V. Prelog

11.0k total citations · 3 hit papers
147 papers, 6.6k citations indexed

About

V. Prelog is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, V. Prelog has authored 147 papers receiving a total of 6.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 99 papers in Organic Chemistry, 49 papers in Molecular Biology and 33 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in V. Prelog's work include Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (27 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (27 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (24 papers). V. Prelog is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (27 papers), Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (27 papers) and Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis (24 papers). V. Prelog collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom. V. Prelog's co-authors include R. S. Cahn, Christopher Kelk Ingold, W. Klyne, Dieter Seebàch, C. K. Ingold, W. Keller‐Schierlein, Günter Helmchen, Hans Zähner, Jack D. Dunitz and M. Wilhelm and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Chromatography A, Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences and Tetrahedron.

In The Last Decade

V. Prelog

146 papers receiving 5.9k citations

Hit Papers

Specification of Molecular Chirality 1956 2026 1979 2002 1966 1956 1960 400 800 1.2k
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. Specification of Molecular Chirality
    1966 1.4k citations R. S. Cahn, Christopher Kelk Ingold et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
  2. The specification of asymmetric configuration in organic chemistry
    1956 611 citations R. S. Cahn, V. Prelog et al. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences profile →
  3. Description of steric relationships across single bonds
    1960 596 citations V. Prelog et al. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
V. Prelog Germany 37 3.8k 2.0k 2.0k 767 744 147 6.6k
Ernest L. Eliel United States 48 7.0k 1.8× 2.1k 1.0× 3.3k 1.7× 1.1k 1.4× 1.3k 1.8× 278 9.9k
Saul Wolfe Canada 42 2.9k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.5k 0.8× 639 0.8× 873 1.2× 217 6.2k
William G. Dauben United States 40 4.0k 1.1× 1.5k 0.8× 612 0.3× 463 0.6× 762 1.0× 291 6.5k
Herbert O. House United States 43 6.5k 1.7× 1.5k 0.7× 825 0.4× 1.1k 1.4× 412 0.6× 175 7.9k
J. B. Stothers Canada 35 2.1k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 310 0.4× 439 0.6× 197 4.6k
W. David Ollis United Kingdom 33 4.5k 1.2× 1.9k 1.0× 512 0.3× 505 0.7× 348 0.5× 268 7.2k
Nelson J. Leonard United States 49 4.1k 1.1× 5.5k 2.8× 927 0.5× 388 0.5× 631 0.8× 349 10.0k
Wolfgang von Philipsborn Switzerland 37 2.8k 0.7× 884 0.4× 1.0k 0.5× 863 1.1× 348 0.5× 179 4.6k
Franz Sondheimer United Kingdom 39 3.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 708 0.4× 277 0.4× 587 0.8× 294 5.6k
Michael P. Cava United States 46 6.3k 1.7× 1.3k 0.6× 506 0.3× 546 0.7× 775 1.0× 422 9.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by V. Prelog

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of V. Prelog

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Prelog, V.. (1991). My 132 semesters of chemistry studies : studium chymiae nec nisi cum morte finitur. American Chemical Society eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Prelog, V. & O. Jeger. (1983). Leopold Ruzicka. 13. September 1887 bis 26. September 1976. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 66(5). 1307–1342. 5 indexed citations
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Helmchen, Günter, Georges Haas, & V. Prelog. (1973). Über die stereoisomeren α‐Phenyläthylamide der Biphenyl‐2,2′,6,6′‐tetracarbonsäure, Molekeln der Punktsymmetrie D2, S4, C2 und C1. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 56(7). 2255–2270. 12 indexed citations
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Brufani, Mario, et al.. (1973). Über die Biogenese des Rifamycins S. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 56(7). 2315–2323. 21 indexed citations
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Prelog, V. & Günter Helmchen. (1972). Pseudoasymmetrie in der organischen Chemie. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 55(7). 2581–2598. 88 indexed citations
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Cahn, R. S. & V. Prelog. (1971). Sir Christopher (Kelk) Ingold (1893–1970). Helvetica Chimica Acta. 54(7). 2206–2209. 1 indexed citations
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Bickel, H., Peter Mertens, V. Prelog, J. Seibl, & A. Walser. (1966). Stoffwechselprodukte von mikroorganismen—53. Tetrahedron. 22. 171–179. 30 indexed citations
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Cahn, R. S., Christopher Kelk Ingold, & V. Prelog. (1966). Specification of Molecular Chirality. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 5(4). 385–415. 1387 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leitich, Johannes, W. OPPOLZER, & V. Prelog. (1964). Über die Konfiguration des Rifamycins B und verwandter Rifamycine. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences. 20(6). 343–344. 23 indexed citations
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Gerlach, Hans, et al.. (1962). Stoffwechselprodukte von Actinomyceten. 35. Mitteilung. Über die Konstitution der Makrotetrolide Monactin, Dinactin und Trinactin. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 45(2). 620–630. 56 indexed citations
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Keller‐Schierlein, W. & V. Prelog. (1961). Stoffwechselprodukte von Actinomyceten. 30. Mitteilung. Über das Ferrioxamin E; ein Beitrag zur Konstitution des Nocardamins. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 44(7). 1981–1985. 35 indexed citations
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Prelog, V., et al.. (1959). Reaktionen mit Mikroorganismen. 10. Mitteilung. Die Reduktion von (±)‐9‐Methyl‐trans‐dekalindion‐(1,6) mit Curvularia falcata. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 42(6). 1862–1870. 8 indexed citations
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Baumann, Pierre & V. Prelog. (1958). Reaktionen mit Mikroorganismen. 5. Mitteilung. Die stereospezifische Reduktion von stereoisomeren Dekalindionen‐(1,4). Helvetica Chimica Acta. 41(7). 2362–2379. 29 indexed citations
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Goutarel, R, et al.. (1954). Über die Konstitution des Aricins. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 37(6). 1805–1814. 6 indexed citations
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Balenović, K., et al.. (1952). Über Bakankosin. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 35(7). 2519–2540. 7 indexed citations
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Prelog, V. & J. Würsch. (1951). Untersuchungen über Organextrakte und Harn. 21. Mitteilung. Über die biochemische Oxydation von α‐Jonon im Tierkörper. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 34(3). 859–861. 18 indexed citations

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