Hans‐Joachim Freund

56.1k total citations · 5 hit papers
757 papers, 45.6k citations indexed

About

Hans‐Joachim Freund is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Hans‐Joachim Freund has authored 757 papers receiving a total of 45.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 431 papers in Materials Chemistry, 303 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 139 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Hans‐Joachim Freund's work include Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (295 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (217 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (120 papers). Hans‐Joachim Freund is often cited by papers focused on Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (295 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (217 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (120 papers). Hans‐Joachim Freund collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Italy. Hans‐Joachim Freund's co-authors include Shamil Shaikhutdinov, Niklas Nilius, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Alfons Schnitzler, H. Kuhlenbeck, Rüdiger J. Seitz, Marcus Bäumer, Jens Volkmann, Martin Sterrer and Ferdinand Binkofski and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Hans‐Joachim Freund

755 papers receiving 44.6k citations

Hit Papers

Action observation activates premotor and parietal areas ... 1998 2026 2007 2016 2001 1998 1999 2011 1999 500 1000 1.5k
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. Action observation activates premotor and parietal areas in a somatotopic manner: an fMRI study
    2001 1.7k citations Karl Zilles, Hans‐Joachim Freund et al. profile →
  2. Detection ofn:mPhase Locking from Noisy Data: Application to Magnetoencephalography
    1998 1.1k citations Peter A. Tass, Michael G. Rosenblum et al. Physical Review Letters profile →
  3. Metal deposits on well-ordered oxide films
    1999 836 citations Hans‐Joachim Freund et al. profile →
  4. CO Oxidation as a Prototypical Reaction for Heterogeneous Processes
    2011 669 citations Hans‐Joachim Freund et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  5. Catalysis and Surface Science
    1999 243 citations Hans‐Joachim Freund 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
Hans‐Joachim Freund Germany 109 23.6k 9.5k 8.2k 8.0k 5.6k 757 45.6k
Hans Ågren Sweden 92 20.6k 0.9× 13.8k 1.5× 591 0.1× 899 0.1× 9.5k 1.7× 1.2k 46.3k
Taeghwan Hyeon South Korea 157 48.3k 2.0× 2.9k 0.3× 2.9k 0.4× 2.0k 0.2× 25.6k 4.6× 565 92.1k
H.‐J. Freund Germany 55 5.2k 0.2× 3.2k 0.3× 2.3k 0.3× 2.1k 0.3× 1.5k 0.3× 156 10.8k
Kwang S. Kim South Korea 113 37.8k 1.6× 13.3k 1.4× 333 0.0× 1.9k 0.2× 24.9k 4.4× 856 76.5k
D. Wayne Goodman United States 96 29.5k 1.2× 9.4k 1.0× 534 0.1× 13.2k 1.6× 5.4k 1.0× 567 39.1k
Joel W. Ager United States 110 20.0k 0.8× 7.4k 0.8× 444 0.1× 3.5k 0.4× 15.2k 2.7× 650 46.0k
Charles M. Lieber United States 157 59.7k 2.5× 26.0k 2.7× 1.7k 0.2× 406 0.1× 53.3k 9.5× 426 113.0k
Edward A. Stern United States 63 6.7k 0.3× 3.8k 0.4× 1.3k 0.2× 449 0.1× 2.5k 0.4× 291 16.8k
Kourosh Kalantar‐Zadeh Australia 105 29.0k 1.2× 2.9k 0.3× 580 0.1× 725 0.1× 24.9k 4.4× 563 50.8k
David A. King United Kingdom 75 12.1k 0.5× 11.1k 1.2× 734 0.1× 5.2k 0.6× 3.6k 0.6× 468 22.6k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hans‐Joachim Freund

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Yang, Zechao, et al.. (2022). A high-speed variable-temperature ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope with spiral scan capabilities. Review of Scientific Instruments. 93(5). 53704–53704. 5 indexed citations
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Soares, E.A., Joachim Paier, Kristen M. Burson, et al.. (2022). Structure and registry of the silica bilayer film on Ru(0001) as viewed by LEED and DFT. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(48). 29721–29730. 1 indexed citations
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Yang, Zechao, et al.. (2022). Dynamics in the O(2 × 1) adlayer on Ru(0001): bridging timescales from milliseconds to minutes by scanning tunneling microscopy. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24(25). 15265–15270. 3 indexed citations
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Prieto, Maurício J., Liviu C. Tănase, D. Menzel, et al.. (2021). Insights into Reaction Kinetics in Confined Space: Real Time Observation of Water Formation under a Silica Cover. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 143(23). 8780–8790. 25 indexed citations
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Tosoni, Sergio, Zechao Yang, Maurício J. Prieto, et al.. (2020). Growth and Atomic‐Scale Characterization of Ultrathin Silica and Germania Films: The Crucial Role of the Metal Support. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(6). 1870–1885. 17 indexed citations
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Prieto, Maurício J., Feng Xiong, Markus Heyde, et al.. (2020). A Silica Bilayer Supported on Ru(0001): Following the Crystalline‐to Vitreous Transformation in Real Time with Spectro‐microscopy. Angewandte Chemie. 132(26). 10674–10680. 4 indexed citations
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Prieto, Maurício J., Feng Xiong, Markus Heyde, et al.. (2020). A Silica Bilayer Supported on Ru(0001): Following the Crystalline‐to Vitreous Transformation in Real Time with Spectro‐microscopy. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(26). 10587–10593. 17 indexed citations
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Li, Zhaorui, Kristin Werner, Lu Chen, et al.. (2020). Interaction of Hydrogen with Ceria: Hydroxylation, Reduction, and Hydride Formation on the Surface and in the Bulk. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(16). 5268–5276. 71 indexed citations
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Ankri, Joël, et al.. (2019). Acetylene Reactivity on Pd−Cu Nanoparticles Supported on Thin Silica Films: The Role of the Underlying Substrate. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(28). 17425–17431. 3 indexed citations
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Puschnig, Peter, et al.. (2019). Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of the Ordered Water Monolayer on MgO(001)/Ag(001) Ultrathin Films. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(6). 3711–3718. 11 indexed citations
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Möller, Christoph, Fernando Stavale, Héloïse Tissot, et al.. (2018). Water Adsorption to Crystalline Cu2O Thin Films: Structural and Vibrational Properties. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 122(4). 2195–2199. 13 indexed citations
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Weng, Xuefei, Yi Cui, Shamil Shaikhutdinov, & Hans‐Joachim Freund. (2018). CO2 Adsorption on CaO(001): Temperature-Programmed Desorption and Infrared Study. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123(3). 1880–1887. 15 indexed citations
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Werner, Kristin, Xuefei Weng, Florencia Calaza, et al.. (2017). Toward an Understanding of Selective Alkyne Hydrogenation on Ceria: On the Impact of O Vacancies on H2 Interaction with CeO2(111). Journal of the American Chemical Society. 139(48). 17608–17616. 153 indexed citations
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Mirabella, Francesca, Eman Zaki, Francisco Ivars‐Barceló, et al.. (2017). Cooperative Formation of Long‐Range Ordering in Water Ad‐layers on Fe3O4(111) Surfaces. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(5). 1409–1413. 59 indexed citations
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Solis, Brian H., Joachim Sauer, Yi Cui, Shamil Shaikhutdinov, & Hans‐Joachim Freund. (2017). Oxygen Scrambling of CO2 Adsorbed on CaO(001). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(34). 18625–18634. 13 indexed citations
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Burson, Kristen M., et al.. (2016). Resolving amorphous solid-liquid interfaces by atomic force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 108(20). 16 indexed citations
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Freund, Hans‐Joachim. (2002). Mechanisms of voluntary movements. Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 9(1). 55–59. 3 indexed citations
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Rademacher, Jörg, Patricia Morosan, Thorsten Schormann, et al.. (2001). Probabilistic Mapping and Volume Measurement of Human Primary Auditory Cortex. NeuroImage. 13(4). 669–683. 409 indexed citations
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Tass, Peter A., Michael G. Rosenblum, Jürgen Kurths, et al.. (1998). Detection ofn:mPhase Locking from Noisy Data: Application to Magnetoencephalography. Physical Review Letters. 81(15). 3291–3294. 1069 indexed citations breakdown →
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Freund, Hans‐Joachim. (1986). Time control of hand movements. Progress in brain research. 64. 287–294. 56 indexed citations

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