W. Thiemann

1.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

W. Thiemann is a scholar working on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Spectroscopy and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. According to data from OpenAlex, W. Thiemann has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 12 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 10 papers in Spectroscopy and 9 papers in Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Recurrent topics in W. Thiemann's work include Origins and Evolution of Life (12 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (5 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (5 papers). W. Thiemann is often cited by papers focused on Origins and Evolution of Life (12 papers), Water Treatment and Disinfection (5 papers) and Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact (5 papers). W. Thiemann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and United States. W. Thiemann's co-authors include Uwe J. Meierhenrich, H. Rosenbauer, J. Mayo Greenberg, G. M. Muñoz, W. A. Schutte, André Brack, Bernard Barbier, Almudena Arcones, Dang Quang Hung and Uwe Lahl and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Analytical Chemistry and The Science of The Total Environment.

In The Last Decade

W. Thiemann

37 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Amino acids from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ... 2002 2026 2010 2018 2002 100 200 300 400 500
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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. Amino acids from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ice analogues
    2002 580 citations G. M. Muñoz, Uwe J. Meierhenrich et al. Nature profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
W. Thiemann Germany 17 730 376 252 222 198 38 1.3k
Wolfram Thiemann Germany 20 690 0.9× 414 1.1× 102 0.4× 84 0.4× 195 1.0× 53 1.1k
Alan W. Schwartz Netherlands 29 2.0k 2.7× 346 0.9× 249 1.0× 132 0.6× 425 2.1× 96 2.9k
Ryoichi Hayatsu United States 23 1.0k 1.4× 245 0.7× 174 0.7× 50 0.2× 70 0.4× 49 1.7k
Martin Ferus Czechia 23 753 1.0× 301 0.8× 310 1.2× 50 0.2× 171 0.9× 92 1.4k
Ivan G. Draganić Mexico 20 422 0.6× 103 0.3× 127 0.5× 43 0.2× 119 0.6× 64 1.2k
Zorica D. Draganić Mexico 20 387 0.5× 94 0.3× 116 0.5× 42 0.2× 111 0.6× 54 1.1k
John Lawless United States 16 573 0.8× 123 0.3× 85 0.3× 56 0.3× 81 0.4× 32 866
Sherwood Chang United States 19 1.3k 1.7× 316 0.8× 246 1.0× 24 0.1× 108 0.5× 53 1.7k
Michael P. Callahan United States 28 1.2k 1.7× 629 1.7× 381 1.5× 31 0.1× 218 1.1× 62 2.5k
Yasuhiro Oba Japan 22 705 1.0× 452 1.2× 379 1.5× 45 0.2× 36 0.2× 63 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by W. Thiemann

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of W. Thiemann

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Muñoz, G. M., Uwe J. Meierhenrich, W. A. Schutte, W. Thiemann, & J. Mayo Greenberg. (2003). UV-photoprocessing of interstellar ice analogs: Detection of hexamethylenetetramine-based species. Astronomy and Astrophysics. 413(1). 209–216. 63 indexed citations
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Hung, Dang Quang & W. Thiemann. (2002). Contamination by selected chlorinated pesticides in surface waters in Hanoi, Vietnam. Chemosphere. 47(4). 357–367. 96 indexed citations
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Muñoz, G. M., Uwe J. Meierhenrich, W. A. Schutte, et al.. (2002). Amino acids from ultraviolet irradiation of interstellar ice analogues. Nature. 416(6879). 403–406. 580 indexed citations breakdown →
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Thiemann, W., H. Rosenbauer, & Uwe J. Meierhenrich. (2001). Conception of the ‘chirality-experiment’ on esa's mission rosetta to comet 46P/wirtanen. Advances in Space Research. 27(2). 323–328. 25 indexed citations
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Meierhenrich, Uwe J., W. Thiemann, G. M. Muñoz, W. A. Schutte, & J. Mayo Greenberg. (2001). Simulated cometary matter as a test for enantiomer separating chromatography for use on comet 46p/wirtanen. Advances in Space Research. 27(2). 329–334. 8 indexed citations
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Meierhenrich, Uwe J., W. Thiemann, F. Goesmann, R. Roll, & H. Rosenbauer. (2001). Enantiomer separation of hydrocarbons in preparation for ROSETTA's “chirality‐experiment”. Chirality. 13(8). 454–457. 34 indexed citations
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MacDermott, Alexandra J., Laurence D. Barron, André Brack, et al.. (1996). Homochirality as the signature of life: the SETH Cigar. Planetary and Space Science. 44(11). 1441–1446. 28 indexed citations
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Bester, Kai, et al.. (1995). Atmospheric deposition of triazine herbicides in Northern Germany and the German Bight (North Sea). Chemosphere. 30(9). 1639–1653. 37 indexed citations
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Thiemann, W., et al.. (1988). Study of some physicochemical properties of Nilwala River waters in Southern Sri Lanka with special reference to effluents resulting from anthropogenic activities. Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A Environmental Science and Engineering. 23(4). 381–398. 7 indexed citations
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Stachel, Burkhard, et al.. (1982). Summarische Bestimmung orcanischer Halogenverbindungen aus Wasserproben. Chemosphere. 11(8). 803–809. 2 indexed citations
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Thiemann, W.. (1981). To second international symposium ?Generation and Amplification of Chirality in Chemical Systems?. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 11(1-2). 5–6. 5 indexed citations
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Stachel, Burkhard, et al.. (1981). On site continuous liquid-liquid extraction of nonpolar organic compounds in water. Analytical Chemistry. 53(9). 1469–1472. 16 indexed citations
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Thiemann, W., et al.. (1981). A new idea and experiment related to the possible interaction between magnetic field and stereoselectivity. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 11(1-2). 85–92. 9 indexed citations
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Laczkó, Ilona, et al.. (1976). Stereoselectivity of β irradiation of D,L-tryptophan in aqueous solution. Nature. 261(5560). 522–524. 33 indexed citations
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Thiemann, W.. (1975). International Symposium on Generation and Amplification of Asymmetry in Chemical Systems J�lich, September 24?26, 1973. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 6(3). 455–457. 1 indexed citations
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Sass, Ronald L. & W. Thiemann. (1973). Hydrolysis of poly‐L‐lysine by pronase. Biopolymers. 12(3). 535–539. 2 indexed citations
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Thiemann, W., et al.. (1970). Is There an Energy Difference between Enantiomorphic Structures?. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English. 9(9). 740–741. 28 indexed citations
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Thiemann, W. & K. Wagener. (1963). Anreicherung der Lithium-Isotope durch Gegenstromelektrolyse in wäßriger Lösung. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A. 18(2). 228–235. 12 indexed citations

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