Lucius Werthemann

727 total citations · 1 hit paper
6 papers, 595 citations indexed

About

Lucius Werthemann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Lucius Werthemann has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 595 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Molecular Biology, 1 paper in Organic Chemistry and 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Lucius Werthemann's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (3 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (1 paper) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (1 paper). Lucius Werthemann is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (3 papers), Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology (1 paper) and Chemical synthesis and alkaloids (1 paper). Lucius Werthemann collaborates with scholars based in United States. Lucius Werthemann's co-authors include William S. Johnson, D. John Faulkner, Timothy J. Brocksom, Michael R. Petersen, William R. Bartlett, Peter Loew, Daniel H. Rich and J. B. Siddall and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Lucius Werthemann

6 papers receiving 542 citations

Hit Papers

Simple stereoselective version of the Claisen rearrangeme... 1970 2026 1988 2007 1970 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Simple stereoselective version of the Claisen rearrangement leading to trans-trisubstituted olefinic bonds. Synthesis of squalene
    1970 530 citations William S. Johnson, Lucius Werthemann et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →

Peers

Lucius Werthemann
Martha A. Umbreit
Hans Wüest United States
William R. Bartlett United States
René Decorzant Switzerland
R. M. RODEHORST United States
Bradford P. Mundy United States
P. S. Wharton United States
Thomas Money Canada
Dario Ghiringhelli Italy
M. Vandewalle Belgium
Martha A. Umbreit
Lucius Werthemann
Citations per year, relative to Lucius Werthemann Lucius Werthemann (= 1×) peers Martha A. Umbreit

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Fields of papers citing papers by Lucius Werthemann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Lucius Werthemann

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

All Works

6 of 6 papers shown
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Werthemann, Lucius & William S. Johnson. (1970). Application of the Chloro Ketal Claisen Reaction to the Total Synthesis of Squalene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 67(3). 1465–1467. 18 indexed citations
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Werthemann, Lucius & William S. Johnson. (1970). Application of the Chloro Ketal Claisen Reaction to the Total Synthesis of Squalene. Experimental Details. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 67(4). 1810–1813. 7 indexed citations
3.
Johnson, William S., Timothy J. Brocksom, Peter Loew, et al.. (1970). Olefinic ketal Claisen reaction. Facile route to juvenile hormone. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(14). 4463–4464. 28 indexed citations
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Johnson, William S., Lucius Werthemann, William R. Bartlett, et al.. (1970). Simple stereoselective version of the Claisen rearrangement leading to trans-trisubstituted olefinic bonds. Synthesis of squalene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 92(3). 741–743. 530 indexed citations breakdown →
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Loew, Peter, et al.. (1970). A Short Stereoselective Synthesis of Cecropia Juvenile Hormone. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 67(3). 1462–1464. 7 indexed citations
6.
Loew, Peter, et al.. (1970). A Short Stereoselective Synthesis of Cecropia Juvenile Hormone. Experimental Details. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 67(4). 1824–1826. 5 indexed citations

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