Siegfried Hünig

11.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
442 papers, 9.7k citations indexed

About

Siegfried Hünig is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Siegfried Hünig has authored 442 papers receiving a total of 9.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 337 papers in Organic Chemistry, 81 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials and 76 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Siegfried Hünig's work include Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (75 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (63 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (58 papers). Siegfried Hünig is often cited by papers focused on Organic and Molecular Conductors Research (75 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (63 papers) and Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (58 papers). Siegfried Hünig collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and France. Siegfried Hünig's co-authors include Alexander Aumüller, Peter Erk, K. Deuchert, Helmut Quast, H. WERNER, H. R. Müller, W. Thier, Jost Ulrich von Schütz, G. WEHNER and G. Klebe and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Advanced Materials and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Siegfried Hünig

430 papers receiving 9.1k citations

Hit Papers

A Radical Anion Salt of 2,5‐Dimethyl‐N,N′‐dicyanoquinoned... 1986 2026 1999 2012 1986 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. A Radical Anion Salt of 2,5‐Dimethyl‐N,N′‐dicyanoquinonediimine with Extremely High Electrical Conductivity
    1986 380 citations Alexander Aumüller, Siegfried Hünig et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Siegfried Hünig Germany 49 6.3k 2.4k 1.8k 1.4k 1.4k 442 9.7k
Zen‐ichi Yoshida Japan 46 5.5k 0.9× 826 0.3× 2.4k 1.4× 816 0.6× 814 0.6× 421 8.2k
Heinz A. Staab Germany 48 6.9k 1.1× 584 0.2× 2.6k 1.4× 1.7k 1.2× 672 0.5× 354 9.6k
Herbert Meier Germany 47 6.2k 1.0× 951 0.4× 4.4k 2.4× 1.4k 0.9× 2.0k 1.4× 500 10.6k
Randolph P. Thummel United States 55 5.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.5× 4.5k 2.5× 1.4k 1.0× 1.5k 1.1× 235 11.9k
Peter J. Steel New Zealand 43 5.0k 0.8× 2.0k 0.8× 1.3k 0.7× 685 0.5× 751 0.5× 336 8.0k
T. Stanley Cameron Canada 42 4.3k 0.7× 912 0.4× 2.0k 1.1× 978 0.7× 710 0.5× 371 7.4k
Katsuyuki Ogura Japan 40 5.9k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 3.4k 1.9× 1.6k 1.1× 357 0.3× 234 10.7k
Steven J. Geib United States 52 6.7k 1.1× 1.3k 0.5× 3.1k 1.7× 1.1k 0.8× 567 0.4× 243 11.4k
Silvio Quici Italy 45 3.4k 0.5× 1.5k 0.6× 3.8k 2.1× 344 0.2× 849 0.6× 188 7.5k
Markus Neuburger Switzerland 51 5.2k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 2.9k 1.6× 713 0.5× 1.7k 1.2× 349 10.0k

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All Works

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John, Hermann, et al.. (2006). Trinuclear Cyanines (TNCs) Revisited: A New Class of Electrochromics by Intramolecular π/σ Switching. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 46(3). 449–453. 16 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, Christoph A. Briehn, Peter Bäuerle, & Andreas Emge. (2001). Electrochromics by Intramolecular Redox Switching of Single Bonds. Chemistry - A European Journal. 7(13). 2745–2757. 28 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1998). 2,5-DisubstitutedN, N′-Dicyanoquinone Diimines (DCNQIs) − Syntheses and Redox Properties. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 1998(2). 335–348. 21 indexed citations
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Bauer, Thomas, Siegfried Hünig, V. Kupčík, et al.. (1991). Benzol‐bis(diazocyanide) ‐ die ersten Acceptoren vom inversen Wurster‐Typ für leitfähige organische Materialien. Angewandte Chemie. 103(5). 608–610. 7 indexed citations
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Beck, Karin, et al.. (1986). Photoelectron and UV spectroscopic investigations of homoconjugative interactions between parallel CC and NN bonds. Chemische Berichte. 119(2). 543–553. 19 indexed citations
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Hesse, Konrad & Siegfried Hünig. (1985). Mehrstufige reversible Redoxsysteme, XLIII. Voltammetrie von α‐Styrylpyrylium‐Salzen, (1,3‐Cyclobutandiyl)‐und (1,3‐Cyclobutandiyliden)bis(pyrylium)‐Salzen. Liebigs Annalen der Chemie. 1985(4). 740–750. 7 indexed citations
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Aumüller, Alexander & Siegfried Hünig. (1984). One‐Step Entry to N‐Cyanimines and to N,N′‐Dicyanoquinonediimines, a Novel Class of Electron‐Acceptors. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 23(6). 447–448. 88 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1984). Azobrücken aus Azinen, IV. Intramolekulare [2 + 2]‐Photocycloaddition zwischen parallelen CC‐ und NN‐Bindungen. Chemische Berichte. 117(4). 1465–1475. 32 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1984). Azobrücken aus Azinen, III. Unerwartete Bildung einer Verbindung mit parallelen CC‐ und NN‐Bindungen. Chemische Berichte. 117(4). 1455–1464. 24 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1980). Trimethylsilylcyanid als Umpolungsreagens, VI. Anionische 1,4‐ O→C‐Silylgruppen‐Umlagerung. Chemische Berichte. 113(12). 3803–3814. 19 indexed citations
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Berneth, Horst & Siegfried Hünig. (1980). 3‐Aryl‐3‐chlor‐1,2‐diaziridine als isolierbare Zwischenprodukte bei der Darstellung von 3‐Aryl‐3‐chlor‐3H‐1,2‐diazirinen. Chemische Berichte. 113(5). 2040–2042. 4 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, Gottfried Märkl, & Juergen Sauer. (1979). Integriertes organisches Praktikum. 42 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1979). Triazeniumsalze — eine neue Verbindungsklasse. Chemische Berichte. 112(2). 445–461. 10 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1977). Reversible Transition between a [4]Radialene and a Cyclobutadiene by Electron Transfer. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 16(6). 410–411. 28 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1970). Eine einfache Synthese von o‐Phenylendithiol. Justus Liebig s Annalen der Chemie. 738(1). 192–194. 34 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1968). Sulfonylhydrazone cyclischer Amide und quartäre Azosulfone von Heterocyclen als Reagentien der Azochemie. Angewandte Chemie. 80(9). 343–352. 10 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1967). Synthesen mit Enaminen, XVII. Kettenverlängerung von Dicarbonsäuren um 24 C‐Atome. Chemische Berichte. 100(12). 4017–4026. 19 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried, et al.. (1962). AZOFARBSTOFFE DURCH OXYDATIVE KUPPLUNG, XXI. Kupplung nicht‐aromatischer Amidrazone und ω‐Benzolsulfonyl‐amidrazone. Justus Liebig s Annalen der Chemie. 651(1). 73–89. 9 indexed citations
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Hünig, Siegfried & K. Hübner. (1962). Synthesen mit Enaminen, VIII. Heterocyclen aus Enamin‐Isothiocyanat‐Addukten. Chemische Berichte. 95(4). 937–943. 32 indexed citations

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