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Thomas P. Spaniol

Thomas P. Spaniol

RWTH Aachen University
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
64
Citations
12322
World Ranking
8171
National Ranking
582

Thomas P. Spaniol 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 P. Spaniol sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 328 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Thomas P. Spaniol 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 P. Spaniol sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 64 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Thomas P. Spaniol is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a focus on Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Inorganic Chemistry. The scientist's work also touches on subfields such as Process Chemistry and Technology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

Their research topics cover areas including Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis, Organoboron and Organosilicon Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry and Organometallics, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, as well as the Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds.

Thomas P. Spaniol has contributed to multiple publication venues. Frequent publishers include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Co-authorship collaborations are notable with researchers such as Laurent Maron, Jun Okuda, Priyabrata Ghana, and Alexander Hoffmann.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas P. Spaniol include:

  • Molecular Zinc Hydride Cations [ZnH]+: Synthesis, Structure, and CO2 Hydrosilylation Catalysis, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Reactivity of a Molecular Calcium Hydride Cation ([CaH]+) Supported by an NNNN Macrocycle, 2020, Inorganic Chemistry
  • Calcium Hydride Catalysts for Olefin Hydrofunctionalization: Ring-Size Effect of Macrocyclic Ligands on Activity, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Reduced Arene Complexes of Scandium, 2020, Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Deaggregation of Zinc Dihydride by Lewis Acids Including Carbon Dioxide in the Presence of Nitrogen Donors, 2021, Inorganic Chemistry

Best Publications

  • Single-Component Polymerization Catalysts for Ethylene and Styrene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Alkyl and Hydrido Yttrium Complexes Containing a Linked Amido-Cyclopentadienyl Ligand

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Peter Voth;Klaus Beckerle;Thomas P. Spaniol

  • Highly Heteroselective Ring-Opening Polymerization of rac-Lactide Initiated by Bis(phenolato)scandium Complexes†

    Haiyan Ma;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Magnesium hydridotriphenylborate [Mg(thf)6][HBPh3]2: a versatile hydroboration catalyst

    Debabrata Mukherjee;Satoru Shirase;Thomas P. Spaniol;Kazushi Mashima

  • Ancillary ligand effect on single-site styrene polymerization: isospecificity of group 4 metal bis(phenolate) catalysts.

    Carmine Capacchione;Antonio Proto;Henner Ebeling;Rolf Mülhaupt

  • Alkali Metal Hydridotriphenylborates [(L)M][HBPh3] (M = Li, Na, K): Chemoselective Catalysts for Carbonyl and CO2 Hydroboration

    Debabrata Mukherjee;Hassan Osseili;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Cationic yttrium methyl complexes as functional models for polymerization catalysts of 1,3-dienes.

    Stefan Arndt;Klaus Beckerle;Peter M. Zeimentz;Thomas P. Spaniol

  • Half‐Sandwich Alkyl and Hydrido Complexes of Yttrium: Convenient Synthesis and Polymerization Catalysis of Polar Monomers

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Homogeneous Ethylene‐Polymerization Catalysts Based on Alkyl Cations of the Rare‐Earth Metals: Are Dicationic Mono(alkyl) Complexes the Active Species?

    Stefan Arndt;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda;Jun Okuda

  • Rare-earth metal complexes supported by 1,omega-dithiaalkanediyl-bridged bis(phenolato) ligands: synthesis, structure, and heteroselective ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide.

    Haiyan Ma;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Titanium Complexes of Chelating Bis(phenolato) Ligands with Long Titanium−Sulfur Bonds. A Novel Type of Ancillary Ligand for Olefin Polymerization Catalysts†

    Stefan Fokken;Thomas P. Spaniol;Hak-Chul Kang;Werner Massa

  • Rare earth metal complexes supported by 1,ω-dithiaalkanediyl-bridged bis(phenolato) ligands: synthesis, characterization and ring-opening polymerization catalysis ofl-lactide

    Haiyan Ma;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • NINE-MEMBERED TITANACYCLIC COMPLEXES BASED ON AN ETHYLENE-BRIDGED BIS(PHENOLATO) LIGAND : SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURE, AND OLEFIN POLYMERIZATION ACTIVITY

    Stefan Fokken;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda;Fritz G. Sernetz

  • A cationic calcium hydride cluster stabilized by cyclen-derived macrocyclic N,N,N,N ligands.

    Phillip Jochmann;Julien P. Davin;Thomas P. Spaniol;Laurent Maron

  • Chiral Lanthanocene Derivatives Containing Two Linked Amido−Cyclopentadienyl Ligands: Heterobimetallic Structure and Lactone Polymerization Activity

    Kai C. Hultzsch;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Dimeric Hydrido Complexes of Rare-Earth Metals Containing a Linked Amido−Cyclopentadienyl Ligand: Synthesis, Characterization, and Monomer−Dimer Equilibrium

    Stefan Arndt;Peter Voth;and Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Indium complexes supported by 1,omega-dithiaalkanediyl-bridged bis(phenolato) ligands: synthesis, structure, and controlled ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide.

    Ilja Peckermann;Andreas Kapelski;Thomas P. Spaniol;Jun Okuda

  • Isospecific Styrene Polymerization by Chiral Titanium Complexes That Contain a Tetradentate [OSSO]-Type Bis(phenolato) Ligand

    Carmine Capacchione;Ramanujachary Manivannan;Marco Barone;Klaus Beckerle

  • Calcium Hydride Cation [CaH] + Stabilized by an NNNN-type Macrocyclic Ligand: A Selective Catalyst for Olefin Hydrogenation

    Danny Schuhknecht;Carolin Lhotzky;Thomas P. Spaniol;Laurent Maron

  • Lanthanide Complexes Supported by a Trizinc Crown Ether as Catalysts for Alternating Copolymerization of Epoxide and CO2 : Telomerization Controlled by Carboxylate Anions.

    Haruki Nagae;Ryota Aoki;Shin-nosuke Akutagawa;Julian Kleemann

  • Ethylene polymerization catalysts based on nickel(II) 1,4-diazadiene complexes: the influence of the 1,4-diazadiene backbone substituents on structure and reactivity

    Thomas Schleis;Thomas P Spaniol;Jun Okuda;Johannes Heinemann

  • Alkyl Complexes of Group 4 Metals Containing a Tridentate-Linked Amido−Cyclopentadienyl Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity Including Ethylene Polymerization Catalysis

    Francisco Amor;Angelika Butt;Karen E. du Plooy;Thomas P. Spaniol

  • Cationic rare-earth metal trimethylsilylmethyl complexes supported by THF and 12-crown-4 ligands: synthesis and structural characterization.

    Benjamin R. Elvidge;Stefan Arndt;Peter M. Zeimentz;Thomas P. Spaniol

Frequent Co-Authors

Jun Okuda
Jun Okuda RWTH Aachen University
Laurent Maron
Laurent Maron Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Ulli Englert
Ulli Englert RWTH Aachen University
Rolf Mülhaupt
Rolf Mülhaupt University of Freiburg
Kai C. Hultzsch
Kai C. Hultzsch University of Vienna
Kazushi Mashima
Kazushi Mashima Osaka University
Debabrata Mukherjee
Debabrata Mukherjee Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Gerhard Raabe
Gerhard Raabe RWTH Aachen University
Judith A. K. Howard
Judith A. K. Howard Durham University
Hayato Tsurugi
Hayato Tsurugi Osaka University

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