Thomas Schaefer

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
59 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Thomas Schaefer is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Schaefer has authored 59 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 36 papers in Atmospheric Science, 11 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis and 8 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Schaefer's work include Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (35 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (21 papers) and Free Radicals and Antioxidants (8 papers). Thomas Schaefer is often cited by papers focused on Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (35 papers), Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (21 papers) and Free Radicals and Antioxidants (8 papers). Thomas Schaefer collaborates with scholars based in Germany, China and Poland. Thomas Schaefer's co-authors include Hartmut Herrmann, Andreas Tilgner, Tobias Otto, Christian Weller, Dirk W. Hoffmann, Stefan Dhein, Monique Teich, Sarah A. Styler, Peter Bräuer and Janine Schindelka and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Schaefer

54 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Tropospheric Aqueous-Phase Chemistry: Kinetics, Mechanism... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 100 200 300 400
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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. Tropospheric Aqueous-Phase Chemistry: Kinetics, Mechanisms, and Its Coupling to a Changing Gas Phase
    2015 458 citations Hartmut Herrmann, Thomas Schaefer 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
Thomas Schaefer Germany 23 1.3k 702 350 344 336 59 2.2k
Qiaoqiao Wang China 27 1.4k 1.1× 1.1k 1.5× 384 1.1× 23 0.1× 913 2.7× 95 2.7k
Yujue Wang China 24 941 0.7× 749 1.1× 343 1.0× 16 0.0× 266 0.8× 65 1.8k
Luc Van Vaeck Belgium 27 346 0.3× 628 0.9× 102 0.3× 37 0.1× 93 0.3× 131 2.4k
Nali Zhu China 21 142 0.1× 493 0.7× 1.1k 3.1× 251 0.7× 17 0.1× 48 2.8k
Yunfeng Luo China 16 1.9k 1.5× 688 1.0× 164 0.5× 7 0.0× 1.6k 4.7× 29 3.0k
Xiaocui Chen China 25 145 0.1× 532 0.8× 268 0.8× 31 0.1× 38 0.1× 108 1.8k
Yarong Li China 27 119 0.1× 140 0.2× 516 1.5× 24 0.1× 139 0.4× 132 2.0k
Huimin Cao China 21 188 0.1× 317 0.5× 244 0.7× 21 0.1× 27 0.1× 102 1.6k
Tran B. Nguyen United States 29 2.9k 2.3× 1.8k 2.5× 316 0.9× 4 0.0× 881 2.6× 74 4.0k
Li Wu China 16 447 0.4× 465 0.7× 84 0.2× 8 0.0× 148 0.4× 58 948

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Schaefer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Schaefer

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All Works

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Firak, Daniele Scheres, et al.. (2025). Ionic Strength Effect in Fenton Reactions in the Presence of Sulfate and Its Influence on the Aqueous Particle Phase. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. 9(3). 662–670. 4 indexed citations
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Kallies, René, Thomas Schaefer, Chaturanga D. Bandara, et al.. (2025). A Virus Aerosol Chamber Study: The Impact of UVA, UVC, and H2O2 on Airborne Viral Transmission. Environment & Health. 3(6). 648–658.
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Wang, Junyue, Thomas Schaefer, Daniele Scheres Firak, et al.. (2024). Unveiling the environmental significance of acetylperoxyl radical: Reactivity quantification and kinetic modeling. PNAS Nexus. 3(8). pgae330–pgae330. 10 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Thomas, et al.. (2024). Energetics of the OH radical H-abstraction reactions from simple aldehydes and their geminal diol forms. Journal of Molecular Modeling. 30(8). 253–253. 6 indexed citations
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Otto, Tobias, Krzysztof J. Rudziński, Thomas Schaefer, et al.. (2023). Aqueous-phase photo-oxidation of selected green leaf volatiles initiated by OH radicals: Products and atmospheric implications. The Science of The Total Environment. 879. 162622–162622. 9 indexed citations
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Min, Ning, Jun Yao, Hao Li, et al.. (2023). Carbon and hydrogen isotope fractionation of phthalates during photocatalysis reactions in aqueous solution containing Fe(III) complexes or iron minerals. Water Research. 247. 120740–120740. 8 indexed citations
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Min, Ning, Jun Yao, Hao Li, et al.. (2023). Carbon isotope fractionation of di-(2-ethylhexyl)-phthalate during photosensitized degradation by •OH and S O 4 · - for characterization of reaction mechanisms. Chemical Engineering Journal. 475. 145950–145950. 8 indexed citations
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Otto, Tobias, Krzysztof J. Rudziński, Thomas Schaefer, et al.. (2021). Reaction Kinetics of Green Leaf Volatiles with Sulfate, Hydroxyl, and Nitrate Radicals in Tropospheric Aqueous Phase. Environmental Science & Technology. 55(20). 13666–13676. 17 indexed citations
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Tilgner, Andreas, Thomas Schaefer, Becky Alexander, et al.. (2021). Acidity and the multiphase chemistry of atmospheric aqueous particles and clouds. Atmospheric chemistry and physics. 21(17). 13483–13536. 112 indexed citations
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Alpert, Peter A., Jing Dou, Pablo Corral Arroyo, et al.. (2021). Photolytic radical persistence due to anoxia in viscous aerosol particles. Nature Communications. 12(1). 1769–1769. 49 indexed citations
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Zhang, Ning, Inacrist Geronimo, Piotr Paneth, et al.. (2015). Analyzing sites of OH radical attack (ring vs. side chain) in oxidation of substituted benzenes via dual stable isotope analysis (δ13C and δ2H). The Science of The Total Environment. 542(Pt A). 484–494. 39 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Thomas & Glenn E. Nedwin. (2005). Enzyme Discovery: Screening, Cloning, Evolving: Enzymes are nature's answer to many industrial and environmental challenges. Chemical engineering progress. 101(10). 48–54. 1 indexed citations
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Sianidis, Giorgos, Charalambos Pozidis, Kristof Vrancken, et al.. (2005). Functional large-scale production of a novel Jonesia sp. xyloglucanase by heterologous secretion from Streptomyces lividans. Journal of Biotechnology. 121(4). 498–507. 43 indexed citations
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Haefliger, Jacques‐Antoine, Thomas Schaefer, Dominik Stuhlmann, et al.. (2001). Effects of chronic atrial fibrillation on gap junction distribution in human and rat atria. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 38(3). 883–891. 211 indexed citations
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Dhein, Stefan, et al.. (2001). Protein Kinase Cα Mediates the Effect of Antiarrhythmic Peptide on Gap Junction Conductance. Cell Communication & Adhesion. 8(4-6). 257–264. 26 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Thomas, et al.. (1997). Actions of the antiarrhythmic peptide AAP10 on intercellular coupling. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg s Archives of Pharmacology. 356(1). 76–82. 51 indexed citations
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Scharffetter‐­Kochanek, Karin, Christophe Klein, G. Heinen, et al.. (1992). Migration of a Human Keratinocyte Cell Line (HACAT) to Interstitial Collagen Type I Is Mediated by the α2β1-Integrin Receptor. Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 98(1). 3–11. 58 indexed citations

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