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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 124 416 372 32 31 724 57938

R. J. Behm publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by R. J. Behm between 1978 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. R. J. Behm published across 48 years, from 1978 to 2025, averaging 16.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2016. 27 of the 777 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1978 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2016. 1978: 1 publication 1979: 4 publications 1980: 2 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 9 publications 1987: 12 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 6 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 25 publications 1992: 16 publications 1993: 15 publications 1994: 12 publications 1995: 16 publications 1996: 18 publications 1997: 22 publications 1998: 21 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 10 publications 2001: 18 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 15 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 38 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 21 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 25 publications 2012: 20 publications 2013: 20 publications 2014: 25 publications 2015: 32 publications 2016: 44 publications 2017: 36 publications 2018: 31 publications 2019: 34 publications 2020: 34 publications 2021: 18 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 8 publications
1978 2025

777 publications in total across all disciplines

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R. J. Behm: publications per year, 1978 to 2025
Year Publications
1978 1
1979 4
1980 2
1981 0
1982 3
1983 5
1984 2
1985 5
1986 9
1987 12
1988 8
1989 6
1990 12
1991 25
1992 16
1993 15
1994 12
1995 16
1996 18
1997 22
1998 21
1999 13
2000 10
2001 18
2002 8
2003 10
2004 15
2005 6
2006 19
2007 38
2008 13
2009 21
2010 19
2011 25
2012 20
2013 20
2014 25
2015 32
2016 44
2017 36
2018 31
2019 34
2020 34
2021 18
2022 21
2023 6
2024 19
2025 8
Total 777
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R. J. Behm 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 R. J. Behm sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 721–740 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 724 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54 724
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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R. J. Behm 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 R. J. Behm sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 124–125 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 124 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33 124
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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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

Overview

R. J. Behm is affiliated with the University of Ulm in Germany and has a research focus primarily in Engineering and Materials Science. Their scholarly work encompasses key subfields such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Catalysis. Additionally, their research covers areas within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, as well as Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics related to battery and catalytic materials. Among the main topics they cover are:

  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Catalysts for Methane Reforming
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Behm's research has been published in several frequent publication venues, including:

  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Batteries & Supercaps
  • ChemSusChem
  • ACS Catalysis

They have collaborated regularly with a number of coauthors, the most frequent of whom include:

  • Thomas Diemant
  • Joachim Bansmann
  • Stefano Passerini
  • Z. Jusys
  • Ali M. Abdel-Mageed

Notable recent papers by R. J. Behm include:

  • A Roadmap for Transforming Research to Invent the Batteries of the Future Designed within the European Large Scale Research Initiative BATTERY 2030+, 2022, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Encapsulation of Ru nanoparticles: Modifying the reactivity toward CO and CO2 methanation on highly active Ru/TiO2 catalysts, 2020, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • Raising the COx Methanation Activity of a Ru/γ-Al2O3 Catalyst by Activated Modification of Metal-Support Interactions, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Electronic metal-support interactions and their promotional effect on CO2 methanation on Ru/ZrO2 catalysts, 2021, Journal of Catalysis
  • Controlling the O-Vacancy Formation and Performance of Au/ZnO Catalysts in CO2Reduction to Methanol by the ZnO Particle Size, 2021, ACS Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Oxygen reduction on a high-surface area Pt/Vulcan carbon catalyst: a thin-film rotating ring-disk electrode study

    U.A. Paulus;T.J. Schmidt;H.A. Gasteiger;R.J. Behm

  • Scanning tunneling microscopy observations on the reconstructed Au(111) surface: Atomic structure, long-range superstructure, rotational domains, and surface defects

    Johannes V. Barth;Harald Brune;Gerhard Ertl;R. J. Behm

  • Characterization of High‐Surface‐Area Electrocatalysts Using a Rotating Disk Electrode Configuration

    T. J. Schmidt;H. A. Gasteiger;G. D. Stäb;P. M. Urban

  • CO Oxidation over Supported Gold Catalysts—“Inert” and “Active” Support Materials and Their Role for the Oxygen Supply during Reaction

    Markus M Schubert;Stefan Hackenberg;Andre C van Veen;Martin Muhler

  • STM investigation of single layer graphite structures produced on Pt(111) by hydrocarbon decomposition

    T.A. Land;T. Michely;R.J. Behm;J.C. Hemminger

  • Kinetics of the Selective CO Oxidation in H2-Rich Gas on Pt/Al2O3☆

    M.J. Kahlich;H.A. Gasteiger;R.J. Behm

  • The oxygen reduction reaction on a Pt/carbon fuel cell catalyst in the presence of chloride anions

    T.J. Schmidt;U.A. Paulus;H.A. Gasteiger;R.J. Behm

  • The role of atomic ensembles in the reactivity of bimetallic electrocatalysts.

    F. Maroun;F. Ozanam;O. M. Magnussen;R. J. Behm

  • Novel mechanism for the formation of chemisorption phases: the (2×1)O-Cu(110) added-row reconstruction

    Donald J. Coulman;Joost Wintterlin;R. J. Behm;Gerhard Ertl

  • Chemisorption geometry of hydrogen on Ni(111): Order and disorder

    K. Christmann;R. J. Behm;G. Ertl;M. A. Van Hove

  • High surface area crystalline titanium dioxide: potential and limits in electrochemical energy storage and catalysis.

    Thomas Maro Fröschl;U Hörmann;P Kubiak;G Kucerova

  • Atomic structure of Cu adlayers on Au(100) and Au(111) electrodes observed by in situ scanning tunneling microscopy.

    O.M. Magnussen;J. Hotlos;R. J. Nichols;Dieter M. Kolb

  • Fractal growth of two-dimensional islands: Au on Ru(0001).

    R. Q. Hwang;J. Schröder;C. Günther;R. J. Behm

  • Activation of Molecular Oxygen and the Nature of the Active Oxygen Species for CO Oxidation on Oxide Supported Au Catalysts

    D. Widmann;Rolf Jürgen Behm

  • Highly Active and Stable Single-Atom Cu Catalysts Supported by a Metal-Organic Framework

    Ali M Abdel-Mageed;Bunyarat Rungtaweevoranit;Bunyarat Rungtaweevoranit;Magdalena Parlinska-Wojtan;Xiaokun Pei;Xiaokun Pei

  • Adsorption of hydrogen on Pd(100)

    R.J. Behm;K. Christmann;G. Ertl

  • Kinetics and Mechanism of the Electrooxidation of Formic Acid—Spectroelectrochemical Studies in a Flow Cell

    Yan Xia Chen;Martin Heinen;Zenonas Jusys;Rolf Jürgen Behm

  • Effect of temperature on surface processes at the Pt(111)-liquid interface: Hydrogen adsorption, oxide formation and CO oxidation

    N.M. Markovic;T.J. Schmidt;B.N. Grgur;H.A. Gasteiger

  • Ethanol Electrooxidation on a Carbon-Supported Pt Catalyst: Reaction Kinetics and Product Yields

    H. Wang;and Z. Jusys;R. J. Behm

  • Kinetics of the Selective Low-Temperature Oxidation of CO in H2-Rich Gas over Au/α-Fe2O3

    M.J. Kahlich;H.A. Gasteiger;R.J. Behm

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Ertl
Gerhard Ertl Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Olaf M. Magnussen
Olaf M. Magnussen Kiel University
Joost Wintterlin
Joost Wintterlin Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas J. Schmidt
Thomas J. Schmidt Paul Scherrer Institute
Hubert A. Gasteiger
Hubert A. Gasteiger Technical University of Munich
Johannes V. Barth
Johannes V. Barth Technical University of Munich
Klaus Christmann
Klaus Christmann Freie Universität Berlin
Harald Brune
Harald Brune École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Patricia A. Thiel
Patricia A. Thiel Iowa State University
Thomas Diemant
Thomas Diemant University of Ulm

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