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Volker Staemmler

Volker Staemmler

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
9201
World Ranking
12312
National Ranking
907

Volker Staemmler 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 Staemmler sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 188 publications — 28th percentile

28% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Volker Staemmler 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 Staemmler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Volker Staemmler is affiliated with Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Chemistry and Physics and Astronomy, contributing to the advancement of knowledge in these areas through several publications.

Their work extends into several subfields of study, including:

  • Spectroscopy
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

Staemmler's research topics cover a range of specialized areas such as:

  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
  • History and advancements in chemistry
  • Molecular Spectroscopy and Structure
  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science

Recent published papers by Staemmler include:

  • On the Origin of the Rotational Barrier in Ethane, 2025, Journal of Computational Chemistry
  • Wavefunction-based quantum-chemical ab initio calculations for core electron binding energies of small open shell molecules, 2022, Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • Werner Kutzelnigg (1933 - 2019), 2020, Nachrichten aus der Chemie
  • Werner Kutzelnigg - full of ideas, 2020, Molecular Physics

Staemmler frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

  • Robert Franke
  • Dominik Marx
  • Christof Hättig
  • Lars V. Schäfer
  • Michael Römelt

The scientist has contributed to multiple respected publication venues, with works appearing in:

  • Journal of Computational Chemistry
  • Journal of Physics Condensed Matter
  • Nachrichten aus der Chemie
  • Molecular Physics

Best Publications

  • Exchangelike Effects for Closed-Shell Adsorbates: Interface Dipole and Work Function

    Paul S. Bagus;Volker Staemmler;Christof Wöll

  • Molecular adsorption on oxide surfaces: Electronic structure and orientation of NO on NiO(100)/Ni(100) and on NiO(100) as determined from electron spectroscopies and ab initio cluster calculations

    H. Kuhlenbeck;G. Odörfer;R. Jaeger;G. Illing

  • PNO–CI (pair natural orbital configuration interaction) and CEPA–PNO (coupled electron pair approximation with pair natural orbitals) calculations of molecular systems. I. Outline of the method for closed‐shell states

    R. Ahlrichs;H. Lischka;V. Staemmler;W. Kutzelnigg

  • Detailed study of pyridine at the C 1s and N 1s ionization thresholds: The influence of the vibrational fine structure

    C. Kolczewski;R. Puttner;O. Plashkevych;Hans Ågren

  • PNO–CI (pair natural orbital configuration interaction) and CEPA–PNO (coupled electron pair approximation with pair natural orbitals) calculations of molecular systems. II. The molecules BeH2, BH, BH3, CH4, CH−3, NH3 (planar and pyramidal), H2O, OH+3, HF and the Ne atom

    R. Ahlrichs;F. Driessler;H. Lischka;V. Staemmler

  • A multi-configuration reference CEPA method based on pair natural orbitals

    Reinhold Fink;Volker Staemmler

  • Ab initio calculations of the O1s XPS spectra of ZnO and Zn oxo compounds

    Konstantinos Kotsis;Volker Staemmler

  • Photodissociation dynamics of H2O and D2O in the first absorption band: A complete abinitio treatment

    V. Engel;R. Schinke;V. Staemmler

  • Photodissociation of water in the first absorption band: A prototype for dissociation on a repulsive potential energy surface

    V. Engel;V. Staemmler;R. L. Vander Wal;F. F. Crim

  • Stabilization of polar ZnO surfaces: validating microscopic models by using CO as a probe molecule.

    V. Staemmler;K. Fink;B. Meyer;D. Marx

  • CEPA calculations of potential energy surfaces for open-shell systems.: IV. Photodissociation of H2O in the A1B1 state

    Volker Staemmler;Amadeo Palma

  • Strong relaxations at the Cr2O3(0001) surface as determined via low-energy electron diffraction and molecular dynamics simulations

    F. Rohr;M. Bäumer;H.-J. Freund;J.A. Mejias

  • A theoretical study of the structure of cyclobutadiene

    H. Kollmar;V. Staemmler

  • Violation of Hund's rule by spin polarization in molecules

    H. Kollmar;V. Staemmler

  • An efficient first-order CASSCF method based on the renormalized Fock-operator technique

    U. Meier;V. Staemmler

  • Computed potential hypersurface (including electron correlation) of the system Li+/H2

    W. Kutzelnigg;V. Staemmler;C. Hoheisel

  • Near hartree-fock energy and equilibrium geometry of CH+5

    V. Dyczmons;V. Staemmler;W. Kutzelnigg

  • Electronic surface state of NiO (100)

    A. Freitag;V. Staemmler;D. Cappus;C.A. Ventrice

  • Theoretical investigation of weak hydrogen bonds to sulfur

    F. Wennmohs;V. Staemmler;M. Schindler

  • CEPA calculations on open-shell molecules. I. Outline of the method

    Volker Staemmler;Ralph Jaquet

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Joachim Freund
Hans-Joachim Freund Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Dominik Marx
Dominik Marx Ruhr University Bochum
Helmut Kuhlenbeck
Helmut Kuhlenbeck Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Reinhard Schinke
Reinhard Schinke Max Planck Society
Reinhart Ahlrichs
Reinhart Ahlrichs Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Christof Wöll
Christof Wöll Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Werner Kutzelnigg
Werner Kutzelnigg Ruhr University Bochum
Bernd Meyer
Bernd Meyer University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Wolfgang W. Schoeller
Wolfgang W. Schoeller University of California, Riverside
Marcus Bäumer
Marcus Bäumer University of Bremen

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