Alexander E. Sorochinsky

8.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
76 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Alexander E. Sorochinsky is a scholar working on Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander E. Sorochinsky has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Organic Chemistry, 49 papers in Pharmaceutical Science and 29 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alexander E. Sorochinsky's work include Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (48 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (26 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (16 papers). Alexander E. Sorochinsky is often cited by papers focused on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry (48 papers), Chemical Synthesis and Analysis (26 papers) and Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis (16 papers). Alexander E. Sorochinsky collaborates with scholars based in Ukraine, Spain and Japan. Alexander E. Sorochinsky's co-authors include Vadim A. Soloshonok, José Luis Aceña, Santos Fustero, María Sánchez‐Roselló, Jiang Wang, Hong Liu, Carlos del Pozo, Valery P. Kukhar, Jianlin Han and Tatsunori Sato and has published in prestigious journals such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews and SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología.

In The Last Decade

Alexander E. Sorochinsky

75 papers receiving 7.5k 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.

Fluorine in Pharmaceutical Industry: Fluorine-Containing Drugs Introduced to the Market in the Last Decade (2001–2011)

2013 4.2k citations Jiang Wang, José Luis Aceña et al. profile →
Fluorine in the Pharmaceutical Industry: FDA‐Approved Fluorine‐Containing Drugs in 2024

2025 22 citations Daniel Baecker, Gagan Dhawan et al. Chemistry - A European Journal profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alexander E. Sorochinsky Ukraine	34	5.7k	5.0k	2.0k	1.7k	695	76	7.6k
José Luis Aceña Spain	35	8.1k 1.4×	6.7k 1.3×	2.4k 1.2×	2.4k 1.4×	746 1.1×	100	10.4k
Carlos del Pozo Spain	31	5.8k 1.0×	3.9k 0.8×	1.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.9×	244 0.4×	111	7.0k
Peter R. Moore United Kingdom	17	5.8k 1.0×	5.5k 1.1×	953 0.5×	1.9k 1.1×	230 0.3×	39	7.5k
María Sánchez‐Roselló Spain	29	6.0k 1.0×	3.9k 0.8×	1.1k 0.6×	1.4k 0.8×	238 0.3×	68	7.1k
Kunisuke Izawa Japan	27	4.0k 0.7×	3.1k 0.6×	1.3k 0.7×	1.4k 0.8×	305 0.4×	110	5.4k
Steve Swallow United Kingdom	7	5.2k 0.9×	5.2k 1.0×	843 0.4×	1.7k 1.0×	211 0.3×	10	6.9k
Sophie Purser United Kingdom	6	5.3k 0.9×	5.4k 1.1×	787 0.4×	1.8k 1.0×	202 0.3×	9	6.8k
Etsuko Tokunaga Japan	45	5.1k 0.9×	4.5k 0.9×	886 0.4×	2.0k 1.2×	267 0.4×	158	6.9k
Thomas Lectka United States	52	7.7k 1.3×	1.9k 0.4×	1.5k 0.7×	2.3k 1.3×	590 0.8×	163	8.8k
Valery P. Kukhar Ukraine	38	4.0k 0.7×	2.2k 0.4×	1.9k 1.0×	789 0.5×	498 0.7×	174	5.0k

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Han, Jianlin, Alicja Wzorek, Gagan Dhawan, et al.. (2025). CHIRAL, FLUORINE-CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICALS. 91(2). 55–90. 6 indexed citations

Baecker, Daniel, Gagan Dhawan, Lóránd Kiss, et al.. (2025). Fluorine in the Pharmaceutical Industry: FDA‐Approved Fluorine‐Containing Drugs in 2024. Chemistry - A European Journal. 31(25). e202500662–e202500662. 22 indexed citations breakdown →

Han, Jianlin, Alicja Wzorek, Gagan Dhawan, et al.. (2024). New drugs appearing on the market in 2023: molecules containing fluorine and fragments of tailor-made amino acids. 19(1). 3–20. 12 indexed citations

Wang, Qian, Gagan Dhawan, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2024). FDA approved fluorine-containing drugs in 2023. Chinese Chemical Letters. 35(11). 109780–109780. 46 indexed citations

Han, Jianlin, Alicja Wzorek, Gagan Dhawan, et al.. (2024). NEW DRUGS ON THE PHARMACEUTICAL MARKET CONTAINING FLUORINE AND RESIDUES OF TAILOR-MADE AMINO ACIDS. 90(9). 31–56. 7 indexed citations

Han, Jianlin, Hong Liu, Jiang Wang, et al.. (2024). HAMARI’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF TAILOR-MADE AMINO ACIDS. 90(10). 88–134. 4 indexed citations

Sorochinsky, Alexander E., et al.. (2023). Applications of chiral sulfinyl auxiliaries in the asymmetric synthesis of fluorinated amines and amino acids. 18(1). 10–21. 3 indexed citations

Wzorek, Alicja, et al.. (2023). Discovery of biomimetic transamination as a general synthetic method for preparation of fluorine-containing amines and amino acids. 18(2). 3–15. 2 indexed citations

Li, Ziyi, Gagan Dhawan, Wei Zhang, et al.. (2022). Fluorine-containing drugs approved by the FDA in 2021. Chinese Chemical Letters. 34(1). 107578–107578. 122 indexed citations

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Fu, Bo, Jorge Escorihuela, Jianlin Han, et al.. (2021). Recent Advances on the Halo- and Cyano-Trifluoromethylation of Alkenes and Alkynes. Molecules. 26(23). 7221–7221. 23 indexed citations

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Noskov, Yuriy V., Alexander E. Sorochinsky, Valery P. Kukhar, & A. A. Pud. (2019). Polyaniline Doping by α,α-Difluoro-β-amino Acids. ACS Omega. 4(4). 7400–7410. 9 indexed citations

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Aceña, José Luis, Alexander E. Sorochinsky, & Vadim A. Soloshonok. (2014). Asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids via homologation of Ni(II) complexes of glycine Schiff bases. Part 3: Michael addition reactions and miscellaneous transformations. Amino Acids. 46(9). 2047–2073. 116 indexed citations

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Shibata, Norio, Takayuki Nishimine, Etsuko Tokunaga, et al.. (2013). Asymmetric Mannich reaction between (S)-N-(tert-butanesulfinyl)-3,3,3-trifluoroacetaldimine and malonic acid derivatives. Stereodivergent synthesis of (R)- and (S)-3-amino-4,4,4-trifluorobutanoic acids. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 12(9). 1454–1454. 39 indexed citations

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Sorochinsky, Alexander E., et al.. (2013). Deracemization of Amino Acids by Partial Sublimation and via Homochiral Self-Organization. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. 43(2). 129–135. 14 indexed citations

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Sorochinsky, Alexander E., José Luis Aceña, Hiroki Moriwaki, Tatsunori Sato, & Vadim A. Soloshonok. (2013). Asymmetric synthesis of α-amino acids via homologation of Ni(II) complexes of glycine Schiff bases. Part 2: Aldol, Mannich addition reactions, deracemization and (S) to (R) interconversion of α-amino acids. Amino Acids. 45(5). 1017–1033. 128 indexed citations

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Sorochinsky, Alexander E. & Vadim A. Soloshonok. (2013). Self-disproportionation of Enantiomers of Enantiomerically Enriched Compounds. Topics in current chemistry. 341. 301–339. 25 indexed citations

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Sorochinsky, Alexander E., Hisanori Ueki, José Luis Aceña, et al.. (2013). Chemical approach for interconversion of (S)- and (R)-α-amino acids. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 11(27). 4503–4503. 55 indexed citations

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Aceña, José Luis, Alexander E. Sorochinsky, Toshimasa Katagiri, & Vadim A. Soloshonok. (2012). Unconventional preparation of racemic crystals of isopropyl 3,3,3-trifluoro-2-hydroxypropanoate and their unusual crystallographic structure: the ultimate preference for homochiral intermolecular interactions. Chemical Communications. 49(4). 373–375. 34 indexed citations

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Turcheniuk, Kostiantyn, et al.. (2012). Efficient asymmetric synthesis of trifluoromethylated β-aminophosphonates and their incorporation into dipeptides. Chemical Communications. 48(94). 11519–11519. 82 indexed citations

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Kukhar, Valery P., et al.. (2007). Diastereoselective Addition of Diethyl Difluoromethylphosphonate to Enantiopure Sulfinimines: Synthesis of α,α‐Difluoro‐β‐aminophosphonates, Phosphonic Acids, and Phosphonamidic Acids.. ChemInform. 38(5). 1 indexed citations

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