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Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
14876
World Ranking
7876
National Ranking
457

Chemistry

D-Index
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Citations
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World Ranking
10486
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Marc Heggen 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 Marc Heggen sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 295 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Marc Heggen 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 Marc Heggen sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 57 D-Index — 39th percentile

39% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Marc Heggen is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. With a strong focus on Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, their body of work includes exploration of Catalysis as well as Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions

Marc Heggen has a record of frequent collaboration with noted researchers such as Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski, Matthias Epple, Kateryna Loza, Oleg Prymak, and Peter Strasser. These partnerships have contributed to a substantial number of publications across several respected scientific journals and conference proceedings.

Their research has been published multiple times in notable venues including:

  • ACS Catalysis
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Nanoscale Advances
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts

Some recent papers reflecting the scope of their research are:

  • "Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications of Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Noble Metals" (2020), Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Amorphizing noble metal chalcogenide catalysts at the single-layer limit towards hydrogen production" (2022), Nature Catalysis
  • "A High Conductivity 1D π-d Conjugated Metal-Organic Framework with Efficient Polysulfide Trapping-Diffusion-Catalysis in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries" (2022), Advanced Materials
  • "Atomically dispersed Fe in a C2N Based Catalyst as a Sulfur Host for Efficient Lithium-Sulfur Batteries" (2020), Advanced Energy Materials
  • "Operando high-pressure investigation of size-controlled CuZn catalysts for the methanol synthesis reaction" (2021), Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Compositional segregation in shaped Pt alloy nanoparticles and their structural behaviour during electrocatalysis

    Chunhua Cui;Lin Gan;Marc Heggen;Stefan Rudi

  • A unique oxygen ligand environment facilitates water oxidation in hole-doped IrNiOx core–shell electrocatalysts

    Hong Nhan Nong;Hong Nhan Nong;Tobias Reier;Hyung Suk Oh;Manuel Gliech

  • Octahedral PtNi nanoparticle catalysts: exceptional oxygen reduction activity by tuning the alloy particle surface composition.

    Chunhua Cui;Lin Gan;Hui-Hui Li;Shu-Hong Yu

  • Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications of Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Noble Metals

    Kateryna Loza;Marc Heggen;Matthias Epple

  • Al13Fe4 as a low-cost alternative for palladium in heterogeneous hydrogenation

    Marc Armbrüster;Kirill Kovnir;Matthias Friedrich;Detre Teschner

  • Core-shell compositional fine structures of dealloyed Pt(x)Ni(1-x) nanoparticles and their impact on oxygen reduction catalysis.

    Lin Gan;Marc Heggen;Stefan Rudi;Peter Strasser

  • Size-dependent morphology of dealloyed bimetallic catalysts: linking the nano to the macro scale

    Mehtap Oezaslan;Marc Heggen;Peter Strasser

  • Visible-light-driven coproduction of diesel precursors and hydrogen from lignocellulose-derived methylfurans

    Nengchao Luo;Nengchao Luo;Tiziano Montini;Jian Zhang;Paolo Fornasiero

  • Element-specific anisotropic growth of shaped platinum alloy nanocrystals.

    Lin Gan;Chunhua Cui;Marc Heggen;Fabio Dionigi

  • Understanding and controlling nanoporosity formation for improving the stability of bimetallic fuel cell catalysts.

    Lin Gan;Marc Heggen;Rachel O'Malley;Brian Theobald

  • Rh-Doped Pt-Ni Octahedral Nanoparticles: Understanding the Correlation between Elemental Distribution, Oxygen Reduction Reaction, and Shape Stability.

    Vera Beermann;Martin Gocyla;Elena Willinger;Stefan Rudi

  • A High Conductivity 1D π–d Conjugated Metal–Organic Framework with Efficient Polysulfide Trapping‐Diffusion‐Catalysis in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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  • Acid-Promoter-Free Ethylene Methoxycarbonylation over Ru-Clusters/Ceria: The Catalysis of Interfacial Lewis Acid–Base Pair

    Jinghua An;Jinghua An;Yehong Wang;Jianmin Lu;Jian Zhang

  • Creation and annihilation of free volume during homogeneous flow of a metallic glass

    Marc Heggen;Frans Spaepen;Michael Feuerbacher

  • Promoting Lignin Depolymerization and Restraining the Condensation via an Oxidation-Hydrogenation Strategy

    Chaofeng Zhang;Hongji Li;Hongji Li;Jianmin Lu;Xiaochen Zhang

  • Transport and retention of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in saturated porous media: effects of input concentration and grain size.

    Daniela Kasel;Scott A. Bradford;Jiří Šimůnek;Marc Heggen;Marc Heggen

  • Synthesis and Catalytic Properties of Nanoparticulate Intermetallic Ga–Pd Compounds

    Marc Armbrüster;Gregor Wowsnick;Matthias Friedrich;Marc Heggen

  • Tuning the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity and Stability of Shape-Controlled Pt-Ni Nanoparticles by Thermal Annealing - Elucidating the Surface Atomic Structural and Compositional Changes

    Vera Beermann;Martin Gocyla;Stefanie Kühl;Elliot Padgett

  • Room temperature demonstration of a sodium superionic conductor with grain conductivity in excess of 0.01 S cm−1 and its primary applications in symmetric battery cells

    Qianli Ma;Chih-Long Tsai;Xian-Kui Wei;Marc Heggen

  • Elemental Anisotropic Growth and Atomic-Scale Structure of Shape-Controlled Octahedral Pt–Ni–Co Alloy Nanocatalysts

    Rosa M. Arán-Ais;Fabio Dionigi;Thomas Merzdorf;Martin Gocyla

  • Retention and remobilization of stabilized silver nanoparticles in an undisturbed loamy sand soil.

    Yan Liang;Scott A. Bradford;Jiri Simunek;Marc Heggen

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Strasser
Peter Strasser Technical University of Berlin
Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski
Rafal E. Dunin-Borkowski Forschungszentrum Jülich
Matthias Epple
Matthias Epple University of Duisburg-Essen
Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer
Karl Johann Jakob Mayrhofer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Simon Penner
Simon Penner University of Innsbruck
Joan Ramon Morante
Joan Ramon Morante Catalonia Institute for Energy Research
Marc Armbrüster
Marc Armbrüster Chemnitz University of Technology
Jordi Arbiol
Jordi Arbiol Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Knut Urban
Knut Urban Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Offenhäusser
Andreas Offenhäusser Forschungszentrum Jülich

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