Ben L. Feringa

92.7k citations
1.2k papers · 77.5k indexed · 59 hit papers · h-index 134
Topics
Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (251 papers)Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (219 papers)Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (204 papers)
Partner nations
NetherlandsChinaGermany

In The Last Decade

Ben L. Feringa

1.1k papers receiving 76.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Peers

Ben L. Feringa
Comparison fields: 5 of 181
  • Organic Chemistry 44.2k
  • Materials Chemistry 30.0k
  • Molecular Biology 15.3k
  • Inorganic Chemistry 13.8k
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 12.8k
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Fields of papers citing papers by Ben L. Feringa

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ben L. Feringa

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All Works

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An organic perspective on photocatalytic production of hydrogen peroxidebreakdown →
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Molecular photoswitches in aqueous environmentsbreakdown →
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A Light-Actuated Nanovalve Derived from a Channel Proteinbreakdown →
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About Ben L. Feringa

Ben L. Feringa is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, having authored 1.2k papers that have together received 77.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (251 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (219 papers) and Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (204 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (44.2k citations), Inorganic Chemistry (13.8k citations) and Biomaterials (12.7k citations). Ben L. Feringa has collaborated with scholars based in Netherlands, China and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Adriaan J. Minnaard, Wesley R. Browne, Jan H. van Esch, Wiktor Szymański, Richard A. van Delden, Auke Meetsma, Nagatoshi Koumura, Gérard Roelfes, Johannes G. de Vries and Willem A. Velema. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

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