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D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 135 281 269 15 14 626 64629
Chemistry 136 242 217 22 21 634 65027

Thomas Bein publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Bein between 1979 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Bein published across 48 years, from 1979 to 2026, averaging 18.5 papers a year. Output peaked at 50 publications in 2015. 27 of the 886 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 50. Peak 50 publications in 2015. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 4 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 7 publications 1992: 17 publications 1993: 19 publications 1994: 16 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 9 publications 1999: 13 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 19 publications 2004: 20 publications 2005: 22 publications 2006: 17 publications 2007: 24 publications 2008: 31 publications 2009: 27 publications 2010: 29 publications 2011: 27 publications 2012: 34 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 38 publications 2015: 50 publications 2016: 45 publications 2017: 47 publications 2018: 46 publications 2019: 35 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 35 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 19 publications 2024: 19 publications 2025: 23 publications 2026: 4 publications
1979 2026

886 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Bein: publications per year, 1979 to 2026
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 1
1984 4
1985 4
1986 8
1987 0
1988 8
1989 16
1990 12
1991 7
1992 17
1993 19
1994 16
1995 6
1996 15
1997 15
1998 9
1999 13
2000 6
2001 15
2002 11
2003 19
2004 20
2005 22
2006 17
2007 24
2008 31
2009 27
2010 29
2011 27
2012 34
2013 30
2014 38
2015 50
2016 45
2017 47
2018 46
2019 35
2020 25
2021 35
2022 16
2023 19
2024 19
2025 23
2026 4
Total 886
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Thomas Bein 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 Thomas Bein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 621–640 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 634 publications — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104 634
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Thomas Bein 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 Thomas Bein sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 136–137 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 136 D-Index — 99th percentile

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

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17 136
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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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

Overview

Thomas Bein is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with specific attention to materials chemistry and electrical and electronic engineering. Their body of work also spans inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and topics related to renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The main topics that characterize Thomas Bein's research include:

  • Covalent Organic Framework Applications
  • Perovskite Materials and Applications
  • Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
  • Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography

Thomas Bein has multiple frequent co-authors, reflecting collaborative research efforts in their fields of study. These include:

  • Dana D. Medina (23 joint publications)
  • Achim Hartschuh (22 joint publications)
  • Roman Guntermann (19 joint publications)
  • Markus Döblinger (18 joint publications)
  • Vladimir Dyakonov (14 joint publications)

Their work has appeared widely across several publication venues. The most frequent venues for their publications are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (11 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (10 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (9 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie (9 publications)
  • Advanced Functional Materials (5 publications)

Selected recent papers by Thomas Bein include:

  • "Optoelectronic processes in covalent organic frameworks," 2020, published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • "Fast-Switching Vis-IR Electrochromic Covalent Organic Frameworks," 2021, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as pH-Responsive Carrier for the Immune-Activating Drug Resiquimod Enhance the Local Immune Response in Mice," 2021, published in ACS Nano
  • "Roadmap on organic-inorganic hybrid perovskite semiconductors and devices," 2021, published in APL Materials
  • "Interpretation of photocurrent transients at semiconductor electrodes: Effects of band-edge unpinning," 2020, published in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Bright light-emitting diodes based on organometal halide perovskite

    Zhi-Kuang Tan;Reza Saberi Moghaddam;May Ling Lai;Pablo Docampo

  • Conducting Polyaniline Filaments in a Mesoporous Channel Host

    Chun Guey Wu;Thomas Bein

  • Reversible Hydration of CH3NH3PbI3 in Films, Single Crystals, and Solar Cells

    Aurélien M. A. Leguy;Yinghong Hu;Mariano Campoy-Quiles;M. Isabel Alonso

  • Covalent Organic Frameworks: Structures, Synthesis, and Applications

    Maria S. Lohse;Thomas Bein

  • "Coulomb Staircase" at Room Temperature in a Self-Assembled Molecular Nanostructure

    Ronald P. Andres;Thomas Bein;Matt Dorogi;Sue Feng

  • Spherical Ordered Mesoporous Carbon Nanoparticles with High Porosity for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

    Jörg Schuster;Guang He;Benjamin Mandlmeier;Taeeun Yim

  • Inclusion Chemistry in Periodic Mesoporous Hosts

    Karin Moller;Thomas Bein

  • Multifunctional Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles as a Universal Platform for Drug Delivery

    Christian Argyo;Veronika Weiss;Christoph Bräuchle;Thomas Bein

  • Mechanism of Zeolite A Nanocrystal Growth from Colloids at Room Temperature

    Svetlana Mintova;Norman H. Olson;Valentin Valtchev;Thomas Bein

  • Highly stable, phase pure Cs2AgBiBr6 double perovskite thin films for optoelectronic applications

    Enrico Greul;Michiel L. Petrus;Andreas Binek;Pablo Docampo

  • Mesoporosity – a new dimension for zeolites

    Karin Möller;Thomas Bein

  • Stabilization of the Trigonal High-Temperature Phase of Formamidinium Lead Iodide.

    Andreas Binek;Fabian C. Hanusch;Pablo Docampo;Thomas Bein

  • Synthesis and Applications of Molecular Sieve Layers and Membranes

    Thomas Bein

  • The Structure and Optical Properties of CdS Superclusters in Zeolite Hosts

    Norman Herron;Ying Wang;Mike M. Eddy;Galen D. Stucky

  • Oriented Growth of the Metal Organic Framework Cu3(BTC)2(H2O)3·xH2O Tunable with Functionalized Self-Assembled Monolayers

    Enrica Biemmi;and Camilla Scherb;Thomas Bein

  • Blue-Green Color Tunable Solution Processable Organolead Chloride-Bromide Mixed Halide Perovskites for Optoelectronic Applications

    Aditya Sadhanala;Shahab Ahmad;Baodan Zhao;Nadja Giesbrecht

  • Conducting carbon wires in ordered, nanometer-sized channels

    Chun Guey Wu;Thomas Bein

  • A Photoconductive Thienothiophene-Based Covalent Organic Framework Showing Charge Transfer Towards Included Fullerene

    Mirjam Dogru;Matthias Handloser;Florian Auras;Thomas Kunz

  • Iron-Doped Nickel Oxide Nanocrystals as Highly Efficient Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Water Splitting

    Ksenia Fominykh;Petko Chernev;Ivelina Zaharieva;Johannes Sicklinger

  • Molecular docking sites designed for the generation of highly crystalline covalent organic frameworks

    Laura Ascherl;Torben Sick;Johannes T. Margraf;Saul H. Lapidus

  • Optoelectronic processes in covalent organic frameworks

    Niklas Keller;Thomas Bein

  • Colloidal Suspensions of Nanometer-Sized Mesoporous Silica

    Karin Möller;Johannes Kobler;Thomas Bein

Frequent Co-Authors

Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing
Dina Fattakhova-Rohlfing Forschungszentrum Jülich
Pablo Docampo
Pablo Docampo University of Glasgow
Markus Döblinger
Markus Döblinger Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Christoph Bräuchle
Christoph Bräuchle Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Paul Knochel
Paul Knochel Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Hans J. Schlitt
Hans J. Schlitt University of Regensburg
Valentina Alice Cauda
Valentina Alice Cauda Polytechnic University of Turin
Christina Scheu
Christina Scheu Max Planck Society
Achim Hartschuh
Achim Hartschuh Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Svetlana Mintova
Svetlana Mintova Université de Caen Normandie

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