Carl Widmer

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
12 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Carl Widmer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Carl Widmer has authored 12 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and 2 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Carl Widmer's work include Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (4 papers). Carl Widmer is often cited by papers focused on Coenzyme Q10 studies and effects (6 papers), Mitochondrial Function and Pathology (4 papers) and Advanced battery technologies research (4 papers). Carl Widmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and France. Carl Widmer's co-authors include F.L. Crane, Youssef Hatefi, Robert L. Lester, Elmer Stotz, Harold A. Neufeld, Ralph T. Holman, Denis Jeanteur, Tilman Schirmer, Jürg P. Rosenbusch and Jean‐Marie Pagès and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Carl Widmer

12 papers receiving 977 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.

  1. Isolation of a quinone from beef heart mitochondria
    1957 431 citations F.L. Crane, Youssef Hatefi et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Carl Widmer 925 345 253 126 121 12 1.1k
Clifford H. Shunk 638 0.7× 110 0.3× 204 0.8× 263 2.1× 109 0.9× 43 936
C. Rivière 908 1.0× 107 0.3× 159 0.6× 92 0.7× 169 1.4× 27 1.4k
Robert Verger 1.2k 1.2× 110 0.3× 206 0.8× 84 0.7× 87 0.7× 31 1.5k
Francine Ferrato 1.3k 1.4× 84 0.2× 267 1.1× 75 0.6× 234 1.9× 33 2.0k
Jens G. Hauge 730 0.8× 69 0.2× 146 0.6× 42 0.3× 45 0.4× 43 1.0k
Denis Coulon 795 0.9× 47 0.1× 239 0.9× 80 0.6× 73 0.6× 27 1.1k
W.W. Wainio 578 0.6× 178 0.5× 47 0.2× 24 0.2× 87 0.7× 58 943
Chrislaine Martinez 1.1k 1.1× 79 0.2× 115 0.5× 109 0.9× 21 0.2× 9 1.4k
G Piéroni 550 0.6× 27 0.1× 114 0.5× 49 0.4× 110 0.9× 37 906
M.I. Dolin 397 0.4× 70 0.2× 127 0.5× 38 0.3× 55 0.5× 27 615

Countries citing papers authored by Carl Widmer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Carl Widmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Carl Widmer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Carl Widmer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Carl Widmer 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 Carl Widmer. Carl Widmer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

12 of 12 papers shown
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Jeanteur, Denis, Tilman Schirmer, Gabriele Rummel, et al.. (1994). Structural and functional alterations of a colicin-resistant mutant of OmpF porin from Escherichia coli.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 91(22). 10675–10679. 115 indexed citations
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Hatefi, Youssef, Robert L. Lester, F.L. Crane, & Carl Widmer. (1959). Studies on the electron transport system. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 31(2). 490–501. 88 indexed citations
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Lester, Robert L., et al.. (1959). Studies on the electron transport system XX. Chemical and physical properties of the coenzyme Q family of compounds. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 33(1). 169–185. 111 indexed citations
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Holman, Ralph T. & Carl Widmer. (1959). Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Beef Heart Mitochondria and Derived Enzymically Active Lipoprotein Fractions. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 234(9). 2269–2271. 33 indexed citations
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Crane, F.L., et al.. (1959). Studies on the electron transport system. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 31(2). 476–489. 116 indexed citations
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Crane, F.L., et al.. (1959). Studies on the electron transport system. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 32(1). 73–79. 78 indexed citations
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Widmer, Carl & F.L. Crane. (1958). A lipid-soluble form of cytochrome c from the electron transport particle of beef-heart mitochondria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 27(1). 203–204. 49 indexed citations
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Crane, F.L., Youssef Hatefi, Robert L. Lester, & Carl Widmer. (1957). Isolation of a quinone from beef heart mitochondria. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 25(1). 220–221. 431 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cheldelin, Vernon H., et al.. (1957). PHOSPHORYLATION COUPLED WITH PYRIDINE NUCLEOTIDE OXIDATION1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79(7). 1766–1767. 7 indexed citations
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Widmer, Carl, Tsoo E. King, & Vernon H. Cheldelin. (1956). PARTICULATE OXIDASE SYSTEMS IN ACETOBACTER SUBOXYDANS. Journal of Bacteriology. 71(6). 737–737. 13 indexed citations
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Neufeld, Harold A., et al.. (1954). PURIFICATION OF A FACTOR LINKING SUCCINIC DEHYDROGENASE WITH CYTOCHROME. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 210(2). 851–859. 35 indexed citations
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Widmer, Carl, et al.. (1954). CYTOCHROME COMPONENTS OF THE SOLUBLE SC FACTOR PREPARATION. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 210(2). 861–867. 36 indexed citations

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