Heino Sommer

4.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Heino Sommer is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Heino Sommer has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 12 papers in Automotive Engineering and 11 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Heino Sommer's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (29 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (26 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (12 papers). Heino Sommer is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (29 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (26 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (12 papers). Heino Sommer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Heino Sommer's co-authors include Jürgen Janek, Torsten Brezesinski, Balázs B. Berkes, Pascal Hartmann, Philipp Adelhelm, Anna Jozwiuk, Martin R. Busche, Jin Xu, Reiner Mönig and Holger Geßwein and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Energy & Environmental Science and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Heino Sommer

45 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Tuning Transition Metal Oxide–Sulfur Interactions for Lon... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2017 200 400 600
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  1. Tuning Transition Metal Oxide–Sulfur Interactions for Long Life Lithium Sulfur Batteries: The “Goldilocks” Principle
    2015 687 citations Heino Sommer, Torsten Brezesinski et al. profile →
  2. Anisotropic Lattice Strain and Mechanical Degradation of High- and Low-Nickel NCM Cathode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries
    2017 590 citations Aleksandr Kondrakov, Alexander Schmidt et al. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Heino Sommer Germany 25 3.8k 1.8k 637 551 355 45 4.0k
Elad Pollak Israel 15 3.3k 0.9× 1.3k 0.7× 1.1k 1.7× 772 1.4× 204 0.6× 21 3.8k
Fanny Bardé Belgium 28 5.2k 1.4× 1.7k 1.0× 605 0.9× 681 1.2× 181 0.5× 44 5.5k
Odysseas Paschos Germany 13 3.9k 1.0× 1.7k 1.0× 1.1k 1.7× 435 0.8× 247 0.7× 16 4.2k
Judith Alvarado United States 25 5.6k 1.5× 2.9k 1.6× 635 1.0× 862 1.6× 393 1.1× 32 5.8k
Ella Zinigrad Israel 32 4.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.2× 485 0.8× 821 1.5× 581 1.6× 48 4.5k
Nicholas E. Drewett Spain 22 2.7k 0.7× 824 0.5× 437 0.7× 615 1.1× 272 0.8× 37 2.9k
Eric McCalla Canada 27 3.0k 0.8× 781 0.4× 676 1.1× 829 1.5× 461 1.3× 71 3.3k
Joe Gnanaraj Israel 23 2.7k 0.7× 1.2k 0.7× 310 0.5× 1.2k 2.1× 303 0.9× 27 2.9k
Tiantian Dong China 32 3.0k 0.8× 1.1k 0.6× 928 1.5× 649 1.2× 135 0.4× 63 3.3k
Gregory Gershinsky Israel 23 2.8k 0.7× 684 0.4× 867 1.4× 656 1.2× 181 0.5× 28 3.0k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

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Zhang, Leiting, E. Müller, Cheuk‐Wai Tai, et al.. (2022). Elucidating the Humidity-Induced Degradation of Ni-Rich Layered Cathodes for Li-Ion Batteries. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 14(11). 13240–13249. 22 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Matteo, et al.. (2022). The LiNiO2 Cathode Active Material: A Comprehensive Study of Calcination Conditions and their Correlation with Physicochemical Properties Part II. Morphology. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(2). 20529–20529. 42 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Matteo, Shamail Ahmed, Felix Walther, et al.. (2022). Deeper Understanding of the Lithiation Reaction during the Synthesis of LiNiO2 Towards an Increased Production Throughput. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(5). 50526–50526. 15 indexed citations
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Bianchini, Matteo, et al.. (2021). The LiNiO2 Cathode Active Material: A Comprehensive Study of Calcination Conditions and their Correlation with Physicochemical Properties. Part I. Structural Chemistry. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 168(11). 110518–110518. 53 indexed citations
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Pritzl, Daniel, Tobias Teufl, Anna T.S. Freiberg, et al.. (2019). Editors' Choice—Washing of Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Towards a Mechanistic Understanding. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 166(16). A4056–A4066. 180 indexed citations
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Pritzl, Daniel, Tobias Teufl, Benjamin Strehle, et al.. (2019). Washing of Nickel-Rich Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries: Towards a Mechanistic Understanding. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 166(16). 9 indexed citations
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Breitung, Ben, Venkata Sai Kiran Chakravadhanula, Christian Suchomski, et al.. (2018). Artificial Composite Anode Comprising High‐Capacity Silicon and Carbonaceous Nanostructures for Long Cycle Life Lithium‐Ion Batteries. Batteries & Supercaps. 1(1). 27–32. 11 indexed citations
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Schiele, Alexander, Ben Breitung, Andrey Mazilkin, et al.. (2018). Silicon Nanoparticles with a Polymer-Derived Carbon Shell for Improved Lithium-Ion Batteries: Investigation into Volume Expansion, Gas Evolution, and Particle Fracture. ACS Omega. 3(12). 16706–16713. 38 indexed citations
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Kondrakov, Aleksandr, Alexander Schmidt, Jin Xu, et al.. (2017). Anisotropic Lattice Strain and Mechanical Degradation of High- and Low-Nickel NCM Cathode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(6). 3286–3294. 590 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sedlmaier, Stefan J., Sylvio Indris, Christian Dietrich, et al.. (2017). Li4PS4I: A Li+ Superionic Conductor Synthesized by a Solvent-Based Soft Chemistry Approach. Chemistry of Materials. 29(4). 1830–1835. 105 indexed citations
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Al‐Salman, Rihab, Stefan J. Sedlmaier, Heino Sommer, Torsten Brezesinski, & Jürgen Janek. (2016). Facile synthesis of micrometer-long antimony nanowires by template-free electrodeposition for next generation Li-ion batteries. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 4(33). 12726–12729. 20 indexed citations
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Berkes, Balázs B., et al.. (2016). Electrochemical Cross-Talk Leading to Gas Evolution and Capacity Fade in LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4/Graphite Full-Cells. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(1). 211–216. 76 indexed citations
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Breitung, Ben, P. K. Baumann, Heino Sommer, Jürgen Janek, & Torsten Brezesinski. (2016). In situ and operando atomic force microscopy of high-capacity nano-silicon based electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. Nanoscale. 8(29). 14048–14056. 71 indexed citations
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Busche, Martin R., Thomas Leichtweiß, Dominik A. Weber, et al.. (2016). Dynamic formation of a solid-liquid electrolyte interphase and its consequences for hybrid-battery concepts. Nature Chemistry. 8(5). 426–434. 390 indexed citations
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Al‐Salman, Rihab, Heino Sommer, Torsten Brezesinski, & Jürgen Janek. (2015). Template-Free Electrochemical Synthesis of High Aspect Ratio Sn Nanowires in Ionic Liquids: A General Route to Large-Area Metal and Semimetal Nanowire Arrays?. Chemistry of Materials. 27(11). 3830–3837. 35 indexed citations
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Jozwiuk, Anna, Heino Sommer, Jürgen Janek, & Torsten Brezesinski. (2015). Fair performance comparison of different carbon blacks in lithium–sulfur batteries with practical mass loadings – Simple design competes with complex cathode architecture. Journal of Power Sources. 296. 454–461. 68 indexed citations
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Berkes, Balázs B., Anna Jozwiuk, Heino Sommer, Torsten Brezesinski, & Jürgen Janek. (2015). Simultaneous acquisition of differential electrochemical mass spectrometry and infrared spectroscopy data for in situ characterization of gas evolution reactions in lithium-ion batteries. Electrochemistry Communications. 60. 64–69. 66 indexed citations
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Kulisch, Jörn, Heino Sommer, Torsten Brezesinski, & Jürgen Janek. (2014). Simple cathode design for Li–S batteries: cell performance and mechanistic insights by in operando X-ray diffraction. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 16(35). 18765–18771. 48 indexed citations
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Busche, Martin R., Philipp Adelhelm, Heino Sommer, et al.. (2014). Systematical electrochemical study on the parasitic shuttle-effect in lithium-sulfur-cells at different temperatures and different rates. Journal of Power Sources. 259. 289–299. 214 indexed citations
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Erk, Christoph, Torsten Brezesinski, Heino Sommer, Reinhard Schneider, & Jürgen Janek. (2013). Toward Silicon Anodes for Next-Generation Lithium Ion Batteries: A Comparative Performance Study of Various Polymer Binders and Silicon Nanopowders. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 5(15). 7299–7307. 196 indexed citations

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