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Michael Fröba

Michael Fröba

Universität Hamburg
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
15041
World Ranking
10947
National Ranking
790

Michael Fröba 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 Michael Fröba sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 257 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Fröba 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 Michael Fröba sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

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 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Michael Fröba is affiliated with Universität Hamburg in Germany and has a research focus mainly in the field of Materials Science, with significant contributions to Materials Chemistry and related subfields including Inorganic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

The scientist's work encompasses a variety of research topics primarily centered on the structural and chemical properties of materials. Key topics in their research include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
  • Zeolite Catalysis and Synthesis
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Aerogels and thermal insulation

Recent publications by Michael Fröba reflect ongoing research in these areas. Notable papers include:

  • Influence of surface wettability on methane hydrate formation in hydrophilic and hydrophobic mesoporous silicas, 2020, Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Structure of Water at Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Interfaces: Raman Spectroscopy of Water Confined in Periodic Mesoporous (Organo)Silicas, 2022, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Additive-Free, Gelled Nanoinks as a 3D Printing Toolbox for Hierarchically Structured Bulk Aerogels, 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Blatter-Radical-Grafted Mesoporous Silica as Prospective Nanoplatform for Spin Manipulation at Ambient Conditions, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Determination of mesopores in the wood cell wall at dry and wet state, 2020, Scientific Reports

Throughout their career, Michael Fröba has frequently collaborated with several co-authors, notably:

  • Frank Hoffmann
  • Timo Stein
  • Uta Sazama
  • Patrick Huber
  • Sandra König

Publication venues commonly featuring their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Microporous and Mesoporous Materials

Best Publications

  • Silica-based mesoporous organic-inorganic hybrid materials.

    Frank Hoffmann;Maximilian Cornelius;Jürgen Morell;Michael Fröba

  • Mesoporous Titanosilicate Molecular Sieves Prepared at Ambient Temperature by Electrostatic (S+I-, S+X-I+) and Neutral (S°I°) Assembly Pathways: A Comparison of Physical Properties and Catalytic Activity for Peroxide Oxidations

    Wenzhong Zhang;Michael Fröba;Jialiang Wang;Peter T. Tanev

  • New highly porous aluminium based metal-organic frameworks: Al(OH)(ndc) (ndc = 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate) and Al(OH)(bpdc) (bpdc = 4,4′-biphenyl dicarboxylate)

    Irena Senkovska;Frank Hoffmann;Michael Fröba;Juergen Getzschmann

  • Vitalising porous inorganic silica networks with organic functions—PMOs and related hybrid materials

    Frank Hoffmann;Michael Fröba

  • Highly Ordered Porous Zirconias from Surfactant-Controlled Syntheses: Zirconium Oxide−Sulfate and Zirconium Oxo Phosphate

    Ulrike Ciesla;Michael Fröba;Galen Stucky;Ferdi Schüth;Ferdi Schüth

  • Fe2O3 Nanoparticles within Mesoporous MCM-48 Silica: In Situ Formation and Characterization

    Michael Fröba;and Ralf Köhn;Gaëlle Bouffaud;Olivier Richard and

  • Mesoporöse organisch-anorganische Hybridmaterialien auf Silicabasis

    Frank Hoffmann;Maximilian Cornelius;Jürgen Morell;Michael Fröba

  • Water harvesting from air with a hygroscopic salt in a hydrogel–derived matrix

    Paul A. Kallenberger;Michael Fröba

  • Sorption and pore condensation behavior of pure fluids in mesoporous MCM-48 silica, MCM-41 silica, SBA-15 silica and controlled-pore glass at temperatures above and below the bulk triple point

    Matthias Thommes;Ralf Köhn;Michael Fröba

  • Spherical Particles of Phenylene‐Bridged Periodic Mesoporous Organosilica for High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography

    Vivian Rebbin;Rainer Schmidt;Michael Fröba

  • 3D Anionic Silicate Covalent Organic Framework with srs Topology.

    Oussama Yahiaoui;Andrew N. Fitch;Frank Hoffmann;Michael Fröba

  • Silica Hybrid Gel Catalysts Containing Group(VIII) Transition Metal Complexes: Preparation, Structural, and Catalytic Properties in the Synthesis ofN,N-Dimethylformamide and Methyl Formate from Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

    Oliver Kröcher;René A. Köppel;Michael Fröba;Alfons Baiker

  • Triblock copolymer assisted synthesis of periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs) with large pores

    Olaf Muth;Carsten Schellbach;Michael Fröba

  • Giant Pores in a Chromium 2,6-Naphthalenedicarboxylate Open-Framework Structure with MIL-101 Topology

    Andreas Sonnauer;Frank Hoffmann;Michael Fröba;Lorenz Kienle

  • Combining nitrogen, argon, and water adsorption for advanced characterization of ordered mesoporous carbons (CMKs) and periodic mesoporous organosilicas (PMOs).

    Matthias Thommes;Jürgen Morell;Katie A. Cychosz;Michael Fröba

  • Isomorphic Substitution and Postsynthesis Incorporation of Zirconium into MCM-48 Mesoporous Silica

    Mark S. Morey;Galen D. Stucky;Stephan Schwarz;Michael Fröba

  • Insights into the influence of the pore size and surface area of activated carbons on the energy storage of electric double layer capacitors with a new potentially universally applicable capacitor model

    Ruben Heimböckel;Frank Hoffmann;Michael Fröba

  • Sorption and Pore Condensation Behavior of Nitrogen, Argon, and Krypton in Mesoporous MCM-48 Silica Materials

    Matthias Thommes;Ralf Köhn and;Michael Fröba

  • Ordered mesoporous ZnO for gas sensing

    T. Wagner;T. Waitz;J. Roggenbuck;M. Fröba

  • Designing Inorganic Porous Materials for Enzyme Adsorption and Applications in Biocatalysis

    Dorothee I. Fried;Felix J. Brieler;Michael Fröba

  • Synthesis and characterization of highly ordered thiophene-bridged periodic mesoporous organosilicas with large pores

    Jürgen Morell;Georg Wolter;Michael Fröba

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Klar
Peter J. Klar University of Giessen
Alois Loidl
Alois Loidl University of Augsburg
Matthias Thommes
Matthias Thommes University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Jürgen Janek
Jürgen Janek University of Giessen
Armin Reller
Armin Reller University of Augsburg
Bernhard Frick
Bernhard Frick Institut Laue-Langevin
Mika Lindén
Mika Lindén University of Ulm
Gérard Férey
Gérard Férey Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Lorenz Kienle
Lorenz Kienle Kiel University
Galen D. Stucky
Galen D. Stucky University of California, Santa Barbara

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