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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 56 11435 10305 834 749 282 17715

Wolfram Koch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Wolfram Koch between 1974 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Wolfram Koch published across 52 years, from 1974 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 1986. 7 of the 309 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1974 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 1986. 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 2 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 10 publications 1986: 26 publications 1987: 14 publications 1988: 6 publications 1989: 16 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 15 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 16 publications 1994: 9 publications 1995: 23 publications 1996: 14 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 25 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 0 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 3 publications 2012: 1 publication 2013: 2 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 5 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 6 publications
1974 2025

309 publications in total across all disciplines

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Wolfram Koch: publications per year, 1974 to 2025
Year Publications
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 2
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 8
1985 10
1986 26
1987 14
1988 6
1989 16
1990 12
1991 15
1992 3
1993 16
1994 9
1995 23
1996 14
1997 12
1998 10
1999 10
2000 9
2001 25
2002 5
2003 0
2004 0
2005 4
2006 2
2007 0
2008 3
2009 4
2010 1
2011 3
2012 1
2013 2
2014 0
2015 4
2016 3
2017 4
2018 4
2019 1
2020 5
2021 3
2022 8
2023 4
2024 1
2025 6
Total 309
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Wolfram Koch 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 Wolfram Koch 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, 281–300 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: 282 publications — 58th percentile

58% 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
281–300 939 282
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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Wolfram Koch 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 Wolfram Koch 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, 56–57 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: 56 D-Index — 36th percentile

36% 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
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051 56
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

Wolfram Koch is affiliated with the German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker) in Germany. Their research contributions span a range of topics related to chemistry, data management, and scientific computing.

The scientist's recent papers include:

  • "NFDI4Chem - Towards a National Research Data Infrastructure for Chemistry in Germany", 2020, Research Ideas and Outcomes
  • "Progress on Open Science: Towards a Shared Research Knowledge System. Final Report of the Open Science Policy Platform", 2020, Open Research Exeter (University of Exeter)
  • "FAIR and Open Data in Science: The Opportunity for IUPAC", 2021, Chemistry International
  • "Introducing... Advisory Editors and New Author Profiles at Angewandte Chemie", 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Five Years of ChemRxiv: Where We Are and Where We Go from Here", 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent co-authors of Wolfram Koch include:

  • Peter R. Schreiner
  • Benjamin Mudrak
  • Sara Bosshart
  • Allison Leung
  • Donna Minton

Common publication venues for their work are:

  • Nachrichten aus der Chemie
  • Chemistry International
  • ChemViews
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie

Their research intersects several subfields of study, particularly:

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Information Systems
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Wolfram Koch's main research topics include:

  • History and advancements in chemistry
  • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
  • Research Data Management Practices
  • Scientific Computing and Data Management
  • Innovation, Technology, and Society
  • Semantic Web and Ontologies
  • Data Quality and Management

Best Publications

  • A Chemist's Guide to Density Functional Theory

    Wolfram Koch;Max C. Holthausen

  • On the parameterization of the local correlation functional. What is Becke-3-LYP?

    Roland H. Hertwig;Wolfram Koch

  • The singlet and triplet states of phenyl cation. A hybrid approach for locating minimum energy crossing points between non-interacting potential energy surfaces

    Jeremy N. Harvey;Massimiliano Aschi;Helmut Schwarz;Wolfram Koch

  • A Comparative Computational Study of Cationic Coinage Metal−Ethylene Complexes (C2H4)M+ (M = Cu, Ag, and Au)

    Roland H. Hertwig;Wolfram Koch;and Detlef Schröder;Helmut Schwarz

  • Helium chemistry: theoretical predictions and experimental challenge

    Wolfram Koch;Gernot Frenking;Juergen Gauss;Dieter Cremer

  • How Does Fe+ Activate C−C and C−H Bonds in Ethane? A Theoretical Investigation Using Density Functional Theory†

    Max C. Holthausen;Andreas Fiedler;Helmut Schwarz;Wolfram Koch

  • Stabilities and nature of the attractive interactions in HeBeO, NeBeO, and ArBeO and a comparison with analogs NGLiF, NGBN, and NGLiH (NG = He, Ar). A theoretical investigation

    Gernot. Frenking;Wolfram. Koch;Juergen. Gauss;Dieter. Cremer

  • RELATIVISTIC EFFECTS ON BONDING IN CATIONIC TRANSITION-METAL-CARBENE COMPLEXES : A DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL STUDY

    Christoph Heinemann;Roland H. Hertwig;Ralf Wesendrup;Wolfram Koch

  • SiOH+/HSiO+ and SiOH./HsiO. : gas-phase generation and characterization. A combined neutralization-reionization mass spectrometry and ab initio molecular orbital study

    Ragampeta Srinivas;Detlev Suelzle;Wolfram Koch;Charles H. DePuy

  • The performance of density‐functional/Hartree–Fock hybrid methods: Cationic transition‐metal methyl complexes MCH+3 (M=Sc–Cu,La,Hf–Au)

    Max C. Holthausen;Christoph Heinemann;Hans H. Cornehl;Wolfram Koch

  • The performance of density functional/Hartree-Fock hybrid methods: the bonding in cationic first-row transition metal methylene complexes

    Max C. Holthausen;Matthias Mohr;Wolfram Koch

  • The tert-butyl cation (C4H9+) potential energy surface

    Stefan Sieber;Peter Buzek;Paul v. R. Schleyer;Wolfram Koch

  • Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Gold(I) Complexes Au(L)+ (L = H2O, CO, NH3, C2H4, C3H6, C4H6, C6H6, C6F6)

    Detlef Schroeder;Jan Hrusak;Roland H. Hertwig;Wolfram Koch

  • Energiespeicherung als Element einer sicheren Energieversorgung

    Florian Ausfelder;Christian Beilmann;Martin Bertau;Sigmar Bräuninger

  • Light noble gas chemistry: structures, stabilities, and bonding of helium, neon, and argon compounds

    Gernot Frenking;Wolfram Koch;Felix Reichel;Dieter Cremer

  • On the use of koopmans' theorem to estimate negative electron affinities

    N. Heinrich;W. Koch;G. Frenking

  • A Theoretical View on Co+-Mediated C−C and C−H Bond Activations in Ethane

    Max C. Holthausen† and;Wolfram Koch

  • Analysis of the structures, infrared spectra, and Raman spectra for the methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, and tert-butyl radicals

    Jacob Pacansky;W. Koch;M. D. Miller

  • ON THE ACCURACY OF DENSITY FUNCTIONALS AND THEIR BASIS SET DEPENDENCE: AN EXTENSIVE STUDY ON THE MAIN GROUP HOMONUCLEAR DIATOMIC MOLECULES LI2 TO BR2

    Roland H. Hertwig;Wolfram Koch

  • Helium bonding in singly and doubly charged first-row diatomic cations HeXn+ (X = Li-Ne; n = 1,2)

    Gernot Frenking;Wolfram Koch;Dieter Cremer;Juergen Gauss

  • Elementary Quantum Chemistry

    Wolfram Koch;Max C. Holthausen

Frequent Co-Authors

Helmut Schwarz
Helmut Schwarz Technical University of Berlin
Max C. Holthausen
Max C. Holthausen Goethe University Frankfurt
Gernot Frenking
Gernot Frenking Philipp University of Marburg
Paul v. R. Schleyer
Paul v. R. Schleyer University of Georgia
Dieter Cremer
Dieter Cremer Southern Methodist University
Joel F. Liebman
Joel F. Liebman University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Detlef Schröder
Detlef Schröder Czech Academy of Sciences
Gernot Boche
Gernot Boche Philipp University of Marburg
Jürgen Gauss
Jürgen Gauss Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Carlito B. Lebrilla
Carlito B. Lebrilla University of California, Davis

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