Christoph R. Müller

16.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
315 papers, 13.3k citations indexed

About

Christoph R. Müller is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph R. Müller has authored 315 papers receiving a total of 13.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 134 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 123 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 120 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christoph R. Müller's work include Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes (98 papers), Granular flow and fluidized beds (75 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (60 papers). Christoph R. Müller is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes (98 papers), Granular flow and fluidized beds (75 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (60 papers). Christoph R. Müller collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and France. Christoph R. Müller's co-authors include Agnieszka Kierzkowska, Paula M. Abdala, Małgorzata A. Broda, Felix Donat, Alexey Fedorov, Qasim Imtiaz, John S. Dennis, Sung Min Kim, J. R. Third and Andaç Armutlulu and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christoph R. Müller

301 papers receiving 13.1k citations

Hit Papers

Discrete element models for non-spherical particle system... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 2020 2021 2021 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Discrete element models for non-spherical particle systems: From theoretical developments to applications
    2014 459 citations Christoph R. Müller et al. Chemical Engineering Science profile →
  2. Chemical looping beyond combustion – a perspective
    2020 421 citations Felix Donat, Christoph R. Müller et al. profile →
  3. CO2 Capture at Medium to High Temperature Using Solid Oxide-Based Sorbents: Fundamental Aspects, Mechanistic Insights, and Recent Advances
    2021 323 citations Felix Donat, Alexander H. Bork et al. profile →
  4. Engineering the Cu/Mo2CTx (MXene) interface to drive CO2 hydrogenation to methanol
    2021 239 citations Hui Zhou, Zixuan Chen et al. Nature Catalysis profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christoph R. Müller Switzerland 60 5.9k 5.6k 5.3k 3.8k 2.1k 315 13.3k
M. van Sint Annaland Netherlands 64 4.3k 0.7× 5.8k 1.0× 6.4k 1.2× 4.9k 1.3× 1.2k 0.6× 360 15.2k
Mohammad Reza Rahimpour Iran 54 5.4k 0.9× 5.2k 0.9× 6.0k 1.1× 6.9k 1.8× 2.0k 1.0× 487 14.9k
J.C. Schouten Netherlands 59 4.1k 0.7× 5.9k 1.1× 3.6k 0.7× 2.2k 0.6× 904 0.4× 337 12.2k
Faı̈çal Larachi Canada 53 2.8k 0.5× 4.6k 0.8× 4.3k 0.8× 2.3k 0.6× 994 0.5× 414 12.3k
Haibo Zhao China 52 3.7k 0.6× 6.7k 1.2× 3.8k 0.7× 1.3k 0.3× 1.3k 0.6× 396 10.6k
Chunming Xu China 65 7.8k 1.3× 2.8k 0.5× 3.9k 0.7× 3.2k 0.8× 2.5k 1.2× 478 15.4k
Hugo de Lasa Canada 45 3.9k 0.7× 3.6k 0.6× 3.0k 0.6× 2.4k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 254 9.2k
Fausto Gallucci Netherlands 62 5.7k 1.0× 4.1k 0.7× 5.4k 1.0× 6.6k 1.7× 1.7k 0.8× 363 12.4k
Jinsen Gao China 54 3.5k 0.6× 2.9k 0.5× 3.3k 0.6× 1.2k 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 390 10.3k
Victor Rudolph Australia 58 3.1k 0.5× 1.7k 0.3× 3.4k 0.6× 1.1k 0.3× 1.4k 0.7× 277 10.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Donat, Felix, et al.. (2025). Lipid mesophases-nanoconfined water rules crystal symmetry during in-meso crystallization. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 700(Pt 1). 138403–138403.
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Donat, Felix, J. Steele, Simon M. Fairclough, et al.. (2025). In situ studies of oxygen transport mechanisms in Ag/SrFeO 3− δ materials for chemical looping catalysis. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(38). 32271–32289. 1 indexed citations
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Müller, Christoph R., et al.. (2025). 2 H Quadrupolar Coupling Constant: A Spectroscopic Ruler for Transition Metal–Hydride Bond Distances in Molecular and Surface Sites. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(19). 15936–15941.
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Rochlitz, Lukas, et al.. (2024). Structure and Role of a Ga-Promoter in Ni-Based Catalysts for the Selective Hydrogenation of CO 2 to Methanol. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 237–252. 19 indexed citations
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Abbott, Daniel F., Denis A. Kuznetsov, Priyank V. Kumar, et al.. (2023). Understanding the Synergy between Fe and Mo Sites in the Nitrate Reduction Reaction on a Bio‐Inspired Bimetallic MXene Electrocatalyst. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(51). e202313746–e202313746. 44 indexed citations
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Krödel, Maximilian, Agnieszka Kierzkowska, Alexander V. Yakimov, et al.. (2023). Structure of Na Species in Promoted CaO‐Based Sorbents and Their Effect on the Rate and Extent of the CO2 Uptake. Advanced Functional Materials. 33(40). 15 indexed citations
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Bork, Alexander H., et al.. (2023). Activation in the rate of oxygen release of Sr0.8Ca0.2FeO3−δ through removal of secondary surface species with thermal treatment in a CO2-free atmosphere. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 11(12). 6530–6542. 7 indexed citations
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Müller, Christoph R., et al.. (2023). Temperature distribution in a gas-solid fixed bed probed by rapid magnetic resonance imaging. Chemical Engineering Science. 269. 118457–118457. 5 indexed citations
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Kurlov, Alexey, Dragos Stoian, A. Baghizadeh, et al.. (2022). The structural evolution of Mo 2 C and Mo 2 C/SiO 2 under dry reforming of methane conditions: morphology and support effects. Catalysis Science & Technology. 12(18). 5620–5628. 8 indexed citations
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Yüzbasi, Nur Sena, Andaç Armutlulu, Thomas Huthwelker, Paula M. Abdala, & Christoph R. Müller. (2022). Na-β-Al 2 O 3 stabilized Fe 2 O 3 oxygen carriers for chemical looping water splitting: correlating structure with redox stability. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 10(19). 10692–10700. 19 indexed citations
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Bork, Alexander H., et al.. (2021). Peering into buried interfaces with X-rays and electrons to unveil MgCO 3 formation during CO 2 capture in molten salt-promoted MgO. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(26). 35 indexed citations
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Chen, Jian, Lunbo Duan, Felix Donat, & Christoph R. Müller. (2021). Assessment of the Effect of Process Conditions and Material Characteristics of Alkali Metal Salt Promoted MgO-Based Sorbents on Their CO 2 Capture Performance. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(19). 6659–6672. 47 indexed citations
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Kim, Sung Min, Andaç Armutlulu, Wei‐Chih Liao, et al.. (2021). Structural insight into an atomic layer deposition (ALD) grown Al 2 O 3 layer on Ni/SiO 2 : impact on catalytic activity and stability in dry reforming of methane. Catalysis Science & Technology. 11(23). 7563–7577. 22 indexed citations
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McArdell, Brian W., et al.. (2021). A dilatant, two-layer debris flow model validated by flow density measurements at the Swiss illgraben test site. Landslides. 19(2). 265–276. 15 indexed citations
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Gogos, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Release of gold (Au), silver (Ag) and cerium dioxide (CeO2) nanoparticles from sewage sludge incineration ash. Environmental Science Nano. 8(11). 3220–3232. 7 indexed citations
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Kaushik, Monu, Zhuoran Wang, Deni Mance, et al.. (2021). Uncovering selective and active Ga surface sites in gallia–alumina mixed-oxide propane dehydrogenation catalysts by dynamic nuclear polarization surface enhanced NMR spectroscopy. Chemical Science. 12(46). 15273–15283. 19 indexed citations
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Zhou, Hui, Zixuan Chen, Erwin Lam, et al.. (2021). Engineering the Cu/Mo2CTx (MXene) interface to drive CO2 hydrogenation to methanol. Nature Catalysis. 4(10). 860–871. 239 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gogos, Alexander, Andreas Scheidegger, Andreas Voegelin, et al.. (2020). Synchrotron hard X-ray chemical imaging of trace element speciation in heterogeneous samples: development of criteria for uncertainty analysis. Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry. 35(3). 567–579. 6 indexed citations
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Naeem, Muhammad Awais, Maria A. S. Baldanza, Christoph R. Müller, et al.. (2019). Transformations of FCC catalysts and carbonaceous deposits during repeated reaction-regeneration cycles. Catalysis Science & Technology. 9(24). 6977–6992. 22 indexed citations
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Müller, Christoph R., Alexander Penn, & Klaas P. Pruessmann. (2016). Fast magnetic resonance imaging of the internal impact response of dense granular suspensions. tub.dok (Hamburg University of Technology). 2016.

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