Ralph Freund

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Ralph Freund is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralph Freund has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Materials Chemistry, 11 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 3 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Ralph Freund's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (7 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (3 papers). Ralph Freund is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers), Covalent Organic Framework Applications (7 papers) and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques (3 papers). Ralph Freund collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and United States. Ralph Freund's co-authors include Stefan Wuttke, Ulrich Lächelt, Joanna Gościańska, Aleksander Ejsmont, Christian S. Diercks, Orysia Zaremba, Evelyn Ploetz, Rob Ameloot, Markus J. Kalmutzki and Mircea Dincă and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Reviews and Advanced Materials.

In The Last Decade

Ralph Freund

15 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

The Current Status of MOF and COF Applications 2021 2026 2022 2024 2021 2021 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. The Current Status of MOF and COF Applications
    2021 863 citations Ralph Freund, Orysia Zaremba et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. 25 Years of Reticular Chemistry
    2021 313 citations Ralph Freund, Stefano Canossa et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ralph Freund Germany 10 1.2k 1.2k 364 333 331 15 1.9k
Orysia Zaremba Spain 13 1.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.9× 343 0.9× 260 0.8× 298 0.9× 23 1.9k
Aleksander Ejsmont Poland 15 957 0.8× 873 0.7× 234 0.6× 439 1.3× 404 1.2× 26 1.7k
Dingxin Liu China 17 931 0.8× 1.0k 0.8× 207 0.6× 408 1.2× 459 1.4× 28 1.7k
Xiaowei Zhu China 21 928 0.8× 703 0.6× 418 1.1× 242 0.7× 229 0.7× 63 2.0k
Jing Shi China 24 1.2k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 280 0.8× 617 1.9× 394 1.2× 82 2.3k
Civan Avcı Spain 10 772 0.6× 692 0.6× 268 0.7× 184 0.6× 365 1.1× 13 1.3k
Mark Kalaj United States 23 1.6k 1.3× 1.8k 1.5× 259 0.7× 193 0.6× 295 0.9× 40 2.5k
Zhiyong U. Wang United States 9 1.5k 1.2× 1.4k 1.1× 329 0.9× 653 2.0× 373 1.1× 9 2.4k
Stefano Canossa Italy 19 1.1k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 163 0.4× 224 0.7× 172 0.5× 45 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Ralph Freund

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralph Freund

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralph Freund

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ralph Freund. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ralph Freund based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Ralph Freund. Ralph Freund is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Freund, Ralph, et al.. (2024). Exploring Dipolar Dynamics and Ionic Transport in Metal‐Organic Frameworks: Experimental and Theoretical Insights. Advanced Functional Materials. 3 indexed citations
2.
Freund, Ralph, Arianna Lanza, Stefano Canossa, et al.. (2023). Understanding the Chemistry of Metal Oxide to Metal–Organic Framework Reactions for Morphology Control. Chemistry of Materials. 35(5). 1891–1900. 16 indexed citations
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Andreo, Jacopo, Romy Ettlinger, Orysia Zaremba, et al.. (2022). Reticular Nanoscience: Bottom-Up Assembly Nanotechnology. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(17). 7531–7550. 72 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, et al.. (2022). Anionic or neutral? the charge of Ni8 cubes in metal–organic framework compounds. Chemical Communications. 58(67). 9349–9352. 5 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, Orysia Zaremba, Giel Arnauts, et al.. (2021). Der derzeitige Stand von MOF‐ und COF‐Anwendungen. Angewandte Chemie. 133(45). 24174–24202. 19 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, Orysia Zaremba, Giel Arnauts, et al.. (2021). The Current Status of MOF and COF Applications. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(45). 23975–24001. 863 indexed citations breakdown →
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Ji, Zhe, Ralph Freund, Christian S. Diercks, et al.. (2021). From Molecules to Frameworks to Superframework Crystals. Advanced Materials. 33(42). e2103808–e2103808. 34 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, Stefano Canossa, Seth M. Cohen, et al.. (2021). 25 Jahre retikuläre Chemie. Angewandte Chemie. 133(45). 24142–24173. 7 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, Stefano Canossa, Seth M. Cohen, et al.. (2021). 25 Years of Reticular Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(45). 23946–23974. 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gościańska, Joanna, Ralph Freund, & Stefan Wuttke. (2021). Nanoscience versus Viruses: The SARS‐CoV‐2 Case. Advanced Functional Materials. 32(14). 14 indexed citations
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Haase, Frederik, Patrick Hirschle, Ralph Freund, et al.. (2020). Mehr als nur ein Netzwerk: Strukturierung retikulärer Materialien im Nano‐, Meso‐ und Volumenbereich. Angewandte Chemie. 132(50). 22534–22556. 9 indexed citations
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Hwang, Jongkook, Aleksander Ejsmont, Ralph Freund, et al.. (2020). Controlling the morphology of metal–organic frameworks and porous carbon materials: metal oxides as primary architecture-directing agents. Chemical Society Reviews. 49(11). 3348–3422. 267 indexed citations
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Haase, Frederik, Patrick Hirschle, Ralph Freund, et al.. (2020). Beyond Frameworks: Structuring Reticular Materials across Nano‐, Meso‐, and Bulk Regimes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59(50). 22350–22370. 79 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, Ulrich Lächelt, Tobias Gruber, Bastian Rühle, & Stefan Wuttke. (2018). Multifunctional Efficiency: Extending the Concept of Atom Economy to Functional Nanomaterials. ACS Nano. 12(3). 2094–2105. 231 indexed citations
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Freund, Ralph, et al.. (2017). Stuck in Our Teeth? Crystal Structure of a New Copper Amalgam, Cu3Hg. Crystals. 7(12). 352–352. 4 indexed citations

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