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Karl-Heinz Ernst publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karl-Heinz Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 165 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Karl-Heinz Ernst D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Karl-Heinz Ernst sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

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 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Karl-Heinz Ernst is affiliated with the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on areas within engineering and materials science, with particular attention to biomedical engineering and materials chemistry. The scientist's work also spans atomic and molecular physics, optics, electrical and electronic engineering, and organic chemistry.

The main topics addressed in their publications include surface chemistry and catalysis, molecular junctions and nanostructures, and the synthesis and properties of aromatic compounds. Additional topics include graphene research and applications, advanced chemical physics studies, quantum and electron transport phenomena, as well as porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Karl-Heinz Ernst include Christian Wäckerlin, Miloš Baljozović, Pavel Jelínek, Federico Frezza, and Ana Sánchez-Grande.

Key recent papers by Karl-Heinz Ernst include:

  • "Spin-Selective Electron Transport Through Single Chiral Molecules" (2023, Small)
  • "Stereoselective On-Surface Cyclodehydrofluorization of a Tetraphenylporphyrin and Homochiral Self-Assembly" (2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • "Enantioselective Adsorption on Magnetic Surfaces" (2023, Advanced Materials)
  • "On-Surface Hydrogenation of Buckybowls: From Curved Aromatic Molecules to Planar Non-Kekulé Aromatic Hydrocarbons" (2020, ACS Nano)
  • "Stereospecific on-Surface Cyclodehydrogenation of Bishelicenes: Preservation of Handedness from Helical to Planar Chirality" (2021, Chemistry - A European Journal)

Throughout their career, Karl-Heinz Ernst has published frequently in venues such as Chemistry - A European Journal, Chirality, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, ChemPhysChem, and Angewandte Chemie. These journals reflect the interdisciplinary and specialized nature of their research.

Best Publications

  • Electrically driven directional motion of a four-wheeled molecule on a metal surface

    Tibor Kudernac;Nopporn Ruangsupapichat;Manfred Parschau;Beatriz Maciá

  • Amplification of chirality in two-dimensional enantiomorphous lattices.

    Roman Fasel;Manfred Parschau;Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Molecular chirality at surfaces

    Karl-Heinz Ernst;Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Supramolecular surface chirality

    Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy on chiral liquids: a novel technique to probe molecular chirality.

    Mikhail A Belkin;Mikhail A Belkin;T. A. Kulakov;T. A. Kulakov;K. H. Ernst;K. H. Ernst;L. Yan;L. Yan

  • Chirality-Dependent Electron Spin Filtering by Molecular Monolayers of Helicenes

    Matthias Kettner;Volodymyr V. Maslyuk;Daniel Nürenberg;Johannes Seibel

  • Growth model for metal films on oxide surfaces: Cu on ZnO(0001)-O.

    KH Ernst;A Ludviksson;R Zhang;J Yoshihara

  • Chirality transfer from single molecules into self-assembled monolayers.

    Roman Fasel;Man Fred Parschau;Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Molecular Self-Assembly of “Nanowires” and “Nanospools” Using Active Transport

    Henry Hess;John Clemmens;Christian Brunner;Robert Doot

  • Surface analysis of chemically-etched and plasma-treated polyetheretherketone (PEEK) for biomedical applications

    S.-W. Ha;R. Hauert;K.-H. Ernst;E. Wintermantel

  • Induction of homochirality in achiral enantiomorphous monolayers.

    Manfred Parschau;Sara Romer;Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Selective loading of kinesin-powered molecular shuttles with protein cargo and its application to biosensing.

    Sujatha Ramachandran;Karl-Heinz Ernst;George D. Bachand;Viola Vogel

  • Kinetics of the reverse water-gas shift reaction over Cu(110)

    Karl-Heinz Ernst;Charles T. Campbell;Giuliano Moretti

  • Stereochemical Recognition of Helicenes on Metal Surfaces

    Karl-Heinz Ernst;Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Buckybowls on Metal Surfaces: Symmetry Mismatch and Enantiomorphism of Corannulene on Cu(110)

    Manfred Parschau;Roman Fasel;Karl Heinz Ernst;Oliver Gröning

  • Switching the chirality of single adsorbate complexes.

    Manfred Parschau;Daniele Passerone;Karl-Heinz Rieder;Hans J. Hug

  • Orientation of chiral heptahelicene C30H18 on copper surfaces: An x-ray photoelectron diffraction study

    R. Fasel;A. Cossy;K.-H. Ernst;F. Baumberger

  • Homochiral conglomerates and racemic crystals in two dimensions: tartaric acid on Cu(110).

    Sara Romer;Bahar Behzadi;Roman Fasel;Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Coverage and Enantiomeric Excess Dependent Enantiomorphism in Two-Dimensional Molecular Crystals†

    Manfred Parschau;Roman Fasel;Karl-Heinz Ernst

  • Adsorption of carbon dioxide on Cu(110) and on hydrogen and oxygen covered Cu(110) surfaces

    K.-H. Ernst;D. Schlatterbeck;K. Christmann

  • Reversible phase transitions in a buckybowl monolayer.

    Leo Merz;Manfred Parschau;Laura Zoppi;Kim K. Baldridge

Frequent Co-Authors

Roman Fasel
Roman Fasel Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Jay S. Siegel
Jay S. Siegel Tianjin University
Kim K. Baldridge
Kim K. Baldridge Tianjin University
Hong-Jun Gao
Hong-Jun Gao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Roland Hauert
Roland Hauert Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Charles T. Campbell
Charles T. Campbell University of Washington
Thomas Greber
Thomas Greber University of Zurich
Shixuan Du
Shixuan Du Chinese Academy of Sciences
Henry Hess
Henry Hess Columbia University
Peter H. Beton
Peter H. Beton University of Nottingham

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