Berthold Heymann

2.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
7 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Berthold Heymann is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Berthold Heymann has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 6 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 1 paper in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Berthold Heymann's work include Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (6 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (3 papers). Berthold Heymann is often cited by papers focused on Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications (7 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (6 papers) and Mechanical and Optical Resonators (3 papers). Berthold Heymann collaborates with scholars based in Germany. Berthold Heymann's co-authors include Helmut Grubmüller, Paul Tavan, Filipp Oesterhelt, Matthias Rief and Hermann E. Gaub and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Physical Review Letters and Biophysical Journal.

In The Last Decade

Berthold Heymann

7 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy on Polysaccharides by Atomic Force Microscopy

1997 900 citations Matthias Rief, Filipp Oesterhelt et al. Science profile →
Ligand Binding: Molecular Mechanics Calculation of the Streptavidin-Biotin Rupture Force

1996 738 citations Helmut Grubmüller, Berthold Heymann et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Berthold Heymann Germany	7	1.3k	764	506	294	287	7	2.0k
James Vesenka United States	18	1.2k 0.9×	894 1.2×	546 1.1×	589 2.0×	151 0.5×	42	2.1k
Gerald Kada Austria	23	834 0.6×	1.3k 1.7×	442 0.9×	504 1.7×	290 1.0×	39	2.6k
Giorgio Semenza Switzerland	19	844 0.6×	611 0.8×	820 1.6×	603 2.1×	249 0.9×	37	2.0k
David Martínez-Martín Switzerland	16	1.1k 0.8×	553 0.7×	324 0.6×	520 1.8×	205 0.7×	26	1.9k
Paolo Facci Italy	33	882 0.7×	1.4k 1.8×	1.0k 2.1×	719 2.4×	603 2.1×	92	2.8k
Torsten Strunz Switzerland	14	1.4k 1.1×	712 0.9×	749 1.5×	475 1.6×	113 0.4×	25	2.1k
Louis Tiefenauer Switzerland	27	509 0.4×	996 1.3×	589 1.2×	716 2.4×	169 0.6×	52	2.1k
Eugene P. Petrov Germany	25	797 0.6×	836 1.1×	747 1.5×	626 2.1×	762 2.7×	66	2.2k
Jürgen Fritz Germany	19	1.8k 1.4×	883 1.2×	1.3k 2.6×	1.0k 3.4×	240 0.8×	26	3.1k
R. Guckenberger Germany	28	1.5k 1.1×	665 0.9×	935 1.8×	1.2k 4.2×	300 1.0×	75	2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Berthold Heymann

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All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Heymann, Berthold & Helmut Grubmüller. (2001). Molecular Dynamics Force Probe Simulations of Antibody/Antigen Unbinding: Entropic Control and Nonadditivity of Unbinding Forces. Biophysical Journal. 81(3). 1295–1313. 54 indexed citations

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Heymann, Berthold & Helmut Grubmüller. (2000). Dynamic Force Spectroscopy of Molecular Adhesion Bonds. Physical Review Letters. 84(26). 6126–6129. 137 indexed citations

3.

Heymann, Berthold & Helmut Grubmüller. (1999). AN02/DNP-hapten unbinding forces studied by molecular dynamics atomic force microscopy simulations. Chemical Physics Letters. 303(1-2). 1–9. 70 indexed citations

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Heymann, Berthold & Helmut Grubmüller. (1999). `Chair–boat' transitions and side groups affect the stiffness of polysaccharides. Chemical Physics Letters. 305(3-4). 202–208. 42 indexed citations

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Heymann, Berthold & Helmut Grubmüller. (1999). Elastic properties of poly(ethylene-glycol) studied by molecular dynamics stretching simulations. Chemical Physics Letters. 307(5-6). 425–432. 97 indexed citations

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Rief, Matthias, Filipp Oesterhelt, Berthold Heymann, & Hermann E. Gaub. (1997). Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy on Polysaccharides by Atomic Force Microscopy. Science. 275(5304). 1295–1297. 900 indexed citations breakdown →

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Grubmüller, Helmut, Berthold Heymann, & Paul Tavan. (1996). Ligand Binding: Molecular Mechanics Calculation of the Streptavidin-Biotin Rupture Force. Science. 271(5251). 997–999. 738 indexed citations breakdown →

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