F. I. Sonntag

793 total citations · 1 hit paper
8 papers, 663 citations indexed

About

F. I. Sonntag is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, F. I. Sonntag has authored 8 papers receiving a total of 663 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Organic Chemistry, 3 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 2 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in F. I. Sonntag's work include Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (3 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (2 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (2 papers). F. I. Sonntag is often cited by papers focused on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (3 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (2 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (2 papers). F. I. Sonntag collaborates with scholars based in United States. F. I. Sonntag's co-authors include M. D. Cohen, G. Schmidt, Edwin A. Chandross, R. Srinivasan, R. Srinivasan and John S. Swenton and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Tetrahedron Letters and Canadian Journal of Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

F. I. Sonntag

8 papers receiving 638 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.

384. Topochemistry. Part II. The photochemistry of trans-cinnamic acids

1964 491 citations M. D. Cohen, G. Schmidt et al. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed) profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
F. I. Sonntag United States	6	310	278	229	118	96	8	663
Peter Boldt Germany	15	454 1.5×	157 0.6×	99 0.4×	111 0.9×	87 0.9×	86	740
Albert G. Anderson United States	10	420 1.4×	160 0.6×	140 0.6×	68 0.6×	97 1.0×	11	801
Donald G. Farnum United States	15	552 1.8×	131 0.5×	148 0.6×	82 0.7×	78 0.8×	52	841
Reuven Wolovsky Israel	14	691 2.2×	221 0.8×	122 0.5×	96 0.8×	42 0.4×	30	943
David A. Ben-Efraim Israel	12	482 1.6×	126 0.5×	85 0.4×	111 0.9×	46 0.5×	20	724
Osamu Simamura Japan	14	463 1.5×	96 0.3×	124 0.5×	61 0.5×	60 0.6×	85	601
Klas Nyberg Sweden	18	580 1.9×	97 0.3×	75 0.3×	110 0.9×	64 0.7×	76	934
Robert E. Buckles United States	17	385 1.2×	95 0.3×	106 0.5×	63 0.5×	139 1.4×	42	645
John E. Trend United States	12	407 1.3×	182 0.7×	76 0.3×	103 0.9×	84 0.9×	17	696
Tuvia Sheradsky Israel	18	793 2.6×	208 0.7×	64 0.3×	170 1.4×	60 0.6×	79	965

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8 of 8 papers shown

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Srinivasan, R. & F. I. Sonntag. (1969). Abstraction of hydrogen atoms from bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane by methyl radicals and chlorine atoms: photochlorination of 1-methylbicyclo[2.1.1]hexane. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 47(10). 1627–1631. 4 indexed citations

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Swenton, John S., et al.. (1968). A criterion for zwitterionic intermediates in the photochemistry of 2,5-cyclohexadienones. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 90(11). 2990–2991. 8 indexed citations

3.

Srinivasan, R. & F. I. Sonntag. (1967). Photochlorination of bicyclo[2.2.0]hexane. Tetrahedron Letters. 8(7). 603–607. 2 indexed citations

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Srinivasan, R. & F. I. Sonntag. (1967). Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane. Preparation and Photochlorination. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 89(2). 407–410. 10 indexed citations

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Chandross, Edwin A. & F. I. Sonntag. (1966). Chemiluminescent Electron-Transfer Reactions of Radical Anions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88(6). 1089–1096. 71 indexed citations

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Srinivasan, R. & F. I. Sonntag. (1965). Energy Level of the First Excited Singlet State of 1,3-Butadiene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 87(16). 3778–3779. 20 indexed citations

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Cohen, M. D., G. Schmidt, & F. I. Sonntag. (1964). 384. Topochemistry. Part II. The photochemistry of trans-cinnamic acids. Journal of the Chemical Society (Resumed). 2000–2000. 491 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chandross, Edwin A. & F. I. Sonntag. (1964). A Novel Chemiluminescent Electron-Transfer Reaction. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 86(15). 3179–3180. 57 indexed citations

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