G. Büchi

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
116 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

G. Büchi is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pharmacology. According to data from OpenAlex, G. Büchi has authored 116 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 81 papers in Organic Chemistry, 27 papers in Molecular Biology and 15 papers in Pharmacology. Recurrent topics in G. Büchi's work include Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (20 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (17 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (14 papers). G. Büchi is often cited by papers focused on Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (20 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (17 papers) and Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (14 papers). G. Büchi collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Germany. G. Büchi's co-authors include Hans Wüest, Gerald N. Wogan, E.S. Lipinsky, Steven R. Tannenbaum, G. N. Wogan, Robert G. Croy, John M. Essigmann, Emily L. Wick, S. B. Chang and M. M. Abdel-Kader and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

G. Büchi

116 papers receiving 4.1k 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.

Structural identification of the major DNA adduct formed by aflatoxin B1 in vitro.

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
G. Büchi United States	37	2.2k	1.2k	950	580	410	116	4.4k
Toshihiko Okamoto Japan	30	1.8k 0.8×	1.8k 1.5×	693 0.7×	769 1.3×	452 1.1×	281	4.3k
Kazuo Tori Japan	36	1.8k 0.8×	2.6k 2.2×	789 0.8×	300 0.5×	219 0.5×	209	4.8k
Robert B. Bates United States	37	1.9k 0.8×	2.0k 1.7×	850 0.9×	280 0.5×	710 1.7×	211	5.0k
Masato Koreeda United States	34	1.9k 0.8×	1.7k 1.4×	312 0.3×	533 0.9×	400 1.0×	136	3.9k
W. David Ollis United Kingdom	33	4.5k 2.0×	1.9k 1.6×	779 0.8×	177 0.3×	239 0.6×	268	7.2k
Eiichi Fujita Japan	32	2.8k 1.3×	1.7k 1.4×	402 0.4×	158 0.3×	527 1.3×	248	4.4k
Otmar Hofer Austria	31	1.2k 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	795 0.8×	266 0.5×	407 1.0×	137	2.9k
Leslie Crombie United Kingdom	26	1.4k 0.6×	1.3k 1.1×	888 0.9×	126 0.2×	154 0.4×	277	3.6k
T. R. Govindachari India	31	896 0.4×	1.4k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	199 0.3×	431 1.1×	186	3.1k
Alan J. Freyer United States	32	2.6k 1.2×	1.2k 1.0×	502 0.5×	223 0.4×	381 0.9×	135	4.1k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of G. Büchi

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Lin, T. F., Kenichi Yakushijin, G. Büchi, & A. L. Demain. (1992). Formation of water-solubleMonascus red pigments by biological and semi-synthetic processes. Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology. 9(3-4). 173–179. 131 indexed citations

Büchi, G. & Hans Wüest. (1989). The Synthesis of Racemic Ambrox®. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 72(5). 996–1000. 36 indexed citations

Yang, David J., et al.. (1984). 4-Chloro-6-methoxyindole is the precursor of a potent mutagen (4-chloro-6-methoxy-2-hydroxy-1-nitroso-ndolin-3-one oxime) that forms during nitrosation of the fava bean (Vicia faba). Carcinogenesis. 5(10). 1219–1224. 55 indexed citations

Büchi, G., et al.. (1983). The synthesis of aspersitin. Tetrahedron Letters. 24(25). 2531–2532. 2 indexed citations

Büchi, G., et al.. (1978). Oxidation of substituted hydroquinone monoalkyl ethers to p-benzoquinone monoketals. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 43(20). 3983–3985. 25 indexed citations

Büchi, G., Mark Cushman, & Hans Wüest. (1974). Conversion of allylic alcohols to homologous amides by N,N-dimethylformamide acetals. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 96(17). 5563–5565. 45 indexed citations

Büchi, G. & Hans Wüest. (1967). Eine Synthese des β‐Sinensals. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 50(8). 2440–2445. 39 indexed citations

Büchi, G., Joel M. Kauffman, & H. J. E. Loewenthal. (1966). Synthesis of 1-Epicyclocolorenone and Stereochemistry of Cyclocolorenone¹. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88(14). 3403–3408. 25 indexed citations

Büchi, G., et al.. (1966). The Total Synthesis o Racemic Aflatoxin B₁. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 88(19). 4534–4536. 32 indexed citations

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Büchi, G., et al.. (1964). A Total Synthesis of Holomycin. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 86(24). 5654–5658. 31 indexed citations

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Büchi, G., et al.. (1964). Voacamine and Voacorine. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 86(21). 4631–4641. 57 indexed citations

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Büchi, G. & Edward M. Burgess. (1962). Photochemical Reactions. X.^1,2 Experiments with 1,3,5-Cycloöctatrien-7-one and Cycloöctatetraene Epoxide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 84(16). 3104–3109. 35 indexed citations

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Büchi, G. & William D. MacLeod. (1962). Synthesis of Patchouli Alcohol. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 84(16). 3205–3206. 36 indexed citations

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Büchi, G., et al.. (1962). Photochemical Reactions. XI. Diphenylacetylene^1-3. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27(11). 4106–4107. 40 indexed citations

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Büchi, G., Dana W. Mayo, & F. A. Hochstein. (1961). Minor alkaloids of Aspidosperma subincanum mart.: isolation, structure proof and synthesis of 1,2-dihydro-ellipticine, 1,2-dihydro-ellipticine methonitrate and ellipticine methonitrate. Tetrahedron. 15(1-4). 167–172. 12 indexed citations

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Büchi, G. & K. Biemann. (1957). Terpenes. IX. The Conversion of Sclareol to Manool. Croatica Chemica Acta. 29. 163–171. 8 indexed citations

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Büchi, G. & I. M. Goldman. (1957). Photochemical Reactions. VII.¹ The Intramolecular Cyclization of Carvone to Carvonecamphor². Journal of the American Chemical Society. 79(17). 4741–4748. 70 indexed citations

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Büchi, G. & David G. Rosenthal. (1956). TERPENES. VI. THE STRUCTURES OF HELENALIN AND ISOHELENALIN. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78(15). 3860–3861. 9 indexed citations

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Büchi, G. & N. C. YANG. (1955). Lichtkatalysierte organische Reaktionen. 3. Mitteilung. Cis‐α‐Jonon. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 38(6). 1338–1341. 22 indexed citations

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Büchi, G., et al.. (1954). Light-catalyzed Organic Reactions. I. The Reaction of Carbonyl Compounds with 2-Methyl-2-butene in the Presence of Ultraviolet Light. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 76(17). 4327–4331. 240 indexed citations

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