Wolfram Sander

9.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
350 papers, 8.1k citations indexed

About

Wolfram Sander is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. According to data from OpenAlex, Wolfram Sander has authored 350 papers receiving a total of 8.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 194 papers in Organic Chemistry, 174 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry and 104 papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics. Recurrent topics in Wolfram Sander's work include Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms (135 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (81 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (43 papers). Wolfram Sander is often cited by papers focused on Chemical Reactions and Mechanisms (135 papers), Advanced Chemical Physics Studies (81 papers) and Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (43 papers). Wolfram Sander collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Russia. Wolfram Sander's co-authors include Michael Winkler, Hans Henning Wenk, Elsa Sánchez‐García, Dieter Cremer, Götz Bucher, Goetz Bucher, Dirk Grote, Elfi Kraka, Stefan Wierlacher and Paolo Costa and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Wolfram Sander

347 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

One Century of Aryne Chemistry 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 100 200 300 400 500
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. One Century of Aryne Chemistry
    2003 552 citations Hans Henning Wenk, Michael Winkler et al. Angewandte Chemie International Edition profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Wolfram Sander Germany 42 4.7k 3.0k 2.4k 1.1k 939 350 8.1k
David A. Hrovat United States 43 3.3k 0.7× 1.8k 0.6× 1.8k 0.7× 688 0.6× 894 1.0× 168 5.5k
Tadafumi Uchimaru Japan 49 3.7k 0.8× 2.7k 0.9× 2.8k 1.2× 1.8k 1.7× 1.5k 1.6× 206 8.8k
Philippe C. Hiberty France 49 3.6k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 3.7k 1.5× 1.2k 1.1× 1.3k 1.3× 159 7.8k
Steven E. Wheeler United States 44 4.0k 0.8× 2.1k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 1.9k 2.0× 121 7.6k
Yirong Mo United States 50 3.7k 0.8× 3.0k 1.0× 2.9k 1.2× 1.6k 1.5× 1.7k 1.8× 243 8.3k
Eric D. Glendening United States 34 4.0k 0.8× 2.6k 0.8× 2.9k 1.2× 2.1k 1.9× 2.1k 2.3× 72 9.3k
Günther W. Spitznagel Germany 7 3.1k 0.6× 1.6k 0.5× 2.6k 1.1× 1.4k 1.2× 1.6k 1.7× 8 7.3k
B. Miehlich Germany 15 3.3k 0.7× 1.3k 0.4× 1.7k 0.7× 965 0.9× 2.0k 2.1× 20 7.2k
István Hargittai Hungary 37 2.1k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 2.0k 0.8× 1.8k 1.7× 1.1k 1.2× 427 5.7k
J. J. Dannenberg United States 44 2.4k 0.5× 2.8k 0.9× 2.6k 1.1× 2.2k 2.0× 1.5k 1.6× 147 7.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Wolfram Sander

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Fields of papers citing papers by Wolfram Sander

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Wolfram Sander

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

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Sander, Wolfram, et al.. (2024). Vibrational Circular Dichroism of a Chiral Triplet Nitrene Investigated Under Matrix‐Isolation Conditions in Parahydrogen. Chemistry - A European Journal. 30(40). e202401731–e202401731. 4 indexed citations
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Sander, Wolfram, et al.. (2024). A metabolomics perspective on clorobiocin biosynthesis: discovery of bromobiocin and novel derivatives through LC-MS E -based molecular networking. Microbiology Spectrum. 12(7). e0042324–e0042324. 1 indexed citations
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Sander, Wolfram, et al.. (2024). The elusive phenylethynyl radical and its cation: synthesis, electronic structure, and reactivity. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 26(26). 18256–18265. 2 indexed citations
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Mieres‐Pérez, Joel, et al.. (2023). Chirality control of a single carbene molecule by tip-induced van der Waals interactions. Nature Communications. 14(1). 4500–4500. 9 indexed citations
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Sander, Wolfram, et al.. (2023). Heavy‐Atom Tunneling in Bicyclo[4.1.0]hepta‐2,4,6‐trienes. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(44). e202309717–e202309717. 6 indexed citations
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Sander, Wolfram, et al.. (2023). Photoelectron spectroscopic study of 2-naphthylnitrene and its thermal rearrangement to cyanoindenes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25(45). 31146–31152. 1 indexed citations
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Henkel, Stefan, Dirk Grote, Wolfram Sander, et al.. (2021). iCOM formation from radical chemistry: a mechanistic study from cryogenic matrix coupled with IR and EPR spectroscopies. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 506(3). 3734–3750. 17 indexed citations
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Lohmiller, Thomas, Jörg Tatchen, Stefan Henkel, et al.. (2021). Sequential Hydrogen Tunneling in o‐Tolylmethylene. Chemistry - A European Journal. 27(71). 17873–17879. 12 indexed citations
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Tatchen, Jörg, et al.. (2020). Heavy‐Atom Tunneling in Semibullvalenes: How Driving Force, Substituents, and Environment Influence the Tunneling Rates. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(46). 10366–10366. 1 indexed citations
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Tatchen, Jörg, et al.. (2020). Heavy‐Atom Tunneling in Semibullvalenes: How Driving Force, Substituents, and Environment Influence the Tunneling Rates. Chemistry - A European Journal. 26(46). 10452–10458. 30 indexed citations
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Gudipati, Murthy S., et al.. (2018). Photochemical Processes in CO2/H2O Ice Mixtures with Trapped Pyrene, a Model Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon. The Astrophysical Journal. 864(2). 151–151. 8 indexed citations
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Costa, Paolo & Wolfram Sander. (2014). Hydrogen Bonding Switches the Spin State of Diphenylcarbene from Triplet to Singlet. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 53(20). 5122–5125. 62 indexed citations
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Mardyukov, Artur & Wolfram Sander. (2010). Matrix Isolation and IR Characterization of the Benzoyl and Benzoylperoxy Radicals. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2010(15). 2904–2909. 13 indexed citations
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Grote, Dirk, et al.. (2010). 3,4,5,6‐Tetrafluorophenylnitren‐2‐yl: A Ground‐State Quartet Triradical. Chemistry - A European Journal. 16(15). 4496–4506. 18 indexed citations
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Wenk, Hans Henning, Michael Winkler, & Wolfram Sander. (2003). One Century of Aryne Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 42(5). 502–528. 552 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wenk, Hans Henning & Wolfram Sander. (2002). 2,3,5,6-Tetrafluorphenylnitren-4-yl: ein Nitrenradikal mit Quartett-Grundzustand. Angewandte Chemie. 114(15). 2873–2876. 8 indexed citations
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Wenk, Hans Henning & Wolfram Sander. (2002). 2,3,5,6-Tetrafluorophenylnitren-4-yl: A Quartet-Ground-State Nitrene Radical. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 41(15). 2742–2745. 22 indexed citations
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Winkler, Michael & Wolfram Sander. (2000). Matrixisolation des Phenylkations. Angewandte Chemie. 112(11). 2091–2094. 16 indexed citations
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Winkler, Michael & Wolfram Sander. (2000). Isolation of the Phenyl Cation in a Solid Argon Matrix. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 39(11). 2014–2016. 40 indexed citations
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Sander, Wolfram. (1990). Carbonyloxide: Zwitterionen oder Diradikale?. Angewandte Chemie. 102(4). 362–372. 48 indexed citations

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