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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 51 13814 12433 1014 896 267 11608

Volker Schünemann publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Volker Schünemann between 1991 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Volker Schünemann published across 36 years, from 1991 to 2026, averaging 9.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2019. 13 of the 329 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2019. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 0 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 9 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 12 publications 2000: 7 publications 2001: 6 publications 2002: 16 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 11 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 10 publications 2014: 15 publications 2015: 7 publications 2016: 18 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 13 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 23 publications 2023: 22 publications 2024: 11 publications 2025: 12 publications 2026: 1 publication
1991 2026

329 publications in total across all disciplines

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Volker Schünemann: publications per year, 1991 to 2026
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 0
1994 2
1995 4
1996 9
1997 5
1998 6
1999 12
2000 7
2001 6
2002 16
2003 7
2004 6
2005 8
2006 5
2007 6
2008 4
2009 9
2010 11
2011 6
2012 9
2013 10
2014 15
2015 7
2016 18
2017 13
2018 10
2019 23
2020 13
2021 11
2022 23
2023 22
2024 11
2025 12
2026 1
Total 329
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Volker Schünemann 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 Volker Schünemann 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, 261–280 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: 267 publications — 55th percentile

55% 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
261–280 979 267
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
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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Volker Schünemann 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 Volker Schünemann 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, 50–51 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: 51 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% 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 51
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
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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Overview

Volker Schünemann is affiliated with the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Materials Science, with a specialization in Materials Chemistry.

The scientist's work addresses several key subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Magnetism in coordination complexes
  • Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Electron Spin Resonance Studies
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications

Frequent publication venues for Volker Schünemann's work are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Hyperfine Interactions
  • Chemical Science
  • Dalton Transactions
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Schünemann cover a range of topics related to chemistry and materials:

  • The unusual structure of Ruminococcin C1 antimicrobial peptide confers clinical properties, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A free boratriptycene-type Lewis superacid, 2021, Chemical Science
  • Iron Insertion at the Assembly Site of the ISCU Scaffold Protein Is a Conserved Process Initiating Fe-S Cluster Biosynthesis, 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Active Sites of the Selective Catalytic Reduction of NO by NH3 over Fe-ZSM-5: Combining Reaction Kinetics with Postcatalytic Mössbauer Spectroscopy at Cryogenic Temperatures, 2020, ACS Catalysis
  • Mechanism and structural dynamics of sulfur transfer during de novo [2Fe-2S] cluster assembly on ISCU2, 2024, Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Schünemann include:

  • Juliusz A. Wolny
  • Marek Weselski
  • Marcin Kaźmierczak
  • Miłosz Siczek
  • Robert Bronisz

Best Publications

  • Magnetically Separable Nanocatalysts: Bridges between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Sankaranarayanapillai Shylesh;Volker Schünemann;Werner R. Thiel

  • Nanoscale Fe2O3-based catalysts for selective hydrogenation of nitroarenes to anilines.

    Rajenahally V. Jagadeesh;Annette-Enrica Surkus;Henrik Junge;Marga-Martina Pohl

  • Archimedean synthesis and magic numbers: "Sizing" giant molybdenum-oxide-based molecular spheres of the Keplerate type

    Achim Müller;Sabyasachi Sarkar;Syed Qaiser Nazir Shah;Hartmut Bögge

  • Iron, neuromelanin and ferritin content in the substantia nigra of normal subjects at different ages: consequences for iron storage and neurodegenerative processes.

    Luigi Zecca;Mario Gallorini;Volker Schünemann;Alfred X. Trautwein

  • Catalysts for the Oxygen Reduction from Heat-Treated Iron(III) Tetramethoxyphenylporphyrin Chloride: Structure and Stability of Active Sites

    Hendrik Schulenburg;Svetoslav Stankov;Volker SCHüNEMANN;Jörg Radnik

  • A comparative study of the physicochemical properties of iron isomaltoside 1000 (Monofer), a new intravenous iron preparation and its clinical implications.

    Markus R. Jahn;Hans B. Andreasen;Sören Fütterer;Thomas Nawroth

  • Iron-binding characteristics of neuromelanin of the human substantia nigra.

    Kay L. Double;Manfred Gerlach;Volker Schünemann;Alfred X. Trautwein

  • FhuF, part of a siderophore-reductase system.

    Berthold F. Matzanke;Stefan Anemüller;Volker Schünemann;and Alfred X. Trautwein

  • Physiologically relevant reconstitution of iron-sulfur cluster biosynthesis uncovers persulfide-processing functions of ferredoxin-2 and frataxin.

    Sylvain Gervason;Djabir Larkem;Amir Ben Mansour;Thomas Botzanowski

  • The presence of an iron-sulfur cluster in adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate reductase separates organisms utilizing adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate and phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate for sulfate assimilation.

    Stanislav Kopriva;Thomas Büchert;Günter Fritz;Marianne Suter

  • Is the corrolate macrocycle innocent or noninnocent? Magnetic susceptibility, Mössbauer, 1H NMR, and DFT investigations of chloro- and phenyliron corrolates.

    Olga Zakharieva;Volker Schünemann;Michael Gerdan;Silvia Licoccia

  • Structural organization of essential iron-sulfur clusters in the evolutionarily highly conserved ATP-binding cassette protein ABCE1

    Dominik Barthelme;Urte Scheele;Stephanie Dinkelaker;Adam Janoschka

  • Identifying active sites for fast NH3-SCR of NO/NO2 mixtures over Fe-ZSM-5 by operando EPR and UV–vis spectroscopy

    Roxana Pérez Vélez;Inga Ellmers;Heming Huang;Ursula Bentrup

  • Magnetisch abtrennbare Nanokatalysatoren: Brücken zwischen homogener und heterogener Katalyse

    Sankaranarayanapillai Shylesh;Volker Schünemann;Werner R. Thiel

  • Nanoparticle Supported, Magnetically Recoverable Oxodiperoxo Molybdenum Complexes: Efficient Catalysts for Selective Epoxidation Reactions

    Sankaranarayanapillai Shylesh;Julia Schweizer;Serhiy Demeshko;Volker Schünemann

  • The {FeIII[FeIII(L1)2]3} star-type single-molecule magnet

    Rolf W. Saalfrank;Andreas Scheurer;Ingo Bernt;Frank W. Heinemann

  • Structure and dynamics of biomolecules studied by Mössbauer spectroscopy

    Volker Schünemann;Heiner Winkler

  • A New Type of Supramolecular Compound: Molybdenum-Oxide-Based Composites Consisting of Magnetic Nanocapsules with Encapsulated Keggin-Ion Electron Reservoirs Cross-Linked to a Two-Dimensional Network

    Achim Müller;Samar K. Das;Paul Kögerler;Hartmut Bögge

  • Tyrosine radical formation in the reaction of wild type and mutant cytochrome P450cam with peroxy acids : a multifrequency EPR study of intermediates on the millisecond time scale

    Volker Schünemann;Friedhelm Lendzian;Christiane Jung;Jörg Contzen

  • Vibrational spectrum of the spin crossover complex [Fe(phen)2(NCS)2] studied by IR and Raman spectroscopy, nuclear inelastic scattering and DFT calculations

    Kate L. Ronayne;Hauke Paulsen;Andreas Höfer;Andrew C. Dennis

  • Magnetically Separable Nanocatalysts: Bridges Between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

    Sankaranarayanapillai Shylesh;Volker Schuenemann;Werner R. Thiel

Frequent Co-Authors

Alfred X. Trautwein
Alfred X. Trautwein University of Lübeck
Mario Ruben
Mario Ruben Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Yann Garcia
Yann Garcia Université Catholique de Louvain
Rolf W. Saalfrank
Rolf W. Saalfrank University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Annie K. Powell
Annie K. Powell Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Christopher E. Anson
Christopher E. Anson Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
F. Ann Walker
F. Ann Walker University of Arizona
Frank Hampel
Frank Hampel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Peter J. Sadler
Peter J. Sadler University of Warwick
Anne-Laure Barra
Anne-Laure Barra Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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