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2023

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 72 5234 4750 381 348 1044 19265
Engineering and Technology 72 913 861 23 23 1096 18877

Kai Sundmacher publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kai Sundmacher between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kai Sundmacher published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 37.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 73 publications in 2010. 65 of the 1,270 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 73. Peak 73 publications in 2010. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 2 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 14 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 12 publications 2001: 16 publications 2002: 18 publications 2003: 28 publications 2004: 43 publications 2005: 65 publications 2006: 63 publications 2007: 59 publications 2008: 58 publications 2009: 57 publications 2010: 73 publications 2011: 70 publications 2012: 64 publications 2013: 34 publications 2014: 61 publications 2015: 53 publications 2016: 54 publications 2017: 53 publications 2018: 50 publications 2019: 61 publications 2020: 53 publications 2021: 46 publications 2022: 28 publications 2023: 28 publications 2024: 39 publications 2025: 26 publications
1992 2025

1,270 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kai Sundmacher: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 2
1994 3
1995 5
1996 7
1997 12
1998 14
1999 14
2000 12
2001 16
2002 18
2003 28
2004 43
2005 65
2006 63
2007 59
2008 58
2009 57
2010 73
2011 70
2012 64
2013 34
2014 61
2015 53
2016 54
2017 53
2018 50
2019 61
2020 53
2021 46
2022 28
2023 28
2024 39
2025 26
Total 1,270
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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.

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, 804+ 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: 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.

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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
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 1,096
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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.

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, 72 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: 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.

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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
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 72
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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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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