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D-Index
58
Citations
9569
World Ranking
10846
National Ranking
781

Wolfgang Saak 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 Saak sits on this spectrum.

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61 publications 1,295+

This scientist: 367 publications — 76th percentile

76% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wolfgang Saak 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 Saak 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: 58 D-Index — 42nd percentile

42% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Wolfgang Saak is affiliated with the Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg in Germany. Their academic profile centers on research activities associated with this institution.

Details about specific publications, co-authors, or recurring publication venues in their academic record are not provided.

There is also no information available regarding particular fields of study, subfields, or main topics covered in their research work.

Information about book publications or awards received by Wolfgang Saak is not present in the available data.

No records of recent papers or citation metrics are supplied, and no indication of whether Wolfgang Saak is deceased is noted, indicating they are presumed to be currently active.

Best Publications

  • Hexaaryltetrasilabuta‐1,3‐diene: A Molecule with Conjugated SiSi Double Bonds

    Manfred Weidenbruch;Stefan Willms;Wolfgang Saak;Gerald Henkel

  • A new synthesis of triarylsilylium ions and their application in dihydrogen activation.

    André Schäfer;Matti Reißmann;Annemarie Schäfer;Wolfgang Saak

  • Silyl Cation Mediated Conversion of CO2 into Benzoic Acid, Formic Acid, and Methanol

    André Schäfer;Wolfgang Saak;Detlev Haase;Thomas Müller

  • Neutral Group-IV Metal Catalysts for the Intramolecular Hydroamination of Alkenes

    Carsten Müller;Wolfgang Saak;Sven Doye

  • Synthesis and Structure of [Ni{Ga−C(SiMe3)3}4] and Quantum-Chemical Verification of Strong π Back-Bonding in the Model Compounds [Ni(EMe)4] (E = B, Al, Ga, In, Tl)

    Werner Uhl;Maike Benter;Sandra Melle;Wolfgang Saak

  • Efficient Access to Titanaaziridines by C ? H Activation of N‐Methylanilines at Ambient Temperature

    Manfred Manßen;Nicolai Lauterbach;Jaika Dörfler;Marc Schmidtmann

  • Titanium-based molecular squares and rectangles: Syntheses by self-assembly reactions of titanocene fragments and aromatic N-heterocycles

    Susanne Kraft;Edith Hanuschek;Riidiger Beckhaus;Detlev Haase

  • Tetrakis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)diplumbene: A Molecule with a Lead–Lead Double Bond

    Martin Stürmann;Wolfgang Saak;Heinrich Marsmann;Manfred Weidenbruch

  • Synthesis and stereoselective self-assembly of double- and triple-stranded helicates.

    Arne Lützen;Marko Hapke;Jens Griep-Raming;Detlev Haase

  • Synthesis and reactivity of N-aryl substituted N-heterocyclic silylenes

    P. Zark;A. Schäfer;A. Mitra;D. Haase

  • 1,3-Bis(N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylguanidino)propane: synthesis, characterization and bonding properties of the first bidentate, peralkylated guanidine ligand

    Michael Harmjanz;Jörg Schneider;Wolfgang Saak

  • Synthesis, X-ray structure and electrochemical characterisation of a binuclear thiolate bridged Ni–Fe–nitrosyl complex, related to the active site of NiFe hydrogenase

    Frank Osterloh;Wolfgang Saak;Detlev Haase;Siegfried Pohl

  • A carbene–stannylene adduct with a long tin–carbon double bond?

    Annemarie Schäfer;Manfred Weidenbruch;Wolfgang Saak;Siegfried Pohl

  • Synthetic and structural studies on the novel nitrogen ligand 2,5,8,10,13,16-hexaazapentacyclo[8.6.1.11,5.09,18.013,17]octadecane and its reaction products with methanolic cadmium halogenide solutions: Ci-C12H22N6, [CdX2(C2-C12H22N6)] (X=Cl, Br, I), and [CdI2(C12H23N6OCH3)]

    Henry Strasdeit;Wolfgang Saak;Siegfried Pohl;Willem L. Driessen

  • Bis(η5:η1-pentafulvene)titanium Complexes: Catalysts for Intramolecular Alkene Hydroamination and Reagents for Selective Reactions with N−H Acidic Substrates†

    Thomas Janssen;René Severin;Mira Diekmann;Marion Friedemann

  • Systematic Experimental and Quantum Chemical Investigation into the Structures, the Stability, and the Spectroscopic Properties of Alkylindium(I) Compounds: Tetrameric In4[C(SiMeRR‘)3]4 versus Monomeric InC(SiMeRR‘)3 Derivatives†

    Werner Uhl;and Andreas Jantschak;Wolfgang Saak;Martin Kaupp

  • The Reagent Diphenyldiselane/Iodine: No Phenylselenenyl Iodide but a Charge Transfer Complex with Cyclic Moieties

    Silvia Kubiniok;Wolf-Walther du Mont;Siegfried Pohl;Wolfgang Saak

  • Protic ionic liquid and ionic melts prepared from methanesulfonic acid and 1H-1,2,4-triazole as high temperature PEMFC electrolytes

    Jiangshui Luo;Jiangshui Luo;Jin Hu;Wolfgang Saak;Rüdiger Beckhaus

  • Controlling the rate of shuttling motions in [2]rotaxanes by electrostatic interactions: a cation as solvent-tunable brake.

    Pradyut Ghosh;Guido Federwisch;Michael Kogej;Christoph A. Schalley

  • Phosphasilirenes, Three‐Membered Rings Containing PC Double Bonds

    Annemarie Schäfer;Manfred Weidenbruch;Wolfgang Saak;Siegfried Pohl

  • Synthesis of Silylium and Germylium Ions by a Substituent Exchange Reaction

    André Schäfer;Matti Reißmann;Sebastian Jung;Annemarie Schäfer

  • Verbindungen des Germaniums und Zinns, 10[1] Thermolyse eines Cyclotristannans: Stannylen‐ versus Distannen‐Reaktionen

    Manfred Weidenbruch;Annemarie Schäfer;Hartmut Kilian;Siegfried Pohl

Frequent Co-Authors

Werner Uhl
Werner Uhl University of Münster
Thomas Müller
Thomas Müller Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Karl Peters
Karl Peters Max Planck Society
Peter Jutzi
Peter Jutzi Bielefeld University
Frank E. Osterloh
Frank E. Osterloh University of California, Davis
Jürgen O. Metzger
Jürgen O. Metzger Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg
Frank Breher
Frank Breher Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Peter G. Jones
Peter G. Jones Technische Universität Braunschweig
Bernt Krebs
Bernt Krebs University of Münster
Harald Gröger
Harald Gröger Bielefeld University

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