Karl‐Heinz Ernst

8.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
168 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

Karl‐Heinz Ernst is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Karl‐Heinz Ernst has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 83 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 78 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Karl‐Heinz Ernst's work include Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (106 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (43 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (43 papers). Karl‐Heinz Ernst is often cited by papers focused on Surface Chemistry and Catalysis (106 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (43 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (43 papers). Karl‐Heinz Ernst collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Czechia and Germany. Karl‐Heinz Ernst's co-authors include Manfred Parschau, Román Fasel, Johannes Seibel, Sara Romer, R. Könenkamp, Ben L. Feringa, Tibor Kudernác, Nathalie Katsonis, Beatriz Maciá and Syuzanna R. Harutyunyan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Karl‐Heinz Ernst

165 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

Electrically driven directional motion of a four-wheeled ... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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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.

  1. Electrically driven directional motion of a four-wheeled molecule on a metal surface
    2011 622 citations Manfred Parschau, Karl‐Heinz Ernst 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
Karl‐Heinz Ernst Switzerland 44 3.2k 3.1k 2.3k 2.1k 1.4k 168 6.6k
Andrew J. Gellman United States 44 2.7k 0.9× 3.5k 1.2× 2.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 488 0.4× 266 7.1k
Gil Markovich Israel 43 2.1k 0.7× 3.5k 1.1× 1.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 637 0.5× 121 7.0k
Noboru Kitamura Japan 50 2.5k 0.8× 4.3k 1.4× 2.5k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 3.0k 2.2× 361 10.2k
James M. Kikkawa United States 40 1.7k 0.5× 4.9k 1.6× 2.4k 1.1× 2.4k 1.1× 650 0.5× 81 8.1k
Ronit Popovitz‐Biro Israel 51 1.8k 0.6× 5.4k 1.8× 1.2k 0.5× 2.5k 1.2× 1.0k 0.7× 204 8.6k
Pulak Dutta United States 44 1.5k 0.5× 2.2k 0.7× 2.5k 1.1× 2.6k 1.2× 1.3k 0.9× 162 7.4k
Thierry Gacoin France 58 1.7k 0.5× 8.3k 2.7× 1.6k 0.7× 3.0k 1.4× 801 0.6× 241 10.8k
Antonio Faraone United States 35 1.2k 0.4× 3.0k 1.0× 1.6k 0.7× 3.5k 1.7× 452 0.3× 148 8.0k
Gregory V. Hartland United States 56 6.3k 2.0× 5.0k 1.7× 2.9k 1.3× 1.9k 0.9× 566 0.4× 185 12.8k
Miklós Kertész United States 48 1.4k 0.4× 6.3k 2.1× 2.2k 1.0× 3.8k 1.8× 4.2k 3.1× 261 12.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Karl‐Heinz Ernst

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sánchez‐Grande, Ana, Sofia Canola, Christophe Nacci, et al.. (2025). Photogeneration and Visualization of a Surface‐Stabilized Dinitrene. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(20). e202502640–e202502640.
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Parschau, Manfred, et al.. (2025). 2D Metalorganic Ferromagnets. Advanced Science. 12(16). e2415266–e2415266. 1 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Grande, Ana, Sofia Canola, Pingo Mutombo, et al.. (2024). Controlling On‐Surface Photoactivity: The Impact of π‐Conjugation in Anhydride‐Functionalized Molecules on a Semiconductor Surface. Angewandte Chemie. 136(30). 1 indexed citations
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Ernst, Karl‐Heinz. (2024). Helicenes on Surfaces: Stereospecific On‐Surface Chemistry, Single Enantiomorphism, and Electron Spin Selectivity. Chirality. 36(8). e23706–e23706. 2 indexed citations
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Šámal, Michal, Irena G. Stará̈, Ivo Starý, et al.. (2024). On‐Surface Synthesis of Helicene Oligomers. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(32). e202304127–e202304127. 2 indexed citations
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Baljozović, Miloš, Stéphane Grass, Jérôme Lacour, et al.. (2023). Spin- and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy study of heptahelicene layers on Cu(111) surfaces. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 159(4). 3 indexed citations
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Matthes, Frank, et al.. (2023). Spin‐Selective Electron Transport Through Single Chiral Molecules. Small. 20(22). e2308233–e2308233. 30 indexed citations
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Martin, Kévin, et al.. (2023). Highly Stereospecific On‐Surface Dimerization into Bishelicenes: Topochemical Ullmann Coupling of Bromohelicene on Au(111). Chemistry - A European Journal. 29(28). e202300134–e202300134. 5 indexed citations
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Sánchez‐Grande, Ana, Martin Ondráček, Martin Vondráček, et al.. (2023). Epitaxial growth and characterization of SnSe phases on Au(111). Journal of Physics Condensed Matter. 35(33). 335001–335001. 4 indexed citations
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Baljozović, Miloš, et al.. (2021). Stereospecific on‐Surface Cyclodehydrogenation of Bishelicenes: Preservation of Handedness from Helical to Planar Chirality. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(54). 13523–13526. 11 indexed citations
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Gellman, Andrew J. & Karl‐Heinz Ernst. (2018). Chiral Autocatalysis and Mirror Symmetry Breaking. Catalysis Letters. 148(6). 1610–1621. 32 indexed citations
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Wäckerlin, Christian, et al.. (2018). Diastereoselective Ullmann Coupling to Bishelicenes by Surface Topochemistry. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(45). 15186–15189. 26 indexed citations
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Wu, Yao‐Ting, et al.. (2017). Erecting buckybowls onto their edge: 2D self-assembly of terphenylcorannulene on the Cu(111) surface. Faraday Discussions. 204. 429–437. 7 indexed citations
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Parschau, Manfred & Karl‐Heinz Ernst. (2015). Disappearing Enantiomorphs: Single Handedness in Racemate Crystals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(48). 14422–14426. 27 indexed citations
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Ernst, Karl‐Heinz. (2012). Molecular chirality at surfaces. physica status solidi (b). 249(11). 2057–2088. 210 indexed citations
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Baldridge, Kim K., et al.. (2011). Surface-assisted bowl-in-bowl stacking of nonplanar aromatic hydrocarbons. Chemical Communications. 47(28). 7995–7995. 26 indexed citations
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Parschau, Manfred, Daniele Passerone, Karl‐Heinz Rieder, Hans J. Hug, & Karl‐Heinz Ernst. (2009). Switching the Chirality of Single Adsorbate Complexes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 48(22). 4065–4068. 85 indexed citations
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Parschau, Manfred, Román Fasel, Karl‐Heinz Ernst, et al.. (2007). Buckybowls on Metal Surfaces: Symmetry Mismatch and Enantiomorphism of Corannulene on Cu(110). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(43). 8258–8261. 75 indexed citations
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Ernst, Karl‐Heinz & C. T. Campbell. (1991). A reversal in dipole moment for adsorbed hydrocarbons on Pt(111) due to coadsorbed alkali. Surface Science Letters. 259(1-2). L736–L738. 2 indexed citations
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Ernst, Karl‐Heinz, et al.. (1963). CHEMICAL REACTIVITY TESTING OF EXPLOSIVES. OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information). 5(3). xxiv–xxiv. 2 indexed citations

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