Horst Nimz

5.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 3.9k citations indexed

About

Horst Nimz is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Horst Nimz has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 3.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 18 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Horst Nimz's work include Lignin and Wood Chemistry (37 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (13 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (8 papers). Horst Nimz is often cited by papers focused on Lignin and Wood Chemistry (37 papers), Fermentation and Sensory Analysis (13 papers) and Biochemical and biochemical processes (8 papers). Horst Nimz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Slovakia and Italy. Horst Nimz's co-authors include H.‐D. Lüdemann, O. Faix, D. Robert, R. F. Casten, Hans‐Dietrich Lüdemann, Helmut Zinner, Ralph Lehnen, Bodo Saake, Karl Freudenberg and Ulrike Tschirner and has published in prestigious journals such as Macromolecules, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications and Archives of Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Horst Nimz

65 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Hit Papers

Wood-chemistry, ultrastructure, reactions 1984 2026 1998 2012 1984 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
What are hit papers?

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. Wood-chemistry, ultrastructure, reactions
    1984 2.2k citations Horst Nimz European Journal of Wood and Wood Products profile →

Peers

Horst Nimz
T. E. Timell United States
Eero Sjöström Finland
K. V. Sarkanen United States
Fred Shafizadeh United States
O. Faix Germany
Lloyd Donaldson New Zealand
Ralph P. Overend Canada
Barbara Hinterstoisser Austria
Thomas Elder United States
Raimo Alén Finland
T. E. Timell United States
Horst Nimz
Citations per year, relative to Horst Nimz Horst Nimz (= 1×) peers T. E. Timell

Countries citing papers authored by Horst Nimz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Horst Nimz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Horst Nimz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Horst Nimz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Horst Nimz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Horst Nimz. Horst Nimz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Lehnen, Ralph, Bodo Saake, & Horst Nimz. (2001). Furfural and Hydroxymethylfurfural as By-Products of FORMACELL Pulping. Holzforschung. 55(2). 199–204. 27 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst, et al.. (1990). Neue Variante der Methode zur Gewinnung von Dioxanlignin. Cellulose Chemistry and Technology. 24(2). 201–209.
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Nimz, Horst, et al.. (1989). Pulping and bleaching by the acetosolv process. 2 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst, et al.. (1986). Organosolv pulping with chloroethanol. Holzforschung. 40. 125–132. 2 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst, et al.. (1986). Acetosolv pulping. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 44(9). 362–362. 14 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst, et al.. (1984). Die Verwendung von Ablaugenlignin bei der Herstellung von Holzwerkstoffen. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 42(11). 415–419. 7 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst, et al.. (1983). Lignosulphonate Crosslinking Reactions. 4. The Crosslinking of Diazotised Lignosulphonate. Holzforschung. 37(4). 185–188. 2 indexed citations
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Glasser, Wolfgang G., et al.. (1976). Simulation of Reactions with Lignin by Computer (SIMREL). 5. Nondehydrogenative Polymerization in Lignin Formation. Macromolecules. 9(5). 866–867. 10 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst. (1974). Das Lignin der Buche — Entwurf eines Konstitutionsschemas. Angewandte Chemie. 86(9). 336–344. 89 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst. (1974). Beech Lignin—Proposal of a Constitutional Scheme. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 13(5). 313–321. 263 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst, et al.. (1974). 13C‐kernresonanzspektren von ligninen, 2. Buchen‐ und fichten‐björkman‐lignin. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 175(8). 2409–2422. 72 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst. (1969). Condensation reactions of lignin. Reaction of lignin model compounds with resorcinol and hydrochloric acid. Holzforschung. 23. 1 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst. (1969). Über ein neues Abbauverfahren des Lignins. Chemische Berichte. 102(3). 799–810. 17 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst. (1967). Über zwei aldehydische Dilignole aus Fichtenlignin. Chemische Berichte. 100(8). 2633–2639. 9 indexed citations
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Freudenberg, Karl, et al.. (1964). Die Polymerisation des Coniferylalkohols durch Säure. Chemische Berichte. 97(3). 903–908. 4 indexed citations
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Nimz, Horst. (1963). Dehydro‐triconiferylalkohol, ein Zwischenprodukt der Ligninbildung. Chemische Berichte. 96(2). 478–485. 7 indexed citations
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Zinner, Helmut & Horst Nimz. (1958). Derivate der Zucker‐mercaptale, XIV. Synthese der 1.3.5‐Tribenzoyl‐2‐desoxy‐α‐D‐ribofuranose. Chemische Berichte. 91(8). 1657–1659. 7 indexed citations
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Zinner, Helmut, Horst Nimz, & H. Venner. (1957). Derivate der Zucker‐mercaptale, IX. Darstellung der 3.4.5‐Triacetyl‐2‐Desoxy‐al‐D‐Ribose. Chemische Berichte. 90(11). 2696–2699. 20 indexed citations

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