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Thomas Frauenheim

Thomas Frauenheim

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 98 1138 1088 63 58 692 45526

Thomas Frauenheim publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Thomas Frauenheim between 1976 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Thomas Frauenheim published across 51 years, from 1976 to 2026, averaging 16.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 71 publications in 2022. 25 of the 846 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
20 40 60
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1976 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 71. Peak 71 publications in 2022. 1976: 1 publication 1977: 0 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 1 publication 1980: 2 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 2 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 2 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 19 publications 1997: 19 publications 1998: 22 publications 1999: 21 publications 2000: 26 publications 2001: 39 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 30 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 28 publications 2006: 24 publications 2007: 36 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 18 publications 2010: 18 publications 2011: 24 publications 2012: 24 publications 2013: 28 publications 2014: 36 publications 2015: 31 publications 2016: 22 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 16 publications 2019: 22 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 44 publications 2022: 71 publications 2023: 36 publications 2024: 22 publications 2025: 22 publications 2026: 3 publications
1976 2026

846 publications in total across all disciplines

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Thomas Frauenheim: publications per year, 1976 to 2026
Year Publications
1976 1
1977 0
1978 1
1979 1
1980 2
1981 2
1982 3
1983 2
1984 2
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 0
1991 2
1992 4
1993 2
1994 7
1995 8
1996 19
1997 19
1998 22
1999 21
2000 26
2001 39
2002 24
2003 30
2004 21
2005 28
2006 24
2007 36
2008 22
2009 18
2010 18
2011 24
2012 24
2013 28
2014 36
2015 31
2016 22
2017 16
2018 16
2019 22
2020 21
2021 44
2022 71
2023 36
2024 22
2025 22
2026 3
Total 846
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Thomas Frauenheim 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 Frauenheim 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, 690–709 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: 692 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 53 692
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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Thomas Frauenheim 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 Frauenheim 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, 98–99 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: 98 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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
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 98
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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Overview

Thomas Frauenheim is affiliated with the University of Bremen in Germany and has a significant body of research focused primarily on materials science.

Their work spans several subfields, including materials chemistry, electrical and electronic engineering, atomic and molecular physics and optics, renewable energy, sustainability and the environment, as well as electronic, optical, and magnetic materials.

Research topics frequently addressed include 2D materials and applications, graphene research and applications, advanced photocatalysis techniques, advanced chemical physics studies, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, machine learning in materials science, and perovskite materials and applications.

Thomas Frauenheim has coauthored extensively with a number of researchers, including:

  • Fulu Zheng (33 coauthored works)
  • Bálint Aradi (29 coauthored works)
  • Christof Köhler (26 coauthored works)
  • Zhen Tong (24 coauthored works)
  • Junjie He (23 coauthored works)

The scientist's research has been published frequently in venues such as:

  • arXiv (Cornell University), 27 publications
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), 26 publications
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 23 publications
  • Nano Letters, 11 publications
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society, 8 publications

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Thomas Frauenheim include:

  • "DFTB+, a software package for efficient approximate density functional theory based atomistic simulations" (2020) published in The Journal of Chemical Physics
  • "Heterogeneous-Interface-Enhanced Adsorption of Organic and Hydroxyl for Biomass Electrooxidation" (2022) published in Advanced Materials
  • "High-Throughput Screening of Synergistic Transition Metal Dual-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Nitrogen Fixation" (2021) published in Nano Letters
  • "DFT exchange: sharing perspectives on the workhorse of quantum chemistry and materials science" (2022) published in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • "Ni/Mo Bimetallic-Oxide-Derived Heterointerface-Rich Sulfide Nanosheets with Co-Doping for Efficient Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution by Boosting Volmer Reaction" (2021) published in Small

Best Publications

  • Self-consistent-charge density-functional tight-binding method for simulations of complex materials properties

    M. Elstner;M. Elstner;D. Porezag;G. Jungnickel;J. Elsner

  • Construction of tight-binding-like potentials on the basis of density-functional theory: Application to carbon.

    D. Porezag;Th. Frauenheim;Th. Köhler;G. Seifert

  • Hydrogen bonding and stacking interactions of nucleic acid base pairs: A density-functional-theory based treatment

    Marcus Elstner;Pavel Hobza;Thomas Frauenheim;Sándor Suhai

  • Phosphorene as a Superior Gas Sensor: Selective Adsorption and Distinct I-V Response.

    Liangzhi Kou;Thomas Frauenheim;Changfeng Chen

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

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

  • Calculations of molecules, clusters, and solids with a simplified LCAO-DFT-LDA scheme

    G. Seifert;D. Porezag;Th. Frauenheim

  • A Self‐Consistent Charge Density‐Functional Based Tight‐Binding Method for Predictive Materials Simulations in Physics, Chemistry and Biology

    Th. Frauenheim;G. Seifert;M. Elsterner;Z. Hajnal

  • Structure and electronic properties of MoS2 nanotubes

    Gotthard Seifert;Humberto Terrones;Humberto Terrones;Mauricio Terrones;Gerd Jungnickel

  • Atomistic simulations of complex materials: ground-state and excited-state properties

    Thomas Frauenheim;Gotthard Seifert;Marcus Elstner;Thomas Niehaus

  • Oscillatory crossover from two-dimensional to three-dimensional topological insulators

    Chao Xing Liu;Chao Xing Liu;Haijun Zhang;Binghai Yan;Xiao Liang Qi

  • Heterogeneous‐Interface‐Enhanced Adsorption of Organic and Hydroxyl for Biomass Electrooxidation

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  • Accurate defect levels obtained from the HSE06 range-separated hybrid functional

    Peter Deák;Bálint Aradi;Thomas Frauenheim;Erik Janzén

  • Two-dimensional Cu2Si monolayer with planar hexacoordinate copper and silicon bonding.

    Li Ming Yang;Vladimir Bačić;Ivan A. Popov;Alexander I. Boldyrev

  • Theory of Threading Edge and Screw Dislocations in GaN

    J. Elsner;R. Jones;P. K. Sitch;V. D. Porezag

  • Boron-nitrogen analogues of the fullerenes: electronic and structural properties

    G. Seifert;P.W. Fowler;D. Mitchell;D. Porezag

  • DEEP ACCEPTORS TRAPPED AT THREADING-EDGE DISLOCATIONS IN GAN

    J Elsner;J Elsner;R Jones;M I Heggie;P K Sitch

  • Non-Markovian quantum processes: Complete framework and efficient characterization

    Felix A. Pollock;César Rodríguez-Rosario;Thomas Frauenheim;Mauro Paternostro

  • Hydrogen adsorption and storage in carbon nanotubes

    Seung Mi Lee;Ki Soo Park;Young Chul Choi;Young Soo Park

  • High-Throughput Screening of Synergistic Transition Metal Dual-Atom Catalysts for Efficient Nitrogen Fixation.

    Xingshuai Lv;Wei Wei;Baibiao Huang;Ying Dai

  • Tight-binding molecular-dynamics simulation of impurities in ultrananocrystalline diamond grain boundaries

    Peter Zapol;Michael Sternberg;Larry A. Curtiss;Thomas Frauenheim

  • A hydrogen storage mechanism in single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Seung Mi Lee;Kay Hyeok An;Young Hee Lee;Gotthard Seifert

  • Stability and electronic structure of GaN nanotubes from density-functional calculations

    Seung Mi Lee;Young Hee Lee;Yong Gyoo Hwang;J. Elsner

  • Calculating absorption shifts for retinal proteins: Computational challenges

    Wanko M;Hoffmann M;Strodel P;Koslowski A

Frequent Co-Authors

Adam Gali
Adam Gali Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Marcus Elstner
Marcus Elstner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Jianping Xiao
Jianping Xiao Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Patrick R. Briddon
Patrick R. Briddon Newcastle University
Liangzhi Kou
Liangzhi Kou Queensland University of Technology
Sven Öberg
Sven Öberg Luleå University of Technology
Liujiang Zhou
Liujiang Zhou University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Thomas Heine
Thomas Heine TU Dresden
Aldo Di Carlo
Aldo Di Carlo University of Rome Tor Vergata

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