| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Science | 73 | 3861 | 3735 | 215 | 207 | 415 | 18672 |
| Chemistry | 73 | 4979 | 4525 | 362 | 330 | 400 | 18448 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Volker Abetz between 1985 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Volker Abetz published across 41 years, from 1985 to 2025, averaging 11.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2018. 35 of the 467 publications appeared in the last two years.
467 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 10 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 8 |
| 2000 | 7 |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 8 |
| 2005 | 9 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 11 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 27 |
| 2013 | 20 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 19 |
| 2016 | 18 |
| 2017 | 18 |
| 2018 | 32 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 19 |
| 2025 | 16 |
| Total | 467 |
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 Volker Abetz sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 415 publications — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.
| 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 | 415 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
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 Volker Abetz sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 73 D-Index — 71st percentile
71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.
| 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 | 73 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Volker Abetz is affiliated with the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht Centre for Materials and Coastal Research in Germany. Their research primarily spans the fields of materials science and engineering, with a significant focus on materials chemistry, biomedical engineering, and organic chemistry. Mechanical engineering and polymers and plastics also constitute important subfields of their scientific work.
Their main topics of study include membrane separation technologies, advanced polymer synthesis and characterization, membrane separation and gas transport, and block copolymer self-assembly. Other areas of research cover polymer composites and self-healing materials, membrane-based ion separation techniques, as well as fuel cells and related materials.
Volker Abetz has published extensively in several scientific journals. Frequent publication venues include:
Their notable recent papers demonstrate a focus on polymer membranes and their formations, as well as polymer synthesis techniques. Selected works include:
Collaborations are an important part of their work. Frequent coauthors include Md. Mushfequr Rahman, Clarissa Abetz, Hluf Hailu Kinfu, Nicolás Cevallos-Cueva, and Joachim Koll.
Klaus-Viktor Peinemann;Volker Abetz;Peter F W Simon
Volker Abetz;Peter F. W. Simon
Elvin Aliyev;Volkan Filiz;Muntazim M. Khan;Young Joo Lee
Rainer Erhardt;Mingfu Zhang;Alexander Böker;Heiko Zettl
Shahid Majeed;Daniel Fierro;Kristian Buhr;Jan Wind
Volker Abetz
Hanno Hückstädt;Astrid Göpfert;Volker Abetz
V. Abetz;T. Brinkmann;M. Dijkstra;K. Ebert
Md. Mushfequr Rahman;Volkan Filiz;Sergey Shishatskiy;Clarissa Abetz
Thorsten Goldacker;Volker Abetz;Reimund Stadler;Igor Erukhimovich
Volker Abetz;Thorsten Goldacker
Ulrike Breiner;Udo Krappe;Volker Abetz;Reimund Stadler
Alejandro J. Müller;V. Balsamo;M. L. Arnal;T. Jakob
Juliana Isabel Clodt;Volkan Filiz;Sofia Rangou;Kristian Buhr
Stephan Förster;Volker Abetz;Axel H. E. Müller
Valéry Rebizant;Volker Abetz;Francois Tournilhac;Francois Court
Muntazim M. Khan;Volkan Filiz;Gisela Bengtson;Sergey Shishatskiy
G. Katana;Erhard W. Fischer;T. Hack;Volker Abetz
Maryam Radjabian;Volker Abetz;Volker Abetz
Andreas Walther;Markus Drechsler;Sabine Rosenfeldt;Ludger Harnau
Alexander Böker;Armin Knoll;Hubert Elbs;Volker Abetz
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