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Matthias Wessling

Matthias Wessling

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Chemistry
Germany
2026
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Materials Science
Germany
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
106
Citations
41152
World Ranking
817
National Ranking
46

Chemistry

D-Index
105
Citations
39863
World Ranking
1003
National Ranking
72

Matthias Wessling 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 Matthias Wessling sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 806 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Matthias Wessling 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 Matthias Wessling sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 106 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

  • Selectivity of ion exchange membranes: A review

    Tao Luo;Said Abdu;Matthias Wessling;Matthias Wessling

  • CO2-induced plasticization phenomena in glassy polymers

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

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

    Piotr Długołęcki;Kitty Nymeijer;Sybrand Metz;Matthias Wessling

  • Membranes and microfluidics: a review

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

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

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

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Direct Observation of a Nonequilibrium Electro-Osmotic Instability

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

  • Plasticization-resistant glassy polyimide membranes for CO2/CO4 separations

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

  • Transport limitations in ion exchange membranes at low salt concentrations

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

  • Flue gas dehydration using polymer membranes

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

  • Transforming biogas into biomethane using membrane technology

    Marco Scholz;Thomas Melin;Matthias Wessling

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

  • Membrane processes in biorefinery applications

    Christian Abels;Frederike Carstensen;Matthias Wessling

  • 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

  • Chronopotentiometry and overlimiting ion transport through monopolar ion exchange membranes

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

  • Microcellular Foaming of Amorphous High-Tg Polymers Using Carbon Dioxyde

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

  • Bicontinuous Nanoporous Polymers by Carbon Dioxide Foaming

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios Stamatialis
Dimitrios Stamatialis University of Twente
Rob G.H. Lammertink
Rob G.H. Lammertink University of Twente
H. Strathmann
H. Strathmann University of Stuttgart
Thomas Melin
Thomas Melin RWTH Aachen University
Max Mulder
Max Mulder University of Twente
Clemens van Blitterswijk
Clemens van Blitterswijk Maastricht University
Jan de Boer
Jan de Boer Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital
Kitty Nijmeijer
Kitty Nijmeijer Eindhoven University of Technology
Detlef Lohse
Detlef Lohse University of Twente
Jochen Büchs
Jochen Büchs RWTH Aachen University

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