Timo Jacob

10.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
342 papers, 8.8k citations indexed

About

Timo Jacob is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, Timo Jacob has authored 342 papers receiving a total of 8.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 157 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 146 papers in Materials Chemistry and 112 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in Timo Jacob's work include Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (96 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (66 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (56 papers). Timo Jacob is often cited by papers focused on Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion (96 papers), Electrochemical Analysis and Applications (66 papers) and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science (56 papers). Timo Jacob collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Timo Jacob's co-authors include J. Anton, John A. Keith, Wei Wei, William A. Goddard, Herbert Over, Kai S. Exner, Payam Kaghazchi, Donato Fantauzzi, Wang Gao and Jonathan E. Mueller and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Timo Jacob

328 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Omicron: What Makes the Latest SARS-CoV-2 Variant of Concern So Concerning?
    2022 143 citations Christoph Jung, Fabian Zech et al. profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Timo Jacob 4.4k 3.7k 3.7k 1.2k 1.2k 342 8.8k
Ye Xu 5.3k 1.2× 3.7k 1.0× 3.7k 1.0× 597 0.5× 1.9k 1.7× 185 9.4k
Gaetano Granozzi 6.4k 1.4× 4.2k 1.1× 4.2k 1.2× 614 0.5× 703 0.6× 370 10.9k
Xu Zhang 6.7k 1.5× 6.0k 1.6× 9.4k 2.6× 839 0.7× 393 0.3× 204 12.6k
Rong Yu 6.8k 1.5× 4.4k 1.2× 3.6k 1.0× 480 0.4× 714 0.6× 278 11.7k
Jiye Fang 6.9k 1.6× 4.2k 1.1× 4.7k 1.3× 786 0.6× 350 0.3× 165 9.8k
Vladimı́r Matolín 8.2k 1.9× 3.5k 0.9× 3.1k 0.9× 371 0.3× 3.6k 3.1× 420 10.7k
K. Wandelt 4.7k 1.1× 1.6k 0.4× 3.1k 0.9× 1.0k 0.8× 773 0.7× 363 9.9k
Jing Tao 6.3k 1.4× 3.4k 0.9× 3.3k 0.9× 635 0.5× 280 0.2× 142 10.8k
Jinguo Wang 8.7k 2.0× 5.6k 1.5× 3.8k 1.0× 639 0.5× 1.9k 1.7× 247 13.5k
A.J. Arvía 4.2k 0.9× 3.1k 0.8× 5.1k 1.4× 5.0k 4.0× 586 0.5× 466 10.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Timo Jacob

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Timo Jacob

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Timo Jacob. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Timo Jacob 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 Timo Jacob. Timo Jacob is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Zech, Fabian, Christoph Jung, Armando Rodríguez, et al.. (2025). ReaxFF-Guided Optimization of VIRIP-Based HIV-1 Entry Inhibitors. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129(15). 3788–3795. 1 indexed citations
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Jacob, Timo, et al.. (2025). Understanding the Nitrogen Reduction Reaction Mechanism on CuFeO 2 Photocathodes. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(19). e202500058–e202500058. 4 indexed citations
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Im, Changbin, Mohamed M. Elnagar, Björn Kirchhoff, et al.. (2025). Unraveling the optical signatures of polymeric carbon nitrides: insights into stacking-induced excitonic transitions. Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 13(17). 8682–8693. 2 indexed citations
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Elnagar, Mohamed M., Ludwig A. Kibler, & Timo Jacob. (2025). Electrochemical Fabrication of Nanoparticles and Single‐Atom Catalysts via Cathodic Corrosion. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(31). e202500036–e202500036. 1 indexed citations
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Engstfeld, Albert K., et al.. (2024). First-Principles Study on the Structural and Magnetic Properties of Low-Index Cu 2 O and CuO Surfaces. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 128(23). 9693–9704. 5 indexed citations
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Elnagar, Mohamed M., Ludwig A. Kibler, & Timo Jacob. (2024). Effect of Alkali Metal Cations and Trace Metal Impurities on Cathodic Corrosion of Gold Electrode Surfaces. ChemCatChem. 16(18). 4 indexed citations
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Jacob, Timo, et al.. (2024). Insights into electrode–electrolyte interfaces by in situ scanning tunnelling microscopy. Current Opinion in Electrochemistry. 48. 101580–101580. 3 indexed citations
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Jacob, Timo, et al.. (2024). Potassium Diffusion in Mono‐ and Bi‐Crystalline SrTiO3 – Mechanisms and Activation Energies. Advanced Materials Interfaces. 11(30).
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Jacob, Timo, et al.. (2023). Entropic Contributions to Sodium Solvation and Solvent Stabilization upon Electrochemical Sodium Deposition from Diglyme and Propylene Carbonate Electrolytes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(22). e202301253–e202301253. 16 indexed citations
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Mitoraj, Dariusz, Joanna Kuncewicz, Andreas Hellmann, et al.. (2023). Polymeric carbon nitride-based photocathodes for visible light-driven selective reduction of oxygen to hydrogen peroxide. Applied Catalysis A General. 660. 119173–119173. 4 indexed citations
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Jacob, Timo, et al.. (2023). An Experimental Method to Determine the Measurement Error of Reference Electrodes within Lithium‐Ion Batteries. ChemElectroChem. 10(17). 7 indexed citations
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Kibler, Ludwig A., et al.. (2022). Au(111) Surface Oxidation Kinetics Probed by Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Formic Acid. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(11). 116513–116513. 3 indexed citations
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Elnagar, Mohamed M., Ludwig A. Kibler, & Timo Jacob. (2022). Structural Evolution of Au Electrodes during Cathodic Corrosion: Initial Stages of Octahedral-Nanocrystal Growth. Journal of The Electrochemical Society. 169(10). 102509–102509. 9 indexed citations
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Kang, Sinwoo, Changbin Im, Ioannis Spanos, et al.. (2022). Durable Nickel‐Iron (Oxy)hydroxide Oxygen Evolution Electrocatalysts through Surface Functionalization with Tetraphenylporphyrin. Angewandte Chemie. 134(51). 2 indexed citations
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Hayn, Manuel, Armando Rodríguez, Solange Vidal, et al.. (2021). Natural cystatin C fragments inhibit GPR15-mediated HIV and SIV infection without interfering with GPR15L signaling. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(3). 12 indexed citations
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Adler, Christiane, et al.. (2021). Formic acid oxidation reaction on Au(111) electrodes modified with 4-mercaptopyridine SAM. Electrochimica Acta. 388. 138547–138547. 10 indexed citations
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Rinaldi, Ali, Jean‐Philippe Tessonnier, M. Schuster, et al.. (2011). Gelöster Kohlenstoff kontrolliert die erste Phase des Nanokohlenstoffwachstums. Angewandte Chemie. 123(14). 3371–3375. 18 indexed citations

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