W. Petter

2.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

W. Petter is a scholar working on Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Petter has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Inorganic Chemistry, 19 papers in Organic Chemistry and 15 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in W. Petter's work include Inorganic Chemistry and Materials (12 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (7 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (6 papers). W. Petter is often cited by papers focused on Inorganic Chemistry and Materials (12 papers), Magnetism in coordination complexes (7 papers) and Crystallography and molecular interactions (6 papers). W. Petter collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Hungary and United States. W. Petter's co-authors include D. Schwarzenbach, H. J. Buser, Andreas Lüdi, Dieter Seebàch, Dietmar A. Plattner, Albert K. Beck, F. Hulliger, F. Laves, Daniel Hunziker and V. Gramlich and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the American Chemical Society, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Inorganic Chemistry.

In The Last Decade

W. Petter

43 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

The crystal structure of Prussian Blue: Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3.xH2O 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 250 500 750
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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. The crystal structure of Prussian Blue: Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3.xH2O
    1977 828 citations H. J. Buser, D. Schwarzenbach et al. Inorganic Chemistry profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Petter Switzerland 19 700 636 619 562 399 44 1.9k
Chester M. Mikulski United States 29 909 1.3× 995 1.6× 1.1k 1.7× 948 1.7× 237 0.6× 153 2.7k
P. T. Manoharan India 29 729 1.0× 1.3k 2.1× 726 1.2× 1.2k 2.1× 360 0.9× 156 3.1k
Hisahiko Einaga Japan 24 957 1.4× 687 1.1× 502 0.8× 400 0.7× 198 0.5× 147 2.0k
A. R. Siedle United States 31 1.2k 1.7× 910 1.4× 1.5k 2.5× 545 1.0× 282 0.7× 142 3.1k
John E. Sheats United States 22 613 0.9× 814 1.3× 794 1.3× 303 0.5× 447 1.1× 47 2.4k
Charles Kutal United States 28 404 0.6× 1.0k 1.6× 1.2k 2.0× 318 0.6× 343 0.9× 84 2.5k
Anna Bonamartini Corradi Italy 29 1.2k 1.7× 981 1.5× 843 1.4× 760 1.4× 249 0.6× 145 2.7k
B. Jeżowska‐Trzebiatowska Poland 22 620 0.9× 974 1.5× 556 0.9× 361 0.6× 259 0.6× 187 1.9k
Yves Le Mest France 27 633 0.9× 868 1.4× 783 1.3× 396 0.7× 261 0.7× 79 2.0k
Mei H. Chou United States 19 384 0.5× 860 1.4× 476 0.8× 273 0.5× 371 0.9× 25 2.1k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Plattner, Dietmar A., W. Petter, & Dieter Seebàch. (1994). Kristallistrukturanalyse von lösungsmitterfreiem Lithium-benzoat. Relevanz föur die Material-eigenschaften von Lithium-carboxylaten?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6 indexed citations
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Suter, Ulrich W., et al.. (1992). Syntheses and X‐Ray Structures for Model Compounds of a Pyrimidinediyl‐Based Rigid‐Rod Aromatic Polyamide. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 75(1). 184–189. 15 indexed citations
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Sutter, K., et al.. (1991). Nonlinear-optical, optical, and crystallographic properties of N-(4-nitro-2-pyridinyl)-phenylalaninol. Journal of the Optical Society of America B. 8(7). 1483–1483. 21 indexed citations
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Beck, Albert K., Bahram Bastani, Dietmar A. Plattner, et al.. (1991). Grossansätze zur Herstellung von α,α,α',α'-Tetraaryl-1,3-dioxolan-4,5-dimethanolen (TADDOLe): Nützliche Hilfsstoffe für die EPC-Synthese und ihre Struktur im Festkörper. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 45(7-8). 238–238. 117 indexed citations
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Hulliger, F., et al.. (1990). Structure of ErFe(CN)6.4H2O. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 46(11). 1992–1994. 13 indexed citations
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Péringer, Paul, et al.. (1990). Synthesis and X-Ray Analysis of New Spirophosphoranes. Phosphorus, sulfur, and silicon and the related elements. 49-50(1-4). 385–388. 1 indexed citations
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Petter, W., et al.. (1990). The crystal structure of BiFe(CN)6·4H2O and BiCo(CN)6·4H2O. Inorganica Chimica Acta. 170(1). 5–9. 5 indexed citations
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Pöchlauer, Peter, et al.. (1987). Preparation, Crystal Structure and Properties of Spirophosphoranes Derived from Hydroxycarboxylic Acid Azides. Phosphorous and Sulfur and the Related Elements. 30(1-2). 455–458. 1 indexed citations
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Colla, Eugene V., V. Gramlich, & W. Petter. (1987). Structure of the solid solution [N(CH3)4]2ZnCl1.8Br2.2 in the high- and in a new low-temperature phase. Acta Crystallographica Section C Crystal Structure Communications. 43(6). 1070–1073. 8 indexed citations
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Siegrist, Theo, W. Petter, & F. Hulliger. (1982). Samarium pyrosilicate sulfide, Sm4S3Si2O7. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 38(11). 2872–2874. 10 indexed citations
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Altermatt, D., H. Arend, A. Niggli, & W. Petter. (1979). New tetrahedrally coordinated A2CdBr4 compounds (A = Cs, CH3NH3). Materials Research Bulletin. 14(11). 1391–1396. 36 indexed citations
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Buser, H. J., D. Schwarzenbach, W. Petter, & Andreas Lüdi. (1978). ChemInform Abstract: THE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF PRUSSIAN BLUE‐ FE4(FE(CN)6)3.XH2O. Chemischer Informationsdienst. 9(5). 1 indexed citations
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Buser, H. J., D. Schwarzenbach, W. Petter, & Andreas Lüdi. (1977). The crystal structure of Prussian Blue: Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3.xH2O. Inorganic Chemistry. 16(11). 2704–2710. 828 indexed citations breakdown →
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Girgis, K., et al.. (1975). The crystal structure of V8Ga41. Acta Crystallographica Section B. 31(1). 113–116. 22 indexed citations
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Buser, H. J., Andreas Lüdi, W. Petter, & D. Schwarzenbach. (1972). Single-crystal study of Prussian Blue: Fe4[Fe(CN)6]2, 14H2O. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 1299–1299. 51 indexed citations
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Petter, W., et al.. (1971). Die Kristallstruktur von Blei-Barysilit, Pb3Si2O7*. Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. 133(133). 445–458. 25 indexed citations
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Petter, W. & F. Laves. (1965). Das Bauprinzip der Kristallstruktur von ?-Nb2O5. Die Naturwissenschaften. 52(22). 617–617. 21 indexed citations

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