Wolfgang Zimmermann

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
190 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Wolfgang Zimmermann is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomaterials and Pollution. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfgang Zimmermann has authored 190 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 66 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Biomaterials and 42 papers in Pollution. Recurrent topics in Wolfgang Zimmermann's work include Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (41 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (41 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (38 papers). Wolfgang Zimmermann is often cited by papers focused on Microplastics and Plastic Pollution (41 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (41 papers) and Enzyme Production and Characterization (38 papers). Wolfgang Zimmermann collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Switzerland and Denmark. Wolfgang Zimmermann's co-authors include Ren Wei, Thorsten Oeser, Johannes Then, Juliane Schmidt, Markus Barth, Susan Billig, Peter Degn, Qingsheng Qi, Christian Sonnendecker and Weichang Zhou and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Journal of Biological Chemistry and Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

In The Last Decade

Wolfgang Zimmermann

189 papers receiving 7.9k 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.

Microbial enzymes for the recycling of recalcitrant petroleum‐based plastics: how far are we?

2017 576 citations Ren Wei, Wolfgang Zimmermann profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Wolfgang Zimmermann Germany	47	4.2k	3.7k	2.1k	1.9k	1.3k	190	8.2k
Fariha Hasan Pakistan	34	2.6k 0.6×	2.3k 0.6×	2.6k 1.2×	1.0k 0.5×	1.2k 0.9×	173	7.3k
Kōhei Oda Japan	33	2.5k 0.6×	1.8k 0.5×	2.2k 1.0×	1.4k 0.7×	653 0.5×	198	6.2k
Abdul Hameed Pakistan	47	2.1k 0.5×	2.1k 0.6×	2.3k 1.1×	979 0.5×	1.4k 1.1×	214	10.4k
Wolf‐Dieter Deckwer Germany	40	1.6k 0.4×	1.9k 0.5×	2.3k 1.1×	504 0.3×	2.4k 1.8×	143	6.2k
Chun‐Chi Chen China	32	1.1k 0.3×	968 0.3×	1.7k 0.8×	473 0.3×	879 0.7×	167	4.2k
Natarajan Chandrasekaran India	62	2.7k 0.6×	1.4k 0.4×	1.7k 0.8×	716 0.4×	3.2k 2.4×	406	14.0k
Surajit Das India	53	1.8k 0.4×	526 0.1×	1.8k 0.8×	265 0.1×	843 0.6×	214	7.4k
Alexander Steinbüchel Germany	83	6.2k 1.5×	11.6k 3.1×	14.6k 6.9×	267 0.1×	5.4k 4.1×	431	24.1k
Ronald J. Neufeld Canada	54	552 0.1×	1.9k 0.5×	2.0k 1.0×	167 0.1×	1.8k 1.3×	138	7.9k
Jasmina Nikodinović‐Runić Serbia	35	1.0k 0.2×	1.3k 0.3×	1.3k 0.6×	290 0.2×	618 0.5×	223	4.5k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfgang Zimmermann

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Zhao, Ziyue, Michael Sommer, Christian Sonnendecker, et al.. (2023). On the Binding Mode and Molecular Mechanism of Enzymatic Polyethylene Terephthalate Degradation. ACS Catalysis. 13(10). 6919–6933. 23 indexed citations

Blázquez‐Sánchez, Paula, Ziyue Zhao, Felipe Engelberger, et al.. (2023). Structure and function of the metagenomic plastic-degrading polyester hydrolase PHL7 bound to its product. Nature Communications. 14(1). 1905–1905. 60 indexed citations

Blázquez‐Sánchez, Paula, H.M. Pereira, Christian Sonnendecker, et al.. (2023). Engineering the catalytic activity of an Antarctic PET‐degrading enzyme by loop exchange. Protein Science. 32(9). e4757–e4757. 15 indexed citations

Sonnendecker, Christian, Patrick Hille, Ziyue Zhao, et al.. (2022). Cover Feature: Low Carbon Footprint Recycling of Post‐Consumer PET Plastic with a Metagenomic Polyester Hydrolase (ChemSusChem 9/2022). ChemSusChem. 15(9). 1 indexed citations

Sonnendecker, Christian, Patrick Hille, Ziyue Zhao, et al.. (2021). Low Carbon Footprint Recycling of Post‐Consumer PET Plastic with a Metagenomic Polyester Hydrolase. ChemSusChem. 15(9). e202101062–e202101062. 151 indexed citations

Blázquez‐Sánchez, Paula, Felipe Engelberger, Christian Sonnendecker, et al.. (2021). Antarctic Polyester Hydrolases Degrade Aliphatic and Aromatic Polyesters at Moderate Temperatures. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 88(1). e0184221–e0184221. 47 indexed citations

Sonnendecker, Christian, et al.. (2019). Large‐Ring Cyclodextrins as Chiral Selectors for Enantiomeric Pharmaceuticals. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 58(19). 6411–6414. 38 indexed citations

Wei, Ren, et al.. (2018). Fast Turbidimetric Assay for Analyzing the Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Polyethylene Terephthalate Model Substrates. Biotechnology Journal. 14(4). e1800272–e1800272. 30 indexed citations

Zimmermann, Wolfgang, et al.. (2017). Recovery of mangostins from Garcinia mangostana peels with an aqueous micellar biphasic system. Food and Bioproducts Processing. 102. 233–240. 26 indexed citations

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Wang, Jinpeng, Ren Wei, Yaoqi Tian, et al.. (2015). Multi-wavelength colorimetric determination of large-ring cyclodextrin content for the cyclization activity of 4-α-glucanotransferase. Carbohydrate Polymers. 122. 329–335. 1 indexed citations

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Kaulpiboon, Jarunee, et al.. (2012). Altered Large-Ring Cyclodextrin Product Profile Due to a Mutation at Tyr-172 in the Amylomaltase of Corynebacterium glutamicum. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 78(20). 7223–7228. 24 indexed citations

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Kaulpiboon, Jarunee, et al.. (2010). A novel amylomaltase from Corynebacterium glutamicum and analysis of the large-ring cyclodextrin products. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry. 70(3-4). 369–375. 40 indexed citations

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Qi, Qingsheng & Wolfgang Zimmermann. (2004). Cyclodextrin glucanotransferase: from gene to applications. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 66(5). 475–485. 134 indexed citations

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Degn, Peter, Kim Lambertsen Larsen, Jens Ø. Duus, Bent O. Petersen, & Wolfgang Zimmermann. (2000). Two-step enzymatic synthesis of maltooligosaccharide esters. Carbohydrate Research. 329(1). 57–63. 12 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Wolfgang, et al.. (1998). Deinking of Mixed Office Paper, Old Newspaper and Vegetable Oil-Based Ink Printed Paper Using Cellulases, Xylanases and Lipases. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 6 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Wolfgang, et al.. (1998). Deinking of Recovered Mixed Office Paper by Treatment with a Single Endo-glucanase I from Humicola Insolens and a Neutral Surfactant. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 2 indexed citations

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Rudert, Fritz, John A. Thompson, & Wolfgang Zimmermann. (1992). Ubiquitous nuclear factors bind specifically to a 5′-region conserved in carcinoembryonic antigen-related genes. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 185(3). 893–901. 1 indexed citations

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Simon, Ulrich, et al.. (1991). Infrared diode laser spectroscopy of the electronic ground state of SnD. Molecular Physics. 73(5). 1051–1058. 3 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Wolfgang, et al.. (1989). The infrared L.M.R. spectrum of SnH. Molecular Physics. 68(1). 199–208. 5 indexed citations

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Zimmermann, Wolfgang & Arthur Weissbach. (1981). Participation of deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase alpha in amplification of ribosomal deoxyribonucleic acid in Xenopus laevis.. Molecular and Cellular Biology. 1(8). 680–686. 8 indexed citations

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