2026 Roland A. Fischer: Materials Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Materials Science	115	573	547	31	29	745	52750
Chemistry	115	627	551	45	42	833	53895

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
2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Germany Leader Award
2018 - Member of the European Academy of Sciences

Overview

Roland A. Fischer is affiliated with the Technical University of Munich in Germany. Their research spans primarily the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. The work also includes contributions related to Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Organic Chemistry.

The main topics of Fischer's research include:

Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
Crystallization and Solubility Studies
Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
Covalent Organic Framework Applications
Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications

The scientist has frequently published in the following venues:

The Cambridge Structural Database
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Angewandte Chemie
Inorganic Chemistry
Advanced Materials

Recent scientific papers authored or coauthored by Fischer include:

Graphene-Based Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids for Applications in Catalysis, Environmental, and Energy Technologies, 2022, Chemical Reviews
Covalent Graphene-MOF Hybrids for High-Performance Asymmetric Supercapacitors, 2020, Advanced Materials
Porphyrinic MOF Film for Multifaceted Electrochemical Sensing, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Direct X-ray and electron-beam lithography of halogenated zeolitic imidazolate frameworks, 2020, Nature Materials
Emerging MXene@Metal-Organic Framework Hybrids: Design Strategies toward Versatile Applications, 2021, ACS Nano

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Roland A. Fischer are:

Christian Gemel
Alexander Pöthig
Julien Warnan
Weijin Li
Soumya Mukherjee

In 2018, Fischer was recognized as a Member of the European Academy of Sciences.

Best Publications

Flexible metal–organic frameworks

Andreas Schneemann;Volodymyr Bon;Inke Schwedler;Irena Senkovska

2178
Citations
MOF thin films: existing and future applications

O. Shekhah;J. Liu;R. A. Fischer;Ch. Wöll

1504
Citations
Metal-organic framework thin films: from fundamentals to applications.

Angélique Bétard;Roland A. Fischer

1265
Citations
Defect‐Engineered Metal–Organic Frameworks

Zhenlan Fang;Bart Bueken;Dirk E. De Vos;Roland A. Fischer

1207
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Co@Co3O4 Encapsulated in Carbon Nanotube-Grafted Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Polyhedra as an Advanced Bifunctional Oxygen Electrode.

Arshad Aijaz;Justus Masa;Christoph Rösler;Wei Xia

1155
Citations
Step-by-Step Route for the Synthesis of Metal−Organic Frameworks

Osama Shekhah;Hui Wang;Stefan Kowarik;Frank Schreiber

1016
Citations
Thin films of metal–organic frameworks

Denise Zacher;Osama Shekhah;Christof Wöll;Roland A. Fischer

1011
Citations
Metal@MOF: Loading of Highly Porous Coordination Polymers Host Lattices by Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

Stephan Hermes;Marie-Katrin Schröter;Rochus Schmid;Lamma Khodeir

789
Citations
Defective Metal-Organic Frameworks.

Stefano Dissegna;Konstantin Epp;Werner R. Heinz;Gregor Kieslich

690
Citations
Selective Nucleation and Growth of Metal−Organic Open Framework Thin Films on Patterned COOH/CF3-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111)

Stephan Hermes;Felicitas Schröder;Rolf Chelmowski;Christof Wöll

674
Citations
Nonlinear optical properties, upconversion and lasing in metal–organic frameworks

Raghavender Medishetty;Jan K. Zaręba;David Mayer;Marek Samoć

642
Citations
Controlling interpenetration in metal-organic frameworks by liquid-phase epitaxy.

Osama Shekhah;Hui Wang;Markos Paradinas;Carmen Ocal

586
Citations
Metals@MOFs – Loading MOFs with Metal Nanoparticles for Hybrid Functions

Mikhail Meilikhov;Kirill Yusenko;Daniel Esken;Stuart Turner

491
Citations
Directing the breathing behavior of pillared-layered metal-organic frameworks via a systematic library of functionalized linkers bearing flexible substituents.

Sebastian Henke;Andreas Schneemann;Annika Wütscher;Roland A. Fischer

477
Citations
Growth Mechanism of Metal–Organic Frameworks: Insights into the Nucleation by Employing a Step-by-Step Route

Osama Shekhah;Hui Wang;Denise Zacher;Roland A. Fischer

448
Citations
Biomimetic Superhydrophobic/Superoleophilic Highly Fluorinated Graphene Oxide and ZIF-8 Composites for Oil-Water Separation.

Kolleboyina Jayaramulu;Kasibhatta Kumara Ramanatha Datta;Christoph Rösler;Martin Petr

440
Citations
Thermal stability and desorption of Group III nitrides prepared by metal organic chemical vapor deposition

O. Ambacher;M. S. Brandt;R. Dimitrov;T. Metzger

399
Citations
Ultrathin Hierarchical Porous Carbon Nanosheets for High-Performance Supercapacitors and Redox Electrolyte Energy Storage

Kolleboyina Jayaramulu;Kolleboyina Jayaramulu;Deepak P. Dubal;Deepak P. Dubal;Bhawna Nagar;Vaclav Ranc

395
Citations
Luminescence properties of nanocrystalline Y2O3:Eu3+ in different host materials

R. Schmechel;M. Kennedy;H. von Seggern;H. Winkler

379
Citations
Ruthenium Nanoparticles inside Porous [Zn4O(bdc)3] by Hydrogenolysis of Adsorbed [Ru(cod)(cot)]: A Solid-State Reference System for Surfactant-Stabilized Ruthenium Colloids

Felicitas Schröder;Daniel Esken;Mirza Cokoja;Maurits W. E. van den Berg

344
Citations
Thin Films of Metal—Organic Frameworks

Denise Zacher;Osama Shekhah;Christof Woell;Roland A. Fischer

0
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MOF Thin Films: Existing and Future Applications

O. Shekhah;J. Liu;R. A. Fischer;Ch. Woell

0
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