Gert von Helden

16.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
235 papers, 13.9k citations indexed

About

Gert von Helden is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Gert von Helden has authored 235 papers receiving a total of 13.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 132 papers in Spectroscopy, 129 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 56 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Gert von Helden's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (105 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (92 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (35 papers). Gert von Helden is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (105 papers), Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications (92 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (35 papers). Gert von Helden collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. Gert von Helden's co-authors include Gerard Meijer, Michael T. Bowers, Jos Oomens, Nigel G. Gotts, Thomas Wyttenbach, Kevin Pagel, Paul R. Kemper, André Fielicke, Boris G. Sartakov and Deniz van Heijnsbergen and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Gert von Helden

230 papers receiving 13.7k 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.

Carbon cluster cations with up to 84 atoms: structures, formation mechanism, and reactivity

1993 500 citations Gert von Helden, Michael T. Bowers et al. profile →
Gas-phase infrared multiple photon dissociation spectroscopy of mass-selected molecular ions

2006 472 citations Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden et al. profile →
Structures of carbon cluster ions from 3 to 60 atoms: Linears to rings to fullerenes

1991 437 citations Gert von Helden, Michael T. Bowers et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Distinguishing Isomeric Caffeine Metabolites through Protomers and Tautomers Using Cryogenic Gas-Phase Infrared Spectroscopy 2025 ·Analytical Chemistry ·Niklas Geue, Gurpur Rakesh D. Prabhu, (unknown), Caitlin Walton‐Doyle, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Kevin Pagel	0
2	Cryogenic Gas-Phase Infrared Ion Spectroscopy of Ultraviolet-Induced Nucleotide Photoproducts 2025 ·Analytical Chemistry ·Gurpur Rakesh D. Prabhu, Michael Götze, Kim Greis, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Carla Kirschbaum, Niranjani Deshpande, Niklas Geue, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Kevin Pagel	0
3	Spectroscopic investigation of proton bonding at sub-kelvin temperatures 2024 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Bruno Martı́nez−Haya	1
4	Mechanistic insight into benzylidene-directed glycosylation reactions using cryogenic infrared spectroscopy 2024 ·Nature Synthesis ·Chun‐Wei Chang, Kim Greis, Gurpur Rakesh D. Prabhu, (unknown), Carla Kirschbaum, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Peter H. Seeberger, Kevin Pagel	5
5	Infrared action spectroscopy of the deprotonated formic acid trimer, trapped in helium nanodroplets 2023 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·(unknown), Daniel A. Thomas, (unknown), Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden	9
6	Establishing carbon–carbon double bond position and configuration in unsaturated fatty acids by gas-phase infrared spectroscopy 2023 ·Chemical Science ·Carla Kirschbaum, Reuben S. E. Young, Kim Greis, Jan P. Menzel, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Tim Causon, (unknown), Berwyck L. J. Poad, Stephen J. Blanksby, Kevin Pagel	16
7	Studying the Key Intermediate of RNA Autohydrolysis by Cryogenic Gas‐Phase Infrared Spectroscopy 2022 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Kim Greis, Carla Kirschbaum, (unknown), Michael Götze, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Kevin Pagel	16
8	Unravelling the structural complexity of glycolipids with cryogenic infrared spectroscopy 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Carla Kirschbaum, Kim Greis, Eike Mucha, Lisa Kain, Shenglou Deng, (unknown), Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gert von Helden, Gerard Meijer, Paul B. Savage, Mateusz Marianski, Luc Teyton, Kevin Pagel	52
9	Unveiling Glycerolipid Fragmentation by Cryogenic Infrared Spectroscopy 2021 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Carla Kirschbaum, Kim Greis, (unknown), Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Kevin Pagel	23
10	Remote Participation during Glycosylation Reactions of Galactose Building Blocks: Direct Evidence from Cryogenic Vibrational Spectroscopy 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Mateusz Marianski, Eike Mucha, Kim Greis, Sooyeon Moon, A. Pardo, Carla Kirschbaum, Daniel A. Thomas, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Kerry Gilmore, Peter H. Seeberger, Kevin Pagel	93
11	Direct Experimental Characterization of the Ferrier Glycosyl Cation in the Gas Phase 2020 ·Organic Letters ·Kim Greis, Carla Kirschbaum, (unknown), Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gert von Helden, Gerard Meijer, Peter H. Seeberger, Kevin Pagel	24
12	Probing the conformational landscape and thermochemistry of DNA dinucleotide anions via helium nanodroplet infrared action spectroscopy 2020 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Daniel A. Thomas, (unknown), Eike Mucha, Maike Lettow, Kim Greis, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden	25
13	Resolving Sphingolipid Isomers Using Cryogenic Infrared Spectroscopy 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Carla Kirschbaum, Essa M. Saied, Kim Greis, Eike Mucha, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Berwyck L. J. Poad, Stephen J. Blanksby, Christoph Arenz, Kevin Pagel	23
14	Unterscheidung von isomeren Sphingolipiden mittels kryogener Infrarotspektroskopie 2020 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Carla Kirschbaum, Essa M. Saied, Kim Greis, Eike Mucha, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden, Berwyck L. J. Poad, Stephen J. Blanksby, Christoph Arenz, Kevin Pagel	1
15	The Impact of Leaving Group Anomericity on the Structure of Glycosyl Cations of Protected Galactosides 2020 ·ChemPhysChem ·Kim Greis, Eike Mucha, Maike Lettow, Daniel A. Thomas, Carla Kirschbaum, Sooyeon Moon, (unknown), Gert von Helden, Gerard Meijer, Kerry Gilmore, Peter H. Seeberger, Kevin Pagel	19
16	Vibrational Spectroscopy of Fluoroformate, FCO₂^–, Trapped in Helium Nanodroplets 2018 ·The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters ·Daniel A. Thomas, Eike Mucha, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Gerard Meijer, Gert von Helden	19
17	Retention of Native Protein Structures in the Absence of Solvent: A Coupled Ion Mobility and Spectroscopic Study 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Jongcheol Seo, Waldemar Hoffmann, Stephan Warnke, Michael T. Bowers, Kevin Pagel, Gert von Helden	109
18	The impact of environment and resonance effects on the site of protonation of aminobenzoic acid derivatives 2016 ·Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics ·Jongcheol Seo, Stephan Warnke, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Michael T. Bowers, Kevin Pagel, Gert von Helden	70
19	An infrared spectroscopy approach to follow β-sheet formation in peptide amyloid assemblies 2016 ·Nature Chemistry ·Jongcheol Seo, Waldemar Hoffmann, Stephan Warnke, Xing Huang, Sandy Gewinner, Wieland Schöllkopf, Michael T. Bowers, Gert von Helden, Kevin Pagel	197
20	Die Erhaltung nativer Proteinstrukturen unter Ausschluss von Lösungsmittel: eine Untersuchung mit Hilfe der Kombination von Ionenmobilität mit Spektroskopie 2016 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Jongcheol Seo, Waldemar Hoffmann, Stephan Warnke, Michael T. Bowers, Kevin Pagel, Gert von Helden	3

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