Friedhelm Balkenhohl

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
10 papers, 1.0k citations indexed

About

Friedhelm Balkenhohl is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Friedhelm Balkenhohl has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 7 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 3 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Friedhelm Balkenhohl's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (3 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (3 papers). Friedhelm Balkenhohl is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers), Click Chemistry and Applications (3 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (3 papers). Friedhelm Balkenhohl collaborates with scholars based in Germany and United States. Friedhelm Balkenhohl's co-authors include Annegret Lansky, Christian Zechel, Christoph von dem Bussche‐Hünnefeld, Wolfgang Ladner, Klaus Ditrich, Bernhard Hauer, Lutz F. Tietze, Adrian Steinmetz, Joachim Paust and Ekkehard Winterfeldt and has published in prestigious journals such as Synthesis, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters and Chemische Berichte.

In The Last Decade

Friedhelm Balkenhohl

10 papers receiving 925 citations

Hit Papers

Combinatorial Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 200 400 600
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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. Combinatorial Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules
    1996 625 citations Friedhelm Balkenhohl, Christoph von dem Bussche‐Hünnefeld et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Friedhelm Balkenhohl Germany 6 810 714 118 115 109 10 1.0k
Christoph von dem Bussche‐Hünnefeld Switzerland 8 688 0.8× 716 1.0× 114 1.0× 95 0.8× 123 1.1× 8 939
Annegret Lansky Germany 10 670 0.8× 774 1.1× 114 1.0× 91 0.8× 87 0.8× 11 983
Timothy Machajewski United States 11 692 0.9× 863 1.2× 229 1.9× 74 0.6× 65 0.6× 12 1.3k
Daryl R. Sauer United States 19 381 0.5× 641 0.9× 59 0.5× 88 0.8× 57 0.5× 32 963
Hyunsoo Han United States 20 694 0.9× 1.1k 1.5× 312 2.6× 89 0.8× 62 0.6× 57 1.3k
Richard Desmond United States 17 495 0.6× 916 1.3× 247 2.1× 137 1.2× 47 0.4× 30 1.3k
Heather Tye United Kingdom 20 328 0.4× 805 1.1× 222 1.9× 72 0.6× 64 0.6× 39 1.0k
Helena M. Lovick United States 8 664 0.8× 405 0.6× 111 0.9× 113 1.0× 32 0.3× 10 1.0k
G. Lelais Switzerland 12 675 0.8× 1.0k 1.5× 236 2.0× 36 0.3× 105 1.0× 18 1.4k
Gerald A. Weisenburger United States 12 545 0.7× 1.1k 1.5× 271 2.3× 93 0.8× 71 0.7× 24 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Friedhelm Balkenhohl

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Bringmann, Gerhard, Daniela Herzberg, Geo Adam, Friedhelm Balkenhohl, & Joachim Paust. (1999). A Short and Productive Synthesis of (R)-α-Lipoic Acid. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 54(5). 655–661. 4 indexed citations
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm & Joachim Paust. (1999). A Short and Productive Synthesis of Racemic α-Lipoic Acid. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 54(5). 649–654. 2 indexed citations
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Tietze, Lutz F., Adrian Steinmetz, & Friedhelm Balkenhohl. (1997). SOLID-PHASE SYNTHESIS OF POLYMER-BOUND β-KETOESTERS AND THEIR APPLICATION IN THE SYNTHESIS OF STRUCTURALLY DIVERSE PYRAZOLONES. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 7(10). 1303–1306. 64 indexed citations
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm, Klaus Ditrich, Bernhard Hauer, & Wolfgang Ladner. (1997). Optisch aktive Amine durch Lipase-katalysierte Methoxyacetylierung. Journal für praktische Chemie. 339(1). 381–384. 122 indexed citations
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm, et al.. (1997). Combinatorial chemistry. Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 359(1). 3–9. 9 indexed citations
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm, Klaus Ditrich, Bernhard Hauer, & Wolfgang Ladner. (1997). ChemInform Abstract: Optically Active Amines via Lipase‐Catalyzed Methoxyacetylation.. ChemInform. 28(35). 15 indexed citations
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm, Christoph von dem Bussche‐Hünnefeld, Annegret Lansky, & Christian Zechel. (1996). Kombinatorische Synthese niedermolekularer organischer Verbindungen. Angewandte Chemie. 108(20). 2436–2488. 176 indexed citations
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm, Christoph von dem Bussche‐Hünnefeld, Annegret Lansky, & Christian Zechel. (1996). Combinatorial Synthesis of Small Organic Molecules. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 35(20). 2288–2337. 625 indexed citations breakdown →
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm, et al.. (1993). Stereoselective Synthesis of Acceptor Stabilized Prostacyclins. Synthesis. 1993(1). 158–164. 2 indexed citations
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Balkenhohl, Friedhelm, et al.. (1989). Cyclopentenone Derivatives, XIV. Stereoselective Formation of Prostacyclin Intermediates. Chemische Berichte. 122(4). 797–800. 3 indexed citations

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