Thomas Zelinski

2.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Thomas Zelinski is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cell Biology and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Thomas Zelinski has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Molecular Biology, 3 papers in Cell Biology and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Thomas Zelinski's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (14 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (3 papers). Thomas Zelinski is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (14 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (3 papers) and Enzyme Structure and Function (3 papers). Thomas Zelinski collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Netherlands. Thomas Zelinski's co-authors include Michael Breuer, Klaus Ditrich, Tilo Habicher, Bernhard Hauer, Rainer Stürmer, Maria‐Regina Kula, Herbert Waldmann, Christian Wandrey, Peter Babczinski and Andreas Liese and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and Tetrahedron Letters.

In The Last Decade

Thomas Zelinski

17 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

Industrial Methods for the Production of Optically Active... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 250 500 750 1000
What are hit papers?

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. Industrial Methods for the Production of Optically Active Intermediates
    2004 1.2k citations Michael Breuer, Klaus Ditrich et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 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 Zelinski Germany 12 1.3k 773 509 307 211 17 1.8k
Klaus Ditrich Germany 19 1.4k 1.1× 1.4k 1.8× 714 1.4× 309 1.0× 285 1.4× 46 2.4k
Rainer Stürmer Germany 22 1.4k 1.1× 1.6k 2.1× 916 1.8× 351 1.1× 271 1.3× 40 2.6k
Fred J. Fleitz United States 13 1.3k 1.0× 954 1.2× 219 0.4× 305 1.0× 101 0.5× 19 2.0k
Joseph P. Adams United Kingdom 20 784 0.6× 1.0k 1.4× 278 0.5× 244 0.8× 53 0.3× 44 1.7k
Francisca Rebolledo Spain 28 1.3k 1.0× 901 1.2× 269 0.5× 143 0.5× 600 2.8× 82 1.8k
Mahn‐Joo Kim South Korea 28 2.0k 1.5× 1.3k 1.7× 1.1k 2.2× 545 1.8× 555 2.6× 63 2.9k
Robert C. Simon Austria 26 1.1k 0.8× 705 0.9× 248 0.5× 241 0.8× 43 0.2× 41 1.5k
Alle Bruggink Netherlands 17 734 0.6× 558 0.7× 225 0.4× 249 0.8× 292 1.4× 34 1.4k
Masanori Utaka Japan 24 1.0k 0.8× 966 1.2× 173 0.3× 143 0.5× 434 2.1× 108 1.8k
Yoo Tanabe Japan 32 740 0.6× 2.5k 3.2× 282 0.6× 82 0.3× 167 0.8× 140 2.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Thomas Zelinski

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Thomas Zelinski

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

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Breuer, Michael, Klaus Ditrich, Tilo Habicher, et al.. (2004). Industrial Methods for the Production of Optically Active Intermediates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 43(7). 788–824. 1153 indexed citations breakdown →
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Breuer, Michael, Klaus Ditrich, Tilo Habicher, et al.. (2004). Industrielle Verfahren zur Herstellung von optisch aktiven Zwischenprodukten. Angewandte Chemie. 116(7). 806–843. 287 indexed citations
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Breuer, Michael, Klaus Ditrich, Tilo Habicher, et al.. (2004). Industrial Methods for the Production of Optically Active Intermediates. ChemInform. 35(20). 2 indexed citations
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Russ, Rainer, Thomas Zelinski, & Timm Anke. (2002). Benzylic biooxidation of various toluenes to aldehydes by peroxidase. Tetrahedron Letters. 43(5). 791–793. 14 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas, et al.. (2000). Synthesis of a triply phosphorylated pentapeptide from human τ-protein. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 8(10). 2433–2439. 3 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas, Andreas Liese, Christian Wandrey, & Maria‐Regina Kula. (1999). Asymmetric reductions in aqueous media: enzymatic synthesis in cyclodextrin containing buffers. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 10(9). 1681–1687. 29 indexed citations
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Liese, Andreas, et al.. (1998). A novel reactor concept for the enzymatic reduction of poorly soluble ketones. Journal of Molecular Catalysis B Enzymatic. 4(1-2). 91–99. 62 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas & Herbert Waldmann. (1997). ChemInform Abstract: Cross‐Linked Enzyme Crystals (CLECs): Efficient and Stable Biocatalysts for Preparative Organic Chemistry. ChemInform. 28(29). 1 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas & Herbert Waldmann. (1997). Cross‐Linked Enzyme Crystals (CLECs): Efficient and Stable Biocatalysts for Preparative Organic Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 36(7). 722–724. 59 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas & Herbert Waldmann. (1997). Quervernetzte Enzymkristalle (CLECs) — effiziente und stabile Biokatalysatoren für die präparative organische Chemie. Angewandte Chemie. 109(7). 746–748. 14 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas & Maria‐Regina Kula. (1997). Asymmetric Enzymatic Reduction of Lipophilic Ketones in Aqueous Solution Containing Cyclodextrins. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation. 15(1). 57–74. 11 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas & Herbert Waldmann. (1997). Cross-Linked Enzyme Crystals (CLECs) - powerful biocatalysts for synthetic chemistry. Journal für praktische Chemie. 339(1). 394–396. 2 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas, et al.. (1994). Purification and characterization of a novel carbonyl reductase isolated from Rhodococcus erythropolis. Journal of Biotechnology. 33(3). 283–292. 45 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas & Maria‐Regina Kula. (1994). A kinetic study and application of a novel carbonyl reductase isolated from rhodococcus erythropolis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 2(6). 421–428. 23 indexed citations
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Peters, Jörg, Thomas Zelinski, Torsten Minuth, & Maria‐Regina Kula. (1993). Synthetic applications of the carbonyl reductases isolated from Candida parapsilosis and Rhodococcus erythropolis. Tetrahedron Asymmetry. 4(7). 1683–1692. 24 indexed citations
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Zelinski, Thomas, et al.. (1992). Studies on the distribution and regulation of microbial keto ester reductases. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 38(3). 35 indexed citations
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Babczinski, Peter & Thomas Zelinski. (1991). Mode of action of herbicidal ALS‐inhibitors on acetolactate synthase from green plant cell cultures, yeast, and Escherichia coli. Pesticide Science. 31(3). 305–323. 31 indexed citations

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