Christopher Hebling

4.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
51 papers, 3.4k citations indexed

About

Christopher Hebling is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Christopher Hebling has authored 51 papers receiving a total of 3.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 26 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and 14 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Christopher Hebling's work include Fuel Cells and Related Materials (30 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (25 papers) and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (10 papers). Christopher Hebling is often cited by papers focused on Fuel Cells and Related Materials (30 papers), Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (25 papers) and Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (10 papers). Christopher Hebling collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Christopher Hebling's co-authors include A. Goetzberger, Hans‐Werner Schock, Ursula Wittstadt, Andreas Schmitz, Marco Zobel, Mario Zedda, Tom Smolinka, Anders Oedegaard, Christoph Ziegler and Achim Schaadt and has published in prestigious journals such as Energy & Environmental Science, Journal of Power Sources and Electrochimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Christopher Hebling

50 papers receiving 3.3k citations

Hit Papers

Photovoltaic materials, history, status and outlook 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 200 400 600
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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. Photovoltaic materials, history, status and outlook
    2002 749 citations Christopher Hebling et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Christopher Hebling Germany 25 2.7k 1.9k 1.3k 551 228 51 3.4k
Miguel A. Modestino United States 31 1.9k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 705 0.6× 646 1.2× 117 0.5× 68 3.3k
Xiaobin Liu China 47 4.5k 1.6× 2.4k 1.3× 2.4k 1.9× 371 0.7× 487 2.1× 213 6.5k
Young‐Woo Lee South Korea 35 2.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 1.8k 1.4× 483 0.9× 168 0.7× 197 4.0k
A.J. Appleby United States 34 2.8k 1.0× 2.0k 1.1× 1.5k 1.2× 445 0.8× 361 1.6× 111 4.1k
Daniel V. Esposito United States 34 2.2k 0.8× 3.0k 1.6× 1.8k 1.4× 319 0.6× 130 0.6× 92 4.3k
Lei Wan China 30 1.9k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 706 0.6× 300 0.5× 239 1.0× 66 2.7k
Matthew R. Shaner United States 17 1.7k 0.6× 3.0k 1.6× 2.2k 1.7× 298 0.5× 58 0.3× 24 4.0k
Ken S. Chen United States 19 4.8k 1.7× 3.4k 1.8× 1.5k 1.2× 810 1.5× 681 3.0× 41 5.5k
Karl Kordesch Austria 25 2.1k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 952 0.8× 339 0.6× 324 1.4× 82 2.9k
Sung Chan Cho United States 10 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 1.0× 766 0.6× 419 0.8× 469 2.1× 14 3.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christopher Hebling

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christopher Hebling

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All Works

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Smolinka, Tom, et al.. (2025). A newly developed spatially resolved modelling framework for hydrogen valleys: Methodology and functionality. Advances in Applied Energy. 17. 100207–100207. 7 indexed citations
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Smolinka, Tom, et al.. (2025). Optimisation of possible transformation pathways for hydrogen valleys: Case study southern Upper Rhine Region. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 138. 985–1003. 4 indexed citations
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Weise, Florian J., et al.. (2023). Developing the GEO-techno-economic analysis of hydrogen ecosystems. IET conference proceedings.. 2023(3). 50–55. 1 indexed citations
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Schaadt, Achim, et al.. (2023). Dimethyl ether/CO2 – a hitherto underestimated H2 storage cycle. Energy & Environmental Science. 16(7). 3002–3013. 29 indexed citations
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Koch, Barbara, et al.. (2022). Spatial Clustering Algorithms to Find the Optimal Spatial Resolution for Modelling of PtX Value Chains. Abstracts of the ICA. 5. 1–2. 1 indexed citations
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Hank, Christoph, André Sternberg, Tom Smolinka, et al.. (2020). Energy efficiency and economic assessment of imported energy carriers based on renewable electricity. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 4(5). 2256–2273. 135 indexed citations
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Hank, Christoph, Mohamed Ouda, Robin J. White, et al.. (2019). Comparative well-to-wheel life cycle assessment of OME3–5 synfuel production via the power-to-liquid pathway. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 3(11). 3219–3233. 45 indexed citations
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Hank, Christoph, Robin J. White, Johannes Full, et al.. (2018). Economics & carbon dioxide avoidance cost of methanol production based on renewable hydrogen and recycled carbon dioxide – power-to-methanol. Sustainable Energy & Fuels. 2(6). 1244–1261. 140 indexed citations
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Gerteisen, Dietmar, et al.. (2012). Effect of operating conditions on current density distribution and high frequency resistance in a segmented PEM fuel cell. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 37(9). 7736–7744. 81 indexed citations
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Gerteisen, Dietmar, et al.. (2011). Spatially Resolved Voltage, Current and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Measurements. Fuel Cells. 11(2). 339–349. 26 indexed citations
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Tian, Xiubo, et al.. (2010). Applying Methanol Vapor in Passive Planar DMFC as Micro Power Sources. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 1 indexed citations
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Bergmann, Alexander, et al.. (2010). Spatially Resolved Impedance Spectroscopy in PEM Fuel Cells up to 200 °C. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 3 indexed citations
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Schaadt, Achim, et al.. (2010). Reforming and Gasification – Biomass. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 2 indexed citations
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Smolinka, Tom, et al.. (2010). Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Water Electrolysis. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 10 indexed citations
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Zobel, Marco, et al.. (2006). Simultaneous electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of single cells in a PEM fuel cell stack. Journal of Power Sources. 154(2). 360–363. 38 indexed citations
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Oszcipok, M., et al.. (2006). Portable proton exchange membrane fuel-cell systems for outdoor applications. Journal of Power Sources. 157(2). 666–673. 60 indexed citations
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Yu, Hongmei, Christoph Ziegler, M. Oszcipok, Marco Zobel, & Christopher Hebling. (2005). Hydrophilicity and hydrophobicity study of catalyst layers in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Electrochimica Acta. 51(7). 1199–1207. 108 indexed citations
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Hebling, Christopher, et al.. (2003). Realistic modelling of TPV systems. Semiconductor Science and Technology. 18(5). S158–S164. 6 indexed citations
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Hebling, Christopher, et al.. (2003). PEM fuel cells for the power supply of electronic appliances. Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften digital collection (Zurich University of Applied Sciences). 3 indexed citations
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Hebling, Christopher, et al.. (2003). Visualization of water buildup in the cathode of a transparent PEM fuel cell. Journal of Power Sources. 124(2). 403–414. 470 indexed citations

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