Wolf‐Dieter Fessner

4.9k total citations
137 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Wolf‐Dieter Fessner is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolf‐Dieter Fessner has authored 137 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Molecular Biology, 74 papers in Organic Chemistry and 29 papers in Biochemistry. Recurrent topics in Wolf‐Dieter Fessner's work include Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (44 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (41 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (25 papers). Wolf‐Dieter Fessner is often cited by papers focused on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization (44 papers), Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis (41 papers) and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (25 papers). Wolf‐Dieter Fessner collaborates with scholars based in Germany, France and Spain. Wolf‐Dieter Fessner's co-authors include Horst Prinzbach, Gudrun Sinerius, Oliver Eyrisch, Virgil Hélaine, Georg A. Sprenger, Pere Clapés, Christiane Walter, Anne K. Samland, Bulusu A. R. C. Murty and Achim Schneider and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Society Reviews, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Wolf‐Dieter Fessner

132 papers receiving 3.4k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolf‐Dieter Fessner Germany 36 2.1k 1.7k 637 621 282 137 3.5k
S. J. Angyal Australia 31 1.2k 0.6× 1.5k 0.9× 153 0.2× 330 0.5× 318 1.1× 122 3.2k
Dale G. Drueckhammer United States 26 1.5k 0.7× 891 0.5× 141 0.2× 453 0.7× 64 0.2× 61 2.4k
Ya‐Jun Zheng United States 27 1.1k 0.5× 1.4k 0.8× 86 0.1× 501 0.8× 37 0.1× 85 3.1k
Catherine Michaux Belgium 28 1.0k 0.5× 838 0.5× 106 0.2× 594 1.0× 47 0.2× 104 3.0k
Hidetoshi Tokuyama Japan 48 1.3k 0.6× 6.2k 3.6× 332 0.5× 1.5k 2.4× 26 0.1× 215 7.3k
Ali A. El‐Emam Saudi Arabia 31 490 0.2× 2.8k 1.6× 210 0.3× 269 0.4× 60 0.2× 262 3.7k
Michael I. Page United Kingdom 32 1.8k 0.9× 2.2k 1.3× 95 0.1× 355 0.6× 27 0.1× 171 4.5k
Fernanda Duarte United Kingdom 38 1.1k 0.6× 2.1k 1.2× 77 0.1× 899 1.4× 48 0.2× 118 4.0k
Richard D. Gandour United States 27 1.1k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 126 0.2× 381 0.6× 29 0.1× 144 2.7k
R. Bruce Dunlap United States 31 1.9k 0.9× 653 0.4× 162 0.3× 1.0k 1.6× 27 0.1× 148 3.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolf‐Dieter Fessner

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolf‐Dieter Fessner

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All Works

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Orrego, Alejandro H., James Finnigan, Simon J. Charnock, et al.. (2025). A Microfluidics-Based Ultrahigh-Throughput Screening Unveils Diverse Ketoreductases Relevant to Pharmaceutical Synthesis. Analytical Chemistry. 97(38). 20698–20706.
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2024). Fluorescence-based pH-shift assay with wide application scope for high-throughput determination of enzymatic activity in enzyme mining and engineering. Catalysis Science & Technology. 14(18). 5375–5384. 1 indexed citations
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2023). Hydroxamate Assays for High‐Throughput Screening of Transketolase Libraries Against Arylated Substrates. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 365(22). 3861–3871. 1 indexed citations
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Sheludko, Y. V., et al.. (2022). Enantioselective Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Relevant Bulky Arylbutylamines Using Engineered Transaminases. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 364(17). 2972–2981. 8 indexed citations
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2020). Biocatalytic routes to anti-viral agents and their synthetic intermediates. Chemical Society Reviews. 50(3). 1968–2009. 53 indexed citations
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Sheludko, Y. V. & Wolf‐Dieter Fessner. (2020). Winning the numbers game in enzyme evolution – fast screening methods for improved biotechnology proteins. Current Opinion in Structural Biology. 63. 123–133. 30 indexed citations
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Magnusson, Anders O., Anna Szekrényi, Henk‐Jan Joosten, et al.. (2018). nanoDSF as screening tool for enzyme libraries and biotechnology development. FEBS Journal. 286(1). 184–204. 85 indexed citations
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Szekrényi, Anna, et al.. (2017). Fluorogenic kinetic assay for high-throughput discovery of stereoselective ketoreductases relevant to pharmaceutical synthesis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 26(7). 1320–1326. 9 indexed citations
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Yi, Dong, Thangavelu Saravanan, Titu Devamani, et al.. (2015). Engineering a Thermostable Transketolase for Unnatural Conversion of (2S)‐Hydroxyaldehydes. Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 357(8). 1715–1720. 27 indexed citations
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Porzelle, Achim & Wolf‐Dieter Fessner. (2005). Reversible Substrate Anchoring: NC‐SPOS as a Sustainable Approach to Solid‐Supported Organic Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie. 117(30). 4802–4806. 2 indexed citations
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Porzelle, Achim & Wolf‐Dieter Fessner. (2005). Reversible Substrate Anchoring: NC‐SPOS as a Sustainable Approach to Solid‐Supported Organic Synthesis. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 44(30). 4724–4728. 5 indexed citations
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Whited, Gregg, et al.. (2003). Stereospezifische biokatalytische Synthese von Pancratistatin‐Analoga. Angewandte Chemie. 115(39). 4970–4972. 16 indexed citations
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (2002). C -Glycosides by Aqueous Condensation of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds with Unprotected Sugars. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 55(2). 147–154. 71 indexed citations
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter & Virgil Hélaine. (2001). Biocatalytic synthesis of hydroxylated natural products using aldolases and related enzymes. Current Opinion in Biotechnology. 12(6). 574–586. 113 indexed citations
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter, et al.. (1997). Practical synthesis of 4-hydroxy-3-oxobutylphosphonic acid and its evaluation as a bio-isosteric substrate of DHAP aldolase. Carbohydrate Research. 305(3-4). 313–321. 18 indexed citations
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter & Gudrun Sinerius. (1994). Synthese von Dihydroxyacetonphosphat (und isosteren Analoga) durch enzymatische Oxidation: Zucker aus Glycerin. Angewandte Chemie. 106(2). 217–220. 27 indexed citations
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Fessner, Wolf‐Dieter & Christiane Walter. (1992). „Künstliche Metabolismen” zur asymmetrischen Eintopfsynthese verzweigter Saccharide. Angewandte Chemie. 104(5). 643–645. 20 indexed citations
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Murty, Bulusu A. R. C., Rolf Pinkos, Paul Spurr, et al.. (1992). The Pagodane Route to Dodecahedranes Unsaturated (Hyperstable) and Saturated Bissecododecahedranes. Chemische Berichte. 125(7). 1719–1739. 32 indexed citations

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