Michael M. Lerch

3.3k total citations · 4 hit papers
30 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Michael M. Lerch is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael M. Lerch has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Materials Chemistry, 16 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 7 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Michael M. Lerch's work include Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (17 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (15 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers). Michael M. Lerch is often cited by papers focused on Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry (17 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (15 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (6 papers). Michael M. Lerch collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Italy. Michael M. Lerch's co-authors include Ben L. Feringa, Wiktor Szymański, Mickel J. Hansen, Gooitzen M. van Dam, Willem A. Velema, Joanna Aizenberg, Sander J. Wezenberg, Alison Grinthal, Wybren Jan Buma and Mariangela Di Donato and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Michael M. Lerch

28 papers receiving 2.6k citations

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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.

Emerging Targets in Photopharmacology

2016 545 citations Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Wavelength-selective cleavage of photoprotecting groups: strategies and applications in dynamic systems

2015 329 citations Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →
Orthogonal photoswitching in a multifunctional molecular system

2016 200 citations Michael M. Lerch, Mickel J. Hansen et al. Nature Communications profile →
Self-regulated non-reciprocal motions in single-material microstructures

2022 134 citations Shucong Li, Michael M. Lerch et al. Nature profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael M. Lerch Netherlands	22	2.0k	1.2k	843	464	413	30	2.6k
David Bléger Germany	25	3.0k 1.5×	1.4k 1.1×	942 1.1×	862 1.9×	358 0.9×	43	3.9k
Robert Göstl Germany	34	1.5k 0.8×	431 0.4×	907 1.1×	749 1.6×	564 1.4×	85	3.4k
Andrew A. Beharry Canada	21	3.2k 1.7×	1.8k 1.5×	1.2k 1.4×	525 1.1×	971 2.4×	40	4.2k
Masakazu Morimoto Japan	36	3.5k 1.8×	1.2k 1.0×	1.4k 1.6×	391 0.8×	133 0.3×	126	4.4k
Jiawen Chen China	22	926 0.5×	275 0.2×	826 1.0×	222 0.5×	166 0.4×	66	1.8k
Thomas M. Hermans France	24	1.0k 0.5×	394 0.3×	1.3k 1.5×	656 1.4×	890 2.2×	46	3.3k
Gad Fuks France	20	987 0.5×	374 0.3×	1.3k 1.6×	165 0.4×	219 0.5×	39	2.0k
Maxwell J. Robb United States	37	1.7k 0.9×	184 0.1×	1.3k 1.6×	570 1.2×	502 1.2×	59	3.9k
Jutta Schwarz Germany	15	1.5k 0.7×	691 0.6×	561 0.7×	324 0.7×	194 0.5×	30	1.9k
Subhas Samanta India	23	1.8k 0.9×	1.1k 0.9×	839 1.0×	191 0.4×	561 1.4×	42	2.4k

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Lerch, Michael M., Ankita Shastri, Thomas B. H. Schroeder, et al.. (2025). Unusual Swelling Behavior of Hydrogels Modified with Spiropyran as Appendage or Crosslinker. Advanced Functional Materials.

Lasorsa, Alessia, Michael M. Lerch, Xiaohong Lan, et al.. (2025). Probing photochemically-induced dynamic transitions by magic-angle-spinning NMR combined with in situ irradiation. Journal of Materials Chemistry A. 13(42). 36318–36329.

Yao, Yuxing, Friedrich Stricker, Shucong Li, et al.. (2024). Programming liquid crystal elastomers for multistep ambidirectional deformability. Science. 386(6726). 1161–1168. 21 indexed citations

Lerch, Michael M., et al.. (2024). Towards Autonomous Materials–Challenges in Chemical Communication. ChemSystemsChem. 6(3). 3 indexed citations

Freese, Thomas, et al.. (2024). The relevance of sustainable laboratory practices. RSC Sustainability. 2(5). 1300–1336. 24 indexed citations

Freese, Thomas, et al.. (2024). A guidebook for sustainability in laboratories. 1 indexed citations

Li, Shucong, Michael Aizenberg, Michael M. Lerch, & Joanna Aizenberg. (2023). Programming Deformations of 3D Microstructures: Opportunities Enabled by Magnetic Alignment of Liquid Crystalline Elastomers. Accounts of Materials Research. 4(12). 1008–1019. 11 indexed citations

Li, Shucong, Michael M. Lerch, James T. Waters, et al.. (2022). Self-regulated non-reciprocal motions in single-material microstructures. Nature. 605(7908). 76–83. 134 indexed citations breakdown →

Lerch, Michael M., et al.. (2021). Spiropyran Photoisomerization Dynamics in Multiresponsive Hydrogels. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 144(1). 219–227. 73 indexed citations

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Waters, James T., Shucong Li, Yuxing Yao, et al.. (2020). Twist again: Dynamically and reversibly controllable chirality in liquid crystalline elastomer microposts. Science Advances. 6(13). eaay5349–eaay5349. 34 indexed citations

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Hoes, Martijn F., Michael M. Lerch, Lucien N. Lameijer, et al.. (2020). Red-light-sensitive BODIPY photoprotecting groups for amines and their biological application in controlling heart rhythm. Chemical Communications. 56(41). 5480–5483. 74 indexed citations

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Lerch, Michael M., Alison Grinthal, & Joanna Aizenberg. (2020). Viewpoint: Homeostasis as Inspiration—Toward Interactive Materials. Advanced Materials. 32(20). e1905554–e1905554. 50 indexed citations

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Lerch, Michael M., Mariangela Di Donato, Adèle D. Laurent, et al.. (2018). Solvent Effects on the Actinic Step of Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adduct Photoswitching. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 57(27). 8063–8068. 81 indexed citations

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Lerch, Michael M., Wiktor Szymański, & Ben L. Feringa. (2018). The (photo)chemistry of Stenhouse photoswitches: guiding principles and system design. Chemical Society Reviews. 47(6). 1910–1937. 252 indexed citations

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Lerch, Michael M., Mickel J. Hansen, Willem A. Velema, Wiktor Szymański, & Ben L. Feringa. (2016). Orthogonal photoswitching in a multifunctional molecular system. Nature Communications. 7(1). 12054–12054. 200 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hansen, Mickel J., Michael M. Lerch, Wiktor Szymański, & Ben L. Feringa. (2016). Direct and Versatile Synthesis of Red‐Shifted Azobenzenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(43). 13514–13518. 146 indexed citations

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Lerch, Michael M., Mickel J. Hansen, Gooitzen M. van Dam, Wiktor Szymański, & Ben L. Feringa. (2016). Emerging Targets in Photopharmacology. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 55(37). 10978–10999. 545 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lerch, Michael M., Sander J. Wezenberg, Wiktor Szymański, & Ben L. Feringa. (2016). Unraveling the Photoswitching Mechanism in Donor–Acceptor Stenhouse Adducts. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 138(20). 6344–6347. 151 indexed citations

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Velema, Willem A., Mickel J. Hansen, Michael M. Lerch, et al.. (2015). Ciprofloxacin–Photoswitch Conjugates: A Facile Strategy for Photopharmacology. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 26(12). 2592–2597. 94 indexed citations

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Lerch, Michael M., Bill Morandi, Zachary K. Wickens, & Robert H. Grubbs. (2014). Rapid Access to β‐Trifluoromethyl‐Substituted Ketones: Harnessing Inductive Effects in Wacker‐Type Oxidations of Internal Alkenes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(33). 8654–8658. 35 indexed citations

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