Hermann Schlenk

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
79 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Hermann Schlenk is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Hermann Schlenk has authored 79 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Molecular Biology, 15 papers in Organic Chemistry and 15 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Hermann Schlenk's work include Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (13 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (12 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (11 papers). Hermann Schlenk is often cited by papers focused on Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis (13 papers), Fatty Acid Research and Health (12 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography (11 papers). Hermann Schlenk collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Hermann Schlenk's co-authors include Joanne L. Gellerman, Donald M. Sand, Wayne H. Anderson, Helmut K. Mangold, N. Sen, Robert L. Glass, Thomas P. Krick, Jerry Ann Tillotson, Daryl G. Richardson and Heinz Thoma and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Journal of Biological Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Hermann Schlenk

79 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Esterification of Fatty Acids with Diazomethane on a Smal... 1960 2026 1982 2004 1960 250 500 750 1000
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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. Esterification of Fatty Acids with Diazomethane on a Small Scale
    1960 1.1k citations Hermann Schlenk, Joanne L. Gellerman Analytical Chemistry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Hermann Schlenk United States 30 1.2k 718 682 637 465 79 3.5k
Helmut K. Mangold United States 28 2.2k 1.8× 792 1.1× 1.2k 1.8× 902 1.4× 454 1.0× 124 4.5k
F. D. Gunstone United Kingdom 35 1.5k 1.3× 742 1.0× 827 1.2× 737 1.2× 401 0.9× 162 4.1k
Raymond Reiser United States 35 999 0.8× 1.4k 1.9× 779 1.1× 363 0.6× 223 0.5× 126 3.6k
Joanne L. Gellerman United States 22 804 0.7× 355 0.5× 412 0.6× 345 0.5× 431 0.9× 35 2.2k
R. T. Holman United States 32 1.0k 0.9× 1.3k 1.7× 739 1.1× 516 0.8× 177 0.4× 68 3.0k
L. J. Morris United Kingdom 25 897 0.8× 435 0.6× 604 0.9× 488 0.8× 228 0.5× 48 2.0k
F. R. Earle United States 28 978 0.8× 420 0.6× 604 0.9× 337 0.5× 769 1.7× 62 2.5k
O. S. Privett United States 43 1.7k 1.5× 1.8k 2.5× 1.3k 2.0× 998 1.6× 229 0.5× 135 4.9k
Frank D. Gunstone United Kingdom 29 1.3k 1.1× 809 1.1× 792 1.2× 244 0.4× 322 0.7× 111 3.6k
Harold W. Gardner United States 40 2.1k 1.8× 492 0.7× 770 1.1× 299 0.5× 1.4k 3.0× 92 5.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hermann Schlenk

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Graff, Gustav, Joanne L. Gellerman, Donald M. Sand, & Hermann Schlenk. (1984). Inhibition of blood platelet aggregation by dioxo-ene compounds. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects. 799(2). 143–150. 21 indexed citations
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Anderson, Wayne H., Joanne L. Gellerman, & Hermann Schlenk. (1984). Effect of drought on phytyl wax esters in Phaseolus leaves. Phytochemistry. 23(11). 2695–2696. 8 indexed citations
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Gellerman, Joanne L. & Hermann Schlenk. (1979). Methyl-directed desaturation of arachidonic to eicosapentaenoic acid in the fungus, Saprolegnia parasitica. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 573(1). 23–30. 52 indexed citations
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Gellerman, Joanne L., Wayne H. Anderson, & Hermann Schlenk. (1977). Synthesis and function of 9,12,15-octadecatrien-6-ynoic acid in the moss Ceratodon purpureus. Biochemistry. 16(7). 1258–1262. 9 indexed citations
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Gellerman, Joanne L., Wayne H. Anderson, & Hermann Schlenk. (1975). Synthesis and analysis of phytyl and phytenoyl wax esters. Lipids. 10(11). 656–661. 68 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann, et al.. (1973). Detection of aldehydes with 4‐amino‐5‐hydrazino‐1,2,4‐triazole‐3‐thiol as spray reagent. Lipids. 8(11). 612–616. 23 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann. (1972). Odd numbered and new essential fatty acids.. PubMed. 31(5). 1430–5. 11 indexed citations
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Gellerman, Joanne L. & Hermann Schlenk. (1972). Metabolism of odd‐numbered fatty acids inOchromonas danica. Lipids. 7(1). 51–55. 10 indexed citations
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Sand, Donald M., et al.. (1971). Wax esters in fish: Turnover of oleic acid in wax esters and triglycerides of gouramis. Lipids. 6(8). 562–566. 14 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann, et al.. (1967). Interaction of potato phosphorylase with cycloamyloses. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Enzymology. 146(1). 120–128. 17 indexed citations
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Gellerman, Joanne L. & Hermann Schlenk. (1965). Preparation of Fatty Acids Labeled with C14 from Ochromonas danica*. The Journal of Protozoology. 12(2). 178–189. 49 indexed citations
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Sen, N. & Hermann Schlenk. (1964). The structure of polyenoic odd‐ and even‐numbered fatty acids of mullet (Mugil cephalus). Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 41(3). 241–247. 50 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann, N. Sen, & Donald M. Sand. (1963). Interconversion of long-chain fatty acids in the rat. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 70. 708–710. 21 indexed citations
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Gellerman, Joanne L. & Hermann Schlenk. (1963). A group of fatty acids with ‘tetramethylene interruption’ in the double bond system. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 19(10). 522–523. 29 indexed citations
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Haines, Thomas H., S. Aaronson, Joanne L. Gellerman, & Hermann Schlenk. (1962). Occurrence of Arachidonic and Related Acids in the Protozoon Ochromonas danica. Nature. 194(4835). 1282–1283. 38 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann, et al.. (1960). Comparative analytical studies of fatty acids of the algaChlorella pyrenoidosa. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 37(11). 547–552. 42 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann & Joanne L. Gellerman. (1960). Esterification of Fatty Acids with Diazomethane on a Small Scale. Analytical Chemistry. 32(11). 1412–1414. 1097 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schlenk, Hermann, et al.. (1955). Fractionation and Stabilization of Fatty Acid Cyclohexyl Esters by Means of Thiourea1. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 77(20). 5437–5437. 3 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann & Ralph T. Holman. (1953). Methanolysis of triglycerides by an anion exchange resin. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 30(3). 103–104. 6 indexed citations
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Schlenk, Hermann, et al.. (1952). Syntheses of Derivatives of Dihydroxyacetone and of Glycerides1,2. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 74(10). 2550–2552. 20 indexed citations

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