Thomas Kratz

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Thomas Kratz is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Process Chemistry and Technology. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Kratz has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Organic Chemistry, 5 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 2 papers in Process Chemistry and Technology. Recurrent topics in Thomas Kratz's work include N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (12 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (5 papers). Thomas Kratz is often cited by papers focused on N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (12 papers), Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (6 papers) and Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds (5 papers). Thomas Kratz collaborates with scholars based in Germany. Thomas Kratz's co-authors include Norbert Kühn, Gerald Henkel, Roland Boese, Dieter Bläser, Andreas H. Maulitz, Jörg Kreutzberg, M. Glanz, Herbert Schumann, Holger Hemling and Jörn Winterfeld and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, Synthesis and Inorganica Chimica Acta.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Kratz

19 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Synthesis of Imidazol-2-y... 1993 2026 2004 2015 1993 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Synthesis of Imidazol-2-ylidenes by Reduction of Imidazole-2(3H)-thiones
    1993 568 citations Norbert Kühn, Thomas Kratz Synthesis profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Thomas Kratz Germany 17 1.3k 525 96 90 63 19 1.4k
Thomas Krück Germany 15 473 0.4× 393 0.7× 50 0.5× 78 0.9× 84 1.3× 57 671
B. Duane Dombek United States 21 613 0.5× 494 0.9× 209 2.2× 47 0.5× 118 1.9× 30 883
Levy L. Cao Canada 21 941 0.7× 513 1.0× 30 0.3× 64 0.7× 123 2.0× 33 1.1k
Joachim von Seyerl Germany 20 871 0.7× 691 1.3× 36 0.4× 50 0.6× 78 1.2× 36 994
Philipp Frisch Germany 15 1.1k 0.8× 710 1.4× 82 0.9× 49 0.5× 75 1.2× 25 1.2k
Annemarie Schäfer Germany 26 1.5k 1.2× 1.4k 2.7× 29 0.3× 34 0.4× 87 1.4× 39 1.6k
Alejandro J. Arce Venezuela 19 952 0.7× 638 1.2× 67 0.7× 53 0.6× 122 1.9× 86 1.1k
Karen Marsden New Zealand 14 447 0.3× 323 0.6× 61 0.6× 18 0.2× 33 0.5× 19 534
G. Reeske United States 19 544 0.4× 375 0.7× 19 0.2× 33 0.4× 107 1.7× 29 709
E. H. Braye Belgium 10 578 0.4× 331 0.6× 31 0.3× 34 0.4× 93 1.5× 16 674

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All Works

19 of 19 papers shown
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Kühn, Norbert, et al.. (1998). 2-Seleno- and 2-Telluroimidazolines: Syntheses, Structures and Properties. Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 136(1). 517–520. 3 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Riad Fawzi, Thomas Kratz, Manfred Steimann, & Gerald Henkel. (1996). HETEROCYCLEN ALS LIGANDEN XXII. 2-CHALKOGENOIMIDAZOLINE ALS LIGANDEN IN PENTACARBONYLMETALL-KOMPLEXEN. Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 108(1-4). 107–119. 24 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Thomas Kratz, & Gerald Henkel. (1996). (1,3-Diethyl-1,3-dihydro-4,5-dimethyl- 2H -imidazol-2-yliden)-diiodtellur(II) [1]. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 51(2). 295–297. 21 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Riad Fawzi, Thomas Kratz, Manfred Steimann, & Gerald Henkel. (1996). ZUR OXIDATION VON 2-SELENOIMIDAZOLINEN MIT IOD1. Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 112(1-4). 225–233. 21 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Thomas Kratz, Dieter Bläser, & Roland Boese. (1995). Heterocycles as ligands 211. Stable titanium carbene complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 238(1-2). 179–181. 71 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Thomas Kratz, Dieter Bläser, & Roland Boese. (1995). Derivate des Imidazols, XIII. Carben‐Komplexe des Siliciums und Zinns. Chemische Berichte. 128(3). 245–250. 167 indexed citations
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Schumann, Herbert, M. Glanz, Jörn Winterfeld, et al.. (1994). Organolanthanoid‐Carben‐Addukte. Angewandte Chemie. 106(17). 1829–1830. 20 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Thomas Kratz, Roland Boese, & Dieter Bläser. (1994). Heterozyklen als liganden. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 470(1-2). C8–C11. 41 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Thomas Kratz, & Gerald Henkel. (1994). Derivate des Imidazols, IX. Stabilisierung von Selendiiodid durch Komplexbildung. Chemische Berichte. 127(5). 849–851. 34 indexed citations
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Schumann, Herbert, M. Glanz, Jörn Winterfeld, et al.. (1994). Organolanthanoid—Carbene‐Adducts. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 33(17). 1733–1734. 51 indexed citations
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Schumann, Herbert, M. Glanz, Jörn Winterfeld, et al.. (1994). Metallorganische Verbindungen der Lanthanoide, 91[1] Carben‐Addukte des zweiwertigen Samariums und Ytterbiums. Chemische Berichte. 127(12). 2369–2372. 37 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Thomas Kratz, & Gerald Henkel. (1993). A stable carbene iodine adduct: secondary bonding in 1,3-diethyl-2-iodo-4,5-dimethylimidazolium iodide. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1778–1778. 60 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Hans Bohnen, Thomas Kratz, & Gerald Henkel. (1993). Derivate des Imidazols, VII. 2,3‐Dihydro‐1,3,4,5‐tetramethyl‐2‐methylen‐1H‐imidazol als Kupplungsreagens. Die Kristallstruktur von Bis(1,3,4,5‐tetramethyl‐2‐imidazolyl)methylium‐iodid. Liebigs Annalen der Chemie. 1993(10). 1149–1151. 16 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert & Thomas Kratz. (1993). Synthesis of Imidazol-2-ylidenes by Reduction of Imidazole-2(3H)-thiones. Synthesis. 1993(6). 561–562. 568 indexed citations breakdown →
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Kühn, Norbert, Gerald Henkel, Thomas Kratz, et al.. (1993). Derivate des Imidazols, VI. Stabile Carben‐Borane. Chemische Berichte. 126(9). 2041–2045. 122 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Gerald Henkel, & Thomas Kratz. (1993). 2-Selenoimidazoline / 2-Selenoimidazolines. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 48(7). 973–977. 54 indexed citations
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Kühn, Norbert, Gerald Henkel, & Thomas Kratz. (1993). Beiträge zur Chemie des Imidazols, III. 2‐Telluroimidazoline — stabile Tellurocarbonyl‐Verbindungen. Chemische Berichte. 126(9). 2047–2049. 64 indexed citations
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Fueß, H., et al.. (1987). Crystal structure refinement and electron microscopy of arsenopyrite. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. 179(1-4). 335–346. 24 indexed citations
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Fueß, H., et al.. (1987). Crystal structure refinement and electron microscopy of arsenopyrite. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - Crystalline Materials. 179(1-4). 335–346. 3 indexed citations

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