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D-Index
124
Citations
57938
World Ranking
416
National Ranking
32

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.

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61 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.

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.

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40 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.

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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