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Materials Science

D-Index
57
Citations
12786
World Ranking
7919
National Ranking
460

Chemistry

D-Index
57
Citations
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11004
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Robert Graf 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 Robert Graf sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 185 publications — 25th percentile

25% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Graf 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 Robert Graf sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

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 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Robert Graf is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and focuses on research within the field of Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Biomaterials.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Conducting polymers and applications

The most frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert Graf are:

  • Katharina Landfester
  • Kläus Müllen
  • Manfred Wagner
  • Ingo Lieberwirth
  • Akimitsu Narita

Robert Graf has published extensively in several scientific venues, with notable frequency in:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert Graf include:

  • Controlled Supramolecular Assembly Inside Living Cells by Sequential Multistaged Chemical Reactions (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Saturated Linkers in Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks Boost Their Luminescence (2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • A Nanographene-Based Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework as a Stable and Efficient Photocatalyst (2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)
  • Extraordinary Acceleration of Cogwheel Helical Self-Organization of Dendronized Perylene Bisimides by the Dendron Sequence Encoding Their Tertiary Structure (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Elimination of charge-carrier trapping by molecular design (2023, Nature Materials)

Best Publications

  • Exfoliation of Graphite into Graphene in Aqueous Solutions of Inorganic Salts

    Khaled Parvez;Zhong-Shuai Wu;Rongjin Li;Xianjie Liu

  • Ultrahigh Mobility in Polymer Field-Effect Transistors by Design

    Hoi Nok Tsao;Don M. Cho;Insun Park;Michael Ryan Hansen

  • Broadband multiple-quantum NMR spectroscopy

    M. Feike;D. E. Demco;Robert Graf;J. Gottwald

  • High-Performance Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Derived from Cobalt Porphyrin-Based Conjugated Mesoporous Polymers

    Zhong-Shuai Wu;Long Chen;Junzhi Liu;Khaled Parvez

  • Heterogeneity in polymer melts from melting of polymer crystals

    Sanjay Rastogi;Dirk R. Lippits;Gerrit W. M. Peters;Robert Graf

  • Tunable and switchable dielectric constant in an amphidynamic crystal.

    Wen Zhang;Heng-Yun Ye;Robert Graf;Hans W. Spiess

  • Adaptable Hetero Diels-Alder Networks for Fast Self-Healing under Mild Conditions

    Kim K. Oehlenschlaeger;Jan O. Mueller;Josef Brandt;Stefan Hilf

  • Chain-Order Effects in Polymer Melts Probed by 1H Double-Quantum NMR Spectroscopy

    Robert Graf;A. Heuer;Hans Wolfgang Spiess

  • Free-Standing Monolayer Two-Dimensional Supramolecular Organic Framework with Good Internal Order.

    Martin Pfeffermann;Renhao Dong;Robert Graf;Wojciech Zajaczkowski

  • Self-Assembly of Dendronized Triphenylenes into Helical Pyramidal Columns and Chiral Spheres

    Virgil Percec;Mohammad R. Imam;Mihai Peterca;Daniela A. Wilson

  • HIGH-RESOLUTION DOUBLE-QUANTUM NMR-SPECTROSCOPY OF HOMONUCLEAR SPIN PAIRS AND PROTON CONNECTIVITIES IN SOLIDS

    Johannes Gottwald;Dan E. Demco;Robert Graf;Hans W. Spiess

  • A supramolecular helix that disregards chirality

    Cécile Roche;Hao-Jan Sun;Pawaret Leowanawat;Fumito Araoka

  • BaBa-xy16: Robust and broadband homonuclear DQ recoupling for applications in rigid and soft solids up to the highest MAS frequencies

    Kay Saalwächter;Frank Lange;Krzysztof Matyjaszewski;Chih-Feng Huang

  • Homochiral Columns Constructed by Chiral Self-Sorting During Supramolecular Helical Organization of Hat-Shaped Molecules

    Cécile Roche;Hao-Jan Sun;Margaret E. Prendergast;Pawaret Leowanawat

  • 1H fast MAS NMR studies of hydrogen-bonding interactions in self-assembled monolayers

    S. Pawsey;M. McCormick;S. De Paul;Robert Graf

  • Dipolar couplings and internuclear distances by double-quantum nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of solids

    Robert Graf;D. E. Demco;J. Gottwald;Siegfried Hafner

  • Structure of crystalline phosphates from P-31 double-quantum NMR spectroscopy

    M. Feike;Robert Graf;Ingo Schnell;C. Jäger

  • Benzoxazole Resin: A Novel Class of Thermoset Polymer via Smart Benzoxazine Resin

    Tarek Agag;Jia Liu;Robert Graf;Hans W. Spiess

  • Detection and quantification of branching in polyacrylates by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and melt-state 13C NMR spectroscopy

    Patrice Castignolles;Robert Graf;Matthew Parkinson;Manfred Wilhelm

  • Self-Assembly of Dendronized Perylene Bisimides into Complex Helical Columns

    Virgil Percec;Mihai Peterca;Timur Tadjiev;Xiangbing Zeng

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Wolfgang Spiess
Hans Wolfgang Spiess Max Planck Society
Michael Ryan Hansen
Michael Ryan Hansen University of Münster
Sanjay Rastogi
Sanjay Rastogi King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Klaus Müllen
Klaus Müllen Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Goran Ungar
Goran Ungar Xi'an Jiaotong University
Virgil Percec
Virgil Percec University of Pennsylvania
Yefeng Yao
Yefeng Yao East China Normal University
Katharina Landfester
Katharina Landfester Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Paul A. Heiney
Paul A. Heiney University of Pennsylvania
Xiangbing Zeng
Xiangbing Zeng University of Sheffield

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