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Hans-Joachim Knölker

Hans-Joachim Knölker

TU Dresden
Germany

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
68
Citations
19987
World Ranking
6428
National Ranking
466

Hans-Joachim Knölker 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 Hans-Joachim Knölker sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 376 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Hans-Joachim Knölker 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 Hans-Joachim Knölker 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

Hans-Joachim Knölker is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany, with a primary focus on materials science and chemistry. Their research spans several interdisciplinary fields, including materials chemistry, organic chemistry, molecular biology, inorganic chemistry, and physiology.

Their work is extensively linked to topics such as:

  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Axial and Atropisomeric Chirality Synthesis
  • Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
  • Retinal Development and Disorders

Knölker's publication record includes numerous contributions to the following venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • The Alkaloids. Chemistry and Biology
  • Chemistry - A European Journal
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Nature Communications

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Knölker include:

  • "Iron-Catalyzed Wacker-type Oxidation of Olefins at Room Temperature with 1,3-Diketones or Neocuproine as Ligands," 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Development and Technical Validation of an Immunoassay for the Detection of APP669-711 (Aβ−3-40) in Biological Samples," 2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Omecamtiv mecarbil and Mavacamten target the same myosin pocket despite opposite effects in heart contraction," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Pharmacological Inhibition of Amyloidogenic APP Processing and Knock-Down of APP in Primary Human Macrophages Impairs the Secretion of Cytokines," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "μ-Oxo-bis[(octacosafluoro-meso-tetraphenylporphyrinato)iron(III)] - synthesis, crystal structure, and catalytic activity in oxidation reactions," 2022, Chemical Science

Frequent co-authors in Knölker's work include:

  • Olga Kataeva (35 collaborative publications)
  • Florian Puls (15 collaborative publications)
  • Alexander Purtsas (10 collaborative publications)
  • Philipp Linke (9 collaborative publications)
  • Tristan Schuh (9 collaborative publications)

Best Publications

  • Iron Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

    Ingmar Bauer;Hans-Joachim Knölker

  • Isolation and synthesis of biologically active carbazole alkaloids

    Hans-Joachim Knölker;Kethiri R Reddy

  • Occurrence, Biogenesis, and Synthesis of Biologically Active Carbazole Alkaloids

    Arndt W. Schmidt;Kethiri R. Reddy;Hans-Joachim Knölker

  • Subcellular targeting strategies for drug design and delivery.

    Lawrence Rajendran;Hans-Joachim Knölker;Kai Simons

  • Efficient Inhibition of the Alzheimer's Disease β-Secretase by Membrane Targeting

    Lawrence Rajendran;Anja Schneider;Georg Schlechtingen;Sebastian Weidlich

  • Demetalation of Tricarbonyl(cyclopentadienone)iron Complexes Initiated by a Ligand Exchange Reaction with NaOH—X‐Ray Analysis of a Complex with Nearly Square‐Planar Coordinated Sodium

    Hans-Joachim Knölker;Elke Baum;Helmut Goesmann;Rüdiger Klauss

  • Synthesis of Pyrrole and Carbazole Alkaloids

    Ingmar Bauer;Hans-Joachim Knölker

  • Novel Routes to Pyrroles, Indoles and Carbazoles - Applications in Natural Product Synthesis

    Sameer Agarwal;Simon Cammerer;Salima Filali;Wolfgang Frohner

  • Synthesis of Biologically Active Carbazole Alkaloids Using Selective Transition-metal-catalyzed Coupling Reactions

    Hans-Joachim Knölker

  • Myosin-II-mediated cell shape changes and cell intercalation contribute to primitive streak formation

    Emil Rozbicki;Manli Chuai;Antti I Karjalainen;Feifei Song

  • A Novel Method for the Synthesis of Isocyanates Under Mild Conditions

    Hans-Joachim Knölker;Tobias Braxmeier;Georg Schlechtingen

  • Indoloquinones - 3. Palladium-promoted synthesis of hydroxy-substituted 5-Cyano-5H-benzo[b]carbazole-6, 11-diones

    Hans-Joachim Knölker;Noeleen O'Sullivan

  • Sterol-derived hormone(s) controls entry into diapause in Caenorhabditis elegans by consecutive activation of DAF-12 and DAF-16.

    Vitali Matyash;Eugeni V Entchev;Fanny Mende;Michaela Wilsch-Bräuninger

  • First total synthesis of the 7-oxygenated carbazole alkaloids clauszoline-K, 3-formyl-7-hydroxycarbazole, clausine M, clausine N and the anti-HIV active siamenol using a highly efficient palladium-catalyzed approach

    Micha P. Krahl;Anne Jäger;Tilo Krause;Hans-Joachim Knölker

  • Transition Metal-Diene Complexes in Organic Synthesis, Part 14.1 Regioselective Iron-Mediated [2+2+1] Cycloadditions of Alkynes and Carbon Monoxide: Synthesis of Substituted Cyclopentadienones

    Hans-Joachim Knölker;Jochen Heber;Charles H. Mahler

  • Synthesis and activity of carbazole derivatives against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Taylor A. Choi;Taylor A. Choi;Regina Czerwonka;Wolfgang Fröhner;Micha P. Krahl

  • Total synthesis of the antitumor active pyrrolo[2,1-a]isoquinoline alkaloid (±)-crispine A

    Hans-Joachim Knölker;Sameer Agarwal

  • Efficient Construction of Pyrano[3,2‐a]carbazoles: Application to a Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Cyclized Monoterpenoid Pyrano[3,2‐a]carbazole Alkaloids

    Ronny Hesse;Konstanze K. Gruner;Olga Kataeva;Arndt W. Schmidt

  • Transition Metal-Diene Complexes in Organic Synthesis, Part 18.1 Iron-Mediated [2+2+1] Cycloadditions of Diynes and Carbon Monoxide: Selective Demetalation Reactions

    Hans-Joachim Knölker;Jochen Heber

  • Total Synthesis of the Biscarbazole Alkaloids Murrafoline A–D by a Domino Sonogashira Coupling/Claisen Rearrangement/Electrocyclization Reaction

    V. Pavan Kumar;Konstanze K. Gruner;Olga Kataeva;Hans-Joachim Knölker

  • Transition metal complexes in organic synthesis. Part 47.1 Organic synthesis via tricarbonyl(η4-diene)iron complexes

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Teymuras V. Kurzchalia
Teymuras V. Kurzchalia Max Planck Society
Kai Simons
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Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig
Jens Wiltfang
Jens Wiltfang University of Göttingen
Roland Boese
Roland Boese University of Duisburg-Essen
Dietmar J. Manstein
Dietmar J. Manstein Hannover Medical School
Marino Zerial
Marino Zerial Max Planck Society
Scott G. Franzblau
Scott G. Franzblau University of Illinois at Chicago
Olaf Jahn
Olaf Jahn Max Planck Society
Markus Zweckstetter
Markus Zweckstetter German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

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