Richard R. Ernst

57.3k total citations · 41 hit papers
307 papers, 47.5k citations indexed

About

Richard R. Ernst is a scholar working on Spectroscopy, Nuclear and High Energy Physics and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. According to data from OpenAlex, Richard R. Ernst has authored 307 papers receiving a total of 47.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 253 papers in Spectroscopy, 191 papers in Nuclear and High Energy Physics and 76 papers in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging. Recurrent topics in Richard R. Ernst's work include Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (226 papers), NMR spectroscopy and applications (191 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (74 papers). Richard R. Ernst is often cited by papers focused on Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications (226 papers), NMR spectroscopy and applications (191 papers) and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications (74 papers). Richard R. Ernst collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Germany. Richard R. Ernst's co-authors include Geoffrey Bodenhausen, Beat H. Meier, Alexander Wokaun, Ole W. Sørensen, Kurt Wüthrich, L Braunschweiler, P. Bachmann, W.P Aue, J. Jeener and Slobodan Macura and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Physical Review Letters.

In The Last Decade

Richard R. Ernst

302 papers receiving 44.1k citations

Hit Papers

Investigation of exchange processes by two-dimensional NM... 1966 2026 1986 2006 1979 1989 1976 1983 1983 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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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. Investigation of exchange processes by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy
    1979 4.3k citations Beat H. Meier, P. Bachmann et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  2. Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in One and Two Dimensions
    1989 3.4k citations Richard R. Ernst, Geoffrey Bodenhausen et al. profile →
  3. Two-dimensional spectroscopy. Application to nuclear magnetic resonance
    1976 2.5k citations W.P Aue, Richard R. Ernst et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  4. Coherence transfer by isotropic mixing: Application to proton correlation spectroscopy
    1983 2.4k citations Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  5. Improved spectral resolution in COSY 1H NMR spectra of proteins via double quantum filtering
    1983 2.2k citations Mark Rance, Ole W. Sørensen et al. profile →
  6. A two-dimensional nuclear Overhauser enhancement (2D NOE) experiment for the elucidation of complete proton-proton cross-relaxation networks in biological macromolecules
    1980 1.7k citations Richard R. Ernst, Kurt Wüthrich et al. profile →
  7. Multiple quantum filters for elucidating NMR coupling networks
    1982 1.7k citations Umberto Piantini, Ole W. Sørensen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  8. Elucidation of cross relaxation in liquids by two-dimensional N.M.R. spectroscopy
    1980 1.3k citations Richard R. Ernst et al. profile →
  9. Application of Fourier Transform Spectroscopy to Magnetic Resonance
    1966 1.1k citations Richard R. Ernst et al. profile →
  10. Clean TOCSY for proton spin system identification in macromolecules
    1988 1.1k citations Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  11. Selection of coherence-transfer pathways in NMR pulse experiments
    1984 937 citations Geoffrey Bodenhausen, Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  12. Principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in One and Two Dimensions
    1990 928 citations Richard R. Ernst, Geoffrey Bodenhausen et al. profile →
  13. Product operator formalism for the description of NMR pulse experiments
    1984 880 citations Ole W. Sørensen, Geoffrey Bodenhausen et al. profile →
  14. Two-dimensional chemical exchange and cross-relaxation spectroscopy of coupled nuclear spins
    1981 702 citations Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  15. Computer Simulations in Magnetic Resonance. An Object-Oriented Programming Approach
    1994 597 citations Beat H. Meier, Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series A profile →
  16. Homonuclear broad band decoupling and two-dimensional J-resolved NMR spectroscopy
    1976 552 citations W.P Aue, Richard R. Ernst et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  17. Experimental techniques of two-dimensional correlated spectroscopy
    1980 545 citations Kuniaki Nagayama, Kurt Wüthrich et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  18. Net polarization transfer via a J-ordered state for signal enhancement of low-sensitivity nuclei
    1980 526 citations D. P. Burum, Richard R. Ernst Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  19. Buildup rates of the nuclear Overhauser effect measured by two-dimensional proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy: implications for studies of protein conformation
    1981 430 citations Gerhard Wagner, Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  20. Exploring nuclear spin systems by relayed magnetization transfer
    1982 414 citations Geoffrey Bodenhausen, Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  21. Two-dimensional correlation of connected NMR transitions
    1985 412 citations Christian Griesinger, O. W. Soerensen et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  22. Frequency offset effects and their elimination in NMR rotating-frame cross-relaxation spectroscopy
    1987 334 citations Christian Griesinger, Richard R. Ernst Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  23. Selective excitation and detection in multilevel spin systems: Application of single transition operators
    1977 331 citations Alexander Wokaun, Richard R. Ernst The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  24. Practical aspects of the E.COSY technique. Measurement of scalar spin-spin coupling constants in peptides
    1987 326 citations Christian Griesinger, Ole W. Sørensen et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  25. Analysis of networks of coupled spins by multiple quantum N.M.R.
    1983 325 citations Richard R. Ernst et al. profile →
  26. Indirect detection of magnetic resonance by heteronuclear two-dimensional spectroscopy
    1977 320 citations Richard R. Ernst et al. Chemical Physics Letters profile →
  27. Selective detection of multiple quantum transitions in NMR by two-dimensional spectroscopy
    1977 318 citations Alexander Wokaun, Richard R. Ernst Chemical Physics Letters profile →
  28. Homonuclear two-dimensional 1H NMR of proteins. Experimental procedures
    1984 290 citations Richard R. Ernst, Kurt Wüthrich et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  29. Separation of cross-relaxation and J cross-peaks in 2D rotating-frame NMR spectroscopy
    1987 289 citations Christian Griesinger, Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  30. Nuclear Magnetic Double Resonance with an Incoherent Radio-Frequency Field
    1966 272 citations Richard R. Ernst The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  31. Cross-correlation of spin-decoupled NMR spectra by heteronuclear two-dimensional spectroscopy
    1977 268 citations Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  32. Coherence transfer in the rotating frame
    1979 251 citations Luciano Müller, Richard R. Ernst profile →
  33. Transient Oscillations in NMR Cross-Polarization Experiments in Solids
    1974 246 citations Luciano Müller, Richard R. Ernst et al. profile →
  34. Spin diffusion in resolved solid-state NMR spectra
    1985 244 citations Richard R. Ernst et al. profile →
  35. Correlation of connected transitions by two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy
    1986 244 citations Christian Griesinger, Richard R. Ernst et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  36. Direct determination of rate constants of slow dynamic processes by two-dimensional "accordion" spectroscopy in nuclear magnetic resonance
    1982 234 citations Geoffrey Bodenhausen, Richard R. Ernst Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  37. Energy transfer in surface enhanced luminescence
    1983 218 citations Alexander Wokaun, Richard R. Ernst et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  38. Low-power multipulse line narrowing in solid-state NMR
    1981 201 citations D. P. Burum, Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  39. Fourier spectroscopy of nonequilibrium states, application to CIDNP, overhauser experiments and relaxation time measurements
    1974 197 citations Richard R. Ernst et al. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969) profile →
  40. Heteronuclear correlation spectroscopy in rotating solids
    1983 196 citations Richard R. Ernst et al. Chemical Physics Letters profile →
  41. Structure and dynamics of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in carboxylic acid dimers: A solid state NMR study
    1982 196 citations Beat H. Meier, Richard R. Ernst et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Richard R. Ernst Switzerland 93 25.4k 18.2k 15.0k 9.7k 8.5k 307 47.5k
Geoffrey Bodenhausen France 69 17.7k 0.7× 7.7k 0.4× 9.5k 0.6× 7.5k 0.8× 5.1k 0.6× 434 26.8k
Robert G. Griffin United States 104 26.4k 1.0× 9.1k 0.5× 8.9k 0.6× 19.1k 2.0× 3.3k 0.4× 545 40.0k
Ad Bax United States 131 25.3k 1.0× 61.5k 3.4× 8.3k 0.6× 18.6k 1.9× 6.1k 0.7× 464 89.2k
Kurt Wüthrich Switzerland 130 16.8k 0.7× 65.0k 3.6× 4.7k 0.3× 16.3k 1.7× 4.9k 0.6× 653 83.0k
Ray Freeman United Kingdom 68 12.5k 0.5× 5.4k 0.3× 8.2k 0.5× 3.2k 0.3× 5.3k 0.6× 227 19.8k
Beat H. Meier Switzerland 68 11.5k 0.5× 8.5k 0.5× 4.9k 0.3× 6.8k 0.7× 2.6k 0.3× 417 23.4k
Gerhard Wagner United States 106 7.8k 0.3× 29.7k 1.6× 2.9k 0.2× 5.6k 0.6× 3.7k 0.4× 535 41.9k
G. Marius Clore United States 117 9.9k 0.4× 47.7k 2.6× 2.1k 0.1× 14.7k 1.5× 3.5k 0.4× 552 60.7k
Robert Tycko United States 83 8.5k 0.3× 14.0k 0.8× 2.9k 0.2× 8.3k 0.8× 1.7k 0.2× 246 29.2k
Christian Griesinger Germany 79 9.3k 0.4× 14.2k 0.8× 2.6k 0.2× 4.4k 0.5× 1.8k 0.2× 475 25.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Ernst, Richard R.. (2012). A Chemist Remains a Chemist. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(1). 61–67. 2 indexed citations
2.
Ernst, Richard R.. (2006). Science, engineering, and humanity. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine. 25(3). 18–19. 1 indexed citations
3.
Ernst, Richard R.. (2003). The Responsibility of Scientists, a European View. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(37). 4434–4439. 22 indexed citations
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Ernst, Richard R.. (1999). The advent of NMR in the light of Sir Peter Mansfield's innovations. Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and Medicine. 9(3). 97–99. 1 indexed citations
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Brüschweiler, Rafael, et al.. (1998). Rotational Motion of a Solute Molecule in a Highly Viscous Liquid Studied by13C NMR: 1,3-Dibromoadamantane in Polymeric Chlorotrifluoroethene. Journal of Magnetic Resonance. 131(2). 184–190. 15 indexed citations
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Brüschweiler, Rafael & Richard R. Ernst. (1997). Non-ergodic quasi-equilibria in short linear spin chains. Chemical Physics Letters. 264(3-4). 393–397. 40 indexed citations
7.
Bremi, Tobias, Rafael Brüschweiler, & Richard R. Ernst. (1997). A Protocol for the Interpretation of Side-Chain Dynamics Based on NMR Relaxation:  Application to Phenylalanines in Antamanide. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 119(18). 4272–4284. 61 indexed citations
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Meyer, Rolf, et al.. (1997). Quantum mechanical exchange in a transition metal hydride complex: NMR data for [cp(PPh3)IrH3]+ fitted by a two-dimensional model. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 106(1). 1–10. 56 indexed citations
9.
Hediger, Sabine, Beat H. Meier, & Richard R. Ernst. (1995). Rotor-synchronized amplitude-modulated nuclear magnetic resonance spin-lock sequences for improved cross polarization under fast magic angle sample spinning. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 102(10). 4000–4011. 48 indexed citations
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Ernst, Matthias & Richard R. Ernst. (1994). Heteronuclear Dipolar Cross-Correlated Cross Relaxation for the Investigation of Side-Chain Motions. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Series A. 110(2). 202–213. 37 indexed citations
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Brüschweiler, Rafael, Martin Blackledge, & Richard R. Ernst. (1991). Multi-conformational peptide dynamics derived from NMR data: A new search algorithm and its application to antamanide. Journal of Biomolecular NMR. 1(1). 3–11. 128 indexed citations
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Brueschweiler, Rafael, Christian Griesinger, & Richard R. Ernst. (1989). Correlated motion monitored by NMR relaxation in the rotating frame. A source of structural and dynamic information on macromolecules. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 111(20). 8034–8035. 41 indexed citations
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Bodenhausen, Geoffrey, Gerhard Wagner, Mark Rance, et al.. (1984). Longitudinal two-spin order in 2D exchange spectroscopy (NOESY). Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 59(3). 542–550. 51 indexed citations
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Hosur, Ramakrishna V., et al.. (1983). A simple two-dimensional measurement of the decoupler power during continuous homonuclear irradiation for the correction of Bloch-Siegert shifts. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 54(1). 142–145. 11 indexed citations
15.
Piantini, Umberto, O. W. Soerensen, & Richard R. Ernst. (1983). ChemInform Abstract: Multiple Quantum Filters for Elucidating NMR Coupling Networks (Anwendung auf die Anregung von 1,3‐Dibrom‐butan).. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 14(9). 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Yining, Geoffrey Bodenhausen, & Richard R. Ernst. (1981). Use of spy nuclei for relaxation studies in nuclear magnetic resonance. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 103(23). 6988–6989. 16 indexed citations
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Burum, D. P. & Richard R. Ernst. (1980). Net polarization transfer via a J-ordered state for signal enhancement of low-sensitivity nuclei. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 39(1). 163–168. 526 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wüthrich, Kurt, Kuniaki Nagayama, & Richard R. Ernst. (1979). Emerging techniques Two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 4(8). N178–N181. 11 indexed citations
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Aue, W.P, P. Bachmann, Alexander Wokaun, & Richard R. Ernst. (1978). Sensitivity of two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 29(3). 523–533. 42 indexed citations
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Bachmann, P., W.P Aue, Luciano Müller, & Richard R. Ernst. (1977). Phase separation in two-dimensional spectroscopy. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (1969). 28(1). 29–39. 120 indexed citations

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