Manfred E. Wolff

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
89 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

Manfred E. Wolff is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Manfred E. Wolff has authored 89 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Molecular Biology, 28 papers in Organic Chemistry and 20 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Manfred E. Wolff's work include Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (34 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (20 papers) and Hormonal and reproductive studies (11 papers). Manfred E. Wolff is often cited by papers focused on Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry (34 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (20 papers) and Hormonal and reproductive studies (11 papers). Manfred E. Wolff collaborates with scholars based in United States and Germany. Manfred E. Wolff's co-authors include Alfred Burger, Michael J. Pearson, Peter A. Kollman, William L. Duax, Charles M. Weeks, Winston Ho, Donald D. Giannini, Norman S. Bhacca, Timothy Jen and John D. Baxter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Manfred E. Wolff

80 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug D... 1963 2026 1984 2005 1997 1980 1963 100 200 300 400 500
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. Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery
    1997 545 citations Manfred E. Wolff, Michael J. Pearson et al. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry profile →
  2. Burger's Medicinal chemistry
    1980 539 citations Alfred Burger, Manfred E. Wolff Wiley eBooks profile →
  3. Cyclization of N-Halogenated Amines (The Hofmann-Löffler Reaction).
    1963 396 citations Manfred E. Wolff profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Manfred E. Wolff United States 19 1.2k 892 278 274 198 89 2.4k
F. J. Zeelen Netherlands 11 665 0.6× 701 0.8× 205 0.7× 201 0.7× 155 0.8× 35 1.6k
Erwin von Angerer Germany 29 1.4k 1.2× 713 0.8× 591 2.1× 103 0.4× 123 0.6× 94 2.4k
Herman Ziffer United States 31 1.1k 1.0× 991 1.1× 78 0.3× 645 2.4× 253 1.3× 141 3.1k
Emily F. Sabo United States 19 460 0.4× 2.1k 2.4× 202 0.7× 78 0.3× 187 0.9× 32 2.9k
Daniel Lednicer United States 18 1.2k 1.0× 543 0.6× 161 0.6× 326 1.2× 53 0.3× 70 1.9k
Ronald E. White United States 28 581 0.5× 1.5k 1.7× 191 0.7× 470 1.7× 296 1.5× 70 3.8k
Raymond E. Counsell United States 23 354 0.3× 743 0.8× 300 1.1× 92 0.3× 43 0.2× 163 2.4k
M. Vandewalle Belgium 29 1.6k 1.3× 833 0.9× 309 1.1× 274 1.0× 50 0.3× 183 2.8k
Eric S. Manas United States 25 782 0.7× 796 0.9× 573 2.1× 212 0.8× 351 1.8× 39 2.3k
Barton Holmquist United States 39 375 0.3× 2.4k 2.7× 136 0.5× 258 0.9× 105 0.5× 91 4.1k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wolff, Manfred E.. (2011). Drug discovery market exclusivity after KSR:The challenge to pharmaceutical scientists and the US congress. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 100(8). 3044–3054.
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Wolff, Manfred E., et al.. (1997). Burger's Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 32(1). 91–91. 545 indexed citations breakdown →
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Zhu, Hengyi, K Ramnarayan, Jerry M. Anchin, et al.. (1995). Glu-96 of Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor Is Essential for High Affinity Receptor Binding. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(37). 21869–21874. 23 indexed citations
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Chan, Moon Fai, et al.. (1994). Identification of a New Class of ETA Selective Endothelin Antagonists by Pharmacophore Directed Screening. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 201(1). 228–234. 20 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E., et al.. (1991). Ethik ohne Chance? : Erkundungen im technologischen Zeitalter.
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Wolff, Manfred E. & Alexander McPherson. (1990). Antibody-directed drug discovery. Nature. 345(6273). 365–366. 10 indexed citations
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Burger, Alfred & Manfred E. Wolff. (1980). Burger's Medicinal chemistry. Wiley eBooks. 539 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wolff, Manfred E., et al.. (1979). Syntheses and biological activities of 7.beta.-methyl steroids. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 22(10). 1257–1260. 9 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E., John D. Baxter, Peter A. Kollman, et al.. (1978). Nature of steroid-glucocorticoid receptor interactions: thermodynamic analysis of the binding reaction. Biochemistry. 17(16). 3201–3208. 85 indexed citations
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Kollman, Peter A., et al.. (1977). ChemInform Abstract: QUANTITATIVE RELATIONS BETWEEN STEROID STRUCTURE AND BINDING TO PUTATIVE PROGESTERONE RECEPTORS. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 8(52). 9 indexed citations
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Rohrer, Douglas C., et al.. (1976). Structures of modified cardenolides. 1. Lactam analogs of isodigitoxigenin. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 98(20). 6308–6312.
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Wolff, Manfred E., et al.. (1974). Heterocyclic steroids. 5. Sulfur, selenium, and tellurium 5.alpha.-androstane derivatives and their 7.alpha.-methylated congeners. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 17(5). 561–563. 13 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E. & Corwin Hansch. (1973). Correlation of physicochemical parameters and biological activity in steroids 9α-substituted cortisol derivatives. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 29(9). 1111–1113. 6 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E. & Yasuji Kasuya. (1972). C-3-Oxygenation of 17.alpha.-methyl-5.alpha.-androstan-17.beta.-o1 by rabbit liver homogenate. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 15(1). 87–88. 6 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E., et al.. (1968). C-18 functional steroids. V. Synthesis of androstane derivatives. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 33(7). 2801–2804. 2 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E., et al.. (1963). C-19 Functional Steroids. III.1 2,19-Disubstituted Androstane and Cholestane Derivatives2. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28(2). 423–427. 18 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E. & Alfred Burger. (1959). Analogs of Nucleotides III**Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (Scientific ed ). 48(1). 56–59. 11 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E., et al.. (1959). Notes: Ring A Aromatization of a 19-Norsteroid. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 24(10). 1612–1613. 2 indexed citations
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Wolff, Manfred E. & J. F. Oneto. (1956). Synthesis of Some 1-Phenyl-2-amino-3-substituted-amino-1-propanols from α-Oximino Mannich Bases. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 78(11). 2615–2618. 2 indexed citations

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