Peter Pfeifer

9.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
193 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Peter Pfeifer is a scholar working on Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter Pfeifer has authored 193 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Catalysis, 89 papers in Materials Chemistry and 49 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Peter Pfeifer's work include Catalysts for Methane Reforming (88 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (63 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (30 papers). Peter Pfeifer is often cited by papers focused on Catalysts for Methane Reforming (88 papers), Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (63 papers) and Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions (30 papers). Peter Pfeifer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Norway and United States. Peter Pfeifer's co-authors include David Avnir, Dina Farin, David Avnir, K. R. Schubert, Anders Holmen, Oliver Görke, Roland Dittmeyer, Hilde J. Venvik, Rune Myrstad and Paul B. McCay and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Physical Review Letters and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Peter Pfeifer

187 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Chemistry in noninteger dimensions between two and three.... 1983 2026 1997 2011 1983 1984 1983 250 500 750
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. Chemistry in noninteger dimensions between two and three. I. Fractal theory of heterogeneous surfaces
    1983 974 citations Peter Pfeifer et al. profile →
  2. Molecular fractal surfaces
    1984 560 citations Peter Pfeifer et al. profile →
  3. Chemistry in noninteger dimensions between two and three. II. Fractal surfaces of adsorbents
    1983 428 citations Peter Pfeifer 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
Peter Pfeifer Germany 44 3.1k 2.1k 1.5k 1.4k 1.1k 193 7.7k
Jörg Kärger Germany 70 8.4k 2.7× 1.7k 0.8× 3.7k 2.4× 2.7k 2.0× 1.0k 0.9× 543 20.1k
Theodore T. Tsotsis United States 46 2.9k 0.9× 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 2.5k 1.8× 183 0.2× 238 7.7k
Lynn F. Gladden United Kingdom 63 3.3k 1.1× 2.2k 1.0× 3.1k 2.0× 2.0k 1.5× 228 0.2× 453 15.7k
Vemuri Balakotaiah United States 45 3.6k 1.2× 2.7k 1.3× 923 0.6× 2.8k 2.0× 194 0.2× 235 7.5k
Masaru Watanabe Japan 59 1.6k 0.5× 1.5k 0.7× 6.1k 4.0× 1.4k 1.0× 278 0.3× 265 11.3k
D.D. Do Australia 41 3.1k 1.0× 435 0.2× 2.6k 1.7× 2.2k 1.6× 244 0.2× 243 7.8k
Wenchuan Wang China 55 5.3k 1.7× 1.4k 0.6× 2.1k 1.4× 2.7k 1.9× 160 0.1× 314 14.2k
Marc‐Olivier Coppens United Kingdom 49 2.9k 0.9× 606 0.3× 1.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.0× 314 0.3× 209 7.2k
Frerich J. Keil Germany 45 3.7k 1.2× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 139 0.1× 150 6.5k
N. Quirke United Kingdom 43 4.9k 1.6× 468 0.2× 5.0k 3.3× 1.2k 0.9× 504 0.5× 140 9.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter Pfeifer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter Pfeifer

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Alves, Ana Catarina, Peter Pfeifer, Andreia Marinho, et al.. (2025). Sometimes less is more: avidity-dependent transport of targeted polymersomes across the blood–brain-barrier. 2(3). 535–540.
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Benzinger, W., et al.. (2024). A Simplified Approach for Calculating Heat Transfer Coefficients for Fluid Guiding Elements with Alternating Redirections of Flow. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 96(8). 1116–1122. 1 indexed citations
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Moodley, D.J., et al.. (2024). Development of promoted cobalt/alumina Fischer-Tropsch catalysts for increased activity and selectivity: Micro-reactor to piloting scale. Catalysis Today. 432. 114554–114554. 8 indexed citations
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Benzinger, W., et al.. (2024). Performance of a RuCs/MgO catalyst coated on additive manufactured support structures via electrophoretic deposition for ammonia synthesis. Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification. 205. 110019–110019.
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Pfeifer, Peter, et al.. (2023). Membrane reactors for hydrogen production from renewable energy sources. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry. 41. 100800–100800. 21 indexed citations
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Bakhtiary-Davijany, Hamidreza, et al.. (2019). Modelling and simulation of a single slit micro packed bed reactor for methanol synthesis. Catalysis Today. 343. 226–233. 11 indexed citations
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Benzinger, W., et al.. (2019). Non-fossil CO2 recycling—The technical potential for the present and future utilization for fuels in Germany. Journal of CO2 Utilization. 30. 130–141. 55 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Peter, et al.. (2015). Properties of adsorbed hydrogen films in nanospaces. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2015. 1 indexed citations
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Beckner, Matthew, et al.. (2013). Adsorbed Methane Film Properties in Nanoporous Carbon Monoliths. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2013. 11 indexed citations
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Romanos, Jimmy, et al.. (2012). Activated carbon monoliths for methane storage. Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 2012. 15 indexed citations
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Mayo, Michael L., Stefan Gheorghiu, & Peter Pfeifer. (2012). Diffusional screening in treelike spaces: An exactly solvable diffusion-reaction model. Physical Review E. 85(1). 11115–11115. 3 indexed citations
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Romanos, Jimmy, Matthew Beckner, Tyler Rash, et al.. (2011). Nanospace engineering of KOH activated carbon. Nanotechnology. 23(1). 15401–15401. 339 indexed citations
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Burress, Jacob, Michael Kraus, Matthew Beckner, et al.. (2009). Hydrogen storage in engineered carbon nanospaces. Nanotechnology. 20(20). 204026–204026. 67 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Peter, et al.. (2008). Reforming of Diesel Fuel in a Micro Reactor. International Journal of Chemical Reactor Engineering. 6(1). 14 indexed citations
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Lambert, Gavin, J. Lang, Anthony J. Bull, et al.. (2008). Fluid Restriction during Running Increases GI Permeability. International Journal of Sports Medicine. 29(3). 194–198. 62 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Peter, et al.. (2006). Small efficient microchannel systems for mobile and decentralised hydrogen production. Interexpo GEO-Siberia. 4. 1 indexed citations
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Pfeifer, Peter, et al.. (2006). Universality Away from Critical Points in Two-Dimensional Phase Transitions. Physical Review Letters. 96(14). 140603–140603. 60 indexed citations
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Bonn, Günther K., O. Bobleter, Peter Pfeifer, & W. Schwald. (1983). Hydrothermolysis of biomass-ethanol fermentation of hydrothermal solutions with Saccharomyces carlsbergensis W 34. 1 indexed citations

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