Waldemar Adam

25.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
967 papers, 19.2k citations indexed

About

Waldemar Adam is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Waldemar Adam has authored 967 papers receiving a total of 19.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 772 papers in Organic Chemistry, 210 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 198 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Waldemar Adam's work include Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (252 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (244 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (159 papers). Waldemar Adam is often cited by papers focused on Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions (252 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (244 papers) and Radical Photochemical Reactions (159 papers). Waldemar Adam collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Puerto Rico and United States. Waldemar Adam's co-authors include Chantu R. Saha‐Möller, Lazaros P. Hadjiarapoglou, Michael Prein, Ruggero Curci, Oliver Krebs, John O. Edwards, Joachim Bialas, Ottorino De Lucchi, Alexei Trofimov and Catherine M. Mitchell and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Waldemar Adam

948 papers receiving 18.2k citations

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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.

Dioxiranes: a new class of powerful oxidants

1989 521 citations Waldemar Adam et al. profile →
Kurzmitteilung / Short Communication A Convenient Preparation of Acetone Solutions of Dimethyldioxirane

1991 468 citations Waldemar Adam, Joachim Bialas et al. Chemische Berichte profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Vibrational deactivation of singlet oxygen: does it play a role in stereoselectivity during photooxygenation? 2008 ·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ·(unknown), Jayaraman Sivaguru, Steffen Jockusch, Waldemar Adam, Nicholas J. Turro	2
2	Stereoselective E/Z photoisomerization of oxazolidinone functionalized enecarbamates: direct and triplet sensitized irradiation 2005 ·Chemical Communications ·Hideaki Saito, Jayaraman Sivaguru, Steffen Jockusch, Yoshihisa Inoue, Waldemar Adam, Nicholas J. Turro	6
3	Photooxygenation of allylic alcohols: kinetic comparison of unfunctionalized alkenes with prenol-type allylic alcohols, ethers and acetates 2003 ·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ·Axel G. Griesbeck, Waldemar Adam, (unknown), Tamer T. El‐Idreesy	39
4	Viscosity-dependent diastereoselectivity and product selectivity in the photodenitrogenation of a spirocyclopropane-substituted, DBH-type azoalkane 2003 ·Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences ·Waldemar Adam, (unknown), Alexei Trofimov	0
5	Studies on cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of N-hydroxypyridine-2-thione (Omadine) in L5178Y mouse lymphoma cells 2002 ·Toxicology Letters ·Marianne Möller, Waldemar Adam, Chantu R. Saha‐Möller, Helga Stopper	12
6	Structure-dependent reactivity of oxyfunctionalized acetophenones in the photooxidation of DNA: base oxidation and strand breaks through photolytic radical formation (spin trapping, EPR spectroscopy, transient kinetics) versus photosensitization (electron transfer, hydrogen-atom abstraction) 2001 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Waldemar Adam	6
7	Dioxirane Epoxidation of 10-Membered-Ring Stilbene Lactams as Synthetic Precursors to Protoberberines 1999 ·The Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Á. Rodríguez, Luís Castedo, Domingo Domı́nguez, Carlos Saá, Waldemar Adam, Chantu R. Saha‐Möller	14
8	Solvent-Cage Effect (Viscosity Dependence) as a Diagnostic Probe for the Mechanism of the Intramolecular Chemically Initiated Electron-Exchange Luminescence (CIEEL) Triggered from a Spiroadamantyl-Substituted Dioxetane 1999 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Waldemar Adam, Irena Bronstein, Alexei Trofimov, R. F. Vasil′ev	88
9	Host−Guest Chemistry in a Urea Matrix: Catalytic and Selective Oxidation of Triorganosilanes to the Corresponding Silanols by Methyltrioxorhenium and the Urea/Hydrogen Peroxide Adduct 1999 ·Journal of the American Chemical Society ·Waldemar Adam, Catherine M. Mitchell, Chantu R. Saha‐Möller, Oliver Weichold	74
10	Regio-, Diastereo-, and Chemoselectivities in the Dioxirane Oxidation of Acyclic and Cyclic Allylic Alcohols by Methyl(trifluoromethyl)dioxirane (TFD): A Comparison with Dimethyldioxirane 1998 ·European Journal of Organic Chemistry ·Waldemar Adam, Rodrígo Paredes, Alexander K. Smerz, (unknown)	9
11	Selective Oxyfunctionalization of (Tricarbonylcyclohexadiene)iron‐Substituted Furans with Singlet Oxygen and Dimethyldioxirane 1996 ·Liebigs Annalen ·Waldemar Adam, (unknown)	6
12	Photolysis of N-Hydroxypyridinethiones: A New Source of Hydroxyl Radicals for the Direct Damage of Cell-Free and Cellular DNA 1996 ·Nucleic Acids Research ·Bernd Epe, (unknown), Waldemar Adam, Günther N. Grimm, Chantu R. Saha‐Möller	42
13	Inhibitory effect of ethyl oleate hydroperoxide and alcohol in photosensitized oxidative DNA damage 1996 ·Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology ·Waldemar Adam, (unknown), Chantu R. Saha‐Möller, (unknown)	9
14	Synthesis and Reactivity of Silicon Transition Metal Complexes, 33. Metallo Silanols and Metallo Siloxanes, 8. Metallo‐silanole vom Typ C₅R₅(OC)₂(Me₃P)M—SiPh₂OH (M = Cr, Mo, W): Darstellung nach der Dimethyldioxiran‐Methode und Überführung in funktionalisierte Metallo‐disiloxane 1995 ·Chemische Berichte ·Wolfgang Malisch, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Frank Prechtl, Waldemar Adam	16
15	Furocoumarin dioxetanes and hydroperoxides as novel photobiological DNA damaging agents 1993 ·Química Nova ·Waldemar Adam, (unknown), Danaboyina Ramaiah, Chantu R. Saha‐Möller, Bernd Epe, D. Wild	4
16	Genotoxicity studies of benzofuran dioxetanes and epoxides with isolated DNA, bacteria and mammalian cells 1993 ·Toxicology Letters ·Waldemar Adam, (unknown), Chantu R. Saha‐Möller, Markus Sauter, (unknown), Bernd Epe, (unknown), Dietmar Schiffmann, Helga Stopper, D. Wild	18
17	DNA damage induced by furocoumarin hydroperoxides plus UV (360 nm) 1993 ·Carcinogenesis ·Bernd Epe, Martin Häring, Danaboyina Ramaiah, Helga Stopper, (unknown), Waldemar Adam, Chantu R. Saha‐Möller	39
18	Photochemical DNA modifications induced by 1,2-dioxetanes 1992 ·Chemico-Biological Interactions ·Bernd Epe, (unknown), Waldemar Adam, Chantu R. Saha‐Möller	21
19	A convenient preparation of acetone solutions of dimethyldioxirane 1991 ·Waldemar Adam, Joachim Bialas, Lazaros P. Hadjiarapoglou	27
20	Dihydrodioxetobenzodioxins: Synthesis and Chemiluminescence 1981 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ·Waldemar Adam, (unknown), Ernst Schmidt, Kiyoshige Takayama	4

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