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Robert W. Stark 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 W. Stark sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 169 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert W. Stark 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 W. Stark sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 47 D-Index — 15th percentile

15% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert W. Stark is affiliated with the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Engineering, with significant contributions also in related subfields including Biomaterials, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Materials Chemistry.

Their work covers several main topics, highlighting advanced research and innovation in material sciences and engineering technologies. These topics include:

  • Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
  • Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Material Properties and Processing
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research

Among frequent publication venues where Robert W. Stark's research appears are:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Cellulose
  • ChemCatChem
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert W. Stark cover areas of catalysis, materials chemistry, and biomaterials. Selected publications include:

  • "Importance of Nickel Oxide Lattice Defects for Efficient Oxygen Evolution Reaction," 2021, Chemistry of Materials
  • "Manganese Oxide as an Inorganic Catalyst for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction Studied by X-Ray Photoelectron and Operando Raman Spectroscopy," 2020, ChemCatChem
  • "Influence of the Metal Center in M-N-C Catalysts on the CO2 Reduction Reaction on Gas Diffusion Electrodes," 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • "Investigation and Comparison of Resin Materials in Transparent DLP-Printing for Application in Cell Culture and Organs-on-a-Chip," 2022, Biomaterials Science
  • "Co-curing of Epoxy Resins with Aminated Lignins: Insights into the Role of Lignin Homo Crosslinking During Lignin Amination on the Elastic Properties," 2020, Holzforschung

Frequent collaborators contributing to the research efforts alongside Robert W. Stark include Markus Biesalski, Julia Auernhammer, Ulrike I. Kramm, Christian Dietz, and Tobias Meckel, demonstrating active cooperation within their scientific network.

Best Publications

  • Inverting dynamic force microscopy: from signals to time-resolved interaction forces.

    Martin Stark;Robert W. Stark;Wolfgang M. Heckl;Reinhard Guckenberger

  • Stability of the hydrophilic behavior of oxygen plasma activated SU-8

    Ferdinand Walther;Polina Davydovskaya;Stefan Zürcher;Michael Kaiser

  • Thermomechanical noise of a free v-shaped cantilever for atomic-force microscopy.

    Robert W. Stark;Tanja Drobek;Wolfgang M. Heckl

  • Fourier transformed atomic force microscopy: tapping mode atomic force microscopy beyond the Hookian approximation

    Robert W. Stark;Wolfgang M. Heckl

  • Higher harmonics imaging in tapping-mode atomic-force microscopy

    Robert W. Stark;Wolfgang M. Heckl

  • Label-free live-cell imaging with confocal Raman microscopy.

    Katharina Klein;Alexander M. Gigler;Thomas Aschenbrenner;Roberto Monetti

  • Activity and degradation study of an Fe-N-C catalyst for ORR in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC)

    Ioanna Martinaiou;Alessandro H.A. Monteverde Videla;Natascha Weidler;Markus Kübler

  • The atomic force microscope as a new microdissecting tool for the generation of genetic probes.

    S. Thalhammer;R.W. Stark;S. Müller;J. Wienberg

  • Non-leaching antimicrobial surfaces through polydopamine bio-inspired coating of quaternary ammonium salts or an ultrashort antimicrobial lipopeptide

    Tal Shalev;Anna Gopin;Michael Bauer;Robert W. Stark;Robert W. Stark

  • State-space model of freely vibrating and surface-coupled cantilever dynamics in atomic force microscopy

    Robert W. Stark;Georg Schitter;Martin Stark;Reinhard Guckenberger

  • Nanomanipulation by Atomic Force Microscopy

    F. J. Rubio‐Sierra;W. M. Heckl;W. M. Heckl;R. W. Stark

  • Synthesis of diamond fine particles on levitated seed particles in a rf CH4/H2 plasma chamber equipped with a hot filament

    S. Shimizu;T. Shimizu;H. M. Thomas;G. Matern

  • Tapping-mode atomic force microscopy and phase-imaging in higher eigenmodes

    Robert W. Stark;Tanja Drobek;Wolfgang M. Heckl

  • Stress-induced phase transition in lead-free relaxor ferroelectric composites

    Lukas M. Riemer;K.V. Lalitha;Xijie Jiang;Na Liu

  • Tuning the interaction forces in tapping mode atomic force microscopy

    Robert W. Stark;Georg Schitter;Andreas Stemmer

  • Identification of iron oxide phases in thin films grown on Al2O3(0 0 0 1) by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction

    Maike Lübbe;Alexander M. Gigler;Robert W. Stark;Wolfgang Moritz

  • Spectroscopy of the anharmonic cantilever oscillations in tapping-mode atomic-force microscopy

    Martin Stark;Robert W. Stark;Wolfgang M. Heckl;Reinhard Guckenberger

  • Fast contact-mode atomic force microscopy on biological specimen by model-based control.

    G Schitter;R.W Stark;A Stemmer

  • Anisotropic Raman scattering in collagen bundles

    Marek Janko;Polina Davydovskaya;Michael Bauer;Albert Zink

  • Bistability, higher harmonics, and chaos in AFM

    Robert W. Stark

  • Multifrequency electrostatic force microscopy in the repulsive regime

    Robert W Stark;Nicola Naujoks;Andreas Stemmer

  • Chaos in dynamic atomic force microscopy.

    F. Jamitzky;M. Stark;W. Bunk;W. M. Heckl;W. M. Heckl

  • The effect of low-temperature plasma on bacteria as observed by repeated AFM imaging

    René Pompl;Ferdinand Jamitzky;Tetsuji Shimizu;Bernd Steffes

  • Spectroscopy of higher harmonics in dynamic atomic force microscopy

    Robert W Stark

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang M. Heckl
Wolfgang M. Heckl Deutsches Museum
Gregor E. Morfill
Gregor E. Morfill Max Planck Society
Rafael Vazquez
Rafael Vazquez University of Seville
Wolfram Jaegermann
Wolfram Jaegermann Technical University of Darmstadt
Bai-Xiang Xu
Bai-Xiang Xu Technical University of Darmstadt
Wolfgang Ensinger
Wolfgang Ensinger Technical University of Darmstadt
Peter A. van Aken
Peter A. van Aken Max Planck Society
Markus Gallei
Markus Gallei Saarland University
Wolfgang Bensch
Wolfgang Bensch Kiel University

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