Walter Karrer

1.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
4 papers, 471 citations indexed

About

Walter Karrer is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Karrer has authored 4 papers receiving a total of 471 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 1 paper in Molecular Biology, 1 paper in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 1 paper in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Walter Karrer's work include Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease (1 paper), Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (1 paper) and Botanical Research and Chemistry (1 paper). Walter Karrer is often cited by papers focused on Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease (1 paper), Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research (1 paper) and Botanical Research and Chemistry (1 paper). Walter Karrer collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland and Germany. Walter Karrer's co-authors include Emile Cherbuliez and Conrad Hans Eugster and has published in prestigious journals such as Helvetica Chimica Acta and Birkhäuser Basel eBooks.

In The Last Decade

Walter Karrer

3 papers receiving 394 citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Konstitution und Vorkommen der organischen Pflanzenstoffe

1958 366 citations Walter Karrer Birkhäuser Basel eBooks profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Walter Karrer Switzerland	3	158	152	86	84	51	4	471
M. Streibl Czechia	14	130 0.8×	148 1.0×	90 1.0×	57 0.7×	14 0.3×	57	490
William W. Reid United Kingdom	13	334 2.1×	243 1.6×	32 0.4×	78 0.9×	10 0.2×	39	772
Robert E. Cox United Kingdom	15	204 1.3×	32 0.2×	56 0.7×	142 1.7×	24 0.5×	24	513
William S. Schlotzhauer United States	14	88 0.6×	87 0.6×	28 0.3×	21 0.3×	64 1.3×	28	565
R. I. Morrison United Kingdom	12	144 0.9×	151 1.0×	45 0.5×	30 0.4×	26 0.5×	18	495
Paul‐Gerhard Gülz Germany	15	190 1.2×	460 3.0×	169 2.0×	43 0.5×	52 1.0×	51	739
D. E. U. Ekong Nigeria	15	271 1.7×	147 1.0×	19 0.2×	264 3.1×	13 0.3×	40	701
P. A. Robins Kenya	10	95 0.6×	130 0.9×	30 0.3×	21 0.3×	30 0.6×	17	357
G.P. Wannigama Sri Lanka	10	158 1.0×	106 0.7×	23 0.3×	34 0.4×	19 0.4×	22	377
Duane F. Zinkel United States	16	368 2.3×	110 0.7×	69 0.8×	24 0.3×	11 0.2×	46	677

Countries citing papers authored by Walter Karrer

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Fields of papers citing papers by Walter Karrer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Karrer

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

All Works

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4 of 4 papers shown

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Karrer, Walter, Emile Cherbuliez, & Conrad Hans Eugster. (1977). Konstitution und Vorkommen der organischen Pflanzenstoffe. Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 60 indexed citations

2.

Karrer, Walter. (1976). Konstitution und Vorkommen der organischen Pflanzenstoffe (exclusive Alkaloide). Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 43 indexed citations

3.

Karrer, Walter. (1958). Konstitution und Vorkommen der organischen Pflanzenstoffe. Birkhäuser Basel eBooks. 366 indexed citations breakdown →

4.

Karrer, Walter, et al.. (1951). Strepogenin‐Gehalt und «biologische Wertigkeit» von Casein‐ und Sojaprotein‐Hydrolysaten. Helvetica Chimica Acta. 34(7). 2225–2230. 2 indexed citations

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