Benno Kunz

2.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Benno Kunz is a scholar working on Food Science, Molecular Biology and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Benno Kunz has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Food Science, 9 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Benno Kunz's work include Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (7 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (5 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (5 papers). Benno Kunz is often cited by papers focused on Microencapsulation and Drying Processes (7 papers), Proteins in Food Systems (5 papers) and Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (5 papers). Benno Kunz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Poland and United States. Benno Kunz's co-authors include Günther Laufenberg, Sri Haryani Anwar, Wojciech Kolanowski, Jenny Weißbrodt, Joo-Yeon Lee, Cheon-Jei Kim, Peter L. Kranz, Danuta Jaworska, Philipp Adler and Nadine Schulze-Kaysers and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Bioresource Technology and Food Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Benno Kunz

36 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Transformation of vegetable waste into value added products: 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400
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. Transformation of vegetable waste into value added products:
    2002 482 citations Günther Laufenberg, Benno Kunz et al. Bioresource Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benno Kunz Germany 16 958 254 249 240 235 36 1.6k
Kyriakos A. Riganakos Greece 28 664 0.7× 292 1.1× 514 2.1× 234 1.0× 200 0.9× 55 2.0k
Günther Laufenberg Germany 10 501 0.5× 179 0.7× 168 0.7× 184 0.8× 140 0.6× 18 1.1k
Agnes de Paula Scheer Brazil 24 724 0.8× 165 0.6× 330 1.3× 238 1.0× 252 1.1× 88 1.7k
Angela Zinnai Italy 21 630 0.7× 338 1.3× 426 1.7× 265 1.1× 182 0.8× 107 1.5k
José Carlos Cunha Petrus Brazil 27 615 0.6× 141 0.6× 161 0.6× 256 1.1× 255 1.1× 60 1.9k
Siniša Markov Serbia 24 754 0.8× 364 1.4× 396 1.6× 150 0.6× 290 1.2× 85 1.8k
Ana Kalušević Serbia 17 1.3k 1.3× 378 1.5× 245 1.0× 242 1.0× 175 0.7× 27 1.7k
Alessandra Lopes de Oliveira Brazil 26 771 0.8× 427 1.7× 411 1.7× 186 0.8× 335 1.4× 109 2.0k
Letricia Barbosa‐Pereira Spain 27 796 0.8× 366 1.4× 240 1.0× 306 1.3× 221 0.9× 57 2.0k
Pujun Xie China 20 690 0.7× 391 1.5× 359 1.4× 295 1.2× 360 1.5× 47 1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Benno Kunz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benno Kunz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benno Kunz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benno Kunz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benno Kunz 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 Benno Kunz. Benno Kunz 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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Kunz, Benno, et al.. (2014). Polymer incompatibility as a potential tool for polyphenol recovery from olive mill wastewater. Food Chemistry. 156. 23–28. 9 indexed citations
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Adler, Philipp, et al.. (2012). Prediction of dynamic metabolic behavior of Pediococcus pentosaceus producing lactic acid from lignocellulosic sugars. Biotechnology Progress. 28(3). 623–635. 6 indexed citations
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Kranz, Peter L., et al.. (2010). Sensory Quality of Functional Beverages: Bitterness Perception and Bitter Masking of Olive Leaf Extract Fortified Fruit Smoothies. Journal of Food Science. 75(6). S308–11. 41 indexed citations
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Adler, Philipp, et al.. (2010). Modeling of an integrated fermentation/membrane extraction process for the production of 2-phenylethanol and 2-phenylethylacetate. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 48(3). 285–292. 22 indexed citations
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Anwar, Sri Haryani, Jenny Weißbrodt, & Benno Kunz. (2010). Microencapsulation of Fish Oil by Spray Granulation and Fluid Bed Film Coating. Journal of Food Science. 75(6). E359–71. 41 indexed citations
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Kranz, Peter L., Philipp Adler, & Benno Kunz. (2010). Sorption of citrus flavour compounds on XAD-7HP resin during the debittering of grapefruit juice. International Journal of Food Science & Technology. 46(1). 30–36. 15 indexed citations
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Kunz, Benno, et al.. (2007). Investigations into the stabilization of a volatile aroma compound using a combined emulsification and spray drying process. European Food Research and Technology. 226(1-2). 137–146. 33 indexed citations
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Kolanowski, Wojciech, Danuta Jaworska, Jenny Weißbrodt, & Benno Kunz. (2006). Sensory Assessment of Microencapsulated Fish Oil Powder. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 84(1). 37–45. 56 indexed citations
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Kolanowski, Wojciech, Günther Laufenberg, & Benno Kunz. (2004). Fish oil stabilisation by microencapsulation with modified cellulose. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition. 55(4). 333–343. 96 indexed citations
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Lee, Joo-Yeon & Benno Kunz. (2004). The antioxidant properties of baechu-kimchi and freeze-dried kimchi-powder in fermented sausages. Meat Science. 69(4). 741–747. 36 indexed citations
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Kunz, Benno. (2003). Production and Microbiological Characteristics of Fermented Sausages. Food Science of Animal Resources. 23(4). 361–375. 7 indexed citations
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Laufenberg, Günther, et al.. (2002). Transformation of vegetable waste into value added products:. Bioresource Technology. 87(2). 167–198. 482 indexed citations breakdown →
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Weißbrodt, Jenny, et al.. (2001). Separation of aqueous organic multi-component solutions by reverse osmosis — development of a mass transfer model. Desalination. 133(1). 65–74. 11 indexed citations
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Kunz, Benno, et al.. (2000). Use of spice mixtures for the stabilisation of fresh portioned pork. Food Control. 11(6). 433–436. 22 indexed citations
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Kunz, Benno, et al.. (1998). Fungitoxicity of Chemical Analogs with Heartwood Toxins. Current Microbiology. 37(1). 67–69. 3 indexed citations
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Lipnizki, Frank, et al.. (1998). Einsatz von Pervaporation‐Bioreaktor‐Hybridprozessen in der Biotechnologie. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 70(12). 1587–1595. 5 indexed citations
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Laufenberg, Günther, et al.. (1996). The influence of intermolecular interactions on the selectivity of several organic acids in aqueous multicomponent systems during reverse osmosis. Journal of Membrane Science. 110(1). 59–68. 29 indexed citations
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Panitz, Corinna, et al.. (1992). Biotransformation of free fatty acids in mixtures to methyl ketones by Monascus purpureus. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 36(4). 8 indexed citations

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