Christoph Maerker

6.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
9 papers, 5.6k citations indexed

About

Christoph Maerker is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christoph Maerker has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 5.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Organic Chemistry, 6 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 3 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Christoph Maerker's work include Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (5 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (3 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (3 papers). Christoph Maerker is often cited by papers focused on Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (5 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (3 papers) and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (3 papers). Christoph Maerker collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Christoph Maerker's co-authors include Paul von Ragué Schleyer, Nicolaas J. R. van Eikema Hommes, Haijun Jiao, Alk Dransfeld, Mikhail N. Glukhovtsev, Paul v. R. Schleyer, P. Rague von Schleyer, Thomas Müller, Norbert Auner and T.‐K. HA and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, The Journal of Physical Chemistry and Journal of Computational Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Christoph Maerker

9 papers receiving 5.5k citations

Hit Papers

Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shifts:  A Simple and Effici... 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k 5.0k
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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. Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shifts:  A Simple and Efficient Aromaticity Probe
    1996 5.3k citations Paul von Ragué Schleyer, Christoph Maerker et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

Christoph Maerker
Alk Dransfeld Austria
Chaitanya S. Wannere United States
Marina A. Petrukhina United States
Holger F. Bettinger Germany
Dieter Bläser Germany
Remco W. A. Havenith Netherlands
Eduard Matito Spain
Norbert W. Mitzel Germany
C.P. Brock United States
Thomas A. Albright United States
Alk Dransfeld Austria
Christoph Maerker
Citations per year, relative to Christoph Maerker Christoph Maerker (= 1×) peers Alk Dransfeld

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Fields of papers citing papers by Christoph Maerker

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Christoph Maerker

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

All Works

9 of 9 papers shown
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Maerker, Christoph & Paul von Ragué Schleyer. (1999). ChemInform Abstract: Silicenium Ions: Quantum Chemical Computations. ChemInform. 30(16). 3 indexed citations
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Maerker, Christoph, Paul von Ragué Schleyer, Klaus R. Liedl, et al.. (1997). A critical analysis of electronic density functionals for structural, energetic, dynamic, and magnetic properties of hydrogen fluoride clusters. Journal of Computational Chemistry. 18(14). 1695–1719. 77 indexed citations
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Müller, Thomas, et al.. (1997). Das 2‐Silanorbornylkation – ein intramolekular π‐stabilisiertes Silylkation. Angewandte Chemie. 109(6). 667–669. 15 indexed citations
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Müller, Thomas, et al.. (1997). The 2‐Silanorbornyl Cation: An Internally Stabilized Silyl Cation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 36(6). 626–628. 54 indexed citations
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Schleyer, Paul von Ragué, Christoph Maerker, Alk Dransfeld, Haijun Jiao, & Nicolaas J. R. van Eikema Hommes. (1996). Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shifts:  A Simple and Efficient Aromaticity Probe. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 118(26). 6317–6318. 5331 indexed citations breakdown →
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Rauk, Arvi, et al.. (1996). Axial and Equatorial 1-Methyl-1-cyclohexyl Cation Isomers Both Have Chair Conformations but Differ in C−C and C−H Hyperconjugation Modes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 118(15). 3761–3762. 53 indexed citations
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Schleyer, P. Rague von & Christoph Maerker. (1995). Exact structures of carbocations established by combined computational and experimental methods. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 67(5). 755–760. 33 indexed citations
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Glukhovtsev, Mikhail N., Paul von Ragué Schleyer, & Christoph Maerker. (1993). ChemInform Abstract: Pentaaza‐ and Pentaphosphacyclopentadienide Anions and Their Lithium and Sodium Derivatives: Structures and Stabilities. ChemInform. 24(46). 1 indexed citations
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Glukhovtsev, Mikhail N., Paul v. R. Schleyer, & Christoph Maerker. (1993). Pentaaza- and pentaphosphacyclopentadienide anions and their lithium and sodium derivatives: structures and stabilities. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 97(31). 8200–8206. 61 indexed citations

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