Dirk Zahn

5.2k total citations
210 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Dirk Zahn is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Zahn has authored 210 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Materials Chemistry, 56 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Dirk Zahn's work include Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (38 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (29 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (25 papers). Dirk Zahn is often cited by papers focused on Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (38 papers), Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition (29 papers) and Bone Tissue Engineering Materials (25 papers). Dirk Zahn collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Dirk Zahn's co-authors include Oliver Hochrein, Jamshed Anwar, Rüdiger Kniep, Stefano Leoni, Agnieszka Kawska, Jürgen Brickmann, Patrick Duchstein, Paul Simon, Stefan M. Kast and Marcus Halik and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Physical Review Letters and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Zahn

201 papers receiving 4.1k citations

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Dirk Zahn 1.9k 949 805 802 725 210 4.3k
István Furó 1.5k 0.8× 1.0k 1.1× 842 1.0× 959 1.2× 575 0.8× 203 6.0k
Olivier Spalla 2.9k 1.5× 975 1.0× 394 0.5× 565 0.7× 359 0.5× 79 5.0k
Xianren Zhang 1.3k 0.7× 1.5k 1.6× 415 0.5× 690 0.9× 389 0.5× 203 5.5k
Dominique Costa 2.8k 1.5× 834 0.9× 940 1.2× 435 0.5× 764 1.1× 118 5.0k
Gregory Beaucage 2.0k 1.1× 1.2k 1.3× 664 0.8× 614 0.8× 245 0.3× 108 5.3k
Marie‐Louise Saboungi 3.5k 1.9× 901 0.9× 1.4k 1.7× 511 0.6× 1.2k 1.6× 214 6.8k
Sven L. M. Schroeder 2.2k 1.2× 471 0.5× 598 0.7× 211 0.3× 505 0.7× 128 3.8k
Markus Mezger 1.1k 0.6× 581 0.6× 795 1.0× 392 0.5× 507 0.7× 69 3.5k
Marie‐Paule Pileni 2.6k 1.4× 1.0k 1.1× 697 0.9× 324 0.4× 594 0.8× 98 4.4k
Benoît Simard 4.4k 2.4× 1.5k 1.6× 958 1.2× 612 0.8× 2.2k 3.0× 213 8.0k

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All Works

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Maier, Philip, Pavel Kolkhir, Magda Babina, et al.. (2025). MRGPRX2 ligandome: Molecular simulations reveal three categories of ligand-receptor interactions. Journal of Structural Biology. 217(2). 108193–108193. 1 indexed citations
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Zahn, Dirk, et al.. (2025). Tailorable Nanoparticles for Magnetic Water Cleaning of Polychlorinated Biphenyls. Small Methods. 10(2). e2500537–e2500537.
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Zahn, Dirk, et al.. (2025). Two‐Step Crystal Dissolution: A Molecular Mechanism to Rationalize Empiric Models of Drug Release from API Formulations for Oral Administration. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(33). e202507827–e202507827.
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Lü, Hao, et al.. (2024). Organic Nucleation: Water Rearrangement Reveals the Pathway of Ibuprofen. Small. 20(25). e2307858–e2307858. 4 indexed citations
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Zahn, Dirk, et al.. (2024). Assessing Solid Catalysts with Ionic Liquid Layers (SCILL) from Molecular Dynamics Simulations: On the Role of Local Charge Polarization. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(57). e202402036–e202402036.
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Hohner, Chantal, et al.. (2023). Thermal Stability and CO Permeability of [C4C1Pyr][NTf2]/Pd(111) Model SCILLs: from UHV to Ambient Pressure. Topics in Catalysis. 66(15-16). 1202–1216. 7 indexed citations
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Duchstein, Patrick, F. Löffler, & Dirk Zahn. (2023). Efficient Assessment of ‘Instantaneous pK’ Values from Molecular Dynamics Simulations. ChemPhysChem. 25(1). e202300489–e202300489. 3 indexed citations
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Heinemann, Frank W., Robert Graf, Dirk Zahn, et al.. (2023). Self‐Assembled Supported Ionic Liquids. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(6). e202303673–e202303673. 5 indexed citations
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Taccardi, Nicola, et al.. (2023). Structure Formation in an Ionic Liquid Wetting Layer: A Combined STM, IRAS, DFT and MD Study of [C2C1Im][OTf] on Au(111). Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(46). e202301328–e202301328. 10 indexed citations
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Shkatulov, Alexandr, et al.. (2022). Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Nitrate/MgO Interfaces and Understanding Metastability of Thermochemical Materials. ACS Omega. 7(19). 16371–16379. 4 indexed citations
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Indris, Sylvio, et al.. (2022). Directed Dehydration as Synthetic Tool for Generation of a New Na4SnS4 Polymorph: Crystal Structure, Na+ Conductivity, and Influence of Sb‐Substitution. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61(36). e202202182–e202202182. 17 indexed citations
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Duchstein, Patrick, Shifi Kababya, Maria Rita Cicconi, et al.. (2022). Small‐Molecular‐Weight Additives Modulate Calcification by Interacting with Prenucleation Clusters on the Molecular Level**. Angewandte Chemie. 134(40). 2 indexed citations
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Fromm, Lukas, Corinna Stumm, Chantal Hohner, et al.. (2021). A Molecular View of the Ionic Liquid Catalyst Interface of SCILLs: Coverage-Dependent Adsorption Motifs of [C4C1Pyr][NTf2] on Pd Single Crystals and Nanoparticles. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125(24). 13264–13272. 10 indexed citations
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Meißner, Robert H., et al.. (2021). A Molecular Simulation Approach to Bond Reorganization in Epoxy Resins: From Curing to Deformation and Fracture. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(3). 165–174. 24 indexed citations
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Meißner, Robert H., et al.. (2020). Molecular Simulation of Thermosetting Polymer Hardening: Reactive Events Enabled by Controlled Topology Transfer. Macromolecules. 53(22). 9698–9705. 15 indexed citations
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Wu, Baohu, Patrick Duchstein, Steven Herrera, et al.. (2018). Bioinspired multifunctional layered magnetic hybrid materials. Bioinspired Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials. 8(1). 28–46. 7 indexed citations
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Leoni, Stefano & Dirk Zahn. (2006). Nucleation, growth and domain formation in solid-solid phase transitions. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 231. 1 indexed citations

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