Daniel B. Werz

15.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
276 papers, 13.1k citations indexed

About

Daniel B. Werz is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Daniel B. Werz has authored 276 papers receiving a total of 13.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 215 papers in Organic Chemistry, 70 papers in Molecular Biology and 34 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Daniel B. Werz's work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (87 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (63 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (54 papers). Daniel B. Werz is often cited by papers focused on Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (87 papers), Catalytic Alkyne Reactions (63 papers) and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods (54 papers). Daniel B. Werz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and India. Daniel B. Werz's co-authors include Peter G. Jones, Peter H. Seeberger, Tobias F. Schneider, Johannes Kaschel, Rolf Gleiter, Lennart K. B. Garve, Frank Röminger, André U. Augustin, Christian Bleiholder and Lukas J. Patalag and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Daniel B. Werz

268 papers receiving 13.0k citations

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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.

A New Golden Age for Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes

2014 1.1k citations Daniel B. Werz et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Synthesis and medical applications of oligosaccharides

2007 626 citations Daniel B. Werz et al. profile →
Uncovering the Neglected Similarities of Arynes and Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes

2019 249 citations Daniel B. Werz et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
C–H deuteration of organic compounds and potential drug candidates

2022 185 citations Gwyndaf A. Oliver, Daniel B. Werz et al. profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Daniel B. Werz Germany	62	10.6k	2.6k	1.3k	1.2k	1.1k	276	13.1k
Carlos Cativiela Spain	44	7.8k 0.7×	4.1k 1.5×	474 0.4×	872 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	435	10.1k
Dieter Schollmeyer Germany	50	6.5k 0.6×	930 0.4×	434 0.3×	1.9k 1.5×	1.2k 1.0×	460	8.8k
Gérard Jaouen France	55	10.6k 1.0×	3.6k 1.4×	350 0.3×	885 0.7×	1.6k 1.4×	440	13.9k
Rajesh G. Gonnade India	44	5.1k 0.5×	1.3k 0.5×	841 0.7×	1.6k 1.3×	1.1k 1.0×	372	7.3k
Charles W. Rees United Kingdom	34	10.7k 1.0×	2.2k 0.8×	651 0.5×	672 0.5×	791 0.7×	410	12.4k
Ilia A. Guzei United States	69	13.2k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	838 0.7×	3.3k 2.6×	5.5k 4.8×	538	18.3k
Diego Benítez United States	41	5.5k 0.5×	899 0.3×	283 0.2×	1.3k 1.1×	998 0.9×	116	6.7k
Yun‐Dong Wu China	55	7.1k 0.7×	2.8k 1.1×	414 0.3×	1.0k 0.8×	2.0k 1.8×	218	9.5k
Kyu‐Sung Jeong South Korea	42	3.6k 0.3×	2.2k 0.8×	565 0.4×	1.5k 1.2×	629 0.5×	133	6.0k
Kenkichi Sonogashira Japan	27	7.4k 0.7×	1.1k 0.4×	295 0.2×	1.9k 1.5×	1.1k 0.9×	73	9.3k

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Grover, Jagrit, et al.. (2025). Harnessing C–H acetoxylation: a gateway to oxygen-enriched organic frameworks. Chemical Science. 16(23). 10141–10158. 1 indexed citations

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Oliver, Gwyndaf A., Simon Kolb, M. V. George, & Daniel B. Werz. (2025). Halogenated Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes as Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropene Surrogates. Angewandte Chemie. 137(12).

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Ahadi, Somayeh, et al.. (2025). Isomerization of photo-Gb3 in phase-separated pore-spanning membranes alters Shiga toxin organization. Biophysical Journal. 124(16). 2731–2739.

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George, M. V., et al.. (2024). Double Strain‐Release (3+3)‐Cycloaddition: Lewis Acid Catalyzed Reaction of Bicyclobutane Carboxylates and Aziridines. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(9). e202404099–e202404099. 8 indexed citations

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Kolb, Simon, P Colonna, Jagrit Grover, et al.. (2024). Deuteration and Tritiation of Pharmaceuticals by Non‐Directed Palladium‐Catalyzed C−H Activation in Heavy and Super‐Heavy Water. Angewandte Chemie. 136(48).

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Kolb, Simon, Arpan Das, Lukas J. Patalag, et al.. (2024). A BOIMPY Dye Enables Multi‐Photoinduced Electron Transfer Catalysis: Reaching Super‐Reducing Properties. Angewandte Chemie. 137(5). 1 indexed citations

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Kolb, Simon, Arpan Das, Lukas J. Patalag, et al.. (2024). A BOIMPY Dye Enables Multi‐Photoinduced Electron Transfer Catalysis: Reaching Super‐Reducing Properties. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64(5). e202416472–e202416472. 10 indexed citations

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Kolb, Simon, P Colonna, Jagrit Grover, et al.. (2024). Deuteration and Tritiation of Pharmaceuticals by Non‐Directed Palladium‐Catalyzed C−H Activation in Heavy and Super‐Heavy Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63(48). e202410162–e202410162. 20 indexed citations

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Oliver, Gwyndaf A., André U. Augustin, Pit Steinbach, et al.. (2021). Cycloadditions of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes and ‐butanes using S=N‐Containing Reagents: Access to Cyclic Sulfinamides, Sulfonamides, and Sulfinamidines. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(49). 25825–25831. 54 indexed citations

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Oliver, Gwyndaf A., André U. Augustin, Pit Steinbach, et al.. (2021). Cycloadditions of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes and ‐butanes using S=N‐Containing Reagents: Access to Cyclic Sulfinamides, Sulfonamides, and Sulfinamidines. Angewandte Chemie. 133(49). 26029–26035. 10 indexed citations

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Андреев, Иван А., Нина К. Ратманова, André U. Augustin, et al.. (2021). Protic Ionic Liquid as Reagent, Catalyst, and Solvent: 1‐Methylimidazolium Thiocyanate. Angewandte Chemie. 133(14). 8006–8013. 8 indexed citations

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Андреев, Иван А., Нина К. Ратманова, André U. Augustin, et al.. (2021). Protic Ionic Liquid as Reagent, Catalyst, and Solvent: 1‐Methylimidazolium Thiocyanate. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(14). 7927–7934. 62 indexed citations

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Kaspar, Felix, Patrick Pausch, Sebastian Kemper, et al.. (2021). Diversification of 4′-Methylated Nucleosides by Nucleoside Phosphorylases. ACS Catalysis. 11(17). 10830–10835. 14 indexed citations

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Bursch, Markus, Amol M. Vibhute, Andreas Hansen, et al.. (2020). Quantification of Noncovalent Interactions in Azide–Pnictogen, –Chalcogen, and –Halogen Contacts. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(14). 4627–4639. 26 indexed citations

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Mlostoń, Grzegorz, et al.. (2020). Ferrocenyl-substituted tetrahydrothiophenes via formal [3 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions of ferrocenyl thioketones with donor–acceptor cyclopropanes. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry. 16. 1288–1295. 20 indexed citations

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Jones, Peter G., et al.. (2019). From 1,2-difunctionalisation to cyanide-transfer cascades – Pd-catalysed cyanosulfenylation of internal (oligo)alkynes. Chemical Science. 11(7). 1912–1917. 23 indexed citations

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Gleiter, Rolf, Gebhard Haberhauer, Daniel B. Werz, Frank Röminger, & Christian Bleiholder. (2018). From Noncovalent Chalcogen–Chalcogen Interactions to Supramolecular Aggregates: Experiments and Calculations. Chemical Reviews. 118(4). 2010–2041. 279 indexed citations

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Wonner, Patrick, Lukas Vogel, Luís Gomes, et al.. (2017). Carbon–Halogen Bond Activation by Selenium‐Based Chalcogen Bonding. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 56(39). 12009–12012. 194 indexed citations

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Wonner, Patrick, Lukas Vogel, Luís Gomes, et al.. (2017). Aktivierung einer Kohlenstoff‐Halogen‐Bindung durch selenbasierte Chalkogenbrücken. Angewandte Chemie. 129(39). 12172–12176. 57 indexed citations

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Wallbaum, Jan, Roman Neufeld, Dietmar Stalke, & Daniel B. Werz. (2013). A Domino Approach to Dibenzopentafulvalenes by Quadruple Carbopalladation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(50). 13243–13246. 47 indexed citations

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