Manfred Eigen
Impact in
- Biophysics top 0.1%
- Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques
- Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
- Origins and Evolution of Life
Papers in
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- Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies 19
- Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions 18
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- Origins and Evolution of Life 43
- Co-authors
- Peter M. Schuster (13 shared papers)Rudolf W. Rigler (4 shared papers)Christof Κ. Biebricher (15 shared papers)Ruthild Winkler‐Oswatitsch (13 shared papers)L. De Maeyer (5 shared papers)Dietmar Pörschke (2 shared papers)William Cecil Gardiner (11 shared papers)John S. McCaskill (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Die Naturwissenschaften (16 papers)Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (12 papers)Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie (11 papers)Biophysical Chemistry (6 papers)Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 papers)
- Partner nations
- GermanyAustriaUnited States
In The Last Decade
Manfred Eigen
207 papers receiving 19k citations
Manfred Eigen's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 199
- Biophysics 1.4k
- Astronomy and Astrophysics 3.5k
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1.6k
- Genetics 3.7k
- Filtration and Separation 197
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Co-authors
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All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selforganization of matter and the evolution of biological macromolecules Hit paper breakdown → | 1971 | 2804 |
| 2 | Proton Transfer, Acid‐Base Catalysis, and Enzymatic Hydrolysis. Part I: ELEMENTARY PROCESSES Hit paper breakdown → | 1964 | 1641 |
| 3 | The Hypercycle: A principle of natural self-organization Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 1501 |
| 4 | A principle of natural self-organization Hit paper breakdown → | 1977 | 1359 |
| 5 | Sorting single molecules: application to diagnostics and evolutionary biotechnology. Hit paper breakdown → | 1994 | 823 |
| 6 | The Hypercycle Hit paper breakdown → | 1979 | 687 |
| 7 | The Hypercycle Hit paper breakdown → | 1978 | 572 |
| 8 | Molecular quasi-species Hit paper breakdown → | 1988 | 516 |
| 9 | 1958 | 515 | |
| 10 | Fast elementary steps in chemical reaction mechanisms Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 481 |
| 11 | Protonenübertragung, Säure-Base-Katalyse und enzymatische Hydrolyse. Teil I: Elementarvorgänge Hit paper breakdown → | 1963 | 426 |
| 12 | 1971 | 399 | |
| 13 | 1978 | 398 | |
| 14 | 1974 | 313 | |
| 15 | The Kinetics and Mechanism of Formation of Metal Complexes Hit paper breakdown → | 1965 | 300 |
| 16 | The Kinetics of Halogen Hydrolysis Hit paper breakdown → | 1962 | 282 |
| 17 | 1981 | 277 | |
| 18 | 2002 | 274 | |
| 19 | 1993 | 264 | |
| 20 | 1969 | 260 |
About Manfred Eigen
Manfred Eigen is a scholar working on Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biophysics, Organic Chemistry and Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, having authored 220 papers that have together received 21.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Origins and Evolution of Life (43 papers), Chemical Reaction Mechanisms (29 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (26 papers), RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms (20 papers), Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies (19 papers), Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions (18 papers), Thermodynamic properties of mixtures (15 papers) and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biophysics (1.4k citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (3.5k citations), Physical and Theoretical Chemistry (1.6k citations), Genetics (3.7k citations) and Filtration and Separation (197 citations). Manfred Eigen has collaborated with scholars based in Germany, Austria and United States. Frequent co-authors include Peter M. Schuster, Rudolf W. Rigler, Christof Κ. Biebricher, Ruthild Winkler‐Oswatitsch, L. De Maeyer, Dietmar Pörschke, William Cecil Gardiner, John S. McCaskill, Peter Hinnerk Richter and Kenneth Kustin. Their work appears in journals such as Die Naturwissenschaften, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie, Biophysical Chemistry and Journal of the American Chemical Society.
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