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Peter Langer

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Chemistry

D-Index
44
Citations
12734
World Ranking
16641
National Ranking
1205

Peter Langer 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 Peter Langer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 1,037 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Langer 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 Peter Langer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 44 D-Index — 7th percentile

7% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences

Overview

Peter Langer is affiliated with the University of Rostock in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of chemistry and materials science. Their research primarily spans organic chemistry and materials chemistry, with additional publications related to molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, and pharmacology.

The main topics covered in Peter Langer's research include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthesis and Biological Evaluation
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
  • Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics
  • Synthesis of Organic Compounds

Recent publications highlight their involvement in the development of materials and methodologies relevant to organic solar cells and catalysis. Notable papers include:

  • "Designing of small molecule non-fullerene acceptors with cyanobenzene core for photovoltaic application" (2021, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)
  • "Recent Advances in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reactions of N-Tosylhydrazones" (2021, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis)
  • "Designing 2D fused ring materials for small molecules organic solar cells" (2020, Computational and Theoretical Chemistry)
  • "Tuning the optoelectronic properties of oligothienyl silane derivatives and their photovoltaic properties" (2021, Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling)
  • "Synthesis of 2-Azapyrenes and Their Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties" (2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry)

Peter Langer frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Alexander Villinger, Peter Ehlers (noted under two separate identifiers), Martin Hein, and Maryam Sobhani. Their work has been published predominantly in venues including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Synlett
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Among acknowledgments, Peter Langer was recognized as a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences in 2012.

Best Publications

  • New Strategies for the Development of an Asymmetric Version of the Baylis–Hillman Reaction

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  • Harnessing the medicinal properties of Andrographis paniculata for diseases and beyond: a review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology

    Agbonlahor Okhuarobo;Joyce Ehizogie Falodun;Osayemwenre Erharuyi;Osayemwenre Erharuyi;Vincent Imieje

  • Influence of support on the aerobic oxidation of HMF into FDCA over preformed Pd nanoparticle based materials

    Baraa Siyo;Baraa Siyo;Matthias Schneider;Jörg Radnik;Marga-Martina Pohl

  • Cyclization Reactions of Dianions in Organic Synthesis

    Unknown

  • Oxidative synthesis of quinazolinones and benzothiadiazine 1,1-dioxides from 2-aminobenzamide and 2-aminobenzenesulfonamide with benzyl alcohols and aldehydes

    Muhammad Sharif;Muhammad Sharif;Julita Opalach;Peter Langer;Matthias Beller

  • Base-Controlled Selectivity in the Synthesis of Linear and Angular Fused Quinazolinones by a Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation/Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Sequence†

    Jianbin Chen;Kishore Natte;Anke Spannenberg;Helfried Neumann

  • Regioselective Palladium(0)‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling Reactions and Metal‐Halide Exchange Reactions of Tetrabromothiophene: Optimization, Scope and Limitations

    Đǎng Thanh Tùng;Đǎng Thanh Tuân;Nasir Rasool;Alexander Villinger

  • Designing of small molecule non-fullerene acceptors with cyanobenzene core for photovoltaic application

    Unknown

  • Regioselective Suzuki cross-coupling reactions of 2,3,4,5-tetrabromo-1-methylpyrrole

    Tung T. Dang;Rasheed Ahmad;Tuan T. Dang;Helmut Reinke

  • Base mediated synthesis of 2-aryl-2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-ones from 2-aminobenzonitriles and aromatic aldehydes in water

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Xiao-Feng Wu;Stefan Oschatz;Axel Block;Anke Spannenberg

  • The First ZnII-Catalyzed Oxidative Amidation of Benzyl Alcohols with Amines under Solvent-Free Conditions

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Xiao-Feng Wu;Muhammad Sharif;Muhammad Sharif;Anahit Pews-Davtyan;Peter Langer

  • Silylium–Arene Adducts: An Experimental and Theoretical Study

    Muhammad Farooq Ibad;Peter Langer;Axel Schulz;Alexander Villinger

  • Synthesis of 2-Alkenyl-3-(alkoxycarbonyl)furans Based on Feist−Benary Cyclocondensation of (2,4-Dioxobutylidene)phosphoranes with α-Haloketones and α-Chloracetaldehyde

    Unknown

  • Synthesis of Dibenzo[b,d]pyran-6-ones Based on [3 + 3] Cyclizations of 1,3-Bis(silyl enol ethers) with 3-Silyloxy-2-en-1-ones

    Ibrar Hussain;Van Thi Hong Nguyen;Mirza Arfan Yawer;Tuan Thanh Dang

  • Synthesis, Characterization, and Application of PVP-Pd NP in the Aerobic Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF)

    Unknown

  • New and Efficient Synthesis of Pyrrolo[3,2-b]pyrrole-2,5-diones by Double-Anion-Capture Reactions of Ester Carbanions with Bis(imidoyl)chlorides of Oxalic Acid†

    Peter Langer;and Jörg Wuckelt;Manfred Döring

  • One-pot Synthesis of Penta- and Hepta-saccharides from Monomeric Mannose Building Blocks Using the Principles of Orthogonality and Reactivity Tuning

    Luke Green;Berthold Hinzen;Stuart J. Ince;Peter Langer

  • Regio- and Diastereoselective Cyclization Reactions of Free and Masked 1,3-Dicarbonyl Dianions with 1,2-Dielectrophiles

    Unknown

  • A Convenient Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Synthesis of 2-Aminbenzoxazinones from 2-Bromoanilines and Isocyanates

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Xiao-Feng Wu;Muhammad Sharif;Muhammad Sharif;Khurram Shoaib;Helfried Neumann

  • Synthesis of Butenolides by One-Pot Cyclization Reactions of Silyl Enol Ethers with Oxalyl Chloride

    Unknown

  • Efficient synthesis of functionalized dibenzofurans by domino ‘twofold Heck/6π-electrocyclization’ reactions of 2,3-di- and 2,3,5-tribromobenzofuran

    Munawar Hussain;Nguyen Thai Hung;Peter Langer

  • Efficient Synthesis of Substituted Selenophenes Based on the First Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Tetrabromoselenophene

    Đǎng Thanh Tùng;Alexander Villinger;Peter Langer

  • Synthesis and Properties of Aza‐ullazines

    Sebastian Boldt;Silvio Parpart;Alexander Villinger;Peter Ehlers

  • New one-pot synthesis of N-fused isoquinoline derivatives by palladium-catalyzed C–H arylation: potent inhibitors of nucleotide pyrophosphatase-1 and -3

    Elina Ausekle;Syeda Abida Ejaz;Shafi Ullah Khan;Peter Ehlers

  • A general and practical oxidation of alcohols to primary amides under metal-free conditions

    Xiao-Feng Wu;Xiao-Feng Wu;Muhammad Sharif;Muhammad Sharif;Jian-Bo Feng;Helfried Neumann

  • Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Synthesis of Phthalimides from 1,2-Dibromoarenes with Molybdenum Hexacarbonyl as Carbon Monoxide Source

    Xiao‐Feng Wu;Xiao‐Feng Wu;Stefan Oschatz;Muhammad Sharif;Muhammad Sharif;Anika Flader

  • 4-Chloro-3-(trifluoroacetyl)- and 4-chloro-3-(methoxalyl)coumarins as novel and efficient building blocks for the regioselective synthesis of 3,4-fused coumarins

    Viktor O. Iaroshenko;Viktor O. Iaroshenko;Friedrich Erben;Satenik Mkrtchyan;Satenik Mkrtchyan;Ani Hakobyan;Ani Hakobyan

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Villinger
Alexander Villinger University of Rostock
Anke Spannenberg
Anke Spannenberg Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Muhammad Sharif
Muhammad Sharif King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Michael Lalk
Michael Lalk University of Greifswald
Xiao-Feng Wu
Xiao-Feng Wu Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics
Aamer Saeed
Aamer Saeed Quaid-i-Azam University
Stefan Lochbrunner
Stefan Lochbrunner University of Rostock
Christophe Pannecouque
Christophe Pannecouque Rega Institute for Medical Research
Matthias Beller
Matthias Beller Leibniz Institute for Catalysis

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