Roland Heckendorn

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
25 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Roland Heckendorn is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Roland Heckendorn has authored 25 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Organic Chemistry, 10 papers in Molecular Biology and 8 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Roland Heckendorn's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (5 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers). Roland Heckendorn is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (8 papers), Synthesis and Characterization of Heterocyclic Compounds (5 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers). Roland Heckendorn collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Serbia. Roland Heckendorn's co-authors include Hans Allgeier, F. Gasparini, Peter J. Flor, Rainer Kühn, Ivo Vranesic, Micheline Heinrich, Stephan Urwyler, Michel Biollaz, Aida Sacaan and Kurt Lingenhöhl and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Journal of Medicinal Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Roland Heckendorn

24 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl... 1999 2026 2008 2017 1999 200 400 600
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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. 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP), a potent, selective and systemically active mGlu5 receptor antagonist
    1999 628 citations F. Gasparini, Kurt Lingenhöhl et al. Neuropharmacology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roland Heckendorn Switzerland 8 884 579 198 137 96 25 1.1k
H.C. Neijt Switzerland 18 1.1k 1.3× 801 1.4× 299 1.5× 79 0.6× 129 1.3× 20 1.6k
Else Saederup United States 16 935 1.1× 654 1.1× 133 0.7× 98 0.7× 69 0.7× 23 1.2k
Deborah E. Murphy Switzerland 11 973 1.1× 698 1.2× 162 0.8× 130 0.9× 79 0.8× 11 1.2k
Aleksandra Kłodzińska Poland 24 1.4k 1.6× 916 1.6× 333 1.7× 244 1.8× 105 1.1× 70 1.8k
D.A.S. Smith United Kingdom 15 856 1.0× 626 1.1× 143 0.7× 70 0.5× 122 1.3× 21 1.1k
C. Portet Switzerland 11 735 0.8× 489 0.8× 132 0.7× 101 0.7× 108 1.1× 14 1.2k
Porntip Supavilai Thailand 24 1.0k 1.1× 844 1.5× 123 0.6× 105 0.8× 100 1.0× 43 1.5k
Allan Mandelzys Canada 13 792 0.9× 848 1.5× 145 0.7× 69 0.5× 74 0.8× 14 1.2k
Debra L. Niehoff United States 13 1.2k 1.4× 828 1.4× 212 1.1× 39 0.3× 99 1.0× 14 1.5k
Peter B. Wingrove United Kingdom 19 1.2k 1.4× 1.1k 1.8× 184 0.9× 97 0.7× 51 0.5× 22 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roland Heckendorn

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roland Heckendorn

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

All Works

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Heckendorn, Roland & Tammo Winkler. (2000). Perhydro‐1,3‐diazepine‐2,4‐diones by cyclization of 4‐ureidobutyric acids with thionyl chloride: A reinvestigation. Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry. 37(1). 111–114. 3 indexed citations
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Gasparini, F., Kurt Lingenhöhl, Natacha Stoehr, et al.. (1999). 2-Methyl-6-(phenylethynyl)-pyridine (MPEP), a potent, selective and systemically active mGlu5 receptor antagonist. Neuropharmacology. 38(10). 1493–1503. 628 indexed citations breakdown →
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Benke, Dietmar, Michael Honer, Roland Heckendorn, et al.. (1999). [3H]CGP 61594, the first photoaffinity ligand for the glycine site of NMDA receptors. Neuropharmacology. 38(2). 233–242. 3 indexed citations
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Honer, Michael, Dietmar Benke, Bodo Laube, et al.. (1998). Differentiation of Glycine Antagonist Sites ofN-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Subtypes. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 273(18). 11158–11163. 33 indexed citations
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Benke, Dietmar, Thomas M. Marti, Roland Heckendorn, et al.. (1993). Photoaffinity labeling of the NMDA receptor. European Journal of Pharmacology Molecular Pharmacology. 246(2). 179–180. 2 indexed citations
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Heckendorn, Roland, et al.. (1993). Synthesis and binding properties of 2-amino-5-phosphono-3-pentenoic acid photoaffinity ligands as probes for the glutamate recognition site of the NMDA receptor. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 36(23). 3721–3726. 13 indexed citations
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Schmutz, Markus, K. Klebs, A. Vassout, et al.. (1990). The competitive NMDA receptor antagonists CGP 37849 and CGP 39551 are potent, orally-active anticonvulsants in rodents. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 342(1). 61–66. 126 indexed citations
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Heckendorn, Roland. (1990). Azomalonate Syntheses Part II. Synthesis and Reactivity of Novel 1,2,4‐Triazin‐5‐one Derivatives. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 73(6). 1700–1718. 6 indexed citations
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Fagg, Graham E., H.‐R. Olpe, M.F. Pozza, et al.. (1990). CGP 37849 and CGP 39551: novel and potent competitive N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate receptor antagonists with oral activity. British Journal of Pharmacology. 99(4). 791–797. 174 indexed citations
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Winkler, Tammo & Roland Heckendorn. (1988). The Structure of Subulacine-N-oxide. Heterocycles. 27(10). 2331–2331. 1 indexed citations
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Heckendorn, Roland. (1987). Synthesis of trans‐10,11‐Dihydro‐10,11‐dihydroxy‐5H‐dibenz[b,f]azepine‐5‐carboxamide, a Major Metabolite of Carbamazepine. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 70(7). 1955–1962. 4 indexed citations
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Heckendorn, Roland. (1986). Novel Heterocycles by the Malonic Ester Variation of the Japp‐Klingemann Reaction. Bulletin des Sociétés Chimiques Belges. 95(11). 921–943. 4 indexed citations
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Heckendorn, Roland, et al.. (1984). Novel Heterocycles by the Malonic Ester Variation of the Japp-Klingemann Reaction. Heterocycles. 21(2). 570–570.
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Heckendorn, Roland & Tammo Winkler. (1980). Synthese von [1,2,4]Triazolo [1,5‐a]chinazolinen. Ableitung der Konformation von Substituenten mit Hilfe der 13C‐NMR.‐Spektroskopie. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 63(1). 1–9. 15 indexed citations
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Wang, Aiguo, et al.. (1978). Homodasycarpine, an Ormosia alkaloid. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 34(7). 2319–2321. 3 indexed citations
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Heckendorn, Roland & André R. Gagneux. (1978). Struktur und Reaktivität eines Triazolobenzodiazepin/Oxalylchlorid‐Addukts. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 61(2). 848–863. 7 indexed citations
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Heckendorn, Roland & André R. Gagneux. (1973). Addition of phenylmagnesium bromide to an amino-cyano-thiophene. Tetrahedron Letters. 14(25). 2279–2282. 3 indexed citations

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