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Georg Wittig(1897)
ChemistryGeorg Wittig was a German chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides in the Wittig reaction. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Herbert C. Brown in 1979.
Germany
1
Major Awards
6
Publications
59
Citations
4
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i10-index
9.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1979for their development of the use of boron- and phosphorus-containing compounds, respectively, into important reagents in organic synthesis
University of HeidelbergMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
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Electron beam manipulation, injection and acceleration in plasma wakefield accelerators by optically generated plasma density spikes
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment(2016)
14
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#4
Optical plasma torch electron bunch generation in plasma wakefield accelerators
Physical Review Special Topics-accelerators and Beams(2015)
33
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#5
Tunable Electron Multibunch Production in Plasma Wakefield Accelerators
arXiv: Plasma Physics(2014)
8
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#6
Downramp-assisted underdense photocathode electron bunch generation in plasma wakefield accelerators
arXiv: Accelerator Physics(2014)
4
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Recent Publications
View all worksElectron beam manipulation, injection and acceleration in plasma wakefield accelerators by optically generated plasma density spikes
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A-accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment2016
14citations
Open Access0citations
Optical plasma torch electron bunch generation in plasma wakefield accelerators
Physical Review Special Topics-accelerators and Beams2015
33citations
Open AccessTunable Electron Multibunch Production in Plasma Wakefield Accelerators
arXiv: Plasma Physics2014
8citations
Downramp-assisted underdense photocathode electron bunch generation in plasma wakefield accelerators
arXiv: Accelerator Physics2014
4citations
Education
University of Tübingen
University of Marburg
Doctoral Advisors
Ulrich SchöllkopfKarl von Auwers
Career Timeline
Heidelberg University?–present
University of Marburg?–present
University of Freiburg?–present
TU Braunschweig?–present
University of Tübingen?–present
Academy Memberships
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesPontifical Academy of Sciences
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
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K. Barry Sharpless
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2022)
FS
Frederick Sanger
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1980)
OY
Omar Yaghi
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
GW
Greg Winter
Copley Medal (2025)
JM
John Michael Jumper
Fellow of the Royal Society (2025)
RR
Richard Robson
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
SK
Susumu Kitagawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2025)
DH
Demis Hassabis
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2024)
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