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Albrecht Berkessel

Albrecht Berkessel

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Chemistry 65 7632 6920 548 493 335 15687

Albrecht Berkessel publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Albrecht Berkessel between 1982 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Albrecht Berkessel published across 45 years, from 1982 to 2026, averaging 13 papers a year. Output peaked at 51 publications in 2013. 6 of the 586 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
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Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 51. Peak 51 publications in 2013. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 1 publication 1992: 2 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 9 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 12 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 15 publications 2004: 21 publications 2005: 30 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 40 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 9 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 47 publications 2012: 23 publications 2013: 51 publications 2014: 33 publications 2015: 22 publications 2016: 23 publications 2017: 23 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 18 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 12 publications 2023: 12 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 4 publications 2026: 2 publications
1982 2026

586 publications in total across all disciplines

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Albrecht Berkessel: publications per year, 1982 to 2026
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 5
1986 5
1987 0
1988 0
1989 4
1990 4
1991 1
1992 2
1993 4
1994 3
1995 9
1996 8
1997 12
1998 6
1999 5
2000 4
2001 7
2002 12
2003 15
2004 21
2005 30
2006 31
2007 40
2008 10
2009 9
2010 13
2011 47
2012 23
2013 51
2014 33
2015 22
2016 23
2017 23
2018 17
2019 18
2020 18
2021 16
2022 12
2023 12
2024 4
2025 4
2026 2
Total 586
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Albrecht Berkessel publication distribution in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Chemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albrecht Berkessel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000 1,250
Bar chart with 63 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 61–80 to 1,295+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,350. Most scientists, 1,350, have 161–180 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 321–340 publications, is where this scientist sits. 61–80 publications: 66 scientists 81–100 publications: 302 scientists 101–120 publications: 623 scientists 121–140 publications: 918 scientists 141–160 publications: 1,218 scientists 161–180 publications: 1,350 scientists 181–200 publications: 1,344 scientists 201–220 publications: 1,281 scientists 221–240 publications: 1,216 scientists 241–260 publications: 1,100 scientists 261–280 publications: 979 scientists 281–300 publications: 939 scientists 301–320 publications: 764 scientists 321–340 publications: 643 scientists 341–360 publications: 628 scientists 361–380 publications: 522 scientists 381–400 publications: 459 scientists 401–420 publications: 397 scientists 421–440 publications: 327 scientists 441–460 publications: 270 scientists 461–480 publications: 265 scientists 481–500 publications: 252 scientists 501–520 publications: 201 scientists 521–540 publications: 185 scientists 541–560 publications: 148 scientists 561–580 publications: 148 scientists 581–600 publications: 132 scientists 601–620 publications: 114 scientists 621–640 publications: 104 scientists 641–660 publications: 91 scientists 661–680 publications: 92 scientists 681–700 publications: 73 scientists 701–720 publications: 57 scientists 721–740 publications: 54 scientists 741–760 publications: 67 scientists 761–780 publications: 45 scientists 781–800 publications: 46 scientists 801–820 publications: 39 scientists 821–840 publications: 32 scientists 841–860 publications: 36 scientists 861–880 publications: 29 scientists 881–900 publications: 26 scientists 901–920 publications: 24 scientists 921–940 publications: 14 scientists 941–960 publications: 23 scientists 961–980 publications: 28 scientists 981–1,000 publications: 15 scientists 1,001–1,020 publications: 29 scientists 1,021–1,040 publications: 12 scientists 1,041–1,060 publications: 19 scientists 1,061–1,080 publications: 12 scientists 1,081–1,100 publications: 6 scientists 1,101–1,120 publications: 8 scientists 1,121–1,140 publications: 12 scientists 1,141–1,160 publications: 5 scientists 1,161–1,180 publications: 6 scientists 1,181–1,200 publications: 14 scientists 1,201–1,220 publications: 7 scientists 1,221–1,240 publications: 2 scientists 1,241–1,260 publications: 6 scientists 1,261–1,280 publications: 4 scientists 1,281–1,294 publications: 6 scientists 1,295+ publications: 100 scientists
61–80 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 335 publications — 70th percentile

70% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,295 publications or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
61–80 66
81–100 302
101–120 623
121–140 918
141–160 1,218
161–180 1,350
181–200 1,344
201–220 1,281
221–240 1,216
241–260 1,100
261–280 979
281–300 939
301–320 764
321–340 643 335
341–360 628
361–380 522
381–400 459
401–420 397
421–440 327
441–460 270
461–480 265
481–500 252
501–520 201
521–540 185
541–560 148
561–580 148
581–600 132
601–620 114
621–640 104
641–660 91
661–680 92
681–700 73
701–720 57
721–740 54
741–760 67
761–780 45
781–800 46
801–820 39
821–840 32
841–860 36
861–880 29
881–900 26
901–920 24
921–940 14
941–960 23
961–980 28
981–1,000 15
1,001–1,020 29
1,021–1,040 12
1,041–1,060 19
1,061–1,080 12
1,081–1,100 6
1,101–1,120 8
1,121–1,140 12
1,141–1,160 5
1,161–1,180 6
1,181–1,200 14
1,201–1,220 7
1,221–1,240 2
1,241–1,260 6
1,261–1,280 4
1,281–1,294 6
1,295+ 100
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Albrecht Berkessel D-index placement in Chemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Chemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Albrecht Berkessel sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
250 500 750 1,000
Bar chart with 61 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 159+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 1,051. Most scientists, 1,051, have 56–57 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 64–65 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 159 D-Index or more.

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Number of Chemistry scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 17,934 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 289
42–43 612
44–45 808
46–47 776
48–49 835
50–51 861
52–53 872
54–55 933
56–57 1,051
58–59 930
60–61 882
62–63 834
64–65 731 65
66–67 775
68–69 683
70–71 646
72–73 561
74–75 501
76–77 437
78–79 388
80–81 354
82–83 292
84–85 275
86–87 254
88–89 235
90–91 185
92–93 192
94–95 155
96–97 163
98–99 125
100–101 105
102–103 105
104–105 112
106–107 88
108–109 68
110–111 69
112–113 65
114–115 79
116–117 61
118–119 44
120–121 37
122–123 40
124–125 33
126–127 26
128–129 34
130–131 35
132–133 25
134–135 27
136–137 17
138–139 16
140–141 20
142–143 20
144–145 15
146–147 9
148–149 9
150–151 16
152–153 11
154–155 9
156–157 3
158 3
159+ 98
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Overview

Albrecht Berkessel is affiliated with the University of Cologne in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their body of work includes 57 publications in each of these primary disciplines.

Their research covers a range of subfields including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, and oncology. Among these, materials chemistry and organic chemistry are the most prominent areas documented in Berkessel's work.

The main topics addressed in their research include crystallization and solubility studies, X-ray diffraction in crystallography, N-heterocyclic carbenes in organic and inorganic chemistry, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, synthetic organic chemistry methods, carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis, and oxidative organic chemistry reactions.

Berkessel has published in a variety of scientific venues, with multiple papers appearing in the following outlets:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society

Frequent collaborators in Berkessel's research efforts include Jörg-M. Neudörfl, Mathias Schäfer, Wacharee Harnying, Giel Berden, and Jonathan Martens.

Significant recent publications demonstrate the breadth of Berkessel's research focus:

  • "Efficient epoxidation over dinuclear sites in titanium silicalite-1," 2020, Nature
  • "N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Carboxylic Acid Co-Catalysis Enables Oxidative Esterification of Demanding Aldehydes/Enals, at Low Catalyst Loading," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Metabolite Identification Using Infrared Ion SpectroscopyNovel Biomarkers for Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy," 2021, Analytical Chemistry
  • "Olefin Epoxidation Catalyzed by Titanium-Salalen Complexes: Synergistic H2O2 Activation by Dinuclear Ti Sites, Ligand H-Bonding, and π-Acidity," 2021, ACS Catalysis
  • "Enantioselective Bifunctional Ammonium Salt-Catalyzed Syntheses of 3-CF3S-, 3-RS-, and 3-F-Substituted Isoindolinones," 2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis

Best Publications

  • Asymmetric Organocatalysis: From Biomimetic Concepts to Applications in Asymmetric Synthesis

    Albrecht Berkessel;Harald Gröger

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  • Unveiling the “Booster Effect” of Fluorinated Alcohol Solvents: Aggregation-Induced Conformational Changes and Cooperatively Enhanced H-Bonding

    Albrecht Berkessel;Jens A Adrio;Daniel Hüttenhain;Jörg M Neudörfl

  • Highly Efficient Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Azlactones by Urea‐Based Bifunctional Organocatalysts

    Albrecht Berkessel;Felix Cleemann;Santanu Mukherjee;Thomas N. Müller

  • Efficient epoxidation over dinuclear sites in titanium silicalite-1.

    Christopher P. Gordon;Hauke Engler;Amadeus Samuel Tragl;Milivoj Plodinec

  • Proline-Derived N-Sulfonylcarboxamides: Readily Available, Highly Enantioselective and Versatile Catalysts for Direct Aldol Reactions

    Albrecht Berkessel;Burkhard Koch;Johann Lex

  • Toxicokinetics of acrylamide in humans after ingestion of a defined dose in a test meal to improve risk assessment for acrylamide carcinogenicity.

    Uwe Fuhr;Melanie I. Boettcher;Martina Kinzig-Schippers;Alexandra Weyer

  • Dramatic acceleration of olefin epoxidation in fluorinated alcohols: activation of hydrogen peroxide by multiple h-bond networks.

    Albrecht Berkessel;Jens A. Adrio

  • Umpolung by N‐Heterocyclic Carbenes: Generation and Reactivity of the Elusive 2,2‐Diamino Enols (Breslow Intermediates)

    Albrecht Berkessel;Silvia Elfert;V. Reddy Yatham;Jörg-M. Neudörfl

  • Schiff-base ligands carrying two elements of chirality: Matched-mismatched effects in the vanadium-catalyzed sulfoxidation of thioethers with hydrogen peroxide

    Alexander H. Vetter;Albrecht Berkessel

  • Mntrimethyltriazacyclononane/ascorbic acid: a remarkably efficient catalyst for the epoxidation of olefins and the oxidation of alcohols with hydrogen peroxide

    Albrecht Berkessel;Christoph A. Sklorz

  • pKa Values of Chiral Brønsted Acid Catalysts: Phosphoric Acids/Amides, Sulfonyl/Sulfuryl Imides, and Perfluorinated TADDOLs (TEFDDOLs)

    Philipp Christ;Anita G. Lindsay;Sonja S. Vormittag;Jörg‐M. Neudörfl

  • Second-generation organocatalysts for the highly enantioselective dynamic kinetic resolution of azlactones

    Albrecht Berkessel;Santanu Mukherjee;Felix Cleemann;Thomas N. Müller

  • Hydrogenation without a transition-metal catalyst: on the mechanism of the base-catalyzed hydrogenation of ketones.

    Albrecht Berkessel;Thomas J. S. Schubert;Thomas N. Müller

  • Catalytic asymmetric addition of carbon dioxide to propylene oxide with unprecedented enantioselectivity.

    Albrecht Berkessel;Marc Brandenburg

  • Asymmetric Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction catalyzed by isophoronediamine-derived bis(thio)urea organocatalysts.

    Albrecht Berkessel;Katrin Roland;Jörg M. Neudörfl

  • Characterization of the Key Intermediates of Carbene-Catalyzed Umpolung by NMR Spectroscopy and X-Ray Diffraction: Breslow Intermediates, Homoenolates, and Azolium Enolates

    Albrecht Berkessel;Veera Reddy Yatham;Silvia Elfert;Jörg-M. Neudörfl

  • Sequential and modular synthesis of chiral 1,3-diols with two stereogenic centers: access to all four stereoisomers by combination of organo- and biocatalysis.

    Katrin Baer;Marina Krausser;Edyta Burda;Werner Hummel

  • A biomimetic catalyst for the asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins with hydrogen peroxide

    Thomas Schwenkreis;Albrecht Berkessel

  • Aldehyde umpolung by N-heterocyclic carbenes: NMR characterization of the Breslow intermediate in its keto form, and a spiro-dioxolane as the resting state of the catalytic system.

    Albrecht Berkessel;Silvia Elfert;Kerstin Etzenbach-Effers;J. Henrique Teles

  • Lipase/aluminum-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution of secondary alcohols.

    Albrecht Berkessel;M. Luisa Sebastian-Ibarz;Thomas N. Müller

Frequent Co-Authors

Harald Gröger
Harald Gröger Bielefeld University
Johann Lex
Johann Lex University of Cologne
Werner Hummel
Werner Hummel Bielefeld University
Hartmut Laatsch
Hartmut Laatsch University of Göttingen
Michael Bolte
Michael Bolte Goethe University Frankfurt
Jos Oomens
Jos Oomens Radboud University
Giel Berden
Giel Berden Radboud University
Jan W. Bats
Jan W. Bats Goethe University Frankfurt
Jürgen Hescheler
Jürgen Hescheler University of Cologne
Rainer Haag
Rainer Haag Freie Universität Berlin

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