Frank Biedermann

7.7k total citations · 5 hit papers
102 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Frank Biedermann is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Biedermann has authored 102 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 62 papers in Organic Chemistry, 54 papers in Spectroscopy and 33 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Frank Biedermann's work include Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (59 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (41 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (27 papers). Frank Biedermann is often cited by papers focused on Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes (59 papers), Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (41 papers) and Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (27 papers). Frank Biedermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and France. Frank Biedermann's co-authors include Oren A. Scherman, Werner M. Nau, Hans‐Jörg Schneider, Eric A. Appel, Urs Rauwald, Samuel T. Jones, Alfonso De Simone, Jameel M. Zayed, Laura Grimm and Vanya D. Uzunova and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, The Lancet and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Frank Biedermann

97 papers receiving 6.5k citations

Hit Papers

The Hydrophobic Effect Revisited—Studies with Supramolecu... 2010 2026 2015 2020 2014 2010 2012 2016 2022 100 200 300 400 500
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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. The Hydrophobic Effect Revisited—Studies with Supramolecular Complexes Imply High‐Energy Water as a Noncovalent Driving Force
    2014 554 citations Frank Biedermann, Werner M. Nau et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  2. Supramolecular Cross-Linked Networks via Host−Guest Complexation with Cucurbit[8]uril
    2010 514 citations Frank Biedermann, Urs Rauwald et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  3. Release of High-Energy Water as an Essential Driving Force for the High-Affinity Binding of Cucurbit[n]urils
    2012 480 citations Frank Biedermann, Oren A. Scherman et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Experimental Binding Energies in Supramolecular Complexes
    2016 453 citations Frank Biedermann et al. profile →
  5. Molecular Probes, Chemosensors, and Nanosensors for Optical Detection of Biorelevant Molecules and Ions in Aqueous Media and Biofluids
    2022 298 citations Joana Krämer, Laura Grimm 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
Frank Biedermann Germany 42 3.7k 2.7k 2.4k 1.5k 1.3k 102 6.5k
Atsushi Ikeda Japan 46 4.7k 1.3× 2.3k 0.9× 4.5k 1.9× 951 0.6× 878 0.7× 231 8.0k
Jun‐Li Hou China 37 4.0k 1.1× 2.2k 0.8× 1.6k 0.7× 1.9k 1.3× 581 0.5× 89 6.0k
Serena Silvi Italy 42 4.3k 1.2× 2.3k 0.8× 3.6k 1.5× 1.1k 0.7× 683 0.5× 121 6.8k
Pritam Mukhopadhyay India 23 3.8k 1.0× 2.6k 1.0× 2.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.8× 1.5k 1.2× 36 5.2k
Narayanan Selvapalam India 35 5.8k 1.5× 3.9k 1.5× 2.5k 1.0× 1.4k 0.9× 2.6k 2.0× 98 7.8k
Kazushi Kinbara Japan 35 3.0k 0.8× 1.2k 0.4× 2.8k 1.2× 1.6k 1.1× 544 0.4× 130 6.7k
Mihail Bãrboiu France 50 3.3k 0.9× 2.2k 0.8× 2.2k 0.9× 1.7k 1.1× 743 0.6× 276 8.2k
Wei Jiang China 38 3.5k 0.9× 2.5k 1.0× 1.7k 0.7× 1.3k 0.9× 783 0.6× 135 4.9k
Yoshiaki Nakamoto Japan 27 4.3k 1.2× 2.7k 1.0× 2.3k 1.0× 1.7k 1.1× 840 0.7× 93 5.7k
Brian H. Northrop United States 36 3.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.4× 2.0k 0.8× 952 0.6× 745 0.6× 69 5.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Biedermann, Frank, et al.. (2025). Supramolecular chemistry for optical detection and delivery applications in living plants. Chemical Society Reviews. 54(17). 7769–7869. 2 indexed citations
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Picchetti, Pierre, Amanda K. Pearce, Sam J. Parkinson, et al.. (2024). Polymersome-Encapsulated Chemosensors: New Design Strategies toward Biofluid-Applicable Cucurbit[7]uril Indicator Displacement Assays. Macromolecules. 57(9). 4062–4071. 6 indexed citations
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Seibert, Jasmin, et al.. (2024). Reversing the stereoselectivity of intramolecular [2+2] photocycloaddition utilizing cucurbit[8]uril as a molecular flask. Chemical Communications. 60(24). 3267–3270. 2 indexed citations
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Krämer, Joana, et al.. (2024). Mixed host co-assembled systems for broad-scope analyte sensing. Chemical Science. 15(31). 12388–12397. 7 indexed citations
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Grimm, Laura, et al.. (2024). Pillar[n]arene‐Based Fluorescence Turn‐On Chemosensors for the Detection of Spermine, Spermidine, and Cadaverine in Saline Media and Biofluids. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(49). e202401071–e202401071. 6 indexed citations
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Nieger, Martin, et al.. (2023). Tris(4-azidophenyl)methanol – a novel and multifunctional thiol protecting group. RSC Advances. 13(4). 2483–2486. 3 indexed citations
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Liu, Yanxi, et al.. (2023). Binding affinity-based intracellular drug detection enabled by a unimolecular cucurbit[7]uril-dye conjugate. RSC Chemical Biology. 4(10). 760–764. 3 indexed citations
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Grimm, Laura, et al.. (2023). The temperature-dependence of host–guest binding thermodynamics: experimental and simulation studies. Chemical Science. 14(42). 11818–11829. 15 indexed citations
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Picchetti, Pierre, Marianna Rossetti, Michael D. Dore, et al.. (2023). Responsive Nucleic Acid-Based Organosilica Nanoparticles. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145(42). 22896–22902. 12 indexed citations
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Picchetti, Pierre, et al.. (2022). Chemiluminescent Cucurbit[n]uril-Based Chemosensor for the Detection of Drugs in Biofluids. ACS Sensors. 7(8). 2312–2319. 26 indexed citations
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Hu, Chang‐Ming, Papri Chakraborty, Marco Neumaier, et al.. (2022). Further Dimensions for Sensing in Biofluids: Distinguishing Bioorganic Analytes by the Salt-Induced Adaptation of a Cucurbit[7]uril-Based Chemosensor. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(29). 13084–13095. 54 indexed citations
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Grimm, Laura, Stephan Sinn, Marjan Krstić, et al.. (2021). Fluorescent Nanozeolite Receptors for the Highly Selective and Sensitive Detection of Neurotransmitters in Water and Biofluids. Advanced Materials. 33(49). e2104614–e2104614. 18 indexed citations
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Hu, Chang‐Ming, Laura Grimm, Ananya Baksi, et al.. (2020). Covalent cucurbit[7]uril–dye conjugates for sensing in aqueous saline media and biofluids. Chemical Science. 11(41). 11142–11153. 44 indexed citations
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Biedermann, Frank, Garima Ghale, Andreas Hennig, & Werner M. Nau. (2020). Fluorescent artificial receptor-based membrane assay (FARMA) for spatiotemporally resolved monitoring of biomembrane permeability. Communications Biology. 3(1). 383–383. 45 indexed citations
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He, Suhang, Frank Biedermann, Nina Vankova, et al.. (2018). Cavitation energies can outperform dispersion interactions. Nature Chemistry. 10(12). 1252–1257. 66 indexed citations
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Biedermann, Frank & Werner M. Nau. (2014). Noncovalent Chirality Sensing Ensembles for the Detection and Reaction Monitoring of Amino Acids, Peptides, Proteins, and Aromatic Drugs. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(22). 5694–5699. 208 indexed citations
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Biedermann, Frank, Einat Elmalem, Indrajit Ghosh, Werner M. Nau, & Oren A. Scherman. (2012). Strongly Fluorescent, Switchable Perylene Bis(diimide) Host–Guest Complexes with Cucurbit[8]uril In Water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 51(31). 7739–7743. 206 indexed citations
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Biedermann, Frank, Urs Rauwald, Kyle A. Williams, et al.. (2010). Benzobis(imidazolium)–Cucurbit[8]uril Complexes for Binding and Sensing Aromatic Compounds in Aqueous Solution. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(46). 13716–13722. 87 indexed citations
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Scholle, Hans Christoph, et al.. (2005). A surface EMG multi-electrode technique for characterizing muscle activation patterns in mice during treadmill locomotion. Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 146(2). 174–182. 16 indexed citations
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Scholle, Hans‐Christoph, N. Schumann, Frank Biedermann, et al.. (2001). Spatiotemporal surface EMG characteristics from rat triceps brachii muscle during treadmill locomotion indicate selective recruitment of functionally distinct muscle regions. Experimental Brain Research. 138(1). 26–36. 47 indexed citations

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