F. H. Westheimer

12.9k total citations · 5 hit papers
153 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

F. H. Westheimer is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, F. H. Westheimer has authored 153 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 79 papers in Organic Chemistry, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 27 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in F. H. Westheimer's work include Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (31 papers), Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (28 papers) and History and advancements in chemistry (11 papers). F. H. Westheimer is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (31 papers), Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (28 papers) and History and advancements in chemistry (11 papers). F. H. Westheimer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Italy and Bulgaria. F. H. Westheimer's co-authors include Vinay Chowdhry, D. Mauzerall, Kazuo Taguchi, Birgit Vennesland, Harvey F. Fisher, Donald E. Schmidt, Robert F. Hutton, Eric E. Conn, Ajaib Singh and Edward R. Thornton and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

In The Last Decade

F. H. Westheimer

146 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Why Nature Chose Phosphates 1955 2026 1978 2002 1987 1961 1968 1955 1971 400 800 1.2k
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. Why Nature Chose Phosphates
    1987 1.3k citations F. H. Westheimer Science profile →
  2. The Magnitude of the Primary Kinetic Isotope Effect for Compounds of Hydrogen and Deuterium.
    1961 618 citations F. H. Westheimer profile →
  3. Pseudo-rotation in the hydrolysis of phosphate esters
    1968 604 citations F. H. Westheimer profile →
  4. 1-Benzyldihydronicotinamide—A Model for Reduced DPN
    1955 294 citations F. H. Westheimer et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  5. Catalysis by molecular sieves in the preparation of ketimines and enamines
    1971 259 citations F. H. Westheimer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
F. H. Westheimer United States 44 3.9k 3.4k 1.0k 907 849 153 8.2k
Henry Rapoport United States 60 7.5k 1.9× 6.0k 1.7× 771 0.8× 929 1.0× 675 0.8× 401 12.8k
Albert Eschenmoser Switzerland 64 5.1k 1.3× 7.9k 2.3× 2.4k 2.3× 935 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 296 13.9k
Ronald G. Harvey United States 50 4.3k 1.1× 4.4k 1.3× 576 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 349 0.4× 399 10.4k
F. A. Long United States 33 2.0k 0.5× 1.7k 0.5× 1.3k 1.2× 1.7k 1.9× 567 0.7× 104 7.1k
Anthony J. Kirby United Kingdom 47 5.1k 1.3× 3.8k 1.1× 1.0k 1.0× 1.4k 1.5× 647 0.8× 292 8.7k
William G. Dauben United States 40 4.0k 1.0× 1.5k 0.4× 554 0.5× 612 0.7× 463 0.5× 291 6.5k
Myron L. Bender United States 49 4.0k 1.0× 6.3k 1.8× 1.5k 1.5× 2.6k 2.8× 357 0.4× 216 11.7k
Ronald Breslow United States 58 6.8k 1.8× 2.9k 0.8× 1.7k 1.7× 1.5k 1.6× 1.3k 1.6× 171 10.5k
Richard L. Schowen United States 38 1.5k 0.4× 2.4k 0.7× 699 0.7× 771 0.9× 304 0.4× 193 5.1k
Edward M. Kosower Israel 52 3.4k 0.9× 3.7k 1.1× 1.7k 1.7× 1.4k 1.6× 429 0.5× 257 11.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Westheimer, F. H.. (2003). Musings. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(14). 11729–11730. 3 indexed citations
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Westheimer, F. H.. (1997). Physical organic chemistry. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 69(2). 285–286. 112 indexed citations
3.
Westheimer, F. H.. (1994). Deciding How Much Science Is Enough.. The journal of college science teaching. 23(4).
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Westheimer, F. H.. (1986). The application of physical organic chemistry to biochemical problems. Journal of Chemical Education. 63(5). 409–409. 3 indexed citations
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Westheimer, F. H.. (1980). Photoaffinity Labeling‐Retrospect and Prospect. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 346(1). 134–143. 13 indexed citations
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Brody, Richard S. & F. H. Westheimer. (1979). The purification of orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase from yeast by affinity chromatography.. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 254(10). 4238–4244. 36 indexed citations
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Chowdhry, Vinay & F. H. Westheimer. (1978). p-Toluenesulfonyldiazoacetates as photoaffinity labeling reagents. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 100(1). 309–310. 9 indexed citations
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Chowdhry, Vinay, Robert Vaughan, & F. H. Westheimer. (1976). 2-diazo-3,3,3-trifluoropropionyl chloride: reagent for photoaffinity labeling.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 73(5). 1406–1408. 43 indexed citations
9.
Westheimer, F. H.. (1970). A special fund for young scientists—part II. Chemical & Engineering News. 48(25). 5–5. 1 indexed citations
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O’Leary, Marion H. & F. H. Westheimer. (1968). Acetoacetate decarboxylase. Selective acetylation of enzyme. Biochemistry. 7(3). 913–919. 31 indexed citations
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Gorenstein, David G. & F. H. Westheimer. (1967). Inhibited pseudo-rotation in a cyclic monoalkyphosphorane. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(11). 2762–2764. 23 indexed citations
12.
Miller, David L. & F. H. Westheimer. (1966). Interaction of γ-Phenylpropyl Triphosphate with Cations. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88(7). 1514–1517. 25 indexed citations
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Kenyon, George L. & F. H. Westheimer. (1966). The Stereochemistry of Unsaturated Phosphonic Acids1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88(15). 3557–3561. 47 indexed citations
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Westheimer, F. H., et al.. (1964). Nobel Laureates: Bloch and Lynen Win Prize in Medicine and Physiology. Science. 146(3643). 504–506. 5 indexed citations
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Westheimer, F. H.. (1962). Mechanisms Related to Enzyme Catalysis. Advances in enzymology and related areas of molecular biology/Advances in enzymology and related subjects. 24. 441–482. 20 indexed citations
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Kurz, Joseph L., Robert F. Hutton, & F. H. Westheimer. (1961). The Photochemical Reduction of Bromotrichloromethane by Derivatives of 1,4-Dihydropyridine. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 83(3). 584–588. 48 indexed citations
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Westheimer, F. H., et al.. (1960). The Chromic Acid Oxidation of Diisopropyl Ether1,2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 82(2). 406–410. 14 indexed citations
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DeTar, DeLos F. & F. H. Westheimer. (1959). The Role of Thiamin in Carboxylase. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 81(1). 175–178. 9 indexed citations
19.
Fisher, Harvey F., Eric E. Conn, Birgit Vennesland, & F. H. Westheimer. (1953). THE ENZYMATIC TRANSFER OF HYDROGEN. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 202(2). 687–697. 188 indexed citations
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Westheimer, F. H., et al.. (1952). The Chromic Acid Oxidation of Isopropyl Alcohol in 86.5% Acetic Acid Solution. The Chemistry of the Chlorochromate Ion. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74(17). 4387–4391. 51 indexed citations

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