Wolf‐Dieter Schneider

14.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
215 papers, 11.7k citations indexed

About

Wolf‐Dieter Schneider is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Materials Chemistry and Condensed Matter Physics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider has authored 215 papers receiving a total of 11.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 140 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 63 papers in Materials Chemistry and 54 papers in Condensed Matter Physics. Recurrent topics in Wolf‐Dieter Schneider's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (78 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (61 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (37 papers). Wolf‐Dieter Schneider is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (78 papers), Surface and Thin Film Phenomena (61 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (37 papers). Wolf‐Dieter Schneider collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and United States. Wolf‐Dieter Schneider's co-authors include Richard Berndt, Ueli Heiz, F. Patthey, B. Delley, Stéphane Abbet, Y. Baer, Marina Pivetta, Jiutao Li, A. Sánchez and Matthias Böhringer and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Wolf‐Dieter Schneider

209 papers receiving 11.5k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

When Gold Is Not Noble: Nanoscale Gold Catalysts

1999 1.3k citations A. Sánchez, Stéphane Abbet et al. profile →
Kondo Scattering Observed at a Single Magnetic Impurity

1998 482 citations Wolf‐Dieter Schneider et al. Physical Review Letters profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolf‐Dieter Schneider

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Engineering Spin Interaction Channels of FePc on Au(111) 2025 ·Nano Letters ·Luciano Colazzo, (unknown), Yong‐Gyun Jung, Lei Fang, (unknown), Christoph Wolf, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Andreas J. Heinrich, (unknown)	0
2	Mixed Germania‐Silica Films on Ru(0001): A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Study 2023 ·Israel Journal of Chemistry ·(unknown), Joachim Paier, Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), (unknown), Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Hans‐Joachim Freund	2
3	Mesoscopic Structures and Coexisting Phases in Silica Films 2022 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry C ·Kristen M. Burson, (unknown), (unknown), T. R. Marsh, Zechao Yang, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Markus Heyde, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Hans‐Joachim Freund	5
4	Continuous network structure of two-dimensional silica across a supporting metal step edge: An atomic scale study 2021 ·Physical Review Materials ·(unknown), Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), (unknown), Zechao Yang, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Hans‐Joachim Freund	6
5	Binding Behavior of Carbonmonoxide to Gold Atoms on Ag(001) 2020 ·Topics in Catalysis ·(unknown), Jagriti Pal, (unknown), Nisha Mammen, Karoliina Honkala, Hannu Häkkinen, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Markus Heyde, Hans‐Joachim Freund	1
6	Sensing the Spin of an Individual Ce Adatom 2020 ·Physical Review Letters ·Markus Ternes, Christopher P. Lutz, Andreas J. Heinrich, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	16
7	Growth and Atomic‐Scale Characterization of Ultrathin Silica and Germania Films: The Crucial Role of the Metal Support 2020 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·(unknown), Sergio Tosoni, (unknown), Zechao Yang, (unknown), Maurício J. Prieto, Thomas Schmidt, Denis Usvyat, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Markus Heyde, Gianfranco Pacchioni, Hans‐Joachim Freund	17
8	Charge Control in Model Catalysis: The Decisive Role of the Oxide–Nanoparticle Interface 2017 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Markus Heyde, Hans‐Joachim Freund	26
9	Molecular Adsorption Changes the Quantum Structure of Oxide-Supported Gold Nanoparticles: Chemisorption versus Physisorption 2015 ·Physical Review Letters ·(unknown), Florencia Calaza, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Niklas Nilius, Hans‐Joachim Freund	25
10	Dynamical Coulomb Blockade Observed in Nanosized Electrical Contacts 2012 ·Physical Review Letters ·Christophe Brun, (unknown), I-Po Hong, F. Patthey, Christian Flindt, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	42
11	Speak German! : warum Deutsch manchmal besser ist 2008 ·Rowohlt eBooks ·Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	0
12	Diatomic Molecular Switches to Enable the Observation of Very-Low-Energy Vibrations 2007 ·Physical Review Letters ·Marina Pivetta, Markus Ternes, F. Patthey, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	37
13	Two‐Dimensional Tiling by Rubrene Molecules Self‐Assembled in Supramolecular Pentagons, Hexagons, and Heptagons on a Au(111) Surface 2007 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Marina Pivetta, Marie‐Christine Blüm, F. Patthey, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	53
14	Conservation of Chirality in a Hierarchical Supramolecular Self‐Assembled Structure with Pentagonal Symmetry 2005 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Marie‐Christine Blüm, Elizabeta Ćavar, Marina Pivetta, F. Patthey, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	134
15	Creation of an Atomic Superlattice by Immersing Metallic Adatoms in a Two-Dimensional Electron Sea 2004 ·Physical Review Letters ·Fabien Silly, Marina Pivetta, Markus Ternes, F. Patthey, J. P. Pelz, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	186
16	Das neue Handbuch des Journalismus 2003 ·Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, (unknown)	6
17	Further Development of the International Pneumoconiosis Classification - from ILO 1980 to ILO 2000 and to ILO 2000/German Federal Republic Version 2003 ·Pneumologie ·K. G. Hering, Michael Hviid Jacobsen, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), K. Hofmann-Preiß, (unknown), (unknown), N Kotschy-Lang, T. Kraus, (unknown), W Raab, (unknown), Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, Klaus Straßburger, S Tuengerthal, H.‐J. Woitowitz	13
18	Highlights from recent literature 2000 ·Gold bulletin ·A. Sánchez, Stéphane Abbet, Ueli Heiz, Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, (unknown), Rosalind C. Barnett, Uzi Landman, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	1
19	Deutsch für Profis : Wege zu gutem Stil 1984 ·Wolf‐Dieter Schneider, (unknown)	0
20	Essen : das Abenteuer einer Stadt 1963 ·Wolf‐Dieter Schneider	1

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