Rolf Scheffold

2.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
69 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Rolf Scheffold is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Rolf Scheffold has authored 69 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Organic Chemistry, 29 papers in Molecular Biology and 23 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Rolf Scheffold's work include Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (25 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (21 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (8 papers). Rolf Scheffold is often cited by papers focused on Porphyrin Metabolism and Disorders (25 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (21 papers) and Hemoglobin structure and function (8 papers). Rolf Scheffold collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Germany and Taiwan. Rolf Scheffold's co-authors include Lorenz Walder, J. Löliger, R. ORLINSKI, Stephan Busato, Thomas Troxler, Albert Eschenmoser, Heinz W. Gschwend, M. Pesaro, Stefan Abrecht and Paul Dubs and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, Tetrahedron and Pure and Applied Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

Rolf Scheffold

64 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Hit Papers

Modern Synthetic Methods 1989 1989 2026 2001 2013 1989 100 200 300 400
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. Modern Synthetic Methods 1989
    1989 465 citations Rolf Scheffold profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Rolf Scheffold Switzerland 23 1.3k 734 425 385 171 69 2.1k
Reinhart Keese Switzerland 22 1.3k 1.0× 496 0.7× 627 1.5× 424 1.1× 147 0.9× 121 2.1k
John H. Horner United States 32 1.7k 1.3× 603 0.8× 557 1.3× 859 2.2× 292 1.7× 72 2.8k
Anthony J. Pearson United States 33 3.5k 2.6× 736 1.0× 277 0.7× 1.1k 3.0× 299 1.7× 226 4.2k
Albert Gossauer Germany 28 766 0.6× 988 1.3× 1.1k 2.7× 220 0.6× 245 1.4× 97 2.3k
H. C. VAN DER PLAS Netherlands 26 2.9k 2.2× 957 1.3× 191 0.4× 240 0.6× 162 0.9× 334 3.5k
Achille Umani‐Ronchi Italy 44 6.0k 4.5× 1.3k 1.7× 429 1.0× 2.1k 5.4× 364 2.1× 164 6.8k
Taiichi Higuchi Japan 30 2.0k 1.5× 473 0.6× 619 1.5× 1.2k 3.2× 234 1.4× 79 2.8k
Gabriello Illuminati Italy 18 1.5k 1.1× 372 0.5× 119 0.3× 153 0.4× 222 1.3× 90 1.8k
Paul Haake United States 23 1.1k 0.8× 390 0.5× 135 0.3× 294 0.8× 231 1.4× 79 1.6k
Vittorio Lucchini Italy 32 2.9k 2.2× 460 0.6× 932 2.2× 363 0.9× 307 1.8× 160 3.6k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Rolf Scheffold

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Scheffold, Rolf, et al.. (2015). Corrin Syntheses. Part II. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 98(11-12). 1601–1682. 8 indexed citations
2.
Petrović, Zorica D., et al.. (1997). Chemical and electrochemical reductions of some allyl type halides catalyzed by vitamin B 12. Cherry (Univesrity of Belgrade, Faculty of Chemistry). 36(9). 765–768.
3.
Hildbrand, Stefan, Christian J. Leumann, & Rolf Scheffold. (1996). Synthesis of Carbocyclic C‐Nucleosides Containing Nonnatural Pyrimidine Bases. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 79(3). 702–709. 15 indexed citations
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Scheffold, Rolf, et al.. (1995). Synthesis of (+)‐Multifidene. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 78(2). 447–451. 8 indexed citations
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Auer, Lucas, et al.. (1993). Vitamin‐B12‐Catalyzed C,C‐Bond Formation. Synthesis of a california red scale pheromone. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 76(2). 810–818. 13 indexed citations
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Abrecht, Stefan, et al.. (1991). RADICAL CYCLIZATION VS. ELIMINATION IN THE VITAMIN-B12-CATALYZED REDUCTIONOF UNSATURATED BROMO ACETALS AND BROMO ORTHOESTERS. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 45(3). 86–88. 7 indexed citations
7.
Bigler, Peter, et al.. (1991). Reductive Radical Cyclisations of Bromo Acetals and (Bromomethyl)silyl Ethers of Terpenoid Alcohols. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 74(1). 146–162. 25 indexed citations
8.
Scheffold, Rolf. (1989). Modern synthetic methods. 8 indexed citations
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Walder, Lorenz, et al.. (1988). Reductive Cleavage of the Co,C‐Bond of [(Methoxycarbonyl)methyl]cobalamin. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 92(11). 1225–1231. 20 indexed citations
10.
Su, Heng, et al.. (1988). Asymmetric Catalysis by Vitamin B12. The isomerization of achiral epoxides to optically active allylic alcohols. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 71(5). 1073–1078. 32 indexed citations
11.
Scheffold, Rolf, et al.. (1987). Vitamin B12-mediated electrochemical reactions in the synthesis of natural products. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 59(3). 363–372. 117 indexed citations
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Abrecht, Stefan & Rolf Scheffold. (1985). Vitamin B<sub>12</sub>-katalysierte Synthese von C-Glycosiden. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 39(7-8). 211–211. 1 indexed citations
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Révész, Láśzló, et al.. (1981). 1,6‐Additionen an 3‐Methyl‐5‐methyliden‐2‐(5H)‐furanon‐Derivate. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 64(7). 2272–2278. 8 indexed citations
14.
Meier, Kurt, Rolf Scheffold, & Gion Calzaferri. (1981). Reaktivität und Elektronenstruktur porphinoider Nickelkomplexe. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 64(7). 2361–2368. 1 indexed citations
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Vogel, Ulrich, et al.. (1981). Synthese optisch aktiver Nickel‐Komplexe mit porphinoidem Ligandsystem. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 64(4). 1113–1122. 5 indexed citations
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Meier, Kurt, Rolf Scheffold, & Peter Engel. (1981). Bestimmung der Chiralität optisch aktiver Nickelkomplexe mit porphinoidem Ligandysystem. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 64(5). 1496–1504. 6 indexed citations
17.
Rytz, Gerhard & Rolf Scheffold. (1980). Synthese von Diaza‐octahydroporphinato‐kobalt (III)‐Komplexen als Vitamin‐B12‐Modellverbindungen. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 63(3). 733–737. 10 indexed citations
18.
Scheffold, Rolf, et al.. (1972). Carbodiimidium‐Verbindungen als Reagentien in der organischen Chemie. Angewandte Chemie. 84(4). 158–160. 27 indexed citations
19.
Scheffold, Rolf. (1967). Über die relative Reaktivität von Nucleophilen. Vorläufige Mitteilung. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 50(5). 1419–1422. 18 indexed citations
20.
Eschenmoser, Albert, et al.. (1965). Synthetic corrin complexes. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences. 288(1414). 306–323. 33 indexed citations

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