Wilhelm Oppermann

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Wilhelm Oppermann is a scholar working on Polymers and Plastics, Organic Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Wilhelm Oppermann has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Polymers and Plastics, 25 papers in Organic Chemistry and 21 papers in Biomedical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Wilhelm Oppermann's work include Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (18 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (18 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (15 papers). Wilhelm Oppermann is often cited by papers focused on Surfactants and Colloidal Systems (18 papers), Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications (18 papers) and Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties (15 papers). Wilhelm Oppermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Türkiye and China. Wilhelm Oppermann's co-authors include Oǧuz Okay, Deniz Ceylan Tuncaboylu, Murat Sarı, Sebastian Seiffert, Jingjing Nie, Binyang Du, Frank Hermanutz, Ruigang Liu, Melahat Sahin and Aslıhan Arğun and has published in prestigious journals such as Advanced Materials, The Journal of Chemical Physics and Chemistry of Materials.

In The Last Decade

Wilhelm Oppermann

75 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels Formed via Hydrophobic I... 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 200 400 600
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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. Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels Formed via Hydrophobic Interactions
    2011 669 citations Deniz Ceylan Tuncaboylu, Murat Sarı et al. Macromolecules profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wilhelm Oppermann Germany 23 1.3k 956 827 696 686 76 2.9k
Wen‐Fu Lee Taiwan 32 1.7k 1.2× 999 1.0× 1.1k 1.3× 780 1.1× 748 1.1× 119 3.0k
Malcolm B. Huglin United Kingdom 32 1.4k 1.1× 768 0.8× 918 1.1× 1.3k 1.9× 553 0.8× 118 3.0k
Sami Hietala Finland 39 586 0.4× 988 1.0× 488 0.6× 931 1.3× 1.1k 1.6× 132 3.6k
Sarkyt E. Kudaibergenov Kazakhstan 25 555 0.4× 414 0.4× 439 0.5× 857 1.2× 414 0.6× 184 2.7k
Yanwei Ding China 34 521 0.4× 574 0.6× 320 0.4× 772 1.1× 419 0.6× 83 3.2k
Ashish K. Lele India 24 578 0.4× 690 0.7× 1.2k 1.5× 466 0.7× 823 1.2× 50 2.5k
Bahatti̇n M. Baysal Türkiye 25 494 0.4× 431 0.5× 861 1.0× 1.2k 1.7× 576 0.8× 122 2.5k
E. Mendizábal Mexico 28 337 0.3× 458 0.5× 908 1.1× 781 1.1× 841 1.2× 143 2.3k
Rebeca Hernández Spain 32 600 0.4× 862 0.9× 656 0.8× 402 0.6× 1.0k 1.5× 81 2.7k
Lin Peng China 34 815 0.6× 1.2k 1.3× 443 0.5× 1.3k 1.8× 711 1.0× 125 4.0k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wilhelm Oppermann

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Oppermann, Wilhelm, Gert Heinrich, Diethelm Johannsmann, et al.. (2011). Macromol. Symp. 306–307. Macromolecular Symposia. 306-307(1). 1 indexed citations
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Tuncaboylu, Deniz Ceylan, Murat Sarı, Wilhelm Oppermann, & Oǧuz Okay. (2011). Tough and Self-Healing Hydrogels Formed via Hydrophobic Interactions. Macromolecules. 44(12). 4997–5005. 669 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gruber, Wolfgang, et al.. (2008). Growth of amorphous domains in precursor derived Si-C-N-Ceramics studied with small angle X-ray scattering. Diffusion fundamentals.. 8. 3 indexed citations
4.
Seiffert, Sebastian, et al.. (2008). Systematic evaluation of FRAP experiments performed in a confocal laser scanning microscope – Part II: Multiple diffusion processes. Journal of Microscopy. 230(3). 353–362. 33 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Christian, et al.. (2007). Depth Profiling of Graft Polymer Membranes via Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy. Chemistry of Materials. 19(17). 4277–4282. 18 indexed citations
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Kristoffersson, Annika, et al.. (2006). Adsorption studies on nano-zirconia in water and a water-1,2-propanediol mixture. 7 indexed citations
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Kristoffersson, Annika, et al.. (2006). Rheology studies on highly filled nano-zirconia suspensions. Journal of the European Ceramic Society. 27(6). 2361–2367. 27 indexed citations
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Seiffert, Sebastian & Wilhelm Oppermann. (2005). Systematic evaluation of FRAP experiments performed in a confocal laser scanning microscope. Journal of Microscopy. 220(1). 20–30. 103 indexed citations
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Gulrajani, M L, et al.. (2003). Dyeing of red sandal wood on wool and nylon. Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research. 28(2). 221–226. 9 indexed citations
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Gulrajani, M L, et al.. (2002). Kinetic and thermodynamic studies on red sandalwood. Indian Journal of Fibre & Textile Research. 27(1). 91–94. 10 indexed citations
11.
Hess, Cathy Thomas, et al.. (1999). Influence of branching on the properties of poly(ethylene terephthalate) fibers. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 74(3). 728–734. 1 indexed citations
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Kilian, H. G., et al.. (1998). Relaxation of polymer molecules in networks—the extended aggregate model. Computational and Theoretical Polymer Science. 8(1-2). 99–111. 4 indexed citations
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Oppermann, Wilhelm, et al.. (1997). Orientation relaxation of linear chains enclosed in a network studied by birefringence measurements. Colloid & Polymer Science. 275(3). 205–213. 6 indexed citations
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Oppermann, Wilhelm, et al.. (1993). Mechanical and stress‐optical properties of strongly swollen hydrogels. Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia. 76(1). 63–74. 9 indexed citations
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Oppermann, Wilhelm. (1988). Transient electric birefringence of poly(sodium p‐styrenesulfonate) solutions at very low field strengths. Die Makromolekulare Chemie. 189(9). 2125–2134. 8 indexed citations
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Oppermann, Wilhelm. (1984). I. M. Ward: Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers, John Wiley + Sons Ltd., Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto, Singapore 1983. 475 Seiten, Preis: £ 25,–.. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 88(6). 586–587. 5 indexed citations
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Crostack, H.‐A. & Wilhelm Oppermann. (1982). Anwendung der Kreuzkorrelation mit Ultraschall‐CS‐Impulsen am Beispiel schallstreuender Werkstoffe. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik. 13(11). 388–394. 1 indexed citations
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Oppermann, Wilhelm & H.‐A. Crostack. (1981). Grundlegende Aspekte bei der Ultraschall‐Prüfung von schallstreuenden Werkstoffen mit Signalen der CS‐Technik. Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik. 12(3). 96–104. 2 indexed citations
19.
Oppermann, Wilhelm & G. Rehage. (1981). Elasticity and structure of crosslinked polymers. Colloid & Polymer Science. 259(12). 1177–1189. 15 indexed citations
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Oppermann, Wilhelm, et al.. (1969). Aminosäurebestimmungen an Einzelaugen im Kammerwasser und Glaskörper. Graefe s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology. 177(4). 346–354. 2 indexed citations

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