2026 Matthias Wessling: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	106	817	779	46	43	806	41152
Chemistry	105	1003	883	71	65	789	39863

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Germany Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Matthias Wessling is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on engineering disciplines, with significant contributions to subfields including biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, water science and technology, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, and mechanical engineering.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to membrane technologies and sustainable processes. Prominent research areas include membrane separation technologies, membrane-based ion separation techniques, fuel cells and related materials, advanced battery technologies research, CO₂ reduction techniques and catalysts, membrane separation and gas transport, as well as 3D printing in biomedical research.

Matthias Wessling has authored numerous scientific publications, with a notable presence in several academic journals and conferences. Frequent publication venues for their research are:

Journal of Membrane Science (45 publications)
SSRN Electronic Journal (14 publications)
Chemie Ingenieur Technik (13 publications)
Advanced Materials Technologies (11 publications)
ECS Meeting Abstracts (11 publications)

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Matthias Wessling are:

Early-stage evaluation of emerging CO₂ utilization technologies at low technology readiness levels, 2020, Green Chemistry
A comprehensive mathematical model of water splitting in bipolar membranes: Impact of the spatial distribution of fixed charges and catalyst at bipolar junction, 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
On the organic solvent free preparation of ultrafiltration and nanofiltration membranes using polyelectrolyte complexation in an all aqueous phase inversion process, 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
Multi-scale membrane process optimization with high-fidelity ion transport models through machine learning, 2020, Journal of Membrane Science
Electrochemical urea synthesis, 2024, Joule

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Matthias Wessling's research activity. Frequent co-authors include:

John Linkhorst (73 joint publications)
Robert Keller (56 joint publications)
Hannah Roth (27 joint publications)
Mojtaba Mohseni (24 joint publications)
Christian J. Linnartz (22 joint publications)

Best Publications

Anion exchange membranes for alkaline fuel cells: A review

G Géraldine Merle;Matthias Matthias Wessling;DC Kitty Nijmeijer

1980
Citations
Selectivity of ion exchange membranes: A review

Tao Luo;Said Abdu;Matthias Wessling;Matthias Wessling

1108
Citations
CO2-induced plasticization phenomena in glassy polymers

A. Bos;Ineke G.M. Punt;Matthias Wessling;H. Strathmann

658
Citations
Current status of ion exchange membranes for power generation from salinity gradients

Piotr Długołęcki;Kitty Nymeijer;Sybrand Metz;Matthias Wessling

615
Citations
Membranes and microfluidics: a review

J. de Jong;Rob G.H. Lammertink;Matthias Wessling

589
Citations
Medical applications of membranes: Drug delivery, artificial organs and tissue engineering

Dimitrios F. Stamatialis;Bernke J. Papenburg;Miriam Gironès;Saiful Saiful

558
Citations
Method of making a product with a micro or nano sized structure and product

Cornelis Johannes Maria Van Rijn;Laura Vogelaar;Wietze Nijdam;Jonathan Nathaniel Barsema

449
Citations
Concentration polarization with monopolar ion exchange membranes: current-voltage curves and water dissociation

J.J. Krol;Matthias Wessling;H. Strathmann

409
Citations
On the resistances of membrane, diffusion boundary layer and double layer in ion exchange membrane transport

Piotr Długołęcki;Piotr Ogonowski;Sybrand J. Metz;Michel Saakes

407
Citations
Direct Observation of a Nonequilibrium Electro-Osmotic Instability

S.M. Rubinstein;G. Manukyan;A.D. Staicu;I. Rubinstein

402
Citations
Plasticization-resistant glassy polyimide membranes for CO2/CO4 separations

A. Bos;Ineke G.M. Punt;Matthias Wessling;H. Strathmann

393
Citations
Transport limitations in ion exchange membranes at low salt concentrations

Piotr Długołęcki;Benoît Anet;Sybrand J. Metz;Kitty Nijmeijer

388
Citations
Flue gas dehydration using polymer membranes

Hylke Sijbesma;Kitty Nymeijer;Rob van Marwijk;Rob Heijboer

376
Citations
Transforming biogas into biomethane using membrane technology

Marco Scholz;Thomas Melin;Matthias Wessling

342
Citations
Poly(ethylene glycol) and poly(dimethyl siloxane): Combining their advantages into efficient CO2 gas separation membranes

SR Sander Reijerkerk;MH Knoef;DC Kitty Nijmeijer;Matthias Matthias Wessling

330
Citations
Transport of water vapor and inert gas mixtures through highly selective and highly permeable polymer membranes

S.J. Metz;W.J.C. van de Ven;Jens Potreck;M.H.V. Mulder

298
Citations
Anion-exchange membranes containing diamines: preparation and stability in alkaline solution

E.N. Komkova;Dimitrios Stamatialis;H. Strathmann;Matthias Wessling

295
Citations
Membrane processes in biorefinery applications

Christian Abels;Frederike Carstensen;Matthias Wessling

272
Citations
Layer-by-layer modification of cation exchange membranes controls ion selectivity and water splitting.

Said Abdu;Manuel-César Martí-Calatayud;Manuel-César Martí-Calatayud;John Erik Wong;John Erik Wong;Montserrat García-Gabaldón

271
Citations
Chronopotentiometry and overlimiting ion transport through monopolar ion exchange membranes

J.J. Krol;Matthias Wessling;H. Strathmann

268
Citations
Microcellular Foaming of Amorphous High-Tg Polymers Using Carbon Dioxyde

B. Krause;R. Mettinkhof;N.F.A. van der Vegt;Matthias Wessling

258
Citations
Bicontinuous Nanoporous Polymers by Carbon Dioxide Foaming

B. Krause;H. J. P. Sijbesma;P. Münüklü;N. F. A. van der Vegt

253
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