Selin Kara

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
117 papers, 3.1k citations indexed

About

Selin Kara is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Selin Kara has authored 117 papers receiving a total of 3.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 91 papers in Molecular Biology, 39 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 20 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Selin Kara's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (83 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (38 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (21 papers). Selin Kara is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (83 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (38 papers) and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation (21 papers). Selin Kara collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Denmark and Netherlands. Selin Kara's co-authors include Frank Hollmann, Lars‐Erik Meyer, Andreas Liese, Dirk Holtmann, Joerg H. Schrittwieser, Pablo Domı́nguez de Marı́a, Markus Hobisch, Christoph Syldatk, Sascha Siebenhaller and Lei Huang and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and The Journal of Physical Chemistry B.

In The Last Decade

Selin Kara

114 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

Deep Eutectic Solvents as Efficient Solvents in Biocatalysis 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300
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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. Deep Eutectic Solvents as Efficient Solvents in Biocatalysis
    2019 336 citations Selin Kara, Andreas Liese et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Selin Kara Germany 31 2.0k 901 595 442 439 117 3.1k
Dirk Holtmann Germany 33 1.5k 0.8× 890 1.0× 284 0.5× 335 0.8× 955 2.2× 144 3.8k
Gonzalo de Gonzalo Spain 36 2.2k 1.1× 838 0.9× 1.0k 1.7× 157 0.4× 250 0.6× 97 3.3k
Caroline E. Paul Netherlands 31 2.4k 1.2× 617 0.7× 1.0k 1.7× 171 0.4× 381 0.9× 92 3.6k
Andreas Liese Germany 42 4.2k 2.1× 1.6k 1.8× 980 1.6× 476 1.1× 750 1.7× 218 6.1k
Adrie J. J. Straathof Netherlands 34 3.4k 1.7× 2.2k 2.4× 623 1.0× 217 0.5× 230 0.5× 155 5.4k
Pablo Domı́nguez de Marı́a Germany 45 3.0k 1.5× 2.1k 2.4× 1.2k 2.0× 1.2k 2.8× 480 1.1× 134 5.7k
Marion B. Ansorge‐Schumacher Germany 30 1.8k 0.9× 781 0.9× 548 0.9× 86 0.2× 366 0.8× 125 3.0k
Pedro Lozano Spain 42 2.8k 1.4× 1.5k 1.6× 853 1.4× 2.0k 4.6× 941 2.1× 146 5.2k
Daniela Monti Italy 29 1.6k 0.8× 340 0.4× 634 1.1× 278 0.6× 152 0.3× 105 2.7k
Thomas Haas Germany 24 946 0.5× 492 0.5× 627 1.1× 311 0.7× 171 0.4× 55 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Selin Kara

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

All Works

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Meyer, Lars‐Erik, et al.. (2025). Functionalized poly(aspartic acid) hydrogel particles as carriers for covalent enzyme immobilization. RSC Sustainability. 3(8). 3554–3566.
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Zhang, Ningning, María Domínguez, & Selin Kara. (2024). Biocatalysis for the Synthesis of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Deep Eutectic Solvents: State-of-the-Art and Prospects. Catalysts. 14(1). 84–84. 37 indexed citations
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Kara, Selin, et al.. (2024). Antimicrobial properties and biocompatibility of semi-synthetic carbohydrate-based ionic hydrogels. RSC Advances. 14(42). 30719–30731. 4 indexed citations
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Şerban, Simona, et al.. (2024). Metal Affinity Fusion Enzyme Immobilization: Batch Process Showcase for Cascading Alcohol Oxidation and Bayer–Villiger Oxidation in Microaqueous Media. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 12(29). 10820–10830. 5 indexed citations
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Marı́a, Pablo Domı́nguez de & Selin Kara. (2024). On the fate of deep eutectic solvents after their use as reaction media: the CO2 production during downstream and ultimate disposal. RSC Sustainability. 2(3). 608–615. 12 indexed citations
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Meyer, Lars‐Erik, et al.. (2024). At-line monitoring of hydrogen peroxide released from its photocatalytic and continuous synthesis. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. 9(4). 777–781. 2 indexed citations
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Kara, Selin, et al.. (2023). Biocatalytic conversion of fatty acids into drop-in biofuels: Towards sustainable energy sources. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 100049–100049. 11 indexed citations
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Mau, R. Vinh, et al.. (2023). 3D printed and stimulus responsive drug delivery systems based on synthetic polyelectrolyte hydrogels manufactured via digital light processing. Journal of Materials Chemistry B. 11(28). 6547–6559. 17 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ningning, et al.. (2023). Crosslinked Aggregates of Fusion Enzymes in Microaqueous Organic Media. ChemBioChem. 24(8). e202200794–e202200794. 9 indexed citations
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Hollmann, Frank, et al.. (2022). Immobilization and Application of Fatty Acid Photodecarboxylase in Deep Eutectic Solvents. ChemBioChem. 23(23). e202200482–e202200482. 16 indexed citations
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Tørring, Thomas, et al.. (2021). Exploring the in Vitro Operating Window of Glycosyltransferase Pt UGT1 from Polygonum tinctorium for a Biocatalytic Route to Indigo Dye. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 9(25). 8497–8506. 7 indexed citations
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Kara, Selin, et al.. (2021). Photobioreactors for cultivation and synthesis: Specifications, challenges, and perspectives. Engineering in Life Sciences. 22(12). 712–724. 68 indexed citations
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Jurkaš, Valentina, Christoph K. Winkler, Paulo Oliveira, et al.. (2021). Expression and activity of heterologous hydroxyisocaproate dehydrogenases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 ΔhoxYH. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2(1). 100008–100008. 11 indexed citations
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Schmermund, Luca, Susanne Reischauer, Sarah Bierbaumer, et al.. (2021). Chromoselective Photocatalysis Enables Stereocomplementary Biocatalytic Pathways**. Angewandte Chemie. 133(13). 7041–7045. 14 indexed citations
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Schmermund, Luca, Susanne Reischauer, Sarah Bierbaumer, et al.. (2021). Chromoselective Photocatalysis Enables Stereocomplementary Biocatalytic Pathways**. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60(13). 6965–6969. 68 indexed citations
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Hollmann, Frank, Selin Kara, Diederik J. Opperman, & Yonghua Wang. (2018). Biocatalytic synthesis of lactones and lactams. Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 13(23). 3601–3610. 34 indexed citations
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Huang, Lei, et al.. (2018). Horse Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase-Catalyzed Oxidative Lactamization of Amino Alcohols. ACS Catalysis. 8(9). 8680–8684. 34 indexed citations
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Mügge, Carolin, et al.. (2017). Reaction engineering of biocatalytic (S)-naproxen synthesis integrating in-line process monitoring by Raman spectroscopy. Reaction Chemistry & Engineering. 2(4). 531–540. 12 indexed citations

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