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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 66 5338 5165 69 63 349 16042
Chemistry 66 7257 6577 163 147 339 15885

Petra Rudolf publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Petra Rudolf between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Petra Rudolf published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 8.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 28 publications in 2025. 30 of the 440 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 28. Peak 28 publications in 2025. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 1 publication 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 1 publication 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 10 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 7 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 6 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 14 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 15 publications 2008: 25 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 18 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 9 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 12 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 15 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 28 publications 2026: 2 publications
1976 2026

440 publications in total across all disciplines

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Petra Rudolf: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 1
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 1
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 5
1990 5
1991 7
1992 7
1993 10
1994 4
1995 7
1996 3
1997 6
1998 6
1999 10
2000 7
2001 6
2002 14
2003 5
2004 8
2005 15
2006 13
2007 15
2008 25
2009 10
2010 12
2011 12
2012 18
2013 18
2014 18
2015 16
2016 10
2017 9
2018 9
2019 13
2020 12
2021 12
2022 15
2023 22
2024 18
2025 28
2026 2
Total 440
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Petra Rudolf publications per year - data summary

  • Petra Rudolf, a Materials Science scholar from University of Groningen, has 440 publications recorded across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1976 and the most recent to 2026.
  • The most productive year is 2025, with 28 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1976, 1977, 1981, 1985 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 6 of the 51 years in the span carry no publications at all (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 8.6 papers per year over the whole span, or 9.8 per year counting only the 45 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2022-2026) hold 85 publications, 19% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1976-1992: 32 publications (1.9 per year); 1993-2009: 164 publications (9.6 per year); 2010-2026: 244 publications (14.4 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Petra Rudolf 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 Petra Rudolf sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 330–349 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 349 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477 349
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Petra Rudolf publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 57 ranges running from 50–69 to 1,163+ publications.
  • Petra Rudolf, a Materials Science scholar from University of Groningen, records 349 publications - the 70th percentile of the discipline.
  • 70% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Petra Rudolf, and about 30% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 250–269 publications range, and Petra Rudolf ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 190–209 publications, holding 891 scientists (7% of the field).
  • 70% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 330–349 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Petra Rudolf 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 Petra Rudolf sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 66–67 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 66 D-Index — 59th percentile

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

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490 66
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Petra Rudolf D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 12,847 Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 64 ranges running from 40–41 to 165+ D-Index.
  • Petra Rudolf, a Materials Science scholar from University of Groningen, records 66 D-Index - the 59th percentile of the discipline.
  • 59% of ranked Materials Science scientists score the same or lower than Petra Rudolf, and about 41% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 62–63 D-Index range, and Petra Rudolf ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 52–53 D-Index, holding 667 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 68% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 70–71 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more, 98 scientists in all (<1% of the field).

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For explorations of fullerenes, nanotubes, graphite, and graphene, as well as lightdriven synthetic molecular motors
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
  • Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts

Overview

Petra Rudolf is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, focusing on research primarily within the fields of Materials Science and Engineering. Their work spans various subfields including Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Polymers and Plastics.

The scientist's publications cover a range of topics including Graphene research and applications, MXene and MAX Phase Materials, 2D Materials and Applications, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Advancements in Battery Materials, Conducting polymers and applications, and Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies.

Among the frequent publication venues for this researcher are:

  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Carbon Energy

Some notable recent papers include:

  • New insights in polydopamine formation via surface adsorption, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Advances in fluorescent carbon dots for biomedical applications, 2020, Advances in Physics X
  • A facile approach to hydrophilic oxidized fullerenes and their derivatives as cytotoxic agents and supports for nanobiocatalytic systems, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • WO3-SiO2 nanomaterials synthesized using a novel template-free method in supercritical CO2 as heterogeneous catalysts for epoxidation with H2O2, 2020, Materials Today Chemistry
  • Plasma Driven Exsolution for Nanoscale Functionalization of Perovskite Oxides, 2021, Small Methods

Frequent collaborators include Oreste De Luca, Dimitrios Gournis, Yan Feng, Konstantinos Spyrou, and Yutao Pei.

Recognition for their work includes the title of Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) awarded in 2010, with a citation noting explorations of fullerenes, nanotubes, graphite, and graphene, as well as light-driven synthetic molecular motors. Petra Rudolf is also a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Best Publications

  • Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering

    Roberto Macovez;Petra Rudolf

  • Macroscopic transport by synthetic molecular machines.

    José Berná;David A. Leigh;Monika Lubomska;Sandra M. Mendoza

  • Functionalization of graphene via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition

    Mildred Quintana;Konstantinos Spyrou;Marek Grzelczak;Wesley R. Browne

  • Out-of-Plane Orbital Characters of Intrinsic and Doped Holes in La2–xSrxCuO4

    C.T. Chen;L.H. Tjeng;J. Kwo;H.L. Kao

  • A Shape‐Adaptive, Antibacterial‐Coating of Immobilized Quaternary‐Ammonium Compounds Tethered on Hyperbranched Polyurea and its Mechanism of Action

    Lia Asri;Mihaela Crismaru;Steven Roest;Yun Chen

  • New insights in polydopamine formation via surface adsorption

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  • Synthetic light-activated molecular switches and motors on surfaces

    Nathalie Katsonis;Monika Lubomska;Michael M. Pollard;Bernard Feringa

  • Electronic states and phases of KxC60 from photoemission and X-ray absorption spectroscopy

    C. T. Chen;L. H. Tjeng;P. Rudolf;G. Meigs

  • X-ray magnetic dichroism of antiferromagnet Fe2O3: The orientation of magnetic moments observed by Fe 2p x-ray absorption spectroscopy

    Pieter Kuiper;Barry G. Searle;Petra Rudolf;L. H. Tjeng

  • L2,3 XANES of the High Tc Superconductor YBa2Cu3O~7 with Variable Oxygen Content

    A. Bianconi;A. Congiu Castellano;M. De Santis;Petra Rudolf

  • Photoemission, autoionization, and x-ray-absorption spectroscopy of ultrathin-film C60 on Au(110).

    A. J. Maxwell;P. A. Brühwiler;A. Nilsson;N. Mårtensson

  • Structural Preablation Dynamics of Graphite Observed by Ultrafast Electron Crystallography

    Fabrizio Carbone;Peter Baum;Petra Rudolf;Ahmed H. Zewail

  • Three state redox-active molecular shuttle that switches in solution and on a surface.

    Giulia Fioravanti;Natalia Haraszkiewicz;Euan R Kay;Sandra M Mendoza

  • Development of effective nanobiocatalytic systems through the immobilization of hydrolases on functionalized carbon-based nanomaterials.

    Ioannis V. Pavlidis;Torge Vorhaben;Theodoros Tsoufis;Petra Rudolf

  • Control of surface wettability using tripodal light-activated molecular motors.

    Kuang-Yen Chen;Oleksii Ivashenko;Gregory T. Carroll;Jort Robertus

  • Charge-transfer and structure in C-60 adsorption on metal surfaces

    M.R.C. Hunt;S. Modesti;Petra Rudolf;R.E. Palmer

  • One-pot functionalization of graphene with porphyrin through cycloaddition reactions.

    Xiaoyan Zhang;Lili Hou;Arjen Cnossen;Anthony C. Coleman

  • Electron-electron correlation in graphite : A combined angle-resolved photoemission and first-principles study

    A. Gruneis;Claudio Attaccalite;T. Pichler;V. Zabolotnyy

  • Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Palladium Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Activity

    Nikolaos Karousis;Georgia-Eleni Tsotsou;Fabrizio Evangelista;Petra Rudolf

  • Lipase immobilization on smectite nanoclays: Characterization and application to the epoxidation of alpha-pinene

    Aikaterini A. Tzialla;Ioannis V. Pavlidis;Marcella P. Felicissimo;Petra Rudolf

  • Hydrogen Storage in Graphene-Based Materials: Efforts Towards Enhanced Hydrogen Absorption

    Konstantinos Spyrou;Dimitrios Gournis;Petra Rudolf

  • Determination of charge states of C60 adsorbed on metal surfaces.

    S. Modesti;S. Cerasari;Petra Rudolf

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitrios Gournis
Dimitrios Gournis Technical University of Crete
Nils Mårtensson
Nils Mårtensson Uppsala University
David A. Leigh
David A. Leigh University of Manchester
Francesco Zerbetto
Francesco Zerbetto University of Bologna
Ben L. Feringa
Ben L. Feringa University of Groningen
Thomas Palstra
Thomas Palstra University of Twente
C. T. Chen
C. T. Chen National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center
Liu Hao Tjeng
Liu Hao Tjeng Max Planck Society
Maurizio Prato
Maurizio Prato University of Trieste
Thomas Pichler
Thomas Pichler University of Vienna

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