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W. Bernd Schweizer

W. Bernd Schweizer

ETH Zurich
Switzerland

D-Index & Metrics

Chemistry

D-Index
72
Citations
17072
World Ranking
5313
National Ranking
114

W. Bernd Schweizer 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 W. Bernd Schweizer sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 405 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

W. Bernd Schweizer 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 W. Bernd Schweizer sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 72 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

W. Bernd Schweizer is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland and is primarily engaged in engineering research. Their work spans several interdisciplinary subfields, including biomedical engineering, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, biophysics, mechanical engineering, and mechanics of materials.

The scientist's research involves various topics focused on imaging and biomedical applications. These include:

  • Ultrasound and hyperthermia applications
  • Advanced MRI techniques and applications
  • Spectroscopy techniques in biomedical and chemical research
  • Advanced X-ray and CT imaging
  • Radiation dose and imaging
  • Welding techniques and residual stresses
  • Microwave imaging and scattering analysis

Recent publications reflect the diverse scope of their work:

  • "Determining of Ablation Zone in Ex Vivo Bovine Liver Using Time-Shift Measurements," 2023, in Cancers
  • "Quantitative multi-energy micro-CT: A simulation and phantom study for simultaneous imaging of four different contrast materials using an energy integrating detector," 2023, in Heliyon
  • "Investigation of Microwave Ablation Process in Sweet Potatoes as Substitute Liver," 2021, in Sensors
  • "A circularly polarized patch antenna matched to liver surface with TX coupling medium," 2021, presented at the 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI)

Schweizer collaborates frequently with a group of coauthors, reflecting a network of interdisciplinary research partnerships. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Georg Rose
  • Andreas Brensing
  • M. Saad Khan
  • Mohamed Lamhamdi
  • Ali Esmaeili

The scientist's work is published in various venues that align with their areas of specialization. These include journals and conferences such as:

  • Cancers
  • Heliyon
  • Sensors
  • 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI)

Throughout their career, W. Bernd Schweizer has contributed primarily to the field of engineering, producing research that intersects with both the development of biomedical devices and imaging technologies. Their publications provide a cross-disciplinary framework contributing to advances in imaging methods and hyperthermia treatment techniques.

Best Publications

  • On the validity of Wallach's rule: on the density and stability of racemic crystals compared with their chiral counterparts

    Carolyn Pratt Brock;W. Bernd Schweizer;Jack D. Dunitz

  • A test of crystal structure prediction of small organic molecules

    J.P.M. Lommerse;W.D.S. Motherwell;H.L. Ammon;J.D. Dunitz

  • Crystal structure prediction of small organic molecules: a second blind test

    W.D.S. Motherwell;H.L. Ammon;J.D. Dunitz;A. Dzyabchenko

  • A third blind test of crystal structure prediction

    G.M. Day;W.D.S. Motherwell;H.L. Ammon;S.X.M. Boerrigter

  • Alkylation of amino acids without loss of the optical activity: preparation of .alpha.-substituted proline derivatives. A case of self-reproduction of chirality

    D. Seebach;M. Boes;R. Naef;W. B. Schweizer

  • Significant progress in predicting the crystal structures of small organic molecules--a report on the fourth blind test.

    Graeme M. Day;Timothy G. Cooper;Aurora J. Cruz-Cabeza;Katarzyna E. Hejczyk

  • A two-dimensional polymer prepared by organic synthesis.

    Patrick Kissel;Rolf Erni;W. Bernd Schweizer;Marta D. Rossell

  • 1,1‐Dicyano‐4‐[4‐(diethylamino)phenyl]buta‐1,3‐dienes: Structure–Property Relationships

    Francesca Tancini;Yi Lin Wu;W. Bernd Schweizer;Jean Paul Gisselbrecht

  • Direct Photolysis of Human Metabolites of the Antibiotic Sulfamethoxazole: Evidence for Abiotic Back-Transformation

    Florence Bonvin;Julien Omlin;Rebecca Rutler;W. Bernd Schweizer

  • Spirocyclic Oxetanes: Synthesis and Properties

    Georg Wuitschik;Mark Rogers-Evans;Andreas Buckl;Maurizio Bernasconi

  • Isolation and X-Ray Structures of Reactive Intermediates of Organocatalysis with Diphenylprolinol Ethers and with Imidazolidinones

    Dieter Seebach;Uroš Grošelj;D. Michael Badine;W. Bernd Schweizer

  • STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CARBOXYLIC AMIDE GROUP

    P. Chakrabarti;J. D. Dunitz

  • Structural Characteristics of the Carboxylic Ester Group

    Unknown

  • Tetrameric Cubic Structures of Two Solvated Lithium Enolates

    René Amstutz;W. Bernd Schweizer;Dieter Seebach;Jack D. Dunitz

  • A Weak Attractive Interaction between Organic Fluorine and an Amide Group

    Fraser Hof;Denise M. Scofield;W. Bernd Schweizer;François Diederich

  • Structure elucidation of hexabromocyclododecanes—a class of compounds with a complex stereochemistry

    Unknown

  • Structures of Three Lithium Ester Enolates by X-ray Diffraction: Derivation of Reaction Path for Cleavage into Ketene and Alcoholate'

    Dieter Seebach;Rene Amstutz;Thomas Laube;W. Bernd Schweizer

  • Structures of the reactive intermediates in organocatalysis with diarylprolinol ethers

    Uroš Grošelj;Dieter Seebach;D. Michael Badine;W. Bernd Schweizer

  • Practical, Highly Active, and Enantioselective Ferrocenyl–Imidazoline Palladacycle Catalysts (FIPs) for the Aza‐Claisen Rearrangement of N‐para‐Methoxyphenyl Trifluoroacetimidates

    Matthias E. Weiss;Daniel F. Fischer;Zhuo-qun Xin;Sascha Jautze

  • 1,4,7,10,13,16‐Hexaoxacyclooctadecane: crystal structure at 100 K

    E. Maverick;P. Seiler;W.B. Schweizer;J.D. Dunitz

  • The Fluorine‐Iminium Ion Gauche Effect: Proof of Principle and Application to Asymmetric Organocatalysis

    Christof Sparr;W. Bernd Schweizer;Hans Martin Senn;Ryan Gilmour

  • Molecular Torsion Balances: Evidence for Favorable Orthogonal Dipolar Interactions Between Organic Fluorine and Amide Groups

    Felix R. Fischer;W. Bernd Schweizer;François Diederich

  • Molecular Pair Analysis: C ? H⋅⋅⋅F Interactions in the Crystal Structure of Fluorobenzene? And Related Matters

    Jack. D. Dunitz;W. Bernd Schweizer

  • Property tuning in charge-transfer chromophores by systematic modulation of the spacer between donor and acceptor.

    Filip Bureš;W. Bernd Schweizer;Joshua C. May;Corinne Boudon

  • Structure and Reactivity of Five- and Six-Ring N, N-, N, O-, and O, O-acetals: A lesson in allylic 1, 3-strain (A1, 3 strain)

    Dieter Seebach;Bernd Amatsch;René Amstutz;Albert K. Beck

  • Further Investigation of the Nature of the C‐Li Bond. Structures of a Phenylthiomethyllithium Complex and ofa Methylthiomethyllithium Complex

    René Amsturz;Thomas Laube;W. Bernd Schweizer;Dieter Seebach

  • Regio- and stereoselective isomerization of hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs): Kinetics and mechanism of γ- to α-HBCD isomerization

    Norbert V. Heeb;W. Bernd Schweizer;Peter Mattrel;Regula Haag

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Hydrosilylation of Aromatic Ketones Using Rhodium Complexes of TADDOL-Derived Cyclic Phosphonites and Phosphites

    Jun‐ichi Sakaki;W. Bernd Schweizer;Dieter Seebach

Frequent Co-Authors

François Diederich
François Diederich ETH Zurich
Corinne Boudon
Corinne Boudon University of Strasbourg
Jean-Paul Gisselbrecht
Jean-Paul Gisselbrecht University of Strasbourg
Ryan Gilmour
Ryan Gilmour University of Münster
Dieter Seebach
Dieter Seebach ETH Zurich
Jack D. Dunitz
Jack D. Dunitz ETH Zurich
Paul Seiler
Paul Seiler ETH Zurich
Reto Brun
Reto Brun University of Basel
Franziska Schoenebeck
Franziska Schoenebeck RWTH Aachen University
Thomas A. Jung
Thomas A. Jung Paul Scherrer Institute

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