Albert Padwa

31.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
707 papers, 24.3k citations indexed

About

Albert Padwa is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Albert Padwa has authored 707 papers receiving a total of 24.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 680 papers in Organic Chemistry, 72 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 59 papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Albert Padwa's work include Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (267 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (130 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (128 papers). Albert Padwa is often cited by papers focused on Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms (267 papers), Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions (130 papers) and Synthesis and Catalytic Reactions (128 papers). Albert Padwa collaborates with scholars based in United States, Spain and Italy. Albert Padwa's co-authors include Scott K. Bur, Melanie Weingarten, Susan F. Hornbuckle, David J. Austin, S. Shaun Murphree, Keith E. Krumpe, C. Oliver Kappe, Alan T. Price, Dylan B. England and Michael A. Brodney and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Journal of the American Chemical Society and Chemical Society Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Albert Padwa

678 papers receiving 23.3k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Chemistry

1984 2.9k citations Albert Padwa profile →
Cascade Processes of Metallo Carbenoids

1996 759 citations Albert Padwa, Melanie Weingarten profile →
Ylide formation from the reaction of carbenes and carbenoids with heteroatom lone pairs

1991 628 citations Albert Padwa et al. profile →
Synthetic applications of furan Diels-Alder chemistry

1997 376 citations C. Oliver Kappe, Albert Padwa et al. Tetrahedron profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Albert Padwa United States	65	23.0k	3.5k	1.7k	1.4k	1.0k	707	24.3k
Dennis P. Curran United States	90	28.0k 1.2×	6.8k 1.9×	3.2k 1.8×	3.4k 2.5×	642 0.6×	521	31.9k
Reinhard W. Hoffmann Germany	51	11.0k 0.5×	2.6k 0.7×	539 0.3×	1.8k 1.3×	659 0.6×	403	12.7k
Teruaki Mukaiyama Japan	67	20.8k 0.9×	7.2k 2.1×	1.4k 0.8×	4.0k 2.9×	319 0.3×	976	23.5k
Thorsten Bach Germany	65	15.5k 0.7×	1.8k 0.5×	1.4k 0.8×	1.7k 1.2×	380 0.4×	435	17.1k
A. I. MEYERS United States	60	14.0k 0.6×	3.7k 1.0×	666 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	258 0.2×	462	15.6k
Yasuyuki Kita Japan	65	15.9k 0.7×	2.0k 0.6×	699 0.4×	1.9k 1.4×	201 0.2×	500	17.2k
Scott E. Denmark United States	90	26.2k 1.1×	4.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	7.3k 5.3×	468 0.4×	466	28.7k
D. H. R. BARTON United States	45	8.2k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	704 0.4×	1.2k 0.8×	440 0.4×	303	10.6k
Bruce H. Lipshutz United States	86	21.2k 0.9×	4.7k 1.3×	940 0.5×	5.1k 3.7×	432 0.4×	469	24.7k
Derek H. R. Barton United States	51	9.4k 0.4×	2.6k 0.7×	582 0.3×	2.5k 1.8×	398 0.4×	401	12.1k

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Padwa, Albert, Bo Cheng, & Yan Zou. (2013). Natural Product Synthesis via the Rhodium Carbenoid-Mediated Cyclization of a-Diazo Carbonyl Compounds. Australian Journal of Chemistry. 67(3). 343–353. 8 indexed citations

Padwa, Albert. (2009). Domino reactions of rhodium(ii) carbenoids for alkaloid synthesis. Chemical Society Reviews. 38(11). 3072–3072. 369 indexed citations

Padwa, Albert. (2008). Three-membered heterocycles, together with all fused systems containing a three-membered heterocyclic ring. Elsevier eBooks. 2 indexed citations

Padwa, Albert, Jutatip Boonsombat, & Paitoon Rashatasakhon. (2007). An approach toward oxidopyrylium ylides using Rh(II)-catalyzed cyclization chemistry. Tetrahedron Letters. 48(34). 5938–5941. 11 indexed citations

Hong, Xuechuan, Stefan France, & Albert Padwa. (2007). A dipolar cycloaddition approach toward the kopsifoline alkaloid framework. Tetrahedron. 63(26). 5962–5976. 47 indexed citations

England, Dylan B., James M. Eagan, Gökçe Merey, Olcay Anaç, & Albert Padwa. (2007). The rhodium(II) carbenoid cyclization–cycloaddition cascade of α-diazo dihydroindolinones for the synthesis of novel azapolycyclic ring systems. Tetrahedron. 64(6). 988–1001. 23 indexed citations

Padwa, Albert, Kenneth Crawford, Christopher Straub, Susan N. Pieniazek, & K. N. Houk. (2006). Halo Substituent Effects on Intramolecular Cycloadditions Involving Furanyl Amides. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 71(15). 5432–5439. 49 indexed citations

Hong, Xuechuan, José M. Mejía‐Oneto, & Albert Padwa. (2006). Lewis acid-promoted α-hydroxy β-dicarbonyl to α-ketol ester rearrangement. Tetrahedron Letters. 47(47). 8387–8390. 9 indexed citations

Bakulev, Vasiliy А., Wim Dehaen, Kristof Van Hecke, et al.. (2004). Synthesis of Novel Azolo[1,2,3,5]thiatriazines. Synlett. 2004(11). 2037–2039. 2 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert. (2003). Application of cascade processes toward heterocyclic synthesis. Pure and Applied Chemistry. 75(1). 47–62. 46 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert, Michael A. Brodney, Stephen M. Lynch, Sivaraman Dandapani, & Dennis P. Curran. (2002). Preparation and Diels-Alder reaction of a 2-amido substituted furan: Tert-butyl 3a-methyl-5-oxo-2,3,3a, 4,5,6-hexahydroindole-1-carboxylate: (1H-lndole-1-carboxylic acid, 2,3,3a, 4,5,6-hexahydro-3a-methyl-5-oxo-, 1,1-dimethylethyl ester). Organic Syntheses. 78. 202–211. 11 indexed citations

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Snyder, James P., et al.. (2001). A Stable Dirhodium Tetracarboxylate Carbenoid: Crystal Structure, Bonding Analysis, and Catalysis. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 123(45). 11318–11319. 67 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert & Thomas S. Reger. (2000). Construction of bicyclic tetrahydroisoquinolinones by combination of an IMDAF-ring cleavage reaction of N-allyl-2-furan-2-yl-acetamides. Canadian Journal of Chemistry. 78(6). 749–756. 13 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert, et al.. (2000). Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed Equilibration of Push-Pull Carbonyl and Ammonium Ylides. A Computationally Based Understanding of the Reaction Pathway. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 122(34). 8155–8167. 76 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert. (1996). Three-membered rings, with all fused systems containing three-membered rings. Pergamon eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert. (1996). Four-membered rings, with all fused systems containing four-membered rings. Pergamon eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Weingarten, Melanie & Albert Padwa. (1995). Intramolecular addition to an unactivated carbon-carbon triple bond via an apparent 6-endo digonal pathway. Tetrahedron Letters. 36(27). 4717–4720. 33 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert & Joel Smolanoff. (1973). Rationale for the direction of regioselectivity in the photocycloaddition of arylazirines. Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications. 342b–342b. 2 indexed citations

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Padwa, Albert, et al.. (1972). Photochemical transformations of small ring heterocyclic compounds. XXXVII. Thermal and photochemical reactions in the 1,5-diazabicyclo[5.1.0]octa-3,5-diene system. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 94(14). 4933–4940. 5 indexed citations

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Bursey, Maurice M., et al.. (1967). Photochemical analogies in mass spectra. The epoxycyclopentenone-pyrone rearrangement. Tetrahedron Letters. 8(28). 2649–2653. 17 indexed citations

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