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Gérard Hopfgartner

Gérard Hopfgartner

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
13495
World Ranking
6691
National Ranking
135

Gérard Hopfgartner 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 Gérard Hopfgartner sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 208 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Gérard Hopfgartner 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 Gérard Hopfgartner sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Gérard Hopfgartner is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland and has a research focus primarily in the fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans several specialized subfields including Spectroscopy, Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Pharmacology, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover areas such as Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer, and Axon Guidance and Neuronal Signaling.

Frequent publication venues for Hopfgartner include:

  • Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Analytica Chimica Acta
  • Metabolites
  • Talanta

Hopfgartner's notable recent papers include:

  • SWATH-MS for metabolomics and lipidomics: critical aspects of qualitative and quantitative analysis (2020), published in Metabolomics
  • Adduct annotation in liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass spectrometry to enhance compound identification (2020), published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • Ceramide biosynthesis is critical for establishment of the intracellular niche of Toxoplasma gondii (2022), published in Cell Reports
  • Hyphenation of packed column supercritical fluid chromatography with mass spectrometry: where are we and what are the remaining challenges? (2020), published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
  • SWATH data independent acquisition mass spectrometry for screening of xenobiotics in biological fluids: Opportunities and challenges for data processing (2020), published in Talanta

The frequent collaborators in their research include Frank Klont, R. F. Bonner, Piotr Sosnowski, Stephan J. L. Bakker, and Eelko Hak.

Best Publications

  • Helicates as Versatile Supramolecular Complexes.

    Claude Piguet;Gérald Hugues Bernardinelli;Gerard Hopfgartner

  • Triple quadrupole linear ion trap mass spectrometer for the analysis of small molecules and macromolecules

    Gérard Hopfgartner;Emmanuel Varesio;Viviane Tschäppät;Chantal Grivet

  • Self-assembly and photophysical properties of lanthanide dinuclear triple-helical complexes

    Claude Piguet;Jean Claude G. Buenzli;Gerald Bernardinelli;Gerard Hopfgartner

  • Quantitative high-throughput analysis of drugs in biological matrices by mass spectrometry.

    Gérard Hopfgartner;Emmanuel Bourgogne

  • Lanthanide Podates with Predetermined Structural and Photophysical Properties: Strongly Luminescent Self-Assembled Heterodinuclear d−f Complexes with a Segmental Ligand Containing Heterocyclic Imines and Carboxamide Binding Units

    Claude Piguet;Jean-Claude G. Bünzli;Gérald Hugues Bernardinelli;Gerard Hopfgartner

  • The use of mass spectrometry to analyze dried blood spots

    Michel Wagner;David Tonoli;Emmanuel Varesio;Gérard Hopfgartner

  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the endothelin-receptor antagonist bosentan in healthy human subjects.

    Cornelia Weber;Rita Schmitt;Herbert Birnboeck;Gerard Hopfgartner

  • Genetic polymorphisms and drug interactions modulating CYP2D6 and CYP3A activities have a major effect on oxycodone analgesic efficacy and safety

    Caroline Flora Samer;Youssef Daali;M. Wagner;Gerard Hopfgartner

  • Processing strategies and software solutions for data‐independent acquisition in mass spectrometry

    Aivett Bilbao;Aivett Bilbao;Emmanuel Varesio;Jeremy Luban;Caterina Strambio-De-Castillia

  • Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry: direct toxicological screening and analysis of illicit Ecstasy tablets.

    Luc Alexis Leuthold;Jean-François Mandscheff;Marc Fathi;Christian Giroud

  • The Use of Variable Q1 Isolation Windows Improves Selectivity in LC–SWATH–MS Acquisition

    Ying Zhang;Aivett Bilbao;Aivett Bilbao;Tobias Bruderer;Jeremy Luban

  • Ion spray mass spectrometric detection for liquid chromatography: A concentration- or a mass-flow-sensitive device?

    Gérard Hopfgartner;Karen Bean;Jack Henion;Richard Henry

  • The effects of CYP2D6 and CYP3A activities on the pharmacokinetics of immediate release oxycodone.

    Caroline Flora Samer;Youssef Daali;M. Wagner;Gerard Hopfgartner

  • High-resolution mass spectrometry for integrated qualitative and quantitative analysis of pharmaceuticals in biological matrices

    Gérard Hopfgartner;David Tonoli;Emmanuel Varesio

  • Nine-Coordinate Lanthanide Podates with Predetermined Structural and Electronic Properties: Facial Organization of Unsymmetrical Tridentate Binding Units by a Protonated Covalent Tripod

    Fabien Renaud;Claude Piguet;Gérald Hugues Bernardinelli;Jean-Claude G. Bünzli

  • P‐Glycoprotein and Surfactants: Effect on Intestinal Talinolol Absorption

    Katrijn Bogman;Katrijn Bogman;Katrijn Bogman;Yvonne Zysset;Yvonne Zysset;Yvonne Zysset;Lukas Degen;Lukas Degen;Lukas Degen;Gérard Hopfgartner;Gérard Hopfgartner;Gérard Hopfgartner

  • Rapid screening and characterization of drug metabolites using a new quadrupole-linear ion trap mass spectrometer.

    Gérard Hopfgartner;Christophe Husser;Manfred Zell

  • Self-Assembled Dinuclear Lanthanide Helicates: Substantial Luminescence Enhancement upon Replacing Terminal Benzimidazole Groups by Carboxamide Binding Units

    Noreen Martin;Jean-Claude G. Bünzli;Vickie McKee;Claude Piguet

  • Exact mass measurement of product ions for the structural elucidation of drug metabolites with a tandem quadrupole orthogonal-acceleration time-of-flight mass spectrometer

    Gérard Hopfgartner;Igor V. Chernushevich;Tom Covey;Jeffry B. Plomley

  • High-spin iron(II) as a semitransparent partner for tuning europium(III) luminescence in heterodimetallic d-f complexes

    Carine Edder;Claude Piguet;Jean-Claude G. Bünzli;Gérard Hopfgartner

Frequent Co-Authors

Claude Piguet
Claude Piguet University of Geneva
Jean-Claude G. Bünzli
Jean-Claude G. Bünzli École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Gérald Bernardinelli
Gérald Bernardinelli University of Geneva
Frédérique Lisacek
Frédérique Lisacek University of Geneva
Olivier Hermine
Olivier Hermine Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
Jeremy Luban
Jeremy Luban University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Rainer Bischoff
Rainer Bischoff University of Groningen
Jack D. Henion
Jack D. Henion Cornell University
Stéphane Petoud
Stéphane Petoud Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Jonathan Gershenzon
Jonathan Gershenzon Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

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