R. Rüegg

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

R. Rüegg is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. Rüegg has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Organic Chemistry, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in R. Rüegg's work include Phosphorus compounds and reactions (12 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (11 papers) and Vitamin K Research Studies (9 papers). R. Rüegg is often cited by papers focused on Phosphorus compounds and reactions (12 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (11 papers) and Vitamin K Research Studies (9 papers). R. Rüegg collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. R. Rüegg's co-authors include O. Isler, M. Montavon, P. Zeller, Hermann A. Mayer, G. Ryser, Heike Gutmann, P. Schudel, H. Lindlar, Ulrich Schwieter and Wendy B. Bollag and has published in prestigious journals such as Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, Helvetica Chimica Acta and Planta Medica.

In The Last Decade

R. Rüegg

57 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 10. Mitteilung. Anwend... 1957 2026 1980 2003 1957 50 100 150 200 250
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. Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 10. Mitteilung. Anwendung der Wittig‐Reaktion zur Synthese von Estern des Bixins und Crocetins
    1957 292 citations O. Isler, Heike Gutmann et al. Helvetica Chimica Acta profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. Rüegg Switzerland 27 994 896 271 181 179 58 2.0k
O. Isler Switzerland 27 1.1k 1.1× 839 0.9× 284 1.0× 192 1.1× 202 1.1× 72 2.0k
G. Saucy United States 27 1.4k 1.4× 730 0.8× 188 0.7× 305 1.7× 46 0.3× 79 2.2k
Paolo Manitto Italy 24 432 0.4× 939 1.0× 129 0.5× 130 0.7× 88 0.5× 128 1.9k
Edward D. Mihelich United States 27 1.3k 1.3× 820 0.9× 109 0.4× 123 0.7× 75 0.4× 46 2.2k
Andrée Marquet France 29 747 0.8× 1.2k 1.4× 62 0.2× 112 0.6× 79 0.4× 95 2.3k
Leonhard Birkofer Germany 29 1.9k 1.9× 933 1.0× 68 0.3× 218 1.2× 29 0.2× 167 2.8k
Robert W. Denny Germany 8 526 0.5× 514 0.6× 479 1.8× 70 0.4× 112 0.6× 8 1.4k
Lloyd L. Ingraham United States 21 330 0.3× 606 0.7× 43 0.2× 132 0.7× 76 0.4× 67 1.3k
André A. Pavia France 25 1.1k 1.1× 1.1k 1.2× 64 0.2× 279 1.5× 75 0.4× 106 1.8k
Jean‐Luc Bernier France 22 788 0.8× 627 0.7× 416 1.5× 49 0.3× 104 0.6× 55 1.9k

Countries citing papers authored by R. Rüegg

Since Specialization
Citations

This map shows the geographic impact of R. Rüegg's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by R. Rüegg with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites R. Rüegg more than expected).

Fields of papers citing papers by R. Rüegg

Since Specialization
Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by R. Rüegg. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by R. Rüegg. The network helps show where R. Rüegg may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. Rüegg

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. Rüegg. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. Rüegg 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 R. Rüegg. R. Rüegg 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
1.
Mayer, Hermann A., M. Montavon, R. Rüegg, & O. Isler. (1967). Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 22. Mitteilung. Totalsynthese von Rhodoxanthin. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 50(6). 1606–1618. 14 indexed citations
2.
Vetter, Walter, et al.. (1967). Gas‐chromatographische und massenspektrometrische Untersuchung von Phytylubichinon, Vitamin K1 und Vitamin K2. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 50(7). 1866–1879. 9 indexed citations
3.
Mayer, Hans, et al.. (1967). Syntheses of Vitamins K and Related Compounds with Special Reference to Labeling. Vitamins and hormones. 24. 331–347. 5 indexed citations
4.
Schwieter, Ulrich, Heike Gutmann, H. Lindlar, et al.. (1966). Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe 20. Mitteilung Neue Synthesen von Apocarotinoiden. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 49(1). 369–390. 20 indexed citations
5.
6.
Isler, O., et al.. (1963). Stereochemische Untersuchungen an den Vitaminen E und K1. Angewandte Chemie. 75(21). 1030–1031. 6 indexed citations
7.
Schudel, P., et al.. (1962). Umformungen von α-Tocopherol. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 16(11). 368–368. 1 indexed citations
8.
Rüegg, R. & O. Isler. (1961). NATÜRLICHE CHINONE MIT ISOPRENOIDEN SEITENKETTEN1. Planta Medica. 9(4). 386–407. 11 indexed citations
9.
Rüegg, R., Ulrich Schwieter, G. Ryser, P. Schudel, & O. Isler. (1961). Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 18. Mitteilung. Synthese von 7′, 8′‐Dihydro‐γ‐carotin (β‐Zeacarotin) und 3′,4′‐Dehydro‐γ‐carotin (Torulin). Helvetica Chimica Acta. 44(4). 994–999. 14 indexed citations
10.
Winterstein, Alfred, et al.. (1960). Neuere Ergebnisse der Carotinoidforschung. Chemische Berichte. 93(12). 2951–2965. 41 indexed citations
11.
Rüegg, R., Urs Gloor, A. Langemann, et al.. (1960). Die Totalsynthese von Solanesol. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 43(6). 1745–1751. 18 indexed citations
12.
Rüegg, R., H. Lindlar, M. Montavon, et al.. (1959). Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 14. Mitteilung Synthese von β‐Apo‐12'‐carotinal (C25). Helvetica Chimica Acta. 42(3). 847–853. 24 indexed citations
13.
Wiss, Ø., Franz E. Weber, R. Rüegg, & O. Isler. (1959). [Biological activity of vitamins K1 & K2 & their isoprenologs].. PubMed. 314(4-6). 245–9. 3 indexed citations
14.
Morton, R. A., Urs Gloor, O. Schindler, et al.. (1958). Die Struktur des Ubichinons aus Schweineherzen. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 41(7). 2343–2357. 66 indexed citations
15.
Gloor, Urs, O. Isler, R. A. Morton, R. Rüegg, & Ø. Wiss. (1958). Die Struktur des Ubichinons aus Hefe. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 41(7). 2357–2362. 32 indexed citations
16.
Isler, O., Heike Gutmann, M. Montavon, et al.. (1957). Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 10. Mitteilung. Anwendung der Wittig‐Reaktion zur Synthese von Estern des Bixins und Crocetins. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 40(5). 1242–1249. 292 indexed citations breakdown →
17.
Isler, O., R. Rüegg, J. Würsch, K.F. Gey, & A. Pletscher. (1957). Zur Biosynthese des Cholesterins aus β,δ‐Dihydroxy‐β‐methyl‐valeriansäure. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 40(7). 2369–2373. 19 indexed citations
18.
Isler, O., H. Lindlar, M. Montavon, R. Rüegg, & P. Zeller. (1956). Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 1. Mitteilung. Die technische Synthese von β‐Carotin. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 39(1). 249–259. 113 indexed citations
19.
Isler, O., M. Montavon, R. Rüegg, & P. Zeller. (1956). Synthesen in der Carotinoid‐Reihe. 5. Mitteilung. Anwendungen der Reaktion von Whiting. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 39(2). 454–462. 11 indexed citations
20.
Isler, O., R. Rüegg, Anja S Studer, & Rudolf Jürgens. (1953). Chemical constitution and the antagonism of vitamin K1and its analogues to coumarol compounds.. Biological Chemistry. 295. 290–309. 1 indexed citations

Rankless uses publication and citation data sourced from OpenAlex, an open and comprehensive bibliographic database. While OpenAlex provides broad and valuable coverage of the global research landscape, it—like all bibliographic datasets—has inherent limitations. These include incomplete records, variations in author disambiguation, differences in journal indexing, and delays in data updates. As a result, some metrics and network relationships displayed in Rankless may not fully capture the entirety of a scholar's output or impact.

Explore authors with similar magnitude of impact

Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by O. Isler Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by G. Saucy Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Paolo Manitto Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Edward D. Mihelich Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Andrée Marquet Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Leonhard Birkofer Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Robert W. Denny Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Lloyd L. Ingraham Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by André A. Pavia Breakdown of academic impact, for papers by Jean‐Luc Bernier
Rankless by CCL
2026