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Kai Sundmacher 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 Kai Sundmacher sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 804+

This scientist: 1,096 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kai Sundmacher 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 Kai Sundmacher sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 107+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Engineering and Technology in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Kai Sundmacher is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems in Germany. Their research primarily spans across engineering, with a focus in several key subfields including control and systems engineering, catalysis, materials chemistry, mechanical engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers diverse topics such as process optimization and integration, catalysts for methane reforming, advanced control systems optimization, carbon dioxide capture technologies, machine learning in materials science, ionic liquids properties and applications, and fuel cells and related materials.

Frequent publication venues for Kai Sundmacher include:

  • Chemie Ingenieur Technik
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • AIChE Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Science
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

Several notable recent papers by Sundmacher include:

  • Sustainability of green solvents - review and perspective, 2021, Green Chemistry
  • Reconstruction and analysis of a carbon-core metabolic network for Dunaliella salina, 2020, BMC Bioinformatics
  • Degradation study of a proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer under dynamic operation conditions, 2020, Applied Energy
  • Systematic Screening of Deep Eutectic Solvents as Sustainable Separation Media Exemplified by the CO2 Capture Process, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Evaluation of COSMO-RS for solid-liquid equilibria prediction of binary eutectic solvent systems, 2020, Green Energy & Environment

Regular collaborators in Sundmacher's research include Liisa Rihko-Struckmann, Tanja Vidaković-Koch, Teng Zhou, Steffen Linke, and Jens Bremer, indicating a network of interdisciplinary partnerships supporting their scientific output.

Best Publications

  • Sequential bottom-up assembly of mechanically stabilized synthetic cells by microfluidics

    Marian Weiss;Marian Weiss;Johannes Patrick Frohnmayer;Johannes Patrick Frohnmayer;Lucia Theresa Benk;Lucia Theresa Benk;Barbara Haller;Barbara Haller

  • Reactive distillation : status and future directions

    Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher;A. Kienle;A. Kienle

  • Sustainability of Green Solvents – Review and Perspective

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  • The impact of mass transport and methanol crossover on the direct methanol fuel cell

    K. Scott;W. M. Taama;P. Argyropoulos;K. Sundmacher;K. Sundmacher

  • Big Data Creates New Opportunities for Materials Research: A Review on Methods and Applications of Machine Learning for Materials Design

    Teng Zhou;Teng Zhou;Zhen Song;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • The use of CO stripping for in situ fuel cell catalyst characterization

    Tanja Vidaković;Mihai Christov;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • MaxSynBio - Avenues towards creating cells from the bottom up

    Petra Schwille;Joachim Spatz;Katharina Landfester;Eberhard Bodenschatz

  • Dynamics of the direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC): experiments and model-based analysis

    Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher;Thorsten Schultz;S. Zhou;K. Scott

  • Overview of Surrogate Modeling in Chemical Process Engineering

    Kevin McBride;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • Current Status of and Recent Developments in the Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

    Thorsten Schultz;Su Zhou;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • Recent Advances in Enzymatic Fuel Cells: Experiments and Modeling

    Ivan Ivanov;Tanja Vidaković-Koch;Tanja Vidaković-Koch;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • Towards a Methodology for the Systematic Analysis and Design of Efficient Chemical Processes - Part 1: From Unit Operations to Elementary Process Function-

    Hannsjörg Freund;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • Computer-aided design of ionic liquids as solvents for extractive desulfurization

    Zhen Song;Chenyue Zhang;Chenyue Zhang;Zhiwen Qi;Teng Zhou

  • A model for the liquid feed direct methanol fuel cell

    K. Scott;P. Argyropoulos;K. Sundmacher;K. Sundmacher

  • An Overview of Mutual Solubility of Ionic Liquids and Water Predicted by COSMO-RS

    Teng Zhou;Long Chen;Yinmei Ye;Yinmei Ye;Lifang Chen

  • Assessment of Methanol Synthesis Utilizing Exhaust CO2 for Chemical Storage of Electrical Energy

    Liisa K. Rihko-Struckmann;Andreas Peschel;Richard Hanke-Rauschenbach;Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher

  • Steady-state multiplicities in reactive distillation columns for the production of fuel ethers MTBE and TAME: theoretical analysis and experimental verification

    Klaus-Dieter Mohl;Achim Kienle;Ernst-Dieter Gilles;Patrick Rapmund

  • Steam reforming of glycerol : The experimental activity of La1 -XCeXNiO3 catalyst in comparison to the thermodynamic reaction equilibrium

    Y. Cui;Vladimir Galvita;Vladimir Galvita;Liisa Rihko-Struckmann;H. Lorenz

  • Limiting current behaviour of the direct methanol fuel cell

    K. Scott;W.M. Taama;S. Kramer;P. Argyropoulos

  • Reconstruction and analysis of a carbon-core metabolic network for Dunaliella salina

    Melanie Fachet;Carina Witte;Robert J. Flassig;Liisa K. Rihko-Struckmann

  • Direct methanol polymer electrolyte fuel cell : analysis of charge and mass transfer in the vapour-liquid-solid system

    Kai Sundmacher;Kai Sundmacher;Keith Scott

  • Development of a New Catalytic Distillation Process for Fuel Ethers via a Detailed Nonequilibrium Model

    Kai Sundmacher;Ulrich Hoffmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Achim Kienle
Achim Kienle Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Vladimir Galvita
Vladimir Galvita Ghent University
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern Max Planck Society
Udo Reichl
Udo Reichl Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Ulrike Krewer
Ulrike Krewer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Zhiwen Qi
Zhiwen Qi East China University of Science and Technology
Jörg Raisch
Jörg Raisch Technical University of Berlin
Katharina Landfester
Katharina Landfester Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Peter Benner
Peter Benner Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems
Volker John
Volker John Freie Universität Berlin

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