Alexa Schmitz

4.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
31 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Alexa Schmitz is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Chemistry and Catalysis. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexa Schmitz has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 10 papers in Materials Chemistry and 8 papers in Catalysis. Recurrent topics in Alexa Schmitz's work include Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers), Ionic liquids properties and applications (8 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (5 papers). Alexa Schmitz is often cited by papers focused on Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications (11 papers), Ionic liquids properties and applications (8 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (5 papers). Alexa Schmitz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Spain. Alexa Schmitz's co-authors include L. Metcalfe, Christoph Janiak, Carsten Schlüsener, Niels Tannert, Sebastian‐Johannes Ernst, Laura Schmolke, Julian Quodbach, Roderick Martin, Philipp Brandt and Mark Bülow and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Chemistry of Materials and Analytical Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Alexa Schmitz

31 papers receiving 3.9k citations

Hit Papers

Rapid Preparation of Fatty Acid Esters from Lipids for Ga... 1961 2026 1982 2004 1966 1961 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Rapid Preparation of Fatty Acid Esters from Lipids for Gas Chromatographic Analysis.
    1966 2.2k citations L. Metcalfe, Alexa Schmitz et al. Analytical Chemistry profile →
  2. The Rapid Preparation of Fatty Acid Esters for Gas Chromatographic Analysis
    1961 1.7k citations L. Metcalfe, Alexa Schmitz Analytical Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexa Schmitz Germany 15 1.2k 1.1k 734 643 584 31 4.3k
Isabel Medina Spain 43 1.1k 0.9× 1.8k 1.6× 974 1.3× 1.7k 2.7× 256 0.4× 166 5.2k
Frank D. Gunstone United Kingdom 29 809 0.7× 1.3k 1.2× 192 0.3× 310 0.5× 792 1.4× 111 3.6k
Hideki Ushio Japan 31 332 0.3× 898 0.8× 654 0.9× 841 1.3× 90 0.2× 186 3.5k
Tatsuya Sugawara Japan 39 633 0.5× 2.0k 1.8× 1.3k 1.8× 116 0.2× 191 0.3× 141 5.2k
Takashi Maoka Japan 41 657 0.6× 3.0k 2.8× 1.4k 1.9× 158 0.2× 157 0.3× 287 7.9k
Tetsuya Suzuki Japan 35 479 0.4× 1.4k 1.2× 163 0.2× 301 0.5× 104 0.2× 221 4.1k
Hermann Schlenk United States 30 718 0.6× 1.2k 1.1× 304 0.4× 199 0.3× 682 1.2× 79 3.5k
Tomáš Řezanka Czechia 39 529 0.5× 2.7k 2.4× 316 0.4× 89 0.1× 684 1.2× 315 6.9k
Helmut K. Mangold United States 28 792 0.7× 2.2k 2.0× 174 0.2× 185 0.3× 1.2k 2.1× 124 4.5k
Róger Wagner Brazil 45 933 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 242 0.3× 1.8k 2.8× 91 0.2× 357 7.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexa Schmitz

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Gillette, Amani A., Mário Costa Cruz, Alexa Schmitz, et al.. (2025). Cellpose as a reliable method for single-cell segmentation of autofluorescence microscopy images. Scientific Reports. 15(1). 5548–5548. 1 indexed citations
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Jansen, Christian, et al.. (2022). MOF@chitosan Composites with Potential Antifouling Properties for Open-Environment Applications of Metal-Organic Frameworks. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3(1). 35–54. 10 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Alexa, et al.. (2022). A caveat on the effect of modulators in the synthesis of the aluminum furandicarboxylate metal‐organic framework MIL‐160. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 648(10). 4 indexed citations
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Hägele, Gerhard, Ryszard B. Nazarski, Alexa Schmitz, Shanghua Xing, & Christoph Janiak. (2022). 1H NMR spectra, structure, and conformational exchange of S-n-alkyl-tetrahydrothiophenium cations of some ionic liquids. Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 197(8). 788–798. 1 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Alexa, Ann‐Christin Swertz, Björn B. Beele, et al.. (2020). Acylselenoureato bis(chelates) of lead: synthesis, structural characterization and microwave-assisted formation of PbSe nano- and microstructures. New Journal of Chemistry. 44(19). 7719–7726. 6 indexed citations
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Bülow, Mark, et al.. (2020). Odd–even effect for efficient bioreactions of chiral alcohols and boosted stability of the enzyme. RSC Advances. 10(47). 28351–28354. 8 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Alexa, Mark Bülow, Dzmitry H. Zaitsau, et al.. (2020). Tetrahydrothiophene‐Based Ionic Liquids: Synthesis and Thermodynamic Characterizations. ChemistryOpen. 10(2). 153–163. 8 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Alexa, Hajo Meyer, Michael Meischein, et al.. (2020). Synthesis of plasmonic Fe/Al nanoparticles in ionic liquids. RSC Advances. 10(22). 12891–12899. 18 indexed citations
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Zaitsau, Dzmitry H., Alexa Schmitz, Christoph Janiak, & Sergey P. Verevkin. (2020). Heat capacities of ionic liquids based on tetrahydrothiophenium cation and NTf2 anion. Thermochimica Acta. 686. 178547–178547. 10 indexed citations
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Schmolke, Laura, Mark Bülow, Alexa Schmitz, et al.. (2019). Aggregation control of Ru and Ir nanoparticles by tunable aryl alkyl imidazolium ionic liquids. Nanoscale. 11(9). 4073–4082. 28 indexed citations
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Schmolke, Laura, Alexa Schmitz, Juri Barthel, et al.. (2019). Bimetallic Co/Al nanoparticles in an ionic liquid: synthesis and application in alkyne hydrogenation. New Journal of Chemistry. 43(42). 16583–16594. 15 indexed citations
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Schlüsener, Carsten, et al.. (2019). Solid-Solution Mixed-Linker Synthesis of Isoreticular Al-Based MOFs for an Easy Hydrophilicity Tuning in Water-Sorption Heat Transformations. Chemistry of Materials. 31(11). 4051–4062. 58 indexed citations
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Ernst, Sebastian‐Johannes, Raphael Wiedey, Niels Tannert, et al.. (2019). Air-Con Metal–Organic Frameworks in Binder Composites for Water Adsorption Heat Transformation Systems. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 58(47). 21493–21503. 48 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Alexa, Kai Schütte, Juri Barthel, et al.. (2017). Synthesis of metal-fluoride nanoparticles supported on thermally reduced graphite oxide. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 8. 2474–2483. 18 indexed citations
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Schmitz, Alexa, et al.. (2008). Bodycote Prize WinnerSherardising – galvanising steel with zinc from vapour phase. International Heat Treatment and Surface Engineering. 2(2). 49–54. 5 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, L., Roderick Martin, & Alexa Schmitz. (1966). Titration of long‐chain quaternary ammonium compounds using tetraphenylboron. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 43(6). 355–357. 20 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, L. & Alexa Schmitz. (1964). The Gas Chromatography of Long Chain Diamines and Triamines. Journal of Chromatographic Science. 2(1). 15–17. 17 indexed citations
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Metcalfe, L. & Alexa Schmitz. (1957). Determination of Higher Aliphatic Aldehydes in Presence of Ketones and Fatty Acids. Analytical Chemistry. 29(11). 1676–1678. 3 indexed citations

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