Wolf Bors

8.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
97 papers, 7.1k citations indexed

About

Wolf Bors is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolf Bors has authored 97 papers receiving a total of 7.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 56 papers in Organic Chemistry, 24 papers in Biochemistry and 19 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Wolf Bors's work include Free Radicals and Antioxidants (53 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (22 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (14 papers). Wolf Bors is often cited by papers focused on Free Radicals and Antioxidants (53 papers), Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities (22 papers) and Antioxidant Activity and Oxidative Stress (14 papers). Wolf Bors collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and United States. Wolf Bors's co-authors include Manfred Sarán, Christa Michel, Werner Heller, Kurt Stettmaier, Edmund Lengfelder, M. Erben-Russ, Christian Langebartels, Heinrich Sandermann, Gidon Czapski and Carlos R. Michel and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Science & Technology and Analytical Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

Wolf Bors

97 papers receiving 6.6k citations

Hit Papers

[36] Flavonoids as antioxidants: Determination of radical... 1990 2026 2002 2014 1990 400 800 1.2k
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. [36] Flavonoids as antioxidants: Determination of radical-scavenging efficiencies
    1990 1.5k citations Wolf Bors, Werner Heller et al. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolf Bors Germany 38 2.4k 2.0k 1.9k 1.5k 589 97 7.1k
Michael G. Simic United States 41 1.5k 0.6× 2.5k 1.2× 2.5k 1.3× 578 0.4× 596 1.0× 138 7.5k
T.P.A. Devasagayam India 48 1.8k 0.7× 2.5k 1.2× 1.0k 0.5× 1.6k 1.1× 906 1.5× 113 8.4k
Vı́tor M.C. Madeira Portugal 39 1.6k 0.7× 2.8k 1.4× 818 0.4× 1.6k 1.0× 898 1.5× 123 6.6k
Janusz M. Gebicki Australia 44 2.6k 1.1× 2.9k 1.5× 1.8k 0.9× 905 0.6× 395 0.7× 98 8.3k
Manfred Sarán Germany 32 1.5k 0.6× 1.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.7× 587 0.4× 299 0.5× 58 4.7k
Elizabeth H. Jeffery United States 47 1.5k 0.6× 4.2k 2.1× 1.3k 0.7× 2.2k 1.5× 560 1.0× 158 7.2k
Shunrô Kawakishi Japan 44 2.0k 0.8× 2.3k 1.1× 951 0.5× 1.7k 1.1× 1.5k 2.5× 200 6.6k
Gerhard Spiteller Germany 42 1.0k 0.4× 2.4k 1.2× 1.6k 0.8× 1.0k 0.7× 410 0.7× 371 7.0k
Kevin H. Cheeseman United Kingdom 30 2.6k 1.1× 2.4k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 749 0.5× 273 0.5× 67 9.0k
J.R.S. Hoult United Kingdom 38 1.5k 0.7× 1.9k 1.0× 1.4k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 664 1.1× 103 7.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolf Bors

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolf Bors

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Zähringer, Ulrich, Isak B. Gerber, Ian A. Dubery, et al.. (2004). Innate immunity in Arabidopsis thaliana : Lipopolysaccharides activate nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and induce defense genes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 101(44). 15811–15816. 469 indexed citations
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Bors, Wolf, et al.. (2002). DFT Calculations of Isotropic Coupling Constants of Phenoxyl and Aroxyl Radicals. Croatica Chemica Acta. 75(4). 957–964. 12 indexed citations
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Bors, Wolf, et al.. (2002). Methoxyphenols—antioxidant principles in food plants and spices: Pulse radiolysis, EPR spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations*. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 90(2). 969–979. 13 indexed citations
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Wagner, G, Kurt Stettmaier, Wolf Bors, et al.. (2001). Enhanced Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase Expression and Superoxide Production in Mpv17-/-Glomerulosclerosis Mice. Biological Chemistry. 382(7). 1019–25. 12 indexed citations
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Roginsky, Vitaly A., et al.. (1998). Comparative pulse radiolysis studies of alkyl- and methoxy-substituted semiquinones formed from quinones and hydroquinones. Journal of the Chemical Society Faraday Transactions. 94(13). 1835–1840. 37 indexed citations
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Roginsky, Vitaly A., et al.. (1996). Moderate antioxidative efficiencies of flavonoids during peroxidation of methyl linoleate in homogeneous and micellar solutions. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 73(6). 777–786. 72 indexed citations
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Bors, Wolf, Christa Michel, & Manfred Sarán. (1994). [41] Flavonoid antioxidants: Rate constants for reactions with oxygen radicals. Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology. 234. 420–429. 174 indexed citations
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Bors, Wolf & Kurt Stettmaier. (1992). Determination of rate constants of the spin trap 3,5-dibromo-4-nitrosobenzenesulfonic acid with various radicals by pulse radiolysis and competition kinetics. Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2. 1509–1509. 9 indexed citations
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Sarán, Manfred & Wolf Bors. (1991). Direct and indirect measurements of oxygen radicals. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 69(21-23). 957–964. 30 indexed citations
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Sarán, Manfred, et al.. (1990). Reactions of nitric oxide and related species: To what extent can they account for EDRF-like activities and cytotoxic effects of macrophages. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 9. 63–63. 2 indexed citations
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Sarán, Manfred & Wolf Bors. (1990). Radical reactions in vivo - an overview. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics. 29(4). 249–262. 50 indexed citations
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Sarán, Manfred, et al.. (1990). Reaction of No With O2−. Implications for the Action of Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor (EDRF). Free Radical Research Communications. 10(4-5). 221–226. 222 indexed citations
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Bors, Wolf, Werner Heller, Christa Michel, & Manfred Sarán. (1990). Radical Chemistry of Flavonoid Antioxidants. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 264. 165–170. 94 indexed citations
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Graw, Jochen, Wolf Bors, Christa Michel, et al.. (1989). Oxidative Stress and Inherited Cataracts in Mice. Ophthalmic Research. 21(6). 414–419. 9 indexed citations
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Bors, Wolf, Josef Wachtveitl, & Manfred Sarán. (1989). The Mechanism of CytochromeCReduction by Alkyl Radicals. Evidence for Multiple Reaction Pathways. Free Radical Research Communications. 6(4). 251–256. 4 indexed citations
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Sarán, Manfred & Wolf Bors. (1989). Oxygen Radicals Acting as Chemical Messengers: A Hypothesis. Free Radical Research Communications. 7(3-6). 213–220. 92 indexed citations
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Buettner, Garry R., Manfred Sarán, & Wolf Bors. (1987). The Kinetics of the Reaction of Ferritin with Superoxide. Free Radical Research Communications. 2(4-6). 369–372. 24 indexed citations
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Bors, Wolf, David S. Tait, Christa Michel, Manfred Sarán, & M. Erben-Russ. (1984). Reactions of Alkoxy Radicals in Aqueous Solutions. Israel Journal of Chemistry. 24(1). 17–24. 22 indexed citations
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