Detlef W. Bahnemann

68.3k total citations · 12 hit papers
552 papers, 58.9k citations indexed

About

Detlef W. Bahnemann is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Detlef W. Bahnemann has authored 552 papers receiving a total of 58.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 449 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 302 papers in Materials Chemistry and 101 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Detlef W. Bahnemann's work include Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (398 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (295 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (90 papers). Detlef W. Bahnemann is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (398 papers), TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells (295 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (90 papers). Detlef W. Bahnemann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Russia and Egypt. Detlef W. Bahnemann's co-authors include Michael R. Hoffmann, Wonyong Choi, Scot T. Martin, Jenny Schneider, Ralf Dillert, Adel A. Ismail, Claudius Kormann, Masakazu Anpo, Masato Takeuchi and Masaya Matsuoka and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Detlef W. Bahnemann

538 papers receiving 57.4k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Environmental Applications of Semiconductor Photocatalysis

1995 16.3k citations Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Understanding TiO₂Photocatalysis: Mechanisms and Materials

2014 4.9k citations Jenny Schneider, Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Visible-light activation of TiO2 photocatalysts: Advances in theory and experiments

2015 1.2k citations Jenny Schneider, Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Photoelectrocatalytic materials for environmental applications

2009 835 citations Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Preparation and characterization of quantum-size titanium dioxide

1988 794 citations Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by metal deposition: characterisation and photonic efficiency of Pt, Au and Pd deposited on TiO2 catalyst

2004 741 citations S. Sakthivel, M.V. Shankar et al. Water Research profile →
Photocatalytic water treatment: solar energy applications

2004 696 citations Detlef W. Bahnemann profile →
Preparation and characterization of quantum size zinc oxide: a detailed spectroscopic study

1987 631 citations Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxides and organic peroxides in aqueous suspensions of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, and desert sand

1988 619 citations Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Photolysis of chloroform and other organic molecules in aqueous titanium dioxide suspensions

1991 612 citations Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →
Photochemical splitting of water for hydrogen production by photocatalysis: A review

2014 595 citations Adel A. Ismail, Detlef W. Bahnemann profile →
Charge carrier trapping, recombination and transfer during TiO2 photocatalysis: An overview

2018 495 citations Jenny Schneider, Detlef W. Bahnemann et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Detlef W. Bahnemann Germany	99	46.0k	35.7k	11.5k	6.5k	4.1k	552	58.9k
Wonyong Choi South Korea	111	45.6k 1.0×	35.0k 1.0×	12.2k 1.1×	8.9k 1.4×	3.8k 0.9×	422	60.3k
Jincai Zhao China	112	30.1k 0.7×	24.6k 0.7×	8.1k 0.7×	6.2k 0.9×	6.1k 1.5×	495	44.0k
Lizhi Zhang China	127	33.7k 0.7×	30.6k 0.9×	17.1k 1.5×	8.3k 1.3×	4.1k 1.0×	545	52.7k
Jimmy C. Yu Hong Kong	122	33.1k 0.7×	31.0k 0.9×	12.7k 1.1×	2.7k 0.4×	3.5k 0.8×	501	48.7k
Yongfa Zhu China	136	46.0k 1.0×	40.7k 1.1×	24.9k 2.2×	3.4k 0.5×	2.8k 0.7×	676	59.8k
Michael R. Hoffmann United States	102	28.6k 0.6×	23.4k 0.7×	8.1k 0.7×	9.4k 1.4×	2.5k 0.6×	405	52.5k
Rose Amal Australia	108	25.6k 0.6×	21.9k 0.6×	12.0k 1.0×	3.5k 0.5×	2.5k 0.6×	619	42.4k
Bei Cheng China	139	51.9k 1.1×	47.1k 1.3×	23.1k 2.0×	3.0k 0.5×	3.2k 0.8×	361	63.8k
Hongqi Sun Australia	111	25.9k 0.6×	17.5k 0.5×	6.9k 0.6×	19.1k 2.9×	4.1k 1.0×	400	41.0k
Min Cheng China	111	17.2k 0.4×	16.1k 0.5×	7.7k 0.7×	8.6k 1.3×	2.9k 0.7×	320	34.1k

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Ichihara, Fumihiko, Hong Pang, Tetsuya Kako, Detlef W. Bahnemann, & Jinhua Ye. (2025). Photogenerated charge carrier dynamics on Pt-loaded SrTiO₃ nanoparticles studied via transient-absorption spectroscopy. Nanoscale. 17(5). 2567–2576.

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Cai, Jiayang, Yan Jie Wang, Tao He, et al.. (2025). Photocatalytic Membrane Filtration: Materials, System Optimization, and External Field Enhancement. Energy & environment materials. 8(4). 3 indexed citations

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Sboui, Mouheb, Mahmoud A. Hussein, Khalid A. Alamry, et al.. (2024). Cu2O/H2Ti3O7/Cellulose biohybrid film with efficient photocatalytic and antibacterial activities in solar-driven environmental decontamination. Chemical Engineering Science. 302. 120902–120902.

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Günnemann, Carsten, et al.. (2024). Elucidating the dynamics and transfer pathways of photogenerated charge carriers in V2O5/BiVO4 heterojunction photoanodes: A transient absorption spectroscopy study. Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 1010. 177011–177011. 3 indexed citations

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Rudakova, Aida V., et al.. (2024). Effect of the Heterovalent Sc3+ and Nb5+ Doping on Photoelectrochemical Behavior of Anatase TiO2. Catalysts. 14(1). 76–76. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Xiaoqian, Hui Wang, Ting Gao, et al.. (2024). 2D Copper–Porphyrin Metal–Organic Framework Nanosheet‐Photosensitized TiO₂ for Efficiently Broadband Light‐Driven Conversion of CO₂ to CH₄. Solar RRL. 8(9). 4 indexed citations

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Cui, Yongqian, Abdelkader Labidi, Xinxin Liang, et al.. (2024). Pivotal Impact Factors in Photocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Value‐Added C₁ and C₂ Products. ChemSusChem. 17(18). e202400551–e202400551. 17 indexed citations

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Behrens, Peter, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production of Semiconductor Nanocrystal‐Based Hydrogels. Small. 19(21). e2208108–e2208108. 33 indexed citations

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Skillen, Nathan, et al.. (2022). Photocatalytic H2O2 Generation Using Au-Ag Bimetallic Alloy Nanoparticles loaded on ZnO. Catalysts. 12(9). 939–939. 14 indexed citations

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Zhang, Wei, Jie Zhao, Ahmed A. Allam, et al.. (2022). Palladium Nanoparticles Embedded Nutshell-like Bi₂WO₆ as an Efficient and Stable Visible-Light-Responsive Photocatalysts for NO Removal. Energy & Fuels. 36(22). 13852–13862. 10 indexed citations

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Günnemann, Carsten, Detlef W. Bahnemann, & Peter K. J. Robertson. (2021). Isotope Effects in Photocatalysis: An Underexplored Issue. ACS Omega. 6(17). 11113–11121. 10 indexed citations

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Ombaka, Lucy M., Ralf Dillert, Lars Robben, & Detlef W. Bahnemann. (2020). Evaluating carbon dots as electron mediators in photochemical and photocatalytic processes of NiFe2O4. APL Materials. 8(3). 10 indexed citations

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Wang, Lan, Detlef W. Bahnemann, Liang Bian, et al.. (2019). Two‐Dimensional Layered Zinc Silicate Nanosheets with Excellent Photocatalytic Performance for Organic Pollutant Degradation and CO₂ Conversion. Angewandte Chemie. 131(24). 8187–8192. 11 indexed citations

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Wang, Lan, Detlef W. Bahnemann, Liang Bian, et al.. (2019). Two‐Dimensional Layered Zinc Silicate Nanosheets with Excellent Photocatalytic Performance for Organic Pollutant Degradation and CO₂ Conversion. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(24). 8103–8108. 104 indexed citations

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Burek, Bastien O., Florian Tieves, Wuyuan Zhang, et al.. (2019). Photoenzymatic Hydroxylation of Ethylbenzene Catalyzed by Unspecific Peroxygenase: Origin of Enzyme Inactivation and the Impact of Light Intensity and Temperature. ChemCatChem. 11(13). 3093–3100. 40 indexed citations

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Tolosana-Moranchel, A., José A. Casas, A. Bahamonde, et al.. (2018). Nature and photoreactivity of TiO2-rGO nanocomposites in aqueous suspensions under UV-A irradiation. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 241. 375–384. 47 indexed citations

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Adams, Morgan, et al.. (2013). From Ideal Reactor Concepts to Reality: The Novel Drum Reactor for Photocatalytic Wastewater Treatment. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 11(2). 621–632. 4 indexed citations

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Ismail, Adel A. & Detlef W. Bahnemann. (2010). Metal‐Free Porphyrin‐Sensitized Mesoporous Titania Films For Visible‐Light Indoor Air Oxidation. ChemSusChem. 3(9). 1057–1062. 65 indexed citations

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Sakthivel, S., M.V. Shankar, M. Palanichamy, et al.. (2004). Enhancement of photocatalytic activity by metal deposition: characterisation and photonic efficiency of Pt, Au and Pd deposited on TiO2 catalyst. Water Research. 38(13). 3001–3008. 741 indexed citations breakdown →

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Emilio, Carina A., Juan J. Testa, Dirk Hufschmidt, et al.. (2004). Special Issue for Environmental industrial chemistry : Research Articles ; Features and Efficiency of Some Platinized TiO2 Photocatalysts. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. 10(1). 129–138. 2 indexed citations

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