Th. Posternak

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 944 citations indexed

About

Th. Posternak is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Th. Posternak has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 944 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 19 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Th. Posternak's work include Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (9 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (8 papers). Th. Posternak is often cited by papers focused on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis (9 papers), Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (9 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (8 papers). Th. Posternak collaborates with scholars based in France, Switzerland and United States. Th. Posternak's co-authors include Earl W. Sutherland, W. H. Schöpfer, Ren-jye Ho, B. Jeanrenaud, Albert E. Renold, Henry Z. Sable, J. Deshusses, D. Reymond, W. Hærdi and E. A. C. Lücken and has published in prestigious journals such as Analytica Chimica Acta, Archives of Microbiology and Helvetica Chimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Th. Posternak

53 papers receiving 835 citations

Hit Papers

Derivatives of cyclic 3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate 1962 2026 1983 2004 1962 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Derivatives of cyclic 3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate
    1962 298 citations Th. Posternak, Earl W. Sutherland et al. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Th. Posternak France 16 395 302 106 99 89 54 944
Günther Weitzel Germany 18 481 1.2× 190 0.6× 84 0.8× 43 0.4× 46 0.5× 108 1.0k
T. Reichstein Switzerland 19 637 1.6× 251 0.8× 34 0.3× 152 1.5× 148 1.7× 65 1.2k
Robert C. Gaver United States 12 687 1.7× 197 0.7× 128 1.2× 92 0.9× 37 0.4× 20 1.1k
Hiroshi Morimoto Japan 16 402 1.0× 276 0.9× 85 0.8× 52 0.5× 21 0.2× 122 960
Frank Eisenberg United States 21 484 1.2× 149 0.5× 282 2.7× 317 3.2× 171 1.9× 42 1.4k
N. Ž. Stanaćev Canada 20 980 2.5× 241 0.8× 85 0.8× 74 0.7× 64 0.7× 89 1.4k
J. A. R. Mead United States 15 407 1.0× 151 0.5× 78 0.7× 48 0.5× 17 0.2× 51 953
Axel J. Ganzhorn France 15 419 1.1× 270 0.9× 275 2.6× 90 0.9× 78 0.9× 22 901
Cosmo G. Mackenzie United States 20 606 1.5× 85 0.3× 151 1.4× 61 0.6× 31 0.3× 37 1.1k
Keizo Ito Japan 15 297 0.8× 199 0.7× 85 0.8× 59 0.6× 49 0.6× 72 821

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Fields of papers citing papers by Th. Posternak

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Th. Posternak

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1972). Recherches dans la série des cyclitols XLIV. Synthèses de cycloses dérivés du cyclopentane. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 55(8). 2838–2844. 5 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1971). Réactions d'élimination présentées par des acides polyhydroxyadipiques. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 54(6). 1531–1543.
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Deshusses, J., et al.. (1969). Recherches biochimiques sur Schizosaccharomyces pombe en fonction des conditions de culture et de l'action d'inhibiteurs I. Étude des phospholipides. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 176(4). 789–802. 7 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1968). Two new cyclopentanepentols. Die Naturwissenschaften. 55(2). 82–83. 7 indexed citations
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Rapin, Annette M. C., Anne‐Lise Haenni, & Th. Posternak. (1967). Recherches sur la biochimie des cyclitols X. Sur les cyclitol‐déshydrogénases d'Acetobacter suboxydans I. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 50(7). 1801–1810. 5 indexed citations
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Ho, Ren-jye, B. Jeanrenaud, Th. Posternak, & Albert E. Renold. (1967). Insulin-like action of ouabain II. Primary antilipolytic effect through inhibition of adenyl cyclase. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism. 144(1). 74–82. 68 indexed citations
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Melera, A., et al.. (1966). Preparations et configurations des esters α, α′‐diméthoxymuconiques [1]. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 49(1). 168–174. 7 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1964). Sur les phosphopeptides (ovotyrines) obtenus à partir de l'ovoitelline. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 47(6). 1575–1581. 6 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1963). Recherches sur la biochimie des cyclitols VIII. Sur la biosynthèse du méso‐inositol et du scyllitol chez le Rat. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 46(7). 2676–2685. 27 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1962). Derivatives of cyclic 3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 65(3). 558–560. 298 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sable, Henry Z. & Th. Posternak. (1962). Recherches dans la série des cyclitols XXXII. Sur les configurations des cyclopentènediols‐3,5 et des cyclopentanediols‐1,3. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 45(1). 370–375. 15 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th. & J. Deshusses. (1961). Recherches dans la série des cyclitols XXXI. Sur l'aromatisation des inososes. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 44(7). 2088–2094. 3 indexed citations
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Schöpfer, W. H. & Th. Posternak. (1960). Recherches sur la biochimie des cyclitols VII. Sur l'action anti‐inositol d'un cyclitol naturel, le laminitol, à l'égard d'une Levure. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 43(7). 2147–2150. 5 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1958). Recherches sur la biochimie des cyclitols V. Glucogenèse à partir de méso‐inositols deutériés chez le Rat phloriziné. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 41(1). 235–241. 16 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1954). Action de la phosphoglucomutase du muscle sur des acides aldose‐1‐phosphoriques. Transformation de l'acide galactose‐1‐phosphorique. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 37(1). 246–250. 19 indexed citations
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Posternak, Th., et al.. (1953). Recherches dans la série des cyclitols XVIII. Sur un méthylène‐penta‐hydroxy‐cyclohexane et sur deux acides inositol‐carboxyliques. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 36(6). 1370–1378. 7 indexed citations
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