F. H. Westheimer

12.9k citations
153 papers · 8.2k indexed · 5 hit papers · h-index 44
Topics
Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (31 papers)Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (28 papers)History and advancements in chemistry (11 papers)

In The Last Decade

F. H. Westheimer

146 papers receiving 7.4k citations

Hit Papers

Why Nature Chose Phosphates1955202619782002198719611968195519714008001.2k

Peers

F. H. Westheimer
Comparison fields: 5 of 151
  • Organic Chemistry 3.9k
  • Molecular Biology 3.4k
  • Materials Chemistry 1.0k
  • Spectroscopy 907
  • Inorganic Chemistry 849
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Fields of papers citing papers by F. H. Westheimer

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. H. Westheimer

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All Works

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Deciding How Much Science Is Enough.
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The Magnitude of the Primary Kinetic Isotope Effect for Compounds of Hydrogen and Deuterium.breakdown →
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About F. H. Westheimer

F. H. Westheimer is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, having authored 153 papers that have together received 8.2k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (31 papers), Organophosphorus compounds synthesis (28 papers) and History and advancements in chemistry (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Organic Chemistry (3.9k citations), Pharmaceutical Science (526 citations) and Biochemistry (578 citations). F. H. Westheimer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Italy and Bulgaria. Frequent 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. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, Science and Chemical Reviews.

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