Robert Westphal

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 858 citations indexed

About

Robert Westphal is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Neurology. According to data from OpenAlex, Robert Westphal has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 858 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Neurology. Recurrent topics in Robert Westphal's work include Biochemical Acid Research Studies (5 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (3 papers) and Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency (3 papers). Robert Westphal is often cited by papers focused on Biochemical Acid Research Studies (5 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (3 papers) and Alcoholism and Thiamine Deficiency (3 papers). Robert Westphal collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United Kingdom and United States. Robert Westphal's co-authors include Dörte Rother, Martina Pohl, John M. Ward, Stefania Evangelisti, Eugene Duff, Gwenaëlle Douaud, Davide Carone, Matthew F. Glasser, Fidel Alfaro‐Almagro and Sean P. Fitzgibbon and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, PLoS ONE and NeuroImage.

In The Last Decade

Robert Westphal

15 papers receiving 848 citations

Hit Papers

Hand classification of fMRI ICA noise components 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 100 200 300
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. Hand classification of fMRI ICA noise components
    2016 370 citations Ludovica Griffanti, Gwenaëlle Douaud et al. NeuroImage profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Robert Westphal Germany 12 328 296 151 146 129 15 858
Hanne D. Hansen Denmark 21 77 0.2× 342 1.2× 185 1.2× 202 1.4× 27 0.2× 63 1.3k
J. Langer Germany 14 153 0.5× 309 1.0× 68 0.5× 26 0.2× 19 0.1× 20 823
Christian Landvogt Germany 15 278 0.8× 189 0.6× 176 1.2× 28 0.2× 12 0.1× 24 968
Dirk Bier Germany 14 376 1.1× 209 0.7× 183 1.2× 44 0.3× 8 0.1× 46 953
Agnete Dyssegaard Denmark 15 38 0.1× 230 0.8× 138 0.9× 274 1.9× 22 0.2× 32 912
S. Holmes United Kingdom 13 244 0.7× 120 0.4× 12 0.1× 52 0.4× 60 0.5× 17 793
James R. Howard United States 13 63 0.2× 85 0.3× 43 0.3× 83 0.6× 8 0.1× 26 997
Heather Valentine United States 17 36 0.1× 302 1.0× 92 0.6× 75 0.5× 9 0.1× 40 749
Christian Foged Denmark 13 137 0.4× 361 1.2× 202 1.3× 39 0.3× 14 0.1× 45 1.0k
Victor Garza United States 16 53 0.2× 251 0.8× 69 0.5× 53 0.4× 15 0.1× 20 602

Countries citing papers authored by Robert Westphal

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Fields of papers citing papers by Robert Westphal

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Robert Westphal

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Westphal, Robert, Camilla Simmons, Tobias Wood, et al.. (2017). Characterization of the resting-state brain network topology in the 6-hydroxydopamine rat model of Parkinson’s disease. PLoS ONE. 12(3). e0172394–e0172394. 13 indexed citations
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Griffanti, Ludovica, Gwenaëlle Douaud, Janine Bijsterbosch, et al.. (2016). Hand classification of fMRI ICA noise components. NeuroImage. 154. 188–205. 370 indexed citations breakdown →
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Westphal, Robert, Akira Sumiyoshi, Camilla Simmons, et al.. (2016). Characterization of gray matter atrophy following 6-hydroxydopamine lesion of the nigrostriatal system. Neuroscience. 334. 166–179. 11 indexed citations
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Sehl, Torsten, Lisa Marx, Zaira Maugeri, et al.. (2016). Asymmetric synthesis of (S)-phenylacetylcarbinol – closing a gap in C–C bond formation. Green Chemistry. 19(2). 380–384. 25 indexed citations
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Westphal, Robert, Constantin Vogel, Jürgen Pleiss, et al.. (2014). A Tailor‐Made Chimeric Thiamine Diphosphate Dependent Enzyme for the Direct Asymmetric Synthesis of (S)‐Benzoins. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(35). 9376–9379. 30 indexed citations
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Westphal, Robert, Constantin Vogel, Jürgen Pleiss, et al.. (2014). Ein maßgeschneidertes chimäres Thiamindiphosphat‐abhängiges Enzym zur direkten asymmetrischen Synthese von (S)‐Benzoinen. Angewandte Chemie. 126(35). 9530–9533. 12 indexed citations
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Sehl, Torsten, John M. Ward, Rainer Wardenga, et al.. (2013). Two Steps in One Pot: Enzyme Cascade for the Synthesis of Nor(pseudo)ephedrine from Inexpensive Starting Materials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 52(26). 6772–6775. 157 indexed citations
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Sehl, Torsten, John M. Ward, Rainer Wardenga, et al.. (2013). Zwei Schritte in einem Reaktionsgefäß: Enzymkaskaden zur selektiven Synthese von Nor(pseudo)ephedrin aus kostengünstigen Ausgangsmaterialien. Angewandte Chemie. 125(26). 6904–6908. 36 indexed citations
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Westphal, Robert, Constantin Vogel, Jürgen Pleiss, et al.. (2013). MenD from Bacillus subtilis: A Potent Catalyst for the Enantiocomplementary Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized α‐Hydroxy Ketones. ChemCatChem. 6(4). 1082–1088. 19 indexed citations
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Westphal, Robert, Ursula Mackfeld, Michael Widmann, et al.. (2013). (S)-Selective MenD variants from Escherichia coli provide access to new functionalized chiral α-hydroxy ketones. Chemical Communications. 49(20). 2061–2061. 29 indexed citations
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Westphal, Robert, Ursula Mackfeld, Michael Widmann, et al.. (2013). ChemInform Abstract: (S)‐Selective MenD Variants from Escherichia coli Provide Access to New Functionalized Chiral α‐Hydroxy Ketones.. ChemInform. 44(25). 1 indexed citations
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Rother, Dörte, Michael Müller, Robert Westphal, et al.. (2013). Engineering stereoselectivity of ThDP-dependent enzymes. FEBS Journal. 280(24). 6374–6394. 83 indexed citations
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Westphal, Robert, Camilla Simmons, Tobias Wood, et al.. (2013). Pharmacological MRI and Tensor-Based Morphometry in the 6-OHDA Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease. 1 indexed citations
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Westphal, Robert, Ursula Mackfeld, Michael Widmann, et al.. (2013). Tailoring the S‐Selectivity of 2‐Succinyl‐5‐enolpyruvyl‐6‐hydroxy‐3‐cyclohexene‐1‐carboxylate Synthase (MenD) from Escherichia coli. ChemCatChem. 5(12). 3587–3594. 22 indexed citations
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Blau, Rachel, et al.. (1988). Multiple non-ossifying fibromas. A case report.. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 70(2). 299–304. 49 indexed citations

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