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Roland Fröhlich

Roland Fröhlich

University of Münster
Germany

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Chemistry
Germany
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
100
Citations
40777
World Ranking
1260
National Ranking
96

Roland Fröhlich 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 Roland Fröhlich sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,048 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Roland Fröhlich 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 Roland Fröhlich sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 100 D-Index — 93rd percentile

93% 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

Roland Fröhlich is affiliated with the University of Münster in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Materials Science and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with subfields emphasizing Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The scientist has contributed to various topics including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Organic Light-Emitting Diodes Research
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities

Roland Fröhlich's recent publications are:

  • "Ir(III) Cyclometalated Complexes Containing Phenylphenanthridine Ligands with Different Substitutions: Effects on the Electrochemiluminescence Properties," 2020, published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Phenol-benzoxazolone bioisosteres of GluN2B-NMDA receptor antagonists: Unexpected rearrangement during reductive alkylation with phenylcyclohexanone," 2022, published in Archiv der Pharmazie
  • "CCDC 1450435: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination," 2020, published in The Cambridge Structural Database
  • "CCDC 1450434: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination," 2020, published in The Cambridge Structural Database

Notable frequent coauthors collaborating with Roland Fröhlich include:

  • Constantin G. Daniliuc
  • Andreas Brockmeyer
  • Hans J. Schäfer
  • Elena Vittoria Longhi
  • J.M. Fernandez-Hernandez

Common publication venues for the scientist's work are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Archiv der Pharmazie

Best Publications

  • Reversible Metal-Free Carbon Dioxide Binding by Frustrated Lewis Pairs

    Cornelia M. Mömming;Edwin Otten;Gerald Kehr;Roland Fröhlich

  • Metal-free catalytic hydrogenation of enamines, imines, and conjugated phosphinoalkenylboranes.

    Patrick Spies;Sina Schwendemann;Stefanie Lange;Gerald Kehr

  • Rapid intramolecular heterolytic dihydrogen activation by a four-membered heterocyclic phosphane-borane adduct.

    Patrick Spies;Gerhard Erker;Gerald Kehr;Klaus Bergander

  • Mechanism of Fe III –Zn II purple acid phosphatase based on crystal structures

    Thomas Klabunde;Norbert Sträter;Roland Fröhlich;Herbert Witzel

  • Evidence for an Equilibrium between an N-heterocyclic Carbene and Its Dimer in Solution.

    F. Ekkehardt Hahn;Lars Wittenbecher;Duc Le Van;Roland Fröhlich

  • Heterolytic dihydrogen activation with the 1,8-bis(diphenylphosphino)naphthalene/B(C6F5)3 pair and its application for metal-free catalytic hydrogenation of silyl enol ethers

    Huadong Wang;Roland Fröhlich;Gerald Kehr;Gerhard Erker

  • Self‐Assembly of 2,8,14,20‐Tetraisobutyl‐5,11,17,23‐tetrahydroxyresorc[4]arene

    Thorsten Gerkensmeier;Waldemar Iwanek;Ceno Agena;Roland Fröhlich

  • Reactions of an Intramolecular Frustrated Lewis Pair with Unsaturated Substrates: Evidence for a Concerted Olefin Addition Reaction

    Cornelia M Mömming;Silke Frömel;Gerald Kehr;Roland Fröhlich

  • Blue-emitting iridium complexes with substituted 1,2,4-triazole ligands: synthesis, photophysics, and devices.

    Enrico Orselli;Gregg S. Kottas;Asgeir E. Konradsson;Paolo Coppo

  • IBiox[(-)-menthyl]: a sterically demanding chiral NHC ligand.

    Sebastian Würtz;Claudia Lohre;Roland Fröhlich;Klaus Bergander

  • Iron complexes bearing 2-imino-1,10-phenanthrolinyl ligands as highly active catalysts for ethylene oligomerization

    Wen-Hua Sun;Suyun Jie;Shu Zhang;Wen Zhang

  • Iridium Metal Complexes Containing N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for Blue-Light-Emitting Electrochemical Cells

    Cheng-Han Yang;Juan Beltran;Vincent Lemaur;Jérôme Cornil

  • Stereoselective palladium-catalyzed carboaminoxylations of indoles with arylboronic acids and TEMPO.

    Sylvia Kirchberg;Roland Fröhlich;Armido Studer

  • Deep-Blue-Emitting Heteroleptic Iridium(III) Complexes Suited for Highly Efficient Phosphorescent OLEDs

    Cheng-Han Yang;Matteo Mauro;Federico Polo;Soichi Watanabe

  • Metallfreie katalytische Hydrierung von Enaminen, Iminen und konjugierten Phosphinoalkenylboranen

    Patrick Spies;Sina Schwendemann;Stefanie Lange;Gerald Kehr

  • Capture of NO by a Frustrated Lewis Pair: A New Type of Persistent N‐Oxyl Radical

    Allan Jay P. Cardenas;Brooks J. Culotta;Timothy H. Warren;Stefan Grimme

  • Highly asymmetric NHC-catalyzed hydroacylation of unactivated alkenes.

    Isabel Piel;Marc Steinmetz;Keiichi Hirano;Roland Fröhlich

  • Reactions of phosphorus/boron frustrated Lewis pairs with SO2

    Muhammad Sajid;Annika Klose;Birgit Birkmann;Liyuan Liang

  • A Family of Thiazolium Salt Derived N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs) for Organocatalysis: Synthesis, Investigation and Application in Cross‐Benzoin Condensation

    Isabel Piel;Marius D. Pawelczyk;Keiichi Hirano;Roland Fröhlich

  • Carbon-carbon bond activation by 1,1-carboboration of internal alkynes.

    Chao Chen;Gerald Kehr;Roland Fröhlich;Gerhard Erker

  • Reversible, nicht metallunterstützte Bindung von Kohlendioxid durch frustrierte Lewis‐Paare

    Cornelia M. Mömming;Edwin Otten;Gerald Kehr;Roland Fröhlich

  • Stepwise formation of a molecular square with bridging NH,O-substituted dicarbene building blocks.

    Fabian M. Conrady;Roland Fröhlich;Christian Schulte to Brinke;Tania Pape

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Erker
Gerhard Erker University of Münster
Gerald Kehr
Gerald Kehr University of Münster
Stefan Grimme
Stefan Grimme University of Bonn
Markus Albrecht
Markus Albrecht RWTH Aachen University
Klaus Bergander
Klaus Bergander University of Münster
F. Ekkehardt Hahn
F. Ekkehardt Hahn University of Münster
Constantin G. Daniliuc
Constantin G. Daniliuc University of Münster
Frank Glorius
Frank Glorius University of Münster
Armido Studer
Armido Studer University of Münster
Martin Oestreich
Martin Oestreich Technical University of Berlin

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