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Environmental Sciences
Germany
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
73
Citations
16698
World Ranking
1442
National Ranking
98

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Frank Arnold is affiliated with the Max Planck Society in Germany and conducts research primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of areas related to catalysis, chemical synthesis, and enzymatic processes. Key topics include:

  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Frank Arnold has contributed to several recent papers published in reputable venues. These works include:

  • Engineering new catalytic activities in enzymes, 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • Navigating the Unnatural Reaction Space: Directed Evolution of Heme Proteins for Selective Carbene and Nitrene Transfer, 2021, Accounts of Chemical Research
  • Informed training set design enables efficient machine learning-assisted directed protein evolution, 2021, Cell Systems
  • Combining chemistry and protein engineering for new-to-nature biocatalysis, 2022, Nature Synthesis
  • Enzymatic Primary Amination of Benzylic and Allylic C(sp3)-H Bonds, 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

The publication record shows frequent appearances in several scientific journals, with the top venues being:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (17 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (11 publications)
  • The Cambridge Structural Database (11 publications)
  • ACS Synthetic Biology (5 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (5 publications)

Collaborations form an integral part of Frank Arnold's research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Anuvab Das (23 co-publications)
  • Shilong Gao (20 co-publications)
  • Jason Yang (15 co-publications)
  • K. N. Houk (15 co-publications)
  • Kadina E. Johnston (14 co-publications)

Best Publications

  • Negative magnetoresistance without well-defined chirality in the Weyl semimetal TaP

    Frank Arnold;Chandra Shekhar;Shu-Chun Wu;Yan Sun

  • Nitric acid cloud formation in the cold Antarctic stratosphere: a major cause for the springtime ‘ozone hole’

    Paul J. Crutzen;Frank Arnold

  • Atmospheric sulphuric acid and aerosol formation: implications from atmospheric measurements for nucleation and early growth mechanisms

    S.-L. Sihto;M. Kulmala;V.-M. Kerminen;M. Dal Maso

  • A Backward Modeling Study of Intercontinental Pollution Transport using Aircraft Measurements

    A. Stohl;C. Forster;S. Eckhardt;N. Spichtinger

  • Connections between atmospheric sulphuric acid and new particle formation during QUEST III–IV campaigns in Heidelberg and Hyytiälä

    I. Riipinen;S.-L. Sihto;M. Kulmala;Frank Arnold

  • Energetic Particle Influence on the Earth's Atmosphere

    Irina A. Mironova;Karen L. Aplin;Frank Arnold;Galina A. Bazilevskaya

  • Distribution and fate of selected oxygenated organic species in the troposphere and lower stratosphere over the Atlantic

    H. Singh;Y. Chen;A. Tabazadeh;Y. Fukui

  • The role of VOC oxidation products in continental new particle formation

    A. Laaksonen;A. Laaksonen;M. Kulmala;C. D. O'Dowd;J. Joutsensaari

  • Influence of fuel sulfur on the composition of aircraft exhaust plumes: The experiments SULFUR 1–7

    U. Schumann;F. Arnold;R. Busen;J. Curtius

  • On the search for the chiral anomaly in Weyl semimetals: the negative longitudinal magnetoresistance

    R. D. dos Reis;M. O. Ajeesh;N. Kumar;F. Arnold

  • DILUTION OF AIRCRAFT EXHAUST PLUMES AT CRUISE ALTITUDES

    Ulrich Schumann;Hans Schlager;Frank Arnold;Robert Baumann

  • Composition measurements of stratospheric positive ions

    F. Arnold;H. Böhringer;G. Henschen

  • The role of relative humidity in continental new particle formation

    Amar Hamed;Hannele Korhonen;Hannele Korhonen;Sanna-Liisa Sihto;Jorma Joutsensaari

  • In situ observations of air traffic emission signatures in the North Atlantic flight corridor

    Hans Schlager;Paul Konopka;P. Schulte;U. Schumann

  • Multi-ion complexes in the stratosphere - Implications for trace gases and aerosol

    F. Arnold

  • A statistical proxy for sulphuric acid concentration

    S. Mikkonen;S. Romakkaniemi;J. N. Smith;J. N. Smith;J. N. Smith;H. Korhonen

  • First mass spectrometric measurements of positive ions in the stratosphere

    F. Arnold;D. Krankowsky;K. H. Marien

  • Cosmic ray-induced aerosol-formation: First observational evidence from aircraft-based ion mass spectrometer measurements in the upper troposphere

    S. Eichkorn;S. Wilhelm;H. Aufmhoff;K. H. Wohlfrom

  • Intercontinental air pollution transport from North America to Europe: Experimental evidence from airborne measurements and surface observations

    H. Huntrieser;J. Heland;H. Schlager;C. Forster

  • Kinetic nucleation and ions in boreal forest particle formation events

    Lauri Laakso;Tatu Anttila;Kari E. J. Lehtinen;Pasi P. Aalto

  • In-situ observations of young contrails - overview and selected results from the CONCERT campaign

    C. Voigt;C. Voigt;U. Schumann;T. Jurkat;D. Schäuble;D. Schäuble

  • Measurements of jet aircraft emissions at cruise altitude I: The odd-nitrogen gases NO, NO2, HNO2 and HNO3

    F. Arnold;J. Scheid;Th. Stilp;H. Schlager

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans Schlager
Hans Schlager German Aerospace Center
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Liisa Pirjola
Liisa Pirjola Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences
Joachim Curtius
Joachim Curtius Goethe University Frankfurt
Ulrich Schumann
Ulrich Schumann German Aerospace Center
Andrew P. Mackenzie
Andrew P. Mackenzie Max Planck Society
Kari E. J. Lehtinen
Kari E. J. Lehtinen University of Eastern Finland
Johannes Schneider
Johannes Schneider Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jos Lelieveld
Jos Lelieveld Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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