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Klaus Schmidt-Rohr

Klaus Schmidt-Rohr

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
84
Citations
26183
World Ranking
2808
National Ranking
958

Klaus Schmidt-Rohr 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 Klaus Schmidt-Rohr sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 336 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Klaus Schmidt-Rohr 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 Klaus Schmidt-Rohr sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 84 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% 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

  • 2013 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For inventing and improving advanced solidstate NMR techniques that provide important new information about polymers, such as the Nafion used in fuel cells, those which occur naturally in plants and soils, and those which form nanocomposites in bone
  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2001 - John H. Dillon Medal, American Physical Society For his creative development of new NMR methods and their insightful use to elucidate polymer structure and dynamics.
  • 2000 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Klaus Schmidt-Rohr is affiliated with Brandeis University in the United States. The research work focuses extensively on materials science, chemistry, and engineering, with a notable emphasis on materials chemistry, organic chemistry, spectroscopy, biomedical engineering, and plant science.

The scientist's research covers a range of advanced topics including advanced NMR techniques and applications, advanced cellulose research studies, NMR spectroscopy and applications, photochromic and fluorescence chemistry, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, lignin and wood chemistry, and crystallization and solubility studies.

Recent research publications include:

  • Oxygen Is the High-Energy Molecule Powering Complex Multicellular Life: Fundamental Corrections to Traditional Bioenergetics, 2020, ACS Omega
  • Hydrocarbons to carboxyl-rich alicyclic molecules: A continuum model to describe biodegradation of petroleum-derived dissolved organic matter in contaminated groundwater plumes, 2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials
  • A specialized metabolic pathway partitions citrate in hydroxyapatite to impact mineralization of bones and teeth, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Self-activated energy release cascade from anthracene-based solid-state molecular solar thermal energy storage systems, 2024, Chem
  • Quantifying Molecular Mixing and Heterogeneity in Pharmaceutical Dispersions at Sub-100 nm Resolution by Spin Diffusion NMR, 2020, Molecular Pharmaceutics

Frequent coauthors collaborating in research projects are:

  • Zhaoxi Zheng
  • Shichen Yuan
  • Zhenhuan Sun
  • Pu Duan
  • Omar K. Farha

Publications have appeared most often in these scientific venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • Angewandte Chemie

Notable awards and honors received include:

  • Fellow of American Physical Society (APS), 2013, recognized for inventing and improving advanced solid-state NMR techniques that provide important new information about polymers found in fuel cells, plants, soils, and bone nanocomposites
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008
  • John H. Dillon Medal, American Physical Society, 2001, acknowledged for creative development of new NMR methods and their insightful use to elucidate polymer structure and dynamics
  • Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 2000

Best Publications

  • Multidimensional solid-state NMR and polymers

    K. Schmidt-Rohr;Hans Wolfgang Spiess

  • Parallel cylindrical water nanochannels in Nafion fuel-cell membranes.

    Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;Qiang Chen

  • Characterization of biochar from fast pyrolysis and gasification systems

    Catherine E. Brewer;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;Justinus A. Satrio;Robert C. Brown

  • Nature of nonexponential loss of correlation above the glass transition investigated by multidimensional NMR.

    K. Schmidt-Rohr;H. W. Spiess

  • Structure of the amantadine binding site of influenza M2 proton channels in lipid bilayers

    Sarah D. Cady;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;Jun Wang;Cinque S. Soto

  • Length Scale of Dynamic Heterogeneities at the Glass Transition Determined by Multidimensional Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    U. Tracht;Manfred Wilhelm;Andreas Heuer;H. Feng

  • Correlation of structure, mobility, and morphological information in heterogeneous polymer materials by two-dimensional wideline-separation NMR spectroscopy

    K. Schmidt-Rohr;J. Clauss;H. W. Spiess

  • Strongly bound citrate stabilizes the apatite nanocrystals in bone

    Y.-Y. Hu;A. Rawal;K. Schmidt-Rohr

  • DETERMINATION OF DOMAIN SIZES IN HETEROGENEOUS POLYMERS BY SOLID-STATE NMR

    J. Clauss;K. Schmidt-Rohr;Hans Wolfgang Spiess

  • Quantitative Characterization of Humic Substances by Solid-State Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    J. D. Mao;W. G. Hu;K. Schmidt-Rohr;G. Davies

  • Quantitative solid-state 13C NMR with signal enhancement by multiple cross polarization.

    Robert L. Johnson;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr

  • Criteria to Select Biochars for Field Studies based on Biochar Chemical Properties

    Catherine E. Brewer;Rachel Unger;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;Robert C. Brown

  • Abundant and stable char residues in soils: implications for soil fertility and carbon sequestration.

    J. D. Mao;R. L. Johnson;J. Lehmann;D. C. Olk

  • MOLECULAR NATURE OF THE BETA-RELAXATION IN POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) INVESTIGATED BY MULTIDIMENSIONAL NMR

    K. Schmidt-Rohr;A. S. Kulik;H. W. Beckham;A. Ohlemacher

  • Chain diffusion between crystalline and amorphous regions in polyethylene detected by 2D exchange carbon-13 NMR

    K. Schmidt-Rohr;H. W. Spiess

  • Centerband-Only Detection of Exchange: Efficient Analysis of Dynamics in Solids by NMR

    E. R. Deazevedo;W.-G. Hu;T. J. Bonagamba;K. Schmidt-Rohr

  • Microstructure of poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels produced by freeze/thaw cycling

    P. Jeanene Willcox;Douglas W. Howie;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr;David A. Hoagland

  • Polymer ultradrawability: the crucial role of α-relaxation chain mobility in the crystallites

    W.-G. Hu;K. Schmidt-Rohr

  • Poly(methylene) Crystallites in Humic Substances Detected by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

    Wei-Guo Hu;Jingdong Mao;Baoshan Xing;Klaus Schmidt-Rohr

  • Accurate quantification of aromaticity and nonprotonated aromatic carbon fraction in natural organic matter by 13C solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance.

    J.-d. Mao;K. Schmidt-rohr

Frequent Co-Authors

Jingdong Mao
Jingdong Mao Old Dominion University
Hans Wolfgang Spiess
Hans Wolfgang Spiess Max Planck Society
Daniel C. Olk
Daniel C. Olk US Department of Agriculture
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis Northwestern University
Baoshan Xing
Baoshan Xing University of Massachusetts Amherst
Brent H. Shanks
Brent H. Shanks Iowa State University
Abhaya K. Datye
Abhaya K. Datye University of New Mexico
John V. Badding
John V. Badding Pennsylvania State University
Mufit Akinc
Mufit Akinc Iowa State University

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