Volker Leen

4.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
49 papers, 4.0k citations indexed

About

Volker Leen is a scholar working on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Spectroscopy. According to data from OpenAlex, Volker Leen has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 4.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Materials Chemistry, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 12 papers in Spectroscopy. Recurrent topics in Volker Leen's work include Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (29 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (14 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (12 papers). Volker Leen is often cited by papers focused on Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (29 papers), Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry (14 papers) and Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection (12 papers). Volker Leen collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Germany and China. Volker Leen's co-authors include Wim Dehaen, Noël Boens, Mark Van der Auweraer, Shouchun Yin, Johan Hofkens, Sven Van Snick, Robert K. Neely, David Beljonne, Bram Verbelen and Lina Wang and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Volker Leen

46 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Fluorescent indicators based on BODIPY 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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. Fluorescent indicators based on BODIPY
    2011 2.0k citations Noël Boens, Volker Leen et al. Chemical Society Reviews profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Volker Leen Belgium 26 3.3k 2.0k 1.1k 799 594 49 4.0k
Chris Wai Tung Leung Hong Kong 19 2.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 1.0× 890 1.1× 598 1.0× 23 3.7k
Aurore Loudet United States 13 4.7k 1.4× 2.3k 1.1× 1.4k 1.3× 766 1.0× 1.1k 1.9× 17 5.5k
Eduardo Peña‐Cabrera Mexico 29 2.7k 0.8× 1.4k 0.7× 910 0.8× 474 0.6× 885 1.5× 79 3.5k
Safacan Kölemen Türkiye 27 3.3k 1.0× 1.4k 0.7× 1.9k 1.8× 636 0.8× 433 0.7× 59 4.4k
Lijuan Jiao China 45 5.0k 1.5× 2.2k 1.1× 2.3k 2.1× 535 0.7× 1.2k 1.9× 183 5.8k
Qinglong Qiao China 31 1.9k 0.6× 1.3k 0.6× 703 0.6× 1.0k 1.3× 598 1.0× 110 3.5k
Massimiliano Tomasulo United States 29 2.8k 0.8× 808 0.4× 261 0.2× 530 0.7× 886 1.5× 37 3.3k
Hai‐Hao Han China 23 1.8k 0.6× 1.6k 0.8× 839 0.8× 995 1.2× 513 0.9× 54 3.6k
Ru Sun China 28 1.2k 0.4× 982 0.5× 528 0.5× 489 0.6× 303 0.5× 130 2.6k
Sündüs Erbaş-Çakmak Türkiye 18 2.0k 0.6× 1.4k 0.7× 655 0.6× 814 1.0× 1.7k 2.9× 27 3.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Volker Leen

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Fields of papers citing papers by Volker Leen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Volker Leen

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

All Works

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Chen, Xiong, et al.. (2025). Functionalized Docetaxel Probes for Refined Visualization of Mitotic Spindles by Expansion Microscopy. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(8). 6604–6611. 1 indexed citations
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Huang, Jianjun, et al.. (2025). Visualization of F-Actin Through Expansion Microscopy (ExM) with Trifunctional Linker-Conjugated Phalloidin. BIO-PROTOCOL. 15(1369). e5273–e5273.
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Monaco, Francesco, Annarita Vignapiano, Kaia Palm, et al.. (2024). Optimizing and Predicting Antidepressant Efficacy in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder Using Multi-Omics Analysis and the Opade AI Prediction Tools. Brain Sciences. 14(7). 658–658. 8 indexed citations
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Chen, Xiong, et al.. (2024). Optical Mapping: Detecting Genomic Resistance Cassettes in MRSA. ACS Omega. 9(8). 8862–8873. 2 indexed citations
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Orte, Ángel, Elke Debroye, María J. Ruedas-Rama, et al.. (2016). Effect of the substitution position (2, 3 or 8) on the spectroscopic and photophysical properties of BODIPY dyes with a phenyl, styryl or phenylethynyl group. RSC Advances. 6(105). 102899–102913. 28 indexed citations
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Snick, Sven Van, Melissa L. Clark, Eduard Fron, et al.. (2015). Improved Spectral Coverage and Fluorescence Quenching in Donor–acceptor Systems Involving Indolo[3‐2‐b]carbazole and Boron‐dipyrromethene or Diketopyrrolopyrrole. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 91(3). 637–653. 18 indexed citations
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Srivastava, Puneet, Jef Rozenski, Volker Leen, et al.. (2014). Vesicle formation of nucleolipids consisting of hydroxy fatty acids and nucleoside monophosphates. Lirias (KU Leuven).
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Boens, Noël, Lina Wang, Volker Leen, et al.. (2014). 8-HaloBODIPYs and Their 8-(C, N, O, S) Substituted Analogues: Solvent Dependent UV–Vis Spectroscopy, Variable Temperature NMR, Crystal Structure Determination, and Quantum Chemical Calculations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 118(9). 1576–1594. 61 indexed citations
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Verwilst, Peter, Charlotte C. David, Volker Leen, et al.. (2013). Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a PDT active BODIPY–NLS conjugate. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 23(11). 3204–3207. 28 indexed citations
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Wang, Lina, Bram Verbelen, Claire Tonnelé, et al.. (2013). UV—vis spectroscopy of the coupling products of the palladium-catalyzed C—H arylation of the BODIPY core. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 12(5). 835–847. 33 indexed citations
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Verbelen, Bram, Volker Leen, Lina Wang, Noël Boens, & Wim Dehaen. (2012). Direct palladium-catalysed C–H arylation of BODIPY dyes at the 3- and 3,5-positions. Chemical Communications. 48(73). 9129–9129. 93 indexed citations
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Leen, Volker, Marcela Madrid, Wim Dehaen, et al.. (2012). Synthesis, biological evaluation and molecular modeling of 4,6-diarylpyrimidines and diarylbenzenes as novel non-nucleosides HIV-1 reverse transcriptase inhibitors. European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 58. 485–492. 5 indexed citations
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Boens, Noël, Volker Leen, & Wim Dehaen. (2011). Fluorescent indicators based on BODIPY. Chemical Society Reviews. 41(3). 1130–1172. 2000 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leen, Volker, Mark Van der Auweraer, Noël Boens, & Wim Dehaen. (2011). Vicarious Nucleophilic Substitution of α-Hydrogen of BODIPY and Its Extension to Direct Ethenylation. Organic Letters. 13(6). 1470–1473. 78 indexed citations
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Leen, Volker, et al.. (2010). Direct functionalization of BODIPY dyes by oxidative nucleophilic hydrogen substitution at the 3- or 3,5-positions. Chemical Communications. 46(27). 4908–4908. 97 indexed citations
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Yin, Shouchun, Volker Leen, Sven Van Snick, Noël Boens, & Wim Dehaen. (2010). A highly sensitive, selective, colorimetric and near-infrared fluorescent turn-on chemosensor for Cu2+ based on BODIPY. Chemical Communications. 46(34). 6329–6329. 208 indexed citations
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Leen, Volker, et al.. (2009). A versatile, modular synthesis of monofunctionalized BODIPY dyes. Chemical Communications. 4515–4515. 100 indexed citations
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Leen, Volker, Florian T. Schevenels, Jie Cui, et al.. (2009). Synthesis and Substitution of 8‐(4,6‐Dichloropyrimidin‐5‐yl)‐BODIPY. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2009(34). 5920–5926. 11 indexed citations

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