Walter Thiel

57.1k total citations · 11 hit papers
725 papers, 46.0k citations indexed

About

Walter Thiel is a scholar working on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Organic Chemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Walter Thiel has authored 725 papers receiving a total of 46.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 293 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, 225 papers in Organic Chemistry and 148 papers in Inorganic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Walter Thiel's work include Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (242 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (105 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (76 papers). Walter Thiel is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (242 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (105 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (76 papers). Walter Thiel collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Walter Thiel's co-authors include Michael J. S. Dewar, Hans Martin Senn, Dirk Bakowies, Sason Shaik, Mario R. Silva‐Junior, Devesh Kumar, Stephan P. A. Sauer, Marko Schreiber, Ganglong Cui and Manuel Alcarazo and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Walter Thiel

717 papers receiving 44.8k citations

Hit Papers

Ground states of molecule... 1977 2026 1993 2009 1977 2009 1977 1996 2005 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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. Ground states of molecules. 38. The MNDO method. Approximations and parameters
    1977 4.4k citations Walter Thiel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  2. QM/MM Methods for Biomolecular Systems
    2009 2.1k citations Hans Martin Senn, Walter Thiel Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
  3. Ground states of molecules. 39. MNDO results for molecules containing hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen
    1977 1.2k citations Walter Thiel et al. Journal of the American Chemical Society profile →
  4. Hybrid Models for Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Approaches
    1996 1.1k citations Walter Thiel et al. profile →
  5. Theoretical Perspective on the Structure and Mechanism of Cytochrome P450 Enzymes
    2005 1.1k citations Walter Thiel et al. profile →
  6. P450 Enzymes: Their Structure, Reactivity, and Selectivity—Modeled by QM/MM Calculations
    2009 896 citations Walter Thiel et al. profile →
  7. Benchmarks for electronically excited states: CASPT2, CC2, CCSD, and CC3
    2008 822 citations Walter Thiel et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →
  8. Coordination chemistry at carbon
    2009 617 citations Walter Thiel, Alois Fürstner et al. profile →
  9. Die Konservierung ganzer Leichen in natürlichen Farben
    1992 611 citations Walter Thiel profile →
  10. DL-FIND: An Open-Source Geometry Optimizer for Atomistic Simulations
    2009 532 citations Johannes Kästner, Walter Thiel et al. profile →
  11. Benchmarks for electronically excited states: Time-dependent density functional theory and density functional theory based multireference configuration interaction
    2008 472 citations Walter Thiel et al. The Journal of Chemical Physics profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Walter Thiel 15.3k 15.2k 11.3k 9.4k 8.3k 725 46.0k
Keiji Morokuma 18.1k 1.2× 18.0k 1.2× 13.3k 1.2× 7.2k 0.8× 10.2k 1.2× 831 50.1k
Benedetta Mennucci 19.1k 1.2× 16.6k 1.1× 13.4k 1.2× 9.3k 1.0× 4.8k 0.6× 348 52.0k
Jacopo Tomasi 17.9k 1.2× 11.4k 0.7× 9.7k 0.9× 6.0k 0.6× 4.5k 0.5× 193 40.5k
H. Bernhard Schlegel 17.9k 1.2× 18.7k 1.2× 9.7k 0.9× 4.7k 0.5× 6.5k 0.8× 446 45.8k
Mark S. Gordon 16.3k 1.1× 25.2k 1.7× 14.4k 1.3× 5.5k 0.6× 8.6k 1.0× 572 54.6k
Philip J. Stephens 9.9k 0.6× 9.1k 0.6× 6.9k 0.6× 8.9k 0.9× 4.6k 0.6× 346 41.0k
Jan H. Jensen 7.7k 0.5× 11.0k 0.7× 8.0k 0.7× 10.7k 1.1× 3.1k 0.4× 155 34.6k
Fernando Bernardi 8.6k 0.6× 14.5k 1.0× 7.4k 0.7× 3.3k 0.4× 5.0k 0.6× 259 30.6k
Christopher J. Cramer 25.0k 1.6× 11.7k 0.8× 16.8k 1.5× 8.0k 0.9× 16.9k 2.0× 545 60.8k
Jayaraman Chandrasekhar 9.1k 0.6× 11.8k 0.8× 9.2k 0.8× 21.9k 2.3× 3.1k 0.4× 181 47.2k

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All Works

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Xie, Xiaoying, Pin Xiao, Wei‐Hai Fang, Ganglong Cui, & Walter Thiel. (2019). Probing Photocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia with Water on the Rutile TiO2 (110) Surface by First-Principles Calculations. ACS Catalysis. 9(10). 9178–9187. 66 indexed citations
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Owens, A., Andrey Yachmenev, Jochen Küpper, S. N. Yurchenko, & Walter Thiel. (2018). The rotation–vibration spectrum of methyl fluoride from first principles. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 21(7). 3496–3505. 11 indexed citations
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Xiao, Pin, Chun‐Xiang Li, Wei‐Hai Fang, Ganglong Cui, & Walter Thiel. (2018). Mechanism of the Visible-Light-Mediated Copper-Catalyzed Coupling Reaction of Phenols and Alkynes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 140(44). 15099–15113. 54 indexed citations
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Leutzsch, Markus, Lawrence M. Wolf, Puneet Gupta, et al.. (2015). Formation of Ruthenium Carbenes by gem‐Hydrogen Transfer to Internal Alkynes: Implications for Alkyne trans‐Hydrogenation. Angewandte Chemie. 127(42). 12608–12613. 43 indexed citations
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Götze, Jan P., Bora Karasulu, Mahendra Patil, & Walter Thiel. (2015). Vibrational relaxation as the driving force for wavelength conversion in the peridinin–chlorophyll a-protein. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics. 1847(12). 1509–1517. 7 indexed citations
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Leutzsch, Markus, Lawrence M. Wolf, Puneet Gupta, et al.. (2015). Formation of Ruthenium Carbenes by gem‐Hydrogen Transfer to Internal Alkynes: Implications for Alkyne trans‐Hydrogenation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 54(42). 12431–12436. 118 indexed citations
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Schreiner, Peter R., Wesley D. Allen, Modesto Orozco, Walter Thiel, & Peter Willett. (2014). Structure and mechanism. Wiley eBooks. 2 indexed citations
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Schreiner, Peter R., Wesley D. Allen, Modesto Orozco, Walter Thiel, & Peter Willett. (2014). Theoretical and physical chemistry. Wiley eBooks.
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Schreiner, Peter R., Wesley D. Allen, Modesto Orozco, Walter Thiel, & Peter Willett. (2014). Electronic structure theory. Wiley eBooks. 1 indexed citations
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Senn, Hans Martin, Johannes Kästner, Jürgen Breidung, & Walter Thiel. (2009). Finite-temperature effects in enzymatic reactions — Insights from QM/MM free-energy simulations. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 87(10). 1322–1337. 61 indexed citations
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Cao, Zexing, Yirong Mo, & Walter Thiel. (2007). Deprotonation Mechanism of NH4+ in the Escherichia coli Ammonium Transporter AmtB: Insight from QM and QM/MM Calculations. Angewandte Chemie. 119(36). 6935–6939. 4 indexed citations
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Mroginski, María Andrea, Franz Mark, Walter Thiel, & Peter Hildebrandt. (2007). Quantum Mechanics/Molecular Mechanics Calculation of the Raman Spectra of the Phycocyanobilin Chromophore in α-C-Phycocyanin. Biophysical Journal. 93(6). 1885–1894. 63 indexed citations
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Kästner, Johannes & Walter Thiel. (2006). Analysis of the statistical error in umbrella sampling simulations by umbrella integration. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 124(23). 234106–234106. 155 indexed citations
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Fink, Gerhard, et al.. (2001). Metallocene/MAO Catalyzed Polymerizations of Functionalized Norbornene Derivatives: Copolymerizations Using Ethene, and Terpolymerizations Using Ethene and Norbornene. Max Planck Digital Library. 84. 255–256. 1 indexed citations
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Mordasini, Tiziana & Walter Thiel. (1998). Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Approaches. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 52(6). 288–291. 56 indexed citations
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Thiel, Walter, et al.. (1997). N-メチルメタンスルホンアミドのab initio計算による回転及び反転障壁の決定. Journal of Molecular Structure. 391. 125–130. 3 indexed citations
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Thiel, Walter. (1992). 4H-3,1-Benzothiazin-4-one aus Dithioestern und o-Aminobenzoes�ure. Journal für praktische Chemie. 334(1). 92–94. 5 indexed citations
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Thiel, Walter. (1990). Mast-cell tumours in dogs: histopathological findings between 1980 and 1986, with reference to the TNM classification of tumours of domestic animals.. Kleintierpraxis. 35(8). 401–404. 3 indexed citations
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Thiel, Walter. (1990). 5‐Aminothiazole aus Dithioestern und α‐Aminoacetonitril. Journal für praktische Chemie. 332(6). 845–852. 6 indexed citations
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Thiel, Walter, et al.. (1986). [Equivalence of oral and intramuscular premedication. III. Effect of premedication on anesthesia and postoperative pain].. PubMed. 21(4). 181–6. 1 indexed citations

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