W. Ranke

5.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
103 papers, 4.5k citations indexed

About

W. Ranke is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Surfaces, Coatings and Films and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Ranke has authored 103 papers receiving a total of 4.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 44 papers in Surfaces, Coatings and Films and 44 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in W. Ranke's work include Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (44 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (34 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (31 papers). W. Ranke is often cited by papers focused on Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques (44 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (34 papers) and Semiconductor materials and devices (31 papers). W. Ranke collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Venezuela. W. Ranke's co-authors include K. Jacobi, W. Weiß, Yvonne Joseph, Guido Ketteler, Y.R. Xing, Robert Schlögl, Markus Ritter, Christian Kuhrs, Weixin Huang and Dieter Schmeißer and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical review. B, Condensed matter.

In The Last Decade

W. Ranke

101 papers receiving 4.4k citations

Hit Papers

Surface chemistry and catalysis on well-defined epitaxial... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Surface chemistry and catalysis on well-defined epitaxial iron-oxide layers
    2002 524 citations W. Ranke 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
W. Ranke Germany 37 2.4k 1.9k 1.5k 1.1k 973 103 4.5k
C. R. Brundle United States 43 2.8k 1.2× 3.1k 1.6× 1.5k 1.0× 652 0.6× 1.6k 1.7× 91 6.5k
G.A. Somorjai United States 39 2.6k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 973 0.6× 749 0.7× 430 0.4× 89 4.4k
R. Caudano Belgium 40 2.7k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 2.0k 1.3× 308 0.3× 1.3k 1.3× 202 5.2k
D. E. Ramaker United States 33 2.1k 0.9× 945 0.5× 1.0k 0.7× 860 0.8× 635 0.7× 107 3.8k
Jacques Jupille France 38 2.8k 1.2× 1.1k 0.6× 957 0.6× 589 0.5× 500 0.5× 157 4.3k
W. Moritz Germany 41 2.8k 1.2× 3.5k 1.8× 903 0.6× 552 0.5× 836 0.9× 109 5.3k
P. Oelhafen Switzerland 39 3.5k 1.5× 1.1k 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 504 0.5× 564 0.6× 211 5.4k
F. Boscherini Italy 34 2.6k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 567 0.5× 374 0.4× 215 4.5k
Brett A. Sexton United States 22 2.4k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 940 0.6× 681 0.6× 445 0.5× 31 3.6k
R. Frahm Germany 37 3.1k 1.3× 1.4k 0.7× 1.6k 1.1× 826 0.8× 744 0.8× 180 6.1k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Ranke

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Ranke

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Shekhah, Osama, et al.. (2005). Microkinetic modelling of the dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene to styrene over unpromoted iron oxides. Journal of Catalysis. 231(1). 172–180. 19 indexed citations
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Ranke, W.. (2004). Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, Die Soldaten.
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Shekhah, Osama, et al.. (2003). Styrene Synthesis: High Conversion over Unpromoted Iron Oxide Catalysts under Practical Working Conditions. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(46). 5760–5763. 83 indexed citations
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Ranke, W. & Yvonne Joseph. (2002). Determination of adsorption energies and kinetic parameters by isosteric methods. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 4(12). 2483–2498. 30 indexed citations
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Shaikhutdinov, S., Yvonne Joseph, Christian Kuhrs, W. Ranke, & W. Weiß. (1999). Structure and reactivity of iron oxide surfaces. Faraday Discussions. 114. 363–380. 76 indexed citations
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Ritter, Markus, W. Ranke, & W. Weiß. (1998). Growth and structure of ultrathin FeO films on Pt(111) studied by STM and LEED. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 57(12). 7240–7251. 201 indexed citations
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Ranke, W., et al.. (1995). Step topography of Si(001) vicinals, clean and after deposition of As, Sb and Bi. Surface Science. 331-333. 1099–1104. 34 indexed citations
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Ranke, W.. (1995). Equilibrium adsorption of NH3 on Ge(001), (113) and (111). Surface Science. 342(1-3). 281–292. 17 indexed citations
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Ranke, W., et al.. (1994). Arsenic interaction with vicinal Si(001) surfaces. Surface Science. 315(3). 237–247. 15 indexed citations
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Ranke, W., et al.. (1993). Europäische Komödie im übersetzerischen Transfer. Narr eBooks.
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Ranke, W., et al.. (1987). Orientation and temperature dependent adsorption of H2S on GaAs: Valence band photoemission. Surface Science. 192(1). 81–94. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiaohua, et al.. (1987). Angle-resolved photoemission from step-related surface states on vicinal surfaces of Si(001). Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 35(2). 678–681. 5 indexed citations
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Ranke, W., et al.. (1987). Orientation dependent surface dipole and fermi-level position on a clean Ge cylinder. Solid State Communications. 61(5). 285–287. 12 indexed citations
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Ranke, W. & Y.R. Xing. (1985). Surface dipole and Fermi-level position on clean, oxygen-, and water-covered cylindrical Si crystals: A photoelectron spectroscopy study. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 31(4). 2246–2253. 45 indexed citations
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Ranke, W. & Y.R. Xing. (1985). Orientation dependent adsorption on a cylindrical silicon crystal. Surface Science. 157(2-3). 353–370. 36 indexed citations
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Ranke, W.. (1983). Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy investigation of electron affinity and polarity on a cylindrical GaAs single crystal. Physical review. B, Condensed matter. 27(12). 7807–7810. 39 indexed citations
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Ranke, W., Y.R. Xing, & Ge Shen. (1982). Orientation dependence of oxygen adsorption on a cylindrical GaAs sample. Surface Science. 120(1). 67–89. 39 indexed citations
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Jacobi, K., et al.. (1978). The structure and electronic properties of thin palladium films on zinc oxide studied by AES and UPS. Surface Science. 75(2). 355–367. 43 indexed citations
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Ranke, W.. (1978). On the magnitude of adsorption enhancement by electron beam excitation of molecules in the gas phase. Journal of Physics D Applied Physics. 11(5). L87–L90. 4 indexed citations
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Ranke, W.. (1976). Separation of the partial s- and p-densities of valence states of ZnO from UPS-measurements. Solid State Communications. 19(7). 685–688. 68 indexed citations

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