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D-Index
74
Citations
19497
World Ranking
4696
National Ranking
341

Volker Schurig 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 Schurig sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 442 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker Schurig 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 Schurig sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 74 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Chirality Medal, Società Chimica Italiana Germany

Overview

Volker Schurig is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany and has contributed to research primarily within the field of Chemistry. Their specialization focuses on Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure, with subfields including Spectroscopy, Atmospheric Science, and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics.

The main topics of their research encompass:

  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Their research output includes several recent papers published between 2020 and 2025, prominently featuring high-resolution spectroscopy studies of isotopically labeled molecules. Notable publications include:

  • High resolution infrared spectroscopy of monodeutero-oxirane (c-C2H3DO) and analysis of two fundamentals between 820 and 950 cm−1, 2025, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • HIGH-RESOLUTION GIGAHERTZ AND TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY OF THE ISOTOPICALLY CHIRAL MOLECULE TRANS-2,3-DIDEUTERO-OXIRANE(c-CHD-CHDO), 2021, Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • HIGH-RESOLUTION GIGAHERTZ AND TERAHERTZ SPECTROSCOPY OF THE ISOTOPICALLY CHIRAL MOLECULE TRANS-2,3-DIDEUTERO-OXIRANE(c-CHD-CHDO), 2020, Proceedings of the 2020 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Isotopic chirality and high-resolution gigahertz and terahertz spectroscopy of trans -2,3-dideutero-oxirane (tc -CHDCHDO), 2025, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

Frequent co-authors in Schurig's research include Sieghard Albert, Ziqiu Chen, Karen Keppler, Martin Qüack, and Oliver Trapp. These collaborations appear consistently across multiple publications.

The primary publication venues where Schurig's work appears are:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Proceedings of the 2021 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
  • Proceedings of the 2020 International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy

Schurig has received the Chirality Medal from Società Chimica Italiana in 2004, an award linked to their contributions in the field of chirality within chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Gas Chromatographic Separation of Enantiomers on Cyclodextrin Derivatives

    Volker Schurig;Hans-Peter Nowotny

  • Separation of enantiomers by gas chromatography

    Volker Schurig

  • Separation of enantiomers on diluted permethylated β-cyclodextrin by high-resolution gas chromatography

    V. Schurig;H.-P. Nowotny

  • Enantiomer separation by electrochromatography on capillaries coated with chirasil‐dex. Dedicated to Professor Ernst Bayer on the occasion of his 65th birthday

    Sabine Mayer;Volker Schurig

  • EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF ENANTIOMER RESOLUTION BY COMPLEXATION GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY

    V. Schurig;W. Buerkle

  • Determination of enantiomerization barriers by dynamic and stopped-flow chromatographic methods.

    Oliver Trapp;Gabriele Schoetz;Volker Schurig

  • Dynamic phenomena during enantiomer resolution by complexation gas chromatography : A kinetic study of enantiomerization

    Waldemar Bürkle;Heinrich Karfunkel;Volker Schurig

  • Determination of enantiomerization barriers by computer simulation of interconversion profiles: enantiomerization of diaziridines during chiral inclusion gas chromatography

    M. Jung;V. Schurig

  • Enantiomer separation by gas chromatography on chiral stationary phases

    V. Schurig

  • Racemization, Enantiomerization, Diastereomerization, and Epimerization - Their Meaning and Pharmacological Significance

    Marianne Reist;Bernard Testa;Pierre-Alain Carrupt;Martin Jung

  • Chiral separations using gas chromatography

    Volker V. Schurig

  • Enantiomer separation by electrochromatography in open tubular columns coated with chirasil-dex

    Sabine Mayer;Volker Schurig

  • Gas chromatographic enantiomer separation on polysiloxane‐anchored permethyl‐β‐cyclodextrin (Chirasil‐Dex)

    Volker Schurig;Dieter Schmalzing;Ulrich Mühleck;Martin Jung

  • Extending the scope of enantiomer separation on diluted methylated β‐cyclodextrin derivatives by high‐resolution gas chromatography

    H.-P. Nowotny;D. Schmalzing;D. Wistuba;V. Schurig

  • Enantioselective determination of chiral organochlorine compounds in biota by gas chromatography on modified cyclodextrins

    Walter Vetter;Volker Schurig

  • Metal-mediated enantioselective access to unfunctionalized aliphatic oxiranes: prochiral and chiral recognition

    Volker Schurig;Frank Betschinger

  • Gaschromatographische Enantiomerentrennung an Cyclodextrinderivaten

    Volker Schurig;Hans‐Peter Nowotny

  • Theoretical approach to the gas chromatogrphic separation of enantiomers on dissolved cyclodextrin derivatives

    M. Jung;D. Schmalzing;V. Schurig

  • Enantiomer separation of chiral pharmaceuticals by capillary electrochromatography.

    Dorothee Wistuba;Volker Schurig

  • Stereointegrity of Tröger's Base: Gas-Chromatographic Determination of the Enantiomerization Barrier

    Oliver Trapp and;Volker Schurig

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver Trapp
Oliver Trapp Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Pavel A. Levkin
Pavel A. Levkin Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ernst Bayer
Ernst Bayer University of Tübingen
Graeme J. Nicholson
Graeme J. Nicholson University of Tübingen
Klaus Albert
Klaus Albert University of Tübingen
Henri B. Kagan
Henri B. Kagan University of Paris-Saclay
Andreas Hirsch
Andreas Hirsch University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Nina Isoherranen
Nina Isoherranen University of Washington
Arndt Simon
Arndt Simon Max Planck Society

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