Wolfgang A. Herrmann

60.4k total citations · 13 hit papers
879 papers, 51.0k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang A. Herrmann is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang A. Herrmann has authored 879 papers receiving a total of 51.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 727 papers in Organic Chemistry, 340 papers in Inorganic Chemistry and 158 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang A. Herrmann's work include Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (399 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (167 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (164 papers). Wolfgang A. Herrmann is often cited by papers focused on Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis (399 papers), Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions (167 papers) and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods (164 papers). Wolfgang A. Herrmann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Hungary. Wolfgang A. Herrmann's co-authors include Fritz E. Kühn, Christian Köcher, Eberhardt Herdtweck, Volker P. W. Böhm, Thomas Weskamp, Mirza Cokoja, Georg R. J. Artus, Claus‐Peter Reisinger, Karl Öfele and M. Spiegler and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang A. Herrmann

861 papers receiving 49.5k 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.

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: A New Concept in Organometallic Catalysis

2002 3.5k citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes

1997 1.5k citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
Transformation of Carbon Dioxide with Homogeneous Transition‐Metal Catalysts: A Molecular Solution to a Global Challenge?

2011 1.5k citations Mirza Cokoja, Christian Bruckmeier et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Metal Complexes of N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes—A New Structural Principle for Catalysts in Homogeneous Catalysis

1995 903 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
N-Heterocyclische Carbene: ein neues Konzept in der metallorganischen Katalyse N-Heterocyclische Carbene, 31. Mitteilung. – 30. Mitteilung: Lit. [80]

2002 765 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann Angewandte Chemie profile →
Palladacycles as Structurally Defined Catalysts for the Heck Olefination of Chloro‐ and Bromoarenes

1995 726 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Karl Öfele et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
Water‐Soluble Ligands, Metal Complexes, and Catalysts: Synergism of Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Catalysis

1993 612 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English profile →
Application of palladacycles in Heck type reactions

1999 497 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Volker P. W. Böhm et al. profile →
A Novel Class of Ruthenium Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis

1998 493 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →
Chelating N-heterocyclic carbene ligands in palladium-catalyzed heck-type reactions

1998 483 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann et al. profile →
Rhenium(VII) Oxo and Imido Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, and Applications

1997 469 citations Fritz E. Kühn, Wolfgang A. Herrmann et al. Chemical Reviews profile →
N‐Heterocyclische Carbene

1997 388 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann et al. Angewandte Chemie profile →
Palladacycles: Efficient New Catalysts for the Heck Vinylation of Aryl Halides

1997 377 citations Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Karl Öfele et al. Chemistry - A European Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Comparison of Anterion, MS-39, Pentacam, and Sirius in Corneal Assessment Prior to Refractive Surgery 2025 ·Clinical ophthalmology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Philipp Prahs, Wolfgang A. Herrmann	0
2	Structure and spectroscopic properties of the dimeric copper(I) N-heterocyclic carbene complex [Cu₂(CNC_t-Bu)₂](PF₆)₂ 2015 ·Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry ·Korbinian Riener, Alexander Pöthig, Mirza Cokoja, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn	7
3	Cycloaddition of Carbon Dioxide and Epoxides using Pentaerythritol and Halides as Dual Catalyst System 2014 ·ChemSusChem ·Michael E. Wilhelm, Michael H. Anthofer, Mirza Cokoja, Iulius I. E. Markovits, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn	163
4	Chemistry of IronN-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes: Syntheses, Structures, Reactivities, and Catalytic Applications 2014 ·Chemical Reviews ·Korbinian Riener, Stefan Haslinger, Andreas Raba, M.P. Högerl, Mirza Cokoja, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn	354
5	Group 7 transition metal complexes with N-heterocyclic carbenes 2013 ·Chemical Society Reviews ·Sebastian J. Hock, Lars‐Arne Schaper, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn	114
6	The Learning curve for primary vitrectomy with or without scleral buckling for pseudophakic retinal detachment 2012 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Karsten Hufendiek, Horst Helbig, Wolfgang A. Herrmann	1
7	Transformation of Carbon Dioxide with Homogeneous Transition‐Metal Catalysts: A Molecular Solution to a Global Challenge? breakdown → 2011 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Mirza Cokoja, Christian Bruckmeier, Bernhard Rieger, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Fritz E. Kühn	1472
8	The Outcome of Early Surgical Repair With Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil in Open-Globe Injuries With Retinal Detachment 2010 ·American Journal of Ophthalmology ·(unknown), (unknown), Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Veit‐Peter Gabel, Horst Helbig, Jost Hillenkamp	34
9	Maintenance of adult porcine retina and retinal pigment epithelium in perfusion culture: Characterisation of an organotypic in vitro model 2008 ·Experimental Eye Research ·Karin Kobuch, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Carsten Framme, Helmut Sachs, Veit‐Peter Gabel, Jost Hillenkamp	46
10	A Carbocyclic Carbene as an Efficient Catalyst Ligand for CC Coupling Reactions 2006 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Karl Öfele, Sabine Schneider, Eberhardt Herdtweck, Stephan D. Hoffmann	83
11	N-Heterocyclische Carbene: ein neues Konzept in der metallorganischen Katalyse N-Heterocyclische Carbene, 31. Mitteilung. – 30. Mitteilung: Lit. [80] breakdown → 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie ·Wolfgang A. Herrmann	765
12	N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: A New Concept in Organometallic Catalysis breakdown → 2002 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Wolfgang A. Herrmann	3465
13	Mechanism of the Heck Reaction Using a Phosphapalladacycle as the Catalyst: Classical versus Palladium(IV) Intermediates 2001 ·Chemistry - A European Journal ·Volker P. W. Böhm, Wolfgang A. Herrmann	132
14	Applied homogeneous catalysis with organometallic compounds : a comprehensive handbook 2000 ·Wiley-VCH eBooks ·B. Cornils, Wolfgang A. Herrmann	64
15	Olefin Epoxidation by Methyltrioxorhenium: A Density Functional Study on Energetics and Mechanisms 1998 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition ·Philip Gisdakis, Serge Antonczak, Sibylle Köstlmeier, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Notker Rösch	61
16	Mutation Analysis of Exon 3 of the LDL Receptor Gene in Patients with Severe Hypercholesterolemia 1998 ·Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) ·Jürgen Geisel, (unknown), K. Oette, Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Klaus Wielckens	1
17	Transition metal coordination chemistry 1992 ·Springer eBooks ·Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Didier Astruc, Jun Okuda, (unknown)	4
18	Gottfried Semper : architettura e teoria 1990 ·Electa eBooks ·Wolfgang A. Herrmann, Gottfried Semper	1
19	Gottfried Semper : theoretischer Nachlass an der ETH Zürich : Katalog und Kommentare 1981 ·Birkhäuser eBooks ·Wolfgang A. Herrmann	4
20	Organometallic Syntheses with Diazoalkanes 1978 ·Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English ·Wolfgang A. Herrmann	154

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