Willy Kinzy

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Willy Kinzy is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Willy Kinzy has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Molecular Biology, 16 papers in Organic Chemistry and 8 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Willy Kinzy's work include Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (15 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (14 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (7 papers). Willy Kinzy is often cited by papers focused on Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (15 papers), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research (14 papers) and Polyamine Metabolism and Applications (7 papers). Willy Kinzy collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Spain. Willy Kinzy's co-authors include Richard R. Schmidt, Markus Rudin, Rainer Kneuer, Hans‐Ulrich Gremlich, Karl‐Heinz Wiederhold, Ulf Neumann, Anne-Lise Jaton, Martin Hintersteiner, Pascal Frey and Albert Enz and has published in prestigious journals such as Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Biotechnology.

In The Last Decade

Willy Kinzy

27 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Anomeric-Oxygen Activation for Glycoside Synthesis: The T... 1994 2026 2004 2015 1994 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. Anomeric-Oxygen Activation for Glycoside Synthesis: The Trichloroacetimidate Method
    1994 705 citations Richard R. Schmidt, Willy Kinzy PubMed profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Willy Kinzy Germany 17 1.2k 1.2k 176 171 153 27 1.7k
Kostas Antonakis France 21 818 0.7× 913 0.8× 24 0.1× 94 0.5× 77 0.5× 92 1.5k
Yinyan Tang United States 15 327 0.3× 1.3k 1.1× 108 0.6× 64 0.4× 193 1.3× 23 1.9k
Yu Nakagawa Japan 21 355 0.3× 652 0.6× 41 0.2× 181 1.1× 110 0.7× 70 1.3k
Jon P. Miller United States 25 381 0.3× 1.3k 1.1× 41 0.2× 206 1.2× 23 0.2× 51 1.8k
M. Isabel García‐Moreno Spain 30 1.5k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 37 0.2× 559 3.3× 243 1.6× 61 1.8k
Cheng Ma United States 23 614 0.5× 1.2k 1.1× 18 0.1× 159 0.9× 63 0.4× 52 1.7k
Francis Bitsch Switzerland 21 323 0.3× 1.2k 1.0× 26 0.1× 103 0.6× 20 0.1× 31 1.9k
Kwan Yong Choi South Korea 23 84 0.1× 1.0k 0.9× 177 1.0× 163 1.0× 90 0.6× 56 1.8k
John M. Nuss United States 16 847 0.7× 1.3k 1.1× 11 0.1× 62 0.4× 33 0.2× 30 1.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Willy Kinzy

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Willy Kinzy

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

All Works

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Duthaler, Rudolf O., Beat Ernst, Andreas Katopodis, et al.. (2010). In vivo Neutralization of Naturally Existing Antibodies against Linear ?(1,3)-Galactosidic Carbohydrate Epitopes by Multivalent Antigen Presentation: A Solution for the First Hurdle of Pig-to-Human Xenotransplantation. CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry. 64(1-2). 23–23. 4 indexed citations
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Hintersteiner, Martin, Albert Enz, Pascal Frey, et al.. (2005). In vivo detection of amyloid-β deposits by near-infrared imaging using an oxazine-derivative probe. Nature Biotechnology. 23(5). 577–583. 284 indexed citations
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Gremlich, Hans‐Ulrich, Vicente Martı́nez, Rainer Kneuer, et al.. (2004). Noninvasive Assessment of Gastric Emptying by Near-Infrared Fluorescence Reflectance Imaging in Mice: Pharmacological Validation with Tegaserod, Cisapride, and Clonidine. Molecular Imaging. 3(4). 6 indexed citations
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Kantlehner, Willi, et al.. (2004). Die Synthese von 2-Methyl-5-phenacyl-1,3,4-thiadiazolen / The Synthesis of 2-Methyl-5-phenacyl-1,3,4-thiadiazoles. Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 59(4). 366–374. 1 indexed citations
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Katopodis, Andreas, Richard G. Warner, Rudolf O. Duthaler, et al.. (2002). Removal of anti-Galα1,3Gal xenoantibodies with an injectable polymer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(12). 1869–1877. 67 indexed citations
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Katopodis, Andreas, Richard G. Warner, Rudolf O. Duthaler, et al.. (2002). Removal of anti-Galα1,3Gal xenoantibodies with an injectable polymer. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 110(12). 1869–1877. 2 indexed citations
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Juffé, Alberto, Francisco Arnal, Emanuele Cozzi, et al.. (2000). Neutralization of anti-αGalactosyl antibodies without immunosuppression prevents hyperacute rejection but not acute vascular rejection of pig organs transplanted into baboons. Transplantation Proceedings. 32(5). 888–889. 12 indexed citations
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Gege, Christian, Willy Kinzy, & Richard R. Schmidt. (2000). Total synthesis of the natural antigen involved in the hyperacute rejection response to xenotransplants. Carbohydrate Research. 328(4). 459–466. 21 indexed citations
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Thoma, Gebhard, et al.. (1999). Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of a Potent E-Selectin Antagonist. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 42(23). 4909–4913. 28 indexed citations
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Schmidt, Richard R. & Willy Kinzy. (1994). Anomeric-Oxygen Activation for Glycoside Synthesis: The Trichloroacetimidate Method. PubMed. 50. 21–123. 705 indexed citations breakdown →
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Toepfer, Alexander, Willy Kinzy, & Richard R. Schmidt. (1994). Glycosyl Imidates, 65. Efficient synthesis of the Lewis antigen X (Lex) family. Liebigs Annalen der Chemie. 1994(5). 449–464. 43 indexed citations
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Kinzy, Willy, et al.. (1993). Kohlenhydrat-Bausteine zum Aufbau Tumor-assoziierter Antigene. Synthese von Lewis Y-Determinanten. Carbohydrate Research. 245(2). 193–218. 16 indexed citations
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Kinzy, Willy, et al.. (1992). Synthesis of methyl ?- and ?-N-dansyl-d-galactosaminides, probes for the combining sites ofN-acetyl-d-galactosamine-specific lectins. Glycoconjugate Journal. 9(5). 225–227. 9 indexed citations
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Kinzy, Willy, et al.. (1991). Glycosyl imidates. 49. Synthesis of the octasaccharide moiety of the dimeric Lex antigen. Liebigs Annalen der Chemie. 1991(5). 425–433. 35 indexed citations
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Kinzy, Willy & Richard R. Schmidt. (1989). Synthesis of glycopeptides of the mucin type containing a β-d-GlcpNAc-(1→3)-d-GalpNAc unit. Carbohydrate Research. 193. 33–47. 23 indexed citations
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Kinzy, Willy & Richard R. Schmidt. (1987). Application of the trichloroacetimidate method to the synthesis of glycopeptides of the mucin type containing a β-d-Galp-(1→3)-d-GalpNAc unit. Carbohydrate Research. 164. 265–276. 58 indexed citations
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