Nicolae Bârsan

21.9k citations

245 papers · 18.4k indexed · 7 hit papers · h-index 69

Impact in

Bioengineering top 0.01%
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors
Electrical and Electronic Engineering top 0.05%
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors

Papers in

Bioengineering 155
- Analytical Chemistry and Sensors 155
Electrical and Electronic Engineering 231
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors 227

Co-authors: Udo Weimar Dorota Koziej W. Göpel Aleksander Gurlo Frank Örner -Rock Michael Hübner M. Schweizer-Berberich A. Oprea
Journals: Sensors and Actuators B Chemical (88 papers)ACS Sensors (13 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (9 papers)Thin Solid Films (8 papers)Advanced Functional Materials (4 papers)
Partner nations: Germany Switzerland France

In The Last Decade

Nicolae Bârsan

239 papers receiving 18.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Current Understanding of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Doped and Loaded Semiconducting Metal-Oxide-Based Gas Sensing Materials 2019 · 403 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 ACS Sensors
2010 Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
2008 Chemical Reviews
2006 Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
2001 Journal of Electroceramics
2001 Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
1999 Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry

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1	Towards understanding temperature modulated SMOX gas sensor arrays for outdoor air quality applications Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·日本家紋研究会, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2025	3
2	Investigation on the Structure–Function Relationship of Atomic-Layer-Deposited Platinum Additives on Tungsten Trioxide Gas Sensor Materials The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·David Degler, A Fotos, Carole Boyce-Davies, Muhammad Hamid Raza, Patrick Amsalem, Norbert Koch, Blanka Detlefs, Nicola Pinna, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2025	0
3	H₂S Sensing with SnO₂‐Based Gas Sensors: Sulfur Poisoning Mechanism Revealed by Operando DRIFTS and DFT Calculations Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Tingqiang Yang, Auful Amsyari, Anne Hémeryck, Antoine Jay, K.-D. Höhle, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2025	8
4	Ultra Responsive NO2 silicon nanowires gas sensor Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·K Husisawa, Carole Boyce-Davies, Mauri Hickin, Bita Azizzadeh, Halldór Guðfinnur Svavarsson, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan, Andrei Manolescu	2024	17
5	Volatile Organic Compound Sensing with WO₃-Based Gas Sensors: Surface Chemistry Basics The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·白海力, H. Cinco-Ley, Mauro Epifani, Koichi Suematsu, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2024	13
6	Density Functional Investigation on α-MoO₃ (100): Amines Adsorption and Surface Chemistry ACS Sensors ·Tingqiang Yang, Shuang Yang, Wei Jin, Yule Zhang, Nicolae Bârsan, Anne Hémeryck, S. Wageh, Ahmed A. Al‐Ghamdi, Yueli Liu, Jing Zhou, Wen Chen, Han Zhang	2022	12
7	Proof of Concept for Operando Infrared Spectroscopy Investigation of Light-Excited Metal Oxide-Based Gas Sensors The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Xiaoxue Wang, Carole Boyce-Davies, Derek L Gunn, Udo Weimar, Xin Guo, Nicolae Bârsan	2022	7
8	Role of Heterojunctions of Core–Shell Heterostructures in Gas Sensing ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Muhammad Hamid Raza, Roberto Di Chio, Kaveh Movlaee, Patrick Amsalem, Norbert Koch, Nicolae Bârsan, G. Neri, Nicola Pinna	2022	33
9	MoO₃/TiO₂/Ti₃C₂T_x nanocomposite based gas sensors for highly sensitive and selective isopropanol detection at room temperature Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Yu Yao, Yutong Han, Ming Zhou, Lili Xie, Xueling Zhao, Zifeng Wang, Nicolae Bârsan, Zhigang Zhu	2022	79
10	Effects of Gas Adsorption Properties of an Au-Loaded Porous In₂O₃ Sensor on NO₂-Sensing Properties ACS Sensors ·Taro Ueda, Stephen P. Miller, Takeo Hyodo, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2021	62
11	Impact of heterostructures on hydrogen sulfide sensing: Example of core-shell CuO/CuFe2O4 nanostructures Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Auful Amsyari, Zhigang Zhu, Xiaobing Hu, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2020	21
12	Dominant Role of Heterojunctions in Gas Sensing with Composite Materials ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces ·Anna Staerz, Xing Gao, G Giovanelli, Ming Zhang, Udo Weimar, Tong Zhang, Nicolae Bârsan	2020	28
13	Gas Sensing of NiO‐SCCNT Core–Shell Heterostructures: Optimization by Radial Modulation of the Hole‐Accumulation Layer Advanced Functional Materials ·Muhammad Hamid Raza, Kaveh Movlaee, Salvatore Gianluca Leonardi, Nicolae Bârsan, G. Neri, Nicola Pinna	2019	51
14	The effect of platinum loading on WO3 based sensors Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Anna Staerz, Yunshi Liu, A Fotos, 三根剛四郎, Udo Weimar, Tong Zhang, Nicolae Bârsan	2019	24
15	Study on highly selective sensing behavior of ppb-level oxidizing gas sensors based on Zn2SnO4 nanoparticles immobilized on reduced graphene oxide under humidity conditions Sensors and Actuators B Chemical ·Martin Vcelka, Dai Wenbin, Shang Gao, Udo Weimar, Geyu Lu, Sen Liu, Tong Zhang, Nicolae Bârsan	2019	81
16	Response of Gallium Nitride Chemiresistors to Carbon Monoxide is Due to Oxygen Contamination ACS Sensors ·Ravi Mohan Prasad, Stefan Lauterbach, Hans‐Joachim Kleebe, Odile Merdrignac‐Conanec, Nicolae Bârsan, Udo Weimar, Aleksander Gurlo	2017	13
17	Grain shape influence on semiconducting metal oxide based gas sensor performance: modeling versus experiment Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ·А.И. Цацкин, Jongsook Sim, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2013	25
18	Impact of Pt additives on the surface reactions between SnO2, water vapour, CO and H2; an operando investigation Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Tinyiko Constance Mantsho, Susanne Wicker, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2013	95
19	An Au clusters related spill-over sensitization mechanism in SnO2-based gas sensors identified by operando HERFD-XAS, work function changes, DC resistance and catalytic conversion studies Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Michael Hübner, Dorota Koziej, Jan‐Dierk Grunwaldt, Udo Weimar, Nicolae Bârsan	2012	103
20	Ambient Pressure Synthesis of Corundum-Type In₂O₃ Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Mauro Epifani, Pietro Siciliano, Aleksander Gurlo, Nicolae Bârsan, Udo Weimar	2004	110

About Nicolae Bârsan

Nicolae Bârsan is a scholar working on Bioengineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Chemistry, having authored 245 papers that have together received 18.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors (227 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (155 papers), Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies (149 papers), ZnO doping and properties (46 papers), Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials (26 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (11 papers), Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting (10 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (10 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Bioengineering (8.7k citations), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (16.2k citations), Biomedical Engineering (10.5k citations), Polymers and Plastics (3.1k citations) and Materials Chemistry (6.8k citations). Nicolae Bârsan has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and France. Frequent co-authors include Udo Weimar, Dorota Koziej, W. Göpel, Aleksander Gurlo, Frank Örner -Rock, Michael Hübner, M. Schweizer-Berberich, A. Oprea, Suman Pokhrel and David Degler. Their work appears in journals such as Sensors and Actuators B Chemical, ACS Sensors, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Thin Solid Films and Advanced Functional Materials.

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