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Materials Science

D-Index
54
Citations
8585
World Ranking
9016
National Ranking
131

Chemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
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World Ranking
12814
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Thomas A. Jung 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 Thomas A. Jung sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 171 publications — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas A. Jung 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 Thomas A. Jung sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas A. Jung is affiliated with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple areas within engineering and materials science, with a notable emphasis on biomedical engineering and materials chemistry.

Their work also covers fields related to electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as condensed matter physics. The main topics explored in their publications include:

  • Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
  • Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena

Thomas A. Jung frequently publishes in venues such as ECS Meeting Abstracts and Communications Chemistry, with additional contributions to SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature Communications, and Polymers.

Their recent papers include:

  • "Production and Properties of Lignin Nanoparticles from Ethanol Organosolv Liquors-Influence of Origin and Pretreatment Conditions," 2021, Polymers
  • "Quantum spin liquid signatures in monolayer 1T-NbSe2," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Pyrazinacenes exhibit on-surface oxidation-state-dependent conformational and self-assembly behaviours," 2021, Communications Chemistry
  • "Coordination-Driven Monolayer-to-Bilayer Transition in Two-Dimensional Metal-Organic Networks," 2021, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • "Self-Assembly and Magnetic Order of Bi-Molecular 2D Spin Lattices of M(II,III) Phthalocyanines on Au(111)," 2021, Magnetochemistry

The scientist regularly collaborates with several colleagues, including Aisha Ahsan, Seyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi, Cristian Morari, Jonathan P. Hill, and Miloš Baljozović.

Best Publications

  • Controlled Room-Temperature Positioning of Individual Molecules: Molecular Flexure and Motion

    T. A. Jung;R. R. Schlittler;J. K. Gimzewski;H. Tang

  • Conformational identification of individual adsorbed molecules with the STM

    T. A. Jung;T. A. Jung;R. R. Schlittler;J. K. Gimzewski

  • Controlling spins in adsorbed molecules by a chemical switch

    Christian Wäckerlin;Dorota Chylarecka;Armin Kleibert;Kathrin Müller;Kathrin Müller

  • Dithiocarbamates: Functional and Versatile Linkers for the Formation of Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Peter Morf;Fabio Raimondi;Heinz-Georg Nothofer;Bernhard Schnyder

  • Transforming Surface Coordination Polymers into Covalent Surface Polymers: Linked Polycondensed Aromatics through Oligomerization of N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Intermediates

    Manfred Matena;Till Riehm;Meike Stöhr;Thomas A. Jung

  • A Two‐Dimensional Porphyrin‐Based Porous Network Featuring Communicating Cavities for the Templated Complexation of Fullerenes

    Hannes Spillmann;Andreas Kiebele;Meike Stöhr;Thomas A. Jung

  • Supramolecular Patterned Surfaces Driven by Cooperative Assembly of C60 and Porphyrins on Metal Substrates

    Davide Bonifazi;Hannes Spillmann;Andreas Kiebele;Michael De Wild

  • Van der Waals interactions and the limits of isolated atom models at interfaces

    Shigeki Kawai;Adam S. Foster;Torbjörn Björkman;Torbjörn Björkman;Sylwia Nowakowska

  • Controlling molecular assembly in two dimensions: the concentration dependence of thermally induced 2D aggregation of molecules on a metal surface

    Meike Stöhr;Markus Wahl;Christian H. Galka;Till Riehm

  • Band Formation from Coupled Quantum Dots Formed by a Nanoporous Network on a Copper Surface

    Jorge Lobo-Checa;Manfred Matena;Kathrin Müller;Jan Hugo Dil;Jan Hugo Dil

  • A novel route to molecular self-assembly: self-intermixed monolayer phases.

    Michael de Wild;Simon Berner;Hitoshi Suzuki;Hisao Yanagi

  • A supramolecular multiposition rotary device.

    Nikolai Wintjes;Davide Bonifazi;Fuyong Cheng;Andreas Kiebele

  • Structures of Annealed Decanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers on Au(111): an Ultrahigh Vacuum Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study

    Yile Qian;Guohua Yang;Jingjiang Yu;Thomas A. Jung

  • Time evolution analysis of a 2D solid gas equilibrium: a model system for molecular adsorption and diffusion

    S Berner;M Brunner;L Ramoino;H Suzuki

  • Supramolecular nanostructuring of silver surfaces via self-assembly of [60]fullerene and porphyrin modules

    Davide Bonifazi;Andreas Kiebele;Meike Stöhr;Fuyong Cheng

  • The atomic force microscope used as a powerful tool for machining surfaces

    T.A. Jung;A. Moser;H.J. Hug;D. Brodbeck

  • Scanning tunneling microscopy of individual molecules: beyond imaging

    J.K. Gimzewski;T.A. Jung;M.T. Cuberes;R.R. Schlittler

  • Adsorption and two-dimensional phases of a large polar molecule: Sub-phthalocyanine on Ag(111)

    S. Berner;M. de Wild;L. Ramoino;S. Ivan

  • Identification of metals in scanning tunneling microscopy via image states.

    T. Jung;Y. W. Mo;F. J. Himpsel

  • On-surface coordination chemistry of planar molecular spin systems: novel magnetochemical effects induced by axial ligands

    Christian Wäckerlin;Kartick Tarafder;Dorota Siewert;Jan Girovsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Lutz H. Gade
Lutz H. Gade Heidelberg University
Ernst Meyer
Ernst Meyer University of Basel
James K. Gimzewski
James K. Gimzewski University of California, Los Angeles
Davide Bonifazi
Davide Bonifazi University of Vienna
F. J. Himpsel
F. J. Himpsel University of Wisconsin–Madison
Peter M. Oppeneer
Peter M. Oppeneer Uppsala University
H.-J. Güntherodt
H.-J. Güntherodt University of Basel
Silvio Decurtins
Silvio Decurtins University of Bern
Thilo Glatzel
Thilo Glatzel University of Basel

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