K. Kobs

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 909 citations indexed

About

K. Kobs is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Mechanics of Materials and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, K. Kobs has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 909 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Materials Chemistry, 7 papers in Mechanics of Materials and 7 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in K. Kobs's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (7 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (4 papers). K. Kobs is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (7 papers), Metal and Thin Film Mechanics (7 papers) and Advanced materials and composites (4 papers). K. Kobs collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Finland and Netherlands. K. Kobs's co-authors include T. Karstens, R. Memming, H. Ryssel, H. Dimigen, C.‐P. Klages, P. Eichinger, Andreas Kluge, H. J. Tolle, H. Hübsch and C.J.M. Denissen and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Physics Letters, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics Letters.

In The Last Decade

K. Kobs

15 papers receiving 866 citations

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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.

Rhodamine B and rhodamine 101 as reference substances for fluorescence quantum yield measurements

1980 621 citations T. Karstens, K. Kobs The Journal of Physical Chemistry profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
K. Kobs Germany	10	486	178	174	164	153	15	909
W. Frank Germany	14	294 0.6×	122 0.7×	39 0.2×	167 1.0×	233 1.5×	67	918
A. K. McCurdy United States	12	442 0.9×	134 0.8×	127 0.7×	82 0.5×	234 1.5×	18	963
Haisheng Ren China	18	339 0.7×	101 0.6×	104 0.6×	168 1.0×	174 1.1×	60	1.0k
Hirofumi Kawazumi Japan	17	276 0.6×	91 0.5×	59 0.3×	133 0.8×	250 1.6×	84	1.0k
Jian-Ming Lü Taiwan	15	520 1.1×	187 1.1×	78 0.4×	222 1.4×	57 0.4×	50	972
J. M. Turlet France	14	222 0.5×	85 0.5×	63 0.4×	260 1.6×	37 0.2×	30	825
Wolfgang Schrof Germany	17	215 0.4×	105 0.6×	54 0.3×	142 0.9×	56 0.4×	42	826
Davor Gracin Croatia	18	640 1.3×	245 1.4×	87 0.5×	418 2.5×	31 0.2×	78	1.1k
L. M. HADEL United States	12	174 0.4×	294 1.7×	53 0.3×	172 1.0×	57 0.4×	17	776
Kamal K. Mishra United States	19	572 1.2×	133 0.7×	73 0.4×	575 3.5×	113 0.7×	47	1.1k

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15 of 15 papers shown

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Kobs, K., H. Dimigen, C.J.M. Denissen, et al.. (1991). Strong wear reduction of high-dose carbon-implanted AISI 52100 steel. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 59-60. 746–750. 15 indexed citations

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Kobs, K., H. Dimigen, C.J.M. Denissen, et al.. (1990). Friction reduction and zero wear for 52100 bearing steel by high-dose implantation of carbon. Applied Physics Letters. 57(16). 1622–1624. 25 indexed citations

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Kluge, Andreas, et al.. (1989). A comparison of the wear behavior of Ag, B, C, N, Pb and Sn implanted steels with 1.5% to 18% chromium. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms. 39(1-4). 531–534. 13 indexed citations

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Kluge, Andreas, et al.. (1989). Examination of wear, hardness and friction of nitrogen-, boron-, carbon-, silver-, lead- and tin-implanted steels with different chromium contents. Materials Science and Engineering A. 115. 261–265. 8 indexed citations

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Kobs, K., et al.. (1987). Enhanced endurance life of sputtered MoSx films on steel by ion beam mixing. Materials Science and Engineering. 90. 281–286. 25 indexed citations

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Kobs, K., et al.. (1986). Improved tribological properties of sputtered MoSx films by ion beam mixing. Applied Physics Letters. 49(9). 496–498. 30 indexed citations

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Dimigen, H., et al.. (1985). Wear resistance of nitrogen-implanted steels. Materials Science and Engineering. 69(1). 181–190. 71 indexed citations

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Klages, C.‐P., K. Kobs, & R. Memming. (1982). Photocatalytic cis→trans‐Isomerization of Thioindigoid Dyes. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 86(8). 716–720. 4 indexed citations

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Klages, C.‐P., K. Kobs, & R. Memming. (1982). Cis ⇌ trans photoisomerization of thioindigoid dyes. Chemical Physics Letters. 90(1). 51–54. 53 indexed citations

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Memming, R. & K. Kobs. (1981). Electron acceptor properties of excited trans-thioindigo. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 85(19). 2771–2777. 7 indexed citations

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Memming, R. & K. Kobs. (1981). Cis→trans‐photoisomerization of thioindigo. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 85(3). 238–242. 4 indexed citations

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Memming, R. & K. Kobs. (1981). Population and deactivation of triplets of thioindigoid dyes via electron-transfer reactions. Chemical Physics Letters. 80(3). 475–478. 3 indexed citations

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Karstens, T. & K. Kobs. (1980). Rhodamine B and rhodamine 101 as reference substances for fluorescence quantum yield measurements. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 84(14). 1871–1872. 621 indexed citations breakdown →

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Karstens, T., K. Kobs, & R. Memming. (1979). The triplet state in trans → cis‐photoisomerization of thioindigo. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 83(5). 504–510. 19 indexed citations

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Karstens, T., et al.. (1977). Photoisomerization mechanism of thioindigo dyes. Thioindigo in nonpolar solvents. Chemical Physics Letters. 48(3). 540–544. 11 indexed citations

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