Frank Wiertz

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Frank Wiertz is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Frank Wiertz has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Molecular Biology, 5 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 4 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Frank Wiertz's work include Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (3 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (3 papers). Frank Wiertz is often cited by papers focused on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms (5 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (3 papers) and Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (3 papers). Frank Wiertz collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Germany and Italy. Frank Wiertz's co-authors include Cees Dekker, Hendrik A. Heering, Jeong-O Lee, K. Besteman, Simon de Vries, Bernd Ludwig, Oliver‐Matthias H. Richter, P. Hadley, Richard J. M. Egberink and Günther Lientschnig and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Nano Letters.

In The Last Decade

Frank Wiertz

11 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

Enzyme-Coated Carbon Nanotubes as Single-Molecule Biosensors 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 250 500 750
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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. Enzyme-Coated Carbon Nanotubes as Single-Molecule Biosensors
    2003 978 citations K. Besteman, Jeong-O Lee et al. Nano Letters profile →

Peers

Frank Wiertz
Wendy Fan United States
Amihood Doron Israel
Lior Sepunaru United States
Klaus Mathwig Netherlands
Roman Dronov Germany
Stefano Casalini Italy
Katsumasa Yoshii Japan
Yufan He United States
Maggie He United States
Bobak R. Azamian United Kingdom
Wendy Fan United States
Frank Wiertz
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Countries citing papers authored by Frank Wiertz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Frank Wiertz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Frank Wiertz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Frank Wiertz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Frank Wiertz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Frank Wiertz. Frank Wiertz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

11 of 11 papers shown
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Meschi, Francesca, Frank Wiertz, Anneloes Blok, et al.. (2011). Efficient Electron Transfer in a Protein Network Lacking Specific Interactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 133(42). 16861–16867. 25 indexed citations
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Meschi, Francesca, Frank Wiertz, Anneloes Blok, et al.. (2010). Amicyanin Transfers Electrons from Methylamine Dehydrogenase to Cytochrome c-551i via a Ping-Pong Mechanism, not a Ternary Complex. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132(41). 14537–14545. 9 indexed citations
3.
Patil, Amol V., Frank Wiertz, Hendrik A. Heering, et al.. (2010). Fabrication and characterization of polymer insulated carbon nanotube modified electrochemical nanoprobes. Nanoscale. 2(5). 734–734. 19 indexed citations
4.
Wiertz, Frank. (2008). Electron transfer and proton pumping pathways in cytochrome aa3. Research Repository (Delft University of Technology). 2 indexed citations
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Wiertz, Frank, Oliver‐Matthias H. Richter, Bernd Ludwig, & Simon de Vries. (2007). Kinetic Resolution of a Tryptophan-radical Intermediate in the Reaction Cycle of Paracoccus denitrificans Cytochrome c Oxidase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 282(43). 31580–31591. 37 indexed citations
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Wiertz, Frank & S. de Vries. (2006). Low-temperature kinetic measurements of microsecond freeze–hyperquench (MHQ) cytochrome oxidase monitored by UV–visible spectroscopy with a newly designed cuvette. Biochemical Society Transactions. 34(1). 136–138. 3 indexed citations
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Shen, Lu, Frank Wiertz, Simon de Vries, & Pierre Moënne‐Loccoz. (2005). Resonance Raman characterization of a high‐spin six‐coordinate iron(III) intermediate in metmyoglobin–azido complex formation trapped by microsecond freeze‐hyperquenching (MHQ). Journal of Raman Spectroscopy. 36(4). 359–362. 10 indexed citations
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Wiertz, Frank, Oliver‐Matthias H. Richter, Alexey V. Cherepanov, et al.. (2004). An oxo‐ferryl tryptophan radical catalytic intermediate in cytochrome c and quinol oxidases trapped by microsecond freeze‐hyperquenching (MHQ). FEBS Letters. 575(1-3). 127–130. 38 indexed citations
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Heering, Hendrik A., Frank Wiertz, Cees Dekker, & Simon de Vries. (2004). Direct Immobilization of Native Yeast Iso-1 Cytochromecon Bare Gold:  Fast Electron Relay to Redox Enzymes and Zeptomole Protein-Film Voltammetry. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126(35). 11103–11112. 103 indexed citations
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Besteman, K., Jeong-O Lee, Frank Wiertz, Hendrik A. Heering, & Cees Dekker. (2003). Enzyme-Coated Carbon Nanotubes as Single-Molecule Biosensors. Nano Letters. 3(6). 727–730. 978 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lee, Jeong-O, Günther Lientschnig, Frank Wiertz, et al.. (2003). Absence of Strong Gate Effects in Electrical Measurements on Phenylene-Based Conjugated Molecules. Nano Letters. 3(2). 113–117. 117 indexed citations

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