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Jürgen Klankermayer

Jürgen Klankermayer

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 45 16281 14692 1185 1044 136 9663

Jürgen Klankermayer publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Jürgen Klankermayer between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Jürgen Klankermayer published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 3.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 22 publications in 2016. 14 of the 159 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 22. Peak 22 publications in 2016. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 0 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 0 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 5 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 17 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 7 publications
1985 2025

159 publications in total across all disciplines

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Jürgen Klankermayer: publications per year, 1985 to 2025
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 0
1996 0
1997 0
1998 0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 3
2003 0
2004 1
2005 2
2006 6
2007 6
2008 3
2009 0
2010 4
2011 4
2012 4
2013 12
2014 5
2015 5
2016 22
2017 17
2018 13
2019 9
2020 12
2021 5
2022 5
2023 6
2024 7
2025 7
Total 159
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Jürgen Klankermayer 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 Jürgen Klankermayer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 121–140 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 136 publications — 9th percentile

9% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918 136
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Jürgen Klankermayer 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 Jürgen Klankermayer sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 44–45 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808 45
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Jürgen Klankermayer is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and has a research focus spanning multiple fields related to chemistry and environmental science. Their work frequently addresses the challenges of plastic waste recycling, catalysis, and sustainable chemical processes.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • Towards a circular economy for plastic packaging wastes - the environmental potential of chemical recycling (2020, Resources Conservation and Recycling)
  • Efficient Plastic Waste Recycling to Value-Added Products by Integrated Biomass Processing (2020, ChemSusChem)
  • Chemical recycling of bioplastics: technical opportunities to preserve chemical functionality as path towards a circular economy (2022, Green Chemistry)
  • Structurally Versatile Ligand System for the Ruthenium Catalyzed One-Pot Hydrogenation of CO2 to Methanol (2020, ACS Catalysis)
  • MIXed plastics biodegradation and UPcycling using microbial communities: EU Horizon 2020 project MIX-UP started January 2020 (2021, Environmental Sciences Europe)

Jürgen Klankermayer collaborates frequently with a number of co-authors, including Andreas Jupke, Ole Osterthun, Lars M. Blank, Dörte Rother, and Jan Wiesenthal. These collaborations have contributed to a substantial body of work within their research scope.

Publications are commonly found in venues such as:

  • ChemSusChem
  • Chemie Ingenieur Technik
  • ChemCatChem
  • Green Chemistry
  • Communications Chemistry

Their research fields cover subfields including Molecular Biology, Process Chemistry and Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Organic Chemistry, and Biomaterials. This interdisciplinary background supports investigations into chemical processes as well as biological and materials sciences.

Key topics of publication and study notably include:

  • Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
  • Biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
  • Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
  • Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques

Best Publications

  • Selective Catalytic Synthesis Using the Combination of Carbon Dioxide and Hydrogen: Catalytic Chess at the Interface of Energy and Chemistry

    Jürgen Klankermayer;Sebastian Wesselbaum;Kassem Beydoun;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Selective and flexible transformation of biomass-derived platform chemicals by a multifunctional catalytic system

    Frank M. A. Geilen;Barthel Engendahl;Andreas Harwardt;Wolfgang Marquardt

  • Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide to Methanol by Using a Homogeneous Ruthenium–Phosphine Catalyst

    Sebastian Wesselbaum;Thorsten vom Stein;Jürgen Klankermayer;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Hydrogenation of carbon dioxide to methanol using a homogeneous ruthenium–Triphos catalyst : from mechanistic investigations to multiphase catalysis

    Sebastian Wesselbaum;Verena Moha;Markus Meuresch;Sandra Brosinski

  • Towards a circular economy for plastic packaging wastes – the environmental potential of chemical recycling

    Raoul Meys;Felicitas Frick;Stefan Westhues;André Sternberg

  • Molecular catalyst systems as key enablers for tailored polyesters and polycarbonate recycling concepts.

    Stefan Westhues;Jasmine Idel;Jürgen Klankermayer

  • Enantioselective Hydrogenation with Chiral Frustrated Lewis Pairs

    Dianjun Chen;Yutian Wang;Jürgen Klankermayer

  • Advanced Biofuels and Beyond: Chemistry Solutions for Propulsion and Production.

    Walter Leitner;Jürgen Klankermayer;Stefan Pischinger;Heinz Pitsch

  • Highly Versatile Catalytic Hydrogenation of Carboxylic and Carbonic Acid Derivatives using a Ru-Triphos Complex: Molecular Control over Selectivity and Substrate Scope

    Thorsten vom Stein;Markus Meuresch;Dominik Limper;Marc Schmitz

  • Cleaner production of cleaner fuels: wind-to-wheel – environmental assessment of CO2-based oxymethylene ether as a drop-in fuel

    Sarah Deutz;Dominik Bongartz;Benedikt Heuser;Arne Kätelhön

  • Selective homogeneous hydrogenation of biogenic carboxylic acids with [Ru(TriPhos)H]+: a mechanistic study.

    Frank M A Geilen;Barthel Engendahl;Markus Hölscher;Jürgen Klankermayer

  • Carbon Dioxide as a C1 Building Block for the Formation of Carboxylic Acids by Formal Catalytic Hydrocarboxylation

    Thomas G. Ostapowicz;Marc Schmitz;Monika Krystof;Jürgen Klankermayer

  • Ruthenium-catalyzed direct methylation of primary and secondary aromatic amines using carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen.

    Kassem Beydoun;Thorsten vom Stein;Jürgen Klankermayer;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Highly enantioselective aza-Baylis-Hillman reaction in a chiral reaction medium.

    Rolf Gausepohl;Pascal Buskens;Jochen Kleinen;Angelika Bruckmann

  • Ruthenium‐Catalyzed C ? C Bond Cleavage in Lignin Model Substrates

    Thorsten vom Stein;Tim den Hartog;Julien Buendia;Spas Stoychev

  • Selektive katalytische Synthesen mit Kohlendioxid und Wasserstoff: Katalyse‐Schach an der Nahtstelle zwischen Energie und Chemie

    Jürgen Klankermayer;Sebastian Wesselbaum;Kassem Beydoun;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Ruthenium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Dialkoxymethane Ethers Utilizing Carbon Dioxide and Molecular Hydrogen.

    Katharina Thenert;Kassem Beydoun;Jan Wiesenthal;Walter Leitner;Walter Leitner

  • Enantioselective Hydrosilylation with Chiral Frustrated Lewis Pairs

    Dianjun Chen;Valeri Leich;Fangfang Pan;Jürgen Klankermayer

  • Homogeneous Catalytic Hydrogenation of Amides to Amines

    Jacorien Coetzee;Deborah L. Dodds;Jürgen Klankermayer;Sandra Brosinski

  • Love at second sight for CO2 and H2 in organic synthesis

    Jürgen Klankermayer;Walter Leitner

  • Bifunctional Activation and Racemization in the Catalytic Asymmetric Aza-Baylis−Hillman Reaction

    Pascal Buskens;Jürgen Klankermayer;Walter Leitner

  • Ruthenium‐Catalyzed Reductive Methylation of Imines Using Carbon Dioxide and Molecular Hydrogen

    Kassem Beydoun;Ghazi Ghattas;Katharina Thenert;Jürgen Klankermayer

Frequent Co-Authors

Walter Leitner
Walter Leitner Max Planck Society
André Bardow
André Bardow ETH Zurich
Alexander Mitsos
Alexander Mitsos RWTH Aachen University
Stefan Pischinger
Stefan Pischinger RWTH Aachen University
Heinz Pitsch
Heinz Pitsch RWTH Aachen University
Christian W. Lehmann
Christian W. Lehmann Max Planck Society
Regina Palkovits
Regina Palkovits RWTH Aachen University
Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus
Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus Bielefeld University
Bernhard Blümich
Bernhard Blümich RWTH Aachen University
Ulrich Schwaneberg
Ulrich Schwaneberg RWTH Aachen University

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