I. Bechthold

688 total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 545 citations indexed

About

I. Bechthold is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Molecular Biology and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. According to data from OpenAlex, I. Bechthold has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 545 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Biomaterials, 1 paper in Molecular Biology and 1 paper in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Recurrent topics in I. Bechthold's work include biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (1 paper) and Algal biology and biofuel production (1 paper). I. Bechthold is often cited by papers focused on biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (3 papers), Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication (1 paper) and Algal biology and biofuel production (1 paper). I. Bechthold collaborates with scholars based in Germany. I. Bechthold's co-authors include A. Springer, Stephan Kabasci, Rodion Kopitzky, Karlheinz Bretz, G. Rafler and Gūnnar Engelmann and has published in prestigious journals such as Starch - Stärke, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering and Chemical Engineering & Technology.

In The Last Decade

I. Bechthold

4 papers receiving 527 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Succinic Acid: A New Platform Chemical for Biobased Polymers from Renewable Resources

2008 529 citations I. Bechthold, Karlheinz Bretz et al. Chemical Engineering & Technology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
I. Bechthold Germany	3	303	208	196	86	80	4	545
A. Springer Germany	2	300 1.0×	197 0.9×	195 1.0×	85 1.0×	74 0.9×	2	531
Karlheinz Bretz Germany	6	332 1.1×	208 1.0×	260 1.3×	90 1.0×	78 1.0×	11	638
Mahmoud Sayed Sweden	10	272 0.9×	100 0.5×	144 0.7×	30 0.3×	47 0.6×	25	437
Lorenz P. Manker United States	8	205 0.7×	99 0.5×	104 0.5×	44 0.5×	35 0.4×	13	425
Yüksel Güvenilir Türkiye	14	114 0.4×	213 1.0×	152 0.8×	29 0.3×	38 0.5×	43	491
Somaieh Salehpour Canada	8	136 0.4×	131 0.6×	61 0.3×	81 0.9×	49 0.6×	8	359
P.V. Bonsignore United States	8	242 0.8×	159 0.8×	253 1.3×	102 1.2×	28 0.3×	16	657
Johan V. Olsson Sweden	7	264 0.9×	283 1.4×	54 0.3×	195 2.3×	116 1.4×	8	558
Jinshi Fan China	11	102 0.3×	147 0.7×	74 0.4×	84 1.0×	35 0.4×	17	434
Chi‐Wei Lo Taiwan	8	162 0.5×	433 2.1×	158 0.8×	44 0.5×	71 0.9×	11	582

Countries citing papers authored by I. Bechthold

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Fields of papers citing papers by I. Bechthold

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of I. Bechthold

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of I. Bechthold. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of I. Bechthold 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 I. Bechthold. I. Bechthold is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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4 of 4 papers shown

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Springer, A., et al.. (2009). Enzymatische Veresterung von Bernsteinsäure in organischen Medien. Chemie Ingenieur Technik. 81(8). 1314–1314. 2 indexed citations

2.

Bechthold, I., Karlheinz Bretz, Stephan Kabasci, Rodion Kopitzky, & A. Springer. (2008). Succinic Acid: A New Platform Chemical for Biobased Polymers from Renewable Resources. Chemical Engineering & Technology. 31(5). 647–654. 529 indexed citations breakdown →

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Engelmann, Gūnnar, et al.. (2001). Preparation of Starch Carbamates in Homogeneous Phase using Different Mixing Conditions. Starch - Stärke. 53(11). 560–560. 7 indexed citations

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Rafler, G., et al.. (2001). Biodegradable Polymers, 9. Technologically Relevant Aspects of Kinetics and Mechanism of Ring-Opening Polymerization of L,L-Dilactide. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering. 286(12). 761–761. 7 indexed citations

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