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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Materials Science D-index 106 Citations 43,813 609 World Ranking 334 National Ranking 25
Chemistry D-index 100 Citations 37,560 569 World Ranking 475 National Ranking 44

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer

Ullrich Scherf spends much of his time researching Polymer, Optoelectronics, Conjugated system, Polymer chemistry and Nanotechnology. His Polymer research incorporates elements of Chemical physics, Photochemistry and Photoluminescence. Ullrich Scherf has included themes like Electroluminescence, Polyfluorene and Laser, Optics in his Optoelectronics study.

His work deals with themes such as Luminescence, Fluorescence, Chromophore, Molecule and Excitation, which intersect with Conjugated system. His studies in Polymer chemistry integrate themes in fields like Copolymer, Fluorene, Poly, Chemical engineering and Monomer. His Nanotechnology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Field-effect transistor, Supercapacitor, Microporous material and Organic electronics.

His most cited work include:

  • Semiconducting Polyfluorenes—Towards Reliable Structure–Property Relationships (1315 citations)
  • Organic semiconductors for solution-processable field-effect transistors (OFETs). (906 citations)
  • Solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters. (731 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His main research concerns Polymer, Optoelectronics, Polymer chemistry, Photochemistry and Conjugated system. His Polymer study combines topics in areas such as Nanotechnology, Chemical engineering and Photoluminescence, Analytical chemistry. His Optoelectronics research integrates issues from Electroluminescence and Laser, Optics.

His Polymer chemistry study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Copolymer, Condensation polymer, Side chain, Aqueous solution and Monomer. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Fluorescence, Phosphorescence, Fluorene, Excited state and Phenylene. His studies deal with areas such as Crystallography and Excitation as well as Conjugated system.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Polymer (42.10%)
  • Optoelectronics (25.00%)
  • Polymer chemistry (22.67%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2014-2021)?

  • Polymer (42.10%)
  • Optoelectronics (25.00%)
  • Conjugated system (19.17%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Ullrich Scherf focuses on Polymer, Optoelectronics, Conjugated system, Photochemistry and Nanotechnology. His Polymer research includes elements of Thin film, Microporous material, Chemical engineering and Polymer chemistry. His Optoelectronics research incorporates themes from Field-effect transistor and Quantum yield.

His Conjugated system study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Copolymer, Organic solar cell and Crystallography. His Photochemistry research includes themes of Quenching, Fluorescence, Tetraphenylethylene, Excited state and Photoluminescence. His work carried out in the field of Nanotechnology brings together such families of science as Supercapacitor and Conjugated microporous polymer.

Between 2014 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Synergetic Contribution of Boron and Fe–Nx Species in Porous Carbons toward Efficient Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction (106 citations)
  • Nanofibrous and Graphene-Templated Conjugated Microporous Polymer Materials for Flexible Chemosensors and Supercapacitors (105 citations)
  • Boosting Oxygen Reduction of Single Iron Active Sites via Geometric and Electronic Engineering: Nitrogen and Phosphorus Dual Coordination (104 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Organic chemistry
  • Polymer

His primary areas of investigation include Polymer, Nanotechnology, Microporous material, Photoluminescence and Photochemistry. His Electrode research extends to Polymer, which is thematically connected. His research integrates issues of Supercapacitor, Organic electronics and Conjugated microporous polymer in his study of Nanotechnology.

The various areas that Ullrich Scherf examines in his Microporous material study include Scientific method, Inorganic chemistry, Thin film, Luminescence and Polymer chemistry. His research in Photoluminescence intersects with topics in Spectroscopy, Electroluminescence, Tetraphenylethylene, Quantum dot and Picosecond. His work deals with themes such as BODIPY, Aggregation-induced emission, Fluorescence, Organic solar cell and Absorption spectroscopy, which intersect with Photochemistry.

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Best Publications

Semiconducting Polyfluorenes—Towards Reliable Structure–Property Relationships

Ullrich Scherf;Emil J. W. List.
Advanced Materials (2002)

1841 Citations

Organic semiconductors for solution-processable field-effect transistors (OFETs).

Sybille Allard;Michael Forster;Benjamin Souharce;Heiko Thiem.
Angewandte Chemie (2008)

1040 Citations

Solution-processed ambipolar organic field-effect transistors and inverters.

E. J. Meijer;E. J. Meijer;D. M. de Leeuw;S. Setayesh;E. van Veenendaal.
Nature Materials (2003)

999 Citations

The Effect of Keto Defect Sites on the Emission Properties of Polyfluorene-Type Materials

E.J.W. List;R. Guentner;P. Scanducci de Freitas;U. Scherf.
Advanced Materials (2002)

784 Citations

Effect of Molecular Weight and Annealing of Poly(3‐hexylthiophene)s on the Performance of Organic Field‐Effect Transistors

Achmad Zen;J. Pflaum;S. Hirschmann;W. Zhuang.
Advanced Functional Materials (2004)

764 Citations

Organic Photovoltaics: Materials, Device Physics, and Manufacturing Technologies

Christoph J. Brabec;Ullrich Scherf;Vladimir Dyakonov.
(2014)

693 Citations

Improved high-efficiency organic solar cells via incorporation of a conjugated polyelectrolyte interlayer.

Jung Hwa Seo;Andrea Gutacker;Yanming Sun;Hongbin Wu.
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2011)

604 Citations

EXCITON DIFFUSION AND DISSOCIATION IN CONJUGATED POLYMER/FULLERENE BLENDS AND HETEROSTRUCTURES

A. Haugeneder;M. Neges;C. Kallinger;W. Spirkl.
Physical Review B (1999)

568 Citations

Blue Polarized Electroluminescence from a Liquid Crystalline Polyfluorene

Martin Grell;Wolfgang Knoll;Donald Lupo;Andreas Meisel.
Advanced Materials (1999)

531 Citations

AGGREGATE FLUORESCENCE IN CONJUGATED POLYMERS

U. Lemmer;S. Heun;R.F. Mahrt;Ullrich Scherf.
Chemical Physics Letters (1995)

501 Citations

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