Werner Kunz

21.6k total citations · 3 hit papers
495 papers, 18.0k citations indexed

About

Werner Kunz is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Werner Kunz has authored 495 papers receiving a total of 18.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 135 papers in Organic Chemistry, 93 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and 82 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Werner Kunz's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (114 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (90 papers) and Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (76 papers). Werner Kunz is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (114 papers), Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies (90 papers) and Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions (76 papers). Werner Kunz collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Spain. Werner Kunz's co-authors include Didier Touraud, Barry W. Ninham, Richard Buchner, Jane Henle, Pierandrea Lo Nostro, Thomas Zemb, Pierre Bauduin, Roland Neueder, Oliver Zech and Matthias Kellermeier and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Werner Kunz

478 papers receiving 17.6k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

‘Zur Lehre von der Wirkung der Salze’ (about the science of the effect of salts): Franz Hofmeister's historical papers

2004 916 citations Werner Kunz et al. profile →
The present state of affairs with Hofmeister effects

2004 732 citations Werner Kunz et al. profile →
Specific ion effects in colloidal and biological systems

2009 435 citations Werner Kunz profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Werner Kunz	4.8k	3.6k	3.2k	2.8k	2.7k	495	18.0k
Paul S. Cremer	2.7k 0.6×	6.3k 1.8×	7.8k 2.4×	3.3k 1.2×	5.8k 2.1×	171	20.7k
Barry W. Ninham	9.7k 2.0×	10.7k 3.0×	5.9k 1.8×	6.1k 2.2×	4.2k 1.6×	440	29.9k
Richard K. Heenan	5.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.3×	1.5k 0.5×	2.9k 1.1×	2.0k 0.7×	284	10.7k
Eli Ruckenstein	6.0k 1.2×	2.6k 0.7×	2.3k 0.7×	12.5k 4.5×	6.2k 2.3×	931	29.0k
Pavel Jungwirth	1.9k 0.4×	11.7k 3.3×	5.1k 1.6×	2.6k 0.9×	1.9k 0.7×	335	20.6k
Björn Lindman	16.5k 3.4×	3.2k 0.9×	6.1k 1.9×	5.1k 1.8×	3.5k 1.3×	517	28.9k
L. Perera	2.9k 0.6×	5.2k 1.5×	12.5k 3.9×	3.8k 1.4×	2.5k 0.9×	141	24.3k
Ulrich Essmann	2.4k 0.5×	4.4k 1.2×	10.4k 3.2×	5.2k 1.9×	3.2k 1.2×	17	21.2k
Daniel Blankschtein	4.6k 1.0×	2.4k 0.7×	2.9k 0.9×	5.0k 1.8×	4.0k 1.5×	223	15.8k
David S. Maxwell	2.0k 0.4×	2.7k 0.7×	5.2k 1.6×	3.3k 1.2×	2.2k 0.8×	88	16.1k

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Touraud, Didier, et al.. (2025). Solubilisation–microstructure relationship of trivalent salts in hydrotropic ternary systems. Comptes Rendus Chimie. 27(S4). 185–202. 1 indexed citations

Denk, Patrick, Lauren Matthews, Sylvain Prévost, Thomas Zemb, & Werner Kunz. (2024). A dilute nematic gel produced by intramicellar segregation of two polyoxyethylene alkyl ether carboxylic acids. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 659. 833–848. 2 indexed citations

Schmidt, Michael, et al.. (2024). Aromas: Lovely to Smell and Nice Solvents for Polyphenols? Curcumin Solubilisation Power of Fragrances and Flavours. Molecules. 29(2). 294–294. 7 indexed citations

Touraud, Didier, et al.. (2024). Hydrotropic and solvent strategies to enhance the solubilization of polyphenols in relation to their chemical structure. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 408. 125321–125321. 6 indexed citations

Touraud, Didier, et al.. (2023). Investigation of the salting-in/-out, hydrotropic and surface-active behavior of plant-based hormone and phenolic acid salts. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 641. 631–642. 6 indexed citations

Schmidt, Michael, et al.. (2023). Towards a sustainable and green extraction of curcuminoids using the essential oil of Cinnamomum cassia. Sustainable Food Technology. 1(2). 319–327. 6 indexed citations

Schuster, Jennifer, et al.. (2023). Surfactant-free microemulsions (SFMEs) as a template for porous polymer synthesis. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 655. 371–382. 6 indexed citations

Tian, Ya‐Ming, Wagner Silva, Didier Touraud, et al.. (2023). Enforced Electronic‐Donor‐Acceptor Complex Formation in Water for Photochemical Cross‐Coupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(17). e202218775–e202218775. 31 indexed citations

Touraud, Didier, et al.. (2022). Comment on “Impact of Conventional and Sustainable Solvents on the Yield, Selectivity, and Recovery of Curcuminoids from Turmeric”. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. 10(7). 2271–2272. 1 indexed citations

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Denk, Patrick, et al.. (2022). The effect of ethanol on fibrillar hydrogels formed by glycyrrhizic acid monoammonium salt. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 630(Pt B). 762–775. 10 indexed citations

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Kellermeier, Matthias, et al.. (2021). Tubular Structures of Calcium Carbonate: Formation, Characterization, and Implications in Natural Mineral Environments. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(65). 16135–16144. 8 indexed citations

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Prévost, Sylvain, et al.. (2021). Spontaneous Ouzo Emulsions Coexist with Pre-Ouzo Ultraflexible Microemulsions. Langmuir. 37(13). 3817–3827. 30 indexed citations

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Zemb, Thomas, Rose Rosenberg, Stjepan Marc̆elja, et al.. (2021). Phase separation of binary mixtures induced by soft centrifugal fields. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23(14). 8261–8272. 9 indexed citations

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Touraud, Didier, et al.. (2020). Stabilisation of biofuels with hydrophilic, natural antioxidants solubilised by glycerol derivatives. Fuel. 284. 119055–119055. 18 indexed citations

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Touraud, Didier, et al.. (2020). Salting-in and salting-out effects of short amphiphilic molecules: a balance between specific ion effects and hydrophobicity. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23(2). 1381–1391. 45 indexed citations

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Touraud, Didier, et al.. (2020). Curcumin extracts from Curcuma Longa – Improvement of concentration, purity, and stability in food-approved and water-soluble surfactant-free microemulsions. Food Chemistry. 339. 128140–128140. 28 indexed citations

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Giedyk, Maciej, et al.. (2019). Photocatalytic activation of alkyl chlorides by assembly-promoted single electron transfer in microheterogeneous solutions. Nature Catalysis. 3(1). 40–47. 173 indexed citations

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Zollfrank, Cordt, et al.. (2018). Chitin coated cellulosic textiles as natural barrier materials. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 1 indexed citations

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Buchecker, Thomas, et al.. (2017). PPh₄Cl in aqueous solution – the aggregation behavior of an antagonistic salt. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 19(37). 25463–25470. 10 indexed citations

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Neueder, Roland, et al.. (2009). Conductivity studies of tetrabutylammonium salts in 1-propoxy-2-propanol: ion-association in dilute solutions. University of Regensburg Publication Server (University of Regensburg). 2 indexed citations

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