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D-Index
59
Citations
12045
World Ranking
10161
National Ranking
739

Wolfgang Frey 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 Wolfgang Frey sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 541 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Frey 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 Wolfgang Frey sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 159+

This scientist: 59 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolfgang Frey is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany and has contributed extensively to the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a particular focus on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Their research spans several subfields, including Molecular Biology, Inorganic Chemistry, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's work covers major topics such as Crystallization and Solubility Studies, X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, and studies on N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in both Organic and Inorganic Chemistry. Additional key areas of research include Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, as well as Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis.

Frequent publication venues for their work encompass:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Chemistry - A European Journal

They have collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Michael R. Buchmeiser
  • Clemens Richert
  • Janis V. Musso
  • Johannes Kästner
  • Felix Krupp

Among their recent publications are:

  • Absolute Configuration of Small Molecules by Co-Crystallization, 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Cross-Coupled Phenyl- and Alkynyl-Based Phenanthrolines and Their Effect on the Photophysical and Electrochemical Properties of Heteroleptic Cu(I) Photosensitizers, 2021, published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Cationic Group VI Metal Imido Alkylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbene Nitrile Complexes: Bench-Stable, Functional-Group-Tolerant Olefin Metathesis Catalysts, 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Highly Reactive Cationic Molybdenum Alkylidyne N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts for Alkyne Metathesis, 2021, published in Organometallics
  • Enantiodivergent [4+2] Cycloaddition of Dienolates by Polyfunctional Lewis Acid/Zwitterion Catalysis, 2020, published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

The emphasis on crystallographic techniques and organometallic chemistry illustrates a sustained focus on elucidating molecular structures and developing functional catalysts. Materials Chemistry forms the backbone of their research, supported by publications that address fundamental and applied aspects of chemical synthesis and analysis.

Best Publications

  • Gold Catalysis: Mild Conditions for the Synthesis of Oxazoles from N-Propargylcarboxamides and Mechanistic Aspects

    A Stephen K Hashmi;Jan P Weyrauch;Wolfgang Frey;Jan W Bats

  • Cyclization of Propargylic Amides: Mild Access to Oxazole Derivatives

    Jan P. Weyrauch;A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Andreas Schuster;Tobias Hengst

  • Gold catalysis: proof of arene oxides as intermediates in the phenol synthesis.

    A Stephen K Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph;Jan P Weyrauch;Michael Wölfle

  • Gold Catalysis: First Applications of Cationic Binuclear Gold(I) Complexes and the First Intermolecular Reaction of an Alkyne with a Furan

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;M. Carmen Blanco;Elzen Kurpejović;Wolfgang Frey

  • Gold Catalysis: Alkylideneoxazolines and -oxazoles from Intramolecular Hydroamination of an Alkyne by a Trichloroacetimidate

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph;Stefan Schymura;Jorge Visus

  • Gold catalysis: deuterated substrates as the key for an experimental insight into the mechanism and selectivity of the phenol synthesis.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph;Hans-Ullrich Siehl;Masato Tanaka

  • Gold‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Chroman, Dihydrobenzofuran, Dihydroindole, and Tetrahydroquinoline Derivatives

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph;Jan W. Bats;Wolfgang Frey

  • Gold Catalysis: Tandem Reactions of Diyne–Diols and External Nucleophiles as an Easy Access to Tricyclic Cage‐Like Structures

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Miriam Bührle;Michael Wölfle;Matthias Rudolph

  • Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization of N-Alkynyl Carbamates

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Ralph Salathé;Wolfgang Frey

  • Bispalladacycle-catalyzed Brønsted acid/base-promoted asymmetric tandem azlactone formation-Michael addition.

    Manuel Weber;Sascha Jautze;Wolfgang Frey;René Peters

  • Gold catalysis: efficient synthesis and structural assignment of jungianol and epi-jungianol.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Li Ding;Jan W. Bats;Peter Fischer

  • Asymmetric rhodium-catalyzed hydrogenation meets gold-catalyzed cyclization: Enantioselective synthesis of 8-hydroxytetrahydroisoquinolines.

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Patrick Haufe;Christoph Schmid;Andreas Rivas Nass

  • Gold Catalysis: Phenol Synthesis in the Presence of Functional Groups

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Jan P. Weyrauch;Elzen Kurpejović;Tanja M. Frost

  • Chiral bicyclo[3.3.0]octa-2,5-dienes as steering ligands in substrate-dependent rhodium-catalyzed 1,4-addition of arylboronic acids to enones

    Sarah Helbig;Sven Sauer;Nicolai Cramer;Sabine Laschat

  • Gold Catalysis: Switching the Pathway of the Furan‐Yne Cyclization

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph;Jürgen Huck;Wolfgang Frey

  • Spectroscopic determination of crystal field splittings in lanthanide double deckers

    R. Marx;F. Moro;M. Dörfel;L. Ungur

  • Gold Catalysis: No Steric Limitations in the Phenol Synthesis

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Ralph Salathé;Wolfgang Frey

  • Gold‐Katalyse: Nachweis von Arenoxiden als Zwischenstufen der Phenol‐Synthese

    A. Stephen K. Hashmi;Matthias Rudolph;Jan P. Weyrauch;Michael Wölfle

  • Comprehensive Spectroscopic Determination of the Crystal Field Splitting in an Erbium Single-Ion Magnet.

    Yvonne Rechkemmer;Julia E. Fischer;Raphael Marx;María Dörfel

  • N-heterocyclic carbene, high oxidation state molybdenum alkylidene complexes: functional-group-tolerant cationic metathesis catalysts.

    Michael R. Buchmeiser;M. Sc. Suman Sen;Jörg Unold;Wolfgang Frey

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Buchmeiser
Michael R. Buchmeiser University of Stuttgart
René Peters
René Peters University of Stuttgart
A. Stephen K. Hashmi
A. Stephen K. Hashmi Heidelberg University
Jan W. Bats
Jan W. Bats Goethe University Frankfurt
Frank Rominger
Frank Rominger Heidelberg University
Nicolai Cramer
Nicolai Cramer École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Bernd Plietker
Bernd Plietker University of Stuttgart
Henrik Junge
Henrik Junge Leibniz Institute for Catalysis
Jürgen Conrad
Jürgen Conrad University of Hohenheim
Joris van Slageren
Joris van Slageren University of Stuttgart

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