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2026

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Chemistry

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Citations
58095
World Ranking
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National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Chemistry in Austria Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Chemistry in Austria Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Chemistry in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Austria Leader Award
  • 2017 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Wolfgang Knoll is affiliated with the Austrian Institute of Technology in Austria. The research work centers primarily on engineering and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their scientific contributions span major topics including:

  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Analytical chemistry and sensors
  • Neurobiology and insect physiology research
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials
  • Molecular junctions and nanostructures

Key areas of study include molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, bioengineering, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Frequent publication venues for Wolfgang Knoll include:

  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • Sensors & Diagnostics
  • Nanoscale Horizons

Longstanding collaborations are evident with frequent co-authors such as:

  • Roger Hasler
  • Christoph Kleber
  • Sabine Szunerits
  • Omar Azzaroni
  • Jakub Dostálek

Representative recent publications by Wolfgang Knoll include:

  • "Rapid, label-free histopathological diagnosis of liver cancer based on Raman spectroscopy and deep learning," 2023, Nature Communications
  • "Reduced graphene oxide-based field effect transistors for the detection of E7 protein of human papillomavirus in saliva," 2020, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • "Rational Design of Functional Peptide-Gold Hybrid Nanomaterials for Molecular Interactions," 2020, Advanced Materials
  • "Molecular basis of (E)-β-farnesene-mediated aphid location in the predator Eupeodes corollae," 2022, Current Biology
  • "Functionalization Strategies of PEDOT and PEDOT:PSS Films for Organic Bioelectronics Applications," 2021, Chemosensors

Wolfgang Knoll was recognized as a member of Academia Europaea in 2017.

Best Publications

  • INTERFACES AND THIN FILMS AS SEEN BY BOUND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

    Wolfgang Knoll

  • An Aqueous Route to Multicolor Photoluminescent Carbon Dots Using Silica Spheres as Carriers

    Ruili Liu;Dongqing Wu;Shuhua Liu;Kaloian Koynov

  • Surface–plasmon microscopy

    Benno Rothenhäusler;Wolfgang Knoll

  • Composition-tunable ZnxCd1-xSe nanocrystals with high luminescence and stability

    Xinhua Zhong;Ming-Yong Han;Zhili Dong;Timothy John White

  • Alloyed ZnxCd1-xS Nanocrystals with Highly Narrow Luminescence Spectral Width

    Xinhua Zhong;Yaoyu Feng;Wolfgang Knoll, ,† and;Mingyong Han

  • Surface-Plasmon Field-Enhanced Fluorescence Spectroscopy

    Thorsten Liebermann;Wolfgang Knoll

  • Blue Polarized Electroluminescence from a Liquid Crystalline Polyfluorene

    Martin Grell;Wolfgang Knoll;Donald Lupo;Andreas Meisel

  • Photochemical Attachment of Polymer Films to Solid Surfaces via Monolayers of Benzophenone Derivatives

    Oswald Prucker;Christoph A. Naumann;Jürgen Rühe;Wolfgang Knoll

  • Polyaniline/gold nanoparticle multilayer films: Assembly, properties, and biological applications

    Shengjun Tian;Jianyun Liu;Tao Zhu;Wolfgang Knoll

  • Optical Refractive Index Sensors with Plasmonic and Photonic Structures: Promising and Inconvenient Truth

    Yi Xu;Yi Xu;Ping Bai;Xiaodong Zhou;Yuriy Akimov

  • Improving the Performance of Polyfluorene-Based Organic Light-Emitting Diodes via End-Capping

    T. Miteva;A. Meisel;Wolfgang Knoll;H. G. Nothofer

  • Molecular recognition at self‐assembled monolayers: Optimization of surface functionalization

    J. Spinke;M. Liley;F. J. Schmitt;H. J. Guder

  • MOLECULAR RECOGNITION AT SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS - THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTICOMPONENT MULTILAYERS

    J. Spinke;M. Liley;H. J. Guder;L. Angermaier

  • Photoreactive organic thin films

    Zouheir Sekkat;Wolfgang Knoll

  • Biotin-functionalized self-assembled monolayers on gold: surface plasmon optical studies of specific recognition reactions

    L. Haeussling;H. Ringsdorf;F. J. Schmitt;W. Knoll

  • Water-stable organic transistors and their application in chemical and biological sensors

    Mark E. Roberts;Stefan C. B. Mannsfeld;Núria Queraltó;Colin Reese

  • Single Conical Nanopores Displaying pH-Tunable Rectifying Characteristics. Manipulating Ionic Transport With Zwitterionic Polymer Brushes

    Basit Yameen;Mubarak Ali;Reinhard Neumann;Wolfgang Ensinger

  • Viscoelastic properties of thin films probed with a quartz-crystal resonator.

    D. Johannsmann;K. Mathauer;G. Wegner;W. Knoll

  • Surface Phase Behavior of n-Alkanethiol Self-Assembled Monolayers Adsorbed on Au(111): An Atomic Force Microscope Study

    Kaoru Tamada;Masahiko Hara;Hiroyuki Sasabe;Wolfgang Knoll

  • Synthetic Proton-Gated Ion Channels via Single Solid-State Nanochannels Modified with Responsive Polymer Brushes

    Basit Yameen;Mubarak Ali;Reinhard Neumann;Wolfgang Ensinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Offenhäusser
Andreas Offenhäusser Forschungszentrum Jülich
Omar Azzaroni
Omar Azzaroni National University of La Plata
Rigoberto C. Advincula
Rigoberto C. Advincula Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Masahiko Hara
Masahiko Hara Tokyo Institute of Technology
Hiroyuki Sasabe
Hiroyuki Sasabe Chitose Institute of Science and Technology
Ulrich Jonas
Ulrich Jonas University of Siegen
Dong Ha Kim
Dong Ha Kim Ewha Womans University
Curtis W. Frank
Curtis W. Frank Stanford University
Jürgen Rühe
Jürgen Rühe University of Freiburg
Xinhua Zhong
Xinhua Zhong East China University of Science and Technology

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