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Peter Walde

Peter Walde

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
65
Citations
14991
World Ranking
7668
National Ranking
161

Peter Walde 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 Walde sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 257 publications — 51st percentile

51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Peter Walde 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 Walde sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 289 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 612 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 808 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 776 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 835 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 861 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 872 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 933 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,051 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 930 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 882 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 834 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 731 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 775 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 683 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 646 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 561 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 501 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 437 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 388 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 354 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 292 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 275 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 254 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 235 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 185 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 192 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 155 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 163 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 125 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 105 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 105 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 112 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 88 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 68 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 69 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 65 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 79 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 61 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 44 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 40 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 33 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 26 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 34 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 35 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 25 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 27 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 17 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 16 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 20 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 20 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 15 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 9 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 9 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 11 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 3 scientists 158 D-Index: 3 scientists 159+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 65 D-Index — 58th percentile

58% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Peter Walde is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and has contributed extensively to research in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly work intersects multiple specialized subfields including molecular biology, electrical and electronic engineering, astronomy and astrophysics, materials chemistry, and organic chemistry.

The research topics explored by Peter Walde reflect a broad engagement with biochemical and biophysical phenomena. Key areas include electrochemical sensors and biosensors, lipid membrane structure and behavior, origins and evolution of life, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, photosynthetic processes and mechanisms, porphyrin and phthalocyanine chemistry, and enzyme catalysis and immobilization.

Among the recent papers published by Peter Walde are:

  • Water as the reaction medium in organic chemistry: from our worst enemy to our best friend, 2021, Chemical Science
  • Multivesicular Vesicles: Preparation and Applications, 2020, ChemSystemsChem
  • Organic synthesis in Aqueous Multiphase Systems - Challenges and opportunities ahead of us, 2021, Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science
  • From vesicles toward protocells and minimal cells, 2022, Soft Matter
  • Lipid Vesicles and Other Polymolecular Aggregates-From Basic Studies of Polar Lipids to Innovative Applications, 2021, Applied Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include Nemanja Cvjetan, Masayuki Imai, Minoru Kurisu, Camila Betterelli Giuliano, and Jessica Ayache. These coauthors have contributed to multiple publications alongside Peter Walde, indicating ongoing interdisciplinary partnerships.

Peter Walde's research has appeared in several publication venues with notable frequency. These include ChemSystemsChem, ACS Omega, RSC Advances, Chemical Science, and Soft Matter. The recurrence in such journals highlights a consistent presence in scientific discourse concerning chemistry and materials science.

Best Publications

  • Giant Vesicles: Preparations and Applications

    Peter Walde;Katia Cosentino;Helen Engel;Pasquale Stano

  • Enzymes inside lipid vesicles: preparation, reactivity and applications.

    Peter D. Walde;Sosaku Ichikawa

  • Enzymatic reactions in confined environments

    Andreas Küchler;Makoto Yoshimoto;Sandra Luginbühl;Fabio Mavelli

  • Autopoietic Self-Reproduction of Fatty Acid Vesicles

    Peter Walde;Roger Wick;Massimo Fresta;Annarosa Mangone

  • Water as the reaction medium in organic chemistry: from our worst enemy to our best friend

    Margery Cortes-Clerget;Julie Yu;Joseph R. A. Kincaid;Peter Walde

  • OPARIN'S REACTIONS REVISITED : ENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF POLY(ADENYLIC ACID) IN MICELLES AND SELF-REPRODUCING VESICLES

    Peter Walde;Ayako Goto;Pierre-Alain Monnard;Michaela Wessicken

  • Fatty acid vesicles

    Kenichi Morigaki;Peter Walde

  • Lipid vesicles as possible intermediates in the origin of life

    Pier Luigi Luisi;Peter Walde;Thomas Oberholzer

  • Interaction of a Lecithin Microemulsion Gel with Human Stratum Corneum and its Effect on Transdermal Transport

    F. Dreher;Peter Walde;P. Walther;E. Wehrli

  • Lecithin organogel as matrix for transdermal transport of drugs.

    Haus Willimann;Peter Walde;Pier L. Luisi;A. Gazzaniga

  • From Self-Assembled Vesicles to Protocells

    Irene A. Chen;Peter Walde

  • From decanoate micelles to decanoic acid/dodecylbenzenesulfonate vesicles.

    Trishool Namani;Peter Walde

  • Building artificial cells and protocell models: experimental approaches with lipid vesicles.

    Peter Walde

  • Thermoresponsive Dendronized Polymers

    Wen Li;Afang Zhang;Kirill Feldman;Peter Walde

  • Surfactant assemblies and their various possible roles for the origin(s) of life.

    Peter Walde

  • Spectroscopic and kinetic studies of lipases solubilized in reverse micelles

    Peter Walde;Daeseok Han;Pier Luigi Luisi

  • Self-replicating Reverse Micelles and Chemical Autopoiesis

    Pascale Angelica Bachmann;Peter Walde;Pier Luigi Luisi;Jacques Lang

  • Light microscopic investigations of the autocatalytic self-reproduction of giant vesicles

    Roger Wick;Peter Walde;Pier Luigi Luisi

  • Structure and activity of trypsin in reverse micelles

    Peter Walde;Qiaoqian Peng;Nitin W. Fadnavis;Ezio Battistel

  • Current Ideas about Prebiological Compartmentalization

    Pierre-Alain Monnard;Peter Walde

  • Matrix Effect in the Size Distribution of Fatty Acid Vesicles

    Eveline Blöchliger;Markus Blocher;Peter Walde;Pier Luigi Luisi

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Fischer
Peter Fischer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dieter Seebach
Dieter Seebach ETH Zurich
Claudio Nastruzzi
Claudio Nastruzzi University of Ferrara
Markus Sauer
Markus Sauer University of Würzburg
Roberto Gambari
Roberto Gambari University of Ferrara
Jozef Adamcik
Jozef Adamcik ETH Zurich

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