Locatelli
Andrea Locatelli Elettra Sincrotrone Trieste
Sang Hoon Kim
Sang Hoon Kim Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Wolfgang Moritz
Wolfgang Moritz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Greber
Thomas Greber University of Zurich
Robert Schlögl
Robert Schlögl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society

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