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Karsten Krohn 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 Karsten Krohn sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 744 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Karsten Krohn 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 Karsten Krohn sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Karsten Krohn was a researcher affiliated with the University of Paderborn in Germany. Their work spanned several key areas within the scientific disciplines of Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Chemistry.

The research output of Karsten Krohn included publications primarily in the journal "Journal of Natural Products." Among their recent papers were:

  • Natural and Semisynthetic Chalcones as Dual FLT3 and Microtubule Polymerization Inhibitors, 2020, Journal of Natural Products
  • Addition to "Natural and Semisynthetic Chalcones as Dual FLT3 and Microtubule Polymerization Inhibitors," 2024, Journal of Natural Products

Key topics in Krohn's research addressed the synthesis and biological activity of organic compounds, including contributions to the fields of chronic myeloid leukemia treatments and fungal plant pathogen control. They also worked on applications related to click chemistry.

  • Fungal Plant Pathogen Control
  • Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments
  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Synthesis of Organic Compounds
  • Synthesis and biological activity

Within these topics, Krohn's research fell under subfields such as ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, organic chemistry, hematology, and pharmacology. This indicates a multidisciplinary approach combining chemical synthesis with biological and medical applications.

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Hematology
  • Pharmacology

Their scholarly collaboration involved recurring work with coauthors including Haleema Sadia Malik, Aishah Bilal, Rahim Ullah, Maheen Iqbal, and Sardaraz Khan. This consistent team effort highlights collaborative networks in their research environment.

  • Haleema Sadia Malik
  • Aishah Bilal
  • Rahim Ullah
  • Maheen Iqbal
  • Sardaraz Khan

Karsten Krohn's publications contributed to ongoing scientific discourse in natural product chemistry, particularly with dual activity chalcones related to leukemia and microtubule polymerization inhibition. These areas connect chemical compound synthesis with potential therapeutic applications.

Best Publications

  • Endophytic fungi: a source of novel biologically active secondary metabolites*

    Barbara Schulz;Christine M. Boyle;Siegfried Draeger;Anne-Katrin Römmert

  • Biologically active secondary metabolites of endophytic Pezicula species

    B. Schulz;J. Sucker;H.J. Aust;K. Krohn

  • Lapachol: An overview

    Hidayat Hussain;Karsten Krohn;Viqar Uddin Ahmad;Ghulam Abbas Miana

  • Five Unique Compounds: Xyloketals from Mangrove Fungus <i>Xylaria</i> sp<i>.</i> from the South China Sea Coast

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  • ANGUCYCLINES : TOTAL SYNTHESES, NEW STRUCTURES, AND BIOSYNTHETIC STUDIES OF AN EMERGING NEW CLASS OF ANTIBIOTICS

    Karsten Krohn;Jürgen Rohr

  • New Mono‐ and Dimeric Members of the Secalonic Acid Family: Blennolides A–G Isolated from the Fungus Blennoria sp.

    Wen Zhang;Wen Zhang;Karsten Krohn;Zia‐Ullah;Ulrich Flörke

  • Structure, bioactivities, biosynthetic relationships and chemical synthesis of the spirodioxynaphthalenes

    You-Sheng Cai;Yue-Wei Guo;Karsten Krohn

  • Dihydroisocoumarins from fungi: Isolation, structure elucidation, circular dichroism and biological activity

    Karsten Krohn;Rahim Bahramsari;Ulrich Flörke;Kerstin Ludewig

  • Bioactive isocoumarins isolated from the endophytic fungus Microdochium bolleyi.

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  • Determination of the absolute configurations of natural products via density functional theory calculations of vibrational circular dichroism, electronic circular dichroism, and optical rotation: the iridoids plumericin and isoplumericin.

    Stephens Pj;Pan Jj;Devlin Fj;Krohn K

  • Antimicrobial activity of the methanolic extract and of the chemical constituents isolated from Newbouldia laevis.

    Kuete;Eyong Ko;Folefoc Gn;Beng Vp

  • Biologically Active Metabolites from Fungi, 5. Palmarumycins C1–C16 from Coniothyrium sp.: Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Biological Activity

    Karsten Krohn;Andreas Michel;Ulrich Flörke;Hans-Jürgen Aust

  • Newbouldiaquinone A: A naphthoquinone–anthraquinone ether coupled pigment, as a potential antimicrobial and antimalarial agent from Newbouldia laevis

    Kenneth Oben Eyong;Gabriel Ngosong Folefoc;Victor Kuete;Veronique Penlap Beng

  • Indole alkaloids from the leaves of Philippine Alstonia scholaris.

    Allan Patrick G. Macabeo;Karsten Krohn;Dietmar Gehle;Roger W. Read

  • Absolute structural elucidation of natural products--a focus on quantum-mechanical calculations of solid-state CD spectra.

    Gennaro Pescitelli;Tibor Kurtán;Ulrich Flörke;Karsten Krohn

  • Biologically Active Metabolites from Fungi, 4. Palmarumycins CP1–CP4 from Coniothyrium palmarum: Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Biological Activity

    Karsten Krohn;Andreas Michel;Ulrich Flörke;Hans-Jürgen Aust

  • Metabolites from the Endophytic Fungus Nodulisporium sp. from Juniperus cedre

    Jingqiu Dai;Karsten Krohn;Ulrich Flörke;Siegfried Draeger

  • Synthesis and cytotoxic activity of C-glycosidic nicotinamide riboside analogues.

    Karsten Krohn;Heidi Heins;Klaus Wielckens

  • Determination of the absolute configurations of pharmacological natural products via density functional theory calculations of vibrational circular dichroism: the new cytotoxic iridoid prismatomerin.

    Philip J. Stephens;Jian-Jung Pan;Karsten Krohn

  • Newbouldiaquinone and newbouldiamide: a new naphthoquinone-anthraquinone coupled pigment and a new ceramide from Newbouldia laevis.

    Kenneth Oben Eyong;Karsten Krohn;Hidayat Hussain;Gabriel Ngosong Folefoc

  • Total Synthesis of Anthracyclinone [New Synthetic Methods (60)]

    Karsten Krohn

  • Transition-Metal Catalyzed Oxidations. 7. Zirconium-Catalyzed Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Alcohols with Hydroperoxides

    Karsten Krohn;and Ingeborg Vinke;Horst Adam

Frequent Co-Authors

Hidayat Hussain
Hidayat Hussain Leibniz Association
Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig
Ulrich Flörke
Ulrich Flörke University of Paderborn
Henning Hopf
Henning Hopf Technische Universität Braunschweig
Tibor Kurtán
Tibor Kurtán University of Debrecen
Gerhard Bringmann
Gerhard Bringmann University of Würzburg
M. Iqbal Choudhary
M. Iqbal Choudhary University of Karachi
Achim Hoerauf
Achim Hoerauf University of Bonn
Gennaro Pescitelli
Gennaro Pescitelli University of Pisa

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