Herbert Schäfer

7.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
216 papers, 5.9k citations indexed

About

Herbert Schäfer is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Herbert Schäfer has authored 216 papers receiving a total of 5.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 155 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 120 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 84 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Herbert Schäfer's work include Inorganic Chemistry and Materials (130 papers), Crystal Structures and Properties (77 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (63 papers). Herbert Schäfer is often cited by papers focused on Inorganic Chemistry and Materials (130 papers), Crystal Structures and Properties (77 papers) and Rare-earth and actinide compounds (63 papers). Herbert Schäfer collaborates with scholars based in Germany and France. Herbert Schäfer's co-authors include Β. Eisenmann, Gerhard Cordier, Wiking Müller, A. Weiss, G. Dittmar, Michael Stelter, K. H. Janzon, H. Graf, J. Stöhr and Wolfgang Brockner and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Nutrition, Journal of Solid State Chemistry and Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie.

In The Last Decade

Herbert Schäfer

215 papers receiving 5.6k citations

Hit Papers

Zintl Phases: Transitions between Metallic and Ionic Bonding 1973 2026 1990 2008 1973 100 200 300 400
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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. Zintl Phases: Transitions between Metallic and Ionic Bonding
    1973 400 citations Herbert Schäfer, Β. Eisenmann et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Herbert Schäfer Germany 38 3.3k 2.6k 2.6k 2.1k 822 216 5.9k
W. Bronger Germany 33 2.0k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.8× 1.1k 0.5× 357 0.4× 209 4.1k
Β. Eisenmann Germany 29 2.3k 0.7× 2.0k 0.7× 1.7k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 455 0.6× 176 3.7k
Yu. Grin Germany 38 2.0k 0.6× 841 0.3× 2.7k 1.0× 1.9k 0.9× 378 0.5× 191 4.7k
G.A. Wiegers Netherlands 36 2.0k 0.6× 917 0.3× 2.9k 1.1× 780 0.4× 1.6k 2.0× 133 4.2k
M. Sergent France 37 2.9k 0.9× 2.6k 1.0× 1.2k 0.5× 2.3k 1.1× 592 0.7× 244 5.0k
Manuel Almeida Portugal 36 3.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.4× 1.6k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 346 5.1k
Timothy Hughbanks United States 29 1.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.7× 2.6k 1.0× 711 0.3× 708 0.9× 95 4.5k
Ichimin Shirotani Japan 36 2.9k 0.9× 763 0.3× 1.9k 0.7× 2.9k 1.4× 742 0.9× 267 5.1k
M. Potel France 30 1.9k 0.6× 1.4k 0.5× 1.0k 0.4× 1.8k 0.8× 250 0.3× 222 3.4k
G. Calestani Italy 36 2.3k 0.7× 414 0.2× 3.7k 1.4× 861 0.4× 1.6k 2.0× 212 5.5k

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All Works

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Eisenmann, Β. & Herbert Schäfer. (1986). Käfigstrukturen in intermetallischen Verbindungen: zur Kenntnis von LaRuSn3, CeRuSn3, PrRuSn3 UND NdRuSn3. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 123(1-2). 89–94. 33 indexed citations
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Cordier, Gerhard, Herbert Schäfer, & Michael Stelter. (1985). Ca11InSb9, eine Zintlphase mit diskreten InSb4 9- - Anionen. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 40(7). 868–871. 22 indexed citations
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Cordier, Gerhard, et al.. (1984). Die Kristallstruktur von SrSb4S7 • 6 H2O / The Crystal Structure of SrSb4S7 • 6 H2O. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 39(2). 131–134. 25 indexed citations
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Cordier, Gerhard, et al.. (1983). CaMnxAl2−x und CaMn4Al8, Ternäre vertreter der MgNi2- beziehungsweise ThMn12-Struktur. Journal of the Less Common Metals. 90(1). 109–119. 9 indexed citations
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Becker, Robert A., Wolfgang Brockner, & Herbert Schäfer. (1983). Kristallstruktur und Schwingungsspektren des Di-Blei-Hexathiohypodiphosphates Pb2P2S6 / Crystal Structure and Vibrational Spectra of Pb2P2S6. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 38(8). 874–879. 14 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Herbert, et al.. (1979). Zur Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von CaAl6Te10 und CaGa6Te10 / On the Preparation and Crystal Structure of CaAl6Te10 and CaGa6Te10. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 34(5). 657–661. 9 indexed citations
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Cordier, Gerhard, et al.. (1979). Zur Darstellung und Kristallstruktur des SrZnSb2 / On the Preparation and Crystal Structure of SrZnSb2. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 34(2). 251–255. 32 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Herbert, et al.. (1979). K5CuSb2 – eine Verbindung mit gestreckten Sb–Cu–Sb-Einheiten / K5CuSb2 – a Compound with Linear Sb-Cu-Sb-Units. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 34(6). 771–773. 15 indexed citations
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Stöhr, J., Wiking Müller, & Herbert Schäfer. (1978). Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von Li2In und Li13In3 / Preparation and Crystal Structure of Li2ln and Li13ln3. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 33(12). 1434–1437. 20 indexed citations
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Dittmar, G. & Herbert Schäfer. (1977). Notizen: Zur Darstellung und Struktur von KSbSe2 / On the Preparation and Structure of KSbSe2. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 32(11). 1346–1348. 14 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Herbert, et al.. (1977). Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von Na2CuP, K2AgAs, K2AgSb und K2AgBi / Preparation and Crystal Structure of Na2CuP, K2AgAs, K2AgSb, and K2AgBi. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 32(7). 745–748. 15 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Herbert, et al.. (1977). Notizen: Zur Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von Mg5Al2Ses / On the Preparation and Crystal Structure of Mg5Al2Se8. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 32(12). 1488–1489. 2 indexed citations
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Cordier, Gerhard & Herbert Schäfer. (1976). Neue intermetallische Verbindungen im anti-Ce2O2S-Strukturtyp. / New Intermetallic Compounds in the anti-Ce2O2S-Structure Type. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 31(11). 1459–1461. 23 indexed citations
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Graf, H. & Herbert Schäfer. (1975). Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von KSbS2. Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie. 414(3). 211–219. 61 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Herbert. (1970). Übergänge zwischen Metall‐ und Ionenbindung am Beispiel der Silicide der Alkali‐ und Erdalkalimetalle. Angewandte Chemie. 82(23). 959–959. 2 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Herbert. (1970). Transition between Metallic and Ionic Bonding in the Silicides of the Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 9(12). 965–965. 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Wiking, Herbert Schäfer, & A. Weiss. (1970). Notizen: Ca0,9Li0,13Ge1,97 — eine neue Stapelvariante des CaSi2-Typs. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 25(4). 431–432. 3 indexed citations
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Eisenmann, Β., et al.. (1969). Ternäre E-Phasen von Hauptgruppenelementen I.. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 24(7). 815–817. 14 indexed citations
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Schäfer, Herbert, et al.. (1965). The Crystal Structure of Lithium Silicide Li2Si. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 4(4). 358–358. 7 indexed citations

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