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Kari Laasonen

Kari Laasonen

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
58
Citations
14203
World Ranking
10498
National Ranking
56

Kari Laasonen 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 Kari Laasonen sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 188 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kari Laasonen 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 Kari Laasonen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kari Laasonen is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and has a multidisciplinary research profile spanning chemistry, engineering, and energy. Their work intersects several specialized areas including electrical and electronic engineering, renewable energy and sustainability, electrochemistry, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry.

Their research focuses extensively on electrocatalysts for energy conversion, electrochemical analysis and applications, and advanced battery technologies. Additional interests include spectroscopy and quantum chemical studies, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, catalytic processes in materials science, and the integration of machine learning methods within materials science.

Frequent collaborative partners in their research include Michael Busch, Reza Khakpour, Arsalan Hashemi, Pekka Peljo, and Kaveh Farshadfar, indicating a consistent network of coauthors contributing to shared scientific endeavors.

Publication venues commonly featuring Laasonen's work include:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Among their recent scientific papers are:

  • Reconciling the Experimental and Computational Hydrogen Evolution Activities of Pt(111) through DFT-Based Constrained MD Simulations, 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • Revisiting the Volmer-Heyrovský mechanism of hydrogen evolution on a nitrogen doped carbon nanotube: constrained molecular dynamics versus the nudged elastic band method, 2020, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Hydrogen Adsorption on Defective Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes Explained via Machine Learning Augmented DFT Calculations and Game-Theoretic Feature Attributions, 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • How to Predict the pKa of Any Compound in Any Solvent, 2022, ACS Omega
  • High-Quality Graphene Using Boudouard Reaction, 2022, Advanced Science

Best Publications

  • Car-Parrinello Molecular-Dynamics with Vanderbilt Ultrasoft Pseudopotentials

    Kari Laasonen;Alfredo Pasquarello;Roberto Car;Changyol Lee

  • Ab initio molecular dynamics simulation of the solvation and transport of hydronium and hydroxyl ions in water

    M. Tuckerman;K. Laasonen;K. Laasonen;M. Sprik;M. Parrinello

  • ‘‘Ab initio’’ liquid water

    Kari Laasonen;M. Sprik;M. Parrinello;Roberto Car

  • Ab initio molecular dynamics simulation of the solvation and transport of H3O+ and OH- ions in water

    Mark Tuckerman;Kari Laasonen;Michiel Sprik;Michele Parrinello;Michele Parrinello

  • Implementation of ultrasoft pseudopotentials in ab initio molecular dynamics.

    Kari Laasonen;Roberto Car;Changyol Lee;David Vanderbilt

  • Ab initio molecular dynamics for d -electron systems: Liquid copper at 1500 K

    Alfredo Pasquarello;Kari Laasonen;Roberto Car;Changyol Lee

  • Single-Shell Carbon-Encapsulated Iron Nanoparticles: Synthesis and High Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Mohammad Tavakkoli;Tanja Kallio;Olivier Reynaud;Albert G. Nasibulin;Albert G. Nasibulin

  • Electrochemical Activation of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Pseudo-Atomic-Scale Platinum for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Mohammad Tavakkoli;Nico Holmberg;Rasmus Kronberg;Hua Jiang

  • Hydration of Li+ ion. An ab initio molecular dynamics simulation

    A. P. Lyubartsev;K. Laasonen;A. Laaksonen

  • Structural and Electronic Properties of La@C82

    Kari Laasonen;Wanda Andreoni;Michele Parrinello

  • Ab initio studies on the structural and dynamical properties of ice.

    Changyol Lee;David Vanderbilt;Kari Laasonen;R. Car

  • Structures of small water clusters using gradient-corrected density functional theory

    Kari Laasonen;Kari Laasonen;M. Parrinello;M. Parrinello;Roberto Car;Changyol Lee;Changyol Lee

  • Adaptive On-Device Location Recognition

    Kari Laasonen;Mika Raento;Hannu Toivonen

  • Electronic and geometric structure of La@ xaC 82 and C 82 : Theory and experiment

    D. M. Poirier;M. Knupfer;J. H. Weaver;W. Andreoni

  • Ab initio studies on high pressure phases of ice

    Changyol Lee;David Vanderbilt;Kari Laasonen;Roberto Car

  • A density functional study on water-sulfuric acid-ammonia clusters and implications for atmospheric cluster formation

    Theo Kurten;Leena Torpo;Chang-Geng Ding;Hanna Vehkamäki

  • Ab initio study of gas-phase sulphuric acid hydrates containing 1 to 3 water molecules

    Hanna Arstila;Kari Laasonen;Ari Laaksonen

  • Water dimer properties in the gradient-corrected density functional theory

    K. Laasonen;F. Csajka;M. Parrinello

  • Competition between Icosahedral Motifs in AgCu, AgNi, and AgCo Nanoalloys: A Combined Atomistic–DFT Study

    Kari Laasonen;Emanuele Panizon;Davide Bochicchio;Riccardo Ferrando

  • Biomimetic oxygen reduction by cofacial porphyrins at a liquid-liquid interface

    Pekka Peljo;Lasse Murtomäki;Tanja Kallio;Hai-Jun Xu

  • Oxygen molecule dissociation on the Al(111) surface

    Karoliina Honkala;Kari Laasonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Klein
Michael L. Klein Temple University
Tanja Kallio
Tanja Kallio Aalto University
Albert G. Nasibulin
Albert G. Nasibulin Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
Risto M. Nieminen
Risto M. Nieminen Aalto University
Jaakko Akola
Jaakko Akola Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Esko I. Kauppinen
Esko I. Kauppinen Aalto University
David Vanderbilt
David Vanderbilt Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Roberto Car
Roberto Car Princeton University
Adam S. Foster
Adam S. Foster Aalto University

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