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Nikolai Kuhnert

Nikolai Kuhnert

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
55
Citations
11643
World Ranking
12057
National Ranking
887

Nikolai Kuhnert 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 Nikolai Kuhnert sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 210 publications — 36th percentile

36% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nikolai Kuhnert 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 Nikolai Kuhnert sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 33rd percentile

33% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Nikolai Kuhnert is affiliated with Jacobs University in Germany and has made contributions across several areas within scientific research, focusing particularly on Medicine, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Materials Science. Their work has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and involves interdisciplinary approaches that span chemistry, biology, and food science.

Their research topics cover a variety of fields, including:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies
  • Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications
  • Tea Polyphenols and Effects
  • Coffee research and impacts
  • Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis
  • Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Key subfields of study where they have a notable publication record include:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Food Science
  • Molecular Biology
  • Biochemistry
  • Spectroscopy

Their recent and frequently cited papers show an emphasis on plant-derived compounds, food quality, and advanced analytical techniques. Notable publications include:

  • "Lignin and Its Pathway-Associated Phytoalexins Modulate Plant Defense against Fungi" (2022, Journal of Fungi)
  • "Recommendations for standardizing nomenclature for dietary (poly)phenol catabolites" (2020, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)
  • "LC-MS/MS based molecular networking approach for the identification of cocoa phenolic metabolites in human urine" (2020, Food Research International)
  • "Evaluation of carbohydrates and quality parameters in six types of commercial teas by targeted statistical analysis" (2020, Food Research International)
  • "Discrete, Cationic Palladium(II)-Oxo Clusters via f-Metal Ion Incorporation and their Macrocyclic Host-Guest Interactions with Sulfonatocalixarenes" (2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition)

Kuhnert frequently collaborates with several researchers in their field. Among their most common co-authors are:

  • Ulrich Kortz
  • Saurav Bhattacharya
  • Anja B. Müller
  • Talha Nisar
  • V. Wagner

Their work is often published in specialized journals and publication venues that include:

  • Food Research International
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Food Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Chemical Communications

Best Publications

  • Hierarchical scheme for LC-MSn identification of chlorogenic acids

    Michael N Clifford;Kelly L Johnston;Susan Knight;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Discriminating between the six isomers of dicaffeoylquinic acid by LC-MS^n

    Michael N Clifford;Susan Knight;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Microwave-assisted reactions in organic synthesis--are there any nonthermal microwave effects?

    Nikolai Kuhnert

  • LC–MSn analysis of the cis isomers of chlorogenic acids

    Michael N. Clifford;Jo Kirkpatrick;Nikolai Kuhnert;Hajo Roozendaal

  • Profiling the chlorogenic acids and other caffeic acid derivatives of herbal chrysanthemum by LC-MSn.

    Michael N Clifford;Weiguo Wu;Jo Kirkpatrick;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Profiling and characterization by LC-MSn of the chlorogenic acids and hydroxycinnamoylshikimate esters in maté (Ilex paraguariensis).

    Rakesh Jaiswal;Tina Sovdat;Francesco Vivan;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Profile and Characterization of the Chlorogenic Acids in Green Robusta Coffee Beans by LC-MSn: Identification of Seven New Classes of Compounds

    Rakesh Jaiswal;Maria Alexandra Patras;Pinkie Jacob Eravuchira;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Characterization by LC-MSn of Four New Classes of p-Coumaric Acid-Containing Diacyl Chlorogenic Acids in Green Coffee Beans

    Michael N Clifford;Serena Marks;Susan Knight;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • The chemistry of low molecular weight black tea polyphenols

    James Warren Drynan;James Warren Drynan;Michael N. Clifford;Jacek Obuchowicz;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Characterization by LC-MSn of Four New Classes of Chlorogenic Acids in Green Coffee Beans: Dimethoxycinnamoylquinic Acids, Diferuloylquinic Acids, Caffeoyl-dimethoxycinnamoylquinic Acids, and Feruloyl-dimethoxycinnamoylquinic Acids

    Michael N Clifford;Susan Knight;Birgul Surucu;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Absolute bioavailability and dose-dependent pharmacokinetic behaviour of dietary doses of the chemopreventive isothiocyanate sulforaphane in rat

    Natalya Hanlon;Nick Coldham;Adriana Gielbert;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Identification and characterization of proanthocyanidins of 16 members of the Rhododendron genus (Ericaceae) by tandem LC-MS

    Rakesh Jaiswal;Lalith Jayasinghe;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Determination of the hydroxycinnamate profile of 12 members of the Asteraceae family

    Rakesh Jaiswal;Joseph Kiprotich;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Identification and characterization of chlorogenic acids, chlorogenic acid glycosides and flavonoids from Lonicera henryi L. (Caprifoliaceae) leaves by LC-MSn.

    Rakesh Jaiswal;Heiko Müller;Anja Müller;Mohamed Gamaleldin Elsadig Karar

  • Chemistry inside molecular containers in the gas phase

    Tung-Chun Lee;Elina Kalenius;Alexandra I. Lazar;Khaleel I. Assaf

  • Profiling the chlorogenic acids of aster by HPLC–MSn

    Michael N. Clifford;Wang Zheng;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Profiling and Characterization by LC-MSn of the Galloylquinic Acids of Green Tea, Tara Tannin, and Tannic Acid

    Michael N Clifford;Stavroula Stoupi;Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Unraveling the structure of the black tea thearubigins.

    Nikolai Kuhnert

  • Mass spectrometric characterization of black tea thearubigins leading to an oxidative cascade hypothesis for thearubigin formation.

    Nikolai Kuhnert;J. Warren Drynan;J. Warren Drynan;Jaczek Obuchowicz;Michael N. Clifford

  • The synthesis of trianglimines: on the scope and limitations of the [3 + 3] cyclocondensation reaction between (1R,2R)-diaminocyclohexane and aromatic dicarboxaldehydes

    Nikolai Kuhnert;Giulia M. Rossignolo;Ana Lopez-Periago

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael N. Clifford
Michael N. Clifford University of Nottingham
Dirk C. Albach
Dirk C. Albach Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Matthias Witt
Matthias Witt Laboratorien Dr. Döring GmbH
Laurenz Thomsen
Laurenz Thomsen Jacobs University
Costas Ioannides
Costas Ioannides University of Surrey
Gary Williamson
Gary Williamson Monash University
Bassem S. Bassil
Bassem S. Bassil Jacobs University
Gordon J. McDougall
Gordon J. McDougall James Hutton Institute
Alan Crozier
Alan Crozier University of Glasgow
Werner M. Nau
Werner M. Nau Jacobs University

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