Gerhard Wegner
Impact in
- Polymers and Plastics top 0.05%
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Biomaterials top 0.05%
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Papers in
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- Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications 80
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization 51
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- Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics 79
- Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures 49
- Co-authors
- E. W. Fischer (8 shared papers)Volker Enkelmann (62 shared papers)A. Dieter Schlüter (19 shared papers)Günter Lieser (40 shared papers)Bernd Tieke (19 shared papers)Wolfgang Meyer (39 shared papers)Ingo Lieberwirth (17 shared papers)Matthias Rehahn (7 shared papers)
- Journals
- Macromolecules (48 papers)Advanced Materials (31 papers)Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics (24 papers)Synthetic Metals (21 papers)Polymer (20 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyUnited StatesChina
In The Last Decade
Gerhard Wegner
628 papers receiving 27.6k citations
Gerhard Wegner's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 168
- Polymers and Plastics 9.3k
- Biomaterials 6.0k
- Organic Chemistry 9.8k
- Bioengineering 1.2k
- Materials Chemistry 9.9k
Countries citing papers authored by Gerhard Wegner
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Fields of papers citing papers by Gerhard Wegner
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside Gerhard Wegner, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Investigation of the structure of solution grown crystals of lactide copolymers by means of chemical reactions Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 1509 |
| 2 | Topochemische Reaktionen von Monomeren mit konjugierten Dreifachbindungen / Tochemical Reactions of Monomers with conjugated triple Bonds Hit paper breakdown → | 1969 | 893 |
| 3 | Investigation of the structure of solution grown crystals of lactide copolymers by means of chemical reactions Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 638 |
| 4 | Determination of the diffusion coefficient of lithium ions in nano-Si Hit paper breakdown → | 2009 | 553 |
| 5 | Topochemical polymerization of monomers with conjugated triple bonds Hit paper breakdown → | 1972 | 474 |
| 6 | 2006 | 425 | |
| 7 | Solid-state polymerization mechanisms Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 395 |
| 8 | 2006 | 374 | |
| 9 | 1981 | 327 | |
| 10 | 1971 | 312 | |
| 11 | 1989 | 305 | |
| 12 | 2004 | 305 | |
| 13 | 1993 | 294 | |
| 14 | 2009 | 279 | |
| 15 | 1992 | 260 | |
| 16 | 1984 | 258 | |
| 17 | 1989 | 246 | |
| 18 | 1997 | 237 | |
| 19 | 1980 | 235 | |
| 20 | 1979 | 232 |
About Gerhard Wegner
Gerhard Wegner is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Polymers and Plastics, Materials Chemistry and Biomaterials, having authored 644 papers that have together received 29.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Conducting polymers and applications (121 papers), Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications (80 papers), Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics (79 papers), Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (51 papers), Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures (49 papers), Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials (48 papers), Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (46 papers) and Synthesis and properties of polymers (46 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Polymers and Plastics (9.3k citations), Biomaterials (6.0k citations), Organic Chemistry (9.8k citations), Bioengineering (1.2k citations) and Materials Chemistry (9.9k citations). Gerhard Wegner has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, United States and China. Frequent co-authors include E. W. Fischer, Volker Enkelmann, A. Dieter Schlüter, Günter Lieser, Bernd Tieke, Wolfgang Meyer, Ingo Lieberwirth, Matthias Rehahn, Dieter Neher and Stanislav Baluschev. Their work appears in journals such as Macromolecules, Advanced Materials, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, Synthetic Metals and Polymer.
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