L. Blum

12.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
267 papers, 10.0k citations indexed

About

L. Blum is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, L. Blum has authored 267 papers receiving a total of 10.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 162 papers in Materials Chemistry, 89 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 74 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in L. Blum's work include Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (111 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (62 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (57 papers). L. Blum is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (111 papers), Fuel Cells and Related Materials (62 papers) and Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics (57 papers). L. Blum collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Puerto Rico and United States. L. Blum's co-authors include Detlef Stolten, Qingping Fang, Roland Peters, Norbert H. Menzler, Van Nhu Nguyen, A. H. Narten, Dale A. Huckaby, G. Stell, Murat Peksen and Robert Deja and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and The Journal of Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

L. Blum

263 papers receiving 9.6k citations

Hit Papers

Mean spherical model for asymmetric electrolytes 1972 2026 1990 2008 1975 1972 200 400 600
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. Mean spherical model for asymmetric electrolytes
    1975 687 citations L. Blum Molecular Physics profile →
  2. Invariant Expansion for Two-Body Correlations: Thermodynamic Functions, Scattering, and the Ornstein—Zernike Equation
    1972 410 citations L. Blum 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
L. Blum Germany 54 5.1k 3.6k 2.3k 2.1k 2.0k 267 10.0k
Grant D. Smith United States 70 5.4k 1.1× 2.3k 0.6× 1.9k 0.9× 1.6k 0.8× 4.3k 2.1× 252 14.4k
Jayendran C. Rasaiah United States 38 3.0k 0.6× 4.8k 1.3× 3.5k 1.6× 1.6k 0.7× 1.0k 0.5× 83 9.3k
Florian Müller‐Plathe Germany 64 8.6k 1.7× 3.5k 1.0× 2.2k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 1.5k 0.8× 306 16.1k
Pierre Turq France 44 1.5k 0.3× 1.3k 0.3× 1.6k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 773 0.4× 199 6.3k
Keiko Nishikawa Japan 49 2.2k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 473 0.2× 267 7.2k
Yang‐Xin Yu China 43 3.4k 0.7× 2.1k 0.6× 612 0.3× 581 0.3× 1.7k 0.9× 157 6.5k
Paul A. Madden United Kingdom 54 4.1k 0.8× 780 0.2× 2.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 171 8.3k
Dmitry Bedrov United States 54 3.0k 0.6× 1.3k 0.4× 1.2k 0.5× 591 0.3× 2.9k 1.4× 186 9.0k
R. Strey Germany 65 4.5k 0.9× 2.2k 0.6× 2.9k 1.3× 862 0.4× 302 0.1× 235 13.0k
Jörg Kärger Germany 70 8.4k 1.6× 3.7k 1.0× 1.5k 0.7× 391 0.2× 1.2k 0.6× 543 20.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Peters, Roland, Robert Deja, Qingping Fang, et al.. (2023). Experimental Results of a 10/40 kW-Class Reversible Solid Oxide Cell Demonstration System at Forschungszentrum Jülich. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 170(4). 44509–44509. 17 indexed citations
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Thaler, Florian, Qingping Fang, L.G.J. de Haart, et al.. (2021). Performance and Stability of Solid Oxide Cell Stacks in CO2-Electrolysis Mode. ECS Transactions. 103(1). 363–374. 10 indexed citations
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Thaler, Florian, Qingping Fang, L.G.J. de Haart, et al.. (2021). Performance and Stability of Solid Oxide Cell Stacks in CO2-Electrolysis Mode. ECS Meeting Abstracts. MA2021-03(1). 202–202. 1 indexed citations
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Rangel-Hernández, V.H., L.G.J. de Haart, Qingping Fang, et al.. (2021). An Investigation of the Redox Stability of an Anode-Supported SOFC Stack Using Acoustic Emission Monitoring. ECS Transactions. 103(1). 1395–1402. 1 indexed citations
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Fang, Qingping, Norbert H. Menzler, & L. Blum. (2021). Degradation Analysis of Long-Term Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks with Respect to Chromium Poisoning in La0.58Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ and La0.6Sr0.4CoO3−δ Cathodes. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 168(10). 104505–104505. 15 indexed citations
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Fang, Qingping, L.G.J. de Haart, Dominik Schäfer, et al.. (2020). Degradation Analysis of an SOFC Short Stack Subject to 10,000 h of Operation. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 167(14). 144508–144508. 31 indexed citations
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Fang, Qingping, L. Blum, & Detlef Stolten. (2019). Electrochemical Performance and Degradation Analysis of an SOFC Short Stack for Operation of More than 100,000 Hours. ECS Transactions. 91(1). 687–696. 12 indexed citations
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Peksen, Murat, Ali Al-Masri, Roland Peters, L. Blum, & Detlef Stolten. (2014). 3D Multiphysics Modelling and Design Optimisation of a Complete SOFC System Operating in Jülich. ECS Transactions. 64(2). 155–159. 4 indexed citations
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Menzler, Norbert H., Feng Han, Tim Van Gestel, et al.. (2013). Application of Thin‐Film Manufacturing Technologies to Solid Oxide Fuel Cells and Gas Separation Membranes. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology. 10(3). 421–427. 6 indexed citations
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Stolten, Detlef, et al.. (2010). Hybridization and Control of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Systems for Material Handling Applications. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 2 indexed citations
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Janßen, Holger, L. Blum, Detlef Stolten, Jürgen Mergel, & Michael Hehemann. (2010). System Technology Aspects for Light Traction Applications of Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 3 indexed citations
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Blum, L.. (2009). Overview of the SOFC Development Status. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 86. 2 indexed citations
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Finkenrath, Matthias, et al.. (2004). Dynamic simulation model of a high temperature fuel cell system. JuSER (Forschungszentrum Jülich). 1 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jianwen, L. Blum, Olivier Bernard, & John M. Prausnitz. (2001). Thermodynamic properties and phase equilibria of charged hard sphere chain model for polyelectrolyte solutions. Molecular Physics. 99(13). 1121–1128. 67 indexed citations
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Jiang, Jianwen, L. Blum, & Olivier Bernard. (2001). Charged hard dumbbell in the binding mean-spherical approximation. Molecular Physics. 99(20). 1765–1767. 11 indexed citations
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Blum, L., et al.. (1996). The freezing transition as a symmetry breaking phenomenon. Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. 232(1-2). 74–93. 2 indexed citations
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Blum, L., et al.. (1995). Correlation function II: electrolytes. Revista Mexicana de Física. 41(4). 618–637. 1 indexed citations
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Blum, L., et al.. (1993). Correlation functions i : formalism and simple applications. Revista Mexicana de Física. 39(5). 799–817. 1 indexed citations
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Henderson, Douglas, et al.. (1984). Aspects of the statistical mechanics of simple fluids and electrolytes. Revista Mexicana de Física. 30(2). 139–216. 3 indexed citations
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Blum, L.. (1974). Mean spherical model for a mixture of charged spheres and hard dipoles. Chemical Physics Letters. 26(2). 200–202. 70 indexed citations

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