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D-Index
45
Citations
7650
World Ranking
16414
National Ranking
4089

Norbert Kruse 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 Norbert Kruse sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 302 publications — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Norbert Kruse 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 Norbert Kruse sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 45 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

Overview

Norbert Kruse is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and chemical engineering, with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry and catalysis.

Their scholarly output covers a range of topics including catalytic processes in materials science, catalysts for methane reforming, advanced materials characterization techniques, catalysis and oxidation reactions, copper-based nanomaterials and applications, ZnO doping and properties, as well as diamond and carbon-based materials research.

Frequent coauthors in their work include S. P. Chenakin, Hafsa Karroum, Thierry Visart de Bocarmé, Yong Wang, and С. А. Алексеев.

Kruse has published multiple papers in the following venues:

  • Applied Surface Science
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Microscopy and Microanalysis
  • Ulm und Oberschwaben
  • Science

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Norbert Kruse include:

  • XPS characterization of transition metal oxalates, 2020, Applied Surface Science
  • The oscillating Fischer-Tropsch reaction, 2023, Science
  • Chemical Transient Kinetics in Studies of the Fischer-Tropsch Reaction and Beyond, 2020, Catalysis Letters
  • Atomic-scale characterization of (electro-)catalysts and battery materials by atom probe tomography, 2022, Cell Reports Physical Science
  • X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Diffuse Reflectance Infrared Fourier Transform Spectroscopy Insight into the Pathways of Manganese Oxalate Thermal Decomposition to MnO and MnCO3, 2022, Inorganic Chemistry

Kruse's research integrates techniques from materials chemistry and catalysis to explore and characterize catalytic materials at the atomic and molecular scale. The application of advanced surface analysis and spectroscopy methods is a consistent theme across their publications.

Best Publications

  • XPS characterization of Au/TiO2 catalysts: Binding energy assessment and irradiation effects

    Norbert Kruse;Sergey Chenakin

  • Elucidating the Roles of Electric Fields in Catalysis: A Perspective

    Fanglin Che;Jake T. Gray;Su Ha;Norbert Kruse;Norbert Kruse

  • Long-chain terminal alcohols through catalytic CO hydrogenation.

    Yizhi Y. Xiang;Véronique Chitry;Peter P. Liddicoat;Peter P. Felfer

  • Size-Controlled Model Co Nanoparticle Catalysts for CO2 Hydrogenation: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Reactions

    Viacheslav Iablokov;Simon K. Beaumont;Selim Alayoglu;Vladimir V. V. Pushkarev

  • Tuning the catalytic CO hydrogenation to straight- and long-chain aldehydes/alcohols and olefins/paraffins

    Yizhi Xiang;Norbert Kruse;Norbert Kruse

  • Elastic Properties of Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and Poly(acrylamide) Hydrogels Studied by Scanning Force Microscopy

    Thomas Matzelle;Georges Geuskens;Norbert Kruse

  • XPS study of the surface chemical state of a Pd/(SiO2 + TiO2) catalyst after methane oxidation and SO2 treatment

    Sergiy Chenakin;Gérôme Melaet;Rafal Szukiewicz;Norbert Kruse

  • Catalytic CO Oxidation over Well-Defined Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles: Size-Reactivity Correlation

    Viacheslav Iablokov;Roland Barbosa;Roland Barbosa;Glenn Pollefeyt;Isabel Van Driessche

  • A Nanoscale Demonstration of Hydrogen Atom Spillover and Surface Diffusion Across Silica Using the Kinetics of CO2 Methanation Catalyzed on Spatially Separate Pt and Co Nanoparticles.

    Simon K. Beaumont;Simon K. Beaumont;Simon K. Beaumont;Selim Alayoglu;Selim Alayoglu;Colin Specht;Colin Specht;Norbert Kruse;Norbert Kruse

  • Combining in situ NEXAFS spectroscopy and CO2 methanation kinetics to study Pt and Co nanoparticle catalysts reveals key insights into the role of platinum in promoted cobalt catalysis

    Simon K. Beaumont;Simon K. Beaumont;Selim Alayoglu;Colin Specht;William D. Michalak

  • Higher Alcohols through CO Hydrogenation over CoCu Catalysts: Influence of Precursor Activation

    Yizhi Y. Xiang;Yizhi Y. Xiang;Roland Barbosa;Roland Barbosa;Norbert Kruse;Norbert Kruse

  • Hydrocarbon chain lengthening in catalytic CO hydrogenation: evidence for a CO-insertion mechanism.

    Julien Schweicher;Adam Bundhoo;Norbert Kruse

  • CO2 Hydrogenation Studies on Co and CoPt Bimetallic Nanoparticles Under Reaction Conditions Using TEM, XPS and NEXAFS

    Selim S. Alayoglu;Selim S. Alayoglu;Simon K. S. K. Beaumont;Simon K. S. K. Beaumont;Fan F. Zheng;Fan F. Zheng;Vladimir V. V. Pushkarev;Vladimir V. V. Pushkarev

  • Mechanisms of methanol decomposition on Pd {111}

    M. Rebholz;N. Kruse

  • XPS characterization of transition metal oxalates

    Sergey Chenakin;Norbert Kruse;Norbert Kruse

  • Methanol decomposition on Pd(111) single crystal surfaces

    Norbert Kruse;Martin Rebholz;Vladimir Matolin;G. K. Chuah

  • Nanostructured MnOx as highly active catalyst for CO oxidation

    Krisztina Frey;Viacheslav Iablokov;György Sáfrán;János Osán

  • High Catalytic Activity in CO Oxidation over MnOx Nanocrystals

    Viacheslav Iablokov;Krisztina Frey;Olga Geszti;Norbert Kruse

  • Single-layer MoS2 on mica: studies by means of scanning force microscopy

    A. Schumacher;L. Scandella;N. Kruse;R. Prins

  • DRIFTS/MS Studies during Chemical Transients and SSITKA of the CO/H2 Reaction over Co-MgO Catalysts

    Julien Schweicher;Adam Bundhoo;Alfred Frennet;Norbert Kruse

  • Early Stages in the Nucleation Process of Carbon Nanotubes

    Matthieu Moors;Hakim Amara;Thierry Visart de Bocarmé;Christophe Bichara

  • Copper oxidation and surface copper oxide stability investigated by pulsed field desorption mass spectrometry

    D.L. Cocke;G.K. Chuah;N. Kruse;J.H. Block

Frequent Co-Authors

Gabor A. Somorjai
Gabor A. Somorjai University of California, Berkeley
Gaik-Khuan Chuah
Gaik-Khuan Chuah National University of Singapore
Selim Alayoglu
Selim Alayoglu Northwestern University
Zhi Liu
Zhi Liu ShanghaiTech University
Libor Kovarik
Libor Kovarik Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Vladimír Matolín
Vladimír Matolín Charles University
Jean-Paul Pirard
Jean-Paul Pirard University of Liège
Su Ha
Su Ha Washington State University
Giuseppe Pantaleo
Giuseppe Pantaleo University of Lausanne
Bruno Chaudret
Bruno Chaudret Paul Sabatier University

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