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Bernhard Spingler

Bernhard Spingler

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
52
Citations
9410
World Ranking
13536
National Ranking
239

Bernhard Spingler 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 Bernhard Spingler sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 250 publications — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Bernhard Spingler 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 Bernhard Spingler sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Bernhard Spingler is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland and focuses primarily on Materials Science, with significant work in the subfields of Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The core topics of Spingler's research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

Frequent publication venues where Spingler has contributed include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemical Communications
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

Notable co-authors collaborating extensively with Spingler are:

  • Roger Alberto
  • Benjamin Probst
  • Thomas Fox
  • Péter Müller
  • Henrik Braband

Prominent recent publications by Bernhard Spingler include:

  • Rationally Designed Long-Wavelength Absorbing Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • BODIPY-Based Photothermal Agents with Excellent Phototoxic Indices for Cancer Treatment, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Natural-Product-Directed Catalytic Stereoselective Synthesis of Functionalized Fused Borane Cluster-Oxazoles for the Discovery of Bactericidal Agents, 2022, ACS Central Science
  • Photostable Platinated Bacteriochlorins as Potent Photodynamic Agents, 2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Highly Phototoxic Transplatin-Modified Distyryl-BODIPY Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy, 2020, ChemMedChem

Best Publications

  • Fluorescent Sensors for Zn2+ Based on a Fluorescein Platform: Synthesis, Properties and Intracellular Distribution

    Shawn C. Burdette;Grant K. Walkup;Bernhard Spingler;Roger Y. Tsien

  • 2.4 angstrom crystal structure of an oxaliplatin 1,2-d(GpG) intrastrand cross-link in a DNA dodecamer duplex

    Bernhard Spingler;Douglas A. Whittington;Stephen J. Lippard

  • “Click-to-Chelate”: Design and Incorporation of Triazole-Containing Metal-Chelating Systems into Biomolecules of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interest

    Harriet Struthers;Harriet Struthers;Bernhard Spingler;Thomas L. Mindt;Roger Schibli;Roger Schibli

  • Ligand variations in [ReX(diimine)(CO)3] complexes : Effects on photocatalytic CO2 reduction

    Philipp Kurz;Philipp Kurz;Benjamin Probst;Bernhard Spingler;Roger Alberto

  • Visible-light-induced annihilation of tumor cells with platinum-porphyrin conjugates.

    Anu Naik;Riccardo Rubbiani;Gilles Gasser;Bernhard Spingler

  • Rationally Designed Long-Wavelength Absorbing Ru(II) Polypyridyl Complexes as Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy

    Johannes Karges;Franz Heinemann;Franz Heinemann;Marta Jakubaszek;Federica Maschietto

  • DNA intercalating Ru(II) polypyridyl complexes as effective photosensitizers in photodynamic therapy.

    Cristina Mari;Vanessa Pierroz;Riccardo Rubbiani;Malay Patra

  • DMSO‐Mediated Ligand Dissociation: Renaissance for Biological Activity of N‐Heterocyclic‐[Ru(η6‐arene)Cl2] Drug Candidates

    Malay Patra;Tanmaya Joshi;Vanessa Pierroz;Katrin Ingram

  • New Chiral Hypervalent Iodine Compounds in Asymmetric Synthesis.

    Urs H. Hirt;Bernhard Spingler;Thomas Wirth

  • Some thoughts about the single crystal growth of small molecules

    Bernhard Spingler;Stephan Schnidrig;Tonya Todorova;Ferdinand Wild

  • Hydrolysis of β-Lactam Antibiotics Catalyzed by Dinuclear Zinc(II) Complexes: Functional Mimics of Metallo-β-lactamases

    Natalia V. Kaminskaia;Bernhard Spingler;Stephen J. Lippard

  • Tricarbonylmanganese(I) and –rhenium(I) Complexes of Imidazol‐Based Phosphane Ligands: Influence of the Substitution Pattern on the CO Release Properties

    Peter C. Kunz;Wilhelm Huber;Alfonso Rojas;Ulrich Schatzschneider

  • [(Cp‐R)M(CO)3] (M=Re or 99mTc) Arylsulfonamide, Arylsulfamide, and Arylsulfamate Conjugates for Selective Targeting of Human Carbonic Anhydrase IX

    Daniel Can;Bernhard Spingler;Paul Schmutz;Filipa Mendes

  • Cell-Specific and Nuclear Targeting with [M(CO)3]+ (M=99mTc, Re)-Based Complexes Conjugated to Acridine Orange and Bombesin

    Nikos Agorastos;Lubor Borsig;Anabelle Renard;Philipp Antoni

  • Aqueous synthesis of derivatized cyclopentadienyl complexes of technetium and rhenium directed toward radiopharmaceutical application.

    Jonathan Bernard;Kirstin Ortner;Bernhard Spingler;H.-J. Pietzsch

  • 3d element complexes of pentadentate bipyridine-pyridine-based ligand scaffolds: structures and photocatalytic activities.

    Cyril Bachmann;Miguel Guttentag;Bernhard Spingler;Roger Alberto

  • Sterically hindered carboxylate ligands support water-bridged dimetallic centers that model features of metallohydrolase active sites.

    Dongwhan Lee;Pei-Lin Hung;Bernhard Spingler;Stephen J. Lippard

  • Aminotroponiminates as ligands for potential metal-based nitric oxide sensors.

    Katherine J. Franz;Nisha Singh;Bernhard Spingler;Stephen J. Lippard

  • Intermediate in beta-lactam hydrolysis catalyzed by a dinuclear zinc(II) complex: relevance to the mechanism of metallo-beta-lactamase.

    Natalia V. Kaminskaia;Bernhard Spingler;Stephen J. Lippard

  • Synthesis and Structure of [Fe13O4F24(OMe)12]5-: The First Open-Shell Keggin Ion

    Avi Bino;Michael Ardon;Dongwhan Lee;Bernhard Spingler

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger Alberto
Roger Alberto University of Zurich
Gilles Gasser
Gilles Gasser Chimie ParisTech
Stefano Ferrari
Stefano Ferrari Veneto Eye Bank Foundation
Roger Schibli
Roger Schibli ETH Zurich
Thomas Fox
Thomas Fox University of Zurich
Olivier Blacque
Olivier Blacque University of Zurich
Greta R. Patzke
Greta R. Patzke University of Zurich
Markus Neuburger
Markus Neuburger University of Basel
Jennifer Keiser
Jennifer Keiser Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute

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