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Jürgen Wolfrum

Jürgen Wolfrum

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
11261
World Ranking
9399
National Ranking
676

Jürgen Wolfrum 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 Wolfrum sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 314 publications — 66th percentile

66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jürgen Wolfrum 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 Wolfrum sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the Combustion Institute for pioneering research in combustion kinetics, laser diagnostics, and practical combustion devices
  • 2000 - Polanyi Medal, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Jürgen Wolfrum is affiliated with Heidelberg University in Germany. Their academic career focuses on the field of combustion science, emphasizing combustion kinetics, laser diagnostics, and practical combustion devices. This specialization is reflected in the recognition they have received from the professional community.

Wolfrum has been honored with two notable awards. In 2018, they were named a Fellow of the Combustion Institute for pioneering research in combustion kinetics, laser diagnostics, and practical combustion devices. Earlier, in 2000, they received the Polanyi Medal from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK).

While specific titles of recent papers, frequent co-authors, and publication venues are not documented here, the awards indicate continuous contributions to combustion research. Their work is characterized by a practical application of advanced diagnostics and detailed chemical kinetics in combustion processes.

Best Publications

  • How many photons are necessary for fluorescence-lifetime measurements?

    Malte Köllner;Jürgen Wolfrum

  • Combustion at the focus: laser diagnostics and control

    Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus;Robert S. Barlow;Marcus Aldén;Jürgen Wolfrum

  • Inter- and intramolecular fluorescence quenching of organic dyes by tryptophan.

    Nicole Marmé;Jens-Peter Knemeyer;Markus Sauer;Jürgen Wolfrum

  • Temperature and pressure dependences of the laser-induced fluorescence of gas-phase acetone and 3-pentanone

    F. Grossmann;P. B. Monkhouse;M. Ridder;V. Sick

  • Fluorescence quenching of dyes by tryptophan: interactions at atomic detail from combination of experiment and computer simulation.

    Andrea C. Vaiana;Hannes Neuweiler;Andreas Schulz;Jürgen Wolfrum

  • Lasers in combustion: From basic theory to practical devices

    Jürgen Wolfrum

  • Detection and characterization of single molecules in aqueous solution

    C. Zander;M. Sauer;K. H. Drexhage;D. S. Ko

  • Multiplex dye DNA sequencing in capillary gel electrophoresis by diode laser-based time-resolved fluorescence detection

    Ulrike Lieberwirth;Jutta Arden-Jacob;Karl H. Drexhage;Dirk P. Herten

  • New fluorescent dyes in the red region for biodiagnostics.

    M. Sauer;K. T. Han;R. Müller;S. Nord

  • Measurement of the instantaneous detailed flame structure in turbulent premixed combustion

    A. Buschmann;F. Dinkelacker;T. Schäfer;M. Schäfer

  • Bimolecular Reactions of Vibrationally Excited Molecules

    M. Kneba;J. Wolfrum

  • Application of laser optical tweezers in immunology and molecular genetics.

    S. Seeger;S. Monajembashi;K.-J. Hutter;G. Futterman

  • Single molecule DNA sequencing in submicrometer channels: state of the art and future prospects.

    M. Sauer;B. Angerer;W. Ankenbauer;Z. Földes-Papp

  • Simultaneous single-shot laser-based imaging of formaldehyde, OH, and temperature in turbulent flames

    Stefan Böckle;Jan Kazenwadel;Thomas kunzelmann;Dong-Ill Shin

  • Time-resolved detection and identification of single analyte molecules in microcapillaries by time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC)

    W. Becker;H. Hickl;C. Zander;K. H. Drexhage

  • High-resolution colocalization of single dye molecules by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy

    Mike Heilemann;Dirk P Herten;Rainer Heintzmann;Christoph Cremer

  • Hot atom‐laser induced fluorescence experiments on the reaction of H(2S) with O2

    K. Kleinermanns;Jürgen Wolfrum

  • OH(X 2Π) state distribution from HNO3 and H2O2 photodissociation at 193 nm

    Axel Jacobs;Karl Kleinermanns;Helmut Kuge;Jürgen Wolfrum

  • Single-molecule counting and identification in a microcapillary

    C. Zander;C. Zander;K.H. Drexhage;K.-T. Han;J. Wolfrum

  • Laser-induced fusion of mammalian cells and plant protoplasts.

    R. Wiegand;G. Weber;K. Zimmermann;S. Monajembashi

Frequent Co-Authors

Markus Sauer
Markus Sauer University of Würzburg
Christof Schulz
Christof Schulz University of Duisburg-Essen
Volker Sick
Volker Sick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Karl Kleinermanns
Karl Kleinermanns Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
J. Warnatz
J. Warnatz Heidelberg University
Andreas Dreizler
Andreas Dreizler Technical University of Darmstadt
Thomas Kolb
Thomas Kolb Northern Arizona University
Roland A. Fischer
Roland A. Fischer Technical University of Munich
Martin Kröger
Martin Kröger ETH Zurich

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