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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 74 3622 3502 996 936 309 20155
Chemistry 74 4659 4231 1467 1225 322 20366

Stephan Irle publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Stephan Irle between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Stephan Irle published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 11.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2014. 20 of the 379 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2014. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 1 publication 1999: 1 publication 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 14 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 26 publications 2013: 26 publications 2014: 32 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 26 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 11 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 16 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 9 publications
1992 2025

379 publications in total across all disciplines

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Stephan Irle: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 0
1995 2
1996 3
1997 1
1998 1
1999 1
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 5
2004 3
2005 6
2006 8
2007 9
2008 6
2009 14
2010 12
2011 27
2012 26
2013 26
2014 32
2015 24
2016 28
2017 26
2018 24
2019 12
2020 11
2021 16
2022 12
2023 16
2024 11
2025 9
Total 379
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Stephan Irle 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 Stephan Irle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 290–309 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 309 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593 309
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Stephan Irle 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 Stephan Irle sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 74–75 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359 74
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Stephan Irle is affiliated with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States, where the research focuses primarily on materials science. This scientist's scholarly contributions span various intersecting fields, notably materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics, and molecular biology. The subfield distribution indicates a strong emphasis on materials chemistry supported by significant work in related physical sciences and biology.

The research topics associated with Stephan Irle cover several advanced and specialized areas including:

  • Machine Learning in Materials Science
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Computational Drug Discovery Methods
  • MXene and MAX Phase Materials
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Graphene research and applications
  • Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research

Publication records show contributions to high-impact journals and technical information venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)
  • The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Carbon
  • Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Stephan Irle has coauthored multiple papers with a set of frequent collaborators, indicating active research partnerships. Prominent coauthors include:

  • Van-Quan Vuong
  • Massimiliano Lupo Pasini
  • Pilsun Yoo
  • Kshitij Mehta
  • Gang Seob Jung

Several recent papers illustrate the broader scope of Stephan Irle's research landscape. These include:

  • "Recent developments in the general atomic and molecular electronic structure system," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "DFTB+, a software package for efficient approximate density functional theory based atomistic simulations," 2020, The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Supercomputer-Based Ensemble Docking Drug Discovery Pipeline with Application to Covid-19," 2020, Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling
  • "Design of tough adhesive from commodity thermoplastics through dynamic crosslinking," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Boosting electrosynthesis of ammonia on surface-engineered MXene Ti3C2," 2020, Nano Energy

Recognition for scientific contributions includes the designation as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) awarded in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Recent developments in the general atomic and molecular electronic structure system.

    Giuseppe M.J. Barca;Colleen Bertoni;Laura Carrington;Dipayan Datta

  • DFTB+, a software package for efficient approximate density functional theory based atomistic simulations

    B. Hourahine;B. Aradi;V. Blum;F. Bonafé

  • Conjugated organic framework with three-dimensionally ordered stable structure and delocalized π clouds

    Jia Guo;Yanhong Xu;Shangbin Jin;Long Chen;Long Chen

  • In Operando X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Studies of Polyoxometalate Molecular Cluster Batteries: Polyoxometalates as Electron Sponges

    Heng Wang;Shun Hamanaka;Yoshio Nishimoto;Stephan Irle

  • Locking Covalent Organic Frameworks with Hydrogen Bonds: General and Remarkable Effects on Crystalline Structure, Physical Properties, and Photochemical Activity

    Xiong Chen;Matthew Addicoat;Enquan Jin;Lipeng Zhai

  • High‐Rate Charge‐Carrier Transport in Porphyrin Covalent Organic Frameworks: Switching from Hole to Electron to Ambipolar Conduction

    Xiao Feng;Lili Liu;Yoshihito Honsho;Akinori Saeki

  • An n-Channel Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework

    Xuesong Ding;Long Chen;Yoshihito Honsho;Xiao Feng

  • Catalytic covalent organic frameworks via pore surface engineering

    Hong Xu;Xiong Chen;Jia Gao;Jianbin Lin

  • Rational design of crystalline supermicroporous covalent organic frameworks with triangular topologies

    Sasanka Dalapati;Matthew Addicoat;Shangbin Jin;Tsuneaki Sakurai

  • Control of Crystallinity and Porosity of Covalent Organic Frameworks by Managing Interlayer Interactions Based on Self-Complementary π-Electronic Force

    Xiong Chen;Matthew Addicoat;Stephan Irle;Atsushi Nagai

  • Charge Dynamics in A Donor–Acceptor Covalent Organic Framework with Periodically Ordered Bicontinuous Heterojunctions

    Shangbin Jin;Xuesong Ding;Xiao Feng;Mustafa Supur

  • Creation of Superheterojunction Polymers via Direct Polycondensation: Segregated and Bicontinuous Donor-Acceptor π-Columnar Arrays in Covalent Organic Frameworks for Long-Lived Charge Separation.

    Shangbin Jin;Mustafa Supur;Matthew Addicoat;Ko Furukawa

  • An ambipolar conducting covalent organic framework with self-sorted and periodic electron donor-acceptor ordering.

    Xiao Feng;Long Chen;Yoshihito Honsho;Oraphan Saengsawang;Oraphan Saengsawang

  • The C60 Formation Puzzle “Solved”: QM/MD Simulations Reveal the Shrinking Hot Giant Road of the Dynamic Fullerene Self-Assembly Mechanism

    Stephan Irle;Guishan Zheng;Zhi Wang;Keiji Morokuma

  • Combined experimental and theoretical studies on the photophysical properties of cycloparaphenylenes

    Yasutomo Segawa;Aiko Fukazawa;Sanae Matsuura;Haruka Omachi

  • Parameter Calibration of Transition-Metal Elements for the Spin-Polarized Self-Consistent-Charge Density-Functional Tight-Binding (DFTB) Method: Sc, Ti, Fe, Co, and Ni.

    Guishan Zheng;Guishan Zheng;Henryk A. Witek;Petia Bobadova-Parvanova;Stephan Irle;Stephan Irle

  • Light-Emitting Covalent Organic Frameworks: Fluorescence Improving via Pinpoint Surgery and Selective Switch-On Sensing of Anions.

    Zhongping Li;Ning Huang;Ka Hung Lee;Yu Feng

  • Detector for optically detecting at least one object

    Ingmar Bruder;Felix Eickemeyer;Peter Erk;Rüdiger Sens

  • A π-conjugated system with flexibility and rigidity that shows environment-dependent RGB luminescence.

    Chunxue Yuan;Shohei Saito;Cristopher Camacho;Stephan Irle

  • Sensitivity of ammonia interaction with single-walled carbon nanotube bundles to the presence of defect sites and functionalities.

    Xue Feng;Xue Feng;Stephen Irle;Henryk A. Witek;Keiji Morokuma

Frequent Co-Authors

Keiji Morokuma
Keiji Morokuma Kyoto University
Donglin Jiang
Donglin Jiang National University of Singapore
Matthew Addicoat
Matthew Addicoat Nottingham Trent University
Shigehiro Yamaguchi
Shigehiro Yamaguchi Nagoya University
Steve A. Kay
Steve A. Kay University of Southern California
Kenichiro Itami
Kenichiro Itami Nagoya University
Xiao Feng
Xiao Feng Beijing Institute of Technology
Shohei Saito
Shohei Saito Kyoto University
Zhijian Wu
Zhijian Wu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shu Seki
Shu Seki Kyoto University

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